There Might Be Cupcakes Podcast

In which Carla revisits the Victorian Christmas tradition of scary stories at Christmas by reading two classics of the era--and, in doing so, explores the not-well-known genesis of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, to boot. Things get silly and eerie in turn. Come sit by the fire and enjoy some cupcakes and wassail.Related and Referenced Episode: 32: What the Dickens Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcake

In which Carla reads Jennifer McMahon's short story "The Mill Girl", released especially for Halloween 2018."The Mill Girl" copyright 2018 Jennifer McMahon, published by Penguin Random HouseOfficial Site for Jennifer McMahon: https://jennifer-mcmahon.comRecommended reading:Promise Not to Tell https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061143311Island of Lost Girls https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061445880Dismantled https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061689345Don’t Breathe a Word https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061689376The One I Left Behind https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780062122551The Winter People https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780804169967The Night Sister https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780804169974Burntown https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781101971857The Invited https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781101971864The Drowning Kind https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781982153922 Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator

In which Carla talks about how the past always informs the present...especially the traumatic past.RAINN: About Sexual Assault https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault | Types of Sexual Violence https://www.rainn.org/types-sexual-violence | Laws in Your State https://apps.rainn.org/policy/ | Help Someone You Care About  https://www.rainn.org/articles/help-someone-you-care-about | Self-Care After Trauma https://www.rainn.org/articles/self-care-after-trauma | National Sexual Assault Hotline https://hotline.rainn.org/onlineRecommended reading:Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman https://amzn.to/2CM19HcThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk: https://amzn.to/2CivFYiHouse of Windows by John Langan: https://amzn.to/2CkpB1CLisey’s Story by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/2IYnuSh Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PD

In which Carla explains what it was like to grow up as a '70's kid with Cosby as "America's Dad", especially as a survivor of violent sexual assault. RAINN: About Sexual Assault https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault | Types of Sexual Violence https://www.rainn.org/types-sexual-violence | Laws in Your State https://apps.rainn.org/policy/ | Help Someone You Care About  https://www.rainn.org/articles/help-someone-you-care-about | Self-Care After Trauma https://www.rainn.org/articles/self-care-after-trauma | National Sexual Assault Hotline https://hotline.rainn.org/online Recommended reading:Maya Angelou https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780345514400Audre Lorde https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780393319729 Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand pl

In which Carla shares the beginning of an amazing and frightening book series.Recommended reading: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Series order:1. The Hazel Wood https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97812501479362. The Night Country https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97812502460733. Tales From the Hinterland https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781250302724Melissa Albert: Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8384949.Melissa_Albert, Twitter https://twitter.com/mimi_albertMusic: Haunted Me, “Mechanics of Leaving”If you are interested in having your book featured and reviewed on the podcast, please email me at carla@theremightbecupcakes.com. My postal address may be found at theremightbecupcakes.com/about-me-myself-and-cupcakes. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremight

In which Carla deconstructs one of her post-grad psychology papers and explores one of her favorite research topics: people who offend in pairs and murder as a team. Recommended reading from this episode:Deadly Innocence https://amzn.to/2NFW4XWInvisible Darkness https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780988015296Karla: A Pact with the Devil https://amzn.to/3quiIRyAftermath: An Inspector Banks Novel by Peter Robinson (fiction inspired by this case) https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780062400246Finding Karla https://amzn.to/3pwhweULethal Marriage https://amzn.to/3aujLLJ Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcake

In which Carla reads to you fairy tales and folklore all about losing one’s grip. Recommended reading from this episode:The Haunters and the Haunted, ed. Ernest Rhys https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781603120951The Complete Fairy Tales Grimm https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781607103134Gregory Maguire:Mirror, Mirror https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780060988654Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780060987527His Wicked series: 1. Wicked https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97800613509622. Son of a Witch https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97800617147333. A Lion Among Men https://bookshop.org/a/6560/97800619874104. Out of Oz https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780060859732 Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that sh

In which Carla faces down the shame that can come from POTS’ symptoms. Other episodes about Chronic Illness:12: Driving, Dancing, and Pizza Hut30: A Zebra with No Spoons TheMighty.com: 21 People Describe What Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Feels Like https://themighty.com/2016/03/what-postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome-feels-like/ Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremigh

In which Carla introduces a series about Vixens, a very special plantation, and ghosts in its hollow. http://sbc.edu Referenced reading:Mary Oliver https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780395850879Mary Lee Settle https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780393057324Molly Haskell https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780595140404Sally Miller Gearhart https://amzn.to/2ZAaV8H Music: Doctor Turtle, “His Last Share of the Stars” https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @therem

In which Carla lets you know where she's been and where she's going. Referenced reading:Written in Blood: A True Story of Murder and a Deadly 16-Year-Old Secret That Tore a Family Apart by Diane Fanning https://amzn.to/2ZBYCcbUnder Cover of the Night: A True Story of Sex, Greed and Murder by Diane Fanning https://amzn.to/3bqzZohAll That Remains by Patricia Cornwell https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781439149898The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780671028459 Symptoms of a Stroke in Women: https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/women.htm Referenced episodes:Spoiler Country: Podcast Signal Boost #2!Semi-Intellectual Musings: Chronicity 0: Welcome to Chronicity, Chronicity 1: The UnravelingThere Might Be Cupcakes:3: Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long Legged Beasties4: And Things That Go Bump in the Night (recommended: listen to the remastered versions of 3 and 4, released Feb 15 and Feb 27, 2018)11: Wonder Woman and Highway 2912: Driving, Dancing and Pizza Hut27: Halloween Enormous Stories29

In which Carla furthers explores what it means to be an introvert using horror, My So-Called Life, knitting, lists (always lists), music, and John Carpenter v. Rob Zombie. Also marshmallows under the broiler. Suggested reading: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780307352156 How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-groupC

In which Carla and Eli Sirota discuss their own past and healing eating disorders, and the layers of stigma for men with eating disorders in seeking treatment.Suggested reading material:Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780142415573Eli's podcast: The Not-So-Crazy Podcast of Blizzard the Wizard and Eli https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-not-so-crazy-podcast-of-bl-2245990 Eating Disorder Self-Screening Tool (for ages 13 and up): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/screening-toolEating Disorder Hotlines: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helplineUS: 800-931-2237 or support via online chatCanada: 866-633-4220UK: 01494793223 or support via email support@eatingdisorderssupport.co.ukAUS: 1800 33 4673 or support via email support@thebutterflyfoundation.org.au or via online chat Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?sour

In which Carla proves that life is what happens when you're making other plans (John Lennon was right), and, instead of recording an interview, records EVPs instead. Suggested reading material:Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death by Deborah Blum https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780143038955The Ghosts of Charlottesville and Lynchburg by L. B. Taylor https://amzn.to/3aExAHf Credits:Calliope: http://soundbible.com/528-Accordion.htmlLion:http://soundbible.com/1272-Roaring-Lion.htmlUVA Wahoo chant:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CIBlMGrUg8 Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebo

...aka, True Boo, Part Two. In which Carla experiences voices, the movement of objects, footsteps and more in two of her own homes--and proves herself to be a glutton for punishment by deliberately traveling to two more haunted locations. Website entry with more information and photographs: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-4-bump-in-the-night/Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/the

In which Carla realizes she has been haunted, one way or another, her entire life--and that may not necessarily be a bad thing. Website entry, with more information and my photographs: Episode 3: Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long Legged Beasties…: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-3-ghoulies/ Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/g

In which Carla tells her own story of being a true crime victim and sexual violence survivor. RAINN: About Sexual Assault https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault | Types of Sexual Violence https://www.rainn.org/types-sexual-violence | Laws in Your State https://apps.rainn.org/policy/ | Help Someone You Care About  https://www.rainn.org/articles/help-someone-you-care-about | Self-Care After Trauma https://www.rainn.org/articles/self-care-after-trauma | National Sexual Assault Hotline https://hotline.rainn.org/online How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlaha

Remastered, aka re-edited and recompressed, episode 2.In which Carla explores the stories of two mothers who killed their young children: one fictional, one frighteningly real, both related. Website entry, with more info: Episode 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-2-casey-anthony-bonnie-macnara/Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupca

Remastered, aka re-edited and recompressed, episode 1:It's still a "first episode", but it's cleaned up, and the transitions are smoother. Enjoy. In which Carla explains why eccentric doesn’t equal crazy, that horror poetry is a thing, and cupcakes are linked to better mental health. And books. So many books.Believe only half of what you see, and nothing of what you hear.–Edgar Allan PoeWebsite: theremightbecupcakes.comWebsite entry, with more info: Episode 1: Poe and Carla and Cupcakes: Nicetameetcha: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-1-poe-carla-cupcakes/Greg Behrendt, "There Might Be Cake" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WxOIvC9cC0 Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads o

In which Carla analyzes the books she read in 2017, and reviews and shares the best fiction. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-groupContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.com Complete list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter

In which Carla shares the Victorian tradition of scary Christmas stories. Come, sit by the fire for some M. R. James and some Saki (H. H. Munro).Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. Boo. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-groupContact: carla@theremightbecupcakes.com Complete