Best Steven Pacheco Podcasts (2025)

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249 - The Disappearance of John & Shelly Markley 1:43:21

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As Christmas of 1995 drew near, many families in rural Ohio drew closer and felt themselves caught up in the joy and pagentry of the holiday season. Unfortunately, for one family, the holiday would forever be associated with pain and grief, loss and doubt, a disappearance and the unknown. John and Shelly Markley were devoted and loving parents to t…

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036- The Ugly Stepsister with Payton McCarty-Simas 1:19:19

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The shoe is too small for her, the true bride waits for you. This week we dig our teeth into the bloody fairy tale of Cinderella retold as the film The Ugly Stepsister with our guest, writer/editor Payton McCarty-Simas. We talk through the rot of beauty standards, overbearing mothers and fuckboy princes through the many iterations of tale, includin…

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Cannibal Holocaust with Mark Steven 1:28:10

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Who are the real cannibals? Spoiler: it’s western imperialism! Kayte, Jay and guest Mark Steven dissect the cult classic Cannibal Holocaust and discover layer upon gristly layer of meaning. Topics we cover: found footage, the complicity of media, anthropology, groovy soundtracks and well-meaning liberals. a note: this movie contains a lot of SA, vi…

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248 - The Vanishing of Sherri Holland 1:26:43

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When thirty-four year old Sherri Holland never arrived at her north Atlanta home after a drive up from Florida, her family knew something was wrong. More than a week later, her car was found abandoned along the side of I-75, less than thirty miles from her home. The car was in good shape, but a nail had flattened the front tire. Days later, Sherri'…

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034-Ginger Snaps with Mae and Addison Peacock! 1:32:46

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Out by 16 or dead in the scene but together forever! This week we are joined by writer/performer Addison Peacock to talk about Ginger Snaps! Topics include: being a weird girl, fashion before the internet, becoming a monster and sisterly incest! Media referenced: The Monstrous Feminine by Barbara Creed ”Out by 16: Queer(ed) Girls in Ginger Snaps” b…

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247 - The Disappearance of Peggy McGuire 1:43:43

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Twenty-eight year old Peggy Anne McGuire was last seen dropping her son off for school in Canadian, Oklahoma on the morning of Monday, November 16th, 2015. Within hours of leaving the school, the single mother would mysterious disappear leaving behind a series of confusing clues which continue to cloud the truth. The day after her disappearance a l…

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033-Yellowjackets S2 with Madeline Lane McKinley 1:49:53

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We're back for Season 2 of Yellowjackets with Dave and writer Madeline Lane McKinley! We talk about mystery box TV and if solving mysteries matters. Plus, physical media, girls eating girls, '90s bangers and over-medicated teens. Buy Madeline’s book Comedy Against Work here Buy Fag/Hag here soon! And look out for Solidarity with Children here soon!…

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Episode 032-The Cell with Rocco and Mae 1:54:42

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Kayte, Mae and our guest Rocco are in our shiny tendon suits and, uh-oh, we're in the nightmare mind of Vincent D'Onofrio? That's right, we are talking about Tarsem Singh's surrealist psychological horrror, The Cell. We talk about the lost art of music videos, Jennifer Lopez's unique empathetic heroism and unreal animation vs AI. Where to find Rocc…

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246 - The Disappearance of Mary "Bobo" Shinn 2:56:01

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Mary "Bobo" Shinn was a well liked, friendly and talented artist and teacher living in her native Magnolia, Arkansas. Teaching classes out of a small art studio she purchased north of the town square, she made strong connections with many people, both children and adults, as she guided them to find their artistic abilities. On Thursday, July 20th, …

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2024 Wrap-Up Q&A 51:41

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In this Special Episode, we take a look back at 2024 and answer listener submitted questions about the show, specific cases and anything that you want to know. Following the Q&A there is a short "state of the podcast" segment in which we discuss plans for 2025, new ideas for the show and different ways to get you, the listener, more involved. Regul…

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032-Society with Gabe Pacheco 1:51:34

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Then we'll all sing together, Society waits for you... This week on Tender Subject, it's finally time for the shunt! Kayte, Dave and our guest, comedian Gabe Pacheco, talk about Brian Yuzna's gooey satirical horror film Society (1989). We talk about Bodies without Organs, capitalism, Luigi Mangione and the possibilities of a Communist shunt. Media …

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6 Major Case Updates 1:14:50

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In this special Update episode, we look back on six cases previously featured on Trace Evidence which have had major updates. We begin with the case of Charles and Catherine Romer who disappeared more than forty years ago during a drive from Florida to New York. In addition to new discoveries in that case, we'll look into new searches and developme…

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031-Tell Me I'm Worthless With Ash from Horror Vanguard 1:37:31

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This week on Tender Subject, Kayte and Jay are joined by Ash from Horror Vanguard to talk about Alison Rumfitt’s brutal novel Tell Me I’m Worthless. We talk about haunted houses, bodies and territories plus TERFs, RadFems and looming Fascism. Media referenced: ”Battlefield Exctacies” by Sophie Lewis, The Point Magazine. Capitalism: A Horror Story b…

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245 - The Disappearance of Martha Leanne Green 2:01:51

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On a cold, rainy spring night in April of 1987, seventeen year old Martha Leanne Green mysteriously vanished. After the car she and her brother were driving ran out of gas, Leanne remained behind in the car while her brother went to get help. Returning less than fifteen minutes later, the car was empty and Leanne has never been seen again. Investig…

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ANOTHER BITE: Blood Feast with LaborKyle! 1:33:43

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Who's hungry? As you travel this week to your own Blood Feasts, we're taking another bite of an old favorite episode! Kayte and Jay are joined by noted Herschell Gordon Lewis expert LaborKyle to talk about the film Blood Feast (1963). In doing so, we summon Ishtar (which means we talk about all sorts of stuff like treating your artistic work as wor…

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The Substance with Mae and Jo Isaacson! 2:00:04

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This week, Kayte and Mae are joined by writer and professor Jo Isaacson to dissect the polarizing new body horror film by Coralie Fargeat, THE SUBSTANCE! We dig really deep, and discuss camp, old Hollywood and hagsploitation, Marxist alienation, unboxing videos and giving birth to a new beautiful monster. Sources mentioned: The Monstrous Feminine a…

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029-Sweeney Todd with Jay and Dave 1:49:13

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This week on Tender Subject, Kayte, Jay and Dave have cooked up a feast of an episode on the demon barber himself, Sweeney Todd! Join us as we sink our teeth into the movie, the play, the sets, the songs and lots and lots of blood. Media referenced: “Is That Just Disgusting?" Mapping the Social Geographies of Filth and Madness in "Sweeney Todd" by …

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ANOTHER BITE: Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Jo Isaacson 1:24:16

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In honor of Texas Chainsaw's 50th anniversary and Jo's Post45 cluster (Kayte's collage is in it!) we are re-publishing our TCM episode. Enjoy! Did somebody order head cheese? If you did, you're in luck! This week, we're joined by Johanna Isaacson, author of Stepford Daughters: Weapons for Feminists in Contemporary Horror, to talk about the one, the…

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028-Titus with Carlee from Hit Factory Pod 1:49:53

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Jay and Kayte are joined by Carlee from Hit Factory podcast to talk about a movie near and dear to all of our hearts, Julie Taymor's brutal and gorgeous Shakespeare adaptation, Titus (1999). We discuss intentional anachronisms, faithfulness to texts, how Victorians tried to re-brand Shakespeare (and the Classical Era!) and heroes and villains. This…

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027-Top 10 Alien Body Horror with Tina Horn! 2:32:50

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Facehuggers, Xenomorphs, Offspring, oh my! This week Kayte and Mae are joined by writer/educatrix Tina Horn (@tinahornsass) to talk about our favorite body horror scenes in the Alien Franchise! We're talking about guts, gore, psychosexual horror and more in our longest, rowdiest episode yet! But hey, we watched SEVEN alien movies in a week for you!…

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244 - The Vanishing of Loy Evitts 1:38:15

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When twenty-nine year old Loy Evitts failed to return to her Kansas City, MO office job after taking a late lunch, her co-workers were concerned. When they found her car, parked in its assigned spot, but could find no trace of the woman, that concern transformed into worry. They quickly called her home and spoke to her husband, Don, who immediately…

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026-Moeties (Elytron Frass) with R.E. Parrish! 1:35:54

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Kayte and Jay and guest R.E. Parrish are zipping up our wyrm-skin jumpsuits and plunging into the gnostic fantasy that is Elytron Frass' Moieties. We talk about Ergodic literature, Ero Guru nansensu, the history of gnosticism, the book as tactile object and all sorts of other esoteric weirdness. Media referenced: "The Erotic Japanese Art Movement B…

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243- The Murder of Shirley McAvoy 1:14:51

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When thirty-two year old Shirley McAvoy didn't show up for her youngest daughter's birthday everyone knew something was wrong. After being unable to reach her, Shirley's estranged husband, Brian, reported her missing to the Pittsfield Police Department in Maine. Initially, investigators found nothing to indicate a crime had been committed and did l…

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025-Manhunt with JJ from Cul de Sac of Blood 1:50:12

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"The End of the World is Nuts" Writer J †Johnson joins Kayte and Mae to talk about the beautiful and bloody novel Manhunt by Gretchen Felker Martin. We talk about how refreshing it is to read a gender apocalypse book that doesn't deal in binaries. Plus: don't trust rich libs, incredibly hot sex and how to build community at the end of the world. Me…

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242 - The Murder of Randy Church 1:13:52

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Twenty-three year old Randy Church was a bright, talented and driven student attending Montana State University. Majoring in electrical engineering, Randy was excited for what opportunities the future would afford. Living off campus in Bozeman at the time, Randy picked up a part time job at a local Pizza Hut. He quickly was promoted to the position…

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024-Titane with Sophie Lewis 1:36:07

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Guys, are cars bad? We ask this and so many other important questions as we dig deep under the hood of Julia Ducournau's oil slicked film, Titane with writer Sophie Lewis (@reproutopia) We're talking about abjection, family abolition, gender fluidity and what it means to f*ck a car. Let's ride! Sources referenced: Return of the Monstrous-Feminine: …

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023-YellowJackets Season 1 with Madeline Lane-McKinley 1:24:56

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Press play on your PJ Harvey cassette tape, we are talking about season 1 of Yellowjackets with writer Madeline Lane-McKinley! We dissect themes of adolescence, maenadism, fandom and ‘90s culture. Plus! Are teenage girls really that mean? Is there enough cannibalism in Yellowjackets or just enough? Buy Madeline’s book Comedy Against Work here Pre-o…

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241 - The Disappearance of Amber Barker 1:10:51

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Ten year old Amber Barker was riding her bike home from a friend's house. It wasn't a long distance, just over half a mile through neighborhood roads she was highly familiar with. Unfortunately, she never arrived. Within hours, the Oklahoma City Police Department descended upon the neighborhood and began searching. The next day they were joined by …

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249 - The Disappearance of John & Shelly Markley 1:43:21

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036- The Ugly Stepsister with Payton McCarty-Simas 1:19:19

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Cannibal Holocaust with Mark Steven 1:28:10

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248 - The Vanishing of Sherri Holland 1:26:43

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034-Ginger Snaps with Mae and Addison Peacock! 1:32:46

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247 - The Disappearance of Peggy McGuire 1:43:43

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033-Yellowjackets S2 with Madeline Lane McKinley 1:49:53

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Episode 032-The Cell with Rocco and Mae 1:54:42

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246 - The Disappearance of Mary "Bobo" Shinn 2:56:01

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2024 Wrap-Up Q&A 51:41

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032-Society with Gabe Pacheco 1:51:34

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6 Major Case Updates 1:14:50

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031-Tell Me I'm Worthless With Ash from Horror Vanguard 1:37:31

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245 - The Disappearance of Martha Leanne Green 2:01:51

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ANOTHER BITE: Blood Feast with LaborKyle! 1:33:43

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The Substance with Mae and Jo Isaacson! 2:00:04

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029-Sweeney Todd with Jay and Dave 1:49:13

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ANOTHER BITE: Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Jo Isaacson 1:24:16

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028-Titus with Carlee from Hit Factory Pod 1:49:53

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027-Top 10 Alien Body Horror with Tina Horn! 2:32:50

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244 - The Vanishing of Loy Evitts 1:38:15

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026-Moeties (Elytron Frass) with R.E. Parrish! 1:35:54

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243- The Murder of Shirley McAvoy 1:14:51

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025-Manhunt with JJ from Cul de Sac of Blood 1:50:12

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242 - The Murder of Randy Church 1:13:52

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024-Titane with Sophie Lewis 1:36:07

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023-YellowJackets Season 1 with Madeline Lane-McKinley 1:24:56

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241 - The Disappearance of Amber Barker 1:10:51