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Listener Tales 111: Camping Tales

Explore episode Jun 25, 2026
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The Murder Beer Guy: How a Vomiting French Bulldog Saved Two Campers

Listener Tales 111: Camping Tales · Jun 25, 2026 True Crime

A greasy man in a white Ford cargo van approached Sarah and her partner Chago at their isolated Oregon campsite and handed them beers. What looked like a weird but harmless encounter was revealed when police later arrested the same man — who had two firearms in his van and had threatened to kill everyone in the area. The French bulldog's perfectly-timed projectile vomit may have been the only thing that kept the guns in the bag.

19m 38s

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Costume Intro: Bigfoot, Mothman, and Camping Confessions

At 7:52 · chapter starts 1:35

Ash and Alaina open in costume — Ash dressed as Bigfoot with an absent costume and Alaina as a DIY Mothman with dark sunglasses — joking about their creature alter egos before establishing the camping theme of this Listener Tales episode. Neither host has positive camping memories: Ash glamped once in a nice vehicle and got sleep paralysis while thinking about the Blair Witch, while Alaina tent-camped as a child with a friend's family and has no desire to repeat the experience. Both fondly recall teenage woods parties before admitting they don't belong sleeping outdoors. The lighthearted banter introduces the off-the-rails energy that will characterize the entire episode before Alaina launches into the first listener tale.

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Intro: Ash and Alaina as Forest Creatures Talk Camping

Listener Tales 111: Camping Tales · Jun 25, 2026 Comedy

Ash and Alaina open the episode in costume as Bigfoot and Mothman respectively, immediately establishing that neither host has any interest in camping. Alaina once camped in a tent as a child, Ash glamped once and got sleep paralysis, and both agree the woods are best enjoyed from a distance. This sets up five listener-submitted camping tales.

6m 17s

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