Introducing Sword and Scale Nightmares! True Crime for Bedtime. Your nightmare begins now...The first three episodes will drop on 3.2.23 at 3:23pm EDT. In the meantime, please take a moment to subscribe on your preferred podcast listening platf

Episode 170

Jan 23rd, 2022 1h 4m

Kevin Bacon is dead. No, not that Kevin Bacon (though Matt and Ian discuss the actor as well). This episode also features one of the most shocking case updates we've ever uncovered, and a mindblowing tangent about robo-drivers.

Episode 169

Jan 16th, 2022 1h 5m

In an extremely meta-episode: Matt and Ian talk about Mike and Charles talking about last week's episode, as well as react to everyone else's reactions. Matt also details a very disturbing case out of Arkansas.

Episode 168

Jan 9th, 2022 1h 2m

DON’T TALK TO COPS, MMKAY?? Ian and Matt analyze one of the worst interrogations ever, and falsely confess to what they would probably do if they were in the hot seat.

Episode 167

Jan 2nd, 2022 1h 6m

This week, Matt and Ian stall for as long as humanly possible in an effort to avoid discussing one of the saddest episodes of Sword and Scale ever. Damn you Mike Boudet and your emotional storytelling!

Episode 166

Dec 26th, 2021 1h 7m

Don't forget your inhaler... no one is safe from this week's episode dealing with Edwin Lara- an out of control college campus security officer on a murderous rampage.

Episode 165

Dec 19th, 2021 1h 3m

Before you call 911, and before you call your lawyer, call Ian and Matt... or just listen to this week's podcast about one seriously terrible organic farmer.

Episode 164

Dec 12th, 2021 55m 17s

Song and dance-men Ian Bagg and Matt Fondiler discuss a case centered around the most annoying, and least trustworthy people imaginable: musical theater people. You've been warned.

Episode 163

Dec 6th, 2021 1h 3m

Should you adopt? This episode will help you make that important decision.

Episode 162

Nov 28th, 2021 35m 18s

Didn't get a chance to listen to this week's Sword and Scale? Don't worry, neither did Ian! In one of the first episodes we ever taped, Matt attempts to catch Ian up on the tragic story of Baby Maddox, and the McLovin look-alike who murdered he

Episode 161

Nov 21st, 2021 1h 6m

The multiple murders of rich kid Dellen 'the Felon' Millard and his rapping cohort Mark 'Say 10' Smich are the center of this week's pod. So park the truck and flip on the animal incinerator... this one's gonna get messy.

Episode 160

Nov 14th, 2021 1h

It's the COVID crimes episode! Hey all you toilet lickers and Spring Breakers-- don't cough on that open tub of ice cream... just put it back on the shelf and let Ian and Matt tell you about a world gone mad.

Episode 159

Nov 7th, 2021 1h 13m

Mike Boudet returns for an episode dedicated to some very strange siblings, and a disturbing double-murder in small town Maine.

Episode 158

Oct 31st, 2021 45m 27s

Trigger warning: this is a story about Bakersfield, Flat-Earthers, and the Anti-Christ. It was also Ian’s Audition Tape.

Episode 157

Oct 23rd, 2021 1h 3m

Matt Fondiler is back for some more victim-blaming fun in this sad tale of an 8-year-old boy murder. Seriously, what's wrong with that Fondiler guy? He works for Adam Carolla, you know... Ian and Mike join in the wacky good times with their zan

Episode 156

Oct 17th, 2021 1h 4m

Crank up the Porno Grind Metal music and hear our thoughts on how the media covers mass shooting a-holes in this week's episode.

Episode 155

Oct 10th, 2021 57m 44s

This is the conclusion to the Ezra McCandless story, in which the guys discuss what really happened to Alex Woodworth, Ezra's bizarre behavior at her trial...... and stuff like that.

Episode 154

Oct 3rd, 2021 1h 1m

In Part 1 of the Ezra McCandless story, the guys discuss sudden amnesia, intellectual hipster douchebags, and selling your artwork from prison.

Episode 153

1 Sep 25th, 2021 1h 10m

Have you ever had neighbors so lousy you wanted to kill them? Let Ian, Matt and Mike talk you out of it with this cautionary tale about what happens when you mess with a man's emotional support chickens.

Episode 152

Sep 19th, 2021 56m 4s

This week, the guys wrap up Part 2 of the Sheila Davalloo saga. Brace yourself for catfights, wacky news guys, and unlimited breadsticks.

Episode 151

Sep 12th, 2021 59m 52s

Wanna play a sexy game? Here- put on this blindfold, handcuff yourself to a chair, and then let Ian, Matt and Mike tell you all about the case of Sheila Davalloo.

Episode 150

Sep 5th, 2021 50m 29s

Ian and Matt discuss the strange behavior of Jake Patterson-- who made an impulsive decision one day to kidnap teenager Jayme Closs. They also break down her incredible escape, reactions from the family, and Mike Boudet's attempts to scare the

Episode 149

Aug 29th, 2021 56m 31s

Father and Son relationships are at the forefront of today’s episode, as the guys discuss the confusing case of James Scandirito II- a man found guilty of dismembering his dad, but not guilty of murdering him.

Episode 148

Aug 15th, 2021 51m 24s

Ian Bagg and Matt Fondiler uncover the heartwarming world of YouTube rant videos and Joker impressions; and more specifically they break down the ‘war against atheism’ being fought by users Tony48219 and Venom Fang X.

Episode 147

Aug 8th, 2021 1h 5m

This week, the guys react to the anonymous fan who called in with a story of trauma as a young boy. They also discuss the notion of ‘statute of limitations’, what happened to ‘Surviving This’, and how much things have changed since the 1980s.