Mishaps and Mysteries

In Episode 17 of Mishaps and Mysteries, North Bay couple Lynne Carmody and Rick Moynan recount surviving a harrowing week lost in the rugged backcountry of British Columbia's Cathedral Provincial Park. Facing freezing nights with virtually no gear or rations, the pair relied on steady nerves, resour...

In October 1981, Jean Mary Kovacs took a late-night cab to a desolate junction outside Prince George, BC, intending to hitchhike east. She was never seen alive again. Cassie and Nina examine one of the earliest tragedies along Canada's Highway of Tears.

In the damp rainforests of British Columbia, fungi thrive overnight—and human beings can vanish just as quickly. In this episode, hosts Nina and Cassie uncover five unsettling true stories of mushroom foraging gone wrong across BC, from remote plateaus and mountain backcountries to mysterious cold c...

When 16-year-old air cadet Esther Wang vanished off the Golden Ears trail in June 2023, a massive multi-agency search ensued across 620 square kilometers of dense British Columbia backcountry. Unseen by search helicopters and separated from her party, Esther drew on her cadet training, calmness, and...

In the conclusion to the out-of-this-world story of Granger Taylor, we explore the aftermath of his disappearance into the 1980 "storm of the century." Six years after the mechanical genius vanished to allegedly board an alien spaceship, a massive, mysterious blast site was discovered deep in the wi...

In 1980, a mechanical genius from Duncan, BC, built a spaceship from scavenged parts and vanished during the storm of the century. Did Granger Taylor embark on a 42-month interstellar voyage, or did his growing obsession with UFOs lead to tragedy? Part 1 of this baffling mystery explores Granger's e...

In Episode 11, we explore the inspiring lives and heartbreaking final adventure of beloved off-roading creators Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans. We discuss their incredible journey building the "Toyota World Runners" channel, the realities of backcountry search and rescue in British Columbia's re...

To mark their milestone 10th episode, hosts Nina and Cassie interview Paul Berry, 1st Vice-President of BCSARA. Discover how 2,500 BC volunteers handle rising call volumes, how emerging tech like airborne cell detection saves lives, and behind-the-scenes insights into the ongoing search for missing ...

She survived 63 days adrift in freezing seas, held mutineers at gunpoint, and sailed through the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century. Meet "Dirty Dora"—the 112-foot steamship that refused to sink. Cassie and Nina set sail for their first maritime misadventure across the wild coasts of Brit...

When a hunter spotted a fully saddled, riderless horse wandering a remote British Columbia logging road in January 2019, it sparked an eerie true-crime mystery that still haunts the Nicola Valley. In Episode 8 of Mishaps and Mysteries, hosts Nina and Cassie break down the suspicious disappearance of...