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* BaldOfAwesome: It's a case of InformedAttribute.
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* SkinnyDipping: Once shared the story of how she went skinny dipping and was so drunk she couldn't feel how cold the water was.
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The oldest of the three presenters, known for his distinctive voice and (at times) absurdist sense of humour. To the point where it's sometimes difficult to tell when he's being serious and when he isn't.

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The oldest of the three presenters, known Known for his distinctive voice and (at times) absurdist sense of humour. To the point where it's sometimes difficult to tell when he's being serious and when he isn't.
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* TheAntiNihilist



* IgnoringBySinging
* LikeIsLikeAComma



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* VerbalTic: Upward inflection.
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--> '''Joe''': ''I can't help the rate I have my speech patterns at!''

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* HopelessWithTech

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--> '''Joe''': ''Just in case I get transported into the past, you know, I always carry a Glock 9mm and a thousand rounds of ammo.''



--> '''Joe''': ''Just in case I get transported into the past, you know, I always carry a Glock 9mm and a thousand rounds of ammo.''
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* Catchphrase: An exasperated, elongated, "No!"

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* Catchphrase: Very willing to go "down the rabbit hole" with more out-there theories, even if he doesn't buy them himself.

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* Catchphrase: {{Catchphrase}}: Very willing to go "down the rabbit hole" with more out-there theories, even if he doesn't buy them himself.



* Cloudcuckoolander: Can wander into this territory.

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* [[Catchphrase Catchphrase]]: "What you have to understand..."

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The oldest of the three presenters, known for his distinctive voice and (at times) absurdist sense of humour. To the point where it's sometimes difficult to tell when he's being serious and when isn't.

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The oldest of the three presenters, known for his distinctive voice and (at times) absurdist sense of humour. To the point where it's sometimes difficult to tell when he's being serious and when he isn't.



* Catchphrase: "What you have to understand..."

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* Catchphrase: [[Catchphrase]]: "What you have to understand..."
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-->''"The human mind demands explanations, and it will find them, no matter how likely or unlikely. The important thing is not so much the truth of the explanation, but just the explanation itself."''

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--> '''Devin''': ''Is it going to be, like, Film/FourRooms all over again, right? With the lighter.''



* VoiceOfReason: Not a fan of the more outlandish theories. Often acts as an anchor for Steve.

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* VoiceOfReason: Not a fan of the more outlandish theories. Often acts as an anchor for Steve.
Steve, though Joe doesn't seem to let this stop him.



--> '''Steve''': ''...Or we can go down that rabbit hole.''
--> '''Joe''': ''Yeah.''
--> '''Steve''': ''The theories section in this, by the way... is going to feel like a mess.''



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--> '''Steve''': ''Watch Film/MyBlueHeaven.''
--> '''Devin''': ''Don't watch My Blue Heaven. That's not research.''
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!! Joe

-->''"The human mind demands explanations, and it will find them, no matter how likely or unlikely. The important thing is not so much the truth of the explanation, but just the explanation itself."''

The oldest of the three presenters, known for his distinctive voice and (at times) absurdist sense of humour. To the point where it's sometimes difficult to tell when he's being serious and when isn't.
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* BadassBaritone
* Catchphrase: "What you have to understand..."
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] heavily in the April Fools episode.
* CrazySurvivalist: Has shades of this at times.
* DeadpanSnarker
--> '''Joe''': ''I mean, there's times when you've got a sock, and you've got a brick in it, and you're just sort of swinging it around, and sometimes you accidentally connect with somebody.''
* FeelingTheirAge: Applies to Steve also, but when engaging with Devin, Joe plays it up more.
--> '''Devin''': ''I listen to Die Antwood. Do you guys listen to them at all?''
--> '''Joe''': ''No.''
--> '''Devin''': ''That’s okay. I wouldn’t expect you to, it’s like a...''
--> '''Steve''': ''Ouch!''
--> '''Joe''': ''Cause we're so old, I guess.''
* HiddenDepths: He seems particularly knowledgeable in military history. Also the most scientifically-inclined.
--> '''Joe''': ''Just in case I get transported into the past, you know, I always carry a Glock 9mm and a thousand rounds of ammo.''
* ShownTheirWork: Joe has been known to go the extra mile while researching, including ringing police departments connected to cases an episode is centred around.
** Also very fond of looking locations up on Google Maps.

!! Devin

The youngest of the three presenters, and the sole woman of the three. For someone who desperately wants to find a story with a credible aliens solution, she's usually the most grounded.
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* BrainyBrunette
* Catchphrase: An exasperated, elongated, "No!"
* TheConscience: Can sometimes seem like this, and not just for Joe and Steve. She's particularly clued-up to social biases in media sources, and is the most sympathetic to the circumstances of female victims.
* GenreSavvy: Makes connections between real-life cases and fictional media inspired by them.
* OnlySaneMan
* ScheduleFanatic: To some extent, in how she approaches writing scripts for the episodes she hosts. Bullet-points!
* SeaStories: Worked on a cruise ship, and her experience comes in handy during nautical episodes.
* VoiceOfReason: Not a fan of the more outlandish theories. Often acts as an anchor for Steve.

!! Steve
Last but not least, Steve is known for his distinctive inflection, and having some strong opinions on hair in the media.
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* BaldOfAwesome: It's a case of InformedAttribute.
* BlatantLies: Likes presenting the most embellished version of a story in his episodes, before deconstructing the more questionable details.
* Catchphrase: Very willing to go "down the rabbit hole" with more out-there theories, even if he doesn't buy them himself.
* Cloudcuckoolander: Can wander into this territory.
* DramaticPause: Fond of these. His conversational style of presentation lends to this, and it's been [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]].
--> '''Devin''': ''Joe's gonna have to talk way slower [to imitate Steve].''
--> '''Joe''': ''I can't help the rate I have my speech patterns at!''
* HopelessWithTech
* LargeHam: Employs this for comedic effect.
* TheMovieBuff

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