Mar 30, 2023

Kat teaches a lesson on a dietician who dipped her toe into evangelical cult-leading. Gwen Shamblin’s diet program of praying the fat away somehow appealed to enough people that she could afford a private plane- unfortunately for her.. Then, Hayley introduces us to a pair of feral children who showed up in...

Mar 23, 2023

Hayley covers drunken, gold-nose-wearing astronomer, Tycho Brahe. When he wasn’t making wildly accurate observations with his naked eye, he was partying with his pet moose. Next, Kat covers “good speech,” also known as the transatlantic accent. You must speak in cursive and be classist to excel at this way...

Mar 16, 2023

Kat tells the story of Muggs the chimpanzee who ape-eared just in time to save The Today Show. Remember, no matter how cute you are, you will never be as cute as a baby chimpanzee. Then, Hayley teaches the barfo-disgusto history of autopsies. It turns out Gangrene pus doesn’t taste good. Who knew? 

Mar 9, 2023

Hayley analyzes the only series that went out of its way fail the Bechdel test: Cops. This topic does not stem from an admiration for policing in the US, but rather to understand how and why a TV series was produced chronicling it. Next, Kat leans into one of her favorite genres: mysterious conditions. Voice-o change-o,...

Mar 2, 2023

Kat tells the story of The Great Chicago Fire and examines possible suspects, including but not limited to Peg Leg Sullivan and engorged udders. The fire burned 4 square miles, killed 300 people, and left another 90,000 homeless, but at least we got Chicago’s first Little Free Library out of it. Then, Hayley exposes...