Episodes
April 25, 2024
209. Radioactive Boy Scout and Mass Hysteria LIVE! (w/ Brittany Brave)
Hayley covers David Hahn, the teenage chemist who went nuclear in his backyard. Then Kat follows it up with stories of mass psychogenic illness! You know, like the dancing plague, the monkey-man, and the Seattle windshield p…
April 18, 2024
208. Elagabalus and Bannerman Castle
Kat covers the teenage Roman Emperor Elagabalus and how he was hated in his time (but also ahead of his time.) If you carry around a meteor that you worship as space rock God, this lesson is for you! Then Hayley follows it u…
April 11, 2024
207. Platypus and Nostradamus
This week Hayley covers one of the five egg-laying mammal species: the duck-billed platypus! Then Kat follows it up by covering Michel de Nostredame AKA Nostradamus, a Renaissance man who potentially prophesied WW2 and 9/11.…
April 4, 2024
206. Human Growth Hormone and Snoop Dogg
Kat covers the dark history of how corpses were farmed for HGH and the unintended consequences of that method. Then Hayley takes us to Long Beach, California for the birth and life of Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. AKA Snoop Do…
March 28, 2024
205. Fibonacci Sequence and Jellyfish
The Golden Ratio: do unto others as Fibonacci would do to himself. That’s right, this week Hayley is covering Fibbie AKA Nacci AKA Leonardo da Pisa and his swirl in a box. Then Kat covers the gelatinous creatures of the sea:…
March 21, 2024
204. Bog Bodies and Charles Hatfield
This week the darkness called Kat to cover dead bodies. Specifically the really old ones pickled in bog juice. Then Hayley makes it rain with her lesson on Charles Hatfield, a rainmaker who also made it rain chemicals that s…
March 14, 2024
PATREON LEAK: Collyer Brothers, America’s First UFO Sighting, and Robert Llimós
We had some major technical difficulties this week so we are opening the Night Classy Patreon vault to give those on the outside a glimpse inside. Hayley covers two brothers who were record setting HOARDERS. Then Kat takes u…
March 6, 2024
203. Münster Rebellion and Tsavo Man-Eaters
Are those human cages hanging from a cathedral? Why yes, they are! Because this week Hayley takes us to Münster, Germany where things started to get culty in the 1500s. Then Kat covers the equally disturbing events of a rail…
Feb. 29, 2024
202. Robbers Cave Experiment and Sam Patch
Are you conflict avoidant? Well, don’t avoid this one! Hayley covers a psychological experiment on group conflict, also known as Realistic Conflict Theory. Then Kat covers America’s first daredevil, Sam Patch (who definitely…
Feb. 22, 2024
201. Chincoteague Ponies and Albert Einstein's Brain
Kat has a horse girl lesson for those who were also obsessed with the novel “Misty of Chincoteague.” But don’t worry if that excludes you, we also rewind 56 million years to the feral/wild “Dawn Horse” that everyone can rela…
Feb. 15, 2024
200. Bessie Blount Griffin and Conch Republic
Happy 200th episode Night Classmates! This week Hayley covers an ambidextrous inventor, nurse, and Black History month icon: Bessie Blount Griffin. Then, Kat covers the American city that failed trying to secede from the Uni…
Feb. 8, 2024
199. Charles Robert Jenkins and Lucia de Berk Case
The Prison Episode! Kat takes us to North Korea where an American man made a very bad decision and ended up being their prisoner for 40 years. Then Hayley takes us on a witch-hunt of sorts covering the true crime legal drama…
Feb. 1, 2024
198. Jack Parsons (Part 2) and Portlock, Alaska
Hayley covers the explosive finale to the Jack Parsons lesson. Kat follows it up with a town that was fully abandoned in the 1940s supposedly because of “Nantiinaq” lurking in the woods. Still got a thirst for knowledge and …
Jan. 25, 2024
197. Cabbage Patch Kids and Jack Parsons (Part 1)
Kat takes us to “Baby Land General Hospital” to cover the strange lore behind the popular toy of the 1980s: Cabbage Patch dolls. Then Hayley follows it up with part one of a lesson on THE sex-cult rocket man… and no, it isn’…
Jan. 18, 2024
196. Tokyo Rose and Bondo Mystery Apes
Hayley covers the World War II story of a Iva Toguri and how she was wrongfully convicted of treason. Then, Kat follows it up with a lesson on a mysterious creature in the Congo that caused a bit of a feud between two scient…
Jan. 11, 2024
195. Transportation Security Administration and C-Sections / Dr. James Barry
Kat missed a flight recently and decided to ask the question: TSA… are they necessary? Then Hayley follows it up with a lesson that birthed a rabbit hole into c-section history. (TW for birth stuff.) Kat’s Etsy Shop for Frie…
Dec. 21, 2023
194. Egg Nog Riot and Torches of Freedom
Hayley teaches us about something that West Point's command historian Sherman Fleek said "Hardly anyone knows about it. If pooled among 4,400 cadets, 3,000 federal employees, 1,500 military staff and faculty, I doubt 30 peop…
Dec. 14, 2023
193. Reindeer and The Great Stink
Kat covers the time congress dumped a bunch of money into reindeer and why they carry santa's sleigh. Then Hayley follows it up with a shitty situation that smelled so bad it got it's own name. Still got a thirst for knowled…
Dec. 7, 2023
192. Mercury Poisoning and Katherine Knight
Hayley covers the "fluid silver" poison and Kat follows it up with her most graphic lesson yet. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon…
Nov. 30, 2023
191. Screaming Mummies of Guanajuato and Betty Broderick
Kat covers a collection of well preserved corpses of people that died from cholera in 1833. Then Hayley follows it up with a true crime prodcuer-pick: the story of Betty Broderick and her victims. Link to “masturbating mummi…
Nov. 23, 2023
Matchbook Flashback - Episodes 1, 2, & 3!
Hey Night Classmates! We have the week off for Thanksgiving so we thought this would be a great time for you to hear the first three episodes of Alec’s new podcast . In these episodes you’ll hear firsthand stores of unusual …
Nov. 16, 2023
190. Rollercoasters and Old Leatherman
Hayley covers the evolution of an internationally loved, yet DEADLY, source of entertainment and thrill. Kat follows it up with a true story that seems fake of a human crpytid. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocia…
Nov. 9, 2023
189. Mushroom Priestess and Arsinoe
Kat covers one lady that really got the ball rollin' for psychadelic tours in Mexico, the high preistess of mushrooms María Sabina. Hayley follows it up with an ancient sibling rivialry between Arsinoe IV and Cleopatra. Add …
Nov. 2, 2023
188. Organ Transplants and Tide Pod Panic
Hayley covers a most fascinating medical procedure and Kat covers the moral panic of TIDE PODS! Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. …