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99. The Executed Priest and Historic Beauty Trends

99. The Executed Priest and Historic Beauty Trends

Feb. 3, 2022

If you must monogram, monogram everything! That way, if your body ever washes ashore in a pillowcase, investigators will be able to track down your very specific monogrammed piece and solve your murder. Next, Kat outs hersel…

98. Horse Diving and Rasputin

98. Horse Diving and Rasputin

Jan. 27, 2022

Kat teaches a lesson on horse diving, a performance so crazy and cruel that one man wanted to bring it back in the 90s. Who was that man? I’m sure you can guess. Next, he’s horny, he’s filthy, and he can see the future! Hayl…

97. Stonehenge and the Misadventures of the Russian Baltic Fleet

97. Stonehenge and the Misadventures of the Russian Baltic Fleet

Jan. 20, 2022

Kat brings bath salts back with her lesson on Stonehenge, the very first gym. We ask the important questions so you don't have to ie: "So this is Easter Island Right?" and "What is wood?" Next, Hayley doubles down on the his…

96. The Alaska Triangle and Toilet Paper

96. The Alaska Triangle and Toilet Paper

Jan. 13, 2022

Hayley teaches that the Alaska Triangle is indeed a triangle and mysterious things happen there. Triangles have 3 sides and Alaska has whales, cold weather, the Iditarod, and shapeshifters. Next, Kat reminds us that poop jok…

95. Lobotomies and Lake Lanier

95. Lobotomies and Lake Lanier

Jan. 6, 2022

Alcohol shot to the brain, and lobotomy’s to blame. You give mental health services a bad name. But other than scrambling brains and tampons soaked in Svedka, it’s all good! Learn about primal neurosurgery then cleanse your …

94. Best of 2021

94. Best of 2021

Dec. 30, 2021

Happy New Year Classmates! You voted on your favorite episode topics and we smashed them together. Enjoy The Killdozer and Disney Controversies. See you in 2022 xoxo This episode is sponsored by betterhelp. For 10% off your …

93. Creepy Christmas Lore and Dangerous Gifts

93. Creepy Christmas Lore and Dangerous Gifts

Dec. 23, 2021

Yule better not pout, yule better not cry, Night Classy has lists and we're reading them twice. Think more horrific and hazardous rather than naughty and nice. Kat delights us all with thoughts of cannibalism, horse skulls, …

92. The Santa Heist and Furries

92. The Santa Heist and Furries

Dec. 15, 2021

Hayley covers Marshall Ratliff and his 1927 Santa Claus bank robbery. What would you do if you saw Santa robbing a bank? If you said run to the nearest hardware store, buy a gun, and shoot him, you might be from Texas. Then,…

91. The 27 Club and Hallmark Christmas Movies

91. The 27 Club and Hallmark Christmas Movies

Dec. 9, 2021

Birthday anxiety + conspiracy + tragedy = The 27 Club. Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and Jimi Hendrix are all members of this non-official yet permanent club. Learn all about it so we can then lighten the mood with Hallmark Ch…

90. Diet History and The Flatwoods Monster

90. Diet History and The Flatwoods Monster

Dec. 2, 2021

I guess we’re a diet podcast now because Hayley weighs in on the strange and scary history of dieting. Some fun fads include shopping mall scales, showing off your abnormally tiny poop, and our own contribution a “juice” (wi…

89. Writing the Oxford English Dictionary and Dancer's Image Conspiracy

89. Writing the Oxford English Dictionary and Dancer's Image Conspiracy

Nov. 25, 2021

Hayley experiences the sunken lost cause fallacy and brings us a lesson on how the Oxford English Dictionary was created. There are a lot of dick-tionary jokes and we all learn and re-learn some words. TLDR: this lesson is b…

88. The Paleo Diet and Queen Bees

88. The Paleo Diet and Queen Bees

Nov. 18, 2021

Kat crawls out of a 3-foot tall meat freezer to teach us about the "toe shoes" of gastronomy: the Paleo diet. Did cavemen really gorge on raw ground beef between shirtless beer pong matches? Find out in Act 1! Then Hayley sh…

87. Irish Crown Jewel Heist and Strange Historical Inventions

87. Irish Crown Jewel Heist and Strange Historical Inventions

Nov. 11, 2021

The crown jewels of Ireland may be pitiful but the reason why they disappeared is pathetic. Just get a new safe. It’s literally the royal fucking family. Thankfully, it was all just pranks. Next, Kat is a list bitch and take…

86. Localization of Anime and The First Sex Shop

86. Localization of Anime and The First Sex Shop

Nov. 4, 2021

Kat explains localization: the practice of adapting foreign media for local audiences. Localization played a major role in the importation of Japanese anime to the United States… for better or for worse. Things happened, dec…

85. Ouija Boards and Carl's Corpse Bride (Part 2)

85. Ouija Boards and Carl's Corpse Bride (Part 2)

Oct. 28, 2021

Kat may not be a strong medium but she still knows what the people want: a lesson on ouija boards! Much like the toy, it was a medium success. But we still have questions like, “What is your accent?” and “Are you wearing und…

84. Carl's Corpse Bride (Part 1) and The Hinterkaifeck Murders

84. Carl's Corpse Bride (Part 1) and The Hinterkaifeck Murders

Oct. 21, 2021

Hayley tells us about a man with a plan: Carl Tanzler. From childhood, Carl received visions of his future spouse and spent his adult life searching for her. But when he finally met the object of his obsession, she was dying…

83. The Pollock Twins and The Watcher

83. The Pollock Twins and The Watcher

Oct. 14, 2021

This week Hayley teaches us about The Pollock Twins! They’re the direct result of reincarnation and their parents not being able to keep their hands off each other, despite almost getting a divorce. We are convinced souls ar…

82. Ectoplasm and Halloween Romance

82. Ectoplasm and Halloween Romance

Oct. 7, 2021

It’s an animated ribbon! It’s a quoof! It’s ectoplasm! All are true for Kat’s lesson on the mysterious, gelatinous substance coming out of all orifices remotely related to ghosts. Some call it egg whites and urine, others ca…

81. Peter the Wild Boy and Beer

81. Peter the Wild Boy and Beer

Sept. 30, 2021

Happy Oktoberfest b*tches and welcome to our *loosely* themed episode! Hayley delights us with the tale of  Peter, a feral child plucked from Germany's Black forest and raised by royalty. Peter was a wild boy, not a proper b…

80. Johnny Appleseed and Drunk Tank Pink / Paris Green

80. Johnny Appleseed and Drunk Tank Pink / Paris Green

Sept. 23, 2021

If Johnny Appleseed has come up in your life a lot recently, you’re not alone. And if you’re a big fan of sacks, you’re also not alone! For being raised by a tree, Johnny Appleseed has left quite a legacy as the creepy old m…

79. “Lord” Timothy Dexter and “School” Bishop Sycamore Football

79. “Lord” Timothy Dexter and “School” Bishop Sycamore Football

Sept. 16, 2021

Lord Timothy Dexter was not a lord, but he was the Informer of Deer, a collector of giant statues, and the first in the East, the first in the West, and the greatest philosopher of the western world. In other words, he was a…

78. Mummified Rosalia Lombardo and American Squirrel

78. Mummified Rosalia Lombardo and American Squirrel

Sept. 9, 2021

Death is a part of life and, coincidentally, this week's episode! Hayley teaches us about the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo which attracts hoards of tourists thanks to its 8,000+ mummified corpses. The most famous of them be…

77. The Bikini Murderer and Coke vs. Pepsi Wars

77. The Bikini Murderer and Coke vs. Pepsi Wars

Sept. 2, 2021

This week in the CIA think tank- AKA Night Classy, Kat lures us to a hotel room to look at crystals and talk about murder. Charles Sobhraj evaded the police countless times during his ”Hippie Trail” murder spree, but ultimat…

76. The Machine and Insane Clown Posse

76. The Machine and Insane Clown Posse

Aug. 26, 2021

Bama Rush TikTok has taken over the internet but not a single video mentions the secret not-so-secret society operating behind the scenes of University of Alabama’s Greek life. Hayley clues us into all things “The Machine,” …