Episodes
75. Luck and The Inventor of Beanie Babies
Aug. 19, 2021
We are feeling lucky! Kat covers the concept of luck along with some charms, rituals, and superstitions. Remember, never eat a plain egg puck, lest you be cursed with 100 years of infidelity. Next, Hayley teaches a lesson on…
74. The Hobby Lobby Artifact Scandal and The Alnwick Poison Garden
Aug. 12, 2021
This week, we realize the best way of practicing humility is to use your collection of ancient artifacts as tiles on your bathroom floor. Or if you own Hobby Lobby, you can just craft that shit up yourself. But that makes to…
73. 1904 Olympic Marathon and Pampered Pets
Aug. 5, 2021
This week, we’re drinking a tantalizing mixture of brandy, egg whites and rat poison- sponsored by The Olympics! Just kidding, but also not kidding, because the 1904 Olympics was exactly that wild. Think- a poodle-clipping c…
72. Celebration, Florida and Life on Mars
July 29, 2021
Fact: family annihilators all have golden retrievers and live in cookie-cutter neighborhoods. But that would never happen in a Disney-created town, right? RIGHT?! Listen to Hayley’s lesson on the creepy happenings in the tow…
71. The Green River Killer and Hollow Earth Theory
July 22, 2021
Kat’s a true crime bitch this week and covers Gary Ridgeway, The Green River Killer. Much like Gary, we don’t like necrophilia, but unlike him, we don’t do it. Then, oh good, more trauma! Hayley introduces us to a group of p…
70. Beauty Pageants and The Welles House
July 15, 2021
Kat simultaneously teaches the history of beauty pageants and makes the distinction that Greek mythology is NOT history. You don't have to be an undercover cop to participate in beauty pageants but you must use a critical le…
69. Sex in Ancient Egypt and Animal Mating Rituals
July 8, 2021
Hayley schools us on sex in Ancient Egypt… Good news: if you were single, you had nothing to lose! (Not even your virginity.) We’ve concluded that God IS a woman and she IS a milky-breasted vampire. Have you used “consex” cl…
68. Last Meals and Hacking
July 1, 2021
Kat teaches a lesson on last meals, or “special meals,” of death row inmates. Learn about the history and psychology behind the practice of last meals, and remember to order the “last meal special” next time you’re at Starbu…
67. Pasco County Targeting and The Khamar Daban Incident
June 24, 2021
Holly covers the case of a Florida man on a power trip. The Pasco County sheriff’s office has been surveilling and harassing its residents on the basis of arbitrary scores that “predict” how likely they are to commit a futur…
66. Götz von Berlichingen and The Stonewall Uprising
June 17, 2021
Hayley delivers a history lesson this week on 15th century mercenary, Gotz Von Berlichingen. Berlichen enjoyed fighting people, fighting cities, fighting countries, fighting Chipotle, ruling with an iron fist, and most of al…
65. Pokémon and One Direction
June 10, 2021
We did it! It’s the episode no one asked for. Kat teaches a lesson on the dogfighting ring of the video game world- Pokemon. Next, Hayley talks about One Direction, the “infamous” 2010s boyband. Now you hipsters can be exper…
64. Hipsters and Swear Words
June 3, 2021
Hayley teaches a lesson on hipsters and proves they all look the same.. And they’re living in SALT LAKE CITY?! It also turns out that modern hipsters were not the first to the game- they owe it all to the hepcats. Then, Kat …
63. American Apparel and The Killdozer
May 27, 2021
This week, we prove that #yesallmen. Hayley tells the story of American Apparel and its predator of a CEO Dov Charney. Dov really showed that all good things can and will be ruined by a creepy ass man. This is why we can’t h…
62. The Russian Fox Domestication Experiment and Coffee
May 20, 2021
Dmitri Belyaev dreamed of witnessing the process of domestication within his lifetime. Kat tells the story of how he made that happen with silver foxes, in spite of Soviet-era hostility toward the study of genetics. Thanks S…
61. Bounty Hunters and The Max Headroom Signal Hijacking
May 13, 2021
Hayley teaches a lesson on bounty hunters which of course includes the queen bee bounty hunter, Dog. We don’t want to give Dog too much attention, as bounty hunting in other countries is just called kidnapping, but we do lov…
60. Lavender Doe and Fraudulent Psychics
May 6, 2021
Hayley covers a chilling cold case and once again proves that internet sleuths are more useful than police. Then, we take a not-at-all brief intermission to have our first fight. Friendships were destroyed, relationships sha…
59. Buffalo Soldier Samuel Garland and Tupperware
April 29, 2021
Kat has the privilege of telling the life story of horse-papaw Samuel Garland. Samuel was a member of the US 10th Cavalry Regiment and an early settler of Nicodemus- he really was goin’ around startin’ towns. Next, Hayley te…
58. The Mother of Rabbits and The Attack of Dr. Smith
April 22, 2021
Today on TLC’s A Rabbit Story Hayley teaches a lesson on Mary Toft. Mary astonished eighteenth century medical doctors by giving birth to rabbits- or at least chunks of dismembered rabbits. A woman’s body really is a mystery…
BONUS: Drinking The Koolaid Crossover
April 21, 2021
Drinking The Koolaid is a podcast dedicated to the mysterious and hosts Cassidy and Amanda join Night Classy this week to teach two very mysterious lessons! Cassidy covers the strange mass death of birds within a one-mile ra…
57. American Woman Joins ISIS and History of Magicians
April 15, 2021
Kat covers Samantha Sally, an American woman who joined ISIS. Whether she joined by her own free will or was forced to by her husband is unclear, but what’s not unclear is Kat’s affinity for horses AND ringworm. Next, there’…
56. Accidental Inventions and Products With A Cult-Like Following
April 8, 2021
Hayley covers inventions that were created fully by accident. But what won’t be an accident is our new living room decorated with bubble wrap and luminol. Next, Kat tells us about some products that people are (arguably) way…
55. Spontaneous Human Combustion and The Pirate Queen
April 1, 2021
Hayley teaches a lesson on spontaneous human combustion, AKA what happens every time we eat Chipotle. Next, Kat takes us on a learny journey to China where we learn about the life of one of the most successful pirate lords i…
54. The Unknown Woman of the Seine and Past Lives
March 25, 2021
Kat teaches a lesson on L’Inconnue de la Seine, an unidentified drowned girl who ended up setting beauty standards for a century. Next, Hayley teaches a lesson on past lives and we examine our own past lives as a colonial wo…
53. The Bermuda Triangle and Marsha P. Johnson
March 18, 2021
Happy freaking birthday to us! Night Classy turned one year old, so we popped prosecco, drank the entire bottle before starting, and covered two incredible listener topics. Kat teaches a lesson on The Bermuda Triangle, compl…