Episodes
Jan. 6, 2022
95. Lobotomies and Lake Lanier
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 …
Dec. 30, 2021
94. Best of 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 …
Dec. 23, 2021
93. Creepy Christmas Lore and Dangerous Gifts
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, …
Dec. 15, 2021
92. The Santa Heist and Furries
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,…
Dec. 9, 2021
91. The 27 Club and Hallmark Christmas Movies
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…
Dec. 2, 2021
90. Diet History and The Flatwoods Monster
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…
Nov. 25, 2021
89. Writing the Oxford English Dictionary and Dancer's Image Conspiracy
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…
Nov. 18, 2021
88. The Paleo Diet and Queen Bees
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…
Nov. 11, 2021
87. Irish Crown Jewel Heist and Strange Historical Inventions
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…
Nov. 4, 2021
86. Localization of Anime and The First Sex Shop
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…
Oct. 28, 2021
85. Ouija Boards and Carl's Corpse Bride (Part 2)
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…
Oct. 21, 2021
84. Carl's Corpse Bride (Part 1) and The Hinterkaifeck Murders
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…
Oct. 14, 2021
83. The Pollock Twins and The Watcher
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…
Oct. 7, 2021
82. Ectoplasm and Halloween Romance
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…
Sept. 30, 2021
81. Peter the Wild Boy and Beer
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…
Sept. 23, 2021
80. Johnny Appleseed and Drunk Tank Pink / Paris Green
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…
Sept. 16, 2021
79. “Lord” Timothy Dexter and “School” Bishop Sycamore Football
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…
Sept. 9, 2021
78. Mummified Rosalia Lombardo and American Squirrel
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…
Sept. 2, 2021
77. The Bikini Murderer and Coke vs. Pepsi Wars
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…
Aug. 26, 2021
76. The Machine and Insane Clown Posse
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,” …
Aug. 19, 2021
75. Luck and The Inventor of Beanie Babies
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…
Aug. 12, 2021
74. The Hobby Lobby Artifact Scandal and The Alnwick Poison Garden
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…
Aug. 5, 2021
73. 1904 Olympic Marathon and Pampered Pets
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…
July 29, 2021
72. Celebration, Florida and Life on Mars
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…