Episodes
July 15, 2021
70. Beauty Pageants and The Welles House
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…
July 8, 2021
69. Sex in Ancient Egypt and Animal Mating Rituals
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…
July 1, 2021
68. Last Meals and Hacking
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…
June 24, 2021
67. Pasco County Targeting and The Khamar Daban Incident
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…
June 17, 2021
66. Götz von Berlichingen and The Stonewall Uprising
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…
June 10, 2021
65. Pokémon and One Direction
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…
June 3, 2021
64. Hipsters and Swear Words
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 …
May 27, 2021
63. American Apparel and The Killdozer
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…
May 20, 2021
62. The Russian Fox Domestication Experiment and Coffee
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…
May 13, 2021
61. Bounty Hunters and The Max Headroom Signal Hijacking
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…
May 6, 2021
60. Lavender Doe and Fraudulent Psychics
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…
April 29, 2021
59. Buffalo Soldier Samuel Garland and Tupperware
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…
April 22, 2021
58. The Mother of Rabbits and The Attack of Dr. Smith
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…
April 21, 2021
BONUS: Drinking The Koolaid Crossover
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…
April 15, 2021
57. American Woman Joins ISIS and History of Magicians
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’…
April 8, 2021
56. Accidental Inventions and Products With A Cult-Like Following
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…
April 1, 2021
55. Spontaneous Human Combustion and The Pirate Queen
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…
March 25, 2021
54. The Unknown Woman of the Seine and Past Lives
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…
March 18, 2021
53. The Bermuda Triangle and Marsha P. Johnson
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…
March 11, 2021
52. Bonnie and Clyde and Vestigiality
Hayley tells the story of America’s most famous criminal couple: Bonnie and Clyde. Next, Kat teaches a lesson on vestigiality- the structures, behaviors, and organs that evolution has rendered useless. Meanwhile, Hayley remi…
March 4, 2021
51. The Hungriest Man and The Disappearance of John and Linda Sohus
Kat tells the story of the hungriest man who ever lived: Tarrare. Tarrare was known to eat anything he could find including raw organs, live cats, and garbage, until he literally ended up with a food baby.. Next, Hayley teac…
Feb. 25, 2021
50. Denver Airport Conspiracies and Furbies
Hayley blows our minds with the fact that there are lizard people, and they live in Denver, CO. That’s right! We are talking about Denver Airport conspiracy theories. What’s scarier: the world ending or being crushed to deat…
Feb. 18, 2021
49. Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova and The Man In The Iron Mask
Hayley goes grim this week and tells us about Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova; a pair of conjoined twins who were ruthlessly experimented on by Soviet Russia. Then, Kat lightens the mood by taking us to a 17th century French …
Feb. 11, 2021
48. The Sims and Valentine's Day
Hayley teaches us all about our first and favorite childhood video game: The Sims! Then we get in our biggest fight ever over Hayley making Kat's sim blonde and evil. Next, Kat tells us about the ancient Roman holiday (?) Lu…