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237. Blackout Killer and Phrogging Oct 31, 2024

Kat covers the British serial killer who committed his murders during the wartime blackouts in WW2 London. Then Hayley covers creepy cases of phrogging: the act of secretly living in someone else’s house, along side them, undetected… Happy Halloween!

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236. Vampire Bats, Gates to Hell, and the Body in the Drum Oct 31, 2024

Kat covers the most halloween animal the vampire bat! Then Hayley does a list-bitch episode on the gates to hell. Lastly Alec covers the murder of Reyna Angélica Marroquín.

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235. Vampire of Düsseldorf and Frankenstein George Washington Oct 24, 2024

Hayley covers German serial killer Peter Kürten then Katja covers Dr. William Thornton plan to "resuscitate" the recently deceased body of President George Washington.

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234. Devil's Footprints and SOS Incident Oct 17, 2024

Kat covers a phenomenon that occurred in 1855 England where locals observed some strange footprints in the snow. Then Hayley covers a mysterious disappearance on Mount Asahi in Daisetsuzan National Park in Japan in 1989. Cassette tape clip: https://youtu.be/18xRDnaOWew?si=8JhPxd6EnXyJsu_w

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233. Teflon and Trepanning Oct 10, 2024

Nothing sticks to Hayley’s lesson on polytetrafluoroethylene, also known as Teflon. Then Katja drills her lesson on trepanation into our skulls!

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232. Bubbly Creek, Sin-Eaters, and Wollaton Gnomes Oct 01, 2024

Kat covers a disgusting creek in Chicago that once had so much slaughterhouse-waste you could WALK on it. Then Hayley covers a funeral ritual of eating food to absorb the sins of a recently dead person. Lastly, Alec covers a bizarre anomalous encounter witnessed by schoolchildren in 1979.

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231. Corpse Medicine and Ig Nobel Prize Sep 26, 2024

Crack open a honey-mummy! Kat kicks off spooky season with a morbid lesson on Europeans eating human remains for medication. Then Hayley follows it up with a lesson on the Nobel Prize’s evil twin. The award for trivial and unusual scientific research!

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230. Procrastination and Vestigial Tails Sep 19, 2024

Don’t postpone listening to this! Hayley covers the history and science of delaying our duties until the last minute. Then Katja tells us a tale of a tail. Human vestigial tails that is!

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229. Dr. Robert J. White and Chernobyl Disaster Sep 12, 2024

Head transplant trigger warning! Kat covers a neurosurgeon who performed morbid full-body transplants because he was obsessed with the location of the human soul. Then Hayley covers the worst nuclear disaster in history and the unusual ecosystem that evolved in the now uninhabited exclusion zone.

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228. Mother Shipton and Sweating Sickness Sep 05, 2024

We’re in 1500s England this week folks! Hayley covers the legend and lore of an English witch from the 1500s. Then Kat covers a mysterious, contagious and SWEATY disease that struck England in the 1500s.

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227. Tyrian Purple and Landfills Aug 29, 2024

Kat covers an ancient color derived from sea snails and Hayley covers the horrors and history of landfills and dumps.

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226. Anna Sewell, Wives of Henry VIII (Part 2), and 'The Ape and The Child' Experiment Aug 22, 2024

Kat dedicates this one to the horse girls and covers an english author who’s victorian era children’s book helped start the animal rights movement. Then Hayley unfolds the second scandalous installment covering the last three wives of Henry VIII. And last but not least, Alec covers a human/ape experiment that didn’t go as planned. Listen to the full episode in all it's glory only on the Night Classy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/226-anna-sewell-110562319

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225. Mother Teresa and Product Flops Aug 15, 2024

Hayley covers the controversial saint Mother Teresa! She raised lots of money, but where did it all go? Then Kat covers six products that were total market failures. Adult baby food, anyone? Hannibal Lecter video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08XZN0zjbbs

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224. Nigerian Prince Scam and Operation Flagship Aug 08, 2024

Fraudsters beware! This week Kat covers the classic advance-fee scam and all it’s scheming variations. Then Hayley follows it up with a lesson on the most elaborate and legendary police sting operation in history!

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223. Robert Hanssen and Americana, Brazil Aug 01, 2024

Hayley covers an FBI spy who’s espionage was described by the Department of Justice as "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history." Then Kat takes us to a town in Brazil that was settled by Confederate soldiers after the Civil War. Let’s just say, the American south echoes in their culture to this day… with Confederate flag dance floors.

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222. Taco Bell, Wives of Henry VIII (Part 1), and Murder of Shannon Mohr Jul 31, 2024

Ready to have a Baja Blast listening to this episode? Kat kicks it off with a lesson on her favorite fast-food chain, Taco Bell! Then Hayley takes us back to the scandalous (and deadly) 1500s to cover the first three of Henry VIII’s six wives. Lastly, Alec saddles up for a horse-themed true-crime lesson on the murder of Shannon Mohr.

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221. Nongqawuse and Speed Eating Jul 25, 2024

Hayley covers a young prophetess in South Africa who’s prophecy got REALLY out of of hand. Then Kat follows it up with a lesson on the disgusting sport of competitive eating! How many hotdogs can you eat during this episode?

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220. Brain-Eating Amoeba and Calamity Jane Jun 27, 2024

Kat covers the scariest parasite of them all: Naegleria fowleri. The amoeba that feeds on neurons in your frontal lobe! Then Hayley follows it up with a lesson on a legendary wild west frontierswoman: Martha Jane Canary AKA Calamity Jane.

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219. McDonald's Ice Cream Machines and Debutante Balls Jun 20, 2024

Hayley covers the always broken McDonald’s ice cream machines and a couple who tried to fix them. Then Kat follows her Bridgerton obsession into the history of formal aristocratic parties where young women made their dating debuts.

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218. Jim Twins, Cincinnati Lore, and Ariel Castro Kidnappings Jun 16, 2024

Kat covers twins, separated at birth, who shared A LOT of weird similarities. Then Hayley covers the legends and lore of her hometown Cincinasty, Ohio. Come for the Loveland Frogman, stay for the Waxman driving the golden shitter. Then grab a box of tissues, cause this lesson makes Alec cry as he teaches about the Ariel Castro kidnappings.

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217. Pythagoras and Bone Wars Jun 13, 2024

Kat covers the cult of Pythagoras and their math loving leader. It’s a lifestyle! Then Hayley follows it up with a dinosaur lesson on the greatest feud in paleontology history. Will this lesson trigger a species naming feud between Kat and Hayley? The answer is yes.

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216. Dr. Kellogg and "Polio Paul" Alexander Jun 06, 2024

Grab a bowl of cornflakes! Hayley dives into the life, work and controversial beliefs of cereal magnate John Harvey Kellogg. Yogurt enema anyone? Then Kat follows it up with a lesson on the history of Polio, the Iron Lung, and the TikTok star who lived in one for 70 years.

Paul’s tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ironlungman

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215. Cockroaches and Anna Anderson May 30, 2024

Kat keeps the bug streak rolling with a lesson on cockroaches! Turns out they’re herd animals. **Jurassic Park theme “They do move in herds…” ** Then Hayley covers the murder of the Romanov family and how a mysterious woman with amnesia might be the sole survivor AKA Grand Duchess Anastasia.

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214. Sokushinbutsu and Cicadas May 23, 2024

Hayley gets macabre and covers the Buddhist monks of Japan who practice asceticism to the point of self mummification! Then Kat admits that this is now an entomology podcast and gives us a screamin’ good lesson on cicadas. Why do some appear every 13 or 17 years? Find out in this episode!

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213. Tony Alamo, 10 Interesting Animals, and Las Vegas Aliens May 22, 2024

Hayley covers a a jean jacket maker who was really running a freaky cult. Then Kat follows it up with a list bitch on ten interesting animals. And last but not least Alec covers the Kenmore family that possibly encountered aliens in their backyard. Hear the full episode by supporting Kat, Hayley, and Alec on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy https://www.patreon.com/posts/213-tony-alamo-104748966

212. Ticks and Henry Rathbone May 16, 2024

Ready to get your tick sucked? Kat covers Mr. Worldwide, the blood sucking arachnid responsible for spreading disease on all seven continents. Then Hayley follows it up with a tragic lesson on the man who tried to save Abe Lincoln. The president’s death haunted Henry Rathbone and he began to… unravel. Don’t worry there’s some step-sister porn in there too.

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211. Bed Bugs and Cultivated Meat May 09, 2024

Over the course of evolution the cave bat bug waited for the invention of the mattress so that it could reach it’s final form… the BED BUG. Hayley covers the history of the hated bug and how she got them herself. Then Kat takes us to the intersection of biology and gastronomy and covers lab grown meat. Are you part of the bug-eating global elite? You’ll love this episode!

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210. Gilles de Rais and Physical Education May 02, 2024

Kat covers the French knight who fought alongside Joan of Arc and would become known as history’s first serial killer! Then Hayley takes us down memory lane (AKA to the gymnasium) to teach us the history of Phys Ed.

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209. Radioactive Boy Scout and Mass Hysteria LIVE! (w/ Brittany Brave) Apr 25, 2024

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 pitting epidemic.

Recorded live 4/20/24 at Good Vibes Comedy Festival in Memphis, Tennessee! Special thanks to Brittany Brave for joining us on this learny journey. Check out her links here: https://linktr.ee/brittanybravecomedy

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208. Elagabalus and Bannerman Castle Apr 18, 2024

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 up by covering the eccentric little business boy who built an American Castle on Pollepel Island. It involves a two-seater out-house and EXPLOSIONS!

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207. Platypus and Nostradamus Apr 11, 2024

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.

Link to “Fairy Feet” pic: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/10zcsyw/til_foals_are_born_with_fairy_fingers_on_their/

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206. Human Growth Hormone and Snoop Dogg Apr 04, 2024

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 Dogg.

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205. Fibonacci Sequence and Jellyfish Mar 28, 2024

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: Jellyfish. Yes, there will be milking. Yes, there will be a mouth-anus. Yes, there will be IMMORTALITY?!?!

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204. Bog Bodies and Charles Hatfield Mar 21, 2024

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 smelled of cheese.

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PATREON LEAK: Collyer Brothers, America’s First UFO Sighting, and Robert Llimós Mar 14, 2024

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 us back to 1639 where John Winthrop reported unusual phenomena in the skies of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Lastly, Alec covers a Spanish artist who paints and sculpts the aliens who visited him.

Google Drive of Alec's reference images: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Cul5-P66YKeig6U_FwWOKwojL1rEvgw-?usp=sharing

Robert Llimos video we watch: https://fb.watch/qqajHptWjc/

Follow Robert Llimos on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertllimos/

English Lady UFO witness video we watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpt_Ang9qyQ

Alec's SOURCES:

https://www.robertllimos.es/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73:conexion-pintura&catid=77:obras&Itemid=569&lang=es

https://paradigmresearchgroup.org/2018/07/04/the-extraordinary-contact-of-robert-llimos/

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203. Münster Rebellion and Tsavo Man-Eaters Mar 06, 2024

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 railroad construction in 1890s Africa that turned into a blood bath. Let’s just say the railroad workers were begging for some of those human cages…. for protection.

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202. Robbers Cave Experiment and Sam Patch Feb 29, 2024

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 had “live, laugh, jump” in his kitchen.)

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201. Chincoteague Ponies and Albert Einstein's Brain Feb 22, 2024

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 relate to. Then Hayley follows it up with a lesson on our favorite Nobel Prize winner to stick his tongue out: Einstein. But more specifically his brain and how it was stolen.

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Albert Einstein's Brain Sources:

https://www.cbc.ca/arts/the-man-who-stole-einstein-s-brain-hot-docs-interview-carolyn-abraham-michelle-shephard-1.6831222

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/the-strange-story-of-einsteins-brain#

https://newspapers.ushmm.org/events/albert-einstein-quits-germany-renounces-citizenship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ga-nA7mPsk

https://www.goldenstepsaba.com/resources/did-albert-einstein-have-autism

https://www.appliedbehavioranalysisedu.org/was-albert-einstein-autistic/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/einstein-facts-science-genius?loggedin=true&rnd=1708454135397

https://www.discovery.com/science/Story-Behind-That-Wacky-Einstein-Tongue-Photo

https://www.businessinsider.com/story-behind-einstein-famous-tongue-photo-2023-3

https://www.science.org/content/article/closer-look-einsteins-brain

https://www.livescience.com/where-is-albert-einstein-brain#:~:text=Today%2C%20170%20of%20those%20blocks,of%20medical%20history%20in%20Philadelphia.

200. Bessie Blount Griffin and Conch Republic Feb 15, 2024

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 Union. (hint… it’s in Florida.)

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Bessie Blount Griffin Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Blount_Griffin

https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/bessie-blount

https://www.thoughtco.com/bessie-blount-physical-therapist-1991361

https://www.findlaw.com/education/student-conduct-and-discipline/school-discipline-history.html

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/bessie-blount-griffin-1914-2009/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/bessie-blount-griffin

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/obituaries/bessie-blount-overlooked.html

199. Charles Robert Jenkins and Lucia de Berk Case Feb 08, 2024

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 of pediatric nurse, and tarot card reader, Lucia de Berk.

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Lucia de Berk Case Sources:

https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/why-everyone-should-know-the-story

https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/berk-lucia-de.htm

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/statistical-conviction-lucia-de-berk-story-suresh-babu

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2263484.stm

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/statistical-conviction-lucia-de-berk-story-suresh-babu

https://www.science.org/content/article/unlucky-numbers-fighting-murder-convictions-rest-shoddy-stats

198. Jack Parsons (Part 2) and Portlock, Alaska Feb 01, 2024

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.

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Jack Parsons Sources:

https://daily.jstor.org/sex-cult-rocket-man/

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/jack-parsons/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Parsons

197. Cabbage Patch Kids and Jack Parsons (Part 1) Jan 25, 2024

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’t Elton John.

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Jack Parsons Sources:

https://daily.jstor.org/sex-cult-rocket-man/

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/jack-parsons/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Parsons

196. Tokyo Rose and Bondo Mystery Apes Jan 18, 2024

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 scientists.

Kat’s Etsy Shop for Friendship Bracelets: https://severaslays.etsy.com

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Tokyo Rose Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH9MT7OcWiQ

https://www.history.com/news/how-tokyo-rose-became-wwiis-most-notorious-propagandist

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iva_Toguri_D%27Aquino

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/iva-toguri-daquino-and-tokyo-rose

195. Transportation Security Administration and C-Sections / Dr. James Barry Jan 11, 2024

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.)

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C-Sections / Dr. James Barry Sources:

https://www.history.com/news/the-extraordinary-secret-life-of-dr-james-barry

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/cesarean/part2.html

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17893840/#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20historians%20are%20certain,through%20her%20son%27s%20adult%20life.

https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/health-verify/african-healers-midwives-performed-cesarean-c-section-birth-in-uganda-robert-felkin/536-7f7e5d0d-4dd2-4d24-821f-935858174e15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Barry_(surgeon)

https://hekint.org/2020/04/03/a-surgeon-and-a-gentleman-the-life-of-james-barry/

194. Egg Nog Riot and Torches of Freedom Dec 21, 2023

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 people will know a thing about it.” Kat follows it up by teaching about how suffragettes were conned by the cigarette industry.

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Egg Nog Riot Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggnog_riot#:~:text=The%20eggnog%20riot%2C%20sometimes%20known,north%20barracks%20of%20the%20academy.

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/the-eggnog-riot-of-1826/

https://www.history.com/news/when-eggnog-sparked-a-riot-at-west-point#

193. Reindeer and The Great Stink Dec 14, 2023

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.

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The Great Stink Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stink

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-great-stink-londons-unbearable-summer-of-1858

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au_Ut95-MIo

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-great-stink-londons-unbearable-summer-of-1858

192. Mercury Poisoning and Katherine Knight Dec 07, 2023

Hayley covers the "fluid silver" poison and Kat follows it up with her most graphic lesson yet.

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Mercury Poisoning Sources:

https://youtu.be/SeYxT7SxZBg?feature=shared

https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Inorganic_Chemistry/Chemistry_of_the_Main_Group_Elements_(Barron)/05%3A_Group_12/5.05%3A_The_Myth_Reality_and_History_of_Mercury_Toxicity

https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm

https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp46-c5.pdf

https://mercurypolicy.scripts.mit.edu/blog/?p=367

https://www.verywellhealth.com/minamata-disease-2860856

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1103842

https://nature.berkeley.edu/classes/eps2/wisc/hg.html#:~:text=In%20many%20civilizations%20mercury%20was,used%20it%20as%20a%20medicine.

https://sites.dartmouth.edu/toxmetal/mercury/mercury-element-of-the-ancients/

https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2022/09/23/frontiers-environmental-science-maya-cities-polluted-with-ancient-mercury/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata_disease

191. Screaming Mummies of Guanajuato and Betty Broderick Nov 30, 2023

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 mummies” pic: https://images.app.goo.gl/p9ZJG8o6y7ojh3Hp9

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Betty Broderick Sources:

https://youtu.be/ieR0CZpzNyQ

https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a32479974/betty-broderick-divorce-dirty-john-true-story/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDOElSESkPQ

https://thetab.com/uk/2020/08/18/netflix-dirty-john-real-life-171496

https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a32654700/betty-broderick-children-today/

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32660065/dirty-john-season-2-true-story-timeline/

Matchbook Flashback - Episodes 1, 2, & 3! Nov 23, 2023

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 Matchbook Flashback.

In these episodes you’ll hear firsthand stores of unusual phenomena like UFOs, Near Death Experiences, and yes, Dogman!

If you like it, give Matchbook Flashback a follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to pods.

By the time you’re hearing this, there will be a Thanksgiving Sasquatch encounter on the Matchbook Flashback feed. So if you’re hungry for more, you know where to go!

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Episode 1: A financial broker encounters a UFO on his way to choir practice in the early 80s.

Episode 2: A group of 14-year-olds encounter a cryptid while digging an underground clubhouse in 1983.

Episode 3: Two Near Death Experiences. The first one is Kat's Aunt, the second is Alec's Aunt. It's an Aunt epiosde!

If you have an unusual story you'd like to share on the show, please email alec@parasaur.co

Created by Alec Ogg

190. Rollercoasters and Old Leatherman Nov 16, 2023

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.

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Rollercoasters Sources:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/coney-century-screams/#:~:text=The%20roller%20coaster%20has%20its,with%20wheels%20for%20summer%20use.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_roller_coaster

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/626458/coney-island-deadly-rough-rider-roller-coaster

https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/14-crazy-amusement-park-accidents-that-resulted-in-death.htm

189. Mushroom Priestess and Arsinoe Nov 09, 2023

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.

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Arsinoe Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ab4rYDR0yY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_ZPL6IDiok

https://hookofabook.wordpress.com/2017/04/06/women-in-history-arsinoe-cleopatras-treacherous-sister/

188. Organ Transplants and Tide Pod Panic Nov 02, 2023

Hayley covers a most fascinating medical procedure and Kat covers the moral panic of TIDE PODS!

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Organ Transplants Sources:

https://youtu.be/rkfRU4MDsX8?si=7ykMEdBM5K_sZjPj

https://www.life-source.org/latest/how-are-organs-transported-for-transplant/#:~:text=Each%20organ%20is%20 carefully%20 preserved,each%20organ%20is%20labeled%20appropriately.

https://www.organdonor.gov/learn/what-can-be-donated

https://www.organdonor.gov/learn/history#7

https://unos.org/transplant/how-we-match-organs/

https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-blog/2022/september/an-unexpected-tale-of-friendship-amid-paired-organ-donation

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000815.htm#:~:text=General%20discomfort%2C%20uneasiness%2C%20or%20ill,cough%2C%20and%20shortness%20of%20breath

https://health.ucsd.edu/care/transplant-programs/quality/

https://www.dmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Shelley-History-of-Organ-Transplantation.pdf

187. Restricted and Wych Elm Bella Oct 26, 2023

Happy Halloween! This week we have a creepy true crime double feature. Hayley covers the case of “Who put Bella down the Wych Elm?” and Kat covers the Kuykendall Family Phone-Stalker also known as “Restricted.”

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Wych Elm Bella Sources:

Who Put Bella In the Witch Elm? By Meg Van Huygen

Who put Bella in the Wych Elm? On Wikipedia

Revealed after 75 years: The face of Bella in the Wych Elm

Who put Bella in the wych elm? On The History Press

Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?: Espionage, Witchcraft, and other Theories On Carious Archive

186. Robert the Doll and Fukushi Masaichi Oct 19, 2023

Kat covers a haunted doll in Key West and Hayley covers a doctor who collected one of Hayley's favorite things.

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Fukushi Masaichi Sources:

https://youtu.be/SuoYcGGnfm4?si=ETgqlRrOQAbxxu0_

https://www.vice.com/en/article/mvxgpx/the-art-of-preserving-tattooed-skin-after-death-629

https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2023/08/10/how-one-ohio-company-is-preserving-human-tattoos-#:~:text=“These%20tattoos%20are%20from%20loved,the%20world%20to%20do%20this.

https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/fukushi-masaichi-macabre-tattoo-collection-destroyed-in-world-war-ii/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9F1BmiTS1I

185. Whisper Estate and Anneliese Michel Oct 12, 2023

Hayley covers a scary story about a scary house and Kat follows it up with a scary story that inspired the 2005 movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

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Whisper Estate Sources:

https://www.southernindiana.org/2020/11/02/haunted-history-in-southern-indiana/

https://www.bumpinthenight.net/night-at-whispers-estate

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B8Q8T1SH/ref=atv_dl_rdr?deepLinkingRedirect=1&autoplay=1

https://whispersestate.godaddysites.com/house-history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V89BEHbFJhQ

184. Owls and Cat Ladies Oct 05, 2023

Kat kicks off spooky season with a spooky animal that is sometimes a cryptid: OWLS! Next up Hayley covers the cat ladies of history, including the Patron Saint of Cats: Miss Gertrude of Nivelles.

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Cat Ladies Sources:

https://www.catgenie.com/blogs/catgazette/saint-gertrude-of-nivelles-patron-saint-of-cats

https://uscatholic.org/articles/202003/how-st-gertrude-of-nivelles-became-the-cat-lady-of-the-catholic-church/

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13891913/how-the-crazy-cat-lady-became-one-of-pop-cultures-most-enduring-sexist-tropes

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/61818/8-historys-greatest-cat-ladies

183. Illuminati and Frankenstein Castle Sep 28, 2023

It’s time for our annual Oktoberfest episode! (AKA the loosely German-themed episode.) So, lace up those dirndls as Hayley takes us to Bavaria to learn about Adam Weishaupt the founder of a real secret society that some people think is fake. Then buckle up your lederhosen, as Kat covers a creepy little castle with a macabre history.

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Illuminati Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/adam-weishaupt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Weishaupt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati

https://www.vox.com/2015/5/19/8624675/what-is-illuminati-meaning-conspiracy-beyonce

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/11/the-history-of-the-illuminati/142001

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20171127-the-birthplace-of-the-illuminati

182. Peace Project / Sex Raft and SCP Foundation Sep 21, 2023

Kat covers the Acali Expedition (aka sex raft) a 1973 social experiment that aimed to investigate interpersonal relationships in conditions of limited space and social isolation. Hayley covers (A PATREON PICK!) the SCP, the fictional secret organization documented by the collaborative-writing wiki project of the same name.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCP_Foundation

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4146

181. Sawney Bean and Motorcycle Gangs Sep 14, 2023

Hayley covers the bio of a great Scott (who was also murderous and cannibalistic.) Then, Kat dives into how World War 2 created motorcycle gangs in the USA.

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180. Catacombs of Paris and Thunderstorms Sep 07, 2023

Kat covers a cave full of millions of skeletons and how they got there. Hayley takes us back to 5th grade when you of course had a “thunderstorm curriculum.”

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Thunderstorms Sources:

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/thunderbird-native-american/

http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.na.031#:~:text=The%20Gros%20Ventres%20once%20possessed,blessings%20from%20the%20One%20Above.

http://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208172609/http:/www.albertasource.ca/natureslaws/traditions/ritual_meanings_pipe.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Head

https://www.weather.gov/media/grr/brochures/nwsthunderstorms&lightning.pdf

https://www.rd.com/list/thunderstorm-facts/

https://www.kristajain.com/post/folklore-spotlight-thunderstorms

https://www.almanac.com/thunderstorm-facts-and-lore

179. Hatfield–McCoy Feud and Hair Coloring Aug 31, 2023

Hayley covers a deadly conflict between two Appalachian families. Kat follows it up with something cute, fun, and light hearted: the history of hair dye.

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Hatfield-McCoy Feud Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield–McCoy_feud

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/hatfields-mccoys/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Gp872AefQ

https://allthatsinteresting.com/hatfields-and-mccoys-feud

178. Kaspar Hauser and Mad Cow Disease Aug 26, 2023

Kat covers was a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell and Hayley covers the outbreak of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy also known as "mad cow disease" and its human equivalent variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease.

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Mad Cow Disease Sources:

https://medium.com/p/8d1665af2dc9

http://www.mad-cow.org/99_tracie.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGf41TAFvTw

177. Elmer McCurdy and Victorio Peak Treasure Aug 17, 2023

Hayley covers the bandit who could never be captured alive and Kat presents a treasure hunting mystery from the deserts of New Mexico.

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Elmer McCurdy Sources:

https://the-line-up.com/elmer-mccurdy-mummy-man

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/elmer-mccurdy/

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/26/books/where-s-elmer.html

https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2018/07/elmer-mccurdy-traveling-corpse/

176. War Pigeons and Bélmez Faces Aug 10, 2023

Kat covers an animal that was instrumental in two world wars: the carrier pigeon. Hayley follows it up with a lesson on some spooky stains that happened in the spooky little town of Bélmez, Spain.

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Bélmez Faces Sources:

Mayer, Gerhard. (2019). The Bélmez Faces: An Investigation of a Supposedly Strong Case.

https://medium.com/our-weird-wonderful-world/the-people-in-the-floor-ccc588d24826

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bélmez_Faces

175. City Syndromes and Barbie Aug 03, 2023

Hayley is back in her natural habitat as a list bitch. Delivering a list of syndromes named after cities. And Kat gives a highly topical and highly pink lesson on Barbie and her many controversies.

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City Syndromes Sources:

https://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2019/2018

https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/jerusalem-syndrome/9349644#:~:text=For%20some%2C%20the%20religious%20significance,spotted%20in%20the%20holy%20city.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-42626255

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_syndrome

https://www.wired.com/2012/02/ff-jerusalemsyndrome/

https://www.history.com/news/nightmare-on-elm-street-real-inspiration-hmong-death