Mass Hysteria

Ghosts in Mexico, meowing nuns, possessions, giggling plagues, dancing...all exciting and all caused by mass hysteria at some point. We're gonna poke at your brains again this week as we explore how a thought can cause real, physical symptoms.

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Mini: Anansi Girls

In the beginning, all stories were Tiger Stories...until a spider pulled some wild business. Join us for a dose of West African mythology with a few tales of Anansi the Spider!

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Delphine LaLaurie

There are stories in history that are horrifying and gross and then through retelling, they become more horrifying and gross, but in a different way. This is one of those stories. This week Sara and Emily dig a little deeper into the life and times of terrible racist, murderer, and socialite Delphine LaLaurie.

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Mini: The Blair Witch Project Commentary

It's the spooky season once more! Grab your popcorn and your blanket to hide under because we're watching a movie YOU (the listener!) voted for. There's something afoot in them there woods and we're going to find out what.

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Elections

The American government is confusing, we get it, but it's also your civic duty to vote! That's why we're taking this chance to help you understand everything from election cycles, to primaries, to whatever the hell the Electoral College is. Resources from this episode:

vote.org to register, find your polling place, or learn how to vote by mail. postyourvote.org to learn how you can vote from home. votesaveamerica.org to register, vote, and volunteer 866ourvote.org for election projection and more information about voting rules in your state

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Mini: Iceman, Hotdish

What happens when you take Encino man and set it in 1960's Minnesota? Well, less Brendan Fraser and more one guy who wants to tour the frozen body around as The Minnesota Ice Man.

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High Strangeness

Witness the latest slip in Emily's insistence that she doesn't like aliens! With stories of abductions, sightings,and some familiar government entities, this episode is guaranteed to give you the willies. Or the Tommy Leesies, if that's your thing?

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Mini: Shark Week

In a world where almost nothing is certain, there is but one constant...Shark Week.

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Eva Perón

Afternoonified heads to South America to learn about a local politician, actress, and opponent of any country-wide crying, Eva Perón! It's more than just pretty dresses and musicals, though. There's also potential forgery, military coups and...some stuff with a body.

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Mini: What the hell are the Nephilim?

Your guess is just as good as ours. The ladies take a shallow dive into the Bible and try to figure out if we're talking about angels, giants, or...Bigfoot?

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