E356 Spam Artists and Interplanetary Gossip

Always Christine, never the coroner... this week on episode 199 (wow, so close to 200!) we're still battling side effects of our new medications but are wholeheartedly embracing all the many and varied ways we could feel uncomfortable next! We've also got some big and mysterious stories to distract us this week as Em takes us on an epic Scottish adventure to Loch Ness. That's right, Em is covering the legend of Nessie (and their potential love interest with some Xiinön-level falsies)! Then Christine covers an unsolved mystery that will leave you contemplating chimneys, folded clothes and cabins in the woods in the story of missing Colorado teen Joshua Maddux, also known as the Boy in the Chimney. And do you think Nessie could have been a vacuum cleaner this whole time? Either way, Em may have officially sent Christine over the edge and into the loch... and that's why we drink! Check out the poem Em mentioned in their story that was written in Nessie's very own first language: bit.ly/nessiesong Please consider supporting the companies that support us! ThirdLove knows there’s a perfect bra for everyone, so right now they are offering our listeners 10% off your first order! Go to THIRDLOVE.com/DRINK now to find your perfect-fitting bra… and get 10% off your first purchase! Check out all the amazing shoes, bags and masks available right now at rothys.com/DRINK. That’s Rothys.com R-O-T-H-Y-S.com/DRINK. Style and sustainability meet to create your new favorites! Simply visit athleticgreens.com/DRINK and join health experts, athletes and health conscious go-getters around the world who make a daily commitment to their health. Go to athleticgreens.com/DRINK and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today. Take control of acne, dark spots, breakouts or whatever your unique concerns may be with a powerful skincare treatment made for YOU today! Go to Curology.com/drink for a free 30-day trial, just pay for shipping and handling! See Curology.com for all the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Nov 20201h 49min

It's episode 198 and we've got lots of juice covered news for you! For starters, we're getting so close to our 200th episode and we can't wait to share the surprises we have in store. Then Em announces they've officially been diagnosed with ADHD and is reaping the benefits of their new medication, including both dry mouth and a laser focused deep dive into what it means to be drawn and quartered... which unfortunately happened in their story topic this week: the Charleston Old City Jail aka the most haunted building in South Carolina. Then Christine covers a story with a wild amount of footage pre-murder: the Watts family killings. We're also led to believe Nichol is the new Meghan... and that's why we drink! Check out Dakota Laden's winning mashup video Em talks about here! bit.ly/gamashup Please consider supporting the companies that support us! Don’t spend a minute of your holiday season at the Post Office this year. Sign up for Stamps.com instead. There’s NO risk. With our promo code, DRINK, you get a special offer that includes a 4-week trial PLUS free postage and a digital scale. No long term commitments or contracts. Just go to Stamps.com, click on the Microphone at the TOP of the homepage and type in DRINK. Shop 15% off through Black Friday and Cyber Monday! Go to Felix Gray Glasses.com/DRINK to shop better Blue Light glasses at their best price EVER. Free Shipping. Free Returns. Free Exchanges. Join MILLIONS of happy HELLO TUSHY customers RIGHT NOW and have a clean butt with every flush. Go to HELLOTUSHY.com/DRINK to get TEN PERCENT OFF. Go to Vistaprint.com slash DRINK to get started on your unregiftable gift. The holidays are coming up! Don’t miss your chance to get an unregiftable gift. Get started today at vistaprint.com/DRINK. Get the Cloud Paint Duo by visiting Glossier.com/podcast/DRINK. For a limited time, new customers can get 10% off your first order. (certain exclusions apply) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Nov 20202h 10min

Happy Starch Season again! We're back with another bonus listeners episode and, wow, do we have a peeling you'll like this one... believe it or not, we actually did get potato themed stories as requested. We're also super excited to share a turkey adjacent combo of stories involving an armed tricyclist, the panting of a bunch of ghost poodles, and a ransom note found in the floorboards of an old house. Thank you to everyone who sent in stories to help us get into that November mood. Could you peel a potato for all of eternity? Only if we could take breaks to eat those delicious god-apples... and that's why we drink! Please consider supporting the companies that support us! Daily Harvest makes it easy to eat clean, undeniably delicious food, no matter what your day brings. Keep it simple with Daily Harvest! Go to DAILYHARVEST.com and enter promo code DRINK to get $25 off your first box! Right now, Embark has an exclusive offer on their Breed and Health Kit for our listeners this holiday season! Go to Embarkvet.com now to get the best deal of the year AND free shipping. Use Promo code DRINK to save $64 off your Embark Breed and Health Kit. Offer ends on 12/1. It’s simple: if you have a computer, Honey should be on it. It’s free and works with whatever browser you use. You can get Honey for free today at Joinhoney.com/DRINK. Get 10% off site-wide when you use promo code DRINK at truff.com. That’s 10% everything—including White TRUFF VIP box and TRUFF Variety Pack. Just in time for the holidays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Nov 202047min

It's episode 197 and we're here to tell you, we don't know that goat and we've never seen that lizard before in our lives! Although we might have started an avalanche by turning ourselves into wolves, because this week Em brings us the second part in their two-part series on the history and trials of werewolves. Then Christine covers the tragic death by exposure of Saskatoon Saulteaux First Nations teen Neil Stonechild and the wildly racist practice of starlight tours by local police. Lastly, we offer our apologies but we mean full offense to medieval pamphlet writers... and that's why we drink! Please consider supporting the companies that support us! You can grow thicker, healthier hair AND support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and using promo code DRINK. New customers will get twenty-percent off plus FREE shipping on EVERY order. This is their best offer available anywhere. Don’t spend a minute of your holiday season at the Post Office this year. Sign up for Stamps.com instead. There’s NO risk. With our promo code, DRINK, you get a special offer that includes a 4-week trial PLUS free postage and a digital scale. No long term commitments or contracts. Just go to Stamps.com, click on the Microphone at the TOP of the homepage and type in DRINK. Give the gift of Native by going to NativeDeo.com/drink, or use promo code drink at checkout, and get 20% off your first order. Brooklinen is the home essentials company offering premium sheets, bedding, towels and much more without the luxury level markups. Go to Brooklinen.com and use promo code drink to get 10% off your first order and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Nov 20202h 10min

Welcome to episode 196! It may be a little too on the snout, so to speak... because Em is covering the history of werewolves in the first of a two part series! Then Christine takes on another Halloween related story with the tragic disappearance of Cindy Song. And conspiracy of the week: did Jesus know about werewolves? ... and that's why we drink! We're also sending everyone love, peace and rest after this stressful election week! Please consider supporting the companies that support us! Visit https://betterhelp.com/drink and join the over 1,000,000 people taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced professional. Special offer for ATWWD listeners! Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/drink. Order your FabFitFun Winter box today! Use coupon code “DRINK” for $10 off your first box at www.fabfitfun.com Go to HelloFresh.com/DRINK90 and use code DRINK90 to get $90 off including free shipping. Right now, just for our listeners you can go to HuntAKiller.com/DRINK and use promo code DRINK at check out for 20% off your first box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Nov 20201h 44min

Happy starch season!! While it will always be spooky season in our hearts, time does tend to move forward so we're also getting ready to pass the cranberry sauce if you know what we mean. But, don't worry, our listener stories this month are still wildly scary. Eva woke up at 3am to her phone glitching after reading them and Christine's printer refused to print them! Join us for our least favorite topic: Black Eyed Kids!! No one is allowed to open their doors anymore, at any point, unless it's Postmates... and that's why we drink! Please consider supporting the companies that support us! If you’re a homeowner, head to Policygenius.com right now to get started. They’ve saved their home and auto insurance customers an average of $1,127 a year. Policygenius. When it comes to insurance, it’s nice to get it right. Make getting dressed the easiest part of your routine at jennikayne.com. Get 20% off your first order when you use code DRINK at checkout. So many people have been using BetterHELP that they are recruiting additional counselors in all 50 states. Special offer for ATWWD listeners: get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/drink! See why Feetures has quickly become the #1 running sock in America. For listeners of And That’s Why We Drink, you can receive $10 Off Your First Pair of Feetures by going to feetures.com and using our code DRINK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Nov 202058min

Xiinön is still in the room this week... so sue her! We're also pretty sure we're cursed so get ready for some spooky updates in episode 195! We're still riding high from spooky season and bringing you the creeps with Em's story on the history of Frankenstein. Then Christine takes us to Evatha's hometown of Leesburg, Virginia to cover the East Coast Rapist, not to be confused with the East Area Rapist. Em also shares quite an array of photos from the world's worst playground... and that's why we drink! Please consider supporting the companies that support us! Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at rothys.com/DRINK. That’s Rothys.com/DRINK. Style and sustainability meet to create your new favorites! Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/DRINK and the first 1,000 people to use our link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. Receive free access to thousands of classes for a limited time. Be one of the first 1,000 to sign up at skillshare.com/DRINK. Go to buyphantomwine.com and enter DRINK for 20% off online purchases of Phantom wine. You’re going to love Amazon Music Unlimited as much as we do. Take advantage of this incredible offer today! For a limited time… you can get three months of Amazon Music Unlimited for FREE. Go to Amazon.com/whywedrink. That’s Amazon.com/whywedrink to get your first three months of Amazon Music for FREE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Nov 20201h 55min

HALLOWEEN IS HERE!! And Eva's currently calling a lawyer because episode 194 is so spooky, it might just be illegal. We're also worried Zak Bagans is going to sue and/or block all of us now... Because as a Halloween surprise Em is covering the history of our favorite paranormal investigator and the origins of Ghost Adventures!! Christine then takes us on a wild Halloween ride that may very well be the basis for the urban legend that had our parents combing our Trick-or-Treat candy for poison, the story of The Candyman Ronald O'Bryan. Tune in to hear all about our spooky live stream, see Christine's Lemon costume, and get a sneak peek of Em's undying alien love, Xiinön! And may we never forget Xiinön's catch phrase: She put on a few falsies, so SUE her... and that's why we drink! Please consider supporting the companies that support us! ThirdLove knows there’s a perfect bra for everyone, so right now they are offering my listeners 10% off your first order! Go to ThirdLove.com/DRINK now to find your perfect-fitting bra… and get 10% off your first purchase! Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at rothys.com/DRINK. That’s Rothys.com/DRINK. Style and sustainability meet to create your new favorites! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Okt 20201h 39min