177: They Used Nun Urine For What?! The Dark History of Getting Pregnant
Hi friends, happy Wednesday!One of my friends is having a baby, so we’ve been talking about baby stuff a lot. And of course… my stupid phone is listening. So now my TikTok feed is filled with all thes...
23 Jul 202538min
176: Who Invented Breakfast? The Breakfast Industry’s Dirty Little Secrets
Hi friends, happy Wednesday!The other day I woke up starving — like, hangry. So I wandered into the kitchen and stood there, just… staring. Eggs? Too much work. Pancakes? Ehhh Toast? Meh. I mean why i...
16 Jul 202536min
175: How Bodybuilding Went from Freak Show to Fitness Empire
Hi friends, happy Wednesday! You know, lately I’ve noticed something strange. It feels like every celebrity these days is... jacked. Like, not just in “good shape.” I’m talking veins popping out of pl...
9 Jul 202537min
174: Murder, Incest, and Castration: How Nero DESTROYED Rome
Hi friends, happy Wednesday! So you guys know I love dictators. And you ended up *LOVING* the Caesar episode… So it made me wonder what other, *older* dictators were out there who I assumed were borin...
25 Jun 202554min
173: Stripper Wars: Chippendales’ Glamour, Greed & MURDER?!
Hi friends, happy Wednesday! For some reason, female nudity feels *way* more common than male nudity. In pop culture at least, we’re way more used to seeing women being naked and sexualized. Think how...
18 Jun 202550min
172: Earthquakes: From Human Sacrifice to Nuclear Disaster… Is the Big One Coming??
Hi friends, happy Wednesday! Do you guys remember earthquake drills? I grew up in California… So earthquake drills were just part of my life growing up.It seemed like we did earthquake drills nonstop....
11 Jun 202556min
171: Walmart: From American dream to American NIGHTMARE
Hi friends, happy Wednesday! Do you guys remember that movie “Where the Heart Is?” It’s all about this girl who secretly moves into the store without anyone noticing, then she gives birth in the mattr...
28 Mai 20251h 5min
170: The Shocking Truth About Dairy: Why are we *really* drinking milk?
Hi friends, happy Wednesday!As a country, America has always had a complicated relationship with dairy. One month we hate it, the next month, some weird cottage cheese recipe goes viral, and we’re all...
21 Mai 202554min
