Hysterical History

Hailey explains why Harriet Tubman, saint and national treasure, is much more suited to grace the $20 bill than old Sharp Knife the murderer, Andrew Jackson. Thanks to Swingwhale for our music and our...

26 Apr 201757min

On this episode, Alexis tears down Andrew Jackson with straight up facts, and she and Hailey discuss why this monster of a president was ever on money at all. Special thanks to Swingwhale for our intr...

17 Apr 20171h 14min

In this installment of Hysterical History: Evil Ladies Edition, Hailey teaches Alexis about Fredegund, the most murderous of evil stepmothers, Greg the Tool who thinks he is all that and a member of S...

10 Apr 201753min

Let's talk about interesting women! As well as: What is zoning? Where did Oregon get all its homeless people? Who is Sheela Patel and why is she judged for her looks instead of how she poisoned people...

4 Apr 20171h 2min

This week Alexis talks about Turk, the chess robot, who beat Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon, and maybe Catherine The Great, at chess in the 18th and 19th centuries. Why was it built? How did it work? Was...

20 Mar 201746min

This week, Hailey presents Alexis with the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876, when meat rained from the sky and PEOPLE ATE IT. Tune in to find out what kind of meat it was, how it potentially came down, an...

13 Mar 201739min

This week, the ladies discuss Hailey's favorite dude from history: Baron von Steuben. Discussed: house parties at Valley Forge, broship with Alexander Hamilton, a beloved fancy dog, dating Founding Fa...

6 Mar 201751min

Alexis talks about her favorite historical dude, Napoleon Bonaparte. Join us in our pilot to hear about his potential fear of cats, the mystery of his hair color, and the Ocean's Eleven style escapes ...

26 Feb 201752min