This week! Alex and Clara are still covering Sea Based Stories August because we love it so much. Take your Dramamine and join us. After some very silly banter Clara tells us of the life and times of Ernest Shackleton and his big journey in a little boat. Alex tells us about the Perfect Storm and how grace isn’t always a good thing.
This week we discuss more sea based stories! Let’s be honest, more sea based tragedies. Clara talks about murders, a scuttle and most importantly the survival story of Terry Jo Duperrault. Alex tells us the story of the basically murder of many, one dumb dumb Captain, and a sunk boat that refuses to come the the surface, the Andelana
Ahoy! We are back at it with some more sea-tastic tales! This week, Alex covers the sinking of the RMS Titanic (and she spends way too much time on the boat specs than the sinking) & Clara educates us all on the baddest Pirate around - Blackbeard!
August 2022! This month Alex and Clara talk about sea based events! Mysteries! Monsters! Mayhem! Clara talks about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. Alex tells us all about the lost city of Atlantis! We also get a Jimmy Hoffa update?? And we talk about a long time mystery that was recently solved.
It’s the third and final week of 2022’s child crime month! This week Alex talks about the Thurston High School shooting, and Clara tells the story of Mary Vincent.
I don’t even have to say it because you already know. It’s child crime month! This week we learn about how 3 people got one man killed by swatting because of $1. And about a bunch of children and one man who were kidnapped in a bus in Chowchilla. Make everyday Ed Ray day.
This week, for the first time ever, Alex and Clara overlap themes for one week only! They combined the top level of the pyramid with the highly anticipated, requested, and beloved by all, Child Crime month! Clara tells us about the insane allegations against the McMartin Preschool. Alex tells us of the West Memphis 3 which is a crime against 6 boys, Steve Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers along with Damien Echols, Jesse Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin.
Alex and Clara dive into the fourth level of the pyramid! Clara talks about how Victoria’s Secret is that she tracks patrons to sell to the sex trade and Alex talks about the benefits of essential oils and the inevitable pyramid schemes that go along with it. Did we mention it’s the conspiracy theory pyramid? They also talk about an elephant who snaps and seeks revenge, also some more sad truths about Gen Z.
This week Alex and Clara are on level 3 of the Conspyramid! Alex talks about major players in the music industry who faked their own deaths aka Elvis, Tupac, Michael Jackson, and Kurt Cobain. And Clara talks about the greatest conman of all time, Stevie Wonder. Did they mention they’re talking conspiracies? We also watch a tiktoc teaching the best tool to fight off aggressive emu’s and Alex finally comes around and loves the same show as Clara aka Below Deck
Level 2 of the Conspyramid! This week Clara dives into the secret societyly ran, lizard people built, end of days bunker for the wealthy, Denver International Airport! Alex talks about something more reality based yet conspiracy riddled, The disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. We also touch on a chocolate based emergency and a very old turtle named Jonathan.
We’re back on the conspiracy theory pyramid for Conspyramid June!! Clara tells us about COINTELPRO and Alex tells us about happenings at the Watergate hotel, with a shout out to the HoJo across the street. We also make a very important PSA and touch on the Depp v Heard trial.
It’s our final episode of MIA May! Clara talks about the mysterious disappearance of Jennifer Kesse, then Alex tells us about the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. We also chat about the upcoming Winnie the Pooh horror movie, Blood and Honey.
This week Alex and Clara talk about two more mysterious disappearances for MIA May! Alex tells us about Sky Metalwala and Clara tells us about the missing Sodder kids. We also talk about Spain’s new progressive laws and the USPS technically delivering mail… just 100 years late.
It’s MIA May! This week Alex and Clara are talking about two people who went missing mysteriously. Namely Bryce Laspisa and Brian Shaffer. We also have two weeks worth of bants to catch up on!
Finally! We have a whole episode dedicated to the British Royal Family! Very special guest Emily is back to educate us. Clara tells the real truth and explains how the family are shape shifting reptilians here to dominate the world. Emily explains the timeline of royals referencing popular books, movies, and tv shows. Alex provides color commentary. With three vacation brain combined, we got an episode out!
Alex and Clara bring you another potpourri episode! Alex tells us about the origins of the parental advisory sticker and Clara tells us about Mary Mallon. Along the way we discover the punniest woman’s name of all time and you also get the joy of hearing the ice cream truck in the background. Don’t worry we didn’t eat them into the mics.
This week! We kick off another potpourri month by passionately, on the verge of rudely, educate each other about things the other thought was fake. Namely, Clara talks about Girly Chew and Alex tells us about the real person Nicolas Flamel. We also talk about The Slap and we discuss another important food based question.
Praise be, we made it to the end of Government month. Alex teaches us about the constitutional amendments and Clara tries to explain different kinds of governments around the world. We also get our first bingo of 2022!
Happy Birthday, Alex!!! To join the fun Alex and Clara are joined by Chief Political Correspondent for Conversations in Comfy Pants, Adam! Rather than take advantage of having an actual expert on the scene, this week Clara tells us about who haunts the White House and Alex tells us about world leader’s pets!
This week Alex and Clara talk government! Again, the Russian government. Clara tells the life and leadership of Catherine the Great and Alex talks about the Romanov family! Alex declares herself not a cat but finds the perfect playlist for cats, and we semi successfully try out some Gen z terms. We slap at it…?
Week two of government! After some deep discussion about Jurassic Park and other nonsense Alex tells us about the man himself, Putin. Clara talks about government secret projects that were v unsuccessful. We also get one more check off the bingo card and offend another entire state.
We made it to March! Probably. This month we are discussing government… things. Clara breaks down Operation Paperclip (not Clippy) and two major players who benefited from it. Alex talks about yellowcake uranium (not delicious). Additionally Clara issues a public apology to Alex, and Alex vaguely and semi accurately tells Clara about the royal family. Also we 💕 Ukraine.
This week Clara and Alex end the love gone wrong series by discussing Lorena (Bobbitt) Gallo and Selena Quintanilla. But first we break down Alex’s mystery beverage as well as a couple true crime updates.
We’re back! And love has still gone wrong. This week Alex tells the story of pedo Mary Kay Letourneau. Clara tells the story of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman and the man who didn’t* kill them aka OJ Simpson. *he did
Welcome to February, a time we talk about love. But more specifically when love goes wrong! Clara tells the tale of the List Family, then Alex tells the story of what happens when the Richardson Family meets a self proclaimed werewolf. We knock off our first bingo tile and also invent some new footwear/overall combos.
This week, Alex and Clara wrap up Frauduary by talking about the two worst people on the planet. Clara talks about Robert David Hendy Freeguard from the documentary The Puppet Master and Alex tells us about Martin Shkreli from the documentary Pharma Bro. Cameos include Duran Duran and the Wu-Tang Clan.
Fraud January aka frauduary is back with two big boys. Clara tells us about Enron and Alex tells us about the dumpster fire that was the Fyre festival! A hot topic the FDA made an important decision on and proof of the Loch Ness monster make their way into conversation.
2022!! We did it! We start of the year with some fraud. That’s right, it’s Frauduary! This week Alex tells us about fraudster and over all terrible friend Anna Sorokin/DelVey. Clara talks about the unblinking fraudster Elizabeth Holms and her fake company Theranos. The whole time we’re not sure if we’re talking about frauds or frogs.
On the final week of Potpourri December Clara explores Christmas traditions around the world and Alex explains how we got the present day calendar! Christmas gifts and two cats named Jean and Jorts make their way into conversation.
This one is the most potpourri of all time with special guest and intern of the show, Makenna! Theres a record breaking four topics including sky diving beavers, the booby traps in Home Alone, things from our youth that seemed like they were going to be a bigger deal than they turned out to be, and finally nostalgic scents. Second annual holiday seltzers tasting and camels with Botox also make their way into conversation.
