Holly covers the case of a Florida man on a power trip. The Pasco County sheriff’s office has been surveilling and harassing its residents on the basis of arbitrary scores that “predict” how likely they are to commit a future crime. IT JUST MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL. Next, Claudia teaches a lesson on the case that has been called “the second Dyatlov Pass Incident.” Is it a creepy pasta? Is this Blue Adept round two? No!!! And stop asking!!! Support the brands who support us! For 20% off your order o...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 67
Hayley delivers a history lesson this week on 15th century mercenary, Gotz Von Berlichingen. Berlichen enjoyed fighting people, fighting cities, fighting countries, fighting Chipotle, ruling with an iron fist, and most of all, having his ass kissed. Next, Kat teaches a lesson on the catalyst of the modern day LGBTQIA+ rights movement and the reason we have pride parades: Stonewall. Happy pride everybody, and thank you to the brave folks at Stonewall who made Pride Month possible! This Pride Mont...
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 66
We did it! It’s the episode no one asked for. Kat teaches a lesson on the dogfighting ring of the video game world- Pokemon. Next, Hayley talks about One Direction, the “infamous” 2010s boyband. Now you hipsters can be experts on the two things you avoided because they were too ~mainstream~ Support the brands who support us! For 20% off your order of Seventh Hill CBD visit seventhhillcbd.com and enter our promo code nightclassy. https://linktr.ee/NightClassy Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2021...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 65
Hayley teaches a lesson on hipsters and proves they all look the same.. And they’re living in SALT LAKE CITY?! It also turns out that modern hipsters were not the first to the game- they owe it all to the hepcats. Then, Kat presents the history of swear words and the research behind why we fucking love swearing. Stop trying to make “ficken” happen. It’s NOT going to happen! Support the brands who support us! For 20% off your order of Seventh Hill CBD visit seventhhillcbd.com and enter our promo ...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 64
This week, we prove that #yesallmen. Hayley tells the story of American Apparel and its predator of a CEO Dov Charney. Dov really showed that all good things can and will be ruined by a creepy ass man. This is why we can’t have nice T-shirts. Then, Kat teaches a lesson on Marvin Heemeyer and his “killdozer.” Marvin felt wronged by zoning laws so he decided to take things into his own hands.. And the internet made him a hero for it. Support the brands who support us! For 20% off your order of Sev...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 63
Dmitri Belyaev dreamed of witnessing the process of domestication within his lifetime. Kat tells the story of how he made that happen with silver foxes, in spite of Soviet-era hostility toward the study of genetics. Thanks Stalin! Then, Hayley teaches the history of coffee and we learn the devil is good, food can be baptized, and coffee brings all the monks to the yard. Donate to us on Patreon to fund our new addiction to poop coffee! https://linktr.ee/NightClassy Produced by Parasaur Studios © ...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 62
Hayley teaches a lesson on bounty hunters which of course includes the queen bee bounty hunter, Dog. We don’t want to give Dog too much attention, as bounty hunting in other countries is just called kidnapping, but we do love his hair. Next, Kat lectures on one of the 80’s most iconic hacking incidents: the Max Headroom case. It may have been an inside job- which by the way Hayley loves, but only when she’s not part of them. Support the brands who support us! For 20% off your order of Seventh Hi...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 61
Hayley covers a chilling cold case and once again proves that internet sleuths are more useful than police. Then, we take a not-at-all brief intermission to have our first fight. Friendships were destroyed, relationships shattered, all over years-old spoilers. Hayley and Alec literally don’t know how Harry Potter ended. Someone take their millennial cards. After that abomination, Kat graciously decides to remain on the podcast long enough to teach a lesson on fake psychics. Support the brands wh...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 60
Kat has the privilege of telling the life story of horse-papaw Samuel Garland. Samuel was a member of the US 10th Cavalry Regiment and an early settler of Nicodemus- he really was goin’ around startin’ towns. Next, Hayley teaches us about Tupperware and the woman behind its success, (and the reason we get to enjoy leftovers) Brownie Wise. We thank Brownie Wise for her sassy use of ellipses and extend a big middle finger to Earl Tupper for his misogyny. Support the brands who support us! For 20% ...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 59
Today on TLC’s A Rabbit Story Hayley teaches a lesson on Mary Toft. Mary astonished eighteenth century medical doctors by giving birth to rabbits- or at least chunks of dismembered rabbits. A woman’s body really is a mystery. Then, Kat tells the peculiar story of Dr. OC Smith. Dr. Smith, a respected medical examiner known for conducting autopsies on homicide victims, became the victim of a grisly crime himself…. Or did he? PS we never did get our Chinese food :( Support the brands who support us...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 58
Drinking The Koolaid is a podcast dedicated to the mysterious and hosts Cassidy and Amanda join Night Classy this week to teach two very mysterious lessons! Cassidy covers the strange mass death of birds within a one-mile radius of a small Arkansas town... aliens? Next, Amanda presents the Kentucky meat shower incident where mysterious meat fell from the sky... babies? Subscribe to Drinking The Koolaid to hear Kat and Hayley teach lessons on the mummified leg feud and chess boxing. Drinking The ...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 53 min
Kat covers Samantha Sally, an American woman who joined ISIS. Whether she joined by her own free will or was forced to by her husband is unclear, but what’s not unclear is Kat’s affinity for horses AND ringworm. Next, there’s some Houdini in this house, there’s some Houdini in this house because Hayley (former MHS prom queen c. 2015) teaches a lesson on the history of magicians! Support the brands who support us! For 20% off your order of Seventh Hill CBD visit seventhhillcbd.com and enter our p...
Apr 15, 2021•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 57
Hayley covers inventions that were created fully by accident. But what won’t be an accident is our new living room decorated with bubble wrap and luminol. Next, Kat tells us about some products that people are (arguably) way too obsessed with. Why are Birkin bags so expensive? Why must people cling to farmhouse chic? And why have sex on your children’s toys when Applebee’s bathrooms exist??! Support the brands who support us! For 20% off your order of Seventh Hill CBD visit seventhhillcbd.com an...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 56
Hayley teaches a lesson on spontaneous human combustion, AKA what happens every time we eat Chipotle. Next, Kat takes us on a learny journey to China where we learn about the life of one of the most successful pirate lords in history: Ching Shih. Night Classy stands against Asian American Pacific Islander hate always, and especially in the wake of the recent shooting in Atlanta which targeted primarily Asian American women. Violence against the AAPI community has risen approximately 350% in rece...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 55
Kat teaches a lesson on L’Inconnue de la Seine, an unidentified drowned girl who ended up setting beauty standards for a century. Next, Hayley teaches a lesson on past lives and we examine our own past lives as a colonial woman and her horse. Finally, don’t forget: niceness protects predators, but niceness also helps small businesses! This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your order, visit ralphieandalice.com and enter our promo code NIGHTCLASSY. https://linktr.ee/NightClas...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 54
Happy freaking birthday to us! Night Classy turned one year old, so we popped prosecco, drank the entire bottle before starting, and covered two incredible listener topics. Kat teaches a lesson on The Bermuda Triangle, complete with 80s song breaks, juicy coochie, and angry screaming about Chris Columbus. Next, Hayley covers black, trans, LGBTQ+ activist Marsha ‘Pay it no mind’ Johnson. Who among being a legendary advocate and American hero, was also “prone” to making her own clothes. Trans Life...
Mar 18, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 53
Hayley tells the story of America’s most famous criminal couple: Bonnie and Clyde. Next, Kat teaches a lesson on vestigiality- the structures, behaviors, and organs that evolution has rendered useless. Meanwhile, Hayley reminisces about the tail she may have had, and exposes her own vestigial structure: her crooked buttcrack. This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your order, visit ralphieandalice.com and enter our promo code NIGHTCLASSY. Our Link Tree Produced by Parasaur S...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 52
Kat tells the story of the hungriest man who ever lived: Tarrare. Tarrare was known to eat anything he could find including raw organs, live cats, and garbage, until he literally ended up with a food baby.. Next, Hayley teaches a lesson on the disappearance of John and Linda Sohus. The moral of this story is never, EVER trust a man named Chip. Not even Chip Gaines. This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your order, visit ralphieandalice.com and enter our promo code NIGHTCLAS...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 51
Hayley blows our minds with the fact that there are lizard people, and they live in Denver, CO. That’s right! We are talking about Denver Airport conspiracy theories. What’s scarier: the world ending or being crushed to death by a veiny blue horse? Next, Kat takes on some conspiracy theories of her own around the 90s’ favorite toy: Furby! Until they make a Furby that can hold our hair and put us to bed after a night out, we don’t want one. Our Linktree Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2021...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 50
Hayley goes grim this week and tells us about Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova; a pair of conjoined twins who were ruthlessly experimented on by Soviet Russia. Then, Kat lightens the mood by taking us to a 17th century French prison, where an anonymous prisoner was made to wear a mask, concealing his identity over his decades long sentence. Who was the man in the iron mask? Or dare we say- the mutt in the iron muzzle? DOGGY STYLE. This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your or...
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 49
Hayley teaches us all about our first and favorite childhood video game: The Sims! Then we get in our biggest fight ever over Hayley making Kat's sim blonde and evil. Next, Kat tells us about the ancient Roman holiday (?) Lupercalia and how it ~may~ have inspired Valentine's Day. We also learned that people back in the day fuuuuuu*ked, they just didn't say it like that. This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your order, visit ralphieandalice.com and enter our promo code NIGH...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 48
Kat teaches the legend of Bloody Mary Bloody Mary Bloody Mary! She is real, but a bitch can only be in one place at a time. Then, BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELTS (get it?) while Hayley tells us about Henry Ford’s dry, vegetarian utopia: Fordlandia, and its dark underbelly of square dancing. This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your order, visit ralphieandalice.com and enter our promo code NIGHTCLASSY. Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2021...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 47
This episode starts out sweet, then gets a little salty! Kat teaches a lesson on candy; ancient candy, Halloween candy, sex store candy.. All the candy! Then, Hayley tells us about Torajan funerals and how dying really isn’t so bad. You get a tan, lose some weight, get a cool leather jacket, and are pulled up to heaven by a team of beautiful buffalo. Or rats if you’re ballin’ on a budget. This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your order, visit ralphieandalice.com and enter ...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 46
Hayley teaches a lesson on the world’s longest documented penis. JUST KIDDING. She teaches a lesson on the world’s first meme! Or is it me-me? Next, Kat wants you to know that not all MAGA freaks are Evangelical Christians who worship sky daddy. There is a sizable population of white supremacist pagans who are terrorists on the streets and polytheistic in the sheets. This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your order, visit ralphieandalice.com and enter our promo code NIGHTCL...
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 45
Kat teaches a lesson on the “Bling Ring,” a group of rich teenagers who repeatedly robbed the homes of celebrities including Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, and fashion icon Lindsay Lohan. We aren’t saying we want to steal from Hilary Duff, but we are saying we want to take selfies in her bathroom. Then, Hayley tells us all about frenemies Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. Did Jerry Lee show up at Graceland with a gun? Or was it just his knee bulge? This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. ...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 44
Hayley tells the original story behind Disney’s The Little Mermaid, and we spot the differences and the symbolism. Does the surface of the ocean mean sex? Is the red garden her pubes? Probably. Then, Kat presents the wild origin story of Rainforest Cafe. Rainforest Cafe is not a ‘just the tip’ kind of operation. It’s the whole shaft. This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your order, visit ralphieandalice.com and enter our promo code NIGHTCLASSY. Our Website Produced by Para...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 43
Kat describes the incredible lives of Krista and Tatiana Hogan, a set of craniopagus twins with the ability to read each other’s thoughts and move each other’s limbs. Meanwhile, Kat displays her inability to properly pronounce “conjoined.” Then, sorry to everyone who owns a pair of sequin mouse ears, Hayley teaches us that Disney actually sucks. This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your order, visit ralphieandalice.com and enter our promo code NIGHTCLASSY. Our Website Prod...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 42
Welcome to our sort-of-Christmas-themed episode! Christmas Eve is mentioned and so is snow! Hayley tells the story of Agatha Christie and how she was 100% that bitch who Gone Girl-ed herself. Then, Kat teaches a lesson on mountain daddies AKA yetis. This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your order, visit ralphieandalice.com and enter our promo code NIGHTCLASSY. Our Website Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2020...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 41
Hayley presents the broad history of thongs, starting with Otzi The Iceman’s loincloth and ending with Monica Lewinsky’s whale tale. Gone are the dark days of panty lines- no offense to panty lines. Next, Kat teaches a lesson on the human sense of smell. It turns out we can smell emotions, danger, and whether or not we’re in a Target. This episode is sponsored by Ralphie and Alice. For 15% off your order, visit ralphieandalice.com and enter our promo code NIGHTCLASSY. Produced by Parasaur Studio...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 40
Hayley teaches a lesson that combines our two favorite talking points: ghosts and The Bachelorette! Last week, Queen Tayshia and a man who shall not be named went on a ghost hunting date at the La Quinta (it’s a pun!) Resort, and naturally we needed all the background deets behind this “creepy detail.” Then, Kat exposes Patrice Wilson, the man behind Rebecca Black’s hit song Friday, as the disgusto barfo creep that he is. He really likes Chinese food and eleven-year-old girls. This episode is sp...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 39