It’s time for our annual Oktoberfest episode! (AKA the loosely German-themed episode.) So, lace up those dirndls as Hayley takes us to Bavaria to learn about Adam Weishaupt the founder of a real secret society that some people think is fake. Then buckle up your lederhosen, as Kat covers a creepy little castle with a macabre history. Support the Dice Planner kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/517722467/dice-planner-for-adhd Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camarader...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 36 min
Kat covers the Acali Expedition (aka sex raft) a 1973 social experiment that aimed to investigate interpersonal relationships in conditions of limited space and social isolation. Hayley covers (A PATREON PICK!) the SCP, the fictional secret organization documented by the collaborative-writing wiki project of the same name. Producer Alec's Dice Planner for ADHD Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/517722467/dice-planner-for-adhd Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camara...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Hayley covers the bio of a great Scott (who was also murderous and cannibalistic.) Then, Kat dives into how World War 2 created motorcycle gangs in the USA. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Classy | Linktree Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2023...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Kat covers a cave full of millions of skeletons and how they got there. Hayley takes us back to 5th grade when you of course had a “thunderstorm curriculum.” Night Classy | Linktree Thunderstorms Sources: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/thunderbird-native-american/ http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.na.031#:~:text=The%20Gros%20Ventres%20once%20possessed,blessings%20from%20the%20One%20Above . http://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208172609/http:/www.albertasource.ca/naturesla...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 37 min
Hayley covers a deadly conflict between two Appalachian families. Kat follows it up with something cute, fun, and light hearted: the history of hair dye. Night Classy | Linktree Hatfield-McCoy Feud Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield–McCoy_feud https://www.legendsofamerica.com/hatfields-mccoys/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Gp872AefQ https://allthatsinteresting.com/hatfields-and-mccoys-feud Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2023...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Kat covers was a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell and Hayley covers the outbreak of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy also known as "mad cow disease" and its human equivalent variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Night Classy | Linktree Mad Cow Disease Sources: https://medium.com/p/8d1665af2dc9 http://www.mad-cow.org/99_tracie.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGf41TAFvTw Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2023...
Aug 26, 2023•1 hr 40 min
Hayley covers the bandit who could never be captured alive and Kat presents a treasure hunting mystery from the deserts of New Mexico. Night Classy | Linktree' Elmer McCurdy Sources: https://the-line-up.com/elmer-mccurdy-mummy-man https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/elmer-mccurdy/ https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/26/books/where-s-elmer.html https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2018/07/elmer-mccurdy-traveling-corpse/ Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2023...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Kat covers an animal that was instrumental in two world wars: the carrier pigeon. Hayley follows it up with a lesson on some spooky stains that happened in the spooky little town of Bélmez, Spain. Night Classy | Linktree Bélmez Faces Sources: Mayer, Gerhard. (2019). The Bélmez Faces: An Investigation of a Supposedly Strong Case. https://medium.com/our-weird-wonderful-world/the-people-in-the-floor-ccc588d24826 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bélmez_Faces Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2023...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Hayley is back in her natural habitat as a list bitch. Delivering a list of syndromes named after cities. And Kat gives a highly topical and highly pink lesson on Barbie and her many controversies. Night Classy | Linktree City Syndromes Sources: https://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2019/2018 https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/jerusalem-syndrome/9349644#:~:text=For%20some%2C%20the%20religious%20significance,spotted%20in%20the%20holy%20city . https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-i...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Kat covers a creepy letter-writing campaign that rocked small town Ohio. Hayley covers the first documented female gang in London. https://linktr.ee/NightClassy Forty Elephants Sources: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/remembering-forty-elephants-gang-cunning-brutality https://stmuscholars.org/who-says-a-woman-cant-be-gangsta-alice-diamond-and-the-forty-elephants/ https://thecrimewire.com/institutional/The-Most-Notorious-All-Women-Criminal-Gang-in-History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_El...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 36 min
Would a teletubby lie? Obviously not. So, neither would the astronauts of Apollo 11. Hayley outlines the moon landing hoax conspiracy theory and exactly why anyone who believes it is stupid. Then, Kat tells the life story of iconic Irish witch, Biddy Early. https://linktr.ee/NightClassy Biddy Early sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biddy_Early https://www.irishamerica.com/2016/08/wild-irish-women-biddy-early-1798-1872-2/ https://www.spookyisles.com/biddy-early-ireland/ https://www.womensmus...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Summer break is here so we are releasing a double feature from Patreon! This episode features a Show & Tell and a Smart Alec. Enjoy stories of penis cannibalism, bad-at-job beheadings, and jaws meets the Loch Ness Monster. Join Patreon and support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Kat covers a mysterious and DEADLY disease nicknamed the laughing death. (No, it is not about being tickled.) Then Hayley has a PRIDE lesson for us! She'll be teaching us about a wrongfully demonized patient of the AIDS epidemic. Gaétan Dugas Sources: https://www.nature.com/articles/538428a https://macleans.ca/culture/movies/how-a-typo-created-a-scapegoat-for-the-aids-epidemic/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaëtan_Dugas https://www.vice.com/en/article/vb4mz9/how-one-young-gay-man-was-wrongfully-...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Would you pay $10 for a skull reading? Hayley introduces us to the Buzzfeed personality test of the Victorian Era: phrenology! Hopefully your organ of murder isn’t too bulgy. Then, Kat tells the incredible life story of Karl M. Baer. An intersex man who underwent the world’s first gender affirming surgery, all while being a feminist icon and Jewish activist king. https://linktr.ee/NightClassy Phrenology Sources: https://www.simplypsychology.org/phrenology.html https://www.yorku.ca/rsheese2/1010/...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 17 min
https://linktr.ee/nightclassy Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2023 Plastic Surgery Sources: https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/birth-plastic-surgery https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/reconstructing-face-america-liberating-face-and-soul-soldiers-through-innovations#:~:text=During%20World%20War%20II%2C%20surgeons,sense%20of%20pride%20and%20confidence . https://www.livescience.com/4555-world-prosthetic-egyptian-mummy-fake-toe.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17572582/ https://www.cnn.com...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Hayley covers the queen of abstract art, and communicating with the spirit realm, Hilma af Klint. Hilma kept her art secret for decades believing the world wasn’t ready. We are glad she is finally getting the credit she deserves! Then, if you don’t already have taphophobia, you definitely will after Kat’s lesson. She recounts three terrifying stories of people being buried alive, and the lengths inventors went to prevent future mishaps. https://linktr.ee/nightclassy Produced by Parasaur Studios ...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Kat takes us into the dazzling world of vaudeville as we uncover the story of the Cherry Sisters. Their eccentric performances exist at the intersection of people who throw things at performers and those who punch walls. Next, Hayley tells the story of the Oversteegn sisters, fearless resistance fighters during World War II. You must always remember to stay human! https://linktr.ee/nightclassy Oversteegen Sisters Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/obituaries/freddie-oversteegen-dutch-re...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Hayley recaps a trial that attempted to convict a science teacher for teaching science- no, really. John Thomas Scopes was prosecuted by the state of Tennessee for teaching that humans evolved from “monkeys,” and not even American monkeys! Then, Kat explains how scientist John Calhoun attempted to answer the unknowns of human overpopulation using mice. Spoiler alert: societal structures crumble and the mice succumb to degeneracy. Maybe humans would do things differently? https://linktr.ee/nightc...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 26 min
Kat covers the eerie legend of Corpsewood Manor, a secluded residence in the woods of Georgia, built by hand by a Satanist and his Catholic boyfriend. Dr. Charles Shudder and Joseph Odom were truly living their best lives. Maybe they didn’t have electricity, but they were never short on LSD, skulls, or pentagrams. Much like a horror movie, this true crime story takes a dark turn. Next, Hayley steps into the shadowy world of the Witness Protection Program. You have to give up your name and identi...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Hayley teaches the history of a system near and dear to her heart: the lottery. You may only have a one in 14 million chance of picking the winning numbers, but you have a one in one chance of enjoying this episode- bu-dum-tss! Then, Kat and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle prove to everyone that fairies are real and men are stupid. Two country girls got more than they bargained for when they presented their parents with photographs of fairies. Lottery Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhC5NmFouHU htt...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 34 min
Kat covers the second half of the Donner party. It’s mostly eating rugs and taking weeks-long depression naps. Before long, rescuers reach the stranded parties but we’re still not sure if they came from California or heaven. Next, Hayley resurrects the story of the Cadaver Synod. Pope Formosus was put on trial… 7 months after he died. It was not a normal trial. Cadaver Synod Sources: THE TRIAL OF THE CORPSE POPE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfpwo5B0Iq4 The Cadaver Synod: When a Dead Pope Was...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Hayley introduces us to a man who created a reality show for his own ghost. Charles Vance Millar’s will left a wake of chaos, paramount of which was prize money for a baby-making competition. If you’re confused, don't worry, we are too. Then, Kat begins the harrowing story of survival, perseverance, and ultimate taboo-breaking, that is the Donner Party. https://linktr.ee/NightClassy Donner Party Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party# https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-donnerparty/...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 26 min
Kat covers the world’s most famous shark and inspiration for Jaws, or as we like to call it “Shark.” The Jersey Man Eater took more than a nibble from more than four people… Or was it the sea turtles? Next, Hayley recounts the time Norway and Great Britain got in a pissing contest to see who could arrive first in the “awful place” known as the South Pole. The human will to live leaves the chat about the same time the temperature plummeted to -68 degrees. Link to Good Ohio Dogman Encounter: https...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 39 min
Hayley tells the story of Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made billionaire and inventor of 3 Edison machines in a trenchcoat. Elizabeth’s blood analyzing technology was supposed to make the impossible possible. Only it really was impossible- if only someone had told her that. Then, Kat explains how tulip bulbs were the 17th century’s version of turnips in animal crossing. Only, this was real life, and people spent their life savings on flowers. Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2023 https://lin...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 36 min
Kat dives into the controversial history of double Ds, Dungeons and Dragons that is. The Christian anti-D&D organization “Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons” formed in response to a mother’s concerns about satanic worship. Just remember to keep game pieces out of bodily orifices, and you should be safe! Next, Hayley covers the Freetown Project in Grafton, New Hampshire (the hamster state). Libertarians took over the area to practice their right to traffic organs, practice consensual canniba...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Kat teaches a lesson on a dietician who dipped her toe into evangelical cult-leading. Gwen Shamblin’s diet program of praying the fat away somehow appealed to enough people that she could afford a private plane- unfortunately for her.. Then, Hayley introduces us to a pair of feral children who showed up in Woolpit, England a very long time ago. We don’t know where they came from, only that their skin was green and they LOVED raw beans. https://linktr.ee/NightClassy ED Resource: https://www.natio...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Hayley covers drunken, gold-nose-wearing astronomer, Tycho Brahe. When he wasn’t making wildly accurate observations with his naked eye, he was partying with his pet moose. Next, Kat covers “good speech,” also known as the transatlantic accent. You must speak in cursive and be classist to excel at this way of speaking! https://linktr.ee/NightClassy Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2023 Steve Jobs Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lEnMmH9qh4 Hayley Sources: Tycho Brahe, The Most Eccentric, Biz...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Kat tells the story of Muggs the chimpanzee who ape-eared just in time to save The Today Show. Remember, no matter how cute you are, you will never be as cute as a baby chimpanzee. Then, Hayley teaches the barfo-disgusto history of autopsies. It turns out Gangrene pus doesn’t taste good. Who knew? https://linktr.ee/NightClassy Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2023 Hayley Sources: Australian Museum. (2022, 10, 20). Autopsies. Australian.Museum Muade Campbell, Henry Robertson. (2020, 11, 11). The En...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Hayley analyzes the only series that went out of its way fail the Bechdel test: Cops . This topic does not stem from an admiration for policing in the US, but rather to understand how and why a TV series was produced chronicling it. Next, Kat leans into one of her favorite genres: mysterious conditions. Voice-o change-o, officially known as Foreign Accent Syndrome, causes people to inexplicably start speaking in what sounds like a foreign accent... This is not the same as when you got your retai...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Kat tells the story of The Great Chicago Fire and examines possible suspects, including but not limited to Peg Leg Sullivan and engorged udders. The fire burned 4 square miles, killed 300 people, and left another 90,000 homeless, but at least we got Chicago’s first Little Free Library out of it. Then, Hayley exposes chiropractors for what they really are: raw milk drinking FREAKS. Not to marsh anyone’s mellow, but they don’t really have magnetic hands. https://linktr.ee/nightclassy Produced by P...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 29 min
