America’s Civil War was a time of great strife, with brother pitted against brother, the nation ripped apart, and…a boat full of whores floating upriver? Yes, you read that correctly. Inspired by New York State’s upcoming decriminalization of sex work, this week’s episode looks back at an early, surprisingly successful attempt to regulate sex work in occupied Nashville, Tennessee. But […]
Gators! Riding Lawnmowers! Flying Bricks! This week’s episode has everything: a time-traveling Floridian, a swan-punching Floridian, even a Floridian hoping to become a Bermudan through the clever use of a massive hamster wheel! If that last sentence didn’t make any sense, don’t worry. You’re not alone. This week, the guys brave the Mosquito Coast to find the true identity of […]
If your roommate suggests cutting up the body of your friend whom you have both murdered together, move. That’s just one of the helpful life hacks (!) that you will find this week, as the guys take a stab at the infamous “Club Kid” murder of Angel Melendez by Michael Alig and Robert “Freeze” Riggs. You may know the movie […]
Everybody needs a hobby, but if you’re not pooping yourself occasionally, are you really dedicated? This week, the guys wade into one of the nerdiest battles in history: the war for the undisputed top score in the Donkey Kong video game. Grab your quarters, limber up your thumbs, and learn what happens when people spend far too much time perfecting […]
WHYYYYYYYYY?????!!!!!! Olympic figure skaters may seem graceful, but don’t let their peaceful exteriors fool you. This week, the guys attack the famous Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan Incident during the lead-up to the 1994 Winter Olympics. You may think you know the story, but just like a frozen lake, there’s an unseen world just below the surface. Tighten your laces and hold […]
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest–home of Bigfoot, the Space Needle, and Mass Hysteria! This week, the guys take the scenic route through the Windshield Pitting Mystery of 1954, in which a complete non-event led to widespread public panic. The winding tale will lead us through several crazy pit stops (Get it!?), including angry rocks, self-pleasuring orcas, and a completely unconvincing […]
Ah, the joys of public nudity! Who among us has never had the urge to strip off and run frolicking through the streets or onto the field, celebrating the freedom of youth and revelling in body positivity? In other words, who among us has never been drunk? This week, the guys uncover the mostly zany, occasionally unhinged history of streaking, […]
Oof, this one is tough. On March 25, 1911, in New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist factory burned, becoming one of the deadliest industrial disasters in American history. This week, the guys sift through the ashes to find out just what happened and who’s to blame. Spoiler: it’s not looking so good for capitalism.
Arizona of the 1880s was hardscrabble enough without the Devil terrorizing the countryside on horseback. But that’s just what the citizens of post-Civil War Arizona Territory thought was happening when they were visited by the fabled Red Ghost of Arizona. This week, the guys learn the true identity of the Ghost (spoiler: it was Old Man Withers the whole time!), […]
A petty man wants to build a wall. So, what else is new? This week, the guys explore the history of Spite Fences, with a particular focus on the most famous one. Erected by Charles Crocker on San Francisco’s Nob Hill in the late 1800s, this 40-foot-tall monstrosity was built for the express purpose of ruining his neighbor’s (Nicholas Yung) […]