Why Would You Ask That?

A silly question has emerged from the crypts this time around! This episode ponders a deeply held curiosity... about Superman's digestive system. When he drops the kids off at the pool, does the porcelain throne explode? When his stomach disposes of the evidence, how much disappears? Are Kryptonian gut germs adapted to Earth? CW: Poop, About 5 minutes of Sex Talk Music provided by Dark Fantasy Stu...

This week, we unzip the metaphorical pants of the internet and crawl deep into the sweaty, scent-marked den of the Omegaverse. What is it? Where did it come from? Why is everyone growling? We’re talking heat cycles, scent ruts, social hierarchies, and the very horny tropes that define the genre, plus how fan creators are challenging and reshaping it. Also, somehow the court system got involved?  C...

With cannibalism past covered last episode, we present cannibalism present. We have five cases of legal (arguably) cannibalism within the last 25 years, from canned human meatballs to a bit of food critique. Join us to learn about the ethics of consuming human flesh in the present day! CW: Death, Cannibalism, Bodily Harm, Eating A Fetus, Moter Vehicle Accident, Harm to Animals (brief mention) Musi...

Cannibalism: The act of consuming another member of your own species. This episode we explore human cannibalism in a historical context— why did we do it? How common was it? How did things change since then? CW: Death, Cannibalism, Bodily Harm, Body Waste, Body Fluids, Medical Harm Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcas...

How did we decide that grinding wheat makes bread? Where did food even come from? Today we explore the origins of food! Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support .

What does it mean to be... wet? Hey. Mind out of the gutter. This episode is about the idea of wetness— are all liquids necessarily wet? What's the driest liquid? What qualifies something to be wet? Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support .

Sometimes we wonder about life beyond our Earth. Sometimes we consider what kind of organisms may exist outside of our understanding. Sometimes, or rarely, we entertain an idea where perhaps aliens have been here all along... This episode we talk about aliens from space and where they may be hiding. And WHY did they NOT return MY CALLS? Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a su...

We once again have a question that will guide everyone on the true path of being haters! Oh, Teddy Roosevelt, the guy who teddy bears are named for, the one who instituted state parks... also was a completely horrible person! Woah! Roll up your sleeves because we get into it this week with some eugenics and genocide. Sounds like someone else we know, eh? CW: Genocide, Racism, War, Desecration of C...

Medicine and linguistics come together to create an unlikely event: medical cannibalism! Once upon a time, Europeans were eating mummies by the ton. Real mummies. Fake mummies. All sorts! And all for the health benefits of... dead bodies? CW: Death, Dead Bodies, Desecration of Corpses, War Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.co...

As we all know, color matters. And color can inspire a lot of controversy. Like, for example, certain pinks? They have baggage. Baggage that could be very expensive, very fast. M manages to keep it to a single parter this time (woah!) and we get to discuss a sampling of colors that sparked a bit of problems. CW: Death, Desecration of Corpses Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become...

This time we are venturing into Russia, where Rasputin left a mark on the governance and the still-lingering legacy of being a so-called love machine. He was shot! He was poisoned! He was absolutely harangued! Or... was he? CW: Poverty, Child Death, War, Xenophobia, Murder (Poison, Stabbing, Gun Violence, Physical Beatings) Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of th...

What, Charlie Chaplin, too? Yeah, Charlie Chaplin, too. The Tramp has gone too far, and Karen tells us just how far he went in this extra long episode. Despite his glistening career as an actor/director/more, when the camera was off, he wasn't always the paragon people held him up to be. CW: miscarriage, pedophlia, grooming, domestic abuse, brief mention of Nazis Music provided by Dark Fantasy Stu...

This week, we’re putting Gandhi on trial — and we’re not pulling punches. Turns out, the man behind the loincloth was less “peace and love” and more “racism and ego trips.” In this episode, we dig into the messy, manipulative, and straight-up deplorable parts of Gandhi’s life that somehow didn’t make it into the inspirational quote calendar. CW: domestic abuse, emotional manipulation, sexual assau...

In our third and final part about Picasso, we talk about Francoise and her relationship with him in its entirety. She was amazing, and their relationahip was wild and toxic. Francoise wrote an amazing autobiography that M will be relating stories from to paint a detailed picture of the guy Picasso was in his later years. We also, finally, talk about Picasso's death and the aftermath.   If you or s...

In this part two in our talk about Picasso, we talk about the man's art and how he related to some of the artists around him, his psychology (with a little armchair diagnosing), and we start in on talking about Francoise, a really amazing woman who got all wrapped up in Picasso's mess. She wrote an amazing autobiography that M will be relating stories from to paint a detailed picture of the guy Pi...

In the series of challenges by listener JJ, we were tasked to talk about the terror that was Picasso. M is the presenter, bringing in their already burning dislike of the man and sharpening it to a fine point by speaking about the women in his life to show the long shadows that Picasso cast while alive. We speak about his past, we interpret his art, and in the end, what we come out with is that Pi...

A listener challenged us to get him to hate Hemingway more and we took him on. Lucky for us, it's so easy to hate Hemingway— the man was cruel to his friends, his family, and to his enemies. He just does ridiculous and terrible things, which we will be thrilled to share with you. If a man could fuck up so bad he shoots himself in both kneecaps, he can fuck up anything. CW: animal abuse (bullfighti...

A challenge has been thrown into the ring! Can we make you hate Casanova? With Remy on the case, we'll drag you down to hater status. The man fucked his way around Europe and wrote thousands of pages of memoirs. He was a sugar baby and a lover of clitties. However... CW: Incest, Suicidal Ideation Mention Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://...

We return triumphantly to 2025 with a listener question: how many chickens would it take to fight an elephant? First we need to decide on the chicken. Consider size. Spirit. Anger. And then we need to determine how much a group of chickens can take out. Can we fight a chicken? Can a horse? A moose? Join us for the chicken debate! CW: Animal Death, Violence Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [...

Hey, folks! We have announcement this week and no episode. Please bear with us during this current issue.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support .

With the close of the year and the advent of holiday vacations, we present a chattersode answering Moth's question! Fae asked what conspiracy theories we do— or could— believe in. We end up on a ride discussing Abe Lincoln, spying tech, and the death of the internet. Maybe in this episode we'll convince YOU to believe in conspiracies... CW: Death, Loss of Privacy Music provided by Dark Fantasy Stu...

Yes, this episode, we get into hygiene of the derriere, alongside the evolution of the wipers of the "tenderest places" of the human body, excusing the eye. Join us if you can! CW: POOP, Butt Stuff, People Doing Things With Their Butts Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support. 

With the holidays in the way of our normal schedule, Remy and M sit back and discuss horror for a bit. They tickle topics like movies, tropes, books, and pet peeves— share with us your horror opinions! CW: Blood, Gore, Death Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support. 

With Remy out sick, it's up to M and Karen to fill in! This episode, we discuss what a cozy game is and make some recommendations. Feel free to recommend your own! Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support. 

Once upon a time, when oil was beginning to become a commodity, people crawled upon the earth to sniff-snort the essence of petrol up. It wasn't until Abram James came along and revolutionized the practice by introducing a new method: being PSYCHIC. CW: Societal Racism (nothing too bad) Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/p...