Afternoonified

This week Emily and Sara reminisce about their recent road trip and offer some insights into the The Badger State

Sometime during the night of June 9th, 1912, the Moore family of Villisca, Iowa, and their two guests went to bed and didn't wake up. The aftermath puzzled the community and true crime fans for over a century. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

Nature Camp is coming to a close, but first we're taking a look at some animals we thought were gone for good...but nature uhhhh, finds a way. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

What does nature have to do with the worst naval disaster in US History? A surprising amount, when you consider that on July 30th, 1945, 1,100 Navy men were forced into shark-infested waters and only 316 of them were pulled out 4 days later.

For our first mini of Nature Camp, we're headed into the wilds of New Zealand, where a handful of very special birds make their homes. Learn why the Kākāpō has stolen our hearts with their tale of being too sweet to live and how humans are making sure they stick around. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://ge...

Camp Afternoonified is in session and this week we're hiking through some of the spookiest forests we could find! Don't bother bringing a compass, but make sure you have something to deal with all these pesky shadow people and living dolls. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

When you hear Emu War, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a war between birds. Nope. This is Emus Vs. The Australian Army Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

This week we’re taking a look at all of the real life stories that inspired some of your favorite horror movies!

This week we're taking a look at the 5 most embarrassing ways people have died (before 1800, so it's okay to laugh). Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

We're not letting the handwashing thing go. This week we're talking about the guy who invented it. Kind of? Or least he was VERY vocal about it in the medical community. (Yes, the audio is a little weird, it was 90+ degrees and Emily needed that fan.) Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

Sara's taking us back to the cemetery! This time we're confronting our mortality via little pictures of skeletons and such on headstones and it's actually way more fun that I just made it sound. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

First and foremost we want to remind everyone to WASH YOUR HANDS. Now that we've done that, please enjoy this venture into a story that is equal parts "good for her," the existential dread of living in society, and disappointment in The System. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified....

Emily's Fairytale Theater returns with an enchanting tale about big produce, sibling rivalry, and a bag in a tree. There's also a bonus story about chicken, so... stay tuned for that one, I guess. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

We've all heard about the search for the missing link- the evolutionary step between apes and man. Well, at one point in the early 20th century, some guy in England claimed that he had found it in the form of a skull. But did he really? Probably not, or we wouldn't be having this talk. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out mo...

One delicious day in 1876, a farm in Kansas experienced a meteorological event that we're STILL trying to explain. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

It's a big one today! Fiber artist, author and, all around delight Moa Blomqvist joins us to discuss our favorite special interest! We discuss history, cuisine, literature, aviation and a number of other very dignified serious topics. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

A story about something weird in a deceased elderly couple's house? Sounds like a hell of a mystery! Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

We're back to our study of the Greek gods and goddesses with (probably) six of the second string deities, most of whom ended up even weirder than their parents. There are some objectionable bits involving sexual violence and self-harm in these stories (lookin at YOU Zeus), so please take care when listening. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/aft...

Congrats on reading the entire episode title! Your prize is learning about this very real, very gross story from Russian history.

It's time for another Afternoonified Special Interest Info Dump™! Over the next two episodes we'll be getting into the high (and low) points of the Greek gods and goddesses to make sure that YOU can whip out the best fun facts at parties. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

On this fine April Fools Day, we're taking a good hard look at another historical hoax. Except everyone was kind of in on it...but what actually made the Mechanical Turk tick? Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

Okay, so good news is that the podcast isn't showing any symptoms and isn't contagious. Bad news is that there's so many monkeys in this episode, man. Too many monkeys. And they all probably have Ebola. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

In this installment of Emily's Fairytale Theater, we explore the story of Rumplestiltskin, a man with little to no morals... much like the story about him. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

TWO HUNDRED EPISODES! To celebrate, we decided to bring back some past topics and make them FIGHT to the DEATH (or something like that). Since we can't be objective in any way, friends of the pod, Sadie and Avalon, agreed to step in and judge. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

Gather 'round for the tale of the bravest heifer this country has ever know! We could get into more detail, but that would just ruin the surprise, wouldn't it? Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com