Afternoonified

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

This week we're dipping into one of England's greatest legends AND his crew of very happy boys. There's murder, intrigue and a LOT of dogs this week as we explore the legend of Robin Hood! Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

Emily caught a multitude of plagues during her recent trip, so please enjoy a rerun! We'll be back next week with that fresh content you all deserve. 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 getting into the holiday spirit and learning about the 10-12 guys who might be THE St. Valentine. To round things off, Sara has to try and guess some of the places where we're keeping his bones (maybe). Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

Guys! Guys we solved the Bermuda Triangle! Really! Like the whole thing. Turns out it was just-- you know what? Just listen. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

We have more wives for you! This week we're taking a look at the second half of King Nasty's wives, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and, Catherine Parr. It's going to be a rough one, so hold onto your breeches! Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

Next up in what is apparently becoming a series we like to call "The women who were overshadowed by an a**hole" is the story of six women who all had one thing in common. Actually, since it was the 16th century in England and they were all upper class, they had a lot of things/relatives in common but the main one was some guy named Henry. In this episode we cover the rise and fall of Cat...

Okay, maybe they're not actual fish. This week we're taking a look at one of the coolest natural phenomena and some of the things humans have come up with to explain it. Other than science. Which is cool, it just doesn't have the same pizzaz as an astral wedding. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafterno...

The history of this simple yet noble food dates back way further than you may expect. Sure, there was a British noble who didn't want to stop what he was doing, but we were putting things between bread WAY before him. Grab a napkin, pull up a chair and strap in because we're exploring the history of man's greatest culinary innovation as well as it's variations across the globe. There are also some...