Afternoonified

What if we told you there was not just one, but FOUR world's largest balls of twine in these here United States? It's a coveted title that several states are vying for, even if it means a few asterisks next to it. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Through some miracle, we made it to 100 episodes! To commemorate the occasion, we asked our friends to send in their favorite fun facts. There's a little bit of everything in this one and it's a fantastic ride. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

After you've hung your stockings with care and loaded up on so much eggnog that you're reconsidering your life choices, join us for a very special history lesson and reading of The Night Before Christmas! We even left out the swears so it's family safe. (except that bit where we imply Santa was invented by Coca Cola, which is definitely not true. probably) Support Afternoonified by contributing to...

Rise! And walk with us...through a history of Christmas music from Roman times until now. It's a musical spectacular that will take you through everything from Latin hymns to that time Christmas was banned to a song with an unfairly bad reputation. Happy holidays everyone, we got you some education! Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonifi...

There's something vaguely familiar about this midwest tale of a murder for hire plot that barely managed to work...we just can't quite put our finger on it. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Humans get bored easily, they also have very big imaginations. As a result, we've been treated to a number of very fun lies over the years including, but not limited to mermaids, petrified giants, and 100% real (definitely not paper) faeries. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com This podc...

Sure, we could talk about Charles Manson. OR (hear us out) we could take a moment to look at the lives of some of the women who enabled and loved him. They're wild, they're crazy, they've got some of the best aliases in the game... they're the Manson Girls. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonifie...

Strap on in and prepare to hear some very local Oregon folklore about a witch, some public bathrooms, and a murder most foul.

Ghosts in Mexico, meowing nuns, possessions, giggling plagues, dancing...all exciting and all caused by mass hysteria at some point. We're gonna poke at your brains again this week as we explore how a thought can cause real, physical symptoms.

In the beginning, all stories were Tiger Stories...until a spider pulled some wild business. Join us for a dose of West African mythology with a few tales of Anansi the Spider!

There are stories in history that are horrifying and gross and then through retelling, they become more horrifying and gross, but in a different way. This is one of those stories. This week Sara and Emily dig a little deeper into the life and times of terrible racist, murderer, and socialite Delphine LaLaurie.

It's the spooky season once more! Grab your popcorn and your blanket to hide under because we're watching a movie YOU (the listener!) voted for. There's something afoot in them there woods and we're going to find out what.

The American government is confusing, we get it, but it's also your civic duty to vote! That's why we're taking this chance to help you understand everything from election cycles, to primaries, to whatever the hell the Electoral College is. Resources from this episode: vote.org to register, find your polling place, or learn how to vote by mail. postyourvote.org to learn how you can vote from home....

What happens when you take Encino man and set it in 1960's Minnesota? Well, less Brendan Fraser and more one guy who wants to tour the frozen body around as The Minnesota Ice Man.

Witness the latest slip in Emily's insistence that she doesn't like aliens! With stories of abductions, sightings,and some familiar government entities, this episode is guaranteed to give you the willies. Or the Tommy Leesies, if that's your thing?

In a world where almost nothing is certain, there is but one constant...Shark Week.

Afternoonified heads to South America to learn about a local politician, actress, and opponent of any country-wide crying, Eva Perón! It's more than just pretty dresses and musicals, though. There's also potential forgery, military coups and...some stuff with a body.

Your guess is just as good as ours. The ladies take a shallow dive into the Bible and try to figure out if we're talking about angels, giants, or...Bigfoot?

In an episode that was, in no way, sponsored by the 2006 film, the ladies explore the history and production of perfumes. There's also a heated debate about butter storage and a mini-seminar on making your own perfume oil...something for everyone in this one!

Coming immediately off their episode about Whiskey, Emily and Sara offer an explanation and some tips on how to handle your next hangover.

In what could be considered a spiritual sister to our Marijuana episode, Sara drinks a lot of whiskey and tries to learn Emily (and you) a thing. Not just any thing, though! She covers the rise and fall and rise again of whiskey production, how it's made and, how she's never heard about a perfectly normal thing like pickle barrels.

After threatening to do it for what feels like an eternity, we finally covered the Satanic Panic! Historical context is given, contributing factors are explored, and specific cases are examined with no shortage of sighs. Please be warned: We discuss topics relating to abuse, specifically of a sexual nature in relation to children. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://ti...

Need a break from the real world? Want to spend some time on a remote island with an adorable cast of characters? We thought so...brush up on your history of the Animal Crossing franchise as well as learn some fun facts before you go selling your soul to a handsome (not) raccoon.

We know you've exhausted every nature documentary on Netflix by now, so why don't you join us for fifteen minutes of random bird facts?

This really is an episode about an airport. But like...a very special airport full of Lizard people and alien languages and the New World Order. Oh yeah, there's also a giant blue horse with glowing red eyes and an anatomically correct body.