I'm Horrified!

This week we're getting all American up in here: after all, what's more American than war and Spanx? Join us as we dissect conscription as part of United States History, which has a long and winding road full of awfulness that should surprise no one. The same sentiment can be applied to shapewear, TBH. Suck in your tummies and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

It's our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, so we're celebrating with an episode of "I'm Thrilled!", the podcast we always say we should have started, but never did. For this inaugural episode, we're talking about Dogs and Romance Novels. It's going to be awesome and lovely... we promise. no surprises. Stay Thrilled! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there anything more intense than a glassy eyed 19 year old turtle neck enthusiast trying to sell you fake medical care? What about excommunicating an entire species from catholicism? Now THATS extreme. Join us this week for a deep dive into the mega failure that was "Theranos", along with the infamously silly ban on cats decreed by Pope Gregory IX. Rethink your investments, pet your local kitty...

This week we're bringing you two VERY different brands of #horrifying content: Mary Kay Letourneau, and the decades spanning crossover action role play franchise, Kingdom Hearts. The Letourneau case was an extremely odd and fetishized moment of 90's news and pop culture. This is very troubling given that it was, without a doubt, a sex crime. And Kingdom Hearts has been dicking us around for too lo...

Our very first minisode! We went to PodCon 2 in Seattle and had an incredible time. At out booth, we asked every person we met: what horrifies you? Here's what you said! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're tackling a subject that's close to home for us: The Boston Desegregation Busing crisis. As two Bostonian women, we think its important for us to grapple with this seldom discussed piece of our history, and we want to bring you all in on the conversation. Please feel free to share your thoughts and reflections with us on twitter @imhorrifiedpod or send us a note at imhorrifiedpodca...

We're back this week with a controversial and plaguing topic facing today's young people, and also CARS THAT DRIVE THEMSELVES? Join us as we break down the legality and ethics of unpaid internships, and the social responsibility we have to each other in an economy that values our work less and less. Then, stay with us while we talk about whether or not we want the world to be taken over by Robots....

This week, we're revisiting some favorite topics from the past: terribly wonderful reality TV shows and sad women from history named Mary. Take a journey with us back to the 1500's to learn about Mary Queen of Scots and the parade of incompetent men in her life. Then, stick around for another history lesson when we discuss MTV's Next. Hold on to your head and stay horrified. Learn more about your...

Here comes the bride, and she's...dead. This week, we're talking Ghost Marriage and high heels, two things that could have a lot to do with each other, we guess. Ghost Marriages occur in order to secure lineage for women and men in some parts of the globe, but can lead to some pretty sketchy dealings as most things with women do. And high heels? They're uncomfortable. We're horrified. The end. Lea...

It's New Years Eve, so we drank a full bottle of champagne, slammed six shots of gin, and recorded this episode. We are very sorry. Happy 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ho ho ho, bitches! we're bringing you some christmas cheer in the form of monsters and force-fed christian capitalism. Settle in with your cocoa to learn about christmas creatures (Krampus, Belsnickel, etc.) and the seminal christmas classic "Christmas Shoes". We hope your days are merry and horrifying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we run the gamut of horrifying all the way from society crumbling earthquakes to a canadian website that helps you cheat on your wife. Natural disaster, online adultery, oral tradition, canadian lawsuits... honestly, what DOESN'T this episode have? Also, Allie might have made an Ashley Madison account. You know, for research. Nothing personal against her longtime partner. Find shelter be...

Can we ever truly be in control of our own brains? Is there anything sadder than a living being denied the joys of love? This week we grapple with these sad questions and more when we chat about the social phenomenon of Mass Hysteria, and the saddest aquatic insect we ever did meet, the Mayfly. Guard the integrity of your brain, be nice to the mosquitos in your life, and stay horrified. Learn more...

What poses a greater threat to our future as we know it: violent racism and mysogyny fueled by the the power of social media, or children eating tide pods? There are many things to be scared of these days, and this week we're talking about a lot of them: Comicsgate and Viral Internet Challenges. One of them is indicative of evil prevailing injustice that plagues our society. The other is just so,...

Who's more evil, Big Pharma, or Vh1? Thankfully, this week, you won't have to choose. We're covering the midcentury Thalidomide Disaster, in which thousands of lives were stolen and thousands more altered forever by an evil drug company, and to top it off we're also going to talk about "Rock of Love". Check your prescriptions, grab your remote, and be sure to stay horrified. Learn more about your...

Welcome to Episode 37 of I'm Horrified! This week, Allie and Sam are covering two topics that were media sensations in their day: The Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster and Nipplegate. You could say that both these situation were....... Nasty. Cover your piercings, listen to your local rocket scientists, and stay horrified! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there anything more tragic than a beautiful film goddess suffering through a lifetime of control and abuse at the hands of evil men? Definitely not a beach full of heiresses stranded in the bahamas. This week we unfold the woeful life and times of screen siren Rita Hayworth, and the veritable dumpster fire that was Fyre Festival. In both cases, behind the glamorous facade there is only a river...

It's Halloween, Witches! We here at I'm horrified have brewed up a spooky spectacular with all of your favorite horrifying things: haunted creeks, fake alien murders, and a raving serial murderer who Sam and Allie made up in their heads freshman year of college. We even have spooky stories sent into us from listeners like you. Is the world already scary enough? Absolutely! But when has that stoppe...

Are we alone in the universe? Where are the aliens? When was the toothbrush ACTUALLY invented? This week fall down a rabbit hole that will keep you up at night for lots of different reasons as we cover the Fermi Paradox and Medieval Hygiene. Clutch your floss close to you, stare into the blankness of the universe, and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, join us for an in-depth discussion on memory misattribution and Kingdom of the Sun, aka what our brain does with our worst memories, and what are probably Sting's worst memories. Get ready to doubt everything you hold true, and then forever wonder about how Owen Wilson's career might be different in an alternate reality. Walk the Llama Llama, write down EVERYTHING, and stay horrified. L...

Join Allie and Sam for an episode of I'm Horrified that will live in your mind as long as a reborn baby can live on your shelf. This week they're covering Nightmare Bacteria (and the inevitable downfall of man) and Reborn Babies (and how the inevitable downfall of man will probably live forever on Youtube). Strap in your car seat, wash your hands, and Stay Horrified! Learn more about your ad choic...

We're back again this week and boy do we have two bummers for you. In one corner, a mysterious 1950's skiing trip gone awry in the Russian mountains, involving foul play, yetis, aliens, and maybe the KGB? In the other corner, America's continually garbage criminal justice system. There's a silver lining for one of these situations, but the other one not so much... we mentioned the yeti thing, righ...

This week, we're thrilled to have special guest Walt McGough with us to investigate a deeply un-special topic, Gamergate. A truly horrifying slice of recent internet history, Gamergate describes a string of targeted abuse leveled at people (mainly women, nonbinary folks, and POC) who dared to challenge the glaringly obvious veins of sexism running through the games industry. We cover figures such...

Is there anything more salacious than the torrid affairs of America's 29th president? Well, an infamous pop culture castration phenomenon might prove a worthy contender. Fall down a black hole of U.S. History with us as we discuss the Warren G. Harding administration and the "Bobbittmania" surrounding John and Lorena Bobbitt. Hold on to your extremities and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad...

This week, we talk about two topics that are as spooky as they are complicated: The Dark Web and the E! reality show Pretty Wild. Like most hidden corners of the world and celebrity reality shows, there's more to these topics than meets the eye. Clear your cookies, put on your $29 Little Brown BeBe shoes, and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices