Night Classy

Hayley analyzes the only series that went out of its way fail the Bechdel test: Cops . This topic does not stem from an admiration for policing in the US, but rather to understand how and why a TV series was produced chronicling it. Next, Kat leans into one of her favorite genres: mysterious conditions. Voice-o change-o, officially known as Foreign Accent Syndrome, causes people to inexplicably st...

Kat tells the story of The Great Chicago Fire and examines possible suspects, including but not limited to Peg Leg Sullivan and engorged udders. The fire burned 4 square miles, killed 300 people, and left another 90,000 homeless, but at least we got Chicago's first Little Free Library out of it. Then, Hayley exposes chiropractors for what they really are: raw milk drinking FREAKS. Not to marsh any...

Project C in 1963 Birmingham stood for Project... Children? No, Project (non-violent) Confrontation to end segregation. Children across the city did march and altered the trajectory of the Civil Rights Movement. Next, Kat teaches about identical twins Sabina and Ursula Eriksson who folie à deux'ed their way onto the British version of COPS in a shared psychosis.  Night Classy Store https://linktr....

Hayley covers the notorious cold case of the Somerton that has now been SOLVED. Did a religious extremist Little Free Library crack the case? No. But it would be a lot cooler if it did. Then, Kat delivers a crash course on the misunderstood religion of Vodou and the woman who cemented it to the culture of New Orleans. Come explore the mysterious and complicated life of Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau....

Kat introduces us to Gloria Ramirez, the definition of TOXIC. Her personality was lovely but she was mysteriously oily, her blood smelled of amonia and had flecks of... something... in it. Next, Hayley reveals the secrets of an ancient underground city which closely resembles an ant farm.  https://linktr.ee/NightClassy Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2023

Hayley wraps up her lesson on The Silk Road AKA anonymous Amazon + drugs. The moral of the story is never use your personal gmail when running an international drug trade. Next, there's nothing George Hull does better than revenge. Kat introduces us to modern farmhouse icon, the Cardiff Giant. What the giant lacked in authenticity and biblical relevance, he made up for in his manly anatomy. Amen. ...

Do you remember more facts from Night Classy lessons than Kat and Hayley? Well, it's time to test yourself. We are sharing this Trivia Night episode usually exclusive to Patreon subscribers. Share this episode with your friends who need convincing before they commit the cost of a Bluth frozen banana for HOURS of laughter and parasocial entertainment.  There are currently FIFTY-FIVE other Patreon e...

Hayley covers "Anonymous Amazon" which is what we like to call ourselves when packages show up at our doorstep and we have no idea who could've possibly ordered all these??? Anonymous packages also come in handy when your name is Ross Ulbricht you're operating the largest online black market: Silk Road. Next, Kat teaches us about the Sunken Cost Fallacy with a real word example! The 1981 movie ROA...

List Bitches ASSEMBLE! Kat and Hayley are sharing this List Bitch episode usually exclusive to Patreon subscribers. Share this episode with your friends who need convincing before they commit the cost of a Bluth frozen banana for HOURS of laughter and parasocial entertainment.  There are currently FIFTY-THREE other Patreon exclusive episodes. "Golly Mom, that's like an entire YEAR of Night Classy!...

Kat examines the mysterious corkscrew seal murders and the possible suspects. Could it be a blind shark? A positional thruster (nice)? Or perhaps a seal-ial killer?? Then, Hayley shocks everyone with the TRUTH about glitter. What is 'Big Glitter' hiding from the public? Military jets? Chemtrails? Feminine fishing boats?? The answer will 'rock' you.  High-pitched voice theory - Neanderthal - BBC sc...

Snek oil, apply directly to the forehead! Snek oil, apply directly for the forehead! That's our interpretation of what an 1800s commercial for snake oil would sound like. And don't get it confused with the very real and highly effective Chinese folk medicine! Learn the origins of the snake oil idiom with Kat, then learn about our next conman of the week: Gregor MacGregor! The "Prince of Poyais" co...

Wipe that smile off your face because Hayley came with a doozy this week. The most depraved part of her interests brings you the horrific backwoods Canadian torture cult of The Ant Hill Kids. Listen on to hear the one thing "Big Canada" doesn't want you to know. Next, Kat "tickles the dragon's tail" with the story of Rufus the Demon Core: the third and never-deployed nuclear bomb of World War II....

Happy New Year Classymates! You voted on your favorite episode topics and we smashed them together into this SUPER episode. Enjoy Bodyfarms and Nellie Bly Undercover.

 Happy Holidays to our Night Classmates! Nothing says Christmas like deadly disease and psychedelics amiright? Kat takes us to Nome, Alaska where a team of super mushers risked everything to deliver life-saving diphtheria medicine in The Great Race of Mercy. #justicefortogo. Then, Hayley explains some possible origins of our most beloved Christmas traditions. If only Christmas still involved Shama...

Hayley covers the Dionne Quintuplets, the first known suriving identitcal quintuplets. Within a week of their birth, World's Fair exhibitors requested an appearance of the newborn sisters. And this was only the beginnging... Next, Kat has a depressing lesson too! Missing and disappearing children in the 70s and 80s gave us stranger danger, and eventually "missing-children milk cartons." MIlk carto...

There's running, and then there's ~cool~ running. The Hash House Harriers are a "Drinking club with a running problem" founded in 1938. We may or may not have been convinced to workout! Next, Kat tells us about the Mad Gasser (no, this is not just Chipotle smear campaign). In the 1940s, a masked individual in the small town of Mattoon, Illinois was terrorizing citizens with a chemical gas that cau...

Kat explains why while she hates sports, ancient chariot racing was to die for. Literally. Roman chariot races were intense, but not as intense as their fandom. Next, get ready to suspend your disbelief as Hayley launches into her own "Blue Adept" journey with the story of the SS Ourang Medan ghost ship. Is it real or is it the creepiest thing that's ever happened? You be the judge! https://linktr...

Happy Thanksgiving! Kat and Hayley are on thanksgiving break this week so we present a never-before-heard episode from the Night Classy Vault™ ! In the spirit of friendsgiving our substitute teacher is our good friend Justin Stoerp (formerly of What the Gays Say Podcast. ) He's here to teach us a lesson on condoms or as we now call them cement dip-its.  Enjoy this brief history of men wrapping the...

Hayley covers the decades-long Pinball Ban in New York City, thanks to Mayor La Guardia who just wanted to fight oragnized crime... and artichokes. Who would've thought a naily board with a coin slot could be so sinister? Next, Kat covers the Three Christs of Ypsilanti. In 1955, Dr. Rokeach set out to relieve three men of the delsuion that they were all Jesus Christ, and ended up playing God himse...

Kat covers the Cobra Effect, a maddening effect of government policies that backfire and do the opposite of what they intended. The consequences don't always involve animals, but when they do, it's RAT CITY in 1902 Hanoi, Tonkin, French Indochina. Explore the mystical origins of hamsters and the wonders of rat milk. Next, Hayley covers the Seven Sutherland Sisters, whose hair was so long (37 feet...

Hayley tells the story of Ivanna the Terrible and how she truly lived up to her name. In Disney's Frozen an ice castle was a fantasy, but in real life, ice sheets on an ice bed just means freezing your dick off. The ice elephant sounds pretty cool though. Then, Kat breathes life into Domino's Pizza's semi-retired mascot: The Noid. A creature so vile, so annoying, it inspired a hostage situation. ...

Hayley covers the creepy phenomena of double-walkers or spirit twins, otherwise known as Doppelgängers! Did Émilie Sagée really have one? Then Kat follows it up by covering the true crime murder of Isidore Fink in 1930s New York. A real-life locked-room mystery!  

Kat's ready to convert you to the 'dog side' with a lesson on Dog Man. Is Dog Man sexy or scary? Listen and find out! Then, Hayley takes us on a tour of the Kaimuki House where a demonic cat stalks the halls and uses corpses as puppets.  Our Website! Dogman caught on Facebook Live (Encounter happens between 1:20 and 1:30) https://www.facebook.com/100008530481314/videos/2335459223415071/ More info/...

You will never look at Build-A-Bear the same after hearing Hayley's harrowing tale of Anatoly Moskvin, self-proclaimed necropolyst, who "collected" vintage "dolls." It's worse than it sounds and we're sorry.  Next, Kat breaks down some pros and cons (mostly cons) of being a werewolf. As if having to strip naked before you transform isn't embarrassing enough, then you have to face the criminal tria...

It's officially the Halloween season and we are not going to let you forget it! Kat starts out with a paranormal classic: The Bell Witch. The Bell Witch is considered a compelling case for the existence of the paranormal as it ends in a real-life murder. And honestly, we might be team witch. Then, Hayley explains exactly why we are scared of clowns and where they come from. John Wayne Gacy started...