Night Classy

The annual Oktoberfest episode is here! Kat's lesson brings us to a storybook castle in a storybook setting: Neuschwanstein! Like any good fantasy, the castle housed a king who was, unfortunately, too beautiful. Too beautiful to get wrapped up in royal conspiracy? Decide for yourself. Next, Hayley teaches us how poultry farmer, Juan Pujol García, became a #bossbabe freelance spy during World War I...

Hayley recaps the mysterious death of Artemus Ogletree. We don't know what bell boys do, but walking into a bloody crime scene is certainly not in the job description. Then, Kat teaches a lesson on something she hates: ice cream! But at least modern ice cream doesn't contain cooked eggs or goose liver. Join us as we dissect exactly how ice cream is an essential part of the American war machine! Jo...

Hayley disturbs us all with the story of wild west outlaw, "Big Nose George," the fashion icon. Big Nose George killed, but had they added the nipples he would have SLAYED. Then, sit on Ronald McDonald's lap as Kat tells the story of real life hamburglar, Jerome Jacobson. This is the McDonalds Monopoly scandal, though we know the real scandal is the broken ice cream machines.  Join us on Patreon!...

Content warning: This episode contians. references to sexual assault, pedophilia, CP, and mental illness like depression and suicide.  This week, Hayley covers the case of David Reimer. Anonymously known in the medical community for years as the "John/Joan case," after his parents sought medical expertise for an irregularity while urinating. This resulted in over a decade of experimentation and ab...

Canada check! Kat tells the story of Marie-Josephe Angelique, an enslaved woman whose bravery and tenacity made her a symbol of black resistance. She probably didn't start the fire, but we'd love that for her if she had. Next, Hayley brings the drama with the allegedly cursed Hope Diamond.  The diamond is big, it is also blue, don't take it home, or dogs will eat you.  https://linktr.ee/NightClass...

This week, Kat covers a 1950s game show scandal, which feels much less like a game when the Supreme Court gets involved. Come for the drama, stay for the unique names and a surprise origin story at the end! Next, Hayley covers how one painting (Madame X…) apparently ruined the models life, and it's not because she (Amélie Gautreau) couldn't sit still and was "bad all around."   This episode is spo...

Be scared, because Hayley's here to tell you about Ilya Ivanov and his love of artificial insemination. Ivanov's ultimate goal was to produce a chimp-human hybrid.. by any means necessary. You know it's bad when the Soviets tell you what you're doing is immoral. Then, hide your communion wafers and your pigs for Kat's lesson on animal trials. RIP Harambe.  This episode is sponsored by betterhelp....

Kat covers the umbrella murder of Georgi Markov. Bad boy broke the #1 rule: Don't make fun of the government! To be fair, it's a heroic act to speak out against Bulgarian communism… But no one expects to die by... Well, just listen to the episode! Next, Hayley takes us down under to tell us about the time a shark helped solve a murder mystery involving characters like the Australian Tony Soprano a...

Kat covers the Strelzyk and Wetzel families' daring escape from East Germany in their homemade hot air balloon. You know living under the Soviets was bad when 8 people were willing to fly 8,200 feet in the air in a contraption that failed many times. Not even Chipotle could make us shit our pants that hard. Next, Hayley discusses near death experiences and their window into the afterlife. Did the...

Hayley teaches a lesson on Henrietta's Immortal Cells; the lady had cells on cells on cells! Henrietta unknowingly saved over 10 million lives with her HeLa cell line but the defecit of medical ethics is adding up to... not good. Then, Kat tells the end of life story of Harry Truman, not the president! We're talking about the one who opted out of evacuating Mt. St. Helens in 1980 and opted IN for...

Kat teaches a lesson on Deep Throat, the movie not the Watergate mole. Although they might have something in common- can we be 100% sure Nixon didn't have a clitorous in the back of his throat? Then, Hayley tells the life story of Lord Byron, the 19th century's favorite unhinged thinspo influencer. Unfortunately for him, extreme dieting does NOT prevent STDs, and neither does sleeping with your si...

Kat's lesson takes us to New France aka France 2 (the sequel) aka NAWLINS.  Also, some strange pale girls carrying caskets for duffle bags are following us. NONE of this lesson is embellished so throw on your Team Edward shirt and learn the legend of The Casket Girls. Up next, we may no nothing about coding but we do know World of Warcraft developers nailed it when they accidentally created an in-...

Nepotism pays, but it also KILLS. When daddy's money couldn't buy Michael Rockefeller what he wanted, he paid with his life. Or did he?? Then, get ready to 'add to cart' because we're here to remind you about crystals. Do they actually have healing powers? Only if you think they do! Donate to Planned Parenthood! This episode is sponsored by betterhelp. For 10% off your first month of better help v...

Kat covers one of the internet's most beloved species: Florida Man. Need we say more? From killing a man with a sword named "Kindness" to closet adventures, it seems the Florida Man cannot be stopped. Next, Hayley ponders if inmates at Alcatraz could actually escape the island alive? Evidence points to a trio of men escaping but no one knows for sure...  This episode is sponsored by betterhelp. Fo...

If you grapefruit your man and Kim Kardashian pomelos her man, does that mean mosquitos mandarin orange their man? This week on this mosquito cockfighting ring that we call a podcast, Hayley tells us about the world's most hated creature and how we can eliminate them! Then, *click clack* *swish swish* Kat breathes into your ear some sweet sweet ASMR. Love it or hate it, the science is fascinating....

Come for RuPaul and The U-Hauls and Shantay, you stay for Star Booty! This week, Kat covers the awe-inspiring life of QUEEN, RuPaul Andre Charles. Happy Pride Month! You better work! Next, Hayley takes us off the deep end and covers the relatively new conspiracy of The Tartarian Empire. "Tartar Truthers" take the most Euro-centric route possible and blame a "covered up" civilization on all governm...

Hayley tells us Alice in Wonderland was a real person, and the whole story is just one big creepy detail. Yeah, this is not a fun lesson. Drink every time we say "disgusting." Then, Kat reminds us that humans have always been weird and terrible! Depression-era Dance Marathons were not as cute as they sound and often ended in hallucinations, mania, and sometimes death.  This episode is sponsored by...

Kat covers the Gin Craze where you can get drunk for a penny or dead drunk for 2 pennies! Gin and tonic, to know her is to love her. But some people loved her a little too much. Next, Hayley quieries, who let the dogs out? If you exclaimed, "Bow Wow!".... You're wrong. Join us as we examine one of the music industry's most annoying yet mystifying songs, with the help of Jeeves, of course.  This ep...

Hayley covers Joffrey Baratheon's inspo: the Roman Emperor Caligula. Like and follow for his cute nighttime skin care routine of almost murdering his bestfriend and donate to us on Patreon so Hayley can be exiled to an island. Then, Kat introduces us to Fistulous Alexis, the man with the hole in his stomach. Thanks to Alexis St. Martin, we know what stomach acid tastes like.  This episode is spons...

"Rats and cats" was the 1800s version of chain email, a simpler time when reliable sources were traveling men and evolution occurred in 5 generations or less. Kat teaches us how one rumor about cold storage pest solutions swept the nation and beyond. Next, Hayley continues the "1800s were wild" theme in a lesson on hypnosis and one of the first times it was used in court as a defense! Hypnosis is...

Franz Anton Mesmer discovered that the antidote to all mammalian ailments is a magnetized rod. Isn't it weird how women always seem to need healing between their thighs? Then, it's time to FIDE for your right to play chess! Susan, Sofia, and Judit Polgar broke barriers for women in chess, while their father cracked the code on raising child prodigies.  This episode is sponsored by betterhelp. For...

Of all the ways to evangelize, stigmatics chose the scariest way. Kat delves deep into "an amount" of scientific research on the stigmata condition which produces  mysterious wounds corresponding to the Christian wounds of Jesus during crucification. Next, Hayley takes us on a true crime journey to Skidmore, Missouri to meet Ken Rex McElroy and the town that banned together when official law enfor...

When sugar mommies call, we listen! Alec delivers a specially requested sequel to his Patreon treasure hunt lessons with the Oak Island money pit mystery. Is pirate treasure there, or is it one of the History Channel's classic hoaxes? Then, Kat teaches a mini lesson on Japanese cryptid: Kappas. They do have 3 anuses, but cucumbers only go in their mouth! Next, Hayley tells us about coincidences an...

Kat & Hayley are sharing these two classic Night Classy Patreon episodes, previously only available at www.patreon.com/nightclassy This double feature is a combo of two substitute episodes taught by our wonderful producer Alec Ogg. Part 1 (recorded in June 2020) introduces us to Forrest Fenn's treasure and the series of clues that sent thousands hunting for it. The first part ends with a WILD twis...

Public executions are a thing of the past, so it's a good thing we have murder podcasts. Why does true crime slap so hard? Hayley's here to tell you! Then, grab your Nikes because we're running for a cure- for rabies! Rabies is so scary it almost makes us believe in God. Thank glow stick Jesus we have St. Hubert's key to keep us safe.  This episode is sponsored by betterhelp. For 10% off your firs...