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Episode 17: The Books Are Deceitful Above All Things Jeanette takes us on a journey to the world of misery lit, fake memoirs, and literary forgery.  Alena outsources with a SPECIAL GUEST, her mom, Elizabeth!  She tells us all about Louisa May Alcott's softcore alter ego, A.M. Barnard.  Blood and Thunder! Go Ask Alice Movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068644/ Author: The JT LeRoy Story: https://...

In Episode 16: No One Expects The Spanish Influenza Alena takes us on a deep dive into the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 and it is JUST the pick me up we all need! There is a lot of this that is going to sound familiar... Jeanette gives us a little taste of the good that can follow the bad when it comes to massive disease outbreaks.   Podcast Music by Jeff Stovall: https://soundcloud.com/backhouset...

In Episode 15: Pranks for the Memories In honor of April Fool's Day we welcome four of our favorite pranksters: Ben, Renee, Calvin, and Jevon to tell us about the best pranks they have pulled, and the best pranks pulled on them.   Apologies to all our non-Ukiah friends for all of Mendo name dropping.  Thank you so much to our dear friends for joining us for this one.  We could've told a million mo...

In Episode 14: Your Lucky Day! Do you feel lucky? Not so much?  Don't worry, Jeanette is here with tried and true methods guaranteed to boost your luck.  Can't get to the store to get a Texas Toothpick?  Do not fear, she also provides a list of good luck charms you can find around the home.   Next, Alena tells us about Frane Selak, the luckiest man alive and the person you most want to have social...

In Episode 13 -14.444 Degrees Celsius of Kevin Bacon A 90's flashback to a simpler time of bacon related celebrity games! We are joined by Scott and Bob for a highly competitive game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.  Spoiler alert: Alena and Jeanette don't know the names of one single movie star or any movie Kevin Bacon was in (with the exception of Footloose.  Duh).   Also, Jeanette tell us the per...

Episode 12: Worst Vacation Ever! In honor of Sir Ernest Shackelton's birthday- Jeanette tells us about the true meaning of Endurance and why maybe you should just skip that trip to the Antarctic. Alena takes us into the seedy underworld of cable knitting Bonus: New scents for candles, ENDORSEMENTS, and Potatoes vs. Rain-X Podcast music by Jeff Stovall:  https://soundcloud.com/backhousetranscendent...

In Episode 11: Happy Lupercalia! Alena and Jeanette crack open a box of pagan chocolates in celebration of Lupercalia/Valentine's Day.  Lots of small stories and facts to get you in the mood for the most romantic day of the year such as.... Goat hide fertility treatments, corpse brides, STI's, stuff people jammed their holes, animal penises AND MUCH MORE! A special thanks to Bill Edwards his sweet...

In Episode 10: A Freezer Full of Legs We interview the winner of "The Most Interesting Person in the World" award (by a unanimous vote) HOLLY NEWSTEAD. Holly tells us what it is like growing up with buckets full of lungs, how severed arms can lead to middle school angst, and why you should always tie a string on it first.   Check out her Dad's book The Autopsy- Medical Practice and Public Policy ...

In Episode 9 : Gender Revolutions Jeanette angrily tells us about Gender Reveal Parties and the epic fails that ensue.    Alena covers the hot button topic of Male Lactation- it will make your breasts shrivel.   Podcast music by Jeff Stovall:  https://soundcloud.com/backhousetranscendental Our sponsor Rudy's Rockets (promo code SUPER): https://rudysrockets.com/

In Episode 8, so many economic theories!! Alena takes us down the mighty LA River to explain The Prisoner's Dilemma. Dun-Dun-Dun! Jeanette tells us about the unexpected origins of everyone's least favorite board game. Podcast music by Jeff Stovall:  https://soundcloud.com/backhousetranscendental

In Episode 7...   Jeanette tells us about the most low stake art heist in history- the theft of the mildly popular Mona Lisa.   Then, Alena gives us plenty of reasons why you don't want to wait in line to see Mona's tired old face anyway.  Plus, the origins of manspreading!   Link to our Threadless Store (listen to the episode first! #superfluousselfie): https://superfluouspodcast.threadless.com/d...

In Episode 6, we roll out or new recording equipment!  Now with 100% more breathing and swallowing! Alena takes us on a deep dive into the strange world of Bank Robberies.  Jeanette tells us about the misguided Symbionese Liberation Army.     Podcast music by Jeff Stovall: https://soundcloud.com/backhousetranscendental

In this "very special episode" about FLESH we interview two guests and it is not really what you would expect....   In part one we interview teacher, mom, coach, and all around inspiration, Laura Rewerts, about her newly launched sex toy company: Rudy's Rockets  https://rudysrockets.com/   In part two ( 26:25)  we interview the writer and director, Brandon Graham, who tells us all about the creati...

In Episode 4 Jeanette tells us about San Franciscans risking life, limb and dignity in a fight for eggs barely fit for human consumption.  Also, no 401K?  No worries!  Alena shares with us how to find a retirement plan at the thrift store.

In Episode 3 Alena takes us on a movie premier scavenger hunt (with cake!) and Jeanette discusses the murder of crows that darken the skies over Portland every winter.  

In Episode 2, Alena discusses the anti-aging benefits of rotten sausages and Jeanette talks about the raw sexual power of cat pee.  

In Episode 1 Acid Dreams: Jeanette talks about the life and times of Alfred Hubbard, the "Johnny Appleseed of LSD" and Alena covers the curious, but barely noticeable, kidnapping of the legendary Jimi Hendrix.