Hayley covers a young prophetess in South Africa who’s prophecy got REALLY out of of hand. Then Kat follows it up with a lesson on the disgusting sport of competitive eating! How many hotdogs can you eat during this episode? Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus content every week on our Patr…

Kat covers the scariest parasite of them all: Naegleria fowleri. The amoeba that feeds on neurons in your frontal lobe! Then Hayley follows it up with a lesson on a legendary wild west frontierswoman: Martha Jane Canary AKA Calamity Jane. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week…

Hayley covers the always broken McDonald’s ice cream machines and a couple who tried to fix them. Then Kat follows her Bridgerton obsession into the history of formal aristocratic parties where young women made their dating debuts. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our…

Kat covers twins, separated at birth, who shared A LOT of weird similarities. Then Hayley covers the legends and lore of her hometown Cincinasty, Ohio. Come for the Loveland Frogman, stay for the Waxman driving the golden shitter. Then grab a box of tissues, cause this lesson makes Alec cry as he teaches about the Ariel Castro kidnappings. Listen t…

Kat covers the cult of Pythagoras and their math loving leader. It’s a lifestyle! Then Hayley follows it up with a dinosaur lesson on the greatest feud in paleontology history. Will this lesson trigger a species naming feud between Kat and Hayley? The answer is yes. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We re…

Grab a bowl of cornflakes! Hayley dives into the life, work and controversial beliefs of cereal magnate John Harvey Kellogg. Yogurt enema anyone? Then Kat follows it up with a lesson on the history of Polio, the Iron Lung, and the TikTok star who lived in one for 70 years. Paul’s tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ironlungman Still got a thirst for kn…

Kat keeps the bug streak rolling with a lesson on cockroaches! Turns out they’re herd animals. **Jurassic Park theme “They do move in herds…” ** Then Hayley covers the murder of the Romanov family and how a mysterious woman with amnesia might be the sole survivor AKA Grand Duchess Anastasia. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camarade…

Hayley gets macabre and covers the Buddhist monks of Japan who practice asceticism to the point of self mummification! Then Kat admits that this is now an entomology podcast and gives us a screamin’ good lesson on cicadas. Why do some appear every 13 or 17 years? Find out in this episode! Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie…

Hayley covers a a jean jacket maker who was really running a freaky cult. Then Kat follows it up with a list bitch on ten interesting animals. And last but not least Alec covers the Kenmore family that possibly encountered aliens in their backyard. Hear the full episode by supporting Kat, Hayley, and Alec on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nightcl…

Ready to get your tick sucked? Kat covers Mr. Worldwide, the blood sucking arachnid responsible for spreading disease on all seven continents. Then Hayley follows it up with a tragic lesson on the man who tried to save Abe Lincoln. The president’s death haunted Henry Rathbone and he began to… unravel. Don’t worry there’s some step-sister porn in th…

Over the course of evolution the cave bat bug waited for the invention of the mattress so that it could reach it’s final form… the BED BUG. Hayley covers the history of the hated bug and how she got them herself. Then Kat takes us to the intersection of biology and gastronomy and covers lab grown meat. Are you part of the bug-eating global elite? Y…

Kat covers the French knight who fought alongside Joan of Arc and would become known as history’s first serial killer! Then Hayley takes us down memory lane (AKA to the gymnasium) to teach us the history of Phys Ed. Still got a thirst for knowledge? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclass…

Hayley covers David Hahn, the teenage chemist who went nuclear in his backyard. Then Kat follows it up with stories of mass psychogenic illness! You know, like the dancing plague, the monkey-man, and the Seattle windshield pitting epidemic. Recorded live 4/20/24 at Good Vibes Comedy Festival in Memphis, Tennessee! Special thanks to Brittany Brave f…

Kat covers the teenage Roman Emperor Elagabalus and how he was hated in his time (but also ahead of his time.) If you carry around a meteor that you worship as space rock God, this lesson is for you! Then Hayley follows it up by covering the eccentric little business boy who built an American Castle on Pollepel Island. It involves a two-seater out-…

This week Hayley covers one of the five egg-laying mammal species: the duck-billed platypus! Then Kat follows it up by covering Michel de Nostredame AKA Nostradamus, a Renaissance man who potentially prophesied WW2 and 9/11. Link to “Fairy Feet” pic: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/10zcsyw/til_foals_are_born_with_fairy_fingers_on_th…

Kat covers the dark history of how corpses were farmed for HGH and the unintended consequences of that method. Then Hayley takes us to Long Beach, California for the birth and life of Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. AKA Snoop Dogg. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Pat…

The Golden Ratio: do unto others as Fibonacci would do to himself. That’s right, this week Hayley is covering Fibbie AKA Nacci AKA Leonardo da Pisa and his swirl in a box. Then Kat covers the gelatinous creatures of the sea: Jellyfish. Yes, there will be milking. Yes, there will be a mouth-anus. Yes, there will be IMMORTALITY?!?! Still got a thirst…

This week the darkness called Kat to cover dead bodies. Specifically the really old ones pickled in bog juice. Then Hayley makes it rain with her lesson on Charles Hatfield, a rainmaker who also made it rain chemicals that smelled of cheese. Still got a thirst for knowledge? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://…

We had some major technical difficulties this week so we are opening the Night Classy Patreon vault to give those on the outside a glimpse inside. Hayley covers two brothers who were record setting HOARDERS. Then Kat takes us back to 1639 where John Winthrop reported unusual phenomena in the skies of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Lastly, Alec covers a …

Are those human cages hanging from a cathedral? Why yes, they are! Because this week Hayley takes us to Münster, Germany where things started to get culty in the 1500s. Then Kat covers the equally disturbing events of a railroad construction in 1890s Africa that turned into a blood bath. Let’s just say the railroad workers were begging for some of …

Are you conflict avoidant? Well, don’t avoid this one! Hayley covers a psychological experiment on group conflict, also known as Realistic Conflict Theory. Then Kat covers America’s first daredevil, Sam Patch (who definitely had “live, laugh, jump” in his kitchen.) Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We rel…

Kat has a horse girl lesson for those who were also obsessed with the novel “Misty of Chincoteague.” But don’t worry if that excludes you, we also rewind 56 million years to the feral/wild “Dawn Horse” that everyone can relate to. Then Hayley follows it up with a lesson on our favorite Nobel Prize winner to stick his tongue out: Einstein. But more …

Happy 200th episode Night Classmates! This week Hayley covers an ambidextrous inventor, nurse, and Black History month icon: Bessie Blount Griffin. Then, Kat covers the American city that failed trying to secede from the Union. (hint… it’s in Florida.) Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus sh…

The Prison Episode! Kat takes us to North Korea where an American man made a very bad decision and ended up being their prisoner for 40 years. Then Hayley takes us on a witch-hunt of sorts covering the true crime legal drama of pediatric nurse, and tarot card reader, Lucia de Berk. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’r…

Hayley covers the explosive finale to the Jack Parsons lesson. Kat follows it up with a town that was fully abandoned in the 1940s supposedly because of “Nantiinaq” lurking in the woods. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy…

Kat takes us to “Baby Land General Hospital” to cover the strange lore behind the popular toy of the 1980s: Cabbage Patch dolls. Then Hayley follows it up with part one of a lesson on THE sex-cult rocket man… and no, it isn’t Elton John. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week …

Hayley covers the World War II story of a Iva Toguri and how she was wrongfully convicted of treason. Then, Kat follows it up with a lesson on a mysterious creature in the Congo that caused a bit of a feud between two scientists. Kat’s Etsy Shop for Friendship Bracelets: https://severaslays.etsy.com Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial …

Kat missed a flight recently and decided to ask the question: TSA… are they necessary? Then Hayley follows it up with a lesson that birthed a rabbit hole into c-section history. (TW for birth stuff.) Kat’s Etsy Shop for Friendship Bracelets: https://severaslays.etsy.com Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! W…

Hayley teaches us about something that West Point's command historian Sherman Fleek said "Hardly anyone knows about it. If pooled among 4,400 cadets, 3,000 federal employees, 1,500 military staff and faculty, I doubt 30 people will know a thing about it.” Kat follows it up by teaching about how suffragettes were conned by the cigarette industry. St…

Kat covers the time congress dumped a bunch of money into reindeer and why they carry santa's sleigh. Then Hayley follows it up with a shitty situation that smelled so bad it got it's own name. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nigh…

Hayley covers the "fluid silver" poison and Kat follows it up with her most graphic lesson yet. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Classy | Linktree Mercury Poisoning Sources: https://youtu.be/SeYxT7SxZBg?feature=sh…

Kat covers a collection of well preserved corpses of people that died from cholera in 1833. Then Hayley follows it up with a true crime prodcuer-pick: the story of Betty Broderick and her victims. Link to “masturbating mummies” pic: https://images.app.goo.gl/p9ZJG8o6y7ojh3Hp9 Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in l…

Hey Night Classmates! We have the week off for Thanksgiving so we thought this would be a great time for you to hear the first three episodes of Alec’s new podcast Matchbook Flashback. In these episodes you’ll hear firsthand stores of unusual phenomena like UFOs, Near Death Experiences, and yes, Dogman! If you like it, give Matchbook Flashback a fo…

Hayley covers the evolution of an internationally loved, yet DEADLY, source of entertainment and thrill. Kat follows it up with a true story that seems fake of a human crpytid. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Cla…

Kat covers one lady that really got the ball rollin' for psychadelic tours in Mexico, the high preistess of mushrooms María Sabina. Hayley follows it up with an ancient sibling rivialry between Arsinoe IV and Cleopatra. Add your songs to the Night Classy "Cry Songs" playlist: https://spotify.link/7RptYUn3xEb Do you have an unusual story to share wi…

Hayley covers a most fascinating medical procedure and Kat covers the moral panic of TIDE PODS! Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Classy | Linktree Organ Transplants Sources: https://youtu.be/rkfRU4MDsX8?si=7ykMEdB…

Happy Halloween! This week we have a creepy true crime double feature. Hayley covers the case of “Who put Bella down the Wych Elm?” and Kat covers the Kuykendall Family Phone-Stalker also known as “Restricted.” Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www…

Kat covers a haunted doll in Key West and Hayley covers a doctor who collected one of Hayley's favorite things. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Classy | Linktree Fukushi Masaichi Sources: https://youtu.be/SuoYcGG…

Hayley covers a scary story about a scary house and Kat follows it up with a scary story that inspired the 2005 movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Back the Dice Planner kickstarter: http:…

Kat kicks off spooky season with a spooky animal that is sometimes a cryptid: OWLS! Next up Hayley covers the cat ladies of history, including the Patron Saint of Cats: Miss Gertrude of Nivelles. Support producer Alec's Kickstarter for the Dice Planner: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/517722467/dice-planner-for-adhd Still got a thirst for know…

It’s time for our annual Oktoberfest episode! (AKA the loosely German-themed episode.) So, lace up those dirndls as Hayley takes us to Bavaria to learn about Adam Weishaupt the founder of a real secret society that some people think is fake. Then buckle up your lederhosen, as Kat covers a creepy little castle with a macabre history. Support the Dic…

Kat covers the Acali Expedition (aka sex raft) a 1973 social experiment that aimed to investigate interpersonal relationships in conditions of limited space and social isolation. Hayley covers (A PATREON PICK!) the SCP, the fictional secret organization documented by the collaborative-writing wiki project of the same name. Producer Alec's Dice Plan…

Hayley covers the bio of a great Scott (who was also murderous and cannibalistic.) Then, Kat dives into how World War 2 created motorcycle gangs in the USA. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Classy | Linktree Produ…

Kat covers a cave full of millions of skeletons and how they got there. Hayley takes us back to 5th grade when you of course had a “thunderstorm curriculum.” Night Classy | Linktree Thunderstorms Sources: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/thunderbird-native-american/ http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.na.031#:~:text=The%20Gros%20Ve…

Hayley covers a deadly conflict between two Appalachian families. Kat follows it up with something cute, fun, and light hearted: the history of hair dye. Night Classy | Linktree Hatfield-McCoy Feud Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield–McCoy_feud https://www.legendsofamerica.com/hatfields-mccoys/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Gp872Aef…

Kat covers was a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell and Hayley covers the outbreak of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy also known as "mad cow disease" and its human equivalent variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Night Classy | Linktree Mad Cow Disease Sources: https://medium.com/p/8d1665af2dc9 http://…

Hayley covers the bandit who could never be captured alive and Kat presents a treasure hunting mystery from the deserts of New Mexico. Night Classy | Linktree' Elmer McCurdy Sources: https://the-line-up.com/elmer-mccurdy-mummy-man https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/elmer-mccurdy/ https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/26/books/where-s-elmer.html https://b…

Kat covers an animal that was instrumental in two world wars: the carrier pigeon. Hayley follows it up with a lesson on some spooky stains that happened in the spooky little town of Bélmez, Spain. Night Classy | Linktree Bélmez Faces Sources: Mayer, Gerhard. (2019). The Bélmez Faces: An Investigation of a Supposedly Strong Case. https://medium.com/…

Hayley is back in her natural habitat as a list bitch. Delivering a list of syndromes named after cities. And Kat gives a highly topical and highly pink lesson on Barbie and her many controversies. Night Classy | Linktree City Syndromes Sources: https://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2019/2018 https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/jerus…

Kat covers a creepy letter-writing campaign that rocked small town Ohio. Hayley covers the first documented female gang in London. https://linktr.ee/NightClassy Forty Elephants Sources: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/remembering-forty-elephants-gang-cunning-brutality https://stmuscholars.org/who-says-a-woman-cant-be-gangsta-alice-diamond-and-th…