by Haley Pierson-Cox | Apr 8, 2022 | Season 3
S03E06: The stories behind the names for full moons and how the moon does (or doesn’t) impact the human body.
Did you know that a blue moon is actually a thing, and that blood moons really do exist? Connect with your inner (North American) moon witch and prepare to be both baffled and delighted by the names we’ve decided to call each month’s full moon. Then, switch to your front-facing camera and examine the science and the spooky behind the effects that the moon might have on your–and everyone else’s–body.
by Haley Pierson-Cox | Apr 1, 2022 | Season 3
Beer ephemera and far too many statues.
Stroll your way through history’s biergarten of collectables, beer trays, and tsotchkes, then explore an estate sale with more than enough presidential personifications and pieces of outdoor decor to make you want to back away VERY slowly. Just, um, don’t blink.
by Haley Pierson-Cox | Mar 26, 2022 | Season 3
S03E05: Abandoned Waterparks and Neverland Ranch.
The heyday of bad-idea waterparks, when the kids were probably drunk and their 1980s parents decided to just roll the dice on safety, and the dark and over-the-top remnants of Neverland Ranch.
by Haley Pierson-Cox | Mar 4, 2022 | Season 3
S03E04: The Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain and a fascinating look into the history of fraternities and sororities in the United States.
Private clubs can be fraught with countless problematic behaviors, but our favorite find turned out to be charming, weird, and so successful that it ceased to exist. Meanwhile, back in the US, we learned that the story of the rise of fraternities is as old as the country itself.
by Haley Pierson-Cox | Feb 25, 2022 | Season 3
Anthropomorphic taxidermy (but make it extra weird) and an estate sale of the well-traveled and mysterious!
If you’ve ever wondered what generational wealth and/or a raccoon in pink hair bows looks like, you’re in the right place.
by Haley Pierson-Cox | Feb 18, 2022 | Season 3
S03E03: Entomology (insect collecting) and the taxidermy of Walter Potter.
Some people like academic displays with carefully labeled insects, some like kitten weddings. Who are we to judge?
