Pop Culture Episodes

May 4, 2022

But It Did Get Worse!: LEGO Origin Disasters

This week, we are disaster girls, Brianne is trying to be mysterious, Ole shows up our seven year olds, some afternoon delight ends in flames, a man wins his own contest, Brianne hatches a new conspiracy theory, both of us l…
June 30, 2021

You're Sorry and I'm Welcome: Titanic Extravaganza Part 3

This week, Melanie records her last episode before maternity leave, TAG (The Audio Guy) chimes in, we ponder what a Florida Man baby would be like, the cryptid bracket comes to a close, Melanie identifies her strengths, the …
June 23, 2021

Disaster Zoomies: Titanic Extravaganza Part 2

This week, Melanie's labor is a disaster, Brianne makes one of the most controversial cryptid hot takes yet, a Carpathia passenger is an unapologetic gossip, the pro-Cal lobby is just three Billy Zanes in a trench coat, dogs…
June 9, 2021

This is Gonna Be Awkward, Let's Break the Ice: Titanic Extravaganza Part 1

This week, Melanie is gonna have a baby and the southerners are unimpressed, The Audio Guy requests a specific head in a box, Chicago Mothman battles The Jersey Devil, we embark upon the maiden voyage of a Titanic extravagan…
April 7, 2021

The Best Strip Mall Castle You've Ever Seen in Your Life: The Count Dante Story, Part 2

This week, the true cure for hiccups is unveiled, somebody spots a flying baby, the king of animals is crowned, listeners have a chance to win a cryptid, Count Dante bankrolls his own prize money and reports his own death, t…
March 31, 2021

Count Dante Walked So Joe Exotic Could Run: The Count Dante Story, Part 1

SHOW NOTES Content warnings: Vague old-timey racism, particularly violent martial arts, one joke about drugs, poor treatment of exotic animals, bombings/explosions, violence against bulls, testicle injury Links: A history of…
Dec. 29, 2020

Never Back Down From a Street Fight: A Sh*tty Goodbye to 2020

SHOW NOTES Content warnings: Poop, birds, plane emergency landing, mention of pornography, brief mentions of vomit Links: 12 Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Flavors Inspired By Musicians, Bands, and Festivals 2004 Dave Matthews Band…
Dec. 8, 2020

Weird Flex but Okay: Balloonfest '86

SHOW NOTES Content warnings: Drowning, water search, missing people Links: 25 years ago, thousands watched a balloon launch on Public Square Balloonfest '86 Balloonfest 1986, the spectacle that became a debacle: Cleveland Re…
Oct. 27, 2020

Purely Frictional: The "Poltergeist" Movie Curse

SHOW NOTES Content warnings: Sleep paralysis, paranormal stuff, poltergeist activity, clowns, accidental non-fatal strangulation, misuse of human remains, exorcism, cancer, brief mention of rape, very detailed/graphic discus…
Oct. 13, 2020

Bad Things Were Gonna Happen To You: The Exorcist Film Curse

This week, Aunt Vada's dad is not having it, we envision a possessed child as Roland Schitt and a ghost as Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a sadistic director curses a film production. Content warnings: demonic/occult topics, refere…
Sept. 29, 2020

Read the Room: The #freebritney Movement, Part 2

This week, our Britney episodes conclude even as Britney's plight does not, weird interviews about, and emojis tip off fans that something is amiss. Content warnings: conservatorship abuse, mental illness, emotional abuse. L…
Sept. 22, 2020

Britney Cake: The #freebritney Movement, Part 1

This week, Melanie goes totally spooky with it and meets her put-together neighbors in a Britney t-shirt, Midwesterners are polite aloof little goblins, we reinvent the disaster wheel, Britney eats crawfish, Brianne courts a…
June 29, 2020

He Was Wearing His Finest Pajama Pants: Pokemon Go Incidents

This week, newlywed Melanie lives in a city with lawless drive-thru daiquiri shacks, we unpack the etymology of a gross old-timey phrase, Melanie plays Pokemon Go while she delivers a baby and railroads another kid into choo…
May 26, 2020

A Big Creaky Danger Machine: Indiana State Fair Collapse

This week, we start a podcast, Melanie fingers her soil, some mom groups implode, shortcuts are taken, a prayer circle saves some celebrities but no one else, 43 lawsuits get filed, LGBTQ survivor benefits get an historic wi…