Podcast
Afternoonified
Hosted by So Below Media · EN
Hosts Emily and Sara attempt to understand the weirder aspects of science, history, and the paranormal using their best coping mechanism...comedy
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Typhoid Mary
Yesterday00:56:57Tap to summarizeFirst and foremost we want to remind everyone to WASH YOUR HANDS. Now that we've done that, please enjoy this venture into a story that is equal parts "good for her," the existential dread of living in society, and disappointment in The System. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com
Transcribe →Mini: All Turnips are Girls
1w ago00:19:40Tap to summarizeEmily's Fairytale Theater returns with an enchanting tale about big produce, sibling rivalry, and a bag in a tree. There's also a bonus story about chicken, so... stay tuned for that one, I guess. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com
Transcribe →The Piltdown Man
2w ago00:50:24Tap to summarizeWe've all heard about the search for the missing link- the evolutionary step between apes and man. Well, at one point in the early 20th century, some guy in England claimed that he had found it in the form of a skull. But did he really? Probably not, or we wouldn't be having this talk. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com
Transcribe →Mini: The Meat Really Hit the Ground
3w ago00:18:55Tap to summarizeOne delicious day in 1876, a farm in Kansas experienced a meteorological event that we're STILL trying to explain. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com
Transcribe →A Very Special Interest Episode (Feat. Moa Blomqvist)
May 1901:56:42Tap to summarizeIt's a big one today! Fiber artist, author and, all around delight Moa Blomqvist joins us to discuss our favorite special interest! We discuss history, cuisine, literature, aviation and a number of other very dignified serious topics. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com
Transcribe →Mini: If I Did It
Apr 2900:22:12Tap to summarizeA story about something weird in a deceased elderly couple's house? Sounds like a hell of a mystery! Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com
Transcribe →A Complete Idiot's Guide to the Greek Pantheon Pt. 2
Apr 2201:10:44Tap to summarizeWe're back to our study of the Greek gods and goddesses with (probably) six of the second string deities, most of whom ended up even weirder than their parents. There are some objectionable bits involving sexual violence and self-harm in these stories (lookin at YOU Zeus), so please take care when listening. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com
Transcribe →Mini: The Tsar, The Peasant Girl, and The Severed Head of Her (Maybe) Lover
Apr 1500:29:44Tap to summarizeCongrats on reading the entire episode title! Your prize is learning about this very real, very gross story from Russian history.
Transcribe →A Complete Idiot's Guide to the Greek Pantheon Pt. 1
Apr 801:20:24Tap to summarizeIt's time for another Afternoonified Special Interest Info Dump™! Over the next two episodes we'll be getting into the high (and low) points of the Greek gods and goddesses to make sure that YOU can whip out the best fun facts at parties. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com
Transcribe →Mini: Anything to Show Up the French
Apr 100:26:47Tap to summarizeOn this fine April Fools Day, we're taking a good hard look at another historical hoax. Except everyone was kind of in on it...but what actually made the Mechanical Turk tick? Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com
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