Afternoonified

This week we're dipping into one of England's greatest legends AND his crew of very happy boys. There's murder, intrigue and a LOT of dogs this week as we explore the legend of Robin Hood! Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

Emily caught a multitude of plagues during her recent trip, so please enjoy a rerun! We'll be back next week with that fresh content you all deserve. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

This week we're getting into the holiday spirit and learning about the 10-12 guys who might be THE St. Valentine. To round things off, Sara has to try and guess some of the places where we're keeping his bones (maybe). Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

Guys! Guys we solved the Bermuda Triangle! Really! Like the whole thing. Turns out it was just-- you know what? Just listen. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

We have more wives for you! This week we're taking a look at the second half of King Nasty's wives, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and, Catherine Parr. It's going to be a rough one, so hold onto your breeches! Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

Next up in what is apparently becoming a series we like to call "The women who were overshadowed by an a**hole" is the story of six women who all had one thing in common. Actually, since it was the 16th century in England and they were all upper class, they had a lot of things/relatives in common but the main one was some guy named Henry. In this episode we cover the rise and fall of Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and, Jane Seymour. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

Okay, maybe they're not actual fish. This week we're taking a look at one of the coolest natural phenomena and some of the things humans have come up with to explain it. Other than science. Which is cool, it just doesn't have the same pizzaz as an astral wedding. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

The history of this simple yet noble food dates back way further than you may expect. Sure, there was a British noble who didn't want to stop what he was doing, but we were putting things between bread WAY before him. Grab a napkin, pull up a chair and strap in because we're exploring the history of man's greatest culinary innovation as well as it's variations across the globe. There are also some hot tips for maximizing YOUR sandwich situation at home. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

On this week's installment of Emily's Fairytale Theater, we have a heavy hitter princess as well as a bonus tale to keep things at the level of weird we know you've become accustomed to. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

The title really says it all. We've got nonsense, concept art from The Super Mario Sisters, unusual bookbinding materials, three foot tall demons and SO MUCH MORE! Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

A mysterious stone tower? In the middle of Rhode Island, you say??? We're on the case to find out exactly what the Newport Tower was. Probably something to do with Vikings. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

The feminist rage continues with the second part of our Jack the Ripper series! This week we're covering the lives of Elisabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Kelly along with presenting our (Emily's) theory about how Jack the Ripper was 1-3 guys. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

It's once again time to learn about cemetery symbolism! This time Sara is taking us through the magical world of secret societies and what they've decided to adorn their headstones with, Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

We've all heard the story of Gentleman Jack, prowling the streets of Whitechapel in 1888 and preying on it's most vulnerable inhabitants. Like seriously... how could you NOT know about this? What's often overlooked is the life and circumstances of the women Jack preyed upon. They were women with families and lives before some jerk in a top hat cut their lives short..so we're going to talk about them. They deserve it. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

This week we're taking a look at what we can only describe as a Urban Victorian Cryptid. In the late 19th Century London and the surrounding area were terrorized by Springheeled Jack, a fire spitting man/demon/bear, and that's not even the weirdest thing about him. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

We know what you're thinking "Multiple clown panics??" and yeah, we were surprised too. This week we're diving into the 2016 clown sightings and then hopping into our time machine to explore the OTHER clown sightings of yore. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

This week we're keeping it light and focusing on what you might call... F-List Cryptids. Sara has scoured the depths of Cryptid Wiki to bring you silly little guys from the swamps of Florida to the beautiful hair care aisles of Quebec. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

This week we learn about one of history's most charming and yet tragic birds. Dodos shouldn't be relegated to being the butt of jokes about obsolecense when it was humans who put them there and Afternoonified will nOT STAND BY AND LET THAT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

Thor and Loki are at it again! This time they need to figure out how to get Thor's hammer back from the giants... and the solution slays more than you'd think it would. Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

This week is a descent back into the world of medical quackery with John R Brinkley. A man who, and we're not messing with you, managed to convince way too many people that goats were the answer to uh... manly vigor. Look, it's awful, it's disgusting and don't worry, we get to watch him fail by the end of it all. Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com