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Remy, Karen, and M answer your bizarre questions! We will talk everything from trivia to true crime to paranormal fun— and when we get questions, we'll ask our own and pile on. We HAVE to know.
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It's called 'Hentai', and it's art. Jokes aside, where did these pornographic pictographs get their start? Why are tentacles involved? Where did the term come from? Remy guides us on a lusty lecture talking about the origin.CW: Sex, Non-human SexMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
This is the second episode in a multipart series. If you haven't listened, please go back and listen to part 1! The McLeod brothers aren't the only unlucky people in the Nahanni. We talk about people on the run— or simply lost for years until the mystery is unveiled. What happened to the girl who slipped away? Who is the Mad Trapper? How many people are being hit over the head with bottles??CW: Death, Dismemberment, Assault, Mental Illness, Gun ViolenceMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
We've got a listener question episode today, the first of a multi-part series! Up in Canada is a beautiful park reserve boasting amazing canoeing, camping, hiking— and history. The Nahanni National Park Reserve boasts names like "Funeral Range", "Deadman's Valley", and "Hell's Gate" for good reason. This episode we introduce you to the valley and bring you into the beginning of the string of deaths and disappearances that surround this enormous watershed.CW: Death, Dismemberment, SuicideMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
We once again are diving into a Chattersode and exploring the world of animals. Specifically, what our favorite animals, and even more specifically, our favorite birds are! Why are so granular about it? We have a lot to say about these birds and why they're so amazing, so tune in to hear about some amazing mimics, minds, and mischievious birds of the animal kingdom. CW: Animal DeathMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
So beyond the history of two prophets, where did Mormonism go in the modern era? How does it mesh with our modern sensibilities and contemporary religious practices? We discuss this along with some personal experiences in this episode, neatly finishing our foray into the LDS.CW: Proselytizing, Forced Religious Participation, PolygamyMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
Build your celestial kingdom collection now! With over 50 potential wives, the world is your oyster. Each wife has a unique personality and traits! But watch out— it's possible to lose a wife if your resource management is poor! Play as THE PROPHET BRIGHAM YOUNG in this revolutionary new MOVEMENT!CW: Murder, Proselytizing/Forced Conversion, RacismMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
Back before Dr. Ruth was the go-to sexologist, there was James Graham. A Scottish-born man with a famous temple, he had some interesting ideas about what would fix whatever your sexual problems were. Listen in as we learn about the early history of sexology. CW: Sex and various adult activitiesMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
We enter the world of religion once again by addressing one of the Big Ones... the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or... Mormonism. How did it get its start? How did the LDS church wind up in Utah when Joseph Smith started in Vermont? Where did all those unusual practices get their start? This is the first of a multi-part episode series.CW: Child Death (one sentence), Gun Violence, ReligionMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
Have you valued the little things in life? The mundane things? The tiny things around you that quietly make your life better? Occlunapids are one of these things. They hold back disaster... make sure things don't come tumbling from their homes... and most importantly... they clip bread bags closed.Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
We're answering a question from our lovely listeners, and this ended up being a 2 parter! This half discusses what the hell is going on with this man— is he like, okay? (Answer: no) Why buy Twitter? Why constantly sink into the mire? What minority opinion is putting him on a pedestal and raising him higher than he should be? CW: Bullying, Mention of Someone Calling Someone Else a Pedophile, Submarines, ClaustrophobiaMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
Sometimes there are people out there we love to hate. Elon Musk is one of them. So-called developer of exploding rockets, speeding death traps, and online banking, Musk has really screwed the pooch with media relations. Which is astounding, considering he owns a huge chunk of social media now. So, what the hell is this guy's problem?CW: Children Stuck In Caves, Apartheid Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
The day has come. Since 2022 we have declined all personal questions... until now. Now you, listener, get to find out the reason we don't typically take personal questions. Which is: we get really into it. How do koalas and the morality of dolphins relate? What is a real life cryptid that EXISTS? What do brain wrinkles have to do with living your damn life??? All this and more... in our first personal question episode.CW: Death (animal), The Ocean, The Concept of Ableism, STDsMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
Have you ever looked at the wonders of the ancient world and thought "I wonder how this was made?" Well, we can answer that question for at least one of them, and that is the Colosseum. Ancient Rome was a wild, huge place, and we took a lot of things from it into the modern day. After you listen to this episode, you'll know one way or the other how you feel about what the Romans thought about and did with bodily fluids. CW: Bodily FluidsMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
Vaccines are an incredible medical breakthrough. Because of vaccines, certain illnesses have been nearly eradicated. Life threatening illnesses are reduced to survivable maladies. So... credit where credit is due— who kicked off vaccinations for the masses? How did it spread? And how did we do it before syringes?CW: Disease, Physical Symptoms of Disease (scarring, sores, blood, etc), Racism, ExplosivesMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
The heart, the symbol of love. It's everywhere from hats you can buy in New York City to the Valentine cards you're giving out this week. We use it as a verb to mean love, and everyone recognizes it's two rounded lobes and pointed bottom. But how did it come to look like that, and why do we use it the way we do? Is the shape based on anything, and is any one person credited with the design? We're going to talk about its history in this episode!CW: Dissection (briefly)Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
Valentine's day has a far longer history than one thinks, stretching back beyond the February 14th celebrations of chocolate and gift giving that our modern day is familiar with. It extends into the grim and right into the weird. How did we end up with all these naked babies everywhere, and how is it related to all the beheadings of the past?CW: Death, ReligionMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
Sometimes weird questions strike you in real life, and this one certainly came out of nowhere. In a certain hotel in Charleston lives (haunts? dies?) the Lost Cadet, a ghost from the Civil War era who haunts travelers to this very day. We jump into this episode to discuss possible causes and experiences at this haunted hotel!CW: Death, The Tiniest Bit of Gore, MoldMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
Birds are quite clever, catching up to humans in various circles. We have corvids, who use tools. Parrots, who can speak. And kites, well, kites have the power of fire on their side.CW: Fire/Wildfire Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
The history of hoops in dresses goes back hundreds of years, the hoops declining in popularity until this very day. However, we can observe the time honored tradition of bafflement at new styles remaining persistent through the centuries! This episode we analyze the history and the forms the hoop skirt has taken— alongside the honestly hilarious takes of the day. Some days one realizes— society then is much like society now.CW: Miscarriage, Abortion, Death (Burning)Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
In this icy exposé, we unravel the frosty rebellions of snowmen, from scandalous 1511 protests to frostbitten battlefields. But fear not, we'll also warm your heart with global snowman traditions. Get ready for a snowstorm of surprises!CW: A tiny mention of antisemitism, War, A mention of sexual imagery involving an animalMusic provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
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