Podcast
Afternoonified
Hosts Emily and Sara attempt to understand the weirder aspects of science, history, and the paranormal using their best coping mechanism...comedy
- Improv chart
- #167
- Episodes
- 357
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 39 min
- On air since
- 2016
- Latest episode
- 6 days ago
Episodes
357 episodes, newest first
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22 min
Mini: The Bible Strikes Back
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The spookiest day of the year is nearly upon us! In celebration, Sara has a collection of headstones that come with their very own hauntings!
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50 min
Poisoned Candy
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Hold on tight to your Snickers because this week we're taking a look at some of the (actual) stories involving tainted treats as well as debunking some urban myths!
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39 min
Mini: Street Pumpkins aka Wisconsipalooza
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This week Emily and Sara reminisce about their recent road trip and offer some insights into the The Badger State
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1 hr
The Villisca Axe Murders
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Sometime during the night of June 9th, 1912, the Moore family of Villisca, Iowa, and their two guests went to bed and didn't wake up. The aftermath puzzled the community and true crime fans for over a century.
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27 min
Mini: The Skinks Are Out There
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Nature Camp is coming to a close, but first we're taking a look at some animals we thought were gone for good...but nature uhhhh, finds a way.
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1 hr 4 min
The USS Indianapolis
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What does nature have to do with the worst naval disaster in US History? A surprising amount, when you consider that on July 30th, 1945, 1,100 Navy men were forced into shark-infested waters and only 316 of them were pulled out 4 days later.
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17 min
Mini: Mass Fruitings
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For our first mini of Nature Camp, we're headed into the wilds of New Zealand, where a handful of very special birds make their homes. Learn why the Kākāpō has stolen our hearts with their tale of being too sweet to live and how humans are making sure they stick around.
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47 min
Haunted Forests
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Camp Afternoonified is in session and this week we're hiking through some of the spookiest forests we could find! Don't bother bringing a compass, but make sure you have something to deal with all these pesky shadow people and living dolls.
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18 min
Mini: The Emu War starring Steve Buscemi and Willem Dafoe
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When you hear Emu War, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a war between birds.
Nope.
This is Emus Vs. The Australian Army
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1 hr 7 min
Based on a True Story
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This week we’re taking a look at all of the real life stories that inspired some of your favorite horror movies!
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18 min
Mini: Go Piss Girl
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This week we're taking a look at the 5 most embarrassing ways people have died (before 1800, so it's okay to laugh).
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42 min
Ignaz Semmelweis
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We're not letting the handwashing thing go. This week we're talking about the guy who invented it. Kind of? Or least he was VERY vocal about it in the medical community.
(Yes, the audio is a little weird, it was 90+ degrees and Emily needed that fan.)
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17 min
Mini: Memento Mori Tramp Stamp
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Sara's taking us back to the cemetery! This time we're confronting our mortality via little pictures of skeletons and such on headstones and it's actually way more fun that I just made it sound.
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57 min
Typhoid Mary
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First 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.
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20 min
Mini: All Turnips are Girls
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Emily'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.
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50 min
The Piltdown Man
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We'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.
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19 min
Mini: The Meat Really Hit the Ground
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One delicious day in 1876, a farm in Kansas experienced a meteorological event that we're STILL trying to explain.
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1 hr 57 min
A Very Special Interest Episode (Feat. Moa Blomqvist)
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It'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.
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22 min
Mini: If I Did It
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A story about something weird in a deceased elderly couple's house? Sounds like a hell of a mystery!
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1 hr 11 min
A Complete Idiot's Guide to the Greek Pantheon Pt. 2
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We'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.
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