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Mini: The Skinks Are Out There

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. Support Afternoonified by

The USS Indianapolis

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 s

Mini: Mass Fruitings

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

Haunted Forests

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

Mini: The Emu War starring Steve Buscemi and Willem Dafoe

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 Support Afternoonified by contri

Based on a True Story

This week we’re taking a look at all of the real life stories that inspired some of your favorite horror movies!

Mini: Go Piss Girl

This week we're taking a look at the 5 most embarrassing ways people have died (before 1800, so it's okay to laugh). Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip

Ignaz Semmelweis

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.

Mini: Memento Mori Tramp Stamp

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 th

Typhoid Mary

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," t

Mini: All Turnips are Girls

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 tu

The Piltdown Man

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 claim

Mini: The Meat Really Hit the Ground

One 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 ja

A Very Special Interest Episode (Feat. Moa Blomqvist)

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, literatur

Mini: If I Did It

A 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://ti

A Complete Idiot's Guide to the Greek Pantheon Pt. 2

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 a

Mini: The Tsar, The Peasant Girl, and The Severed Head of Her (Maybe) Lover

Congrats on reading the entire episode title! Your prize is learning about this very real, very gross story from Russian history.

A Complete Idiot's Guide to the Greek Pantheon Pt. 1

It'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 goddess

Mini: Anything to Show Up the French

On 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

Ebola

Okay, so good news is that the podcast isn't showing any symptoms and isn't contagious. Bad news is that there's so many monkeys in this episode, man. Too many monkeys. A