logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2024
58m 6s

118: Nude, rude, and screwed: The Dark H...

Audioboom Studios
About this episode
Hi friends, happy Thursday!

Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Did you ever consider that the baddest b*tch you know wouldn’t be anywhere without…the fall of Saigon? Turns out, this major historical moment has a LOT to do with the nail salons we spend so much time in today. But just how did these salons get their start? And at what cost do these salons keep us feeling cute? After this episode, I have a whole new level of respect for nail salons. Salute to you, nail techs!

I appreciate you for coming by, and tune in next week for more Dark History. 

Want some cool Bailey Merch? 
Shop Dark History Merch: https://www.baileysarian.com

Go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/darkhistoryfree and use code darkhistoryfree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. 

Visit https://www.Audible.com/DARKHISTORY or text DARKHISTORY to 500-500. New users can try Audible free for 30 days. 

Get 30% off your first order, plus free shipping today at https://www.Microdose.com, promo code DARKHISTORY. It’s available nationwide.

See for yourself why 4 out of 5 employers who post on ZipRecruiter get a quality candidate within the first day. Just go to https://www.ZipRecruiter.com/DARKHISTORY to try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE.


Up next
Yesterday
175: How Bodybuilding Went from Freak Show to Fitness Empire
Hi friends, happy Wednesday! You know, lately I’ve noticed something strange. It feels like every celebrity these days is... jacked. Like, not just in “good shape.” I’m talking veins popping out of places I didn’t even know veins existed. I mean, back in the day, you had, what? 2 ... Show More
40m 4s
Jun 25
174: Murder, Incest, and Castration: How Nero DESTROYED Rome
Hi friends, happy Wednesday! So you guys know I love dictators. And you ended up *LOVING* the Caesar episode… So it made me wonder what other, *older* dictators were out there who I assumed were boring but actually had these scandalous lives. And that’s when I found out about a c ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 18
173: Stripper Wars: Chippendales’ Glamour, Greed & MURDER?!
Hi friends, happy Wednesday! For some reason, female nudity feels *way* more common than male nudity. In pop culture at least, we’re way more used to seeing women being naked and sexualized. Think how many times you see titties on tv. And then think about how everyone loses their ... Show More
56m 54s
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2023
Introducing: History Daily
On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day ... Show More
4m 13s
Jan 2024
Dressed Classic: Mend!, an interview with Kate Sekules
Today we revisit our 2020 episode with Kate Sekules who joined us to chat about her book Mend!: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto which details the history of mending, contemporary visible mending practices and offers tips and techniques to get readers started on their own mend ... Show More
1 h
Jan 2023
Introducing: History Daily
On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day ... Show More
4m 23s
Feb 2024
Fashion Fads from History: Live On or Leave to the Past?
In the wonderful and often bizarre world of fashion fads from history, we ask the question: which should live on to wear another day and which should be left to history?Recommended resources: Bedazzled Beetles Hobble Skirt Painted knees Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  ... Show More
35m 57s
Mar 2022
263-Celtic Folklore: You Can't Take it With You
Three stories of things worth more than gold from Slavic, Celtic, and Chinese folklore. Also, why you shouldn't eat gold (it will literally kill you), why you should dig into that road cake early on, and why you should remember where you put stuff before getting the authorities i ... Show More
39m 43s
Apr 2022
266-1001 Nights: Good Night and Good Luck
A story from One Thousand and One Nights of an incompetent dude, a genie that's more than happy to be used for evil, and how the best legal outcome is one that involves free honey cakes. This is also where we wrap up the framing narrative, and we see if Scheherazade's gambit, of ... Show More
45m 55s
Feb 2023
S2E5: Were the Kennedys Nazis?
We will now be tuning your radio to 1936. The War to End All Wars is in the rear view mirror, and yet some of the greatest evil the world has ever seen is just peaking over the horizon. Every man, woman, and child will be faced with the question of who they are, and who they are ... Show More
54m 53s