The Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps was a militaristic evangelical cult with an incredibly dark history, led in this case by a woman who claimed to have divine visions. Our guest today is Harrison Hill, investigative journalist and author of the new book The Oracle’s Daughter: The Rise and Fall of an American Cult. For this episode, Harriso ... Show More
Jul 13
90s Angel Craze with Christine Laskowski
Back in the 1990s, it seemed like angels were everywhere in popular culture: in movies, TV shows, songs, and home decor. Our guest today is Christine Laskowski, a video journalist and host of the podcast T&J: A Roman Empire Love Story. For this episode, she will teach me about th ... Show More
1h 34m
Jul 6
FIREWORKS pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall
Just like every year, more and more stories are coming out about how wild, unpredictable, and dangerous fireworks can be, and yet our capacity for explosive hubris continues to prevail. For part two of our semiquincentennial series on the history of Fireworks in America, Sarah Ma ... Show More
1h 39m
Oct 2018
Urban Legends Spectacular!
Razorblades in apples, babysitters on acid, killers in backseats and "rainbow parties": In this episode, Mike and Sarah investigate the scary stories Americans tell each other and discover the actual anxieties behind them. Turn on your high beams for this one. Continue reading →S ... Show More
1h 15m
Oct 2023
fomo, pressure, & growing up: podtober #6
<p>sephy & wing pathetically present... a spooktacular extravaganza bonanza, featuring sephy & wing, starring sephy & wing, brought to you by sephy & wing. assume the worst.</p><br><p>join the conversation every monday.</p><br><p>shop our merch: sephyandwing.co.uk ... Show More
36m 23s
Oct 2023
aliens & conspiracies: podtober #7
<p>sephy & wing pathetically present... a spooktacular extravaganza bonanza, featuring sephy & wing, starring sephy & wing, brought to you by sephy & wing. assume the worst.</p><br><p>join the conversation every monday.</p><br><p>shop our merch: sephyandwing.co.uk ... Show More
28m 19s
Jun 2024
It's Not About the Iranian Yogurts *TEASER*
The girlies venture back into the depths of Reddit to uncover some shocking relational horrors — a boyfriend who buys breast milk on Facebook marketplace, a husband with a secret Rag, a guy who moans his own name during sex, and more. Digressions include a lengthy preamble about ... Show More
4m 17s
Oct 2023
fortune, failure, & our tarot secrets: podtober #1
<p>sephy & wing pathetically present... a spooktacular extravaganza bonanza, featuring sephy & wing, starring sephy & wing, brought to you by sephy & wing. assume the worst. </p><br><p>join the conversation every monday.</p><br><p>shop our merch: sephyandwing.co.u ... Show More
44m 24s
Oct 2023
bad girls & witchy women: podtober #2
<p>sephy & wing pathetically present... a spooktacular extravaganza bonanza, featuring sephy & wing, starring sephy & wing, brought to you by sephy & wing. assume the worst.</p><br><p>join the conversation every monday.</p><br><p>shop our merch: sephyandwing.co.uk ... Show More
29m 27s
Apr 2022
I'm Actually At Capacity Right Now
The girlies bring you a classic chatty episode exploring emotional labor, free speech, and that one cartoon sound effect that plays when someone slips on a banana. Even more digressions include: secret Mormon influencers, why Coachella sucks, and a follow up on a crucial mailbox ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2023
dreams & the afterlife: podtober #3
<p>sephy & wing pathetically present... a spooktacular extravaganza bonanza, featuring sephy & wing, starring sephy & wing, brought to you by sephy & wing. assume the worst.</p><br><p>join the conversation every monday.</p><br><p>shop our merch: sephyandwing.co.uk ... Show More
29m 58s