Amusement Parks and Roller Coasters
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F.A.C.T.S. : Flo and Carra Talk (about) Stuff
Friends talk about facts! The F.A.C.T.S. podcast drops very Wednesday and mini fact check episodes on Fridays. We discuss the strange and unusual, the weird and wonderful, the gross and the...
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Friday Fact Check: Wigs and Codpieces!
We learn to better appreciate our pockets, about 18th century sly boys, chin straps for wigs, chewing and sucking louses and much more on th...
Peruques, Periwigs, Codpieces and Hair Powder!
Hey listeners, what's YOUR dream wigscape? DM or email us and let us know! We discuss Powder Rooms! Big Wigs! And codpieces, a "Pandora's bo...
Friday Fact Check: Train Crashes!
Flo talks about Crash, Texas, hard hats and rollercoasters!
Train Crashes for Entertainment!
This week Flo tells us about every human's lurking desire to smash things, Head on Joe, the Crash in Crush, and the joys of learning new thi...
Friday Fact Check: Sin Eaters!
There's nothing like a fact check about sin eaters, eternal damnation and delicious bread people to say we love you! Happy Valentine's Day!
Sin Eaters!
Join us for Episode 2 of Season 3 in which we discuss sin eating, trading one's soul for a few pennies and a meal, and the joys of vinyl.
Friday Fact Check: Necropolis Railway!
Join us for a very thorough fact check about the Necropolis Railway and apologies for the occasional bad audio feels. We are relearning how...
The Necropolis Railway
Flo takes us on a wild ride on London's Necropolis Railway and tells us about grave recycling, fancy railroad amenities and the importance o...
SEASON 3 IS HERE!!!!
Flo and Carra return from what we thought would be a short break and turned into a very, very long break. We're back and so happy to share n...
Friday Fact Check : Psychic Pets and Nonhuman Animal Prodigies!
This is a strange and silly fact check recorded in a car during a slight snow squall. We learn about octopodes, the difficulties of being in...
A Holiday Special! : Nonhuman Animal Prodigies and Psychic Pets!
Happy holidays! Welcome to an episode featuring both of us singing (listen after the sign off!), carols, curds, moggies, and more! Hey Cleve...
Fact Check Friday : NYC Trash and Poop!
We welcome special regular guest Charles Dickens back to the studio and discuss the complexities of tracking life expectancy.
Some Histories of NYC Trash and Poop!
So. Much. Filth. In this episode we're up to our knees in facts about dead horses, night soil, Barren Island, garbage lands, and astounding...
Friday Fact Check : Civil War Embalming!
Hurray! It's a Fact Check on Civil War embalming!
The Origins of Modern Embalming!
During a flurry of feline activity, Flo talks about the U.S. Civil War and the birth of modern embalming.
Friday Fact Check : Radiation Beauty!
There's not a lot of questions to fact check this Friday but there is a big apology!
More Radioactive Beauty!
Come for this very enlightening episode on radioactive spas, radioactive shoe insoles, corsets and toothpaste! Also we learn some labor hist...
Fact Check : Vampire Biology!
We learn about the most gruesome results of being startled ever, preurination, the powers of hawthorn, and how vampires first arrived in the...
Brrrl! A Boatload of Facts about Vampires
Here's a spooky semi-factual episode for you that includes discussion of blood bags, ear helixes, vampire pumpkins, rabid cows, and skeletal...