253. Fad Diets and Soap

Hayley covers a Victorian claim of time-travel and ghosts at the Palace of Versailles. Then Kat covers the origins of April Fools' Day and some notable pranks and hoaxes spawned from the tradition. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! Listen to our bonus shows on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Classy | Linktree Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2025

Dial 867-5309 because Kat is covering famous phone numbers! Then Hayley follows it up by covering graves with evidence of rituals associated with beliefs that the buried may arise from the dead! Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! Listen to our bonus shows on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Classy | Linktree Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2025

Hayley covers the first (and last) queen regnant of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Then Katja covers Michel Lotito the French entertainer who ate an entire airplane. Lastly Alec covers the most famous painting in the world and the history behind Lisa herself and artist Leonardo Da Vinci. Listen to the full two and a half hour episode only on Night Classy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/257-liliuokalani-124239341 Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2025

Kat covers the 1970s incident where the Oregon Highway Patrol created one of the first viral videos. The Hayley covers the 2010s mystery when Brooklyn beekeepers noticed their honey turning red… Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! Listen to our bonus shows on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Classy | Linktree Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2025

Hayley covers the banana peel smoking hoax of the 1960s where beatniks explored the hallucinogenic effects of “Mellow Yellow.” Then Kat takes us back to the late 1800s to tell the story of a true goo-meister who commercialized “rod wax” into Vaseline. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! Listen to our bonus shows on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Classy | Linktree Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2025

Hayley covers the Twelve Tribes cult and the restaurant they own. Then Katja does her first “No Notes” lesson covering the Vanderpump Rules cheating scandal that rocked the reality TV world in 2023. If you want to hear the full 3 hour episode (the longest we've ever recorded!) and hear Alec cover an incredible 'I survived' style World War II story. Then become a Night Classy Patreon and listen here:  https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy VPR Cheat Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K2_bxoEwwrhMpAes48cLQQlvnk0K26unn42YvhGMD4k/edit Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2025

Kat covers strange diet crazes including the classic Ear Stapling and of course, Tape Worm. Then Hayley covers the history of soap! Ain’t no Lye! Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Classy | Linktree Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2025

Hayley covers scientists who experimented with their own bodies. Then Katja covers a mysterious medical phenomenon from the Victorian era. Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Night Classy | Linktree Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2025

Kat covers the ancient Roman festival and holiday in honor of the god Saturn. Then Hayley covers the mysterious case of a 9-year-old boy who went missing in 1928. The events that followed would inspire the 2008 film Changeling staring Angelina Jolie. Lastly, Alec covers the biography of Bravo star Andy Cohen and how the Real Housewives franchise came to be. Listen to the full episode here on the Night Classy Patreon Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2025

Hayley covers Hermine "Miep" Gies, the Dutch citizen who hid Anne Frank and her family. Then Kat covers the most painful plant in the world Dendrocnide moroides AKA Gympie-Gympie! Still got a thirst for knowledge and parasaocial camaraderie? You’re in luck! We release bonus shows every week on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy   Night Classy | Linktree   Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2025