Episode 155: Sister Wives

How far would you go for the possibility of stardom? What would you be willing to... uh... lose? Around the early 1600s a certain trend in church choirs evolved into something of a phenomenon in Italian music and Opera. What followed was a very weird and intense footnote in history that we'll be discussing today. Warm up your voices, Horror Honeys! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're throwing it back to episode 88: Civil War Amputations and Olympic Host Cities, originally aired December 16 2019! Take a swig of gin and bite down on something hard, because today we're talking about Civil War Amputations and Olympic Host Cities! We delve into the history of the grisliest medical practices of the American Civil War, and why things had to get so... choppy. Also, the next time you're watching someone luge down a mountain for the glory of national pride, you can listen to this episode and know how much that undermines the local economies of the city that's hosting! Pledge allegiance to your flag and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're going to feel a little pressure right here... This week, we're talking about the startlingly recent history of chiropractors. They're not doctors, insurance loves them, and they don't seem to be going anywhere. Hold onto your necks and spines, Horror Honeys! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things couldn't get any worse... could they? This week we're talking about Nostradamus, the illustrious french astronomer, seer, man about town, etc etc. Was he a highly positioned and powerful quack or the greatest prophet the world has ever known? Well, I guess the jurys still out, unless something else he predicted falls from the sky. Keep your eyes on the stars, Horror Honeys! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who doesn't love astrology, except its for work, and it might get you fired! This week we've got special guest Carole Ann Penney, a leadership and career coach, talking with us about the shady and not so scientific history of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a personality test that had made its way into boardrooms and hiring rooms, which we all feel pretty uneasy about. Keep your eyes on your own papers, Horror Honeys!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're throwing it back to episode 27: The Radium Girls and Purity Rings, originally aired August 26 2018! This week, we're diving into two subjects that will rot your brain from the inside out: Radium and Bush-era abstinence only public school education. Who knew that fake silver rings on the hands of horny tweens won't stop the rampage of STI's? Or that Radium will literally melt off your jaw? Hopefully everyone, but if not, we're here to help. Keep a condom handy, stay away from corrosive chemical elements, and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's happening folks - we've long spoken of Allie's obsession with the long running TLC masterpiece, but today you're hearing it right from the horses mouth: we're talking about Sister Wives. For the blessedly uninitiated, Sister Wives is a reality television series based around the Polygamist Brown family, with Husband Kody and Wives Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn. I don't think anyone would call it a "good show" but that's not why we watch it, right? Say your prayers, Horror Honeys!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back! We're kicking off 2025 with our New Year's guilty pleasures, and Sam is up first with something so diabolical we can hardly believe we're posting it. You've heard of romance, well this is a little different, and a little more wolf centric, but we all remember twilight don't we? Made famous by a notable fanfiction lawsuit, The Omegaverse has been creeping onto the romance novel scene slowly but surely. Lace up your bodices, horror honeys!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a Christmas miracle! We're coming at you live from our holiday hiatus to bring you a surprise episode. We'll see you again January 14th! Is this really a thing? If so why is it Swedish? Psychiatrists and psychiatry enthusiasts alike have pondered these questions over the elusive and somewhat foggy concept of "Stockholm Syndrome". Is it possible the Swedish people are just really nice to each other? Hold on to your internal sense of identity, Horror Honeys!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ooooooh Mary! Today we're talking about the one, the only, the often sad and lonely, Mary Todd Lincoln. Our girl Mary had some big ideas, big dreams, and big feelings (don't we all?). She was a foundation for our boy Abey, and sometimes she was also the one rocking that foundation. Double check your monthly budgets, Horror Honeys!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices