I'm Horrified!

Today we're talking balloons and bees, everyone, and things get dire. First up is the 1986 Cleveland balloon festival, where people threw 150 million balloons into the sky for god knows what reason. Then we ask, WHERE ARE ALL THE BEES? Plant some tulips around your house and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Sam does what she does best and recounts decade upon decade of Tudor-era history as we cover the War of the Roses. Family pitted against family, friend turned foe, and many people dying of dysentery- what more could you want? Also, Allie talks about New Coke, the branding scheme turned dumpster fire of the 1980's. Consider Pepsi next time and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we host the fabulously fun and talented Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason from the hit local podcast Greater Boston! Naturally, the only topic we could discuss was the MBTA. For those of you outside the Greater Boston area (see what we did there? The jokes stay at about that level) the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has been breaking hearts and infuriating riders for the last century or so here in our fair city. Join us for tales of woe, terrible commutes, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Sam and Allie ask the important questions. Why do weddings have to cost so much? Why do people want to test the limits of their bodies? Will comparison culture be the downfall of our society? Would you rather drown to freeze? Allie and Sam won't answer any of these questions, but they sure will scream about them. Bundle up, find your perfect #WeddingHashtag and Stay Horrified! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Boy do we have some wild tales to weave for you this week! We're covering the performance that launched a thousand memes, Shen Yun. The story behind Shen Yun involves communism, corruption, scandal, abuse, cults, and more, in a journey we'll have to take you on for you to believe it. Also, a lot of astronauts were really shitty to their wives- is that a surprise? Twist on your space helmets and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're talking cults and medical malfeasance- oh my! To start off, we're investigating the 2015 scandal of double booked surgeries reported on by The Boston Globe Spotlight team, which brought to light the fact that prominent surgeons were scrubbing in and out of operating rooms to perform two surgeries... at the same time. We also cover the most famous Manson girl, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, and the time she spent enthralled by (and contributing to) the Manson Family. Double check your medical consent forms and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Make sure you adjust your oxygen mask before assisting others this week, because Allie and Sam are breaking down the new Boeing 737s that crash all the time. Then, freak out about Woodstock '99, which was all the dirt of the original Woodstock but none of the peace and love. It's a double header of Very Bad Things, guaranteed to make you Stay Horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're bringing you BREAKING news (along with the hottest gossip from 1877). We're tackling the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal just days after the story hit the headlines, made famous by the involvement of famous actors Lori Laughlin and Felicity Huffman. You'll also get a healthy dose of history and nonsense as we bring you through the life and tales of William McGonagall, the worst poet in Scotland and maybe the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we're discussing the two most different people in the world, Dorothy Dandridge and The Sham Wow Guy. Dorothy was a wildly talented screen siren of hollywoods golden age, whose promising career was tragically beat down by the racism and sexism of her time. The Sham Wow Guy also sold Slap Chops and also was arrested for assault in 2009. So, yea, a lot of different ways to stay horrified this week folks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All aboard the SS Horrified! This week we're chomping into the most horrific sea wreck we can imagine- and before you say "Titanic", we don't remember Kate Winslet fighting off sharks. We're also taking a look at the literary ethics of fan fiction blossoming into their own literary franchises (yes, we talk about 50 shades). Tighten your life jackets and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're getting all American up in here: after all, what's more American than war and Spanx? Join us as we dissect conscription as part of United States History, which has a long and winding road full of awfulness that should surprise no one. The same sentiment can be applied to shapewear, TBH. Suck in your tummies and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, so we're celebrating with an episode of "I'm Thrilled!", the podcast we always say we should have started, but never did. For this inaugural episode, we're talking about Dogs and Romance Novels. It's going to be awesome and lovely... we promise. no surprises. Stay Thrilled! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is there anything more intense than a glassy eyed 19 year old turtle neck enthusiast trying to sell you fake medical care? What about excommunicating an entire species from catholicism? Now THATS extreme. Join us this week for a deep dive into the mega failure that was "Theranos", along with the infamously silly ban on cats decreed by Pope Gregory IX. Rethink your investments, pet your local kitty, and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're bringing you two VERY different brands of #horrifying content: Mary Kay Letourneau, and the decades spanning crossover action role play franchise, Kingdom Hearts. The Letourneau case was an extremely odd and fetishized moment of 90's news and pop culture. This is very troubling given that it was, without a doubt, a sex crime. And Kingdom Hearts has been dicking us around for too long, okay guys? That's pretty much all we want to say about it. *CW for sexual abuse* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our very first minisode! We went to PodCon 2 in Seattle and had an incredible time. At out booth, we asked every person we met: what horrifies you? Here's what you said! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we're tackling a subject that's close to home for us: The Boston Desegregation Busing crisis. As two Bostonian women, we think its important for us to grapple with this seldom discussed piece of our history, and we want to bring you all in on the conversation. Please feel free to share your thoughts and reflections with us on twitter @imhorrifiedpod or send us a note at imhorrifiedpodcast@gmail.com!Oh, and we also talk about Paris Syndrome, when people visit Paris and its so disappointing they LITERALLY lose their minds. You know, for balance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back this week with a controversial and plaguing topic facing today's young people, and also CARS THAT DRIVE THEMSELVES? Join us as we break down the legality and ethics of unpaid internships, and the social responsibility we have to each other in an economy that values our work less and less. Then, stay with us while we talk about whether or not we want the world to be taken over by Robots. This is exciting stuff, people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we're revisiting some favorite topics from the past: terribly wonderful reality TV shows and sad women from history named Mary. Take a journey with us back to the 1500's to learn about Mary Queen of Scots and the parade of incompetent men in her life. Then, stick around for another history lesson when we discuss MTV's Next. Hold on to your head and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here comes the bride, and she's...dead. This week, we're talking Ghost Marriage and high heels, two things that could have a lot to do with each other, we guess. Ghost Marriages occur in order to secure lineage for women and men in some parts of the globe, but can lead to some pretty sketchy dealings as most things with women do. And high heels? They're uncomfortable. We're horrified. The end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's New Years Eve, so we drank a full bottle of champagne, slammed six shots of gin, and recorded this episode. We are very sorry. Happy 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices