I'm Horrified!

Ho ho ho, bitches! we're bringing you some christmas cheer in the form of monsters and force-fed christian capitalism. Settle in with your cocoa to learn about christmas creatures (Krampus, Belsnickel, etc.) and the seminal christmas classic "Christmas Shoes". We hope your days are merry and horrifying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we run the gamut of horrifying all the way from society crumbling earthquakes to a canadian website that helps you cheat on your wife. Natural disaster, online adultery, oral tradition, canadian lawsuits... honestly, what DOESN'T this episode have? Also, Allie might have made an Ashley Madison account. You know, for research. Nothing personal against her longtime partner. Find shelter beneath a sturdy structure and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can we ever truly be in control of our own brains? Is there anything sadder than a living being denied the joys of love? This week we grapple with these sad questions and more when we chat about the social phenomenon of Mass Hysteria, and the saddest aquatic insect we ever did meet, the Mayfly. Guard the integrity of your brain, be nice to the mosquitos in your life, and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What poses a greater threat to our future as we know it: violent racism and mysogyny fueled by the the power of social media, or children eating tide pods? There are many things to be scared of these days, and this week we're talking about a lot of them: Comicsgate and Viral Internet Challenges. One of them is indicative of evil prevailing injustice that plagues our society. The other is just so, so dumb. Change your passwords (again), stack up your saltines, and #stayhorrified Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who's more evil, Big Pharma, or Vh1? Thankfully, this week, you won't have to choose. We're covering the midcentury Thalidomide Disaster, in which thousands of lives were stolen and thousands more altered forever by an evil drug company, and to top it off we're also going to talk about "Rock of Love". Check your prescriptions, grab your remote, and be sure to stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 37 of I'm Horrified! This week, Allie and Sam are covering two topics that were media sensations in their day: The Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster and Nipplegate. You could say that both these situation were....... Nasty. Cover your piercings, listen to your local rocket scientists, and stay horrified! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is there anything more tragic than a beautiful film goddess suffering through a lifetime of control and abuse at the hands of evil men? Definitely not a beach full of heiresses stranded in the bahamas. This week we unfold the woeful life and times of screen siren Rita Hayworth, and the veritable dumpster fire that was Fyre Festival. In both cases, behind the glamorous facade there is only a river of tears. Think twice before you trust Ja Rule and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Halloween, Witches! We here at I'm horrified have brewed up a spooky spectacular with all of your favorite horrifying things: haunted creeks, fake alien murders, and a raving serial murderer who Sam and Allie made up in their heads freshman year of college. We even have spooky stories sent into us from listeners like you. Is the world already scary enough? Absolutely! But when has that stopped us before? Curl up with your favorite bag of candy and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are we alone in the universe? Where are the aliens? When was the toothbrush ACTUALLY invented? This week fall down a rabbit hole that will keep you up at night for lots of different reasons as we cover the Fermi Paradox and Medieval Hygiene. Clutch your floss close to you, stare into the blankness of the universe, and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, join us for an in-depth discussion on memory misattribution and Kingdom of the Sun, aka what our brain does with our worst memories, and what are probably Sting's worst memories. Get ready to doubt everything you hold true, and then forever wonder about how Owen Wilson's career might be different in an alternate reality. Walk the Llama Llama, write down EVERYTHING, and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Allie and Sam for an episode of I'm Horrified that will live in your mind as long as a reborn baby can live on your shelf. This week they're covering Nightmare Bacteria (and the inevitable downfall of man) and Reborn Babies (and how the inevitable downfall of man will probably live forever on Youtube). Strap in your car seat, wash your hands, and Stay Horrified! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back again this week and boy do we have two bummers for you. In one corner, a mysterious 1950's skiing trip gone awry in the Russian mountains, involving foul play, yetis, aliens, and maybe the KGB? In the other corner, America's continually garbage criminal justice system. There's a silver lining for one of these situations, but the other one not so much... we mentioned the yeti thing, right? Say no thanks to winter sports, stay inside, and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we're thrilled to have special guest Walt McGough with us to investigate a deeply un-special topic, Gamergate. A truly horrifying slice of recent internet history, Gamergate describes a string of targeted abuse leveled at people (mainly women, nonbinary folks, and POC) who dared to challenge the glaringly obvious veins of sexism running through the games industry. We cover figures such as Zoe Quinn, Brianna Wu, and Anita Sarkeesian, who endured levels of bullshit we can barely fathom to speak their minds. Update your social media passwords and get ready to stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is there anything more salacious than the torrid affairs of America's 29th president? Well, an infamous pop culture castration phenomenon might prove a worthy contender. Fall down a black hole of U.S. History with us as we discuss the Warren G. Harding administration and the "Bobbittmania" surrounding John and Lorena Bobbitt. Hold on to your extremities and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we talk about two topics that are as spooky as they are complicated: The Dark Web and the E! reality show Pretty Wild. Like most hidden corners of the world and celebrity reality shows, there's more to these topics than meets the eye. Clear your cookies, put on your $29 Little Brown BeBe shoes, and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Allie and Sam this week as they answer life's big questions: Why are we so fascinated by bad things? Why do we believe our local goths are actual Satan worshipers? Why do love to watch other people's pimples get popped? Grab your copy of the Satanic Bible, fill your Youtube account with black-head and white-head content, and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is it okay to have sex with my long lost relatives? Is it okay to use pavlovian conditioning on an unwitting baby? The answers to both questions is NO, and this week you get to find out exactly why! We're getting into the nitty gritty details of Genetic Sexual Attraction, and also discussing the cutest/ most unethical experiment probably ever. Keep your friends close and your family members out of your bedroom, and stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we're covering the Canadian Indian Residential School System, a topic sent into us by a Canadian listener! As far as horrifying things go, this is no exception, but we're hoping to shed light on this dark period of history and continue sharing the stories of those who lived through it. Oh, and then we also talk about an American K-Pop group, because there's more than one way to stay horrified. To donate to the Legacy of Hope Foundation visit legacyofhope.ca/get-involved/donate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're bringing you a heaping spoonful of absolute nonsense in the form of a socialite con-woman and a libertarian leggings franchise. Let us dazzle you with tales of a mysterious German (or is she even German?) lady about town who can't seem to keep her checkbook straight, followed by the canadian athleisure empire that models its employee handbook after Atlas Shrugged. Slip into Shavasana and get ready to stay horrified. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices