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Contagious Curiosity

Welcome to Contagious Curiosity where the hosts are wacky and the drinks are strong! Each week join Kat and Laney, two life-long friends, as they dig into some of their favorite topics and teach each other something new over yummy drinks and many laughs. Topics are just as eclectic as the hosts, so you never know what you might learn next. Cheers!

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All Episodes

112:17

Nandor Fodor and The Winchester House

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2023/01/21

Two deep dives made for 2 hours of delightful fun this episode. Laney gives the most fascinating and down right bizarre knowledge on Nandor Fodor a psychical researcher from the early 20th century who spent his life fascinated by science fiction, psychology, spiritualism and even Gef the talking mongoose - you absolutely need to hear this story! Then to bring in a dash of legend and skepticism KAT talks about the Winchester house, and more specifically Sarah Winchester herself. With details about

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82:08

Short stories of a sci-fi kind

Contagious Curiosity ·

2023/01/20

So we come back from a nice winter break and decided to warm it up with some cozy short stories, the sort of short stories that make you want to equip your melee and go on the offense. Laney reads from author David Cook, The Chasers; a story from a post apocalyptic lifetime 1000 years into the future. While KAT reads from Brander Buckners, The day time stood still; a lifetime in a moment for a man at the end of his rope, scientist and doggo. We fueled up with a Rat Bastard root beet and a Cast Iron

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71:56

Top Ten Strange Crimes NO.2

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2022/12/20

Diving into the proverbial hamster remains of societies leftovers this week gave us our beloved top ten "why the hell?!" news stories. We are finding that the 24 hour news cycle is doing more than its fair share of letting some of these stories slip though the cracks, picked up as scraps from rat bastards such as us.

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83:15

Conspiracy Theory...THE GAME!

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2022/11/12

While fall comes with its beautiful foliage and inviting holidays it also comes with a few other gifts, the FLU and Midterms. So this week KAT and Laney take it easy after a couple weeks of intense homework and sickness to enjoy some lighthearted game play. Laney busts out her Conspiracy Theory board game and we play a couple rounds to challenge out who has the most know hows on the what ifs, definite-lies and "cmon nows."

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103:55

Alien Species, some quirk - some not so quirk

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2022/11/03

This episode covers bite sized introductions and interesting factoids about a variety of Alien Species. Sprinkled in are some stories of eye witness accounts, legends passed down over generations and of course over all more than possible truths. Laney gives the full and undivided attention to this topic more so because we personally are obsessed ourselves, tune in and tune out!

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109:19

The Dulce Base

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2022/10/08

Theremin intensifies*This week KAT and Laney explore the possibility, nay, the reality that the truth so many of the biggest curiosities and theories derive from are right below our feet. The topic of the Dulce back is one that transcends decades of fraught foolishness and dips into the actuality of possibility. Over 900 miles of subterranean tunnels you say? 4.5 Miles of an obviously visible (possible) base many reported? Regardless, we cover the beginning, the middle child... and definite end of a

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104:10

Lets talk about some darkness; Joel Peter Witkin &...

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/09/19

Ushering in the start of spooky season seems easy enough for a couple of trolls such as ourselves to do, considering we found that at quite an early age immersing our own identities within influences such as Edward Gorey and Joel Peter Witkin would form the folks you hear before you. This episode features two genuinely individual men, true and authentic to themselves and the mediums they have devoted to - while facing some of the most extreme criticism and losses along the way. Gorey's pen and ink

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81:06

The Jersey Devil and his Swamp Monster colleagues

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/09/02

This week we frolic through the meadow of a cryptids and visit the lore of The Jersey Devil, The Honey Island Swamp Monster, The Boggy Creek Monster and the Lizard Man. Needless to say the Cricket Hill brew, Red Ale paired with an Avery's Swamp Juice soda felt like the most appropriate sips for the episode. Plus, we throw in a tinge of Benjamin Franklin.

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93:54

The unfortunate tragedy of the Hart Family

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/08/19

In 2018 a tragedy struck the local community of Santa Ana, California. Jennifer Hart and her wife Sarah drove their SUV willingly off a cliff; taking with them the lives of the 6 beautiful adopted children they had "so proudly" taken into their care years prior. This is the story of Markis, Hannah, Devonte, Jeremiah, Abigail and Ciera

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89:24

The news; over the top headlines

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/08/12

EX'TRE-EX'TRE-READ ALL ABOUT IT--Meaningless bold headline reads PANIC AND CHOAS!Well, that's at least what we noticed about so many of these bizarre categories of mainstream news titles. This week KAT and Laney explore the over the top eye-catching articles dragging you into the look at me! news captures-bold opinion blending-slightly off putting-mildly uninformative click bait traps that we could possibly find. Obviously, paired with adequately on point beverages.

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50:55

All about Teratomas

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/08/03

This week KAT and Laney revisit our medical anomalies conversation with a little chat about Teratomas, KAT fills us in on the need to know, the why to know...and more often the did not need to know. Join us and get your curiosity on!

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95:51

Spontaneous Human Combustion

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2022/07/26

KAT and Laney take on a curious topic this week, spontaneous human combustion. Laney brought her A-game and completely unloaded more information than I guarantee you thought you knew. We added fuel to this incredibly chatty fire by tossing some tequila, squirt and bad choices. Tune in and you will completely understand why this episode had to become our first two-part'r!

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109:11

A bit of dark trivia

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/07/19

Laney and KAT embark on a not so typical trivial pairing of good ol' fashioned general trivia and the more dark and gruesome 'how the hell is that even real' facts. We guarantee you will at least feel whiplash when trying to adjust to the way we bounce the questions back and forth.

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75:48

I can't believe it's a law

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/07/08

Did you ever ask yourself, am I going to be arrested for using a fork while eating fried chicken? Well it's a good thing you are prepared, because yes. KAT and Laney cover outdated and out of this world laws spanning over decades of what one would call "modern society." And, of course laugh and act dramatically.

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112:10

White Chapel Club and Taphophobia

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/07/01

In this episode Lanie talks about one of the most bizarre famous social clubs in the history, The Whitechapel Club; a morbid club for news reporters whose headquarters featured body parts, a coffin, and a very curious Patron Saint. While KAT digs into Taphophobia, that mega uncomfortable fear of being buried alive -- in case you already didn't know the name behind that very real phobia you might have.

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84:37

Lets talk about Art Yarn

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/06/17

Hey Oh! This week KAT and Lanie dipped into the archive of our mutual love of fiber arts and more specifically Art Yarn and the freedom of this technique. Learn about the history of yarn, where to start, pick up a few tips, talk about spinning wheels and hear about artists to follow and learn from.

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94:36

A couple of Idioms

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/06/03

This week KAT and Laney breathed life into a new podcast based entirely on Idioms! We decided that the classic "surprise your best friend" was the best way to approach this episode, we brought in some classics that we know our grand'folks have absolutely said to us and others that are officially now apart of the social Dropbox.

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97:28

Nostalgic Trivia

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/05/21

This week Laney and KAT pair nostalgia with some non alcoholic beverages, we quiz each other using sound bites, carefully worded questions and quotes from the 80's-00's. This episode is packed full of unlocked memories, feel good vibes and tons of Ah Ha moments!

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97:21

Long and Uncut, Bizarre Animal Mating Rituals

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/05/13

Ever wondered about which creatures have the strangest mating rituals? Well Laney and KAT have, and now would love nothing more than to make you rich with valuable conversation starters for your next date. This episode is actually one of the more interesting and informative of our first season, even if it gets a little, grouse. (See what we did there)

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106:41

Murderous Children

Contagious Curiosity ·

2022/05/06

This episode comes fresh with a classic *CONTENT WARNING* as we cover 5 terribly tragic stories of children and the loss of innocence through their own violent means. Buckle up as we dive in together on this not so oddly difficult episode of tiny, and not so tiny terrors while we sip on childish beverages and try not to feel super sad.Our coverage includes: Craig Price, Mary Bell, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, Sandy Price, Jasmine Richardson.

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