

Night Classy
Parasaur Studios
A tipsy night class teaching the oddities and curiosities you never learned in school. Powered by a thirst for knowledge and boxed wine, best friends Kat and Hayley cover the most fascinating lessons in History, Science, True Crime, Pop Culture, and the Paranormal. Let’s go on a learny journey!
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Mar 6, 2025 • 1h 10min
256. Exploding Whale of Florence and Red Honey of New York City
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

Feb 27, 2025 • 1h 6min
255. Bananadine and Vaseline
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

Feb 19, 2025 • 2h 14min
254. The Yellow Deli, Scandoval, and B-17 Tail Gunner Gene Moran
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

Feb 13, 2025 • 1h 38min
253. Fad Diets and Soap
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

Feb 6, 2025 • 1h 16min
252. Self-Experimentation and Exploding Teeth
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

Jan 31, 2025 • 7min
251. Saturnalia, Disappearance of Walter Collins, and Andy Cohen
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

Jan 30, 2025 • 1h 15min
250. Miep Gies and Gympie-Gympie
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

Jan 23, 2025 • 59min
249. USS Indianapolis Shark Attack and Sir Alfred Mehran
Katja covers the worst shark disaster in history: the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945. Then Hayley covers Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the man who inspired Stephen Spielberg’s movie ‘The Terminal' by living in an airport. Link to the artist Alec mentioned: Alexis Rockman Check out the drawing Alec made, and the picture of "13-year-old Katja" and Hayley on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/nightclassy Produced by Parasaur Studios © 2024

Jan 16, 2025 • 1h 14min
248. Crash Test Dummies and Hands Across America
Hayley covers the history of crash test dummies, and yes, they used to be cadavers and baboons. Then Kat rewinds to 1986 to cover a controversial fundraising event that attempted to have an unbroken chain of Americans holding hands coast to coast. What could go wrong? 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

Jan 9, 2025 • 1h 36min
247. Glanton Gang Scalp-Hunting and Monopoly
Kat takes us back to the wild west where a bounty on Apache scalps spawned a villainous gang. Then Hayley covers the origin of the board game Monopoly and the erased history of Lizzie Magie who invented it’s predecessor The Landlord’s Game. 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