Alice and Leslie chat about the famous Joan of Arc. From her heroic charge to crown the King of France to the reasons behind the voices she heard to a mysterious cult she may have been a member of, this episode dives deep into the life of the iconic teen.

Alice and Leslie tackle space travel in this episode. From the Challenger disaster to space travel's origins to aliens to food and exercise, this topic is full of interesting tidbits.

This episode focuses on the mighty and brilliant Genghis Khan. Alice and Leslie discuss his early life, god-like status, and what made him--and his army--so successful. 

Alice and Leslie tackle salt in this episode.  From its origins to how its harvested to all the weird superstitions and health myths surrounding it, this topic has it all!

Alice and Leslie chat with Shannon Vaughn, founder of Pursoma about her company's therapeutic natural bath and body treatments. From bath salt to body oils to herbal teas, Pursoma offers lots of goodies to help you relax, detox,  de-stress and (finally!) get a good night's sleep.

 Alice and Leslie talk about the iconic--and poorly organized--music festival, Woodstock. From the invention of granola (what!?) to newbies tripping on acid and (presumably) freaking out to mind control experiemts, there's lots to dive into in this episode.

Alice and Leslie cover Amelia Earhart. They talk bout her her history--she was evidently unpopular in school, what she ate in flight--she kept it simple, and her mysterious disappearance. 

Alice and Leslie take a look at sumo wrestlers and their habits. From copious amounts of food to maintain their girth to their training to stories of gambling and plastic surgery, there's lots to cover in the episode. 

Alice and Leslie talk about the overachiever that was Benjamin Franklin. From inventing to vegetarianism to an illegitimate child, there's a lot that is not widely known about one of America's most famous Founding Fathers.

In this season two premiere episode Alice and Leslie talk about the Heaven's Gate cult. They discuss the leader's decent into madness and discover the cult members' unusual habits, including how they ate.

Sources & Further Reading:

Wikipedia: Heaven's Gate, Museum of Death

History: Heaven’s Gate cult members found dead, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavens-gate-cult-members-found-dead

Space.com: Hale-Bopp: The Bright and Tragic Comet, https://www.space.com/19931-hale-bopp.html

Britannica: Heaven's Gate, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Heavens-Gate-religious-group

AL.com: 7 creepy things we learned about cult leader and former UA teacher Marshall Applewhite, https://www.al.com/life/2020/12/7-creepy-things-we-learned-about-cult-leader-and-former-ua-teacher-marshall-applewhite.html

Vice.com: Higher Source: The Immortal Web Design of the Suicide Cult 'Heaven's Gate', https://www.vice.com/en/article/pgapzy/heavens-gate-web-designers-higher-source-suicide-cult