Grand Ramblings

Have you ever wondered where the origin of favorite nursery rhymes came from? Like did the muffin man really run around selling his delicious baked goods in his village? Or the seeming innocent rhyme of Ring Around the Rosie? What about the root story of all the scary movie plots you've seen? This week the girls go over multiple fictional rhymes, stories, entertainment and concepts that were actually driven from fact or real life events.

On this week's episode, Hilary and Shelby explore the surprisingly long history of American fraternities and sororities. Join the girls as they chat secret societies, rush week, and famous pledges.

It's spooky season year round for Shelby and Hilary, but they're taking the fall weather as an opportunity to talk haunted houses. In this minisode, Shelby tells Hilary about the infamous Lizzie Borden home and Hilary dives into the haunted past of the oldest building in Georgia. continue reading

Pumpkin Spice, fall weather vibes and White Claw shortages..oh my! It's September so this means this week the girls share everything that makes their inner basic bitch flourish during this wonderful time of the year. They also go into why we are so obsessed with pumpkin spice because..surprise! There's actually a science to it. So go get that PSL, put on some layers and strap on your combat boots because this week we are getting prepped for all things fall. continue reading

In this episode of Champagne Theories, Shelby and Hilary chat conspiracies (again). This time, they chat about chemtrail believers and also convince themselves that Tupac is alive, well, and living his best life. continue reading

Most folks say that love makes people crazy. We say that sports makes people crazy.

In this episode, Hilary and Shelby talk sports in America all the way from violent lacrosse games of yore to multi-million dollar sports paraphernalia purchases. Tune in to hear the play-by-play of the history of America's history of sports and our citizens' seemingly-universal obsessions.

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Shelby and Hilary share stories of bizarre and borderline terrifying National Park disappearances and unsolved deaths. They also cover what exactly makes it so difficult to investigate these occurrences. This week they go over the strange short-lived disappearance (definitely abduction) of unnamed John Doe and the disappearance of sweet baby angel Jared Negrete.

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It's the highly anticipated episode y'all..Hilary and Shelby finally put to rest the battle of the boy bands: *NSYNC vs. Backstreet Boys. Tune in to see not only who comes out on top, but some quality history on how boy bands came to be. continue reading

In this episode of Champagne Theories, Shelby and Hilary investigate two cold cases. Listen as the girls dig into the perplexing mysteries of the Grimes sisters and Amber Hagerman. continue reading

Birthdays come around every year whether you're ready or not. But have you ever thought about why we blow out candles while people awkwardly sing to us off-tune just to then binge on cake? In this episode, Hilary brings Shelby through the history of birthdays. Get ready for talking pharaohs, German celebrations, and remixed old-school tunes. continue reading