How It Came To Be

How It Came To Be

By Hannah Ledford & Sarah BullComedySociety & CultureHistory
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How It Came To Be episodes

  • The Next Thing You Feel is Something Pecking Your Head

    This week, the girls team up to talk to their Russian guest about the thrilling origins of a very unique hero. They also can’t help diving into some tales of spy-training grandmas, horrifying birds, and the wonderful ways that a best friend can change your life.

    How It Came To Be is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://howitcametobepodcast.com/

    59 min
  • Seven Minutes in Evan Podcast hosts the girls from How It Came To Be

    This week, the girls made a special guest appearance on Seven Minutes in Evan, a podcast hosted by Evan Lopez, and you won’t want to miss it! They talk about how their podcast came to be, how they think about what stories to tell, and most importantly, they dive into Sarah’s obsession with Maroon 5 (a band she just recently discovered).

    How It Came To Be is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://howitcametobepodcast.com/

    1 hr 6 min
  • Trailer: How it Came To Be

    This week the podcast is dropping a brand new trailer! Check it out now, and make sure to tune in next Monday for an all new episode of How It Came To Be!

    How It Came To Be is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://howitcametobepodcast.com/

    2 min
  • If I Could Find a Man Like This

    This week’s episode is the perfect marriage of romance and creepiness. The girls team up to talk to their guest (a romantic suspense writer) about some classic traditions that are still very popular today. Just beware of evil spirits!

    How It Came To Be is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://howitcametobepodcast.com/

    1 hr 1 min
  • Gum in Your Eyebrow Hairs

    Go ahead and take a heaping spoonful of episode 14–you just might live to be 96-years-old like the inventor of this week’s slimy subject. Learn all about him and so much more as the girls talk about the Pennsylvania origins of an amazing product that has at least 19 uses and is beloved by creepy burglars and mothers alike.

    How It Came To Be is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://howitcametobepodcast.com/

    37 min
  • Thirteen Midwives Just Seems Excessive

    It’s time for lucky number thirteen to make its entrance into the world! This week the girls talk about the wild history of a very common procedure in a story that involves sterilized pigs, fights with Florence Nightingale, and an old-timey British scandal.

    How It Came To Be is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://howitcametobepodcast.com/

    50 min
  • Side Effects May Include…

    Side effects of episode 12 may include ineffective vasectomies, heavy leg-warmer use, and continuous thoughts of Arnold Schwarzenegger. This week, the girls team up to tell their catsuit-wearing guest an exciting tale that starts with naked men and ends with a revolutionary business model.

    How It Came To Be is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://howitcametobepodcast.com/

    1 hr 17 min
  • The First Hole Ever Seen By Mortal Eyes

    If you’re looking for something that prevents scurvy and fits perfectly on the helm of your ship, then look no further than Episode 11! The tables are turned as the girls try (and fail miserably) to figure out the nutty subject of a story from a special guest…and they might just play a rousing game of “Guess Whose Thumb This Is” along the way.

    How It Came To Be is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://howitcametobepodcast.com/

    54 min
  • It’s All Edible If You Eat Meat

    Episode 10 is full of drama and controversy, but it also might get you pondering one of life’s greatest questions: Team Backstreet Boys or Team NSYNC? Plus, the girls tell the origin stories of a Coney Island classic and a major cultural moment that many believed to be a big hoax.

    How It Came To Be is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://howitcametobepodcast.com/

    57 min
  • Stay in School, Don’t Smoke, Take the Stairs

    This week, Sarah tells some gruesome and nightmarish tales about a transportation device that many people use every day (and also about multiple guys named Otis), and Hannah tells the story of a rinky-dink project that started as a nightmare and became a cultural phenomenon.

    How It Came To Be is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://howitcametobepodcast.com/

    1 hr 5 min

About How It Came To Be

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Did you ever wonder when the U.S. started marketing toilet paper or why the Coca Cola logo is in that wavy cursive script? Are you a trivia nerd who loves fun facts and silly histories? Now you can learn the origin story of everything, from everyday objects to major corporations to fascinating theories--and you can do it all through the eyes of two goofy, passionate best friends.