Midnight Facts for Insomniacs

By Shane Rogers

A podcast of fascinating facts! What do extraterrestrial radio signals and a mushroom from Texas have in common? What is a “number station“ and why is it so spine-tinglingly creepy? Join comedians Sha... more

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June 16, 2022 After Midnight: The 5 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time (Sample)
Why so serious? Are you not entertained? If you can’t handle the truth, frankly my dear, we don’t give a damn.

Join Shane and Duncan as they geek out on the greatest movie quotes of all time. What's in your top five? Tell us in DISCORD ...
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June 09, 2022“High Class Freaks”: The Globetrotting History of Ripley’s Believe It or Not
Leroy Robert Ripley would transcend humble origins to become an unlikely superstar, rebranding from an awkward teenage cartoonist to the sophisticated leader of a profitable multimedia empire. In the process he would expand minds, introduce Americans to the wonders of the larger world...and also contribute to misinformation, promote stereotypes, and work hard to conceal the true secret behind his success. Join the boys this week as they tackle the complicated legacy of Ripley's Believe It or Not!

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In this episode:
Leroy Robert Ripley
Santa Rosa
Those Teeth
From the San Franciso Bulletin to the New York Globe
Robert Leroy Ripley
Handball Champion
Rebranding/Makeover
Champs and Chumps
Believe It or Not
The Laconia
Ramble 'Round the World With Ripley
Ripley Meets India
Ripley Fetishizes China
The Lindbergh Controversy
The First Book
William Randolph Hearst Makes Ripley Rich
Curioddities
Norbert Pearlroth, Secret Weapon
The Warner Brothers Film Shorts
The Radio Show
Ripley, Casanova
BION Island
The First Museum
Human Exhibits, Oddities, and "High Class Freaks"
Freda Pushnik
Post-World-War Tour
The First TV Show
Death
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June 02, 2022 After Midnight: The Top 5 Movies Adapted From Books (Sample)
The majority of films based on books are a huge downgrade, but there are a few movies that actually transcend the source material. These are those movies.

What's in your top five? Tell us in DISCORD ...
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May 26, 2022Spectral Evidence and Satanic Panic: The Salem Witch Trials
In the late 17th century, a satanic panic swept through the Puritan colony of Salem, Massachusetts. Neighbors turned on neighbors, families were torn apart, and when all was said and done 19 innocent men and women were dead.
And the scariest part? It could happen again.
Join Shane and Duncan for a thorough exploration of one of the most shameful episodes in American history: the Salem Witch Trials.
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In this episode:
European Witch Trials
The German Trier Trials
King James VI
The Berwick Witch Trials
Connecticut Witch Trials
Arthur Miller's The Crucible
The Puritans
The Catholic Church and Indulgences
Salem in the 1690s
Abigail Williams and Elizabeth "Betty" Parris
Samuel Parris
William Griggs
Mary Sibley and the Witches Cake
Elizabeth Hubbard and the Wolf
The First Three Accused: Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba
Ann Putnam Jr.
The Devil's Book
John and Elizabeth Proctor
John Hathorne and Jon Corwin
Governor Sir William Phipps
Judge William Stoughton
The First Execution: Bridget Bishop
Oyer and Terminer
Spectral Evidence
Witch Tests
The Pressing of Giles Cory
The Superior Court of Judicature
The Panic Ends
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52min
May 19, 2022 After Midnight: The 5 Greatest Comedians of All Time (Sample)
Chapelle or Seinfeld? Carlin or Kaufman? From Eddie Murphy to Eddie Izzard, the boys debate the greatest comics to ever take the stage.
Who's in your top five? Tell us in the DISCORD ...
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16min
May 12, 2022H.H. Holmes: Myths and Murder Castles
Everything you think you know about H.H. Holmes is probably a lie. Which is appropriate, because "Dr. Henry Howard Holmes" was more of a serial liar than a serial killer. But while the popular version of his story is more myth than reality, the truth behind the legend is equally fascinating. Join the boys as they unearth the disturbing history of Herman Webster Mudgett, aka H.H. Holmes.
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In this episode:
Herman Webster Mudgett
Myths vs. Reality
Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City vs. Adam Seltzer's The True History of the White City Devil
Yellow Journalism
The "Murder Castle"
The World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago World's Fair)
Formative Years
Herman Webster Mudgett, "Resurrectionist"
First Wife: Clara Lovering
First Child: Robert Lovering Mudgett
Second Wife: Myrta Zulique Belknap
Second Child: Lucy Theodate Holmes
Englewood, Chicago
The Holtons
Scams and Swindles (Mineral Water and Natural Gas)
Benjamin Pitezel
The Connors: Julia, Ned, and Pearl
The Keeley Cure
The Disappearance of Emeline Cigrand
Third Wife: Minnie Williams
Disappearance of Anna and Minnie
On the Run
Fourth Wife: Georiana Yoke
Murders of Benjam, Howard, Alice, and Nellie Pitezel
Apprehended
The Trial
Executed
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1h 2min
May 05, 2022 After Midnight: The Top 5 Creepiest Celebrities (Sample)
Some celebrities are eccentric, and others are downright weird. But only a few are bone-chillingly creepy. These are those celebrities.
Who's in your top five? Tell us in the DISCORD ...
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22min
April 28, 2022Megafauna: Titans of the Past and Present
From the largest animal to ever inhabit the earth to the heaviest predator of all time, from Spinosaurus to Dire Wolves (they were real!), Shane and Duncan explore the biggest of the big.
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In this episode:
Modern Megafauna
Blue Whale: Balaenoptera Musculus
Megatherium (Giant Ground Sloth)
The Pando Aspen Colony
Armillaria Ostoyae: Clone Network of Fungus Rhizomorphs
La Brea Tar Pits and Zed
The Five Major Extinction Events
The Square Cube Law
Patagotitan Mayorum
Brontosaurus (?)
Spinosaurus
Meganeuropsis Permiana
Paraceratherium
Dire Wolves
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52min
April 21, 2022 After Midnight: The Top 5 Movie Villains of All Time (Sample)
Who are the evilest, vilest, wickedest cinematic villains of all time? Find out in this week's scheming, mustache-twirling, muah-hah-hahing episode of After Midnight.
Who's in your top five? Tell us in the DISCORD ...
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17min
April 14, 2022Mormonism: Private Worlds, Secret Handshakes, and Sacred Underwear
Welcome to another exciting episode of "Is it a cult?" (Spoiler: yep!)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is one of the world's youngest and fastest-growing religions. It's also completely bonkers. In this week's supersized episode, Shane and Duncan marvel at the sheer awesome silliness of Mormonism and recount the unlikely story of the church's enigmatic con-artist founder, Joseph Smith.
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In this episode:
Joseph Smith
The Angel Moroni and the Golden Plates
Urim and Thummim
The Book of Mormon (Lehi, Nephi, Laman et al)
Brigham Young
Nauvoo
Exoduses from: New York, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri
Revelation of Polygamy
The Expositor and the Death of Joseph Smith
Salt Lake, Utah
The Mountain Meadows Massacre
Missionaries
The Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah
Warren Jeffs
Tithing (Sacred Taxation)
The Artists Formerly Known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Endowment Ceremony
Covenants, Tokens, Signs and Seals
Veils and Secret Handshakes
Execution of the Penalty
Sacred Temple Garments (God's Armor)
Baptizing the Dead
Exaltation (Private Worlds)
Mormon cosmology and Kolob
The Oath of Vengeance
Mormons and LGBTQ+
Prop 8
Family Home Evening (FHE)
Shunning/Excommunication
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1h 32min

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