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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The podcast currently has 285 episodes available.

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February 10, 2022 After Midnight: The Top 5 Heavy Metal Bands of All Time (Sample)
It's a pedal-to-the-metal Thunderdome of Ideas as Shane and Duncan explore the anthems of their disgruntled teenage years. Throw up some horns and stage-dive into the mosh pit for this hard-rockin' episode of After Midnight.

What's in your top 5? Tell us in the DISCORD ...
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PATREON

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11min
February 03, 2022Galactic Warlords, Billion Year Contracts, and a Modern American Space Cult: The “Church” of Scientology
What do celebrities, sex magic, and the antichrist have in common? Find out in this week's all-clear, billion year, intergalactically cult-ilicious episode of MFFI.
Support the show by becoming a Midnight Minion, Menace, or Maniac, and unlock exclusive bonus content over at PATREON
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In this episode:
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard
Going Clear
Celebrity Members (Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Pena, etc)
Margaret Louise "Polly" Grubb
Hubbard in the Navy
Jack Parsons, Thelema, OTO, and Aleister Crowley
The Moonchild (Antichrist)
Marjorie Cameron
Sarah Northrup
Engrams
Auditors
E-Meters
Scientology vs Psychiatry
The Reactive vs. The Analytical Mind
The Tone Scale
Founding of Scientology
The Sea Org
The Bridge (Ladder) to Total Freedom
Operating Thetan Levels
The Purification Rundown
OT3, Xenu, Teegeeack, Glycol, DC-8s, Super Colossal Screens
Hubbard Discards His Body
David Miscavige, Sleazy Diminutive Sociopath
Suppressive Persons
7th Floor of the Hollywood Headquarters
Pre-Clear Folders
The Office of Special Affairs
Scientology vs. the IRS
Michele "Shelly" Miscavige
Scientology Television Network
Meet a Scientologist, Freedom TV, Voices For Humanity
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1h 19min
January 27, 2022 After Midnight: TheTop Five Superhero Movies of All Time (Sample)
It's a high-flying, laser-eyed, bulletproof episode of After Midnight as the guys debate the top five superhero films of all time. What's in your top five? Tell us in the DISCORD ...
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Access the entire back catalog of After Midnights, plus bonus episodes and perks over at the brand new MFFI Patreon:

PATREON

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And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word!
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21min
January 20, 2022Epic Rivalries, Famous Feuds, and Bitter Beefs
In this first episode of the Epic Rivalries series, the boys opt for a (mostly) lighthearted introduction to the world of legendary grudge-matches. Enjoy!
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In this episode:
Coke Vs Pepsi
Hatfields Vs McCoys
Pat’s Vs. Geno’s
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55min
January 13, 2022 Best of MFFI: The First 100 Episodes
Ready for a trip down memory lane? No? Well, it's happening, and it's all Duncan's fault. The plague monkey strikes again. (Thanks a lot, omicron.) But luckily the first long-distance episode ended up being a rollicking good time. Listen along as the boys revisit everyone's favorite and most inappropriate moments from the first 100 episodes. Trigger warnings and NSFW tags apply. Enjoy!

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1h 11min
January 06, 2022After Midnight, Wifenesses Edition: The Top 5 Animated Films of All Time (Sample)
In an MFFI first, the High Priestesses invade the Sleepless Cell. Jodi and Sarah join Shane and Duncan to whittle down a list of the top 5 greatest animated films of all time...
Access the entire back catalog of After Midnights, plus bonus episodes and perks over at the brand new MFFI Patreon:

PATREON

And be sure to join the Midnight Masses over at the free MFFI DISCORD community, where you can suggest and vote on topics, connect with other Insomniacs, and access the most recent full After Midnight episode.
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In this episode:
3 Rounds of Midnight Madness
Thunderdome of Ideas (the Top 5 Five Animated Films), chosen from:
Into the Spiderverse
Princess Mononoke
Akira
The Entire Disney Catalog (Aladdin, Moanna, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Groove, The Princess and the Frog, Etc)
Pixar Favorites (Wall-E, Toy Story, UP, etc.)
Spirited Away
Ghost in the Shell
Appleseed
My Neighbor Totoro
Watership Down
The Last Unicorn
and many more...
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19min
December 30, 2021We’re All Mad Here: The History of Asylums (100th Episode Extravaganza!)
It’s the MFFI 100th episode extravaganza!! Announcements, podcast Q&As, plus a supersized topic: the History of Asylums. Support the show by becoming a Midnight Minion, Menace, or Maniac, and unlock exclusive bonus content over at PATREON
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In this episode:
The Moonstruck Etymology of "Lunatic"
The 21st-Century Language Act of 2012
Mental Healthcare Pre-Asylums
Bedlam: The Bethlehem Royal Hospital
The Mad Doctors Munro
Alienists
Hydrotherapy
Rotational Therapy
Blistering
Evacuation
Venesection
Scarification
Mercuric Chloride
James Norris and Edward Wakefield
The Quakers
William Tuke & Hannah Mills
The York Retreat
Public Institutions
County Asylums Act
The Lunacy Act of 1845
Utica State Hospital
Thomas Story Kirkbride
The Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason
Friends Hospital
Dorothea Dix
Nellie Bly, Redux
Henry Cotton
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
Malaria Injections
Insulin Coma Therapy
Lobotomies, Redux
Electroconvulsive Therapy, ECT
Ugo Cerletti
Straight Jackets
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Domestic Trouble
Sterilization
The Rise of Antidepressants and Antipsychotics
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1h 16min
December 23, 2021After Midnight (Full Episode): The Top 5 Holiday Movies of All Time
Although many of you Insomniacs have probably been naughty this year, MFFI is releasing a full After Midnight episode to the regular feed just in time for the holidays. It's a Christmas miracle! From historical classics to modern classics to Die Hard 2, Shane and Duncan debate the best holiday movies of all time. What's in your top 5? Tell us in the MFFI Discord...

MFFI DISCORD

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In this episode:
3 Rounds of Midnight Madness
Thunderdome of Ideas (the Top 5 Five Holiday Movies), chosen from:
The Grinch
Love Actually
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Edward Scissorhands
Bad Santa
Scrooged
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Gremlins
It's a Wonderful Life
Just Friends
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Muppets
Miracle on 34th Street
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Die Hard 1 and 2
Elf
The Prince of Egypt
Lethal Weapon
Frosty the Snowman
The Christmas Chronicles
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Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on social media, and contacting us with episode ideas.
And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word!
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39min
December 16, 2021Lasers, Steam, and Chrome: The History of Science Fiction
Who wrote the first ever science fiction novel? Why is Isaac Asimov hiding his middle initial? And which psychedelic author attempted to murder the most wives?

In the latest MFFI episode, Shane snd Duncan answer all of the burning sci-fi-history questions that you never cared enough to ask.
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In this episode:
The Epic of Gilgamesh?
Johannes Kepler’s 1634 “Somnium” (The Dream)
Mary Shelly and the Mad Scientist Trope
Frankenstein
The Last Man
Roger Dodsworth: the Reanimated Englishman"
(Another) Last Man: “Le Dernier Homme” by Jean-Baptiste François Xavier Cousin De Grainville
“The Steam Man of the Prairies”
Johnny Brainerd, Ethan Hopkins and Mickey McSquizzle
Jules Verne and the
Extraordinary Voyages
HG Wells (Herbert George Wells)
Samuel Butler’s “Erewhon”
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Lost World
The Futuristic Tales of Rudyard Kipling
Edgar Allen Poe goes to the moon
Edgar Rice Burroughs: Mars (Barsoom)
The Rise of the Pulps
Amazing Stories
Astounding Science Fiction
The Big Three:
Robert A Heinlein, Arthur C Clark, and Isaac Yudovick Asimov
Rendezvous with Rama
Stranger in a strange land
Nightfall
Ray Bradbury?
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis
Art Deco, Googie, the Jetsons
The Pulp Films: It Came from Outer Space et al
Science Fiction on Television: Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers
The Impact of the Bomb: How Nuclear Weapons Shaped Sci Fi
Kaiju, On the Beach
Richard Matheson and I Am Legend
Planet of the Damn Dirty Apes
Frank Herbert and Dune
Phillip K Dick
Harlan Ellison
Ursula K. Le Guin’s Left Hand of Darkness
Soylent Green
Logan’s Run
West World
Michael Crichton
Orson Scott Card Saves the Day
Avoiding Star Wars
Greg Bear’s Blood Music
Cyberpunk
William Gibson’s Neuromancer
Bruce Sterling, Neal Stephenson, Mirrorshades
Richard Calder’s Dead Things
The Era of Schwarzenegger
Dan Simmons Hyperion
Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Series
The Matrix etc
YA: Divergent, Maze Runner, Ready Player One, Hunger Games
Modern Sci Fi
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46min
December 09, 2021 After Midnight: The All-Time Top 5 Scientific Innovations (Sample)
This week's free, discord-exclusive bonus episode switches gears (and levers and pulleys) to focus on the top scientific innovations of all time. What's in your top five? Tell us in the MFFI discord...

MFFI DISCORD
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12min

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How many episodes does Midnight Facts for Insomniacs have?

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