Stuff Mom Never Told You

Stairs that lead to nowhere. Hidden passages. Upside down pillars. Since its 1923 opening to the public, the Winchester Mystery House has attracted millions of visitors, and even inspired a movie in 2018. But what is the story behind the house's creator, Sarah Winchester? Did she build the house to confuse vengeful ghosts as legend suggests, or was it the product of her whimsical design ideas? Anney and Samantha are on the case in this classic episode!

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For every Michael Myers, there is a Laurie Strode. Anney and Samantha uncover the history and evolution of the Scream Queen, the connection to the final girl trope, and shine light on some iconic examples. And then Anney talks about Scream for a long time. 

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Halloween super-fan Holly Frey joins us once again with a delightful seasonal cocktail recipe as we discuss Fall memories and favorites. 

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What's the cost of being perfect? Of losing yourself in the name of performance? Why do we applaud women's pain? The film Black Swan sets the stage for a conversation around the line between art and life, toxic mother-daughter relationships, mental health, symbolism, doppelgangers, ageism, orgasms, and the dangers of perfectionism. 

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Skeptic. Inspiration. Fashion icon. After her run on the The X-Files,  Dana Scully got not one but two effects named after her. We investigate the background and impact of this character. And the pants suits. Oh the pants suits. 

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Weight loss is not always a good thing, yet it's often something that is complimented. Anney and Samantha dig into why it's complicated. 

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Not the avenger. Following up on our episodes around female killers, Anney and Samantha return to the black widow killer, digging into definitions, explanations, and examples. Come get caught in our web in this classic episode. 

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Yōko Ogawa's award winning collection of connected short horror stories Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales is our Halloween book club pick. Settle in with some blankets as we discuss unreliable narrators, subverted expectations and metafiction. 

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To text or not to text? That is the question. In honor of the anniversary of typing awareness indicators, or the dreaded texting dots, Anney and Samantha tackle the age old question of platonic relationships with the opposite sex in the modern age.

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A whistleblower recently exposed that Facebook causes harm to teen girls and that higher ups not only knew about it, but profited from it and pushed it further. Bridget Todd stops by to tell us what's up. 

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