Alakazam! Or should we say, "Berbescu?" This week we delve into the origins of some magic ideas and amulets. Ivana discusses the history of the Evil Eye, or at least those blue things we thought were the evil eye. Ana goes into Greco-Roman Curse tablets,

Have you ever wanted to become a billionaire so badly you made a fraudulent machine, despite everyone telling you it wouldn't work? We didn't think so, but today Ivana has the story of the failed invention created by someone who DID do that. Oh, and if yo

It's the first of the month - have you ever paid your peppercorn rent? This week we present to you a minisode about Salt and Pepper, not to be confused with Salt-N-Pepa. Ana always wanted to know why and how salt and pepper became the go-to spices of Ame.

Quarantine is still going strong, but we aren't letting it get us down - not with this episode about "things that make you hot." Although Ivana did almost shave off her eyebrows, so maybe it IS getting to us a little... This week Ivana takes you back in .

If you're like Ana during quarantine, you've been wearing athleisure nonstop for the past couple of weeks - so why not let her tell you the history of all those spandex-y things you've been sporting? Ivana covers the history of a more cumbersome fashion:.

This episode has been brought to you by unbroken eye contact...you'll see what we mean. We decided to cover some medical history to go along with the current Coronavirus outbreak and maybe take your mind off things for a while, and remind you, at the ver.

It's our 1 year podcast-aversary! And in honor of this episode that's all about our time together, here's an uncut episode that's all about...you guessed it, inventions and objects that have to do with time. 

A man named Alabama, a clock maker, and a traveling salesman walk into a bar and a kazoo comes out...or something like that. This week it's musical instruments: the kazoo (which should be forgotten) and the Etruscan lituus, which was forgotten by time. J.

This week we're zipping it AND wrapping it...? But actually, this episode does contain mature content, and shockingly it's not in Ana's zipper history. The history of the sipper is actually pretty "zippy." Get It? After this, Ivana covers the history of .

Is St Nick a savior, a demon, or satan...or a butcher? It doesn't matter as long as you get your coffee & go! This week we belatedly explore some Victorian Christmas items: the Christmas Pickle and Christmas Cards...and come to the conclusion that these .