Kim and Ryan explore the hilarious tradition of Sunol, California electing a dog as mayor for decades, along with other towns that put animals in charge. Full of light-hearted generational banter, wholesome absurdity, and “why don’t we do this everywhere?” energy.

Kim and Ryan explore the bizarre and disturbing reign of Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim I — his obsession with building the world’s largest harem, the horrific mass drowning of hundreds of concubines, and how his madness nearly destroyed the empire. Dark humor, generational banter, and plenty of “how was this real?”.

Kim and Ryan dive into the hilarious and ridiculous times when fashion choices actually caused real riots — the Straw Hat Riot of 1922, the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943, and other absurd clothing battles. Full of generational banter, dark comedy, and “why are humans like this?”

Kim and Ryan dive into the bizarre true story of Mary Toft, the English woman who faked giving birth to rabbits in 1726, fooling top doctors and even the king’s physician. Full of historical absurdity.

Kim and Ryan explore ancient cultural beliefs (protection, rites of passage), superstitions/taboo (religious bans, bad luck designs), and very real modern dangers (infections, scarring, rejection, bloodborne diseases) of tattoos, piercings, scarification, and more.

Kim and Ryan dive into global dating and relationship superstitions. Everything from odd/even flowers and forbidden gifts (clocks, knives, handkerchiefs) to everyday taboos, wedding omens, and modern twists. Full of generational banter, real cultural stories, and “why do we do this?” energy.

Kim and Ryan explore why mirrors terrify cultures worldwide—from the famous 7 years bad luck to covering them during mourning, avoiding them while sleeping, and other soul-stealing superstitions. Generational banter, global stories, and plenty of “this makes zero sense but we still do it” energy.

Kim and Ryan unpack why whistling (especially at night) is banned across cultures, the long history of umbrella superstitions, knife-gifting taboos, and other everyday things that supposedly ruin lives. Generational banter, global facts, and plenty of “this makes no sense but here we are” energy.