From Bigfoot to Nessie to the Jersey Devil, Shane and Duncan break down the lore and origins of the most popular cryptids.    In this episode: Nessie Bigfoot The Dobhar-Chu The Jersey Devil The Chupacabra ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript:  https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8ma8js/Transcript_CRYPTIDS.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

These aren’t your grandma’s fairytales. Gather ’round for a soothing rendition of "How Some Children Played at Slaughtering" and the infamous "Goose Girl," plus all of the uncensored versions of your childhood favorites. Sweet dreams! In this episode: Legends and Myth vs. Fairytales The Brothers Grimm How Some Children Played at Slaughtering The Goose Girl The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage Little Red Cap Cinderella Snow White Hansel and Gretel Rumpelstiltskin  The Frog Prince ...and more. ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/45bnfw/UNFILTERED_FAIRYTALES.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Before there were printing presses and modern mass-produced books, there were tablets, tomes, and scrolls. Some were full of wisdom, some were full of...you know. Follow along as Shane and Duncan explore ancient documents, and Shane learns that "texts" is the most obnoxious word to have to say fifty times in a single episode. Yay!   In this episode: The Devil's Bible (the Codex Gigas) The Emerald Tablet The Code of Hammurabi The Book of the Law The Magna Carta ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uj9puw/ANCIENT_TEXTS.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

In part two of the MFFI "Scandals" series, Shane and Duncan cover sex, drugs, and murder in tinseltown.    In this episode: Mel Gibson VS a paper bag  Hugh Grant’s impulse purchase Swan Dive off the H Tim Allen, drug mule  The Hollywood Madame, AKA coke and quaaludes  The Fappening The Black Dahlia ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/scrqm7/Hollywood_Scandals.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

When you step on a crack, do you immediately worry about your mother's back? Do you avoid walking under ladders, or regularly toss salt over your shoulder? If you do, that's honestly kind of weird, but also surprisingly common. And Shane and Duncan are here to tell you why. In the latest MFFI, the boys explain the psychology behind superstition, and how the most common superstitious beliefs were formed.  In this episode: The psychology of superstition Cats Ladders Salt Judas Clover Cracks Horseshoes Knock on wood Rabbit's feet Mirrors ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7jtssa/Superstitions.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Humans can be amazing creatures. Nellie Bly revolutionized mental healthcare and circumnavigated the globe; Violet Jessop beat incalculable odds and survived unimaginable tragedy (multiple times). People can also be fork-eating, dolphin-masturbating wackjobs. Join Shane and Duncan for a bit of both.  In this episode: The Insatiable Tarrare The Unsinkable Violet Jessop The Badass Nellie Bly The Necrophiliac Carl Tanzler The Dolphin-Pleasuring Violet Howe Lovatt ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2ku7t9/Unique_People.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Murder, suicide, more murder, also...music! Plus some extra murder. This is a dark one. Enjoy!   In this episode: The Beatles are bigger than Jesus Phil Spector is a murderer Milli Vanilli is tragic af Marvin Gaye is a cautionary tale ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n6ur59/SCANDALS-MUSIC.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Where are all the aliens?? According to scientists, the Milky Way galaxy should be teeming with life, but when we point our telescopes and radio dishes at the sky we find nothing but stale, empty space. Is it possible that we’re actually alone in the universe?     Join Shane and Duncan for an exploration of the fascinating Fermi Paradox, and learn what science tells us about the alien conundrum.     In this episode:  Lunch with Enrico Fermi Where are the aliens? The crazy, mind-boggling, existentially terrifying scale of the universe Counting sand The Great Filter Apex-predator-civilizations theory (Great White Sharks of the universe) Infiltration theory Interspecies communication, exponential technological progress, and interpretive dance ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hy7dbe/The_Fermi_Paradox.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Don't rapture me, bro! In the 666th episode of MFFI (not really) Shane and Duncan get cryptic with eschatological prophesies and learn all about the end of the world as we know it.    In this Episode: Ragnarok Mayans and the 2012 Phenomenon The book of Enoch Revelations Judgment Day Tribulations  Rapture Preppers Bugging out ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a9sdcx/Apocalypse.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Which is the smallest bone in the human body? The largest muscle? Which of your fingernails grows fastest? At what time of day are you tallest? If you ironed out all of the wrinkles from your brain, which shark would you resemble? Shane and Duncan provide answers to these and other pointless questions in the latest episode...  In this episode: Brain wrinkles T-Rex thighs Presbycusis Tongue prints Heart location Lung size Nail length Ossification Aging sucks ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4p4h5v/FACTS_ABOUT_THE_HUMAN_BODY.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Corporations are easy to hate, and some get a bad rap. But there are companies so vile, so cartoonishly evil, that they need to be called out. Wallow in unabashed haterism as Shane and Duncan take on the worst of the worst.    In this episode: Turing Pharmaceuticals Wells Fargo Comcast Foxconn The Weinstein Company United Airlines ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nv5tv9/Corporations.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

All is not as it seems in the House of Mouse. Grab your fastpass and buckle up for a journey behind the scenes of the happiest place on earth. It's going to be a bumpy ride.    In this episode: Walt's demons Steamboat blackface Copyright fascism Trademark shenanigans Handsy Tigger The underwear dilemma Lemmings reprise Matterhorn basketball Cryogenics Club 33 Disneyland cats Alligator infanticide Go-away green Forced perspective, smellitzers, and the psychology of Disneyland ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bw52iq/DISNEY.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Legends never die, they’re just recycled. Torture, betrayal, incest...ancient myths are woven so tightly into modern culture that they're inextricable from psychology, commerce, science, and marketing. In the latest quarantine episode, Shane and Duncan chat about the myths and legends that have shaped the modern world. Did we mention incest?  In this episode: The Primordial Deities The Titans Incest and The Olympians Frankenstein The Olympics  Psychological Conditions (Oedipal Complex, Narcissistic Personality Disorder)  Mythological Branding  ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9sdhj5/Greek_Myths.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

First rule of secret societies: you do not podcast about secret societies.    Secret rituals, secret initiations, secret handshakes. From the sinister to the ridiculous, here's everything you need to know about the most notorious secret (and not-so-secret) societies in history.    In this Episode: Knights Templar Freemasons Illuminati Skull and Bones ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wgqmry/SECRET_SOCIETIES.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

What qualifies as a "superpower," and do superhumans exist? Are there any drawbacks to being extraordinary? Don your cape and spandex for an entertaining exploration of the mutants among us.  In this episode: Unbreakable bones Tetrachromacy Mr/Mrs Fantastic? The Loci technique Aquapeople ...and more.  ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x6pyiy/SUPERPOWERS.pdf   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

The only thing worse than wars are stupid, ridiculous, petty, unjustified wars. These are those wars.    In this episode: The Pig War Spain Vs Denmark Iraq The Camel Conflict ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Were pirates really the peg-legged, eye-patched, parrot-toting, swashbuckling sea vagabonds depicted in Hollywood? Dive into the weird, filthy history of piracy, from the Sea Peoples to the Vikings to Blackbeard to modern Somali piracy. This one is a wild ride...   In this episode: What the heck even IS a pirate?  The first pirates: the Sea Peoples  How did modern pirate stereotypes develop?  What separates a pirate from a buccaneer, a corsair, and a privateer? Female pirates (Anne Bonny and Mary Read) Calico Jack Blackbeard ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Join Shane and Duncan for an extraterrestrial (maybe?) exploration of all things flying and unidentified. Find out the real name of Area 51, learn about Project Grudge, get a crash course in plasma, and what the heck is a Foo Fighter?    In this episode: Roswell Project Sign, Project Grudge, and Project Blue Book Area 51 Foo Fighters  Saint Elmo's (Ermo's?) Fire Crop Circles ...and more.  ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

True story: back in the 1800s you could buy a gram of cocaine at a local drug store for 25 cents, and corn flakes were waging a war against masturbation. Ah, the good old days, when your best hope for surviving sickness was avoiding a doctor at all costs...      In this episode:  Lobotomies Leeches/Bloodletting Coca Wine Lysol Douches ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

What's the spiciest part of a hot pepper? (Hint: it's not the seeds.) How long does a Twinkie actually last? Which types of food do mice crave way more than cheese?  Our last "misconceptions" episode was so much fun, we brought the subject back for an encore.    In this episode: The MSG myth Dog years Blind bats?  Painted statues Immaculate Conceptions Microwaves Forbidden grapes Poisoned Pixie Sticks ...and more. ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Cults...still the worst. In part 2: Find out which suicide-cult Shane thinks is "kind of charming”; plus door-to-door monkey sales, Flavor Aid isn't Kool Aid, and what's with all the castration?    In this episode: Unification Church (Moonies) People's Temple (Jonestown) Heaven's Gate ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Do white elephants exist? (Spoiler: yes.) Was there actually a "Riot Act" and did anyone read it? (There was, and they did).  Join Shane and Duncan for a fascinating exploration of colloquialisms, jargon, and vernacular.    In this episode: White Elephants The Riot Act Rule of Thumb Crocodile Tears For Pete's Sake Bite the Bullet Cats in Bags Hair of the Dog Loose Cannon High and Dry Baker's Dozen ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net  ~ ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net     ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Another batch of epic mistakes that led to death, destruction, and mayhem. Also, cannibalism. Plus: Shane sucks at accents, Duncan disses NASA, and cats are let out of bags.    In this episode: The Donner Party Fat French Trains NASA Tapes Over the Moon Landing The Austrian Army Attacks Itself...Maybe? Penicillin is Discovered Via Absentmindedness Decca Disses the Beatles ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Everyone makes mistakes, but only a select few are capable of making mistakes so massive that they change the course of history. From a drunken oil-tanker fiasco to a basic math error that torpedoed a mission to Mars, explore the screwups that shaped the world.    In this episode: The Mars Explorer that Didn't The Exxon Valdez The Wrong Turn Heard 'Round the World ...and more. ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net     ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? From the Black Death to Ebola, from SARS to Zika, Shane and Duncan explore the worst pandemics in history, and the most terrifying modern diseases. (Much more fun than it sounds.) In this episode: Ebola Smallpox The Bubonic Plague   HIV The Spanish Flu H1N1 Coronaviruses (Covid-19 and SARS) And more... ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net     ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Cults. They're the worst. In part one: Duncan can't pronounce "Ayn," Shane can't pronounce "Raniere," and everyone hates MLMs. Plus perverts abound, mullets are flaunted, and corpses are (not) resurrected.    In this episode: NXIVM Branch Davidians and the Waco Debacle  ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net     ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

What color is the sun? How many spiders do you swallow in your sleep every year? (Spoilers: not yellow, and none.)  In this episode Shane and Duncan dispel common misconceptions, pick a fight with Disney, and explore the origins of viral misinformation.  ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net     ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

How many Americans go missing every year, and how many of those disappearances remain unsolved? Which states have the highest numbers of missing people per year? What actually happened to the most famous missing people in history?  Shane and Duncan explore the world of unsolved disappearances, and go deep with a few famous cases.  In this episode: Natalee Holloway Jimmy Hoffa Amelia Earhart Disappearances by State ...and more. ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net     ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Bombing on stage as a comedian is embarrassing, but bombing in theaters with a multi-million dollar budget is waaay worse. In the latest episode, Shane and Duncan excavate the biggest, dumbest, most expensive Hollywood misfires in history, and revisit the worst theatrical bombs of 2019.  In this episode: Waterworld  John Carter  Cutthroat Island Howard the Duck Battlefield Earth  Heaven’s Gate Plus the biggest flops of 2019 (Cats etc) ...and more. ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Shane and Duncan deep-dive into the paranoid rabbit hole of conspiracy theories. From flat-earthers to the Berenstain Bears, explore the genesis of some of the most ridiculous and fascinating conspiracy theories in history...along with a few that turned out to be true.    In this episode: Manufactured viruses Flat earth The Berenstain Bears Chemtrails The Protocols of the Elders of Zion And more... ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~

Shane and Duncan explore hoaxes, swindles, and cons, and Shane reveals the most damaging hoax ever.     In this episode: Nessie The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 Clever Hans Piltdown Man Satanic Panic Balloon Boy ...and the most damaging hoax of all time ~ Join the Midnight Masses! 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!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net     ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~