E494 The Butt Curtain Speakeasy and the Batman Hatman
Summary
The hosts discuss their recent drinks, including Liquid Death and London Fogs, before sharing personal anecdotes about a failed allergy test and watching Jackass. Christine recounts a surreal Walmart encounter with a German woman named Inga and complains about her mother’s lengthy phone calls. Em then details the history of the Fess Hotel in Wisconsin, a temperance establishment that survived Carrie Nation’s raids and is now a pub.
Topics discussed
Intro, EmbarkVet ad, and Hank the dog
Liquid Death, Wine and Crime, and smoothies
Jackass allergy tests and DoorDash lid licking
Managing long phone calls with mom
Walmart trip and meeting Inga from Germany
Mr. Sherman dating mom and family stories
History of the Fess Hotel and temperance era
Carrie Nation and hotel ghost stories
Osea ad, haunted pool tables, and liver supplement
University of Idaho murders: The night of the attack
Discovery of bodies and police response
Online harassment, doxxing, and victim blaming
Police press conference and closing thoughts
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