Strange Country Ep. 307: Huey Long
Nov 27, 2025
While he may have been called a demagogue and a counterfeit Mussolini, Huey Long had some darn tootin’ good ideas—mainly taxing the rich into oblivion. Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly talk about Long’s rise to populist power in the 1930s and the corruption in its wake, but also how much a 65% tax increase...
Strange Country Ep. 306: ELIZA
Nov 13, 2025
In 1964, MIT researcher Joseph Weizenbaum created the first therapy chatbot ELIZA and realized soon after that it sucked and humanity was worse for it. Sixty years later, our new tech gods are like “sex porn bots for all!” Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly emulate the AI versions of themselves as they tell the...
Strange Country Ep. 305: The Page Act
Oct 23, 2025
Hey Dash Hounds! Remember when that famous person said the thing that the other famous person put on a coffee mug? “The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history?” Well it’s true. And if you want another reminder, listen to Beth and Kelly this week as the Strange Country cohosts tell...
Strange Country Ep. 304: Villisca Axe Murders
Oct 9, 2025
Tis Pumpkin Spice time and Strange Country has a spooky story to listen to as you drink a pumpkin spice-flavored whatever gets you through this America 2025. Co-hosts Beth and Kelly discuss the unsolved ax murders plaguing railroad towns in the early 1900s and how people trampled crime scenes for entertainment.
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Strange Country Ep. 303: It's Britney, Bitch
Sep 18, 2025
It’s Strange Country, bitch. Yes, we’re back. Has anything happened? Likely no. In today’s episode cohosts Beth and Kelly tackle the conservatorship saga of pop icon Britney Spears and how gross people were to her much of her life.
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