OK, WTF?!

Episode 12 - Luminous Beings Are We

Content warning: death, abuse, and misogyny
 
Join hosts Kelsey and Mike as they discuss iron horses, old ghost towns, an avalanche, corporate greed, capitalism, the women who fought against injustice in the workplace, accidentally starting a book club, and more! Special thanks to Mike's niece Sam for her story suggestion! Let us know who you think won this round - and reach out to us if you have any good ideas for future episodes, whether your own story or one you've heard before that made you think, "OK, WTF?!"
Also, if you're familiar with any of the stories featured and have any interesting tidbits or information we may have missed please reach out! We love when people share in our little rabbit holes.
We love you, we see you listening, we see our stats!
Please please PLEASE do yourself a favor and read/listen to Kate Moore's *fantastic* book "The Radium Girls". 
* Editor's note from Mike: There seems to be some kind of strange artifact noise during my section. I tried to edit as much as I could out, apologies for any annoyance!
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The associated images for this episode are available here - https://bit.ly/OKWTF12 . Check us out on most major socials @okwtfpodcast or our website to find out more info and to learn more: www.okwtfpodcast.com Get our episodes with captions on our OK, WTF?! YouTube Channel. Thank you to Out of Flux and Eyal Talmudi for the use of their song “DABOOMJIGGLE” and thank you to Bilal Sarwar for the incredible cover art!
~Kelsey & Mike
 

Episode 11 - Merfolk of Indiana

This episode's alternate title: "Because Jesus"
We got us a wacky blue law special!
We discuss the fine distinctions between gross Spring and pretty Spring. 
Join hosts Kelsey and Mike in this break from their usual episode format.  We got Mike trying to convince Kelsey to get a fortune telling certificate, we ask the deep questions like "Do you bread and butter?" and have to deal with the friendship altering confessions of a bread and butter pickle eater, Kelsey shares some greased pig trauma, St. Kelsey's Guide For Self Care, and other wacky laws throughout the United States., and more! Let us know who you think won this round - and reach out to us if you have any good ideas for future episodes, whether your own story or one you've heard before that made you think, "OK, WTF?!"
Also, if you're familiar with any of the stories featured and have any interesting tidbits or information we may have missed please reach out! We love when people share in our little rabbit holes.
If you see Kelsey catching a fish it is her right to touch ice cream directly after and she will fight you on that.
We love you, we see you listening, we see our stats!
Everything's made up and the points don't matter. Do the right thing. Go against the grain.
Heads up - no slideshow will be available for this one. You're just gonna have to deal with our dulcet tones. Check us out on most major socials @okwtfpodcast or our website to find out more info and to learn more: www.okwtfpodcast.com Get our episodes with captions on our OK, WTF?! YouTube Channel. Thank you to Out of Flux and Eyal Talmudi for the use of their song “DABOOMJIGGLE” and thank you to Bilal Sarwar for the incredible cover art!
~Kelsey & Mike
 

10 - Two Popes and a Baby

(Content warnings in this episode - death, dead bodies)
We tried manifesting world peace, no dice. But, we are full of puns!
Join hosts Kelsey and Mike as they each try to win the next WTF Award.  We got Torontos Canada and Mexico, rich eccentric people making strange wills, stonks, legal baby battles, history bones, major beefs, the weirdest episode of law and order ever, sentences we wish we didn't have to say, pastafarians babyyy, and more! Let us know who you think won this round - and reach out to us if you have any good ideas for future episodes, whether your own story or one you've heard before that made you think, "OK, WTF?!"
Also, if you're familiar with any of the stories featured and have any interesting tidbits or information we may have missed please reach out! We love when people share in our little rabbit holes.
Hi to our Ireland listeners!
We love you, we see you listening, we see our stats!
Everything's made up and the points don't matter. Do the right thing. Go against the grain.
The associated images for this episode are available here - https://bit.ly/OKWTF10 . Check us out on most major socials @okwtfpodcast or our website to find out more info and to learn more: www.okwtfpodcast.com Get our episodes with captions on our OK, WTF?! YouTube Channel. Thank you to Out of Flux and Eyal Talmudi for the use of their song “DABOOMJIGGLE” and thank you to Bilal Sarwar for the incredible cover art!
~Kelsey & Mike
 
P.S. - Stick around at the end for a special episode 10 peek behind the curtain!

09 - Nut Stuff and Pass Out

(Content warnings in this episode - death, murder)
 
Join hosts Kelsey and Mike as they each try to win the next WTF Award.  We got an audience member(!), double double this this, jar form philosophers, SAT vocab words, so many missed word play opportunities, a previous story call back, tertiary god stuff, burgles, we reboot the fast and furious franchise starting in 17th century England, wheel puns galore, and more! Let us know who you think won this round - and reach out to us if you have any good ideas for future episodes, whether your own story or one you've heard before that made you think, "OK, WTF?!"
Also, if you're familiar with any of the stories featured and have any interesting tidbits or information we may have missed please reach out! We love when people share in our little rabbit holes.
We'd *wheely* love it if you'd submit some stories!
We love you, we see you listening, we see our stats!
It's ok to be rude for your own safety. Listen to your gut.
The associated images for this episode are available here - https://bit.ly/OKWTF09 . Check us out on most major socials @okwtfpodcast or our website to find out more info and to learn more: www.okwtfpodcast.com Get our episodes with captions on our OK, WTF?! YouTube Channel. Thank you to Out of Flux and Eyal Talmudi for the use of their song “DABOOMJIGGLE” and thank you to Bilal Sarwar for the incredible cover art!
~Kelsey & Mike

08 - Were-Curious

(Content warnings in this episode - conspiracy theories)
 
Join hosts Kelsey and Mike as they each try to win the next WTF Award.  We got lizard people, a peppering of puns, tangents, bad dates, closure, pronunciation of a certain planet, telescope use under drugs, cryptids, and more! Let us know who you think won this round - and reach out to us if you have any good ideas for future episodes, whether your own story or one you've heard before that made you think, "OK, WTF?!"
Also, if you're familiar with any of the stories featured and have any interesting tidbits or information we may have missed please reach out! We love when people share in our little rabbit holes.
As Kelsey said, "SUBMIT SUBMIT SUBMIT!" 
We love you, we see you listening, we see our stats!
It's ok to be rude for your own safety. Listen to your gut.
The associated images for this episode are available here - https://bit.ly/OKWTF08 . Check us out on most major socials @okwtfpodcast or our website to find out more info and to learn more: www.okwtfpodcast.com Get our episodes with captions on our OK, WTF?! YouTube Channel. Thank you to Out of Flux and Eyal Talmudi for the use of their song “DABOOMJIGGLE” and thank you to Bilal Sarwar for the incredible cover art!
~Kelsey & Mike

Episode 07 - For Uncle Kev

(Content warning in this episode - death)This episode is in memory of Kevin Hall, beloved by many, including Kelsey (his favorite - and only - niece). Kevin exuded warmth, love, curiosity, and a recognition that life is short and it's important to live with that knowledge to get the most out of it. We love you forever, Uncle Kevin. It will never be the same without you.Join us as we take a break from our normal episode style for the holidays! We decided it would be a fun gift to the audience to each find five interesting things that we learned about recently and try to surprise each other with our facts. We learn about all KINDS of things like ants, the shortest war in history, goat accents, and more!Let us know who you think won this round - and reach out to us if you have any good ideas for future episodes, and what kinds of things you've learned recently that made you think, "OK, WTF?!"Also, if you're familiar with any of the stories featured and have any interesting tidbits or information we may have missed please reach out! We love when people share in our little rabbit holes.As Kelsey said, "SUBMIT SUBMIT SUBMIT!" We love you, we see you listening, we see our stats!Have a listen to one of Uncle Kev's favorite songs: https://bit.ly/unclekevsongCheck us out on most major socials @okwtfpodcast or our website to find out more info and to learn more: www.okwtfpodcast.com Get our episodes with captions on our OK, WTF?! YouTube Channel. Thank you to Bilal Sarwar for the incredible cover art!For this episode, cheers to you, Uncle Kevin, for providing our outro song - your cover of "My Sweet Lady", which you sang for my mom and dad in August of this year.Take care during these holidays, friends. Be safe, lead with curiosity and love, don't minimize the need for wonder, and reach out if you need help.~Kelsey & Mike

Episode 06 - Mob of Poopy Cats

This is the true story of 20,000 emus, picked to live in farms, work together, and have their lives taped. Find out what happens, when people stop being polite, and start getting real…
(Content warnings in this episode - war, depression, guns, suicide, animal cruelty)
 
In this episode we ask the big questions like: "how many hobbies would hobby horses have if hobby horses could have hobbies?"
Join hosts Kelsey and Mike as they each try to win the next WTF Award.  We got horses, the power of imagination, RPG elements, the soulful gaze of emus, creation myths featuring a murderous spirit cat, dumb old white men with silly moustaches, and more! Let us know who you think won this round - and reach out to us if you have any good ideas for future episodes, whether your own story or one you've heard before that made you think, "OK, WTF?!"
Also, if you're familiar with any of the stories featured and have any interesting tidbits or information we may have missed please reach out! We love when people share in our little rabbit holes.
As Kelsey said, "SUBMIT SUBMIT SUBMIT!" 
We love you, we see you listening, we see our stats!
The associated images for this episode are available here - https://bit.ly/OKWTF06 . Check us out on most major socials @okwtfpodcast or our website to find out more info and to learn more: www.okwtfpodcast.com Get our episodes with captions on our OK, WTF?! YouTube Channel. Thank you to Out of Flux and Eyal Talmudi for the use of their song “DABOOMJIGGLE” and thank you to Bilal Sarwar for the incredible cover art!
~Kelsey & Mike

Episode 05 -Molassicles

Subtitle: "Piracy in perpetuity!"
(Content warnings in this episode - violence, abuse, extramarital affairs, mention of rape, death, suffocation, politics)
 
Anchors away on this month's episode!
Join hosts Kelsey and Mike as they each try to win the next WTF Award.  We got pirates, general crises, videos games, awful segues, brief-ish boring and banal WWI facts (alliteration!), sweet sweet money, building codes, transatlantic accents, SCIENCE!, fluids of choice, anarchists, many awful puns, and more! Let us know who you think won this round - and reach out to us if you have any good ideas for future episodes, whether your own story or one you've heard before that made you think, "OK, WTF?!"
Also, if you're familiar with any of the stories featured and have any interesting tidbits or information we may have missed please reach out! We love when people share in our little rabbit holes.
If Molassicles doesn't already exist we call the trademark. 
As Kelsey said, "SUBMIT SUBMIT SUBMIT!" 
We love you, we see you listening, we see our stats!
The associated images for this episode are available here - https://bit.ly/OKWTF05 . Check us out on most major socials @okwtfpodcast or our website to find out more info and to learn more: www.okwtfpodcast.com Get our episodes with captions on our OK, WTF?! YouTube Channel. Thank you to Out of Flux and Eyal Talmudi for the use of their song “DABOOMJIGGLE” and thank you to Bilal Sarwar for the incredible cover art!
~Kelsey & Mike

Episode 04 - The Ballad of Almond Mayonnaise

Subtitle: "Mud Butt" (We promise this will make sense after listening)
(Content warnings in this episode - death)
Join hosts Kelsey and Mike as they each try to win the next OK, WTF Award. We discuss best times left for adulting vs becoming blobs, the Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman, apocalypses, prepping, and more! Let us know who you think won this round - and reach out to us if you have any good ideas for future episodes, whether your own story or one you've heard before that made you think, "OK, WTF?!"
Also, if you're familiar with any of the stories featured and have any interesting tidbits or information we may have missed please reach out! We love when people share in our little rabbit holes.
The associated images for this episode are available here - bit.ly/OKWTF4 . Check us out on most major socials @okwtfpodcast or our website to find out more info and to learn more: www.okwtfpodcast.com Get our episodes with captions on our OK, WTF?! YouTube Channel. Thank you to Out of Flux and Eyal Talmudi for the use of their song “DABOOMJIGGLE” and thank you to Bilal Sarwar for the incredible cover art!
~Kelsey & Mike

Episode 03 - Scabby Dabby Doo

Subtitle: "Injunstince in Americayyyyy" (We promise this will make sense after listening)
(Content warnings in this episode - work and injustice against LGBTQIA+ individuals)
Join hosts Kelsey and Mike as they each try to win the next WTF Award. We discuss history of work, unions, LGBTQIA+ in Colonial America, and more! Let us know who you think won this round - and reach out to us if you have any good ideas for future episodes, whether your own story or one you've heard before that made you think, "OK, WTF?!"
Also, if you're familiar with any of the stories featured and have any interesting tidbits or information we may have missed please reach out! We love when people share in our little rabbit holes.
The associated images for this episode are available here - bit.ly/OKWTF03 . Check us out on most major socials @okwtfpodcast or our website to find out more info and to learn more: www.okwtfpodcast.com Get our episodes with captions on our OK, WTF?! YouTube Channel. Thank you to Out of Flux and Eyal Talmudi for the use of their song “DABOOMJIGGLE” and thank you to Bilal Sarwar for the incredible cover art!
~Kelsey & Mike