Human F*ckery
If you waited by the TV for new episodes of “Are You Afraid of the Dark” each weekend or wasted study hall reading the weird parts of the encyclopedia, this one’s for you SPECIFICALLY. “Human F*ckery” pits a doctor of psychology and an investigative journalist against one another in a battle of wits, research, and creative storytelling. Each episode the curious pair get assigned a topic. Then, they go spelunking through history’s colon in an effort to find the most jaw-dropping, unbelievable, and utterly bonkers examples of that topic buried in the dark history deposited by our collective a...
Episodes
Human F*ckery – Season 3 Is Coming! Bonus Story!
We’re back, baby. Season 3 of Human F*ckery kicks off next month with a fantastic Halloween special that’ll crawl right under your skin and stay there. But before we drop the main event, we’re opening the vault and unleashing stories that h…
"Forgotten Serial Killers - Season Finale!"
You said you wanted an episode on serial killers, and after months of absolutely heinous research (Kim cried), recording, and editing, it’s finally here: The Season Two Finale, “Forgotten Serial Killers,” featuring the stars of Netflix’s MI…
Secret Story Time Bonus Episode: The Toy Box Killer
If you’re not already familiar with The Toybox Killer case, you’re about to be….and head’s up that it’s from the deepest, darkest, stankest part of history’s colon. You may need a fresh baptism afterwards just from listening.If you’ve ever …
Secret Story Time Bonus Episode: The Saga of GOLDUST: How The WWE Turned Homophobia Into Dollar Signs
This episode was written as an epic Pride Season gift to our beloved Patreon subscribers, but given recent Supreme Court rulings and the fresh wave of anti-LGBTQ+ mouth diarrhea that SCOTUS fuckery spawned, it seemed an important story to r…
"Wild Wilderness Survival"
We may ALL be struggling to survive the surrealist nightmare which is “post-Pandemic” 2023, but there’s still stuff to be grateful for. Not dying slowly of scurvy in the frozen Arctic, or roasting like a pair of hot nuts under a relentless …
"Joe Exotic"
Full disclosure: When Edward proposed this interview back in March, Kimberly’s immediate response was “Why the fuck would we talk to Joe Exotic?” (She’s a delicate flower like that.) And it’s a fair question. While Tiger King was a savagely…
"Thomas Kinkade: The Painter of Light"
He was hailed as “The Painter of Light,” a titan of pastoral landscapes which glowed whimsically from the windows of malls and Disney stores across America in the 1990s. But inside Thomas Kinkade, the famed born-again Christian artist behin…
"Guys & Dolls: He Made It Weird"
We’re all capable of royally screwing up a romance, but some guys are so good at it we still talk about them 100 years after their relationships tank. In this month’s battle of storytelling, Team Edward flies into Key West, Florida, to unea…
"Medical F*ckery"
Terrible things happen when we put professions on pedestals. Over the last two centuries, “Medicine” has improved so significantly the human lifespan increased dramatically. Unfortunately, medical science and medical ETHICS are two differen…
Secret Story Time Bonus Episode - "Santa is Dead": The Story of Paul Schäfer - Nazi, Child Rapist, and Christian Cult Leader
Ho, Ho, Holy shit.It takes a special kind of dick hole to be jealous of a kid's affection for Santa Claus. But when you take into consideration that Paul Schäfer was a Nazi, pedophile, and notorious cult leader, his disdain for jolly old St…
The Fuckerrecap #2: October 2022 Weird News in Review
It’s that time again, folks—our monthly, pithy recap of the previous month’s most mentionable public human fuckery, plus a few honorable decency mentions for everyone’s sanity.Several weeks of October 2022 in the United States were dominate…
"Scare Me!"
It’s that time of year again folks! The veil is thinning, and the rate of spooky fuckery is on the rise. Last season, our Halloween stories were thematically in sync, as we brought you tales of two haunted homes on opposite sides of the wor…
The Fuckerrecap #1: September 2022 Weird News in Review
What a time to be alive! Deadly weather events, dickheads holding office, adult toddlers running around doing adult toddler shit—it’s too much to keep up with. So we’re helping out. Now that our amazing new subscribers Denise and “J” have t…
"Alien Encounters"
Thirty years ago, alien talk was mostly restricted to trashy daytime talk shows or weird sitcom fodder. (RE: “ALF?”) But with the very recent declassification of hundreds of pages of United States military case files on UFOs, plus an ever-e…
"Traumatic Treachery"
Pontius Pilate may have been the one who condemned Jesus of Nazareth to death, but the name reviled most today is “Judas.” And that’s because treacherous backstabbers—men like Ephialtes of Trachis and Benedict Arnold—who betray friends, lov…
"Charlatan Scam Artists: Tiny Spirit Optimizers”
Internet shamans, TV hucksters, wellness grifters, slimy CryptoBros—humanity is bombarded by successful scam artists using the internet for evil, and we wanna make sure they’re LESS successful. Branding guru Alyssa Bonanno, and Fyre Festiva…
Secret Story Time Preview: "Christ-loving Conmen and Bedazzled Designer Denim: The Alamo Ministries Cult, Part 2"
So what happens when two broke Jews-turned-Christian-Evangelicals fall in love, then decide to grift a bunch of poor people out of money using The Bible as leverage? SPOILER ALERT: It’s…uh, yeah, it’s not great. It involves a lot of gasligh…
"Kids Who Kill"
A young body found dead, without a single mark or sign of struggle on it. Strangled animals appearing mysteriously in yards. Playtimes that turn from harmless to violent in the blink of an eye. Nature lays the foundation. But nurturing—or…
"Cursed Locations"
SEASON 2 PREMIERE! Doctor of clinical psychology, Edward Simon and recovering journalist Kimberly Kaye are finally back to spelunking in human history’s colon for their friendly competition to see who can enthrall listeners most. This month…
Secret Story Time Bonus Episode: "Skeletons in the Diva’s Drag Closet"
Happy Pride month fellow LGBTQ+ nerds! Who wants to hear about queer people rioting against police brutality, runway walk-offs, and dead bodies?! Human F*ckery celebrates queer history 12 months a year, but we do love a month where re-shari…
Episode #13 - "Incest Cults" - Season Finale!
A whole episode about cults that make things EXTRA weird by “keeping it in the family?” Don’t blame us, it’s what listeners asked for! In our Season 1 Finale, Team Edward introduces The Colt Family, who took the “rewilding” concept and turn…
Episode #12 - "American Exorcisms"
Grab an old priest, young priest, and add a squirt of holy water to your sangria, cuz Human Fuckery is unearthing true reports of the religious ritual known as “exorcism." Made infamous by the 70s horror classic “The Exorcist,” parishes aro…
Episode #11 - "Black Widow Killers"
"The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked: who can know it?" In other words? Love is a bitch, and in this month of candy, flowers, and a fat flying baby, Kimberly and Edward square off once again, bringing forth two di…
Secret Story Time Bonus Episode: "The Last Witch"
This episode was originally published January 1, 2021 through our Patreon. Like it? Want more? Become a subscriber at https://www.patreon.com/humanfuckery We somehow survived the "365 days of our dick caught in a zipper" better known as 202…
Episode #10 - "So The White House is Haunted A.F."
Ghosts proposing marriage, dead presidents playing the violin, seances hosted by First Lady Lincoln in the Crimson Room—The White House is so much wilder, sooo much more paranormal than your high school history teacher let on. Hosts Kimberl…
Secret Story Time Bonus Episode: "All Mine:" How Joel Guy Jr. Ruined Thanksgiving
Another banter-free installment from our subscribers only Secret Story Time series!So, the holidays have been a bit strange this year. A global pandemic, money problems, crushing existential dread. Some folks can’t get close enough to their…
Episode #9 - "Haunted Dolls"
Dolls may not be the holiday hot item they were during Tickle Me Elmo’s reign, but put a dead guy’s spirit inside one and fans of the macabre just can’t get enough. Horror aficionados love big screen scares from poppets like Chucky and Anna…
"Near Death Experiences"
Looking for a break from violence, plague, and crazy people this holiday season? If not, too bad! Team Human Fucker ditches the fuckery and spends Episode 8 diving into the far more uplifting topic of Near Death Experiences, aka NDEs. Hear …
"Really Haunted Houses, Part 2"
A direct hit from a Category 3 hurricane (thanks, Zeta!) has been survived, the power is back on, and we are finally back with Part II of REALLY HAUNTED HOUSES! In Part I, listeners were introduced to New York’s “House of Death” and Japan’s…
"Really Haunted Houses, Part 1"
Few things light up a spooky nerd’s Halloween like a great haunted house. Since there are fewer physical haunted houses to visit in 2020, cohosts Edward and Kimberly dive into the chaos, anxiety, and paranoia of reeeally haunted houses in t…
Secret Story Time Bonus Episode: The Skeezy Scandal of Brazil's St. Flordelis
Welcome to the first ever Secret Story Time, our Patreon-only showcase for the kind of dark history, true crime, and supernatural fuckery that creepy geniuses love. This week’s story comes to us from the shadow of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer …
"Louisiana Cults"
Cults—they’re not just for aspiring Hollywood celebrities anymore! With their inviting exterior and savvy intimidation tactics, cults like Scientology, Jonestown, and the Branch Davidians have captivated curious onlookers for centuries. But…
“Crimes Committed by Animals”
Murderous mammals, escape artist octopi, felonious rodents—humans aren’t the only animals who can end up in deep trouble for breaking our laws. Hosts Kimberly and Edward share the true stories of noble beasts found guilty of criminal behavi…
“Deranged Hitchhikers”
The open road tempts us with adventure and anonymity...but sometimes “death in disguise” is waiting on the side of the road. This episode covers two jaw-dropping incidents of hitchhiking gone nightmarishly awry, one on the ride back from Ne…
Episode #3 - "Crimes of Passion (Cupid Was an Assassin)"
Equal parts tawdry and tragic, few things titillate true crime fans like murders born of passion do. This week we present two stories which DEFINITELY give love a bad name, both from New Orleans‘ 19th century criminal archives. Special gues…
“Family Annihilation”
Fatherhood is hard. The responsibility. Late nights and early mornings. Decades of manual and emotional labor. It’s one of the most difficult jobs in the world…and when some men quit, it gets terrifying. This episode tackles familicide, the…
“Mysterious Vanishings”
One day they’re sitting on the couch with you, or laughing from their end of the dinner table. The next? Gone, without a trace. Every single day someone in the world with a family and friends simply—poof—vanishes. In this premiere episode, …