Kate Bridal and Larkin Harrington
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Hello! We're Now It's Ruined, a podcast that reveals questionable facts about everyday objects, activities, and people in the hopes that you will never be able to truly enjoy them again. Hosts Kate Bridal and Larkin Harrington answer seemingly innocent questions like "Where did hammocks come from?" and "Who invented the chainsaw?" with distinctly unpleasant facts. We talk about the dark side of things we tend to take for granted and highlight the people who are often left out of the narrative. While we are a comedy podcast, we discuss some very disturbing and violent things, so listener discretion is...
Hammocks and clothing sizes lose their innocence; cosplay keeps its joy, and you get the receipts.
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A funny, sharp look at flapper style, hairnet propaganda, and the politics of fashion.
The episode moves through flapper fashion as a sharp break from Victorian rigidity, linking bobbed hair, shapeless dresses, and rebellious makeup to a wider refusal of old rules.
A lively history piece tracing how Charles Boycott's name became tied to activism.
This episode traces a throwback word back to Charles Boycott and the activism it helped name. It moves from Irish dispossession to the penal laws without losing its easy, conversational pace, and that gives the history some bite.
A furious history lesson that starts in current panic and keeps the jokes sharp.
Kate Bridle and Larkin Harrington open with present-day anger, then use that charge to move through Columbus's early life, from Genoa in 1451 to the Atlantic fixation that shaped everything after.
Cosplay accuracy gets exposed as a cover for prejudice.
This episode begins with Kate speaking from fear and pride about Minnesota before turning to a blunt argument about cosplay accuracy and how that complaint can be used to excuse bigotry.
A grim Lindbergh baby case is revisited through ransom notes, wild theories, and a looser-than-usual edit.
This episode treats the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case as grim material, and it stays close to the details the hosts seem most interested in working through.
Dark history, bad taste, live-wire banter.
Gaming culture, derailed on impact.
Grief comedy with its heart still open.
Banter with bad ideas attached.
The episode follows a trail from flapper style to the politics of women’s hair.
This upcycle returns to a familiar protest word with a brutal backstory.
Kate Bridle and Larkin Harrington kick off by joking that the whole point is to ruin a good time.
This episode of Now It's Ruined features hosts Kate Breidel and Larkin Harrington discussing dark humor and recent tragic events, including a memorial fire and a teacher's death from aggressive driving.
The hosts rant about ICE's alleged abuses, including deaths, sexual assaults, and inhumane conditions in detention centers, connecting it to historical oppression of marginalized communities.
Kate opens from Minnesota and does not pretend the mood is light.
Kate calls the episode an upcycled bonus.
This episode explores the life of Jim Thorpe and the historical context of Indian boarding schools in the United States.
This episode discusses Hello Kitty, exploring its cultural aspects while reflecting on the hosts' challenges in balancing detailed critique with sensitivity, and includes a meta-discussion about their podcast's growth and audio quality issues.
The hosts introduce a dark comedy podcast episode that will discuss violence against the LGBTQ+ community, set against a backdrop of personal grief and current political turmoil.
This episode is part two of a Mother's Day special focusing on the true crime story of Leonarda Cianciulli, a 'not-so-good mom' known for violent acts.
The hosts introduce their podcast about ruining enjoyable things, specifically targeting chainsaws in this episode, while covering housekeeping items like subscriptions, reviews, and Patreon support.