Pretty Gross

Alyssa and Kayla are back, and both plumb the depths and reach new heights with their gross. -- DRAIN FLIES https://www.reddit.com/r/CarrionGame/comments/i4kdx5/a_video_of_a_tubifex_worm_colony_in_a_sewer/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodidae https://www.forbes.com/home-improvement/pest-control/get-rid-of-drain-flies/ MOUNT EVEREST CNN // Mount Everest Trash Removal National Geographic // Trash and Overcrowding The Conversation // High Altitude Garbage Dump Thrillist // Poop Bags Express UK // Mount Everest Open Toilet Britannica // Mount Everest Facts

Alyssa and Kayla celebrate the Pretty Gross anniversary with a creepy, crawly episode. Happy Halloween! -- CENTIPEDES & MILLIPEDES TikTok // Thoren Bradley Wikipedia // Millipede Wikipedia // Centipede Carnegie Museum of Natural History // What's The Difference National Library of Medicine // Millipede Envenomation National Library of Medicine // Centipede Envenomation https://louisvillezoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Millipede-Giant-01.png https://cdn.branchcms.com/pDVW8x1WJ8-1412/images/blog/centipede-on-a-basement-2.jpg SWEAT RICE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_magic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_magic https://fayyadhjaafar.medium.com/nasi-kangkang-fact-or-fiction-62ab448174b2 https://mothership.sg/2020/01/what-is-nasi-kangkang/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TIHI/comments/pgyfmn/thanks_i_hate_crotch_rice/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xana3/real-life-love-potions-are-coming-but-are-they-ethical https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3045957/singapore-jails-indonesian-helper-mixing-menstrual-blood#:~:text=So%20the%20Indonesian%20mixed%20some,that%20they%20have%20special%20powers.

Alyssa and Kayla return to the same table to talk about our favorite subjects: meat and labor. Links & pics below! -- MEATCORE https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Meatcore https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Aesthetics_Wiki https://www.tumblr.com/search/fleshcore?src=typed_query https://www.tiktok.com/@cannineko/video/7076089224180600069?q=meatcore&t=1694125595739 https://www.tiktok.com/@brisstimz/video/7253235496695074094?q=fleshcore&t=1694124954092 https://www.tiktok.com/@ecologyhomestones/video/7081091926845443370 https://www.tiktok.com/@ecologyhomestones/video/7081091926845443370 https://www.tiktok.com/@ecologyhomestones/video/7256529771360685355 https://www.tiktok.com/@ecologyhomestones/video/7213537475028094254 https://www.tiktok.com/@ecologyhomestones/video/7204982717660941614 COMPANY TOWNS https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-31/residents-politicians-learn-land-grab-solano-county-tech-billionaires https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/02/silicon-valley-elites-utopian-city-california#:~:text=Courtesy%20California%20Forever-,Their%20dream%20is%20to%20establish%20a%20new%20city%20with%20homes,and%20a%20large%20solar%20farm. https://explorethearchive.com/company-towns https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/americas-company-towns-then-and-now-180956382/ https://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/themes/company-towns/ https://www.tiktok.com/@coyoteannie/video/7274338212619750698?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7241738734197229098

Alyssa and Kayla host an accidental theme episode. TW: sexual assault/rape, death, pet death. But we still have fun!! Hang in there!! Links & pics below: WOMEN IN DEATH CARE National Funeral Directors Association Distractify Wikipedia The Guardian TikTok // Keeping It 101 FREEZE DRIED PETS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeze_drying https://slate.com/technology/2019/11/why-people-freeze-dry-their-pets-and-how-it-happens.html?pay=1686359553123&support_journalism=please https://www.secondlifefreezedry.com/freeze-dry-process/ https://animalfamilypet.com/2020/09/5-frequently-asked-questions-about-freeze-dried-pets/ https://www.yahoo.com/video/people-are-freeze-drying-their-pets-after-they-die-they-dont-want-to-let-go-214939307.html https://www.thecollector.com/ancient-egyptian-mummified-animals/

Alyssa and Kayla are here with a National Geographic episode all their own - and you know it gets gross. Links & pics below! -- HORSEHAIR WORMS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordodes_formosanus#:~:text=Chordodes%20formosanus%20is%20a%20horsehair,host%2C%20especially%20the%20praying%20mantis. https://www.vnews.com/Brainwashed-by-worms-36189802 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR7Rdcu1/ MANCHINEEL TREE https://img.atlasobscura.com/L7KsseHbY-JkWG6lEO6Nwk3P1VEjw8W0vM2W5CKI8e4/rs:fill:12000:12000/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy9kOTIwODUxM2Fl/YTdlYjcwMDlfMjY1/MTI2NjY0M18zYjJm/N2M1NzRhX2IuanBn.jpg https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/whatever-you-do-do-not-eat-touch-or-even-inhale-the-air-around-the-manchineel-tree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchineel