
Delete This History
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Ep 64Ep 64 - Spatchcocked Floaters
EAre you reading to laugh and learn? Brea's binging Brooklyn Nine-Nine while Cara's binging The West Wing and they are both indulging in some delicious holiday treats (SUGAR!). On this week's episode, Brea explores a mind-blowing podcast and Cara fearfully looks up spatchcocking. These topics plus presidential politics, unexpected medical conditions, and some very unusual vocabulary make up Episode 64 of Delete This History. Don't miss it!

Ep 63Ep 63 - Silas Marner Lighting Up the Kirk with Marsh Gases
EThis week, DTH Gals, Cara and Brea, travel to faraway lands... via books and TV, of course. Brea also shares what gloomy Brits consider a good time during the holidays, and Cara marvels at the dumbing down of society while also turning up her nose at a classic piece of lit'rature. It's all happening in Episode 63, so get on it!

Ep 62Ep 62 - Blinis and Pickles with Main Character Energy
EWait for it.....

Ep 61Ep 61 - Theories We Worry About So You Don't Have To
EBrea and Cara are all about theorizing and speculating on this Christmas Eve. Plus, Cara is so excited about her topics that she's making up words and renaming U.S. landmarks. Unwrap a candy cane, sit back, and suck up the knowledge in this week's episode!

Ep 60Ep 60 - Dr. Schweitzer Diagnoses the Pelvic Kidney with the Medieval Manuscript
EWelcome back, DTH Besties! Cara and Brea are dropping a brand new episode into your earholes this week. They gab about junk journals, bad vacations, M*A*S*H, the world's most mysterious book, and lobsters' names. Cara is so tired her mouth refuses to work correctly, and Brea is dreading her upcoming office move. What more could you ask for from a podcast?

Ep 59Ep 59 - Coming to Grips with Enjambment
EThe DTH Gals take a trip back to their college days in the late 90s/early aughts, when professors, even the ones teaching about them, didn't care about your feelings, Strap in for some pod-therapy on this week's episode of Delete This History.

Ep 58Ep 58 - Tasty Armadillos and Darned Soul Socks
EDo you hold a special place in your heart for a favorite pair of socks? Do you interact with armadillos? How about coots? Do you live beneath transformer lines? Are you an unapologetic bogan? Are you looking for a few laughs? Then here's a warm tip: join DTH Gals Cara and Brea for Episode 58 to learn about these things and so much more.

Listen, Again, to Episode 10
ECara was sick with The Ick so this week's episode is a repeat of "Ep. 10 Historically Bad Choices and the Clumsy Gene". The gals will be back next week with a new episdoe full of searches, silliness, and sass. Brea and Cara are so thankful to all the DTH Besties who listen and engage. Please have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving!

Ep 57Ep 57 - Bony Heads and Lamborghini Syndrome
EIn this week's episode of Delete This History, DTH Gals Brea and Cara take a deep dive into zoology and explore two health-related topics. They also indulge in a little schadenfreude and, of course, study the origins of a couple of topics (they love origins). Take a listen and win the Original Bestie award for best listener of a podcast by two besties of a certain age.

Ep 56Ep 56 - Put a Sock in Your Womance
EThe DTH Gals are back with a brand new episode! #deletethishistorypodcast

Ep 55Ep 55 - Dirty Whirly Canards
EThis week on Delete This History, the DTH Gals put on their party planner hats and explore ideas for fun holiday season office outings. Cara also talks sexy cars and where their owners choose to dine. Plus, Brea investigates what happens to everyday terms that go out of style due to negative connotations, even if those terms never had anything to do with those negative things. (It'll make sense once you listen.) Also, have you heard about the WWII ship that fell into enemy hands and ended up at the bottom of the Pacific? Cara spills the tea. All that and much more on Episode 55!

Ep 54Ep 54 - Sacrificial Sea Snails and Tepid Tree Trunks
There is so much happening during this episode: Cara is happy about the weather and Brea suffers through ingesting pounds of 35-year-old dust. They discuss art, snakes, tree trunks, god's creatures, the unabomber, stickers and oh, so much more. What more could you want from a podcast?

Ep 54Ep 53 - Doing Pilates in the Wonder Machine
EWhat does your brain look like when it's cogitating? What the heck is Pilates and who decided it was a good idea? Why is Cara so ANGRY? Why does Brea think it's funny? These are just a few of the questions answered in this week's episode of Delete This History (not a history podcast), brought to you by two women of a certain age who are discovering more and more as each day passes that they don't know anything and would be lost without the Internet.

Ep 52Ep 52 - This Day in Courtroom Wig History
EThis week the DTG Gals are talking shipwrecks, hurricane disasters, wigs, rumors, and so much more! They also read an email from a DTH Bestie explaining a European treat and talk about their photoshoot for a local magazine. Join the gals for an all new episode of Delete This History! #DeleteThisHistoryPodcast #TerrificTuesdays

Ep 51Ep 51 - Wolf-Fart Puffballs and Missouri Loons
EIn Episode 51, the DTH Gals, Brea and Cara, giggle about vagina names and farts. In other words, it's their typical classy fare. They also explore some ornithology, a spooooky U.S. legend, and much, much more. Take a listen!Connect with the DTH Gals on Instagram and Threads at @DTHGals and Facebook at Delete This History. Email them at [email protected]. Rate and review on your favorite podcast platform to spread the word to others about DTH! Thank you! Mwah!

Ep 50Ep 50 - Popcorn Balls, Hygge, and Cysts with Hair and Teeth
EThe DTH gals have reached their 50th episode! What better way to celebrate than discussing hygge and popcorn balls? Also, the gals read some listener email that was the highlight of their week. So, kick back, relax, and join the gals for this milestone episode!

Ep 49Ep 49 - Booing Kelce's Haircut and Locard's High Pockets
EThe DTH Gals leave their traces on your brain with this episode containing more earworms than should be legal in one podcast as they touch on bad haircuts, groundbreaking forensic technique, fascinating brain science, funny nicknames, elusive populations, and long-standing traditional crowd behavior.

Ep 48Ep 48 - Hot Mess MacGuffins in the Seed Vault
EAffirmations, blueberry dust, a nordic seed bank, MacGuffins. There is so much to discuss on Episode 48 of Delete This History! So, join the gals for a few laughs and a few learns.

Ep 9Back in Time with Episode Nine
The DTH Gals are still dealing with illness and exhaustion but hope to be back in action in the very near future. Please enjoy this repeat of Episode 9. Stay safe and well, Besties!

Ep 8COVID Won't Abate, So Review Episode 8
Brea's family has the 'Rona, and Cara's exhausted from renovations, so recording wasn't happening. But Episode 8 was fun, and if you haven't listened to it yet, you don't have to scroll back 40-something episodes to find it. So really, the DTH Gals are doing you a favor! They say you're welcome.

Ep 47Ep 47 - Dear Meat Twinkies...
EOnce agan the DTH Gals' One Brain was in full force this episode. This time, they both shared searches about FOOD. But not good food. Rather junk food... and something that defies categorization. Plus, Cara digs deeper into one of her past week's bookmarks, prompted by a question from Brea. All that and much, much more, of course, in Episode 47 (47!!!) of Delete This History (not a history podcast).

Ep 46Ep 46 - Brummie Bimmers on High Beams
The DTH Gals are back in action! They laugh, they cry (a lot), they learn, they win prizes! Get ready for geography, vocabulary, true crime, mythology, cars, Flava Flav, recommendations, the Olympics, The Change, brain farts, gummies, Jon Hamm, and so much more! Come on and give it a listen -- you can do it!

Ep 7Backward Revvin' with Episode 7
EOkay, the title's a stretch, but the DTH Gals are burnin' rubber in reverse, only stoppin' when they get back to Episode 7, a wild one about people--and other living things--who are more than meets the eye, which brings them to their favorite 80s toys and reminiscin' about how bratty (or uptight) the giggly Googlers were as little girls.

Ep 45Ep 45 - Cor Blimey! That's a Daedalean Cakewalk!
EWend through the labyrinth that is Brea and Cara's One Brain as the DTH Gals discuss Greek mythology (and why they hate it), UK slang, and racism with a heapin' helping of (sugar-free) irony.

Ep 44Ep 44 - Going Mad as a Hatter on CrimeCruise
EThis week Cara and Brea are off schedule, off routine, and off the chain. There are greyhounds in the "studio", next level prizes on the line, and a whole new batch of searches from the gals. They discuss Dumbledoor fart machines, murder on the water, types of irony, mercury poisoning, Keith Morrison and oh, so much more. Join the gals for Episode #44 "Going Mad as a Hatter on CrimeCruise". #DeleteThisHistoryPodcast #tuesdaysrockbutwednesdaysareokaytoo

Ep 43Ep 43 - Lieutenant Dan Trips the Light Fantastic
EThis week, the DTH Gals pack their ditty bags and trip the light fantastic on a magical journey through the interwebbles. Their search results are their way of pebbling! Does any of this make sense to you? If not, you'd better listen!

Ep 42Ep 42 - Female Firsts and Ammo on Demand
EThis week on Delete This History podcast Brea's knee-jerk reaction to a search does a 180, Cara gives a quick history lesson about the origin of a popular British term, and the dam has broken on the football talk between these two besties. Tune in for Episode 42 "Female Firsts and Ammo on Demand".

Ep 41Ep 41 - Frozen Body Parts and Devils on Horseback at the Braai
EThe DTH Gals are goin' medical this episode. And food. Not the best combo, admittedly, but that's what's happening.

Ep 40Ep 40 - Nostril Insemination and Revisionist History
EDiamond cuts, opossums, chunnels and bridges, a different generation of boomers, the lying liars who lie about Pocahontas, and so much more! Join the gals for a brand new episode with fresh Bookmarks for their DTH Besties!

Ep 39Ep 39 - Finding the Three-Legged Mare with an Astrolabe
EThey're back....!!!!! Early summer break has ended, and the DTH Gals have found their way back to the library conference room/recording studio with the help of an ancient piece of tech, some toys drifting asea, a wandering salesman/corpse/tourist attraction, a delicious (?) dessert, an executioner's tool, and a biohazard. Intrigued? Listen in!

Ep 6Reminisce on Episode 6
EOh, the DTHGals' salad days (must remember to look up the history of the phrase, "salad days")... when donkeys were miniature and grannies made up words. While Cara and Brea take a short summer break, revisit those halcyon times and reminisce on Episode 6.

Ep 5Revive Episode 5
ERemember your childhood and the toys you played with? The DTH Gals do... extensively... in this episode. Plus, Prue Leith makes an appearance! Well, sort of. In the gals' search histories, anyway. Straddle and press the paddles onto this blast from the not-so-distant past. Let's revive Episode 5.

Ep 38Ep 38 - Sugar Content of Meat Honey
EIn this week's episode Cara and Brea share six new bookmarks and discuss MORE etymology, while navigating Brea's self-proclaimed boring searches and an afternoon thunderstorm. Join the gals for another fun-filled episode!

Ep 37Ep 37 - Zap Your Brain and Havapoo
EThe side effects of Rx drugs and dog breeding are at the top of the DTH Gals' search lists this week. Also, find out which 2000s band Brea loves--really, really, really loves--and possibly what one of their lyric's inspiration means. Plus, Cara "fleshes out" all of the benefits of sensory deprivation therapy while Brea plays IT tech again. Kids these days...

Ep 36Ep 36 - The Etymology Episode STOP
EThe DTH Gals are back with a brand new episode for your ear holes. This week, the gals' one brain searched several word origins -- they even proffered similar prizes for one another. Join the gals as they talk telegrams, banter about bathrooms, and converse about the C-word.

Ep 4Flashback to Episode 4 - Swinging Poi and Weltschmerz
EYeah, yeah... The DTH Gals are still preoccupied with stupid life stuff, and something had to give, and it was this unpaid hobby of theirs that fell off the to-do list. But they'll be back next week with an all-new episode, and they'll be fresher for it. So, sit back and relive the baby podcasters' fourth episode release. We think it's worth a re-listen!

Ep 3Encore of Ep 3 Whistle Pigs and Pillow Spiders
EIn this encore of Episode 3, around a lot of laughing, Brea's and Cara's browsing exploits take them to Mt. Rushmore, Scotland, and as far as they can get from whatever that is on Cara's pillow. Also, Cara sets the record straight about her toilet sitting, and Brea learns just about all there is to know about whistle pigs, except for how much wood a whistle pig could chuck if it weren't so busy climbing trees. Both reveal some big purchases they made and discuss a world where feet and bread become one. All that and so much more this week on Delete This History!email: [email protected] & Threads: @DTHGalsFacebook: Delete This History

Ep 35Ep 35 - Father’s Day Furunculosis and Intrusive Schwas
EThis week, Brea and Cara discuss the origin of Father's Day, verbal tics that have actual names, and freak fish. Plus, a burning question from last week's episode gets an answer, and Phoebe Buffay's grandmother's "secret" chocolate chip cookie recipe gets some historical context. Bring your jaw harp for a jam session, because Delete This History is going to be music for your ears.

Ep 35Ep 34 - Ain’t No Rat King at The Dumfries House
EThis week the DTH gals' topics are all over the board. From Charles Dickens to Conway Twitty; from delicate Herend figurines to rat kings and a whole lot in between. As always, laughs and sillyness are promised! Join Brea and Cara for another week of random searches and learning.

Ep 33Ep 33 - Siberian Sunglasses on a Smoking Bishop
EBrea's List:How many bedrooms in Highclere Castle?AphorismLabor Day USA originsSiberian sunglasses"Est" definitionCara's ListJackson County Tax VoteHedy LamarClaustrophobia/cleithrophobiaWhat is a smoking bishop?

Ep 32Ep 32 - Jaw-Dropping Meat Displays at Teatime
EIn this week's episode, Brea presents as one hungry gal and lots of foods (good and bad) happen to be the topics of conversation making Brea's hunger pangs (and hanger) worse. Cara reveals which household appliance she still uses in 2024 and Brea tries to discover what is really going on at "teatime." The gals plan a trip to see a fern bar and a jaw-dropping meat display in Kansas City and Cara sings the praises of Awkwafina. Join the gals for another week of interesting internet search histories and a few laughs, too.

Ep 31Ep 31 - Ain't Nobody Got Tempus Fugit for Thomas Edison
EBrea and Cara are back for a whole new episode where Brea calls out Thomas Edison as a fraud and Cara insults the Jewish community by continually mispronouncing Kibbutz and then translates some Austrailian expressions for the DTH Besties. There's a deep discussion about Gen Z's generalized attributes and both girls each give props to TV shows they are currently enjoying. As the girls run out of "studio time" Brea does her best impersonation of the Micro Machine Man during the "What About This One" segment. You're sure to be entertained or offended during this episode so join the gals for Episode 31 of Delete This History!

Ep 2Flashback to Episode 2 - Collie Man and Capsaicin Receptors
EThink back to August 2023. It was hot in the Midwest U.S. Really hot. The DTH Gals were just figuring out how to do this podcasting thing, but they were having a blast doing it. Brea's world changed when she found out there was a person who liked to dress up and play the part of a collie, so she had to rock Cara's world with this information, as well. Pictures were shared. Minds were blown. Laughs were had. Take this trip back in time with us to experience it all over again.

Ep 30Ep 30 - Rats, Badgers, and Left-Coiling Snails
EWe're all about the wildlife and words on this episode of Delete This History! Brea and Cara even have a super-catchy song to underscore the theme. Still aren't convinced to listen? Well, what about typewriter history? Or medical info about papercuts? If none of that piques your curiosity, you're a lost cause, deserving of opprobrium? Ha! Don't know what that is? Then you have to listen! We knew we'd get ya eventually.

Ep 29Ep 29 - GMO Twisters on a Thatched Roof
EIn this week's DTH episode, Brea and Cara's one-brain has decided that the eyes are the windows to not just the soul, but they're key to all knowledge--or so their searches would suggest. They also discuss their favorite guilty movie pleasures and give very important advice to owners of homes with thatched roofs. Plus, they revisit a topic to clear up a few myths and explore new, random topics chosen for them by bots. And most importantly, they tell you about one farm supply that might change your life... or at least save you some money. All this and more in a gummy-free but very silly edition of Delete this History.

Ep 28Ep 28 - Sense & Sonny Angel Dolls
EThis week the DTH gals surprise each other with foods to test and info to learn. Can fingerprints be lifted from cloth? Can bruxism be cured? Why are Crocs so popular? What is Loveuary? All this and much more in this week's episode of Delete This History podcast!

Ep 27Ep 27 - Uncle Sam, the Underdog, in a Wet White Shirt
EDo you know the origins of the U.,S, icon, Uncle Sam? He wants YOU to listen and find out. How much would you be willing to pay for a piece of entertainment history? Find out the price of one item up for auction this month. That and so much more in this episode of DTH, where the DTH gals are never underdogs.

Ep 26Ep 26 - New Products, Old News, and Junk Forensics
EContent warning: This episode discusses suicide.The DTH gals are back for Ep 26 and a whole new set of internet search histories to discuss. Cara tries to zero in on a possible food allergy and plans a live taste testing of a new drink on the market. Brea is planning a summer vacation and, not surprisingly, sharing information about true crime and even some junk forensics. Join the gals for another variety-filled episode of Delete This History!

Ep 25Ep 25 - The Gray Man Legend, Cicada Broods, and Sweet Pickles Bus Trifecta
EWelcome to the world of random and not-so-random internet searches! Come on in, take off your shoes, and make yourself at home. (But keep your socks on, because feet are weird.) Today, Brea and Cara are talkin' 'bout a Southern U.S. legend who cares greatly about the residents of one Lowcountry community during foul weather; sticky-legged insects who may be heading your way; a somewhat sexist for-profit "literacy program" that disguised itself to impressionable 80s kids as being just about everything it actually wasn't; a word whose history is more than we give it credit for; and much-much more. The DTH Gals are as silly as ever, but only the best parts of their long conversation has made the final cut, and YOU get to listen to it. Tune in, turn up, and laugh along.

Ep 24Ep 24 - Strummin' Omnichord, Swayin' Bridge, Sippin' on Kom-bu-CHA...
EOnly people interested in a wide variety of internet search histories listen to this podcast. Get ready for some talk about cave-dwelling people in the 21st century, first forays into kombucha drinking, issues with the Millennium Bridge, autoharp skills, and a horrible story of personal mortification. The DTH Gals have it all and they are glad you're here!