Few characters from pop culture are as divisive as clowns. Simultaneously endearing and terrifying, the archetype of the clown has persevered throughout the ages despite being reviled by a significant portion of the world’s population. There’s even a word for the fear of clowns: coulrophobia.
So how did ancient jesters and tricksters evolve into the unsettling, white-faced, crazy-haired clowns of today? And what makes the figure of the clown so durable? Find out in this week’s buffoonish, pratfalling, skin-crawling episode of MFFI.
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Scandals: Hollywood Edition
Superstition: Black cats and devils and mirrors, oh my
Unique, Strange, and Creepy Historical Humans
Scandals: Music and Murder
The Fermi Paradox, A.K.A ”Where are the Aliens?”
Armageddon, Ragnarok, and End Times
Weird and Obscure Facts about the Human body
The World’s Most-Hated Corporations
The Dark Side of Disney
Myths in the Modern World: The Olympians
Secret Societies
Human Superpowers
Pointless, Petty Wars
Pirates: Were they anything like the stereotype? (No. But kind of. But mostly no.)
UFOs ARE REAL (but they’re probably not aliens)
Medical Quackery: From snake oil to coca wine
More Misconceptions: If You Didn’t Know, Now You Know
More cults: Moonies, Jonestown, Heaven’s Gate
Idioms (common sayings): Mysteries Solved
Screwups and Blunders (Part 2)
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