Now It's Ruined

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 always advised.

  1. 4D AGO

    Episode 27. Dodger Stadium

    Dodger Stadium is an icon of Los Angeles. The massive structure comes complete with a parking lot that can accommodate 16,000 cars. And that parking lot was built on the remains of a community that was literally dragged from their homes so they could be leveled for new construction.  Join us as Larkin sorts through the tale of displacement and discrimination behind one of the largest ballparks in the U.S. References Follow Minna Lee Jameson: https://www.instagram.com/minnaleejamison LA Dodgers https://www.laalmanac.com/sports/sp06.php They Moved Home Plate! How baseball’s geography has evolved with the US Jenny Schuetz and Cecile Murray March 28, 2018 https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-baseballs-geography-has-evolved-with-the-u-s/ NY Times Archive Article 1957 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/10/09/archives/dodgers-accept-los-angeles-bid-to-move-to-coast-team-will-play-in.html Gabrielino/Tongva Nation of the Greater Los Angeles Basin State of California Native American Heritage Commision https://nahc.ca.gov/cp/tribal-atlas-pages/gabrielino-tongva-nation/ Jackie Robinson Foundation https://jackierobinson.org/jackie-robinson/ HIstory - Jackie Robinson’s Battles for Equality on and off the Baseball Field Martin Stezano https://www.history.com/articles/jackie-robinson-color-barrier-baseball Negro League https://www.britannica.com/sports/Negro-league Farm Team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farm_team History Baseball owners allow Dodgers and Giants to move https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-28/baseball-owners-allow-dodgers-and-giants-to-move PBS SoCal - Lost LA Once Upon a Time in Chavez Ravine https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/clip/once-upon-a-time-in-chavez-ravine Where is Chavez Ravine, Exactly? Nathan Masters September 8, 1014 https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/where-is-chavez-ravine-exactly PBS SoCal - They Moved Mountains to Build Dodger Stadium https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/they-moved-mountains-to-build-dodger-stadium Before the Dodgers https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/episodes/before-the-dodgers Chavez Ravine: Community to Controversial Real Estate https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/chavez-ravine-community-to-controversial-real-estate The Dark Heart of Dodger Stadium: The History of Chavez Ravine Lauren Vandivier April 25, 2025 https://thelemur.org/2025/04/25/the-dark-heart-of-dodger-stadium-the-history-of-chavez-ravine/ CHAVEZ RAVINE AND THE DODGERS: MYTHS AND REALITIES John Caragozian California Supreme Court Historical Society: Sept. 28, 2021 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal https://www.cschs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/History-Resources-Caragozian-Chavez-Ravine-the-Dodgers.pdf.pdf CLU Smart Justice: Chavez Ravine - Elysian Park https://www.callutheran.edu/college-arts-sciences/history/civilliberties/chavez_ravine_civil_liberties_ver2.html Julian Chavez, the Old Spanish Trail Angela Reiniche https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/julian-chavez-the-old-spanish-trail.htm Proclamation 2257 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-2257-pacific-mercado-international-exposition-and-worlds-fair National Parks Service - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo https://www.nps.gov/cabr/learn/historyculture/juan-rodriguez-cabrillo.htm LA Times 48-Year-Old Armory Rises From Ashes to Serve Again DENISE HAMILTON Oct. 2, 1986 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-10-02-ga-3747-story.html WPA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration Aurora Arechinga Vargas https://share.google/images/ENoOTovry4l6kYQzw Eminent Domain - Cornell https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/eminent_domain Barrio https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/barrio Arroyo  https://www.britannica.com/science/arroyo ​​NPR - Remembering the Lost Communities Buried Under Center Field October 31, 2017 Janice Llamoca https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/31/561246946/remembering-the-communities-buried-under-center-field HUAC https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/presidential-inquiries/house-un-american-activities-committee If you know something we can ruin, send the topic and a brief hint at how it's ruined to nowitsruined@gmail.com. Let us know if you'd like us to credit you if we choose your topic! Follow us on Patreon for updates, video episodes, and lots of fun bonus content (even for unpaid members). You can also follow us on YouTube and Instagram. You can also follow Kate and Larkin! Kate is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Larkin is on TikTok and Instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 8m

  2. FEB 11

    Episode 26. The Olympics

    Happy Olympics! Get ready to learn a TON of ruinous stuff about the games, from the unpleasant inventor of the torch relay to how the 1984 games changed the way Los Angeles was policed.  Washington Whistles Network: https://linktr.ee/wa.whistles Support legal aid in Minnesota: https://legalrightscenter.org/ Support the Peoples’ Bail Fund of Minnesota: https://pbfmn.org/ Support the ACLU: https://action.aclu.org/give/now Minneapolis Mutual Aid Linktree with tons more places to give: https://linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid Follow Lee Stedman: https://www.instagram.com/ghost_lee19/ Follow John Carlos: https://www.instagram.com/johncarlos1968/?hl=en References https://hmh.org/event/the-impact-of-racist-ideologies-jim-crow-and-the-nuremberg-laws/ https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691172422/hitlers-american-model?srsltid=AfmBOopIJ8XgP5D-qsXzbdgv5Txx5QWVIMW6PY6vhZ-DGrQ9IKisoXHn Bombing of Prague/Challenger Explosion https://english.radio.cz/80-years-ago-american-bombs-fell-prague-8842882 https://www.mentalfloss.com/holidays/valentines-day-horrible-historical-events History of the Olympic Games https://www.olympics.com/ioc/faq/history-and-origin-of-the-games/what-is-the-origin-of-the-olympic-games https://www.britannica.com/sports/Olympic-Games https://www.britannica.com/event/Classical-antiquity https://researchguides.cpcc.edu/his111-112/world-timeline https://www.britannica.com/sports/Pythian-Games http://britannica.com/sports/pentathlon https://www.suu.edu/blog/2016/08/naked-athletes-olympic-history.html https://www.olympics.com/ioc/ancient-olympic-games https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/roman-copies-of-greek-statues https://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/nero.html https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/ancient-history/nero-olympics/?srsltid=AfmBOoolsB8Q-kP0EylmFHnvmXcnwDvcwEddg8XdqrcZFkZ6hRNh3COd https://www.olympics.com/ioc/ioc-overview/ioc-history/ancient-olympics/the-end-of-the-ancient-games https://www.olympics.com/ioc/faq/history-and-origin-of-the-games/when-were-the-first-olympic-winter-games-held https://www.olympics.com/ioc/paris-1894-olympic-congress https://www.3wiresports.com/articles/2025/3/20/the-iocs-first-female-and-first-african-president-kirsty-coventry https://www.olympics.com/ioc/mrs-kirsty-coventry https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/sports-and-leisure/salt-lake-city-olympics-bid-scandal Elitism/Racism in the Olympics https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0033350617301282 https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/interactive-wealth-equality-and-olympic-success https://thecrimsonwhite.com/94225/opinion/the-olympics-reveals-inequalities-in-sports/ https://theconversation.com/why-some-college-sports-are-often-out-of-reach-for-students-from-low-income-families-167334 https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/special-admission/9781978821200 https://www.businessinsider.com/parents-of-olympic-athletes-have-these-3-traits-in-common-2021-8 https://fox59.com/2024-olympics/do-olympic-medalists-get-paid-it-depends/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incentives_for_Olympic_medalists_by_country https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/norway-support-lower-profile-wintersport-nations https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/47618178/norway-coaches-banned-18-months-ski-jumping-suit-scandal https://nypost.com/2026/01/17/world-news/ski-jumping-rocked-by-penis-gate-claims-athletes-manipulated-g******s-for-aerodynamic-edge/ https://www.usopc.org/us-olympic-and-paralympic-foundation https://www.dorfonlaw.org/2016/08/the-olympics-amateurism-and-american.html https://usopm.org/jim-thorpe/ https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/jim-thorpe-backlash-olympic-medals-debacle-and-demise-carlisle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stripped_Olympic_medals https://www.them.us/story/history-of-racism-at-the-olympic-games https://www.britannica.com/topic/worlds-fair https://www.scribd.com/document/298308484/The-1904-Anthropology-Days-and-Olimpic-Games https://www.npr.org/2004/05/31/1909651/living-exhibits-at-1904-worlds-fair-revisited https://asianamericanedu.org/1904-worlds-fair-exhibition-of-the-igorot-filipino-people.html https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16295827 https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a37039437/1904-olympic-marathon/ https://www.olympics.com/en/news/the-strange-case-of-the-st-louis-1904-marathon https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-olympic-torch-relays_b_96648 https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-nazi-olympics-berlin-1936 https://jesseowens.com/ ​​https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/event/MAHATEIMPCTDC0319 https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/jesse-owens-and-the-greatest-45-minutes-in-sport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Brundage https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231011-in-history-how-tommie-smith-and-john-carloss-protest-at-the-1968-mexico-city-olympics-shook-the-world https://www.britannica.com/event/Moscow-1980-Olympic-Games https://www.aaihs.org/black-los-angeles-and-the-lapd-in-the-early-1960s/ https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/26/492848045/-it-s-not-your-father-s-lapd-and-that-s-a-good-thing https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/gangs-terrorism-and-radicalization https://digitalscholarship.umich.edu/lsa-history/showcase/season-1-episode-6-transcript/ https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/operation-hammer-1987-1990/ https://cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2020/20-1376-S1_ord_draft_7-02-21.pdf If you know something we can ruin, send the topic and a brief hint at how it's ruined to nowitsruined@gmail.com. Let us know if you'd like us to credit you if we choose your topic! Follow us on Patreon for updates, video episodes, and lots of fun bonus content (even for unpaid members). You can also follow us on YouTube and Instagram. You can also follow Kate and Larkin! Kate is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Larkin is on TikTok and Instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 11m

  3. JAN 28

    Episode 25. Cosplay

    This week, Kate and Larkin are thrilled to chat with professional cosplayer Alia Pyatt, aka Magical Black Girl Alia, who discusses her experiences as a Black female cosplayer. While her time in cosplay has been overwhelmingly positive, she’s also seen her fair share of racism, sexism, and ableism in the community. Tune in to learn about the rampant gatekeeping that has driven many cosplayers out of a hobby that was once an escape for them.  CW: Suicide. If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide or self-harm, visit this support site for help. Support legal aid in Minnesota: https://legalrightscenter.org/ Support the People's Bail Fund of Minnesota: https://pbfmn.org/ Support the ACLU: https://action.aclu.org/give/now Support Magic Wheelchairs: https://www.magicwheelchair.org/ Follow Alia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magicalblackgirlalia/ Follow Alia on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@magicalblackgirlalia References https://www.csustan.edu/sites/default/files/2023-11/borjonashley_article-the-social-phenomenon-surrounding-b_ashley-borjon.pdf If you know something we can ruin, send the topic and a brief hint at how it's ruined to nowitsruined@gmail.com. Let us know if you'd like us to credit you if we choose your topic! Follow us on Patreon for updates, video episodes, and lots of fun bonus content (even for unpaid members). You can also follow us on YouTube and Instagram. You can also follow Kate and Larkin! Kate is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Larkin is on TikTok and Instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 2m

  4. JAN 14

    Episode 24. Gynecology

    Gynecological exams and procedures are notoriously unpleasant, and the field is frustratingly under-researched. It seems like it’s already ruined, so why do an episode on it? Well, Larkin has an abundance of unpleasant history to add to the mix, including a long line of men known as the “fathers” of the practice, who committed horrific acts while barely advancing their understanding. From murdering the poor to performing unanesthetized surgeries on enslaved people, graphic atrocities abound.  Listener discretion is definitely advised. Content Warning: Medical Trauma, Birth Trauma References   If you know something we can ruin, send the topic and a brief hint at how it's ruined to nowitsruined@gmail.com. Let us know if you'd like us to credit you if we choose your topic! Follow us on Patreon for updates, video episodes, and lots of fun bonus content (even for unpaid members). You can also follow us on YouTube and Instagram. You can also follow Kate and Larkin! Kate is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Larkin is on TikTok and Instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 2m

  5. 12/31/2025

    Episode 23. New Year's Resolutions

    New Year’s Resolutions are a common way to set goals for the upcoming year. But they can also cause self-doubt and unnecessary pressure. Anti-burnout coach Rhia Batchelder teaches Kate and Larkin about the puritanical origins of the tradition and gives tips on how to make resolutions that will actually motivate you, without driving you into a shame spiral. Book a free assessment with Rhia on her website, rebuildwithrhia.com, and follow her on TikTok and Instagram for more amazing insights and advice.  References https://www.history.com/articles/the-history-of-new-years-resolutions https://www.almanac.com/history-of-new-years-resolutions https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/when-did-new-years-resolutions-start https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/history-of-new-years-resolutions https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/luxury/article/a-history-of-new-years-resolutions-times-luxury-dst9n092x?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqd3VPsIuXrvrVZDRfOJpxE_ulWWU5iKyynDv6QwyftHeRPphJwesshI5wjSa2k%3D&gaa_ts=6942ec2c&gaa_sig=xPzgGd7NZVEVRoniYVBzX4kxeH9-W1m5nhlMrd0zoLJQrX-ON8w4VrbgDEd4S5owePl-xdZXxtTbTKCNWfisiA%3D%3D https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/31/health/new-years-resolutions-history-wellness https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7725288/ Norcross JC, Ratzin AC, Payne D. Ringing in the new year: The change processes and reported outcomes of resolutions. Addict Behav. 1989;14(2):205–212. 10.1016/0306-4603(89)90050-6 https://www.britannica.com/procon/New-Years-resolutions-debate If you know something we can ruin, send the topic and a brief hint at how it's ruined to nowitsruined@gmail.com. Let us know if you'd like us to credit you if we choose your topic! Follow us on Patreon for updates, video episodes, and lots of fun bonus content (even for unpaid members). You can also follow us on YouTube and Instagram. You can also follow Kate and Larkin! Kate is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Larkin is on TikTok and Instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    52 min

  6. 12/17/2025

    Episode 22. Christmas 2025: Cannibals, Murder, and Deforestation

    It’s a Now It’s Ruined holiday special!  Kate breaks the usual format to bring you three shorter Christmas-related ruins. She discusses a cannibalistic scarecrow, the murder-riddled true story behind Good King Wenceslas, and how the Vikings permanently deforested Iceland.  Happy holidays! Special thanks to Elisa Hanssen, aka Elisa in Iceland, for helping us pronounce Icelandic words! Follow her on Instagram and TikTok. References Hans Trapp http://frenchmoments.eu/hans-trapp/#t-1702120300802 https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/25-days-of-christmas/hans-trapp-the-christmas-cannibal-scarecrow/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatinate_(region) https://www.britannica.com/event/Italian-Wars https://www.ripleys.com/stories/hans-trapp King Wenceslas https://genius.com/Christmas-songs-good-king-wenceslas-lyrics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wenceslas-I-prince-of-Bohemia https://www.umnews.org/en/news/the-real-story-behind-good-king-wenceslas https://www.britannica.com/event/East-West-Schism-1054 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%E2%80%93West_Schism https://magicbohemia.com/drahomira-and-the-gateway-to-hell/ Iceland, The Yule Lads, and the Vikings https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/before-the-yule-lads-evolved-into-icelandic-versions-santa-claus-they-terrorized-children-into-following-rules-180948162/ https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/elves-and-dwarves-0017783 https://adventures.is/blog/the-icelandic-yule-lads/?srsltid=AfmBOop5efv3ZPK06PA-xkZGzqpTLJWgJwkqF_fGGC5cThqPhaFSf2uV https://restless-viking.com/2019/12/05/icelandic-yule-lads/ https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/history-of-iceland https://www.britannica.com/topic/Viking-people https://www.visitnorway.com/things-to-do/art-culture/vikings/ https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/viking-ships https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278416524000369 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/little-known-role-slavery-viking-society-180975597/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Norse/comments/1i6m4cg/what_were_blood_brothers_in_norse_society/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harald-I-king-of-Norway https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/apaa.12102 https://www.savingiceland.org/2017/08/icelands-troubled-environment/ https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/sciencebitesvolume2/chapter/5-6-soil-erosion-in-iceland-reclaiming-a-fragile-environment/ If you know something we can ruin, send the topic and a brief hint at how it's ruined to nowitsruined@gmail.com. Let us know if you'd like us to credit you if we choose your topic! Follow us on Patreon for updates, video episodes, and lots of fun bonus content (even for unpaid members). You can also follow us on YouTube and Instagram. You can also follow Kate and Larkin! Kate is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Larkin is on TikTok and Instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 3m

  7. 12/03/2025

    Episode 21. Patreon Upcycle: The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

    Kate dives into the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping, exploring the crime, evidence, and theories about who was involved. She and Larkin discuss whether they think the man convicted of the crime acted alone, if the kidnapping was an inside job, and whether Charles Lindbergh’s interest in eugenics motivated him to get rid of his sickly child.  CW: Violence against children References The Baby Alice Thumb Guard https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/lindbergh-kidnapping/ https://www.rutgers.edu/news/was-lindbergh-kidnapping-inside-job https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/why-newest-lindbergh-baby-conspiracy-theory-isnt-all-out-there-disability https://famous-trials.com/hauptmann/1405-clinderberghtestimony https://famous-trials.com/hauptmann/1404-amlinderberghtestimony https://crimearchives.net/1935_hauptmann/html/1935-01-07_trial_gow.html https://www.fbi.gov/image-repository/lindberg_note.jpg/@@images/image/high https://famous-trials.com/hauptmann/1389-#:~:text=Wilentz%20asked%20Lindbergh%20if%20he,a%20bizarre%20line%20of%20questioning. https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1726&context=lcp https://famous-trials.com/hauptmann/1398-ransom https://www.bullionvault.com/gold-guide/gold-certificate https://www.washoeschools.net/cms/lib/NV01912265/Centricity/Domain/1116/Suspect%20Number%202%20Violet%20Sharpe.pdf https://dogs-in-history.blogspot.com/2024/03/dogs-in-charles-lindberghs-life.html https://www.criminalelement.com/how-the-tragic-death-of-violet-sharpe-inspired-a-classic-mystery/ https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2004-15002-003 https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WIT19350202-01.2.18&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------ https://www.agathachristie.com/news/2017/the-case-that-inspired-murder-on-the-orient-express https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bruno-Hauptmann https://www.rutgers.edu/news/was-lindbergh-kidnapping-inside-job https://www.the-sun.com/news/10801407/charles-lindbergh-baby-kidnapping-suspect/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/was-wrong-person-executed-in-death-of-lindbergh-baby-ex-judges-book-and-dna-quest-raise-issues If you know something we can ruin, send the topic and a brief hint at how it's ruined to nowitsruined@gmail.com. Let us know if you'd like us to credit you if we choose your topic! Follow us on Patreon for updates, video episodes, and lots of fun bonus content (even for unpaid members). You can also follow us on YouTube and Instagram. You can also follow Kate and Larkin! Kate is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Larkin is on TikTok and Instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 16m

  8. 11/19/2025

    Episode 20. Nutrition and the Myth of Thanksgiving

    Need a break from your family this Thanksgiving? Come celebrate Now It’s Ruined-style! Larkin busts the idyllic myth of the first Thanksgiving before giving a rundown of how nutritional standards were shaped by the military-industrial complex and horrific experiments on Indigenous Canadian children.  CW: Graphic Violence, Food Trauma, Medical Trauma If you’d like to make a difference to people who are living with food insecurity, check out https://www.feedingamerica.org/ for opportunities to give back.  References History of nutrition science https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/361/bmj.k2392.full.pdf Canada’s shameful history of nutrition research on residential school children: The need for strong medical ethics in Aboriginal health research Noni E MacDonald, Richard Stanwick, Andrew Lynk https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3941673/ The dark history of Canada's Food Guide: How experiments on Indigenous children shaped nutrition policy; Zoe Tennant 2021 https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/how-food-in-canada-is-tied-to-land-language-community-and-colonization-1.5989764/the-dark-history-of-canada-s-food-guide-how-experiments-on-indigenous-children-shaped-nutrition-policy-1.5989785 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3787164/ https://gladue.usask.ca/sites/gladue1.usask.ca/files/gladue/resource559-2d380424.pdf Military Influence on Modern American Nutrition https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2019/01/historian-traces-militarys-influence-modern-american-nutrition Hannah LeBlanc The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue Claire Bugos 2019 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thanksgiving-myth-and-what-we-should-be-teaching-kids-180973655/ https://wampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/wampanoag-history https://plimoth.org/for-students/homework-help/who-are-the-wampanoag https://www.history.com/articles/squanto-pilgrims-help-plymouth-thanksgiving https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/resources/Cranberry-Day https://www.rd.com/article/history-of-thanksgiving/ King Philip’s War https://www.history.com/articles/king-philips-war https://www.history.com/articles/turkey-thanksgiving-meal Nutrition https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/vitamins/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20805686/ https://www.britannica.com/science/amine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK216786/ Nuremberg Code https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-nuremberg-code Hungerplan https://www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en/news/hitler-s-hungerplan https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34907689/ If you know something we can ruin, send the topic and a brief hint at how it's ruined to nowitsruined@gmail.com. Let us know if you'd like us to credit you if we choose your topic! Follow us on Patreon for updates, video episodes, and lots of fun bonus content (even for unpaid members). You can also follow us on YouTube and Instagram. You can also follow Kate and Larkin! Kate is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Larkin is on TikTok and Instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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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 always advised.

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    Kate Bridal and Larkin Harrington
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
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