The gods give us life. And we must give them life in return.

Specifically in the form of blood, tears, and hearts carved from willing donors.

Ah, the circle of life.

Nearly every ancient culture has their local version of the blood sacrifice to their gods. But the Aztecs created a ritual of passion, spectacle, and gore that goes unmatched.

Today, as we cut to the heart of MesoAmerican Blood Sacrifice, Jolts and Zing learn:

• How the Aztecs mastered the art of removing a heart - while it still beat.
• What Spanish invaders thought about the local blood sacrifices (and the style of blood sacrifice European Catholics preferred).
• What noble martyrs tasted like...to the gods who drank their blood.

Created, researched and performed by Daniel Berger-Jones and John J King.

Produced and edited by Kenneth Fuentes.

Birds do it.

Whales do it.

Ancient Greeks in toga tails do it.

Today, in our deep probe into the history of anal sex, Jolts and Zing learn

• How anal sex helps keep the peace
• Which non-human species have anal sex
• How public opinion (and law) on anal sex has shifted radically through time, and why!

Grab you lube, unclench, and get ready to Get Shocked!

Created, researched and performed by Daniel Berger-Jones and John J King.

Produced and edited by Kenneth Fuentes.

RESOURCES:

• Dr. Young's Rectal Dilators
• Bend-Over Boyfriend
• Shunga Artwork by Hokusai (NSFW)

One fateful day in 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann pulled out an old ergot compound he'd been ignoring for a decade, and accidentally got a drop of it on his hand. He soon experienced humanity's first ever Acid Trip.

Over the next 20 years, scientists, governments and militaries experimented to learn just what Lysergic Acid Diethylamide could be used for. The results? Astoundingly positive for therapeutic results, from decreasing anxiety to helping addicts go sober.

Then came Timothy Leary, hippies, and the political upheaval of the 1960's.

Today on Get Shocked: The history of LSD.

RESOURCES

US Military Video of Soldiers on LSD – MK Ultra

Full Dragnet Episode: The Big Prophet

1957 Broadcast interviewing a housewife who takes LSD on camera.

Recording of John Lilly (high on LSD) spending time with Peter the Dolphin (high on LSD) to test the drug’s impact on communication.