So There's This Curse... w/ Nick Garros

Binchtopia

Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb

Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

BOO! It's time for another binchtacular Halloween episode! Join Julia and Nick in costume as they explore humanity's pettiest tradition: CURSES! From blighted crops and ancient binding spells to Etsy witches who can hex your ex, they unpack the storied history of transforming rage into ritual — while cackling hysterically along the way. Digressions include sad crab facts, the burden of being bald, and a Halloween abortion story with a happy ending.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.

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10 Famous Curses from History

11 of the Most Infamous Ancient Curses in History

1973: England's Deadliest Chair?

6 Famous Curses and Their Origins

8 Hilarious Curse Tablets from the Roman World

Ancient Christians and the Power of Curses

Ancient Greek Curse Tablets

Are Curses Real? A Psychological Perspective on a Perennial Belief

Curse Tablets: The History Of A Technology

How Curses Impact People and Biblical Responses

How to Do Things with Words

In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Curse Tablets of Carthage

The Pharaoh's Curse or the Pharaoh's Cure?

Want to get rid of a toxic ex? Or curse someone? Hire an Etsy witch.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Binchotopia.
0:13.0	We hope you enjoy your stay.
0:19.4	Hi people.
0:21.3	Hey people. Hey people.
0:22.9	Hey, everyone.
0:23.8	Welcome back to Vinchopia.
0:25.8	I'm Julia Hava and today I'm here with beautiful Nick.
0:30.3	Beautiful crab neck.
0:31.8	Beautiful crab neck.
0:32.9	Beautiful.
0:33.3	Beautiful.
0:33.5	Today, if you're not on video, you will see I am in the costume of most esteemed, most esteemed Sandy.
0:41.1	Most esteemed. And that's what you were shown.
0:43.0	And that's what I was shown. And Nick is a crab.
0:45.2	I got turned into a crab by Sandy.
0:48.4	For those not familiar with the lore.
0:50.5	We'll put a little snippet of it here.
0:53.5	Nick had heard like, okay, this really like spiritual woman, Sandy, like does these retreats at her house and she has like a beautiful mansion like right by the beach.
1:03.9	It's like very California vibes.
1:06.5	And like she has a temple that's in the back of her house.
1:10.2	It's like the most California thing you could imagine.
1:13.3	Picture like farmers market white woman.
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