Join your hosts, Halli, Cayla and Nathan as they delve into the always surprising, often creepy, frequently hilarious world of the weirdest things in the human experience. Was Shakespeare a woman? Did you know that there was a secret room in Mount Rushmore? What actually happened to Brittany Murphy? (it's really not as straight forward as you would think)
Covering a wide array of topics from conspiracy theories, urban legends, weird science and unsolved mysteries. Grab your tinfoil hat, your favorite drink and get ready to experience the Human Exception
In this two-part episode Cayla tells us about another infamous fandom cult. Before there was Jen, there was Andy Blake Strange Aeons video: https://youtu.be/uJU3AuF3AWs https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0149-0150-fandom-cults-andy-blake-and-bit-of-earth/
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at fandom, how it has shaped us, our culture and all the highs and lows that includes https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0147-0148-the-fandoms-that-shaped-us/
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at fandom, how it has shaped us, our culture and all the highs and lows that includes https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0147-0148-the-fandoms-that-shaped-us/
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The History of The Written Language : It's easy to forget that the written language is still a relatively recent phenomenon in human history, we take for granted that everything in modern times is written down and anything posted to the internet is forever, for good or for bad. We write texts and posts memes without thinking about it, we jot down grocery lists, reply-all to email chains, nearly eve...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The History of The Written Language : It's easy to forget that the written language is still a relatively recent phenomenon in human history, we take for granted that everything in modern times is written down and anything posted to the internet is forever, for good or for bad. We write texts and posts memes without thinking about it, we jot down grocery lists, reply-all to email chains, nearly eve...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The Vipeholm Experiments: In 1947 a care facility in Sweden undertook a horrific experiment, testing the effects of sugar consumption on tooth decay, and their subjects? The disabled, who neither consented or were aware such an experiment was done. The Patupaiarehe : Most history books will tell you that the Maori were the firsts inhabitants of New Zealand, first settling the islands between 1280-1...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The Vipeholm Experiments: In 1947 a care facility in Sweden undertook a horrific experiment, testing the effects of sugar consumption on tooth decay, and their subjects? The disabled, who neither consented or were aware such an experiment was done. The Patupaiarehe : Most history books will tell you that the Maori were the firsts inhabitants of New Zealand, first settling the islands between 1280-1...
We celebrate another year around the sun for our dear podcast by reviewing this last year's topics and talking about any updates we have since found out https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0142-four-exceptional-years/
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The Beast of Gévaudan : In 1764, the quiet countryside of Gévaudan, France, had become not so quiet. Something was killing people, but no one was quite sure what and still aren't to this day How Trees Nearly Ended the World : 300 million years ago life as we know it nearly ended in the frigid grasp of a seemingly unstoppable ice age, and trees may have be an the root of it Glacier sounds from https...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The Beast of Gévaudan : In 1764, the quiet countryside of Gévaudan, France, had become not so quiet. Something was killing people, but no one was quite sure what and still aren't to this day How Trees Nearly Froze the World: 300 million years ago life as we know it nearly ended in the frigid grasp of a seemingly unstoppable ice age, and trees may have be an the root of it Pt.1 The Beast of Gévaudan...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney get to grill Halli on what it takes to break into self-publishing. Halli explains the importance of editors, formatting, ISBNs, covers and so much more! https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0138-0139-so-you-want-to-write-a-book/
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney get to grill Halli on what it takes to break into self-publishing. Halli explains the importance of editors, formatting, ISBNs, covers and so much more! https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0138-0139-so-you-want-to-write-a-book/
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at three cases of intrigue Coprophagy : "Eat shit". It's a phrase we've all heard, but have ever truly thought about it? Courtney tells us about coprophagy and why so many animals do it and where this phrase originally came from Folk Metal : Nathan gives us some fun information on the birth of Folk Metal. A sub-genre that deviates from the traditional anti-Christian themes, but still celebrates those themes of accepting "...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at three cases of intrigue Coprophagy : "Eat shit". It's a phrase we've all heard, but have ever truly thought about it? Courtney tells us about coprophagy and why so many animals do it and where this phrase originally came from Folk Metal : Nathan gives us some fun information on the birth of Folk Metal. A sub-genre that deviates from the traditional anti-Christian themes, but still celebrates those themes of accepting "...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at three cases of intrigue Coprophagy : "Eat shit". It's a phrase we've all heard, but have ever truly thought about it? Courtney tells us about coprophagy and why so many animals do it and where this phrase originally came from Folk Metal : Nathan gives us some fun information on the birth of Folk Metal. A sub-genre that deviates from the traditional anti-Christian themes, but still celebrates those themes of accepting "...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue Nashville Hot Chicken : Seems like every restaurant these days has hot chicken on the menu, but where did that idea originate? Binturongs : I have not seen a binturong in person, as far as I can recall. I certainly hope I would have remembered something that looks like a cross between a cat, a small bear, and a racoon, with a prehensile tail that's roughly the weight of a kindergartener. Trasmoz, S...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue Nashville Hot Chicken : Seems like every restaurant these days has hot chicken on the menu, but where did that idea originate? Binturongs : I have not seen a binturong in person, as far as I can recall. I certainly hope I would have remembered something that looks like a cross between a cat, a small bear, and a racoon, with a prehensile tail that's roughly the weight of a kindergartener. Trasmoz, S...
This week we have a very special guest, Kate! A survivor of CMRI, the Congregation of Mary Immaculate queen, a high control Catholic group that has existed right under our noses for the last 50 years https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0132-kate-and-the-congregation-of-mary-immaculate-queen/
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue Brave Little Hunter and Friends : Courtney tells us about the orca calf that became orphaned on Vancouver Island and how a community came together to take care of it. Then she talks about the exciting new classification of another species of orca The Yeongno (영노) : The yeongno is a character from Korean masked dances, a creature supposedly fallen from heaven that will only return once it has eaten...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue Brave Little Hunter and Friends : Courtney tells us about the orca calf that became orphaned on Vancouver Island and how a community came together to take care of it. Then she talks about the exciting new classification of another species of orca The Yeongno (영노) : The yeongno is a character from Korean masked dances, a creature supposedly fallen from heaven that will only return once it has eaten...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at two cases of intrigue The German American Bund : Nathan tells us about a weird time in American history between 1936 and 1941 where some thought the most American thing you could do was join a Nazi organization Cheetahs : People know a lot of things about cheetahs, they're really fast, they live in Africa, they're cool looking. What most people don't know is they are the most inbred creature on this planet Pt. 2 Cheetahs ...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at two cases of intrigue The German American Bund : Nathan tells us about a weird time in American history between 1936 and 1941 where some thought the most American thing you could do was join a Nazi organization Cheetahs: People know a lot of things about cheetahs, they're really fast, they live in Africa, they're cool looking. What most people don't know is they are the most inbred creature on this planet Pt. 1 The German...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look in a Wilde case Jonathan Wilde: Thief-Taker General: Often called the first fence, Jonathan Wilde lived a bizarre and devious life, one where he took advantage of both the public and law enforcement. A criminal Robin Hood who didn't share the wealth he conned people out and even had an office in the Old Bailey for a time, Wilde was a fascinating figure and a trash human https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0126...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look in a Wilde case Jonathan Wilde: Thief-Taker General: Often called the first fence, Jonathan Wilde lived a bizarre and devious life, one where he took advantage of both the public and law enforcement. A criminal Robin Hood who didn't share the wealth he conned people out of and even had an office in the Old Bailey for a time, Wilde was a fascinating figure and a trash human https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue: New House Rituals : Courtney tells us about new house rituals, practices based in folklore, superstition or tradition designed to bring luck, prosperity and clear out bad energy in a new living space Jehovah's Witnesses and the BITE Model: The BITE model of Authoritarian Control and a system developed by Steven Hassan designed to identify when a group or organization is exhibiting dangerous cult-...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue: New House Rituals : Courtney tells us about new house rituals, practices based in folklore, superstition or tradition designed to bring luck, prosperity and clear out bad energy in a new living space Jehovah's Witnesses and the BITE Model: The BITE model of Authoritarian Control and a system developed by Steven Hassan designed to identify when a group or organization is exhibiting dangerous cult-...
We have a very special guest, Laura R Samotin author of The Sins on Their Bones, a queer, historical fantasy book rooted deep in Jewish folklore and mysticism. Halli got the opportunity to get an early read of this book and was blown away so she had to bring Laura on so that we could talk about her inspirations and the stories behind this deeply personal novel. This episode is split in two parts, the first portion will be spoiler free, but the latter will be full of spoilers so don't listen to t...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue: The Chamberlain-Kahn Act : On Jul 9 1918, US Congress brings in the Chamberlain-Kahn act. The law implemented a public health program that came to be known as the American Plan, whose stated goal was to combat the spread of venereal disease. Who was responsible for this spread? Women of course! Hiccups : Some people are blessed to never have had hiccups in their life, but most of us know t...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue: The Chamberlain-Kahn Act : On Jul 9 1918, US Congress brings in the Chamberlain-Kahn act. The law implemented a public health program that came to be known as the American Plan, whose stated goal was to combat the spread of venereal disease. Who was responsible for this spread? Women of course! Hiccups: Some people are blessed to never have had hiccups in their life, but most of us know th...
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at three cases of intrigue: Perchta : In Austria and Bavaria, Dec 5th + 6th are special days, these are the days that Krampus visits children. The rest of the month is primarily dedicated to Santa, but on the week leading up to January 5th, that's when the Perchten rule in the name of Perchta Cold Plunges : A unique new way to better your health? Or a dangerous practice supported by unlicensed "health experts" Rollerskate...
