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"? Christmas R...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 119
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: The History of Recipes : Humans have been playing with our food since the beginning of time and we have been writing those experiments down since at least 1700 BC. Cookbooks tell us a lot about a people and the culture of the times. Also they help us make delicious things Nellie Bly : The scrappy young reporter who faked mental illness so that she could sneak her way into a mental hospital to fi...
Dec 15, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 118
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: The History of Recipes : Humans have been playing with our food since the beginning of time and we have been writing those experiments down since at least 1700 BC. Cookbooks tell us a lot about a people and the culture of the times. Also they help us make delicious things Nellie Bly : The scrappy young reporter who faked mental illness so that she could sneak her way into a mental hospital to fi...
Dec 08, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 1117
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: The History of Recipes : Humans have been playing with our food since the beginning of time and we have been writing those experiments down since at least 1700 BC. Cookbooks tell us a lot about a people and the culture of the times. Also they help us make delicious things Nellie Bly: The scrappy young reporter who faked mental illness so that she could sneak her way into a mental hospital to fin...
Dec 02, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 116
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 since
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 3Ep. 115
This week we delve into the world of scary stories, their history and why we love them and Nathan tells us about some of the Jehovah's Witnesses propaganda against everyone's favorite holiday: Halloween! https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0114-spooktacular-special/
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Season 2Ep. 113
Welcome back to the human exception, this week we take a long awaited dive back into the Jen Saga. Aeris knew Jen and Jack back in 2001 and was probably one of the first people that really challenged or questioned Jen until their spectacular fallout in Summer 2002. Aeris then disappears off the radar, until 2008 when a user in the livejournal housemate horror group begins publishing a multi part story about this "insane roommate" that would eventually be known as the Sarah Saga. The story really...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 113
Welcome back to the human exception, this week we take a long awaited dive back into the Jen Saga. Aeris knew Jen and Jack back in 2001 and was probably one of the first people that really challenged or questioned Jen until their spectacular fallout in Summer 2002. Aeris then disappears off the radar, until 2008 when a user in the livejournal housemate horror group begins publishing a multi part story about this "insane roommate" that would eventually be known as the Sarah Saga. The story really...
Oct 13, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 112
Welcome back to the human exception, this week we take a long awaited dive back into the Jen Saga. Aeris knew Jen and Jack back in 2001 and was probably one of the first people that really challenged or questioned Jen until their spectacular fallout in Summer 2002. Aeris then disappears off the radar, until 2008 when a user in the livejournal housemate horror group begins publishing a multi part story about this "insane roommate" that would eventually be known as the Sarah Saga. The story really...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 111
This week we dive into the Jehovah's Witness classic: Questions Young People Ask: Answers that Work. This is real literature produced by the church packed with answers to all the most pressing questions of JW youth, how do you resist peer pressure? What if you have shitty parents? What should you do if you feel like you might be gay? I am sure you can imagine where this is going
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Season 3Ep. 110
This week we will be doing something a little different. Halli had the idea that we all share a couple things we're into or neat things we've come across recently. There's so many things that give us ideas for topics and so many of these ideas just aren't enough to do a full topic on so this gives you a little bit of insight into our minds and what some of those things are! https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0108-0109-anything-anywhere-anytime/
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 109
This week we will be doing something a little different. Halli had the idea that we all share a couple things we're into or neat things we've come across recently. There's so many things that give us ideas for topics and so many of these ideas just aren't enough to do a full topic on so this gives you a little bit of insight into our minds and what some of those things are! https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0108-0109-anything-anywhere-anytime/
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 108
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue: The Bielefeld Conspiracy : In 1994 a post would appear on a German Usenet site claiming the German city of Bielefeld didn't actually exist, that the whole thing was a conspiracy. So does Bielefeld exist? Aokigahara Forest: Also known as the Sea of Trees is an infamous forest in Japan, not just for its stunning beauty and miles of impenetrable vegetation, but for the alarming rates of su...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 3Ep. 107
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue: The Bielefeld Conspiracy : In 1994 a post would appear on a German Usenet site claiming the German city of Bielefeld didn't actually exist, that the whole thing was a conspiracy. So does Bielefeld exist? Aokigahara Forest: Also known as the Sea of Trees is an infamous forest in Japan, not just for its stunning beauty and miles of impenetrable vegetation, but for the alarming rates of su...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 106
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue: The Bielefeld Conspiracy : In 1994 a post would appear on a German Usenet site claiming the German city of Bielefeld didn't actually exist, that the whole thing was a conspiracy. So does Bielefeld exist? Aokigahara Forest: Also known as the Sea of Trees is an infamous forest in Japan, not just for its stunning beauty and miles of impenetrable vegetation, but for the alarming rates of suic...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 105
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue: Clementine Barnabet : In November 1911, 19 year old Clementine Barnabet is arrested for the murder of a family of 6, her insistence on her innocence falling on deaf ears. Five months later in a startling turn of events, Clementine suddenly claims responsibility for 17 murders, including ones that occurred while she was imprisoned. And the reason? Blood sacrifices in hopes of gaining imm...
Jul 21, 2023•55 min•Season 3Ep. 104
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue: Clementine Barnabet : In November 1911, 19 year old Clementine Barnabet is arrested for the murder of a family of 6, her insistence on her innocence falling on deaf ears. Five months later in a startling turn of events, Clementine suddenly claims responsibility for 17 murders, including ones that occurred while she was imprisoned. And the reason? Blood sacrifices in hopes of gaining imm...
Jul 07, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 103
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue: Clementine Barnabet : In November 1911, 19 year old Clementine Barnabet is arrested for the murder of a family of 6, her insistence on her innocence falling on deaf ears. Five months later in a startling turn of events, Clementine suddenly claims responsibility for 17 murders, including ones that occurred while she was imprisoned. And the reason? Blood sacrifices in hopes of gaining imm...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 102
The time has finally come to wrap up My Immortal for good. In celebration of our 100th episode and the final chapters of my immortal, your hosts gothed out and recorded this reading with video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzWUG3MgvNQ The audio episodes will be split into two with the next one coming next week, but if you want to hear/see the whole thing right now you can by watching the video linked here Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 101
The time has finally come to wrap up My Immortal for good. In celebration of our 100th episode and the final chapters of my immortal, your hosts gothed out and recorded this reading with video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzWUG3MgvNQ The audio episodes will be split into two with the next one coming next week, but if you want to hear/see the whole thing right now you can by watching the video linked here Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7...
May 19, 2023•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 100
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue: Isla de las Munecas: South of Mexico City is a small manmade island that now belongs to the hundreds of dolls that call it home The Michael Jackson Allegations : In August 1993, Michael Jackson would first be accused of child abuse and since then there have been three other allegations. Despite the fact that Jackson was never convicted of these crimes the public narrative had deemed him gu...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Season 2Ep. 99
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue: Isla de las Munecas: South of Mexico City is a small manmade island that now belongs to the hundreds of dolls that call it home The Michael Jackson Allegations: In August 1993, Michael Jackson would first be accused of child abuse and since then there have been three other allegations. Despite the fact that Jackson was never convicted of these crimes the public narrative had deemed him gui...
May 05, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 98
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: Bette-Jean Masters : On Sunday July 3rd 1960, Edna Bette-Jean Masters, a 21 month old disappeared without a trace from the small logging community of Red Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It has been over 60 years, and yet we're still no closer to figuring out what happened Feral Cattle : While listening to the book Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn, Nathan was reminded of the crazy world of wild...
Apr 28, 2023•58 min•Season 3Ep. 97
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: Bette-Jean Masters : On Sunday July 3rd 1960, Edna Bette-Jean Masters, a 21 month old disappeared without a trace from the small logging community of Red Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It has been over 60 years, and yet we're still no closer to figuring out what happened Feral Cattle : While listening to the book Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn, Nathan was reminded of the crazy world of wild...
Apr 21, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 96
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: Bette-Jean Masters : On Sunday July 3rd 1960, Edna Bette-Jean Masters, a 21 month old disappeared without a trace from the small logging community of Red Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It has been over 60 years, and yet we're still no closer to figuring out what happened Feral Cattle: While listening to the book Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn, Nathan was reminded of the crazy world of wild ...
Apr 15, 2023•55 min•Season 3Ep. 95
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: The Great Maple Syrup Heist: You know what's more expensive than a barrel of crude oil? A barrel of maple syrup. So much so that between 2011 and 2012, nearly 3,000 tonnes of it out of the Canadian Reserve, valued at $18.7 million CAD Where We Bury Our Dead : Cemeteries are fascinating. I think a lot of people would agree with that statement. Certainly some may get the creeps when walking the si...
Apr 07, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 94
March 17 2023 / March 24 2023 / March 31 2023 In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: The Great Maple Syrup Heist: You know what's more expensive than a barrel of crude oil? A barrel of maple syrup. So much so that between 2011 and 2012, nearly 3,000 tonnes of it out of the Canadian Reserve, valued at $18.7 million CAD Where We Bury Our Dead : Cemeteries are fascinating. I think a lot of people would agree with that statement. Certain...
Mar 24, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 93
In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: The Great Maple Syrup Heist: You know what's more expensive than a barrel of crude oil? A barrel of maple syrup. So much so that between 2011 and 2012, one man smuggled nearly 3,000 tonnes of it out of the Canadian Reserve, valued at $18.7 million CAD Where We Bury Our Dead: Cemeteries are fascinating. I think a lot of people would agree with that statement. Certainly some may get the creeps when ...
Mar 17, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 90
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and guest Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue: The Snapewives : While known as the Snapewives, they referred to themselves as Snapeists. Snapeism was a small religious movement that formed in the early 2000s in the online space of livejournal. Its members were devoted to the omnipresent Severus Snape from the Harry Potter universe, and their practices included channeling and even spiritual marriage to the broody potion's profe...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 91
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and guest Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue: The Snapewives : While known as the Snapewives, they referred to themselves as Snapeists. Snapeism was a small religious movement that formed in the early 2000s in the online space of livejournal. Its members were devoted to the omnipresent Severus Snape from the Harry Potter universe, and their practices included channeling and even spiritual marriage to the broody potion's profe...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 90
