I Read a Thing

I Read a Thing

By Co-hosts: Gem & JolieSociety & Culture
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I Read a Thing episodes

  • The Destructive Power of Cute

    Have you ever looked at a baby, puppy, or object and thought "YOU'RE SO CUTE I'M GONNA BASH YOUR HEAD IN"? No? Just us? Moving right along.  In today's deep dive we cover the evolutionary purpose behind cuteness aggression and why it (probably) won't make you literally eat a baby.

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    Opening and closing music: "A Magical Journey Through Space" by Leonell Cassio, licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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    1 hr 10 min
  • Jack the Ripper's Saucy World Tour

    Saucy Jack loved three things in life: long walks, vulnerable women, and world domination. Join us on a deep dive of some of the most insane (and plausible) theories on the identity of Jack the Ripper, the psychological impact of murder mysteries, and the depressing anti-vice history of Whitechapel that brought worldwide notoriety to this serial killer.

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    Opening and closing music: "A Magical Journey Through Space" by Leonell Cassio, licensed under a Creative Commons License.

    1 hr 30 min
  • Lobotomies: A Cure for Mental Illness and Mouthy Wives

    In a world where mentally ill people demanded bodily autonomy and women had opinions about things, one man dared to dream. In this deep dive we'll discuss the storied history of the men who thought taking out frontal lobes was a good solution to everything from schizophrenia to toddler tantrums.

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    Opening and closing music: "A Magical Journey Through Space" by Leonell Cassio, licensed under a Creative Commons License.

    56 min
  • Muzak: The Art of Gentle Brainwashing

    From the man who brought you tree-phones, the OG Spotify, and started the first Air Force AS A SIDE HUSTLE just to make you feel lazy...make way for Muzak.  The company that became a genre and ruffled a lot of feathers with their made-to-ignore bland creations.

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    Opening and closing music: "A Magical Journey Through Space" by Leonell Cassio, licensed under a Creative Commons License.

    1 hr 9 min
  • Paranormal Pals, EVPs, & Hot Dog Art

    Do you believe the spirits of the dead can speak to you through white noise? Do you want to find a special Paranormal Pal? In this deep dive episode, we listen to spooky EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomena) and try to figure out if Jolie's house is haunted.  

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    Opening and closing music: "A Magical Journey Through Space" by Leonell Cassio, licensed under a Creative Commons License.

    1 hr 13 min
  • Spooky Season, Spooky Shit: The Spookening

    It's Spooky Season, bitches!  In honor of Halloween we decided to use this episode to fuck around, errrr, record some true scary stories including everything from witches hating Muzak executives to EVPs that will make your butt clench up. WELCOME TO SEASON TWO!!!

    Fan mail, hate mail, entries from your dream diary...we want them all! Email questions, comments, and topic suggestions to [email protected] or visit us at ireadathing.com. You can also subscribe and message us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

    Opening and closing music: "A Magical Journey Through Space" by Leonell Cassio, licensed under a Creative Commons License.

    1 hr 1 min
  • Baby Ape-Men & the Self-Domestication Theory

    Domestication Syndrome is not what happens when you move in with your new partner and stop shaving your legs. Join us for a shallow dive into the basics of domestication including why we can't ride zebras and how some people think we humans domesticated ourselves.

    Fan mail, hate mail, entries from your dream diary...we want them all! Email questions, comments, and topic suggestions to [email protected] or visit us at ireadathing.com.  You can also subscribe and message us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

    Opening and closing music:  "A Magical Journey Through Space" by Leonell Cassio, licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

    52 min
  • Ghislaine Maxwell & the Island of Misfit Perverts

    This one took forever to release because of extreme technical f@!kery, but here it is.  Let's do a super shallow dive on Ghislaine Maxwell, notorious partner of Jeffrey Epstein, who famously had a super secret island where he'd "hire" underaged "massage therapists" for himself and his famous friends. We will also discuss why aluminum foil won't hide your cell phone, Karen.  

    Fan mail, hate mail, entries from your dream diary...we want them all! Email questions, comments, and topic suggestions to [email protected] or visit us at ireadathing.com.  You can also subscribe and message us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.  

    Opening and closing music:  "A Magical Journey Through Space" by Leonell Cassio, licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

    41 min
  • I Read a Thing - Podcast Trailer

    Just a little teaser trailer...or a warning.  Fan mail, hate mail, entries from your dream diary...we want them all! Email questions, comments, and topic suggestions to [email protected] or visit us at ireadathing.com.  You can also subscribe and message us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

    Music:  "A Magical Journey Through Space" by Leonell Cassio, licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

    2 min
  • MK Ultra & PURE AMERICAN PRIDE

    America in the 1950s was a special time full of Elvis Presley, The Golden Age of Television, and LSD brainwashing initiatives covertly run by the CIA.  Join us on a deep dive of MK Ultra that will make you question any remaining American pride you may have.

    Fan mail, hate mail, entries from your dream diary...we want them all! Email questions, comments, and topic suggestions to [email protected] or visit us at ireadathing.com.  You can also subscribe and message us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

    Opening and closing music:  "A Magical Journey Through Space" by Leonell Cassio, licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

    1 hr 3 min

About I Read a Thing

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A deep dive podcast by Gem & Jolie. The subtle art of pointless immersion in a new, strange topic every other Friday and True Crime Tuesdays on alternating weeks.