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In our second episode of 2026, we finally decide it’s time to set some intentions and talk about our plans for the new year! The goal? Chill.

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Hey we’re back! We had a bit of time off to recharge our batteries and now we’re ready to kick off the new year and continue on with Season Two!

Jess starts us off (are you surprised?) with the wild story of Centralia, PA, a town that burns with an eternal fire.

Hids goes into a little bit of a linguistic journey through cemeteries and graveyards and tells us about the symbolism and meanings behind the markings, epitaphs, and various designs of headstones and grave markers.

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Jess opens with a holiday vibe and tells us about various holiday legends and superstitions from around the world. 

Hids had a bit of a wild magic surge and takes a little trip to Finland to see an art installation by Reijo Kela called The Silent People.

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Things are slightly back to normal this week…well, only in the fact that Jess is going first! Huzzah! Jess gives us a brief history of the rise of the Fantasy genre in literature. Did you think Tolkien invented it? You might be surprised. 

Hids has a quick topic this week simply because there is very little known about the Telescope Fish! Hids thinks they’re kinda cute…in a creepy way. Seriously, look online for images. Cute or Creepy? Let us know what you think!

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We have a short episode today!

It's a bit of a wild magic surge because we don't actually talk about the topics we drew in the last episode. Instead, Jess talks about The Spoon Theory, from its origins to how the metaphor is used today.

Hids dives a bit deeper and talks about a handful of metaphors that branched from The Spoon Theory, including the avid TTRPG player's favorite, Spell Slot Theory.

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Come along with more unedited chaos and science!! Jess tells us about fata morgana, a fascinating mirage that only happens in very specific conditions and has led to failed expeditions and oceanic superstitions like the Flying Dutchman!

Hids wraps up their discussion on Edgar Allan Poe with a look at some of Poe’s influences on American literature as well as his many appearances in pop culture.

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We’re so stoked to be here with our first episode of Season Two! And oh boy, do we have a good one for you!

This episode was recorded just a couple hours before upload, so it’s coming to you totally unedited and full of our usual chaos.

In an odd synchronicity with our very first episode, Jess starts this season talking about one of our all-time favorite humans: Vincent Price! 

And in yet another little synchronicity, Hids talks about one of Vincent’s favorite authors: Edgar Allan Poe! AND- it’s our first two-part topic! Hids starts this week with some background on Poe and his wife, Virginia, and next week they’ll be discussing Poe’s literary works and his lasting influence on American literature!

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Wild Magic Surge! 
ADHD strikes… and so does the d20! Hids has gone first again!! 

Hids takes a quick look at the Hays Code. This was an attempt by Hollywood to avoid government regulation and censorship on the movies that were being produced from roughly the 1930s to mid 1960s. 

Jess spends some time in the same era, but she’s focusing on some of the architecture of the time, Googie! It’s fun to say, right? If you like The Incredibles, Jimmy Neutron, The Jetsons or anything with that futuristic space design, then you’re familiar with the Googie style of architecture.

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Wow! Fifty episodes!!

We are so close to one year of Jess & Hids Make a Podcast! This episode is chaotic because why not? About ten minutes before we started recording, we asked a couple of our Patrons to give us 50 questions to answer. So… Well, here you go! Have fun and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording!

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Something is seriously wrong with Hids’ d20. For the somethingth time in a row, they’re going first! 
This week, Hids delivers a brief history of the Wild Hunt, you know, the topic they promised early in October? Yep, finally making that happen! 

Jess is back on track with her famous women of history and tells us a bit about Doris Duke, an heiress to a massive fortune and her (mostly) philanthropic life. You’ll want to check out our Patreon bonus content for the scandal.

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