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Episode 48 is a wild ride!!!

Actually…it’s a slightly chaotic shift into a realm of good news and Hope Punk vibes. We both found good things from around the internet to share and hopefully spread a little joy and scatter some warm embers across the downloads.

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There’s something seriously wrong with Hids’ dice… FIRST AGAIN! They rolled with it and took us down for a tropical dip in the oceans to meet the Mantis Shrimp! Neat Thing: it’s not even a shrimp! These awesome creatures not only pack a powerful punch, but they can also see in 16 different colors AND the ultraviolet spectrum. Humans can only see in 3 colors, how dull is that?

Jess took us back in time to learn about the incredible Voynich Manuscript, a document that has puzzled historians, antique book collectors and code breakers for hundreds of years. Who do you think created this 15th century book?

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What’s happening with the dice? Hids went first again! They took us to some fairgrounds and sideshows from the early 1900s…but not for the reason you might think! Hids introduces us to Dr. Martin Couney and his Infantorium! Thousands of premature babies were saved by Dr. Couney and his incubator sideshow and despite the critics, he was instrumental in finally getting incubators into hospitals in America by the middle of the century.

Jess’ topic was less heartwarming. In keeping with the spooky vibe of October, she talks about some haunted movie sets! Or maybe cursed? Or maybe it’s just that things happened that could happen anywhere on any set? Have a listen and you decide, was it a curse or was it coincidence?

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What can we say? We are so excited for our third year with our growing community on Patreon and Discord! We are going over all the details of our month-long celebrations, including our Scavenger Hunt and Rook Runners 5k virtual run!! Did we mention it’s a HUGE wooden laser-cut medal? Seriously… 4.5” x 7.5”!!!

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Hids kicked us off this week with a quick discussion about the Womanly Art of Parasol Self Defence! This was trending in the early 1900s in London and in the US as a ‘rise in hooliganism’ and the growth in women leaving the home without chaperones or entering the work force began to see more attacks and inappropriate advances from men toward women. 

Jess dove into dreams! She did a dive into the Korean culture of buying and selling dreams, which is pretty fascinating! She also talked a bit about the psychology of dreams and how manifesting your dreams and goals actually works.

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It's another unconventional episode!!

We decided it would be super fun to give you, our dear sweet listeners, a glimpse of the bonus content our Patrons get! We chose, not only one, but TWO And Another Thing Episodes to share with you all!

We chose episode 25 - The Line Between Cure And Kill With Bobby Lasagna and episode 34 - Baking Up Some Hot Fresh Minhwa Wild Magic Surge! If you need a refresher about those episodes, why not listen again?

And if you want more And Another Thing bonus episodes, subscribe to our Patreon!

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Jess is back with her stories of amazing women in history! In this episode, she tells us about Octavia Butler, an award-winning African American author who broke barriers in science fiction. Known as the "Grand Dame" of the genre, she was the first Black woman to achieve renown in it.

Hids’ original topic was shipwrecks on the Great Lakes of the United States & Canada, but many rabbit holes forced them to focus simply on some of the amazing facts about the Great Lakes, a bit about the geology of the area and why there are so many shipwrecks on the Great Lakes. We’ve definitely added this to our ‘we want to go there’ travel bucket list! 

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Strange things are afoot! Hids went first! The d20 has betrayed them!! 

Hids takes a brief look at the legend of Mothman, the curious cryptid/paranormal entity that was first seen in Point Pleasant, WV in 1966. Is the Mothman a harbinger of doom or is he just a brooding fluffy boi? 

Keeping on theme with odd and spooky things, Jess takes us on a little trip to Flagstaff, Arizona and the Hotel Monte Vista! We are actually staying there this week and our Patrons will get a LIVE video from the allegedly haunted hotel! Join our community at patreon.com/jessandhids.

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We noticed a small trend in the final episode of the last couple months: They’ve been kind of ‘off the rails’ from our normal episodes. We ended up having the same thing happen this month! BUT - we are excited to bring you some sneak peeks about future plans for our Patreon, and some of the fun things we are working on for our October anniversabirthamonth celebration! We launched our Patreon and began our official writing journey three years ago! We’re so happy with how far we’ve come and the community that we’ve grown since then, and we’d like to invite you to come join us!

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Last week was cowgirls and aliens…this week is…ponies and possible bureaucratic cover ups?
Keeping her streak alive, Jess goes first again and dives into the story of the Pony Express! Although short-lived, it was the fastest way to get important mail from the East coast to California in the 1860s. 

Hids follows up on the aftermath of the Roswell Incident from our last episode with a dive into Project Blue Book, the US Air Force’s efforts to study and classify the massive influx of ‘flying saucers’, or UFOs. Project Blue Book started with the best intentions but was incredibly hampered by skepticism, apathy and eventually a lack of funds and interest. 

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