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In a rare turn of events, Hids kicks the episode off this week! They're sharing the possible urban legend of Black Eyed Kids! Are they just a viral story or are the reported encounters real? Are they aliens? (It's always aliens.) We take a look at the alleged original encounter in 1996, but also talk about some historical mentions of children with black eyes. You can decide if you think they're real or not, but whatever you do, if a strange child shows up and demands to be let inside your home or car...don't let them in!

Do you have ESP? Hids might... Jess did a little experiment to kick of her discussion of Extra Sensory Perception, and Hids got 3 of 5 correct!! Jess tells us about JB Rhyne, the person that coined the term and his 30-odd years of experimentation and study at Duke University. Jess also ended up yet again on the FBI website...seriously, we are visiting that site a lot lately....

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Jess kicks off this episode (again) with a fascinating discussion on the phenomena of sky trumpets! You'll have to decide if it's an actual audio phenomenon or just an internet hoax!
Update: Hids might have heard a similar sound while in Texas!!!!

Note: We didn't have time to record an intro to each sound clip. During the episode we have recordings from the following areas in order: Beijing, Indonesia, Japan, Kiev, Oklahoma, and Saskatchewan.

Hids tells the odd tale of Mike, the Headless Chicken. Mike was meant for the dinner table but survived against all odds! Listen to his story, and if you're in Colorado this weekend (May 30 & 31, 2025) why not stop by Fruita and go to the Mike the Headless Chicken Festival!

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This episode has a lot of synchronicities that surprised us both! 
Jess kicks it off with her discussion on Frank Lloyd Wright. We are both in love with his architectural style...but not so much with the man himself. While an obvious genius in his chosen field, he's not a great guy and Jess gets into a few reasons why as we talk about some highlights of his life and career.

Hids talks about Nikola Tesla, also a genius in his field but with a much more likable character than Mr. Wright. We also give a bit more insight into the 'War of the Currents' between Tesla and Edison and debunk a little of the smear campaign against Edison. We still aren't huge fans of Edison, just maybe he didn't do some of the things he was accused of during his so-called feud with Tesla.

For a deeper dive and a bit more of the drama in the lives of both of these men, join our Patreon and check out our new segment: And Another Thing! This is new bonus content for our Patrons where we cover some areas of our topics that we didn't have time to dive into during the podcast!

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Jess and Hids both get on some FBI watchlist somewhere... Jess gives a rundown on the history of poison gardens, lists some plants to watch out for on your walks or in your own gardens, and finds an interesting person to cover in a future episode!

Hids dives into what little information is available about Area 51, which is definitely NOT a top secret airbase but is absolutely highly classified and restricted now that the government has actually acknowledged its existence... Are there aliens and alien spacecrafts hidden inside? We can't confirm anything, but the truth, as they say...is out there.

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Turn off the lights, look in the mirror....chant 'Bloody Mary' three times....

Jess dives into an urban legend: Blood Mary! Did you ever try this when you had a sleepover? 
Hids takes on the case of Dan 'D.B.' Cooper, the only unsolved hijacking case in the history of commercial aviation!

Welcome aboard, find your seats and prepare for takeoff!

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Did you know that celery was once a prized table centerpiece and a symbol of just how wealthy and bougie you were? Did you also know there was (allegedly) a Venetian Mirror Mafia? Hids dives into things that were once only available to the incredibly wealthy but were later considered common and for the masses. 

Jess discusses Burt Shonberg, one of the pioneers of the psychedelic art era of the 1960s who's surrealistic art was featured in the Vincent Price film, The House of Usher. We do have a trigger warning here for discussion of drug use and a very brief mention of the occult and cults.

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This week, Jess talks to us about Floriography, or the language of flowers. Not the same language we talked about in last weeks episode with screaming daffodils though, this one is all about the meaning of flowers and how what flowers you send in a bouquet or singly can have very specific meanings!

Hids takes a little dive into some psychological phenomena when they discuss the Third Man Factor, or Third Person Syndrome. Do our brains craft a presence for us when we are in a traumatic or extremely dangerous situation? It's quite possible.

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We did something a little different with this episode and played a very ADHD version of 21 Questions with each other!

We used a Teen Vogue list that you can find HERE, with additional questions from various other Teen Vogue articles linked at the bottom of that page.

Feel free to send us a message with YOUR answers!

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This week Hids gets to talk about an awesome woman from history! Kate Warne was the first female detective in the US and we seriously wish there was more information available about her! 

Jess talks to us about phobias and the different types and causes for why we fear what we fear!

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Y'all.... this one is hands down one of our favorites!

Jess dives into a fantastic conspiracy theory that has Hids second guessing everything, and Hids talks about a cryptid that has very little information and may be a small conspiracy theory of its own!

We hope you enjoy this episode, released to our Patrons on April 1st.

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