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. Certainly some may get the creeps when walking the silent paths through rows of headstones and monuments, knowing there are hundreds of deceased below their feet. But cemeteries are perfect encapsulations of our history, and they're important markers that tend to get overlooked.
• Cassowaries: One of the largest birds in the world and known for their vicious reputation, cassowaries are birds that not many know a whole lot about it (other than the fact that they most definitely want to kill you). Except that they don't, and they're actually pretty cool

Pt. 2

• Where We Bury Our Dead

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0092-0094-the-sticky-the-dead-and-the-feathered/

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 walking the silent paths through rows of headstones and monuments, knowing there are hundreds of deceased below their feet. But cemeteries are perfect encapsulations of our history, and they're important markers that tend to get overlooked.
• Cassowaries: One of the largest birds in the world and known for their vicious reputation, cassowaries are birds that not many know a whole lot about it (other than the fact that they most definitely want to kill you). Except that they don't, and they're actually pretty cool

Pt. 1

• The Great Maple Syrup Heist

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0092-0094-the-sticky-the-dead-and-the-feathered/

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 professor
• God is an Asshole: Nathan tells us how if you look at the bible objectively, god reads like a petulant child that seems to get off on torturing the children they allegedly love so much
• Charles Silverstein: Charles Silverstein did a lot to help the gay rights movement, including getting homosexuality to be viewed as a way of being and not a mental illness
• Sounds of Alaska: Did you know that the northern lights make sound and that there is a mysterious horn that seems to sound randomly in Anchorage, Alaska and no one knows where it comes from?

Pt. 3

• Charles Silverstein
• Sounds of Alaska

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0089-0091-the-gay-gods-of-anchorage/

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 professor
• God is an Asshole: Nathan tells us how if you look at the bible objectively, god reads like a petulant child that seems to get off on torturing the children they allegedly love so much
• Charles Silverstein: Charles Silverstein did a lot to help the gay rights movement, including getting homosexuality to be viewed as a way of being and not a mental illness
• Sounds of Alaska: Did you know that the northern lights make sound and that there is a mysterious horn that seems to sound randomly in Anchorage, Alaska and no one knows where it comes from?

Pt.2

• God is an Asshole

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0089-0091-the-gay-gods-of-anchorage/

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 professor
• God is an Asshole: Nathan tells us how if you look at the bible objectively, god reads like a petulant child that seems to get off on torturing the children they allegedly love so much
• Charles Silverstein: Charles Silverstein did a lot to help the gay rights movement, including getting homosexuality to be viewed as a way of being and not a mental illness
• Sounds of Alaska: Did you know that the northern lights make sound and that there is a mysterious horn that seems to sound randomly in Anchorage, Alaska and no one knows where it comes from?

Pt. 1

• The Snapewives

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0089-0091-the-gay-gods-of-anchorage/

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and guest Courtney take a look at three cases of intrigue:

• Sentient World Simulation: Did you know that if you have ever had an online presence, there's a series of servers in Indiana where a digital version of you exists?
• The Voynich Manuscript: In The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching, he describes the Voynich manuscript as "the most famous cryptic manuscript of the medieval period" that has been "the obsessive focus of study around the world and as of yet, none of the professional and amateur cryptographers - including American and British codebreakers of both World War I and World War II - has been able to crack it."
• Alchemy: Alchemy is an ancient practice one with obscure tangled roots that may go back a couple millennia BC. Much of alchemy's history is shrouded in mystery and cyphers, and is a practice that has repeatedly been banned throughout history and has faced many hurdles, yet still managed to find its way even to today.

Pt.2

• Alchemy

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0087-0088-the-alchemic-voynich-simulation/

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and guest Courtney take a look at three cases of intrigue:

• Sentient World Simulation: Did you know that if you have ever had an online presence, there's a series of servers in Indiana where a digital version of you exists?
• The Voynich Manuscript: In The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching, he describes the Voynich manuscript as "the most famous cryptic manuscript of the medieval period" that has been "the obsessive focus of study around the world and as of yet, none of the professional and amateur cryptographers - including American and British codebreakers of both World War I and World War II - has been able to crack it."
• Alchemy: Alchemy is an ancient practice one with obscure tangled roots that may go back a couple millennia BC. Much of alchemy's history is shrouded in mystery and cyphers, and is a practice that has repeatedly been banned throughout history and has faced many hurdles, yet still managed to find its way even to today.

Pt.1

• Sentient World Simulation
• The Voynich Manuscript

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0087-0088-the-alchemic-voynich-simulation/

In this special bonus episode, our hosts return to the dark , spider-webbed cobbled corner of the internet where My Immortal resides

• My Immortal: The year is 2006, emo rock is so very in and the Harry Potter fandom is at an all-time high. Enter Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, the core protagonist of what would go down as the most notorious fanfiction of all time and one whose legitimacy still is debated today

Part 1 https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/0039-campfire-stories-to-tell-on-the-internet/

Part 2 https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0052-my-immortal-pt-2/

Part 3+4 https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0073-0074-my-immortal-pt-3-and-4/

Part 5 https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0083-my-immortal-pt-5/

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0085-0085-my-immortal-pt-6-7/

In this special bonus episode, our hosts return to the dark , spider-webbed cobbled corner of the internet where My Immortal resides

• My Immortal: The year is 2006, emo rock is so very in and the Harry Potter fandom is at an all-time high. Enter Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, the core protagonist of what would go down as the most notorious fanfiction of all time and one whose legitimacy still is debated today

Part 1 https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/0039-campfire-stories-to-tell-on-the-internet/

Part 2 https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0052-my-immortal-pt-2/

Part 3+4 https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0073-0074-my-immortal-pt-3-and-4/

Part 5 https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0083-my-immortal-pt-5/

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0085-0085-my-immortal-pt-6-7/

In this special episode our hosts review all the topics from the last year, discussing these stories and providing updates.

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0084-two-exceptional-years/

In this special bonus episode, our hosts return to the dark , spider-webbed cobbled corner of the internet where My Immortal resides

• My Immortal: The year is 2006, emo rock is so very in and the Harry Potter fandom is at an all-time high. Enter Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, the core protagonist of what would go down as the most notorious fanfiction of all time and one whose legitimacy still is debated today

Part 1 https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/0039-campfire-stories-to-tell-on-the-internet/

Part 2 https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0052-my-immortal-pt-2/

Part 3+4 https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0073-0074-my-immortal-pt-3-and-4/

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0083-my-immortal-pt-5/

In honor of ADHD Awareness Month, Cayla tells us all about her experience having and getting diagnosed with ADHD, and dispels many of the common myths

The year was 2015 when I first got my ADHD diagnosis. 6 months later, my entire life changed, I started a new career, started a webcomic and several podcasts, and most importantly recognized and left a 5.5 yr long abusive relationship

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0082-adhd-not-just-for-boys/

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and guest Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue:

• Ching Shih/Zheng Yi Sao: Ching Shih was a sex worker in the 1700s on a floating brothel in the city of Canton who would go on to lead a fleet consisting of 1,800 boats and is commonly referred to as the Pirate Queen
• Clair Patterson: The inventor of the first clean room and the guy that finally made us all stop eating lead
• The Satanic Temple: The words "praise Satan" conjure images of devil worship, the burning of dungeons and dragons books and animal sacrifice, or at the very least Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Most of us in the western world live in societies heavily influenced by Christian religions, even if we don't practice it ourselves, we generally are aware that Jesus was the good guy and Satan was the bad guy. So how has a religion named after such a controversial figure become one of the most progressive religions, not just that, organizations, in the modern world? Welcome to the Satanic Temple
• Multi Level Marketing Schemes: Once known as "Pyramid Schemes", MLMs are still going strong, sucking in more people than ever with promises of wealth and independence, but often only delivering debt and disappointment

Pt. 3

• MLMs

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0079-0081-the-satanic-lead-pyramids-of-the-eastern-seas/

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and guest Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue:

• Ching Shih/Zheng Yi Sao: Ching Shih was a sex worker in the 1700s on a floating brothel in the city of Canton who would go on to lead a fleet consisting of 1,800 boats and is commonly referred to as the Pirate Queen
• Clair Patterson: The inventor of the first clean room and the guy that finally made us all stop eating lead
• The Satanic Temple: The words "praise Satan" conjure images of devil worship, the burning of dungeons and dragons books and animal sacrifice, or at the very least Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Most of us in the western world live in societies heavily influenced by Christian religions, even if we don't practice it ourselves, we generally are aware that Jesus was the good guy and Satan was the bad guy. So how has a religion named after such a controversial figure become one of the most progressive religions, not just that, organizations, in the modern world? Welcome to the Satanic Temple
• Multi Level Marketing Schemes: Once known as "Pyramid Schemes", MLMs are still going strong, sucking in more people than ever with promises of wealth and independence, but often only delivering debt and disappointment

Pt. 2

• The Satanic Temple

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0079-0081-the-satanic-lead-pyramids-of-the-eastern-seas/

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and guest Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue:

• Ching Shih/Zheng Yi Sao: Ching Shih was a sex worker in the 1700s on a floating brothel in the city of Canton who go on to lead a fleet consisting of 1,800 boats and is commonly referred to as the Pirate Queen
• Clair Patterson: The inventor of the first clean room and the guy that finally made us all stop eating lead
• The Satanic Temple: The words "praise Satan" conjure images of devil worship, the burning of dungeons and dragons books and animal sacrifice, or at the very least Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Most of us in the western world live in societies heavily influenced by Christian religions, even if we don't practice it ourselves, we generally are aware that Jesus was the good guy and Satan was the bad guy. So how has a religion named after such a controversial figure become one of the most progressive religions, not just that, organizations, in the modern world? Welcome to the Satanic Temple
• Multi Level Marketing Schemes: Once known as "Pyramid Schemes", MLMs are still going strong, sucking in more people than ever with promises of wealth and independence, but often only delivering debt and disappointment

Pt. 1

• Ching Shih/Zheng Yi Sao
• Clair Patterson

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0079-0081-the-satanic-lead-pyramids-of-the-eastern-seas/

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and guest Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue:

• Peter the Dolphin: In the 1960s, Margaret Lovatt was part of a Nasa-funded project to communicate with dolphins. Soon she was living with 'Peter' 24 hours a day in a converted house and things would only get stranger
• Rabies: In most of the western world, the threat of rabies is rarely a concern only coming up if you get bit by an strange animal or one suspected of carrying the disease. It's easy to forget just how deadly and how terrifying rabies can be and Halli is here to remind us
• The Man from Tuared: In an airport in Tokyo, in 1954, a man gets stopped for having some suspicious documentation. The problem? His passport declared he came from a country that doesn't exist. It's an infamous urban legend, often cited as proof of parallel dimensions or alternative universes, you wouldn't expect there to be much truth in the story. Except that there is.
• Pirates are Gay (No, Really): Nathan tells us about pirates and they're progressive ideals

Pt. 3

• Pirates are Gay (No, Really)

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0075-0077-rabid-pirate-dolphins-of-tuared/

This episode we're going all the way back to 2000-2001 with our guest Nate. This is the next chapter in the Jen Saga. Nate knew Jen before State College, before Jack, before the FF7 house and is here to provide some unique insight into her background and roots

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0077-nate-the-ex-from-the-before-times/

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and guest Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue:

• Peter the Dolphin: In the 1960s, Margaret Lovatt was part of a Nasa-funded project to communicate with dolphins. Soon she was living with 'Peter' 24 hours a day in a converted house and things would only get stranger
• Rabies: In most of the western world, the threat of rabies is rarely a concern only coming up if you get bit by an strange animal or one suspected of carrying the disease. It's easy to forget just how deadly and how terrifying rabies can be and Halli is here to remind us
• The Man from Tuared: In an airport in Tokyo, in 1954, a man gets stopped for having some suspicious documentation. The problem? His passport declared he came from a country that doesn't exist. It's an infamous urban legend, often cited as proof of parallel dimensions or alternative universes, you wouldn't expect there to be much truth in the story. Except that there is.
• Lady Pirates: Nathan has promised us a story about some famous lady pirates, but at the time of writing this we have not recorded it so I don't know what to write here yet! Yay!

Pt. 2 

• Rabies
• The Man from Tuared

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0075-0077-rabid-pirate-dolphins-of-tuared/

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and guest Courtney take a look at four cases of intrigue:

• Peter the Dolphin: In the 1960s, Margaret Lovatt was part of a Nasa-funded project to communicate with dolphins. Soon she was living with 'Peter' 24 hours a day in a converted house and things would only get stranger
• Rabies: In most of the western world, the threat of rabies is rarely a concern only coming up if you get bit by an strange animal or one suspected of carrying the disease. It's easy to forget just how deadly and how terrifying rabies can be and Halli is here to remind us
• The Man from Tuared: In an airport in Tokyo, in 1954, a man gets stopped for having some suspicious documentation. The problem? His passport declared he came from a country that doesn't exist. It's an infamous urban legend, often cited as proof of parallel dimensions or alternative universes, you wouldn't expect there to be much truth in the story. Except that there is.
• Lady Pirates: Nathan has promised us a story about some famous lady pirates, but at the time of writing this we have not recorded it so I don't know what to write here yet! Yay!

Pt. 1

• Peter the Dolphin

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0075-0077-rabid-pirate-dolphins-of-tuared/

Welcome back to the third part of our My Immortal reading!

Part 1: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/0039-campfire-stories-to-tell-on-the-internet/

Part 2: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0052-my-immortal-pt-2/

Part 3: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0073-0074-my-immortal-pt-3-and-4/

• My Immortal: The year is 2006, emo rock is so very in and the Harry Potter fandom is at an all-time high. Enter Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, the core protagonist of what would go down as the most notorious fanfiction of all time and one whose legitimacy still is debated today

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0073-0074-my-immortal-pt-3-and-4/