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Hids’ streak of not going first lives on as Jess takes us back to New York, 1964. She dips into a true crime story, so a trigger warning for murder, but what she really gets into is the fascinating psychology of the Bystander Effect and how the death of Kitty Genovese kicked off a decades long study, and paved the way for the 911 emergency call system.

Hids also travels back in time, but they go to West Virginia, 1966. A man is stopped on a lonely stretch of highway by…an alien spacecraft! Woodrow Derenberger experienced one of the first and most intriguing encounters with a being known as Indrid Cold, or the Grinning Man. He’s been tied to Mothman, but likely only because they were both seen in West Virginia around the same time frame. Was Indrid a bounty hunter going after Mothman? Was Mothman really Indrid’s lost pet!? Who knows!?

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It’s been a while since we’ve done a Raven Riff, so we’re bringing it back with a fun look at The Raven. We love cheesy movies, Vincent Price, and Edgar Allan Poe and this wonderfully cheesy comedic horror from 1963 has all three PLUS Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. Unfortunately for Jess, this movie also features a young Jack Nicholson.

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Episode eight has arrived and we’re bringing out the Punk! Jess revisits various punk genres and we come up with a few of our own along the way.

Hids does a bit of science-y stuff as they discuss Halley’s Comet and the Comet Panic of 1910!

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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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