Curious Cat - where science & supernatural collide

It's been way too long since Pete, a friend from the early days of Curious Cat, stopped by for a visit. It will not be three years until we speak with him again, I promise you, dear listener. Our conversation started with a fan club meeting for WD40, then went into the realm of unlocking spirituality and intuition. It veered into GATE program memories, dreams of dying, a movie recommendation...

If you make a point of watching a sunrise or sunset, lay in bed a few minutes after waking to collect up the last bits of a dream, love the idea of meditation, but find it challenging, knowing there's spiritual gold to mine in those quiet-the-monkey-mind-moments? Well, you are going to LOVE Season Seven of Curious Cat. If you're a longtime listener to Curious Cat, thank you. Truly from t...

There's a trend that you might not have heard of until now, men guiding women on a hike, then losing them. Or worse.  Let's get into it. The situation regarding women going missing or being abandoned by male hiking companions—often referred to as the "Alpine Divorce" trend—has gone viral on social media. It involves male partners abandoning or storming ahead of female hikers, l...

Commodore 64 built a phone. Say yes to the interNOT, they market. And we are fans. What a way to open the doom hole, with a Santa-bell worthy story! Ed Zitron guest on Better Offline writes a opinion piece for the New York Times about 'doom trolling' which he defines as AI executives warning us the sky is falling due to their products. Our interview with Miss Molly Knows (who is dynamite...

Leslie Fear is an author, a podcast producer and host, and a all-around dynamic, wonderful person. Our conversation Was the opposite of other episodes - we went woooooo woooooo right off the bat, then gravitated back to the everyday trials and tribulations of being a human at this time.  Messages from her dear departed mother helped us feel better.  Here's how and where to connect with Leslie...

We are such teases this week, but couldn't help ourselves. Pete, known as the Blue Collar Spiritualist, on socials, stopped by for a conversation recently. The full interview airs 7/10/26, but until then, we plucked out his strange AI story. What do you think? Did AI give him the proof he sought? Blue Collar Spiritualist website  Send us Fan Mail If you are searching for a fresh, binge-able p...

This is Miss Molly Knows' third time on Curious Cat. Each time we dive deep fast, and go in directions the Universe nudges us. Today's conversation with Jesse and Molly and Jenn was no different.  Want to know more about our special guest? If you listened to my bonus Halloween episode with a handful of ghost stories, then you’ll remember her, Miss Molly Knows on socials, is an intuitive...

This week I was alone behind the mic with dog Cooper snoring at my feet.  I read the piece I posted on Substack about how pumpkin spice and AI are not good in everything. Then I lighten it up further with some AI college classes being offered across the nation, and finish with a short list of sexified class names that upped enrollment because, well, humans. Denver University's AI Course Offer...

Brian Kukan is a treasure. Not only is he doing powerful work to help those with cancer using his reiki, he is a musician and mathematician. I am glad to have him back on the show to demonstrate his skill in numerology. He reads the numerology for the AI model titans and we are left speechless. If cancer has ever impacted you and yours, please donate to the group below. And Brian Kukan does remote...

This was a busy week for Jesse and Jenn. They went back to back to back to back interviews and live streams. And the result? We are just full of gratitude and joy, sort of like a piñata that we hope you do not hit with a bat. Our conversation pivots from the sorting hat fun Sam and Jesse are having on Substack to SpaceX's new IPO and the creepy clause in the verbage. We dive into a quick pond...

Here's what the clankers say about our special guest today: Terry Persun is a multi-genre, award-winning author and marketing expert. Known for his intelligent, tech-forward fiction, he has written over a dozen novels across science fiction, mystery, and historical genres. A former electronics design engineer and U.S. Air Force veteran, he actively blends his technical background with rich st...

Anti-AI Zine LA's Cinerama is slow to be reopened - call to action Fancy Butt Cushions Litter Courtroom - Musk v. Altman v. Butt Cushions Atari Buys RPG Game, Wizardry, Vice Buddhist Robot Monk Vibe-Coding Has (surprise! surprise!) Gaping Security Holes, Futurism, Jon Christian Sting Says That Connecting with Community Is What Will Save Us, Twitter-source   Send us Fan Mail If you are searchi...

If you have information regarding missing hiker Monica Reza, contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Homicide Bureau – Missing Persons Unit at (323) 890-5500. Detective Rincon or Detective Sanchez are leading the investigation, and you can also reach out to the Crescenta Valley Station at (818) 248-3464.  Today we are talking about a missing person's case out of LA County....

But really there's no doom, just talk of, and brace yourself, Jesse's organic 'eggs' and Knight Rider and more. This week we begin with some pertinent end-of-life-planning information which somehow segues into talk of powdering 'eggs' which goes off the track fast. Soon Jesse is waxing nostalgic about Kit from Knight Rider and Jenn daydreams about David Hasselhoff&apo...

Episode Intro If you went to elementary school in the 70s, 80s or 90s, do you remember being tested by a stranger, or group of strangers? Ever get pulled out for a special class with others from different grades? Made to drink something pink?  For whatever reason, right now many are remembering details of GATE programs. But who was behind these school programs? And what was their purpose?  Intro t...

We told you last week's interview with Sam "The Sky Guy" was pure fire. But after the lights went out and Jesse was super sauced, we got into supernatural stuff with our guest.  From Sam attending a djinn wedding to Jenn encountering one at a Kirkland grocery store to ways to increase your odds of encountering Bigfoot on a hiking trail, this is a delicious half hour. Links to our sp...

In this episode of Curious Cat, Jenn and Jesse chat with a mysterious, underground figure (as described by our mutual friend, Rachel White) "Sam the Sky Guy”— aka Sam aka Skyguy . He keeps his details locked down because he has a real world job that might mix with the woo like oil does water. He read Jesse and Jenn's birth charts, and we have questions! Especially how our charts relate t...

Poor Jesse had a rough week, and Jenn was to blame for sending him a tweet about Amazon using AI chatbots to create podcast episodes for products.  But soon his snarly frustration transforms into laughs as he shares one of the best product collaborations in Western history, a Kit Kat candy bar and Faraday cage for cellphones so people can take a real break rom those perpetual spy machines and/or d...

Abigail Kochunas is a trauma-informed reiki specialist, an artist and a published poet, and actor.  She describes herself as having gone from trauma "survivor to thriver." She understands the delicate nature and importance of both trauma recovery and spiritual awakening at a human scale - having the experience of that lived-in experience. Jesse and I ask her about her gifts, the unique f...

Show Intro It's about damn time we lightened it up, like fully and completely, Jesse. And I thought what better way than to catch you up with modern slang. Who knows? Maybe it'll make your next barn sale even more fun! (JH) And Jesse...I'm gonna start REALLY easy. This first batch comes from FOX 5's Tyler Thrasher. Here goes: "Clanker" is a derogatory term for robots...

After covering the article about how bad AI is at diagnosing ER patients in a recent Doom Hole, I strong-armed Jesse into dedicating a whole episode to the subject. I hope it serves as a warning, and helps you to inform someone in your sphere to ALWAYS seek a real human being when dealing with health issues, mental OR physical.  Let's get into it. (JH) Today on Substack I experienced a first....

This week Jesse admits that Bezos' rockets live rent-free in his head. We talk about the week's AI headlines. Jenn shares the story of a little local fair where a strange guitarist interacted strangely.    Article Links Better Offline episode Palantir and Farmland, CNBC Sasha reporting on old economy and AI now - drop in productivity first Is the Bezos marriage over? Reading faces... Sen...

Show Sources The Whitest Summer, Jennifer Hotes, Substack (good for a few laughs, I hope!) The women in love with AI companions: 'I vowed to my chatbot that I wouldn't leave him,' Alaina Demopoulos, The Guardian Love in the Time of A.I. Companions, Anna Weiner, New York Magazine Send us Fan Mail If you are searching for a fresh, binge-able podcast, this might be the one for you! Sup...

Fan favorite segment, Doom Hole, is back with more AI-related headlines. This week we begin with a feel-good shout out to Sam "The Sky Guy" who did our birth charts, and will be our honored guest in a few weeks.  Then Jenn shares some GATE research from a deep rabbit hole she's dug for herself. And finally, Jesse and Jenn get down to the business of headlines. Jesse empties out his...

Today we have TWO special guests that we adore. A married couple, former professional wrestler ”The Golden Greek” Alex Arion & his wife, certified hypnotherapist Monique, attack conventional wisdom and ways of thinking by bringing alternative viewpoints and different subjects to light in an attempt to not only change the thoughts and feelings most people accept as reality, but to obliterate th...