Jess & Hids Make A Podcast

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 in...

Send us Fan Mail 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”!!! Support the show Join our Discord!

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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!...

Send us Fan Mail 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 & Canad...

Send us Fan Mail 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 a...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 wit...

Send us Fan Mail Look, we believe in aliens, okay? This week, Jess talks about Roswell, NM, the alleged crash site of an alien ship. Or maybe it was just a weather balloon? Also, we’re definitely making plans to attend the UFO Festival in Roswell next year!  Hids talks about Caroline Lockhart. She was a journalist, author, newspaper owner and publisher, rodeo promoter, and rancher! Phew! This awes...

Send us Fan Mail This week we go on a weird and wildly chaotic journey from Scotland to Bermuda.  Jess talks about the creepy and horrific tale of Sawney Bean….which probably (hopefully) didn’t really happen at all. Hids dives into the Bermuda Triangle. Not really though, because they’re terrified of the ocean and all the things in it. We talk about the USS Cyclops and Flight 19, two of the most w...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is a slightly different format. Jess was feeling under the weather so we missed our recording window. In lieu of a regular episode, we had a little sit down and did a mini-version of our Patreon Tea Time! We answered a few questions that came up in our Tea Time lives about our books and other future plans.  We’ll be talking about The Scarab Whispers, a book tha...

Send us Fan Mail Hey guess what! Jess went first again! This week she talks about the urban legend of Polybius, an arcade game from 1981. Or was it? Rumors abound, men in black appear, stories of people vanishing after playing the game are spread and nothing is actually confirmed.  Hids takes on a listener submitted topic: Superstitions! They take a look at the psychology of superstitions and why...

Send us Fan Mail ADHD hit us hard this week and we were both struggling to focus on our topics. We decided to let our brains do their own thing and pick a random topic that they actually wanted to focus on!  So Jess has been wanting to get back into baking lately, and we just went to a meet & greet/book signing with B. Dylan Hollis (go check him out, he’s hilarious!) so baking is definitely on...

Send us Fan Mail Don’t panic…but Hids kicks off the episode this week! Grab your dice and character sheet, a selection of snacks and your imagination! Hids is taking us on an adventure as we learn the history of Dungeons & Dragons! From humble beginnings and a $2000 start up budget to a $1.72 billion industry, the history of D&D has shaped the tabletop role playing industry.  Jess gives us...

Send us Fan Mail Hey, guess who started this episode?? Yep, it was Jess again! She takes us back to the 12th Century to meet an awesome woman who was a famous and recognized doctor of her time…and then was subsequently erased from history by male doctors and historians who studied ancient texts and thought, ‘this couldn’t possibly have been written by a woman!’ Fortunately, in the 2000s, more stud...

Send us Fan Mail We're taking another break from the usual format of our show and answering a few questions that our lovely listeners submitted! Have a listen and get to know us a bit better! Support the show Join our Discord!

Send us Fan Mail Jess dives into the fascinating world of ZOMBIE ANTS!!! It’s actually just a really cool fungus…maybe not super cool for the ants that it prefers to infect and take control of… Ophiocordyceps unilateralis has very specific tastes and we probably shouldn’t worry about it developing a taste for humans… probably… Hids takes us back to the 15th century and we learn about King Charles...

Send us Fan Mail Things are back to normal and Jess starts off this episode with a Cryptid! (Hids was right, they must have ESP!) Jess tells us about a local to us cryptid: The Mogollon Monster! This is a variation of Bigfoot, or Sasquatch, but the Mogollon Monster tends to be a little more aggressive than Bigfoot. Hids talks about time travel! Sort of, they discuss the strange case of Sergei Pono...

Send us Fan Mail 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 dec...

Send us Fan Mail 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 followin...

Send us Fan Mail 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. H...

Send us Fan Mail 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 high...

Send us Fan Mail 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! Support the show...

Send us Fan Mail 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 a...