The Human Exception

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three topics of intrigue: Christie Pits Park:  Christie Pit park was the place of a notorious riot within the city of Toronto. During the start of Hitler's time in office in Germany groups of supporters cropped up across North America. In August of 1933, a group of young nazi's incited a riot at a ballpark, pulling...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three topics of intrigue: Christie Pits Park:  Christie Pit park was the place of a notorious riot within the city of Toronto. During the start of Hitler's time in office in Germany groups of supporters cropped up across North America. In August of 1933, a group of young nazi's incited a riot at a ballpark, pulling...

We celebrate another year around the sun for our dear podcast by reviewing this last year's topics and talking about any updates we have since found out  https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0158-five-exceptional-years/

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at two topics of intrigue: Bog Bodies:  Over a thousand bog bodies have turned up across Europe, in at least 250 sites from Ireland to the Baltics. The oldest date back 10,000 years Hunt of the Unicorn : The unicorn tapestries enthralled me as a child, the amount of effort put into them is staggering, and the fact that they ha...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at two topics of intrigue: Bog Bodies:  Over a thousand bog bodies have turned up across Europe, in at least 250 sites from Ireland to the Baltics. The oldest date back 10,000 years Hunt of the Unicorn: The unicorn tapestries enthralled me as a child, the amount of effort put into them is staggering, and the fact that they hav...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three topics of intrigue: Léo Major, the Rambo of Quebec : Stubborn, focused, and an all-around badass, Leo Major is one of very few soldiers to receive the coveted DCM metal and receive a bar in addition. A native of Montreal, Canada he earned the nickname "The Rambo of Quebec" for his wild feats during WWII and th...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three topics of intrigue: Léo Major, the Rambo of Quebec : Stubborn, focused, and an all-around badass, Leo Major is one of very few soldiers to receive the coveted DCM metal and receive a bar in addition. A native of Montreal, Canada he earned the nickname "The Rambo of Quebec" for his wild feats during WWII and th...

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two topics of intrigue: The Science of Swearing : Whether you hate it or love it, swearing is a part of the human condition, but also turns out it has a much bigger impact than just being colorful language Eden: Paradise Lost : In 2016 a UK show asked the question "What if we could start again?" and took 23 peo...

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two topics of intrigue: The Science of Swearing : Whether you hate it or love it, swearing is a part of the human condition, but also turns out it has a much bigger impact than just being colorful language Eden: Paradise Lost : In 2016 a UK show asked the question "What if we could start again?" and took 23 peo...

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two topics of intrigue: The Science of Swearing : Whether you hate it or love it, swearing is a part of the human condition, but also turns out it has a much bigger impact than just being colorful language Eden : In 2016 a UK show asked the question "What if we could start again?" and took 23 people and dropped...

In this two-part episode Cayla tells us about another infamous fandom cult. Before there was Jen, there was Andy Blake https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0149-0150-fandom-cults-andy-blake-and-bit-of-earth/

In this two-part episode Cayla tells us about another infamous fandom cult. Before there was Jen, there was Andy Blake Strange Aeons video: https://youtu.be/uJU3AuF3AWs https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0149-0150-fandom-cults-andy-blake-and-bit-of-earth/

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at fandom, how it has shaped us, our culture and all the highs and lows that includes https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0147-0148-the-fandoms-that-shaped-us/

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at fandom, how it has shaped us, our culture and all the highs and lows that includes https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0147-0148-the-fandoms-that-shaped-us/

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The History of The Written Language : It's easy to forget that the written language is still a relatively recent phenomenon in human history, we take for granted that everything in modern times is written down and anything posted to the internet is forever, for good or for bad. We write texts and...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The History of The Written Language : It's easy to forget that the written language is still a relatively recent phenomenon in human history, we take for granted that everything in modern times is written down and anything posted to the internet is forever, for good or for bad. We write texts and...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The Vipeholm Experiments: In 1947 a care facility in Sweden undertook a horrific experiment, testing the effects of sugar consumption on tooth decay, and their subjects? The disabled, who neither consented or were aware such an experiment was done. The Patupaiarehe : Most history books will tell you...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The Vipeholm Experiments: In 1947 a care facility in Sweden undertook a horrific experiment, testing the effects of sugar consumption on tooth decay, and their subjects? The disabled, who neither consented or were aware such an experiment was done. The Patupaiarehe : Most history books will tell you...

We celebrate another year around the sun for our dear podcast by reviewing this last year's topics and talking about any updates we have since found out https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0142-four-exceptional-years/

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The Beast of Gévaudan : In 1764, the quiet countryside of Gévaudan, France, had become not so quiet. Something was killing people, but no one was quite sure what and still aren't to this day How Trees Nearly Ended the World :  300 million years ago life as we know it nearly ended in the frigid gr...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue The Beast of Gévaudan : In 1764, the quiet countryside of Gévaudan, France, had become not so quiet. Something was killing people, but no one was quite sure what and still aren't to this day How Trees Nearly Froze the World:  300 million years ago life as we know it nearly ended in the frigid gra...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney get to grill Halli on what it takes to break into self-publishing. Halli explains the importance of editors, formatting, ISBNs, covers and so much more! https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0138-0139-so-you-want-to-write-a-book/

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney get to grill Halli on what it takes to break into self-publishing. Halli explains the importance of editors, formatting, ISBNs, covers and so much more! https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0138-0139-so-you-want-to-write-a-book/

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at three cases of intrigue Coprophagy : "Eat shit". It's a phrase we've all heard, but have ever truly thought about it? Courtney tells us about coprophagy and why so many animals do it and where this phrase originally came from Folk Metal : Nathan gives us some fun information on the birth of Folk Metal. A...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at three cases of intrigue Coprophagy : "Eat shit". It's a phrase we've all heard, but have ever truly thought about it? Courtney tells us about coprophagy and why so many animals do it and where this phrase originally came from Folk Metal : Nathan gives us some fun information on the birth of Folk Metal. A...