The Human Exception

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 Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue Nashville Hot Chicken : Seems like every restaurant these days has hot chicken on the menu, but where did that idea originate? Binturongs : I have not seen a binturong in person, as far as I can recall. I certainly hope I would have remembered something that looks like a cross between a cat, a small...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue Nashville Hot Chicken : Seems like every restaurant these days has hot chicken on the menu, but where did that idea originate? Binturongs : I have not seen a binturong in person, as far as I can recall. I certainly hope I would have remembered something that looks like a cross between a cat, a small...

This week we have a very special guest, Kate! A survivor of CMRI, the Congregation of Mary Immaculate queen, a high control Catholic group that has existed right under our noses for the last 50 years https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0132-kate-and-the-congregation-of-mary-immaculate-queen/

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue Brave Little Hunter and Friends : Courtney tells us about the orca calf that became orphaned on Vancouver Island and how a community came together to take care of it. Then she talks about the exciting new classification of another species of orca The Yeongno (영노) : The yeongno is a character from...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue Brave Little Hunter and Friends : Courtney tells us about the orca calf that became orphaned on Vancouver Island and how a community came together to take care of it. Then she talks about the exciting new classification of another species of orca The Yeongno (영노) : The yeongno is a character from...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at two cases of intrigue The German American Bund : Nathan tells us about a weird time in American history between 1936 and 1941 where some thought the most American thing you could do was join a Nazi organization Cheetahs : People know a lot of things about cheetahs, they're really fast, they live in Africa, they're c...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at two cases of intrigue The German American Bund : Nathan tells us about a weird time in American history between 1936 and 1941 where some thought the most American thing you could do was join a Nazi organization Cheetahs: People know a lot of things about cheetahs, they're really fast, they live in Africa, they're co...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look in a Wilde case Jonathan Wilde: Thief-Taker General: Often called the first fence, Jonathan Wilde lived a bizarre and devious life, one where he took advantage of both the public and law enforcement. A criminal Robin Hood who didn't share the wealth he conned people out and even had an office in the Old Bailey fo...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look in a Wilde case Jonathan Wilde: Thief-Taker General: Often called the first fence, Jonathan Wilde lived a bizarre and devious life, one where he took advantage of both the public and law enforcement. A criminal Robin Hood who didn't share the wealth he conned people out of and even had an office in the Old Bailey...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue: New House Rituals : Courtney tells us about new house rituals, practices based in folklore, superstition or tradition designed to bring luck, prosperity and clear out bad energy in a new living space Jehovah's Witnesses and the BITE Model: The BITE model of Authoritarian Control and a system de...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue: New House Rituals : Courtney tells us about new house rituals, practices based in folklore, superstition or tradition designed to bring luck, prosperity and clear out bad energy in a new living space Jehovah's Witnesses and the BITE Model: The BITE model of Authoritarian Control and a system de...

We have a very special guest, Laura R Samotin author of The Sins on Their Bones, a queer, historical fantasy book rooted deep in Jewish folklore and mysticism. Halli got the opportunity to get an early read of this book and was blown away so she had to bring Laura on so that we could talk about her inspirations and the stories behind this deeply personal novel. This episode is split in two parts,...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue: The Chamberlain-Kahn Act : On Jul 9 1918, US Congress brings in the Chamberlain-Kahn act. The law implemented a public health program that came to be known as the American Plan, whose stated goal was to combat the spread of venereal disease. Who was responsible for this spread? Women of cour...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan, Halli and Courtney take a look at two cases of intrigue: The Chamberlain-Kahn Act : On Jul 9 1918, US Congress brings in the Chamberlain-Kahn act. The law implemented a public health program that came to be known as the American Plan, whose stated goal was to combat the spread of venereal disease. Who was responsible for this spread? Women of cour...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at three cases of intrigue:  Perchta : In Austria and Bavaria, Dec 5th + 6th are special days, these are the days that Krampus visits children. The rest of the month is primarily dedicated to Santa, but on the week leading up to January 5th, that's when the Perchten rule in the name of Perchta Cold Plunges : A unique ne...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at three cases of intrigue:  Perchta : In Austria and Bavaria, Dec 5th + 6th are special days, these are the days that Krampus visits children. The rest of the month is primarily dedicated to Santa, but on the week leading up to January 5th, that's when the Perchten rule in the name of Perchta Cold Plunges: A unique new...

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: The History of Recipes : Humans have been playing with our food since the beginning of time and we have been writing those experiments down since at least 1700 BC. Cookbooks tell us a lot about a people and the culture of the times. Also they help us make delicious things Nellie Bly : The scrappy...

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: The History of Recipes : Humans have been playing with our food since the beginning of time and we have been writing those experiments down since at least 1700 BC. Cookbooks tell us a lot about a people and the culture of the times. Also they help us make delicious things Nellie Bly : The scrappy...

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue: The History of Recipes : Humans have been playing with our food since the beginning of time and we have been writing those experiments down since at least 1700 BC. Cookbooks tell us a lot about a people and the culture of the times. Also they help us make delicious things Nellie Bly: The scrappy y...

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 since

This week we delve into the world of scary stories, their history and why we love them and Nathan tells us about some of the Jehovah's Witnesses propaganda against everyone's favorite holiday: Halloween!  https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0114-spooktacular-special/

Welcome back to the human exception, this week we take a long awaited dive back into the Jen Saga. Aeris knew Jen and Jack back in 2001 and was probably one of the first people that really challenged or questioned Jen until their spectacular fallout in Summer 2002. Aeris then disappears off the radar, until 2008 when a user in the livejournal housemate horror group begins publishing a multi part s...

Welcome back to the human exception, this week we take a long awaited dive back into the Jen Saga. Aeris knew Jen and Jack back in 2001 and was probably one of the first people that really challenged or questioned Jen until their spectacular fallout in Summer 2002. Aeris then disappears off the radar, until 2008 when a user in the livejournal housemate horror group begins publishing a multi part s...

Welcome back to the human exception, this week we take a long awaited dive back into the Jen Saga. Aeris knew Jen and Jack back in 2001 and was probably one of the first people that really challenged or questioned Jen until their spectacular fallout in Summer 2002. Aeris then disappears off the radar, until 2008 when a user in the livejournal housemate horror group begins publishing a multi part s...