The Human Exception

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: The Ancient Ram Inn :  The most sure-fire way to guarantee an establishment is haunted is to build it atop a burial ground - and that's precisely what's happened in the case of the Ancient Ram Inn in Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, England. The Mermaid Inn :  If the Mermaid Inn's...

In this two-part episode we bring in a very special guest, Courtney Dossett, marine biologist and spunky fish wizard! Courtney tells us all about animals everyone thinks are super cute but are actually horrifying and then all the weird gooey creatures that oft get overlooked Pt. 2 Oddballs of the Ocean Sources and more can be found here: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0033-0034-courtney-...

In this two-part episode we bring in a very special guest, Courtney Dossett, marine biologist and spunky fish wizard! Courtney tells us all about animals everyone thinks are super cute but are actually horrifying and then all the weird gooey creatures that oft get overlooked Pt. 1 Adorable Monsters of the Sea Sources and more can be found here: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0033-0034-co...

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: My Immortal:  The year is 2006, emo rock is so very in and the Harry Potter fandom is at an all-time high. Enter Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, the core protagonist of what would go down as the most notorious fanfiction of all time and one whose legitimacy still is debated today Ted the Ca...

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: My Immortal:  The year is 2006, emo rock is so very in and the Harry Potter fandom is at an all-time high. Enter Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, the core protagonist of what would go down as the most notorious fanfiction of all time and one whose legitimacy still is debated today Ted the Ca...

In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: My Immortal:  The year is 2006, emo rock is so very in and the Harry Potter fandom is at an all-time high. Enter Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, the core protagonist of what would go down as the most notorious fanfiction of the era and one whose legitimacy still is debated today Ted the Cav...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: Weird Weather:   Some days it's too hot, others it's too cold and sometimes meat falls from the sky. Halli talks about some of the strangest weather phenomenon and the superstition surrounding them! The Seven Gates of Hell:   Outside of the bustling cities and towns, in a sleepy corner of Pen...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: Weird Weather:   Some days it's too hot, others it's too cold and sometimes meat falls from the sky. Halli talks about some of the strangest weather phenomenon and the superstition surrounding them! The Seven Gates of Hell:   Outside of the bustling cities and towns, in a sleepy corner of Pen...

Shortly after recording these episodes, Cayla discovered a book that had been published in December 2020 that was packed with new information and interviews with friends and family of the five and others involved. The book is called:  Out of Bounds: What Happened to the Yuba County Five? by Drew Beeson Because of this we ended up recording a whole new episode: File 0027: Gone But Not Forgotten pt....

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: The Yuba County 5:  On February 24 1978, five young men from Yuba City, California attended a basketball game at California State University They were there to cheer on the UC Davis Basketball team in an away game against Chico State. Their plan, to see the match and then return home that night to pr...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: The Yuba County 5:  On February 24 1978, five young men from Yuba City, California attended a basketball game at California State University They were there to cheer on the UC Davis Basketball team in an away game against Chico State. Their plan, to see the match and then return home that night to pr...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: Leshy, the Guardian of the Forest :  in Slavic folklore, the Leshy is the pagan deity of the forest, capable of changing form. Some consider it a demon, others a fairy, but whatever it is, its legend endures Bigfoot :  So, Bigfoot huh? The creature, the man, the myth, the legend? Why do so many peopl...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: Leshy, the Guardian of the Forest :  in Slavic folklore, the Leshy is the pagan deity of the forest, capable of changing form. Some consider it a demon, others a fairy, but whatever it is, its legend endures Bigfoot :  So, Bigfoot huh? The creature, the man, the myth, the legend? Why do so many peopl...

To help raise money for  AbleGamers , Halli and Cayla did a live show on March 26th 2021 where they talked about: Fugu: The Deadliest Sushi : In Japan blowfish or more commonly known as fugu has been a delicacy for thousands of years, despite it being packed with a lethal neurotoxin, one we don't even have an antidote for. Yet you can buy it in restaurants! Counterfeit Wine:  Anything that is...

In 2014 Chuck Tingle would explode the scene in a shower of chocolate milk and spaghetti, espousing love and erotic fiction. More myth than man, Dr. Tingle can attribute dozens of butt-pounding titles to his name and has been even nominated for two Hugo Awards! We each picked a titillating title from his collection and are excited present you with the wild wacky world of Chuck Tingle For more info...

We dive further in The Jen Saga with our next guest, Eliot. Two years ago Eliot found himself watching a Youtube video: Down the Rabbit Hole, the Final Fantasy House. Settling in for a bizarre tale, Eliot would be surprised when he realized he knew Jen, Angel and Hojo. He had lived with them for a month back in 2003/2004. Now he's sharing his story for the first time To learn more about the Je...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue:  Cure-Alls:  Since the beginning of time humans have always sought the easiest and quickest solutions. This isn't necessarily a bad thing! Some of our greatest innovations came from the hunt for a shortcut. But this also drove us to some of our worst ideas.  The Corrupted Blood Incident:   On Sep...

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue:  Cure-Alls:  Since the beginning of time humans have always sought the easiest and quickest solutions. This isn't necessarily a bad thing! Some of our greatest innovations came from the hunt for a shortcut. But this also drove us to some of our worst ideas.  The Corrupted Blood Incident:  On Sept...

In this episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue:  The Fernie Curse :  Fernie BC was founded in 1897, a small coal mining town that owes its origins to a man named William Fernie. But over the next eleven years the town would face two horrific fires, a flood and one of the worst mining disasters in Canadian history. Could William Fernie also be the cause of...

In this episode HEX welcomes a new guest: Icarus, the mysterious webmaster of  demon-sushi.com  or more famously known on the internet as Zack, the whistleblower and survivor of the Final Fantasy VII house. It's been nearly 20 years since his encounter with Jenifer Cornet and Icarus has had some ups and downs, but is still going strong and living his best life, with his husband, three cats and...

In this two part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: Hyenas :  Hyenas get a bad rep, often portrayed as stupid, cowardly scavengers that heckle and antagonize our heroes. But they're Cayla's favorite mammal and she's going to tell you why The Kakapo:   New Zealand's national bird, the kakapo is one of the wonders of the world. Because h...

In this two part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue: Hyenas :  Hyenas get a bad rep, often portrayed as stupid, cowardly scavengers that heckle and antagonize our heroes. But they're Cayla's favorite mammal and she's going to tell you why The Kakapo:  New Zealand's national bird, the kakapo is one of the wonders of the world. Because ho...

In this special  HEX  episode, we welcome our first guest!  Robyn   joins us all the way from  Norway  to tell us a bit about  Norse   mythology  and how it's making a comeback today through a heathenous religious group known as  Åsatrufellesskapet   Bifrost Resources and Additional Information: Åsatrufellesskapet Bifrost : the religious group that Robyn is part of Norse Mythology  by Neil Gai...

In this two part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue:  Baba Yaga:   Like an unconventional fairy godmother, the Slavic witch Baba Yaga rides the line between villain and helper on her flying mortar. The fact that her house has chicken legs is far from the strangest thing about this legend of folkore.  The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine :  The 19th centur...

In this two part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look a three cases of intrigue:  Baba Yaga:   Like an unconventional fairy godmother, the Slavic witch Baba Yaga rides the line between villain and helper on her flying mortar. The fact that her house has chicken legs is far from the strangest thing about this legend of folkore.  The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine :  The 19th centur...