Jess & Hids Make A Podcast
Just a couple of aspiring writers that want to tell you about all the cool stuff we know about a lot of super random things.
Episodes
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 study was done and Trota’s name and histor...
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!
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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 VI of France and his belief t...
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 Ponomarenko…not the famous figure skate...
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 decide if you think they're real or ...
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 following areas in order: Beijing, Indonesi...
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.
Hids talks about Nikola Tesla, also ...
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 highly classified and restricted ...
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!
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 art era of the 1960s who'...
This week, Jess talks to us about Floriography, or the language of flowers. Not the same language we talked about in last weeks episode with screaming daffodils though, this one is all about the meaning of flowers and how what flowers you send in a bouquet or singly can have very specific meanings!
Hids takes a little dive into some psychological phenomena when they discuss the Third Man Factor, or Third Pers...
We did something a little different with this episode and played a very ADHD version of 21 Questions with each other!
We used a Teen Vogue list that you can find HERE, with additional questions from various other Teen Vogue articles linked at the bottom of that page.
Feel free to send us a message with YOUR answers!
For images and sources, head to our website!
jessandhids.com/podcast
This week Hids gets to talk about an awesome woman from history! Kate Warne was the first female detective in the US and we seriously wish there was more information available about her!
Jess talks to us about phobias and the different types and causes for why we fear what we fear!
For images and sources, head to our website!
jessandhids.com/podcast
Y'all.... this one is hands down one of our favorites!
Jess dives into a fantastic conspiracy theory that has Hids second guessing everything, and Hids talks about a cryptid that has very little information and may be a small conspiracy theory of its own!
We hope you enjoy this episode, released to our Patrons on April 1st.
For images and sources, head to our website!
jessandhids.com/podcast
Hids kicks off this episode with a dive into the alleged life and death of Joan Wytte from Bodmin, Cornwall, UK.
Then Jess talks about logomisia, or word aversion. Heads up, if certain words make you cringe, you might struggle a bit with this section, but it's still fascinating so we hope you keep listening!
For images and sources, head to our website!
jessandhids.com/podcast
Because life is crazy at the moment, we decided to postpone our next episode! We want to make sure we're giving you quality stuff that isn't haphazardly thrown together while we're both stressed about other things!
BUT, we did want to share some warm embers with you, and talk about all the fun we're gonna have in April!! We're SO excited!
#NotACryptid - We both learned new things this week as Jess takes us on a little trip to ancient China and the history of the Fu Dogs! We initially thought these were in the 'mythological beast' category but we found out they are really just lions.
Hids takes us down under to Australia in 1932. Soldiers are coming home from the war and being given wheat farms, but a new battle arises. This one is ag...
Jess discusses the stilt walking shepherds of France, and Hids discusses a bit of the history of slang!
For images and sources, head to our website!
jessandhids.com/podcast
Hids lost her voice! Sadly, we couldn't get a new episode out for you all this week, but we decided to release one of our Patreon-exclusive After Pie Sessions instead! (Head to Patreon for more information about that perk!)
We hope you enjoy!
For images and sources, head to our website!
jessandhids.com/podcast
We didn't plan to have another Raven Riff so soon, but here we are! Travel time and some extra work hours pushed back our recording sessions and we had this one in our pocket ready to go.
We really had fun watching this one. It's a 1982 classic from Wes Craven. There's a lot of campy stuff, but it's a fun romp through the bayous of Texas and good and bad prosthetic work.
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