That Thing With James

Want to get away from someone who won't stop yapping? Tired of your boss's incompetence making your job harder? Well, here are some tips from redditors and yours truly on how to navigate annoying soc…

Got another Halloween episode for you. This one's a banger, full of truly scary stories. The last one is excellent.

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It's Halloween! Here we hear about some spooooky Irish folklore.

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Today we venture back in time, to China. There we will meet a woman who brought navies to their knees. We will meet...the queen of pirates!

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Chastity belts. Torture devices. Plague doctors and not bathing, yeah? The whole thing. It's all bullsh*t. Here's the truth...probably.

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This is another bizarre moment in history. It's about the time a pope dragged the corpse of another pope out of a grave so it could stand trial. Oh, and there was an earthquake, a fire, and a beating…

Once upon a time, wealthy English folk kept hermits as lawn ornaments. Yes, living human beings, hermits, as lawn decor. This is the story.

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Today, we talk about relics. Sacred remains of holy people, so the story goes. Clothes, cups, even toes. There are many a brutal relic in the arms of the Catholic church. So brutal, in fact, they mig…

In a town, long long ago, people literally danced themselves to death. And no one knows why.

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In this episode, a dog gets a weird foot, an old man gets brain surgery, and we get into some secrets spilled on reddit.

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It seems scientists truly are trying to create a warp drive. This isn't the first time science fiction has inspired science reality. Nor is it the first time Star Trek lore has sort of lined-up with …

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Posadism. WWIII. Aliens. Dolphin lovers. Boy howdy, history is fun.

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That's right. I'm getting a BBL. And I don't mean "Big Beautiful Latina". I'm talking about a Brazilian Butt Lift. Just hope it doesn't catch on fire while I'm driving down the freeway.

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Seriously. It's all peanut butter. Don't just take my word for it. It's (theoretical) physics!

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Might extraterrestrial species be as imperialistic as humans? I say NO! Not even humans are as imperialistic as some other humans believe us to be. Regardless, let's look at this rather reactionary p…

What if everything is music? Well, it might be...

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Let's learn about SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), and how human bias can skew what we receive.

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Some naughty parrots in the UK cursed at little kids.

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In this week's episode(s), I endeavor to answer a friend's write-in question. The topic just happens to be one of my favorites, and it happens to be something I learned a little bit about in a formal…