The Human Exception – Details, episodes & analysis

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 grasp of a seemingly unstoppable ice age, and trees may have be an the root of it
• Glacier sounds from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZyL1GlKH-s

Pt.2

• How Trees Nearly Ended the World

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0140-0141-werewolves-of-pangea/

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 grasp of a seemingly unstoppable ice age, and trees may have be an the root of it

Pt.1

• The Beast of Gévaudan

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0140-0141-werewolves-of-pangea/

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 Korean masked dances, a creature supposedly fallen from heaven that will only return once it has eaten 100 yangban, the noble elite of the Joseon era 

Pt.2

• The Yeongno (영노) pt.2 

https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0129-0130-eat-the-rich/

With it being summer and hectic days ahead as Halli prepares to move to another state, we decided to make some episodes where we read you some of our favorite stories from the internet! Grab your marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers, it's time to make some s'mores and snuggle up for story time!

This week, we're reading My Immortal, the infamous Harry Potter fanfic https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/my-immortal/

For more information check out: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/0039-campfire-stories-to-tell-on-the-internet/

In October 2004, AJ would leave their home in Maine and make the long bus ride to Pennsylvania, with dreams of escaping a bad home life and finding some place that they belonged. AJ had only known Jen, Angel and Jack over the internet, but they all seemed nice enough, what could go wrong? Find out as we interview AJ in the next chapter of the Jen Saga https://www.thehumanexception.com/the-jen-saga/

For sources, transcripts and more visit: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/0040-aj-the-puddle-of-goo/

With it being summer and hectic days ahead as Halli prepares to move to another state, we decided to make some episodes where we read you some of our favorite stories from the internet! Grab your marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers, it's time to make some s'mores and snuggle up for story time!

Content warning: some of these stories are high on the spooky meter and contain discussions of suicide, murder, mental health and isolation. 

Pt. 1: Creepy Pastas

• Lavender Town Syndrome
• Polybius
• Annora Petrova
• Psychosis 

For more information check out: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/0039-campfire-stories-to-tell-on-the-internet/

In 1999, Theo had found their niche in the Final Fantasy 7 fandom, writing fanfic and creating fanart about the unpopular villain: Hojo. They would rise to some notoriety in this small community, leading them to make dozens of new friends, among them: Aeris and Jack (Hojo). This close-knit community would become a bright point in Theo's life, unfortunately it was also the flame that would attract Jen. Welcome to the next chapter in the Jen Saga

Content Warning: this story contains descriptions of childhood verbal and physical abuse, abusive relationships, self-harm, suicidal ideation and struggles with mental health

More information can be found here https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0037-0038-theo-the-knight/

More about the Jen Saga can be found here https://www.thehumanexception.com/the-jen-saga/

In 1999, Theo had found their niche in the Final Fantasy 7 fandom, writing fanfic and creating fanart about the unpopular villain: Hojo. They would rise to some notoriety in this small community, leading them to make dozens of new friends, among them: Aeris and Jack (Hojo). This close-knit community would become a bright point in Theo's life, unfortunately it was also the flame that would attract Jen. Welcome to the next chapter in the Jen Saga

Content Warning: this story contains descriptions of childhood verbal and physical abuse, abusive relationships, self-harm, suicidal ideation and struggles with mental health

More information can be found here https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0037-0038-theo-the-knight/

More about the Jen Saga can be found here https://www.thehumanexception.com/the-jen-saga/

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 600-year-old lath and plaster walls could speak, they'd have countless stories to tell. However, most of those stories remain locked behind secret chambers, hidden in priest-holes, or behind sliding wall passages.
• The Winchester Mystery House: The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California, that was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearm magnate William Wirt Winchester. The mansion is renowned for its size, its architectural curiosities, and its lack of any master building plan. 

Pt. 2

• The Winchester Mystery House

For sources, pictures and more visit: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0035-0036-the-ancient-winchester-mermaid-innn/

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 600-year-old lath and plaster walls could speak, they'd have countless stories to tell. However, most of those stories remain locked behind secret chambers, hidden in priest-holes, or behind sliding wall passages.
• The Winchester Mystery House: The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California, that was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearm magnate William Wirt Winchester. The mansion is renowned for its size, its architectural curiosities, and its lack of any master building plan.

Pt. 1

• The Ancient Ram Inn
• The Mermaid Inn

For sources, pictures and more visit: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0035-0036-the-ancient-winchester-mermaid-innn/