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Is Your Brain Lying to You?
In this mini recap of Episode 48, the RHR crew revisits perception and perspective through Inception, creative stress, shifting realities, and the…
 • 
Jotham Austin, II PhD
, 
Nick Elizalde
, and 
Georgia Geis
18:30
EP 48: Perception vs Perspective
Is Your Brain Lying to You? In this episode, we unravel perception vs perspective. From predictive coding, optical illusions, & AI chatbots. How much of…
 • 
Jotham Austin, II PhD
, 
Nick Elizalde
, and 
Georgia Geis
1:04:00
47.1: The Thing Thawed out
In this mini recap of Episode 47, we thaw out lingering questions from The Thing main episode, tracing alien infections, fan theories, and pandemic…
 • 
Jotham Austin, II PhD
, 
Nick Elizalde
, and 
Georgia Geis
17:30
EP 47: Who Goes There? The Thing and The Shape of Paranoia
What is The Thing? In this episode, we dissect the biology, history, and deep paranoia at the heart of John Carpenter’s 1982 classic—and ask whether The…
 • 
Jotham Austin, II PhD
, 
Nick Elizalde
, and 
Georgia Geis
1:21:01
46.1: Slashing Slashers
In this mini recap of Episode 46, we peel back the layers of slasher lore, real-world crime, and listener curiosities—from Halloween debates to…
 • 
Jotham Austin, II PhD
, 
Nick Elizalde
, and 
Georgia Geis
14:30
EP 46: Slashers
At Chicago’s Reed’s Local, we team with Slasher Sauces’ Jesse & Alana and Reed's co-owner Melissa to dice-up the slasher genre. Origins, psychology…
 • 
Jotham Austin, II PhD
, 
Nick Elizalde
, and 
Georgia Geis
1:01:30
45.1: Ghosts Revisited
In this mini recap of Episode 45, we drift back through ghosts, graveyards, and cats—revisiting haunted science, folklore, and the friendly ghosts who…
 • 
Jotham Austin, II PhD
, 
Nick Elizalde
, and 
Georgia Geis
9:30
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The Rabbit Hole of Research
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