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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…
Nov 12
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
1
2
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…
Nov 5
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
2
1
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…
Oct 29
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
1
2
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…
Oct 22
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
2
2
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…
Oct 15
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
4
2
2
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…
Oct 8
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
3
3
9:30
EP 45: Ghost, Graveyards and Cats
The crew steps into Chicago’s Horror House with Moses and Vinny to wander through ghosts and graveyards, drifting between folklore, neuroscience, and…
Oct 1
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
3
6
1:07:00
44.1: Lake Michigan and 10K Downloads
In this mini recap of Episode 44, we dip back into the mythical waters of Lake Michigan, covering everything from bifurcated mermaids, CAKE, and…
Sep 24
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
2
8
14:01
EP 44: Lake Michigan, Life, Mermaids, and Everything in Between
The crew dives into Lake Michigan’s mythic, ecological, and feminist depths with writer Maud Lavin. From mermaids to blueberry muffins, this episode…
Sep 17
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
4
2
53:30
43.1: The mini recap: Swarms
In this mini recap of Episode 43 on animal swarms we cover everything from Hitchcock’s birds to biblical locusts, dragonfly sightings, DragonCon crowd…
Sep 10
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
2
4
14:01
EP 43: Animal Swarms
In this episode, researcher Josh Fisher joins the Rabbit Hole of Research to explore the eerie, fascinating world of animal swarms—from locust plagues…
Sep 3
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
2
6
55:15
42.1: The mini recap: Forced Leisure
In this mini recap of EP 42: Broken Futures, the Rabbit Hole crew recaps themes from Orphans by Ben Tanzer, including the human condition, trauma, AI…
Aug 27
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Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
4
3
19:00
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