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 ...

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 ...

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 diffe...

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 t...

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 ...

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 sha...

#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 li...

Jess discusses the stilt walking shepherds of France, and Hids discusses a bit of the history of slang!

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 ...

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. I...

In this week's episode, Jess takes us back to the mountains of Western North Carolina, a place that Hids knows and loves so well! We talk about the mysterious Brown Mountain Lights...are they spirits, aliens, mushrooms, or trains?

In this episode, Jess touches on the three different types of hair forensics, and Hids introduces us to our first cryptid, the Squonk!

Jess gets all the women! In this episode she talks about the Night Witches of World War 2, a group of Russian female pilots and mechanics that ran impossible missions against all odds.Hids shifts gears and talks about sports. Yeah, ...

Every so often, we're going to be dropping a movie 'review' of sorts instead of our typical podcast episode. This is where we riff on and discuss some wonderfully cheesy movie from the past, and then we'll give it a Raven Rating!

From the high seas to a cave somewhere in Greece, this episode dives into the myths and realities of the lives of pirates, and then we learn a little bit about math and the ancient philosopher/mathematician/musician/teacher etc., etc.: Pythagor...

Hids gives us a quick look at some of the amazing things Alaska has to offer and Jess returns with another badass woman: Katie Sandwina!

This one turned out to be the travel episode! Hids takes us around the world on a quick bookish tour featuring Jinbocho, Tokyo, Japan, then to other bookish sites around the globe.Jess takes us just an hour from our hometown to the ghost to...

In this episode Jess takes us up some of the highest peaks with the amazing Annie Smith Peck and Hids takes us the opposite direction, diving into shallow coastal waters of the Pacific to meet the adorable Bobtail Squid!

In this episode, Jess talks about Dolly Shepherd, an amazing woman who was the first female parachutist! Hearing about the incredible lack of safety equipment at the time just makes her that much more awesome and inspiring!Hids dives in...

In this episode, Jess talks about the Benin Walls, which were four times longer than the Great Wall of China! She also discusses some of the dark history around Benin City in Nigeria.Hids starts to talk about Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan...

In this episode, Hiddles attempts to take a deep dive into 'punk punks' but ends up barely skimming the surface of the wide variety of subcultures within subcultures! Learn a bit about Decopunk, Biopunk, Solarpunk, Hopepunk, and more!Jess r...

SURPRISE!!! We decided to drop episode 2 a week early!!In this episode, Hids talks about Aphantasia, a fascinating condition that only affects about 2-4% of people.Jess takes us back in time to the early 1900s and the creation of th...

In our first episode, Jess talks about commonly misused sayings like "curiosity killed the cat" and "Jack of all trades". Hids takes us on a wild ride with the story of James Addison Peralta-Reavis, the Baron of Arizona! Well... he tried&nb...

We are so excited to announce that we are OFFICIALLY launching our podcast!! Look for Jess & Hids Make A Podcast on your favorite podcasting site or app on November 21st!