Human F*ckery

Looking for a break from violence, plague, and crazy people this holiday season? If not, too bad! Team Human Fucker ditches the fuckery and spends Episode 8 diving into the far more uplifting topic of Near Death Experiences, aka NDEs. Hear the fascinating stories of Carl Jung, Anita Moorjani, and Dr. Tony Cicoria, who all crossed the veil and came back with vital lessons from “The Other Side.” (Kimberly also shares details from her own NDE back in 2017, which was similarly informative.) Our hosts are joined by professional death workers Alex Harvey and Laurie Rae Dietrich, two cultural badasses who help the terminally ill and their families process grief and transition without fear. Is there really a way to break free of the crippling anxiety most people experience around death? What's the inheritance all parents need to leave behind to their children? Are NDE’s just some hippie nonsense? Hit play and find out. 

To read that article on how Western medicine ruined childbirth for women: 

https://medium.com/@Kimberly_Kaye/forgotten-history-how-white-ego-drove-black-women-out-of-childbeds-5dc3ef04e62d 

To support the show/hear that wild story about Joel Michael Guy Jr: 

www.patreon.com/humanfuckery  

To listen to “Die Wise,” that book the guests recommend: https://www.audible.com/pd/Die-Wise-Audiobook/B01H7DBV3W?source_code=GPAGBSH0508140001&ipRedirectOverride=true&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqo3-BRDoARIsAE5vnaL5B5rPPUaZ_oz_6SB5auTb15N6P33rSHdG82zrlEHdJOP_QatEWgYaAoOfEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

A direct hit from a Category 3 hurricane (thanks, Zeta!) has been survived, the power is back on, and we are finally back with Part II of REALLY HAUNTED HOUSES! In Part I, listeners were introduced to New York’s “House of Death” and Japan’s “Takahata House,” two pieces of terrifying real estate with paranormal activity as their main amenities. This week special Hollywood actor/director Justin Welbourn (Final Destination, The Signal, Justified), join co-hosts Kimberly and Edward to declare one of the stories the “winner.” The gang also discusses how Americans feel about haunted houses, which ghost presidents should win the election, and the shocking murder which is the epilogue to The House of Death’s history.

Few things light up a spooky nerd’s Halloween like a great haunted house. Since there are fewer physical haunted houses to visit in 2020, cohosts Edward and Kimberly dive into the chaos, anxiety, and paranoia of reeeally haunted houses in this competitive Two Part holiday special. Team Edward walks listeners into “The House of Death,” a little-remembered (and also chilling) piece of retro New York real estate. Team Kimberly goes to the far East for the tale of Takahata House, an entire haunted apartment building hiding in rural Japan. Who should win? Drop by Instagram @humanfuckerypodcast or Twitter @humanfuckerypod and tell us.

If you like what you hear here, there's banter free stories and bonus content over at our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/humanfuckery 

Cults—they’re not just for aspiring Hollywood celebrities anymore! With their inviting exterior and savvy intimidation tactics, cults like Scientology, Jonestown, and the Branch Davidians have captivated curious onlookers for centuries. But as the internet continues to isolate Americans and spread misinformation faster than COVID-19 at a pool party, they’ve also become a chilling part of the mainstream political landscape. Hosts Kimberly and Edward report on The Church of Sacrifice and Hosanna Church, two very real cults in Louisiana’s semi-recent history. Special guest judges Meghann McCracken (screenwriter and essayist) and Jared Loper (Sucker Free Jiu-Jitsu), both former members of extreme religious sects, join Human Fuckery in the studio for a wild chat covering QAnon, HBO’s “The Vow” and NXIVM, and a whole lot more that will leave you going “Uh...W.T.F.” If you like this episode, support our team and get exclusive access to bonus stories, interviews, and content at http://www.patreon.com/humanfuckery

Murderous mammals, escape artist octopi, felonious rodents—humans aren’t the only animals who can end up in deep trouble for breaking our laws. Hosts Kimberly and Edward share the true stories of noble beasts found guilty of criminal behavior in the eyes of the legal justice system...and the lives that are lost when people try to subjugate Mother Nature. Author and  New Orleans history tour guide Doug Presley teams up with law student and animal rights activist Jacey Winn as guest judges in an episode that’s sure to make y'all vote Giant Asteroid 2020. 

The open road tempts us with adventure and anonymity...but sometimes “death in disguise” is waiting on the side of the road. This episode covers two jaw-dropping incidents of hitchhiking gone nightmarishly awry, one on the ride back from New Orleans (Jett Simmons McBride & Caleb “Kai” McGillvary), the other a wild goose-chase from North Carolina to Vermont (Gary Sampson). Hosts Kimberly and Edward reveal which one of THEM is the survivor of an actual highway abduction, and two surprise guests pop by to “judge” our storytellers' submissions. 

Fatherhood is hard. The responsibility. Late nights and early mornings. Decades of manual and emotional labor. It’s one of the most difficult jobs in the world…and when some men quit, it gets terrifying. This episode tackles familicide, the way-more-common-than-you-would-think occurrence of individuals killing off the family they themselves built. Hosts Edward and Kimberly reach into the archives to report on two mass murders committed by what appeared to be loving fathers: Upstanding citizen Bradford Bishop, a Yale alumnus and military veteran; and Tony De Capua, a hard-working Italian immigrant in the heart of roaring '20s Ohio. Guests this week are New Orleans burlesque all-star Bunny Love, and witchy animal law advocate Jacey Winn, who’ll vote to determine which hosts takes the big win. 

One day they’re sitting on the couch with you, or laughing from their end of the dinner table. The next? Gone, without a trace. Every single day someone in the world with a family and friends simply—poof—vanishes. In this premiere episode, journalist Kimberly and psychologist Edward dig up two wildly contrasting and well documented cases of human vanishings, one from the snowcapped mountains of 1950s Russia (with paranormal implications), the other from the sedate suburbs of well-monied New England in the 1980s. Which story will win? The people will decide.