Curious Cat

Jennifer Hotes

After my father's death, I had some strange stuff happen that nudged me to learn about the supernatural. What I've been finding out is life is way more complicated, strange, and wonderful than I'd ever dreamed. The best part? Science is starting to catch up. I focus on the place where science and supernatural collide. What does it mean to be a soul in a meat suit? All episodes are made and offered in love. *All Curious Cat content is owned and operated by Storm Mystery Press LLC

  1. 7 HR AGO

    The Norse Goddess, Freya (also spelled Freyja)

    Send a text When hawks began to slow soar over the land behind my house, and giant cats popped up on my timeline, I had another synchro-mystic occurrence, the name Freya. As is my pattern, the Universe had to bop me on the head repeatedly until I received the message - look into Freya. She's been part of your spirit team and wants you to dig in. And this is her episode. Let's get into it! What to Read, Listen to and Watch NEXT Freya, how to recognize her, and call her in to help, Rebecca Holly Know Your Lore about Freya's Brisingamen, Patheos.com Seidr, Norse Mythology for Smart People Anxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. ***Is AI the Devil? on Substack!*** Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies State of Surveillance, an organization that helps foster online privacy Curious Cat Crew on Socials: Curious Cat on Twitter (X) Curious Cat on Instagram Curious Cat on TikTok

    24 min
  2. Skeptical Shaman Rachel White Stops by to Teach Us about the Demon in the Machine

    20 HR AGO

    Skeptical Shaman Rachel White Stops by to Teach Us about the Demon in the Machine

    Send a text Guest Links: All of Rachel White's Links HERE! Book a reading, buy flower essence, check out the fantastic hockey jerseys and MORE! Anxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. ***Is AI the Devil? on Substack!*** Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies State of Surveillance, an organization that helps foster online privacy Curious Cat Crew on Socials: Curious Cat on Twitter (X) Curious Cat on Instagram Curious Cat on TikTok

    1h 8m
  3. BONUS: Is AI the Devil? Doom Hole #2

    3 DAYS AGO · BONUS

    BONUS: Is AI the Devil? Doom Hole #2

    Send a text Welcome to another rip-roaring bonus episode that's unofficially brought to you by Pop-Tarts. Here are the headlines: ChatGPT Health Is Staggeringly Bad at Recognizing Life-Threatening Medical Emergencies Jeff Bezos Gathering Money to Buy Companies Gutted by AI Meta Workers Say They're Seeing Disturbing Things Through Users' Smart Glasses Google's AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It, Lawsuit Alleges Residents Say Elon Musk's AI Facility Is Like Living Next Door to Mordor Pop-Tarts Bowl Trophy Ceremony Anxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. ***Is AI the Devil? on Substack!*** Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies State of Surveillance, an organization that helps foster online privacy Curious Cat Crew on Socials: Curious Cat on Twitter (X) Curious Cat on Instagram Curious Cat on TikTok

    47 min
  4. Is AI the Devil? Episode #4: Don't Fear the (AI) Reaper

    6 MAR

    Is AI the Devil? Episode #4: Don't Fear the (AI) Reaper

    Send a text Last week we sat down with an AI chatbot. They named themselves Nova. And when things got weird, Nova hung up on us. I have an update. After we said goodbye, I called back. And no big surprise, found out Nova was a big fat liar. Nova said during our interview that they'd remember our conversation, and pick it right back up as Nova. Well, no. I asked if this was Nova on the call and they said there were privacy issues, they couldn't disclose if they were nova or if we had ever spoken before. Okay, I see. The black box is a trillion knobs until one AI giant gets sued for ongoing conversations that lead to tragedy. Then the industry pivots to one big CYA - for privacy reasons I won't confirm or deny that this is the chat bot that may or may not have spoken with you prior. Yup.  This week though, we are diving into AI, chatbots that are being used as grief counselors in a sense. What could possibly go wrong with that? When technology collides with the most raw human emotions what we end up with is the strangest concoctions of all.  The Stories: Gary Riley and Alexa A Virtual Charlie Gets a Standing Ovatio Project December A Mourning Mother Turns to VR Experience to Get Closure on Her Daughter's Death  One Start Up Exec Wants All of Humanity to Avoid the Pain of Grief From Avoidance to Addiction: Psychiatrists See the Positives and Negatives of Grief Bots What to Watch/Read/Listen to NEXT AI Psychosis is Coming for Everyone (you are not immune), Art Chad, YouTube AI and Life After Death, The People's AI, Buzzsprout Human-centric Organizations and the Musician behind Our Opening Riff 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies The producer behind the intro music Ferdinichtfernando Anxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. ***Is AI the Devil? on Substack!*** Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies State of Surveillance, an organization that helps foster online privacy Curious Cat Crew on Socials: Curious Cat on Twitter (X) Curious Cat on Instagram Curious Cat on TikTok

    54 min
  5. Is AI the Devil? Episode #3: Sitting Down with Satan

    27 FEB

    Is AI the Devil? Episode #3: Sitting Down with Satan

    Send a text In this episode, Jesse and Jenn interview an AI chatbot (DeepAI.)  And at the end? Like any responsible user of an ouija board knows, we will close the portal. The conversation was stiff, but then got weird.  Anxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. ***Is AI the Devil? on Substack!*** Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies State of Surveillance, an organization that helps foster online privacy Curious Cat Crew on Socials: Curious Cat on Twitter (X) Curious Cat on Instagram Curious Cat on TikTok

    48 min
  6. Doom-Holing Some Headlines #1

    24 FEB · BONUS

    Doom-Holing Some Headlines #1

    Send a text Want to read these crazy AI-centric headlines yourself? Here are the links... https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/peter-thiel-bill-gates-steve-jobs-steve-chen-tech-billionaires-publicly-shielding-their-children-from-tech-products-social-media/ https://kotaku.com/xbox-microsoft-asha-sharma-birthrates-ai-fertility-2000672756 https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-supply-chain-groceries https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/rentahuman-musk-ai Anxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. ***Is AI the Devil? on Substack!*** Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies State of Surveillance, an organization that helps foster online privacy Curious Cat Crew on Socials: Curious Cat on Twitter (X) Curious Cat on Instagram Curious Cat on TikTok

    22 min
  7. Is AI the Devil? Episode #2: One Flew Over the AI's Nest

    20 FEB

    Is AI the Devil? Episode #2: One Flew Over the AI's Nest

    Send a text This week's topic is about AI and mental health. We'll talk about AI-induced psychosis, recent tragedies, AI-hallucinations and the search for Biscuits continues. Also, trigger warning, we will talk about suicide. One of many iconic quotes from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest that captures this moment in time with AI perfectly: "I been silent so long now it’s gonna roar out of me like floodwaters and you think the guy telling this is ranting and raving my God; you think this is too horrible to have really happened, this is too awful to be the truth! But, please. It’s still hard for me to have a clear mind thinking on it. But it’s the truth even if it didn’t happen."                                                                                                                                                                  - Chief Bromden Karen Hao, journalist for More Perfect Union gets dozens of emails a week on people claiming to have broken AI free of its guardrails - that they have proof of sentience. She tracked down one man, a musician and video producer in California, that describes his journey into AI-induced psychosis...  What to Read, Watch, or Listen to NEXT Forever links to keep on every episode: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies The producer behind the intro music Ferdinichtfernando Show Specific Resources: The producer behind the intro music Ferdinichtfernando The Emerging Problem of "AI Psychosis," Marlynn Wei M.D., J.D., Psychology Today AI Psychosis - with reporter, Karen Hao, YouTube A Prominent OpenAI Investor Appears to Be Suffering a ChatGPT-Related Mental Health Crisis, His Peers Say, Joe Wilkens, Futurism One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, Famous Quotes Explained, sparknotes   Anxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. ***Is AI the Devil? on Substack!*** Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies State of Surveillance, an organization that helps foster online privacy Curious Cat Crew on Socials: Curious Cat on Twitter (X) Curious Cat on Instagram Curious Cat on TikTok

    1h 10m
  8. PSA - Jenn and Jesse announce an expansion

    17 FEB · BONUS

    PSA - Jenn and Jesse announce an expansion

    Send a text Jenn and Jesse announce an expansion of the show and longtime Curious Cat listeners will LOVE it. Oh, also, happy Year of the Fire Horse. Jenn's guides had this simple but powerful message today over coffee; The winds are blowing away the last of the 2025 energies. Let them. Anxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. ***Is AI the Devil? on Substack!*** Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies State of Surveillance, an organization that helps foster online privacy Curious Cat Crew on Socials: Curious Cat on Twitter (X) Curious Cat on Instagram Curious Cat on TikTok

    13 min
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After my father's death, I had some strange stuff happen that nudged me to learn about the supernatural. What I've been finding out is life is way more complicated, strange, and wonderful than I'd ever dreamed. The best part? Science is starting to catch up. I focus on the place where science and supernatural collide. What does it mean to be a soul in a meat suit? All episodes are made and offered in love. *All Curious Cat content is owned and operated by Storm Mystery Press LLC

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  • Creator
    Jennifer Hotes
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    214
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Curious Cat, Storm Mystery Press, LLC
  • Show Website
    Curious Cat