Occupied Thoughts

We're back into the world of conspiracies! As well as simple history and theories about Stonehenge! Was it an ancient sex symbol? A healing site? Or simply the creative designs of aliens? Tune in to hear more about these and other ideas! Find sources and images from this ep at octhopod.wordpress.com

For this week’s episode we get to dive further into what Rhonda majored in during college! Join us as she walks through the basic fallacies that you likely see in your every day, especially in the media. Did they just use an appeal to emotion? Is that a strawman argument? What exactly is a fallacy fallacy? By knowing more about these, we hope it will help you take a second look at something before you accept it at face value! Check out sources for this ep at octhopod.wordpress.com

Today's episode is just a smidge different from our usual, as it was actually an assignment for Jess in their most recent Master's course. Hope you all enjoy this look behind the curtain of higher education while learning about the competency areas of student affairs. Check out sources for this ep at octhopod.wordpress.com

Today's episode was inspired by last week when we discussed Saint Valentine! This time, Toby goes through some of the other interesting Patron Saints, allowing Jess and Rhonda to attempt at guessing what they are each the Saint of. Feel free to play along as well and let us know how you do!  Check out the images and sources for this ep at octhopod.wordpress.com!

We're back! After a brief hiatus, we are hoping to be back to our weekly schedule. Thanks for your patience! This week we are gearing up for the upcoming February 14th with a special all about the history of Valentine's Day! Come learn about the man, the myth, the legend, Saint Valentine himself. Or maybe himselves? Also look forward to fun facts and cheesy pick up lines. Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Check out the images and sources for this ep at octhopod.wordpress.com!

Join us as Jesse talks about the history surrounding many beloved winter holidays! They talk about Christmas, Yule, and several other celebrations around the world. Check out the images and sources for this ep at octhopod.wordpress.com!

This week we bring you a Toby-hosted episode! The topic is something that is near and dear to all of the Octhopod hosts - Florida Man. A tale as old as time. Amusing and horrifying stories of the occurrences in one crazy state. For more crazy stories and photos, check out octhopod.wordpress.com

Welcome to Rhonda’s first comparison of Disneyland (DL) and Disney World (WDW)! Hear her lay out the differences and similarities, from rides, to parades, to Halloween celebrations! Overall though, WDW holds her heart as it is the most sentimental and nostalgic. To see fun pictures of our recent trip to Disneyland and the rest of Rhonda's show notes, head over to octhopod.wordpress.com!

Hello all! We'll be moving to every other week for the time being! Thanks for your patience, just want to make sure we're able to put our all into this without overwhelming ourselves! (Esp Jess, who has at least 20 things going always) In the meantime, check out our website, Instagram, and Twitter! See you next Tuesday!

This week, Toby takes the reins and shares facts about his one true love: movies! He goes through Halloween films which he has ordered into three categories: “Iconic/Horror Slasher Films,” “Halloween Classics,” and “Not-So-Scary”. Movies covered are Scream, The Ring, Nightmare on Elm Street, Silence of the Lambs, The Boy, Beetlejuice, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Haunted Mansion, The Addams Family, Halloweentown, and finally Hocus Pocus. Check out the images and sources for this ep at octhopod.wordpress.com.