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That Thing with James J. Asher II is a chill thing. It's all improvised (except for the parts that aren't). Just sit back, relax, and hang out with James and friends.

James J. Asher II


    • May 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 242 EPISODES


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    S1E208 - The Emu War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 49:36


    For those who have experienced war, it never truly ends. It's always there, screaming in their heads. Maybe that's why war keeps happening, it's that awful pressure letting out. Or maybe it's because of those dang emus in western Australia. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  Socials: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E207 - Pink Chicken No Good

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 38:34


    The jaws of Oblivion have opened and they're consuming my time...but not so much that I couldn't get a new episode to you. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  Socials: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E206 - Shattered Glass

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 47:03


    A rock, a window, a protest, ski masks, racists, weapons, cops, and a baby all converge to rob me of what was supposed to be my first peaceful day in months. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  Socials: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E205 - Who Chi Minh?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 33:55


    Ho Chi Minh — affectionately called "Uncle Ho" — was not always an old man. Whodathunk? Turns out, he was a veritable globe-trotter who helped spark revolution the world over. That's what this episode is about. I learn some new things, and maybe you will too. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  Socials: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E204 - Ancient Greece: Cannibal Beans, etc.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 54:54


    Sponge sticks, fleshy beans, bald heads, and beards! Classical Greece was a wild place. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  Socials: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E203 - Stuck in the '70s

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 34:41


    You don't need a time machine to time travel. You just need to pick the right kind of small town and, hey presto, you're back in the 1970s! Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  Socials: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E202 - Italians in Space!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 39:35


    Webs. Outer space. Italians. The flu. This episode has it all! Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  Socials: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E201 - Open Comms, Open Hearts (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 40:05


    How an act of isolationism led to, perhaps, one of the best things to happen over the last ten years. Maybe the world isn't scary. Maybe home is the thing to fear. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Socials: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames  Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com

    S1E200 - The 200th Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 39:02


    It's the 200th episode! It's the 200th episode! (And if you count the bonus episodes, it all adds up to 311 episodes. 311. Like the band.) Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E199 - New Year, New Episode 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 41:40


    It's the first episode of 2025! And oh baby it's juicy like a mango. A terror mango. Get full access to all 100+ bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E198 - NOLA 1/2: Shade

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 33:54


    This is a true story about a wandering fortune teller. A warm spring wind blew him into town one night. I met him at a bar. Shade, displaced by Katrina. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E197 - What Would You Redo?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 41:40


    We dig into some reddit questions. The one that sticks out to me is: what would you do if you magically, accidentally, woke up twenty years in the past? Lots to consider, folks. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E196 - Psychological Tricks & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 42:44


    Want to get away from someone who won't stop yapping? Tired of your boss's incompetence making your job harder? Well, here are some tips from redditors and yours truly on how to navigate annoying social situations. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E195 - The White Witch & Other Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 39:06


    Got another Halloween episode for you. This one's a banger, full of truly scary stories. The last one is excellent. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E194 - Spooky Stories & Poor Narrators

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 33:39


    It's Halloween! Here we hear about some spooooky Irish folklore. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E193 - The Queen of Pirates

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 29:52


    Today we venture back in time, to China. There we will meet a woman who brought navies to their knees. We will meet...the queen of pirates! Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E192 - Myths About the Middle Ages

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 39:41


    Chastity belts. Torture devices. Plague doctors and not bathing, yeah? The whole thing. It's all bullsh*t. Here's the truth...probably. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E191 - The Papal Corpse Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 32:40


    This is another bizarre moment in history. It's about the time a pope dragged the corpse of another pope out of a grave so it could stand trial. Oh, and there was an earthquake, a fire, and a beating. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E190 - Garden Hermits

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 36:01


    Once upon a time, wealthy English folk kept hermits as lawn ornaments. Yes, living human beings, hermits, as lawn decor. This is the story. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E189 - Catholicism Is So Metal, pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 31:19


    Today, we talk about relics. Sacred remains of holy people, so the story goes. Clothes, cups, even toes. There are many a brutal relic in the arms of the Catholic church. So brutal, in fact, they might be described as "metal". Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E188 - The Dancing Plague

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 31:41


    In a town, long long ago, people literally danced themselves to death. And no one knows why. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E187 - Filler Episode: Exhausted

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 40:21


    In this episode, a dog gets a weird foot, an old man gets brain surgery, and we get into some secrets spilled on reddit. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E186 - Warp Drive: Engage!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 40:19


    It seems scientists truly are trying to create a warp drive. This isn't the first time science fiction has inspired science reality. Nor is it the first time Star Trek lore has sort of lined-up with earth lore. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E185 - Dadaism: OG Sh*tposting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 46:05


    Dadadadadadadadada Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames PATRON SHOUT-OUTS: • Nova Nocturnus Thank you for supporting the show! Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E184 - Socialists, Aliens, Star Trek, Oh My!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 42:12


    Posadism. WWIII. Aliens. Dolphin lovers. Boy howdy, history is fun. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames PATRON SHOUT-OUTS: • Nova Nocturnus Thank you for supporting the show! Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E183 - I'm Getting a BBL

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 41:08


    That's right. I'm getting a BBL. And I don't mean "Big Beautiful Latina". I'm talking about a Brazilian Butt Lift. Just hope it doesn't catch on fire while I'm driving down the freeway. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E182 - The Universe is Made of Peanut Butter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 42:16


    Seriously. It's all peanut butter. Don't just take my word for it. It's (theoretical) physics! Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E181 - The Dark Forest Hypothesis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 37:10


    Might extraterrestrial species be as imperialistic as humans? I say NO! Not even humans are as imperialistic as some other humans believe us to be. Regardless, let's look at this rather reactionary perspective of the concept of trying to contact aliens. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E180 - String Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 40:52


    What if everything is music? Well, it might be... Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E179 - The Search for Alien Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 52:39


    Let's learn about SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), and how human bias can skew what we receive. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E178 - Naughty Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 31:36


    Some naughty parrots in the UK cursed at little kids. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E177 - The History of Clowns (pt. 1 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 36:51


    In this week's episode(s), I endeavor to answer a friend's write-in question. The topic just happens to be one of my favorites, and it happens to be something I learned a little bit about in a formal setting... CLOWNS! (aaaaaaahhhh!) Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E176 - The Secret Tunnel and The New Messiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 38:46


    Only two weeks into 2024 and I've heard one of the most absurd pieces of news I've ever encountered. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E175 - Stoner Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 40:13


    A stray memory sent me searching for a little known Jamie Kennedy role. Turned out it was in a little known film from 1998 — Bongwater. And then that sent me searching through a savory subreddit. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E174 - The Staring Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 39:48


    I went to see a friend's band play, and was treated to a scene straight out of a Fellini film. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E173 - One-Man Table Read

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 36:07


    Forgot to do vocal warmups for this one. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E172 - Struggle Session: On Animation & Directing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 35:39


    Cartoons are great for inspiration, but dogs are not for concentration. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E171 - Free Association

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 39:45


    This episode is about one of my favorite psychology topics, and how it can be applied to the creative process. From busting out of personal toxic cycles, to the written works of William S. Burroughs, David Bowie, and Thom Yorke, free association is always there for you. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E170 - Chili Flake Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 35:47


    October went from bad to worse, when a single chili flake got stuck in James' sinus cavity. True story. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E169 - Grandpa Goes to the Eastern Bloc, pt. 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 28:01


    This is the penultimate part of the Grandpa series. The finale is on my Patreon page.  Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E168 - Grandpa Goes to the Eastern Bloc, pt. 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 30:00


    Grandpa has a very Italian experience in Italy. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E167 - Grandpa Goes to the Eastern Bloc, pt. 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 27:25


    The story continues. And there's lots of fruit. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E166 - Grandpa Goes to the Eastern Bloc, pt. 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 34:23


    Grandpa discovers that Romanian fried foods yield monstrous bowel movements. Get access to the full story, plus loads of other bonus episodes and content, by supporting the show: https://www.Patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E165 - Grandpa Goes to the Eastern Bloc, pt. 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 32:53


    In Czech, the Czech check checker must check your Czech check. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E164 - Grandpa Goes to the Eastern Bloc (pt. 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 38:26


    The ghosts of the war are becoming more apparent. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E163 - Grandpa Goes to the Eastern Bloc (pt. 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 36:13


    Apparently, Warsaw was a city of hustlers. Also, one of grandpa's cousins got sick of grandpa drinking only hot water. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E162 - Grandpa Goes to the Eastern Bloc (pt. 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 41:42


    Families feuding, a murder at a wedding, and more! Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E161 - Grandpa Goes to the Eastern Bloc (pt. 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 41:04


    I continue reading my grandpa's account of his trip to socialist Poland in 1978. In this installment, grandpa visits the remains of Auschwitz (a very depressing scene), attends a big May Day parade, and struggles with his relatives' potentially Marxist ideologies. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

    S1E160 - Grandpa Goes to the Eastern Bloc (pt. 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 45:14


    I continue reading from, and commenting on, my grandpa's diary of his trip to socialist Poland in 1978. It's funny. Furthermore, I'm simply delighted to discover what a great writer my grandpa was. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com

    S1E159 - Grandpa Goes to the Eastern Bloc (pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 34:48


    I read from, and comment on, my grandpa's diary from his trip to socialist Poland in 1978. It's funny. Get access to part two by supporting the show. Details below. (Also, note: it seems I forgot to upload the audio version of episode 158! (This is ep 159.) My deepest apologies. I would retroactively upload it...but I already deleted the file... The video's on my YouTube channel, though!) Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com

    S1E157 - Pirate Law: Real Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 38:09


    Did you know pirates had rules? It's true, they did. They were good ones, too. Get full access to all bonus episodes by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThatThingWithJames Email: ThatThingWithJames@gmail.com  TikTok: @ttwjproductions Twitter & IG: @jamesjasher Reddit: r/ThatThingWithJames

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