That Thing with James J. Asher II

Found this story on AO3, and I just had to read it on the pod. With that pesky L out of the way, Light believes it's smooth sailing to godhood, until the world's greatest detective joins the Kira Task Force — Lt. Columbo of the LAPD. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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