Waywut
by Darrell Holliday
Mind and Body: Come On Already!
Great Stories that Never Got Finished
Open Your Mind, Close Your Mouth
Kentucky vs. the Little Green Men (The Kelly–Hopkinsville Encounter)
In this episode of the Waywut Podcast, we explore the psychology of crowds and why people often act completely different when they are part of a group. From wrestling arenas and college football traditions to the infamous Malice at the Palace NBA brawl, we look at how crowd energy can create unforgettable moments, fuel emotional highs, and sometimes push ordinary people toward chaos. We break down ideas like de-individuation, norm shifting, and expectation pressure, and discuss how those forces show up in sports, concerts, protests, and even social media. Why do people yell things they would never say alone? Why does group energy make some actions feel justified? And why can being part of a crowd make people feel less like individuals and more like part of a single force? If you are interested in crowd psychology, mob mentality, sports fan behavior, social pressure, groupthink, and the strange ways people change inside large groups, this episode digs into the psychology behind it. 
In this episode of the Waywut Podcast, we examine high-profile cases where violent offenders were released on bail — and someone ended up dead. From the 2025 murder of Iryna Zarutska in North Carolina to the killing of Lauren Johansen after a bond reduction and monitoring failures, we look at what happens when the justice system lowers bail, ignores warning signs, or fails to enforce its own conditions. We also examine The Bail Project and other bail reform efforts that aim to reduce cash bail — and the controversial cases where individuals released through those programs were later charged with murder. This episode explores bail reform, pretrial release, leniency in violent crime cases, judicial discretion, ankle monitoring failures, and whether “good intentions” in the justice system can create deadly consequences. Is this incompetence? Ideology? Or a system that prioritizes fairness for the accused over safety for the public? If you’re interested in criminal justice reform, bail reform debate, true crime cases, wrongful release, and high-profile preventable murders, this episode breaks down the facts and the failures. America is loud about a lot of things—but this episode is about the flexes that actually matter. In “USA Flexes,” the Jason breaks down why the United States can credibly claim “best in the world” status in a few specific categories: nuclear deterrence and second-strike capability, the Manhattan Project and the birth of the atomic age, aircraft carriers and global power projection, special operations and precision missions, and the scale of surveillance/intelligence that makes adversaries assume they’re already being watched. Then we pivot to non-military dominance: America’s coast-to-coast infrastructure/highway system, trade leverage, and why the U.S. sits at the center of global systems even when people hate admitting it. New Scientific Discoveries That Sound Like Sci-fi
The Trevor Bauer Story: MLB Suspension, Allegations & Lawsuits
Sex toys aren’t a modern invention — they’re older than civilization itself. In this episode, we trace the documented history of sex toys from prehistoric stone artifacts through ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, China, and the medieval Church. Using archaeology, religious texts, and historical records, we look at how pleasure was understood, regulated, commercialized, and repeatedly condemned across cultures. Along the way, we uncover why so many early artifacts survived, why religion became obsessed with controlling pleasure, and what this long, uncomfortable history reveals about human behavior. This is a historical discussion — not modern sex culture — and it turns out humans have always been exactly like this. Topics covered include: The 28,000-year-old stone artifacts believed to be early sex toys Why ancient sex toys are mostly dildos Evidence from Egypt, Babylon, and the Bible Commercial sex toys in ancient Greece The Kama Sutra’s surprisingly detailed guidance Roman ritual practices and virginity myths Medieval Church panic over female pleasure Waywut is a rabbit-hole podcast where we take moderate dives into strange history, culture, and human behavior — usually starting with a question and ending somewhere uncomfortable. New episodes drop Tuesdays. 
