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Slaying Monsters

Slaying Monsters

Slaying Monsters is a supernatural history podcast featuring deep dives into cryptids, the paranormal and the unexplained. Our goal is to bridge the gap between the skeptics and the believers.

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Episode 08: The Tsavo Maneaters Part 1 - Don’t Hug...

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2023/04/04

Between March and December 1898, two male lions went on a killing spree, slaughtering dozens of railroad workers in Kenya. The maneless male lions tore through the camp’s mobile tents and dragged the helpless workers out into the bush, where they devoured them. The severity of these attacks completely halted work on the rail line. The workers called the lions demons, devils or vengeful spirits and lived in fear of their bloodthirsty savagery until they were finally killed by British Army Colonel

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Episode 07: The Fox Sisters Part 4 - The Death Blow...

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2023/03/21

In the conclusion of the Fox Sisters series, Matt and EJ follow the sisters through the end of their life, as their relationships come undone and battle lines are drawn. Plus, we talk the history of magic, and how the early seances influenced the craft. Inattentional Blindness Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo The book EJ mentions (spoilers in the title): https://tinyurl.com/57bc3kaz

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01:06:59

St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour: Whales, Goblins and...

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2023/03/14

Matt and EJ celebrate St. Patty's Day with Zombie Dust Pale Ale from Thee Floyds Brewing Company and discuss the latest cryptic news, including belching whales, Mexican tree goblins and the Irish water hound the Dobhar-Chu. Trap or Tread Water Feeding in Whales: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.13009 Mexican President Tweets Tree Goblin: https://apnews.com/article/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-caribbean-mexico-city-b1dcd73e9d069a99400d05f5aff061c3 Aluxe

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Episode 06: The Fox Sisters Part 3 - Love and Ghosts...

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2023/03/07

Matt and EJ continue their journey with the Fox Sisters, following the mediums on their first national tour. As outrage and aggression over their spiritual communications grows, the sisters begin to drift apart, and maybe even find love.

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01:13:28

Episode 05: The Fox Sisters Part 2 - The Ghosts Told...

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2023/02/21

Matt and EJ continue the series on the Fox Sisters, the founders of spiritualism. With bills piling up, Leah, Maggie and Kate take their act to the next level and conduct the first public seances in history. Plus, we talk bad science of yesterday and today, 19th century social media feuds and the history of parlor magic.

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01:16:39

Valentine’s Day Happy Hour - Bigfoot and the Racing Hens

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2023/02/16

In this special Valentine’s Day episode, Matt and EJ tackle the latest cryptid and UFO news, including Anatolian leopard sightings, Bigfoot and bear populations, a tiny UK town that’s become a UFO hotspot and the haunted bricks of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. We also enjoy Ocean Monsters IPA, a collaboration from the Abomination and Mast Landing Brewing Companies. Anatolian Leopard

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Episode 04: The Fox Sisters Part 1 - Going on a...

Slaying Monsters ·

2023/02/07

Matt and EJ discuss the origins of the Fox sisters, a trio of psychic mediums who became famous across the entire western world. They conducted seances throughout the latter half of the 19th century, in the early days of the suffrage movement.

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Episode 3: The Surgeon’s Photograph Part 3 - Burning...

Slaying Monsters ·

2023/01/24

Matt and EJ conclude their investigation on the Surgeon's Photograph of the Loch Ness monster. We discuss the monster prop, the inspiration for the hoax and one of the greatest cultural events in western history. The Surgeon's Photograph: Sutcliffe Boats: https://www.sutcliffeboats.co.uk King Kong Brontosaurus Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JVZ0bE8hpk

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Episode 2: The Surgeon’s Photograph Part 2 - Follow...

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2023/01/10

Matt and EJ continue their investigation into the Surgeon's Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster. We discuss Duke Wetherell, the Daily Mail and a long lost news article. The Surgeon's Photograph: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/50F2/production/_108622702_surgeonsphoto.jpg.webp The second photograph: https://iconicphotos.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/nessie2pic1.jpg?w=809 The uncropped

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59:44

Episode 01: The Surgeon’s Photograph Part 1 -...

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2022/12/27

Matt and EJ tackle the early days of the Loch Ness Monster and other creatures from Scottish folklore. The Surgeon's Photograph: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/50F2/production/_108622702_surgeonsphoto.jpg.webp

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