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MonsterTalk

MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters is a free audio podcast that critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves.

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75:22

The Enfield Poltergeist (Part 2)

MonsterTalk ·

2017/04/12

Part 2 of our look at the Enfield Poltergeist brings together interviews with Chris French (@ChrisCFrench), Joe Nickell (@RealJoeNickell) and Deborah Hyde (@jourdemayne). We look at why skeptics tend to be so reluctant to accept the existence of poltergeists. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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84:32

Man's Best Fiend

MonsterTalk ·

2017/04/04

In this episode of MonsterTalk, we are joined by folklorist and author Mark Norman to discuss legends of black hounds. Mark is the author of Black Dog Folklore as well as the host of The Folklore Podcast. This is a special cross-over episode with The Folklore Podcast and contains a slightly different edit of the interview audio. Discussion ranges from the legends of dark hounds in European folklore, to the nature of the academic study of folklore. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad

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96:03

Crush, Crumble and Chomp

MonsterTalk ·

2017/03/29

This MonsterTalk is another special literary/pop-culture episode as we take on the biggest topic in monsters: Giant City-Destroying Kaiju! Guests are Ed Godziszewski author of Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa (Oct 2017) and Michael Keller, co-author (with Edward Holland) of the magazine Monster Attack Team and the upcoming podcast Area 42. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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79:57

The Enfield Poltergeist

MonsterTalk ·

2017/03/08

In this episode of MonsterTalk we present an interview with Guy Lyon Playfair, one of the original investigators into perhaps the most famous British poltergeist case in modern times. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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09:32

MonsterTalk Essay 001

MonsterTalk ·

2017/02/21

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61:06

Psychic Soldiers and Imperilled Silverware

MonsterTalk ·

2017/02/08

In this MonsterTalk, we’re pleased to bring you an interview with psychologist Ray Hyman, a long time skeptical activist and educator, a founding member of CSICOP (now CSI) and one of the key investigators into the US government’s program to develop psychic soldiers. Some of this story was revealed in Jon Ronson’s The Men Who Stare at Goats, but in this interview you’ll hear Ray’s personal recollections about magic, skepticism and the mysterious claims of a famous psychic named Uri Geller. Read the

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68:28

One Rogue Planet: A Star Warrior's Story

MonsterTalk ·

2017/01/11

In this episode of MonsterTalk, we continue with Part 2 of our coverage of Zecharia Sitchin and “Planet-X” aka “Nibiru” by talking with astronomer Stuart Robbins, host of the Exposing PseudoAstronomy pocast. We discuss rogue planets, exo-planets, and the curious history of “Planet-X” apocalypse stories. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:51

Christmas Special # 4: The Thing in the Cellar

MonsterTalk ·

2016/12/30

Blake Smith reads a story titled The Thing in the Cellar as 2016’s annual Christmas special. MonsterTalk will return to normal science and skepticism episodes in 2017. This story was first published in Weird Tales magazine issue #360 and is read by the author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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76:27

Bitchin' 'bout Sitchin

MonsterTalk ·

2016/12/21

Ancient Aliens theorists seem to love the work of Zecharia Sitchin (The 12th Planet). Sitchin proposed that mysterious space beings called Anunnaki visited earth to steal our gold, and passed on their wisdom to the ancient people of Sumer. In this first of a 2-part look at Sitchin’s impact on Ancient Astronaut lore, we talk with Dr. Michael Heiser about the plausibility of Sitchin’s views from an evaluation of the ancient texts Sitchin purports to have used for his source material. Read the episode

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66:24

Achievement Unloched — Morar Ness

MonsterTalk ·

2016/12/14

Writer and researcher Mike Dash (Spring Heeled Jack) returns to talk about the less famous Scottish lake monster alleged to live in Loch Morar. While not as widely known as Nessie, Morag (as she is known) has her own fascinating history. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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73:14

Science and Sea Monster

MonsterTalk ·

2016/11/30

What do you get when you combine a love for statistics, a love for biological maritime mysteries and a relentless curiosity? Dr. Charles Paxton has applied biology and math work to produce several papers on the mysterious creatures called “sea monsters.” In this episode of MonsterTalk, we discuss sea monsters, math and naughty ostriches. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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84:17

Fairies! An ArchyFantasies Crossover

MonsterTalk ·

2016/10/31

The cast of archaeologists from the Archaeological Fantasies podcast join Blake and Karen to talk about fairies, how they’ve evolved culturally, and the ways that archaeology, folklore and the fair folk overlap. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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62:43

Yetipalooza

MonsterTalk ·

2016/10/25

In this week’s episode of MonsterTalk, Eugenie Scott, Brian Regal, and Daniel Loxton join Karen Stollznow and Blake Smith to discuss The Yeti. This episode was our first-ever dedicated Yeti talk, as well as our first-ever live streamed show, which aired on YouTube on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 8 pm EST. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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70:23

MonsterTalk Meets The Lovecraft Geek

MonsterTalk ·

2016/10/19

A special for the Halloween Season, Robert Price returns to MonsterTalk to give us a raw dripping sample of his podcast The Lovecraft Geek, a kind of secular version of his popular The Bible Geek podcast. Questions from listeners are tossed down into the well of Price’s vast knowledge to see what answers echo back up to drive us mad. Check out our episode notes for lots of links to Lovecraft-inspired books and movies. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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01:16

MonsterTalk Live Stream Event

MonsterTalk ·

2016/10/19

Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 8 pm EST Join us for our first ever MonsterTalk live streaming event. Scheduled guests Eugenie Scott, Brian Regal, Daniel Loxton will join Karen and me to discuss The Yeti. So this will be our first dedicated Yeti talk, and our first live streaming show. I hope you can join us. How do you attend? A link to the show is pinned at our Facebook page, and will be on our website at monstertalk.org. There’s also this short link that is (hopefully) easy to remember:

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69:30

Demon Dolls

MonsterTalk ·

2016/10/12

In this week’s episode of MonsterTalk, we talk about demonic or evil dolls, and look into the history of one of America’s most famous creepy playthings: Robert the Doll. Our interview is with Dr. Cori Convertito, Curator of the Key West Art and Historical Society, which oversees the Fort East Martello Museum, home of Robert the Doll. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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98:17

Frauds, Hoaxes and Splendor in the Past

MonsterTalk ·

2016/09/28

Ken Feder returns to talk about his new book Ancient America: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself, which is available for pre-order now on Amazon. Discussion in this episode centers around the failings of science coverage in the media, the latest on the famous Piltdown Man hoax, and why everyone needs to visit historical archaeological sites when they can. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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73:52

Folklore and Urban Legends

MonsterTalk ·

2016/09/14

We are joined by Heather Joseph-Witham, Associate Professor in the Liberal Arts and Sciences Department at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. She has a PhD in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA. In this episode, we talk about folklore as an academic field, urban legends, the nature of culture and story, and much more… Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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42:09

The Best Laid Plans

MonsterTalk ·

2016/08/31

In this episode of MonsterTalk, Karen and Blake thank listeners for their amazing support, and discuss upcoming episodes in the works. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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80:00

Tell Me Strange Things

MonsterTalk ·

2016/08/16

MonsterTalk explores the life of author and research Montague Summers, a researcher of dogged determination whose own life is shrouded in mystery and occluded by the theatrical. Brian Regal discusses his research into this fascinating and controversial figure of occult studies. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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