Cryptids

Fortean Roundup: March - The Reel Bigfoot Story

Matt, Katie, and EJ tackle the latest in Fortean news. A new documentary may reveal that the Patterson Gimlin Bigfoot film is fake. The disappearance of a high-ranking Air Force General sparks conspiracy theories. An alleged new weapon may explain Havana Syndrome. Ghost elephants on the storm and exploding asteroids in the air. Plus, the fastest way to get to a Waffle House. 
 
Teleported to a Waffle House: 
https://people.com/gregg-phillips-fema-official-waffle-house-teleport-11930787
 
Capturing Bigfoot: A new documentary: 
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/a-new-bigfoot-documentary-helps-explain-our-conspiracy-minded-era-f9ef6237?st=Dtn5dN&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
 
The disappearance of General McCasland: 
https://www.military.com/daily-news/air-force/2026/03/15/missing-air-force-general-case-draws-fbi-and-online-conspiracy-theories.html
https://medium.com/@EscapeVelocity1/the-saga-of-the-disappearance-of-general-neil-mccasland-astrophysicist-working-on-advanced-10412ab2ab2f
 
Special Report on Havana Syndrome: 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-military-tested-device-that-may-be-tied-to-havana-syndrome-60-minutes-transcript/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1jmAj9OUOs
 
Ghost elephants found in Angola: 
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/hunting-for-elusive-ghost-elephants/
 
 
Ohio Fireball: 
https://www.livescience.com/space/meteoroids/rare-daytime-fireball-meteor-creates-powerful-sonic-boom-as-7-ton-space-rock-explodes-above-eastern-us
 
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Fortean Roundup: February - All the President's Aliens

Matt, Katie and EJ tackle the latest Fortean news. Did Obama cheekily reveal that aliens are real? And will Trump finally be the president to get to the bottom of it? What's the betting odds that you'll be abducted by aliens? And did a secret Russian research program find out the truth about flying saucers? Plus, there's a Sasquatch loose in Quantico military base and EJ has a special announcement. 
 
Obama says aliens are real
https://nypost.com/2026/02/14/us-news/obama-says-aliens-are-real-but-i-havent-seen-them-in-out-there-new-interview/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/16/barack-obama-no-evidence-aliens-real-interview-podcast
 
Sports betting odds that you’ll be abducted by aliens
https://www.kake.com/news/offbeat/kansans-have-1-03-chance-of-being-abducted-by-aliens-study-says/article_69ed7e96-7e2f-4b7f-9d1e-74b05d72449a.html
 
Stolen Russian documents reveal the Soviet Project Blue Book
https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/world-news/ufo-intel-documents-stolen-out-of-russia-reveal-decade-long-probes-into-alien-encounters-and-abductions/
https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/history-of-state-ufo-research-in-the-ussr/
 
Bigfoot sighted at Quantico Marine base
https://www.outkick.com/culture/marines-restricted-military-training-area-quantico-marine-base-spot-bigfoot
https://www.bfro.net/gdb/show_report.asp?id=79672
 
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Episode 83: Sewer Cryptids Part 3 - Cow Tunnels and Trash Gators

Matt, Katie and EJ conclude their investigation into the legends of Sewer Cryptids. Focusing on New York City, we examine the legendary cow tunnels that may have been used to move livestock underground in the 19th century. Then, we take a bite out of the most infamous sewer cryptid of them all: the sewer gator. Were New York residents actually flushing baby alligators into the sewers, where they grew to monstrous proportions? And are there any real reports of underground reptiles around the world? The dark tunnels and passageways beneath our feet will forever be a source of mythology and legend, one where monsters lurk in both reality and fantasy. 
 
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Episode 82: Sewer Cryptids Part 2 - A Load of Tosh

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation into the legends of Sewer Cryptids. During the mid-19th century, journalist Henry Mayhew chronicled the lives, work, and philosophies of London's lower class. He became particularly fascinated with the toshers, men who crept through the sewers looking for lost valuables. Their experiences, toiling away in the dingy tunnels, gave rise to fantastic tales. According to the toshers, a race of feral hogs roamed the underground, viscously attacking anyone they found. Even more unbelievable was the story of the Queen Rat, who could curse or bless a tosher, depending on her mood. Collectively, these legends paint a tapestry of folklore born from the darkness of an underworld just beneath London's feet. 
 
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Episode 81: Sewer Cryptids Part 1 - The Big Stink

Beneath the streets of all major cities lie a mirror world of darkness. A sprawling network of interconnected tunnels and passageways, where all manner of monsters could lurk. As long as we’ve had sewers, we’ve had stories of the things that lived down there, in the dark, waiting for you to step just a little too far from the comfort of your home. 
 
According to legends, our sewers are home for fearsome creatures, living amongst the filth and preying on interlopers. Vicious, wild hogs attacked anyone who ventured underground. Gigantic rats traveled in packs of hundreds, lead by a shapeshifting queen. Stampedes of cattle thundered below the streets, while blind alligators cruised the stinking waters hunting for prey. The stories of sewer cryptids serve as a rich foundation from which to explore human engineering, and the role that myths and legends play when technology and progress bumps up against the untamed world.
 
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Episode 80: The Yeti Hand Heist Part 4 - Mr. Smith Goes to Nepal

Matt, Katie and EJ conclude the saga of the Yeti hand heist. With Tom Slick’s plan in motion, Peter Byrne returns to Nepal and smuggles out a thumb and finger from the Pangboche Hand. To ally suspicion, the fragments are passed to Hollywood legend James Stewart and his wife Gloria. Using Stewart’s celebrity to bypass scrutiny, the fingers are hidden in Gloria’s lingerie bag and quietly flown to London. Once safely delivered, the fragments are passed to William Osman Hill and examined by leading scientists. Their results, and the fate of the Yeti hand, will become one of the controversial subjects in cryptozoology today. 
 
Decades later, the mystery quietly continues, when the stolen Yeti fingers are rediscovered in a museum collection. In a symbolic act of restitution, a replica hand is returned to Pangboche Monastery in 2011, restoring what was lost—even if the truth is still to be revealed. 
 
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