Cryptids

Matt, Katie, and EJ break down the latest in Fortean news. A modern-day witch trial unfolds in Hanover, PA as a New Age shop challenges a 160 year old law. Ufologists investigate a possible weapon on Mars. And a newly-identified squid shows up in the most unlikely place. Plus, an Australian-themed exorcism. 
 
Hanover witch trials
https://www.witf.org/2026/07/18/pennsylvania-tarot-reading-lawsuit-advances-after-judge-denies-motion-to-dismiss/
https://www.wgal.com/article/york-county-lawsuit-challenges-pennsylvania-165-year-old-fortune-telling-ban/73369978
 
Cindy Crawford’s daughter was possessed and had an exorcism  
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kaia-gerber-claims-she-had-exorcism-as-a-possessed-child/
 
Alien object on Mars
https://www.gbnews.com/science/space-breakthrough-object-mars-life
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/mysterious-mars-object-stirring-extraterrestrial-143101720.html
https://www.ufosightingsdaily.com/2026/07/nasa-mars-rover-finds-alien-missile.html
 
New squid found in 70 year old collection   
https://spacedaily.com/t-sperm-whale-stomach-new-squid-family-mobydickia/
 
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Matt, Katie, and EJ conclude their investigation into Mokele-Mbembe and the living dinosaurs of Africa. New investigator William Gibbons experiences a terrifying attack in the jungle, and converts to Christianity. Now empowered by God, he leverages Young Earth Creationism and cryptozoology in his future expeditions. Meanwhile, more and more researchers fail to capture evidence of dinosaurs, even as Werner Herzog and Steve Boyes track mysterious ghost elephants in Angola. What do these real animals tell us about the living dinosaurs of the Congo? And are there any surviving sauropods out there? 
 
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Matt, Katie, and EJ tackle the latest in Fortean news. This month, we dive into the New Apostolic Movement, as small town church wages war with their neighboring bookstore, claiming that it's full of demons. Plus, an alien steals James Franco's lunch, and Jimothy the raccoon continues his antics. 
 
The Demon Next Door
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/charismatic-christian-church-tennessee/687624/
 
James Franco's alien: 
https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/james-franco-addresses-alien-footage-37437551
https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/07/16/james-franco-alien-footage/
 
Jimothy the raccoon: 
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/meet-jimothy-seattles-internet-famous-raccoon/
 
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Matt, Katie, and EJ continue their investigation into the neo dinosaurs of Africa. Today, we're discussing the history of the theory of evolution, and how it shaped the way some cryptozoologists think today. From Darwin's finches to a Tennessee classroom, the push and pull of evolution and creationism has been an undercurrent throughout the modern history of America. But as the dogmatic movement of intelligent design sets its sights on the American educational system, it's cryptids that are in the crosshairs. 
 
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Matt, Katie, and EJ continue their investigation of Mokele Mbembe and the legends of neodinosaurs in Africa. Roy P. Mackal and James Powell travel to Lake Tele to investigate rumors of sauropods. They never actually see one, but they talk to lots of people who have... after buying them a drink and offering them supplies of course. Mackal is convinced and launches a second expedition. Meanwhile, rival cryptozoologist Herman Regusters stakes out the lake with audio and video equipment, hoping to catch a glimpse of the mysterious dinosaur. 
 
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Matt, Katie, and EJ dive into the latests in weird and paranormal news for June. A missing employee of Los Alamos is found dead after a year. A journalist covering the Epstein case claims she's been the target of directed energy weapons. A celebrity exorcist loses his job. And a Sasquatch attempts a carjacking. 
 
Missing Los Alamos worker found dead: 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0723mr8j3po
 
Epstein investigator flees US after directed energy weapon attacks
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/epstein-reporter-plans-to-leave-u-s-after-alleged-home-attacks/gm-GM065FAF4B?gemSnapshotKey=GM065FAF4B-snapshot-2&ocid=msntoolbar405
https://substack.com/home/post/p-198425968
 
Catholic exorcist fired for claiming aliens were demons
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/06/ufo-catholic-exorcist-demons-aliens.html?pay=1781434925616
 
Teenage campers stalked by bigfoot
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-culture/group-teenage-campers-stalked-group-sasquatches-idaho-memorial-day-weekend
 
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