Cryptids

Episode 79: The Yeti Hand Heist Part 3 - You Think We Need One More?

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of the Yeti Hand Heist - the most hair-raising crime in cryptozoological history. Cryptid enthusiast and oil baron Tom Slick joins forces with Yeti hunter Peter Byrne, and together they embark on their on expedition, fraught with dangerous terrain, restrictive government regulations, and the constant fear that any collected evidence would be confiscated or disappear. But despite their best efforts, the creature remains elusive. That is, until Byrne gains access to a mummified Yeti hand kept at the Pangboche Monastery in the Himalayan foothills. Forbidden from removing it for study and burned by past evidence losses, Slick and his collaborators hatch a daring plan, setting the stage for one of the most audacious schemes in cryptozoological history.
 
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Episode 78: The Yeti Hand Heist Part 2 - Attempts at Journalism

Matt, Katie and EJ continue their investigation of the Yeti Hand Heist - the daring theft of a mummified yeti hand from a Tibetan monastery. Oil baron Tom Slick Jr. falls in love with cryptozoology and dreams of discovering an unknown species. Meanwhile, The Daily Mail conducts a yeti hunt in the Himalayas. They uncover preserved relics of the monster, or so they think. There's only one way to find out for sure and only one man with the power and influence to bring them to light. 
 
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Episode 77: The Yeti Hand Heist Part 1 - The Agreeable Snowman

In the late 1950s, a wild theft took place in Nepal. Funded by a Texas oil baron, a cryptozoologist snuck into a Tibetan monastery and stole the finger of a mummified yeti hand. Using an elaborate network of connections, the finger found its way from cryptozoologists to actors to scientists, before finally landing in the lap of the Zoological Society of London, where it was lost for decades.
 
Although the authenticity of the hand and finger are debatable, the story of the daring theft, and the colorful characters that concocted this scheme, are some of the most fascinating in the history of cryptozoology. It’s a tale of swashbucklers, scandal, and maybe the greatest evidence of the abominable snowman.
 
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Fortean Roundup: September - Help the Goblins!

Matt, Katie and EJ break down the latest Fortean news. We talk missile strikes on UAPs, displaced goblins in Appalachia, chupacabra attacks, demonic Labubus and more. Plus, Katie gets to hold a rock from Mars and haunted house decorating tips! 
 
Hellfire missile strikes on UAP: 
https://science-news.co/newly-leaked-pentagon-video-shows-hellfire-missile-bouncing-off-uap-ufo/
 
Appalachian goblins: 
https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-130-fall-2025/gobsmacked
 
Chupacabras in Argentina:
https://ovniologia.com.br/2025/08/strange-cattle-attacks-reported-in-tintina-argentina.html
 
Jeff Meldrum obituary: 
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/jeffrey-meldrum-obituary?pid=209772155
 
Life on Mars:
https://www.earth.com/news/nasa-announces-discovery-of-life-on-mars-with-high-degree-of-confidence/
 
Conjuring house auction: 
https://jjmanning.com/auction/25-2160/
 
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Fortean Roundup: August - Bigfoot at the Fair

Matt and EJ break down the latest Fortean news. A Bigfoot body goes on display at the New York State Fair. Annabelle the doll has a new owner. A bat creature terrorizes Mexico. New insights on Loch Ness and the Bermuda Triangle. Plus a social media spat over UAPs, and the real origin of jackalopes. 
 
Bigfoot Remains: 
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/real-or-fantasy-bigfoot-discovery-in-adirondacks-sparks-cryptid-controversy
 
Occult Museum sale: 
https://amp.tmz.com/2025/08/01/matt-rife-says-he-purchased-occult-museum/
 
Loch Ness Monster earthquakes: 
https://sharonahill.com/spooky-seismic-lakes-loch-ness-and-its-monster/
 
The Bermuda Triangle: 
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65643514/is-bermuda-triangle-mystery-solved/
 
Mexican bat creature: 
https://ovniologia.com.br/2025/08/the-bat-cave-may-harbor-a-flying-cryptid.html
 
Jackalope rabbits: 
https://people.com/frankenstein-rabbits-tentacle-like-growths-spotted-colorado-11790374
 
UFO gossip: 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5451464-luna-lawmakers-evidence-interdimensional-beings/
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/08/10/new-world-war-ii-themed-buffalo-bar-a-throwback-to-vintage-officers-club/
 
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