Cryptids

Episode 42: A Prehistory of Sasquatch Part 1 - Wild Men of the Woods

When we talk about Sasquatch, theoretically, we’re talking about a living animal. Because of this, the topic of Sasquatch biology and behavior is a cornerstone of the research. If we can figure out how these creatures deal with the world around them, we can get a better understanding of their existence, and have a better chance of being able to actually catch one, either of camera or in a trap.

Fortean Roundup: June - Hollow Earth Resurfaces

Matt and EJ dive into the recent Fortean news, covering giant sea creatures, the quest to catch up to interstellar objects, unexplained structures in the desert and new theories on the hollow earth myth. 
 
Hoodwinker fish: 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rare-7-foot-fish-washed-191858184.html
 
Thylacine follow up: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJbTCszHtoA
 
Strange sounds from Loch Ness:
https://www.irishstar.com/news/loch-ness-monster-mysterious-noise-32949928
 
Catching up to Oumuamua: 
https://www.irishstar.com/news/loch-ness-monster-mysterious-noise-32949928
 
Colossal squid video: 
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/visiting-the-kraken-at-home/
 
Vegas monolith:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monolith-las-vegas-nevada-desert-gass-peak/
 
Aliens inside the hollow earth: 
https://futurism.com/harvard-scientists-unknown-civilization-cryptoterrestrials

Fortean Roundup: May - Dangerous Cryptids

Matt and EJ dive into the recent Fortean news, covering Sasquatch summoning, UFO and nuclear reactors, UK big cats and the latest evidence for the thylacine. 
 
Bigfoot murder
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/man-found-guilty-murdering-friend-he-thought-had-summoned-bigfoot/SWYZFHH3YFB3XMIZUZ3IKVXX4U/
 
New Loch Ness expedition
https://news.sky.com/story/loch-ness-monster-nasa-urged-to-help-as-new-search-begins-13113351
 
Luring Aliens with Nuclear Reactors
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/experts-admit-theyre-trying-lure-32855511
 
Reverse engineering UFOs and Kona Blue
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/08/us-alien-spacecraft-program-pentagon-report-00146013
 
Big cats in the UK
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/big-cat-british-countryside
 
Thylacine photos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfSzlgRZ-Xg
https://www.newsweek.com/extinct-tasmanian-tiger-video-expert-1901144

Episode 38: WWI Sea Monster Attacks Part 2 - Monsters of the Infernal Regions

Matt and EJ conclude their investigation of the sea monster legends of World War I. Were German U Boats the victims of monster attacks? And why would soldiers concoct such outlandish stories about their missions and losses? We talk naval warfare, the Lusitania, plesiosaur biology and life on the most dangerous ships on the seas. 

Episode 37: WW1 Sea Monster Attacks Part 1 - Sails, Subs and Serpents

During World War I, a new kind of naval warfare emerged: the submarine. Over the course of the German U Boat campaign in the British Isles and the Mediterranean, more than two hundred submarines were lost. While most of these were the result of attacks or accidents, two of the subs disappeared under more mysterious circumstances. According to legend, they were destroyed by massive sea monsters.