Cryptids

Episode 15: The Minnesota Iceman Part 2 - Of Tractors and Sasquatch

Matt and EJ continue the story of the Minnesota Iceman, the mysterious frozen Sasquatch corpse. The fathers of cryptozoology, Ivan T Sanderson and Benard Heuvelmans meet the owner Frank Hansen, who's story  might not be all he claims. As details about the icy Bigfoot unfold, the cryptozoologist's friendship begins to deteriorate. 

Episode 14: The Minnesota Iceman Part 1 - Sasquatch-cicle at the Farm Show

In the late 1960s, an ice encased corpse surfaced in Rollingstone Minnesota. It was humanoid, hairy and unlike anything zoologists had ever seen. Dubbed the Minnesota Iceman, it’s been classified as both a neanderthal and a sasquatch before being revealed as a carnival hoax. But to this day, researchers and Sasquatch fans still debate over the authenticity of the frozen body. The subsequent investigation and reporting became so heated that it shattered the friendship of the two founders of cryptozoology.

Episode 10: The Tsavo Maneaters Part 3 - If It Bleeds We Can Kill It

Matt and EJ conclude the saga of the Tsavo Maneaters, chronicling Colonel Patterson's last stand against the lions. Plus, we discuss the real events that drove the lions to man-eating, and the modern research still being performed on their remains. 

Episode 09: The Tsavo Maneaters Part 2 - All the Traps Fail

Matt and EJ continue the saga of the Tsavo Maneaters. As the attacks escalate, Colonel Patterson tries to build some traps, and the lions' reputation shifts from bloodthirsty beast to vengeful supernatural force. Plus, Matt learns the difference between animal crackers and animal cookies. 

Easter Happy Hour: Alien Vacations and Killer Rabbits

Matt and EJ tackle the latest news, including a South Pacific cruise looking for spacecraft debris, giants spiders, and the axe-wielding killer known as the Bunny Man
 
South Pacific Interstellar Object Crash:
https://avi-loeb.medium.com/we-are-going-to-visit-the-first-interstellar-meteor-8cf498d4d6fc
 
Giant Trapdoor Spider: 
https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/collections-and-research/projects/project-dig/research-projects/diversity-patterns-in-brigalow-belt-species
 
Wolverines in New Territory:
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/24/1165765068/wolverine-oregon-habitat-mountains
 
The Bunny Man: 
https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/local-history/bunnyman
https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/culture-features/2015/10/01/long-live-the-bunnyman/

Episode 08: The Tsavo Maneaters Part 1 - Don’t Hug the Wildlife

Between March and December 1898, two male lions went on a killing spree, slaughtering dozens of railroad workers in Kenya. The maneless male lions tore through the camp’s mobile tents and dragged the helpless workers out into the bush, where they devoured them. The severity of these attacks completely halted work on the rail line. The workers called the lions demons, devils or vengeful spirits and lived in fear of their bloodthirsty savagery until they were finally killed by British Army Colonel John Henry Patterson. To this day, they remain one of the most memorable examples of the push and pull of human technological expansion and the bestial ferocity of nature.