Cryptids

St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour: Whales, Goblins and Killer Otters

Matt and EJ celebrate St. Patty's Day with Zombie Dust Pale Ale from Thee Floyds Brewing Company and discuss the latest cryptic news, including belching whales, Mexican tree goblins and the Irish water hound the Dobhar-Chu. 
 
Trap or Tread Water Feeding in Whales: 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.13009
 
Mexican President Tweets Tree Goblin: 
https://apnews.com/article/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-caribbean-mexico-city-b1dcd73e9d069a99400d05f5aff061c3
 
Aluxe info: 
https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2018/10/aluxes-the-goblins-of-the-maya-land/
 
The photo's history: 
https://twitter.com/IconicAutograph/status/1358865475313274880
 
Karl Shuker's Dobhar-Chu article: 
https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-dobhar-chu-trailing-irelands.html
 
A Chronographical Description of West or H-Lar Connaught: 
https://archive.org/stream/chorographicalde00ofla/chorographicalde00ofla_djvu.txt
 
A Review of Violent or Fatal Otter Attacks: 
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49941718_A_Review_of_Violent_or_Fatal_Otter_Attacks
 
 

Valentine’s Day Happy Hour - Bigfoot and the Racing Hens

In this special Valentine’s Day episode, Matt and EJ tackle the latest cryptid and UFO news, including Anatolian leopard sightings, Bigfoot and bear populations, a tiny UK town that’s become a UFO hotspot and the haunted bricks of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. 
 
We also enjoy Ocean Monsters IPA, a collaboration from the Abomination and Mast Landing Brewing Companies. 
 
Anatolian Leopard Video:
https://www.aol.com/elusive-rare-leopard-considered-extinct-184641308.html?guccounter=1
https://amuraworld.com/en/topics/conservancy-report/articles/6738-the-persian-leopard
 
If it’s There, Could it be a Bear? Study:
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.14.524058v2.full.pdf
 
UK UFO Hotspot: 
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/charming-uk-village-ufo-hotspot-28863376
 
Sharon Rowlands’ Video: 
https://www.ufocasebook.com/sharonrowlands.html
 
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’s Haunted Bricks: 
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-st-valentine-day-massacre/
https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/spooky-rocks/

Episode 3: The Surgeon’s Photograph Part 3 - Burning Tin Boats

Matt and EJ conclude their investigation on the Surgeon's Photograph of the Loch Ness monster. We discuss the monster prop, the inspiration for the hoax and one of the greatest cultural events in western history.
 
The Surgeon's Photograph:
 
Sutcliffe Boats: 
https://www.sutcliffeboats.co.uk
 
King Kong Brontosaurus Scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JVZ0bE8hpk
 
 

Episode 2: The Surgeon’s Photograph Part 2 - Follow the Hippo Tracks

Matt and EJ continue their investigation into the Surgeon's Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster. We discuss Duke Wetherell,  the Daily Mail and a long lost news article.
 
The Surgeon's Photograph:
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/50F2/production/_108622702_surgeonsphoto.jpg.webp
 
The second photograph:
https://iconicphotos.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/nessie2pic1.jpg?w=809
 
The uncropped version:
https://whyevolutionistrue.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/loch-ness-monster-photo-surgeons-uncropped-600-px-tiny-july-2013.jpg
 
 

Episode 01: The Surgeon’s Photograph Part 1 - Nessie’s Library Card

Matt and EJ tackle the early days of the Loch Ness Monster and other creatures from Scottish folklore.
 
The Surgeon's Photograph: 
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/50F2/production/_108622702_surgeonsphoto.jpg.webp