Slaying Monsters
Episodes
Mar 7, 2023
Mar 7, 2023
1hr 41 sec
Matt and EJ continue their journey with the Fox Sisters, following the mediums on their first national tour. As outrage and aggression over their spiritual communications grows, the sisters begin to drift apart, and maybe even find love.
Feb 21, 2023
Feb 21, 2023
1hr 13 min
Matt and EJ continue the series on the Fox Sisters, the founders of spiritualism. With bills piling up, Leah, Maggie and Kate take their act to the next level and conduct the first public seances in history. Plus, we talk bad science of yesterday and today, 19th century social media feuds and the history of parlor magic.
Feb 16, 2023
Feb 16, 2023
1hr 16 min
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/
Feb 7, 2023
Feb 7, 2023
1hr 6 min
Matt and EJ discuss the origins of the Fox sisters, a trio of psychic mediums who became famous across the entire western world. They conducted seances throughout the latter half of the 19th century, in the early days of the suffrage movement.