Sea Monsters

Fortean Roundup: April - Weirdness in Journalism

Matt, EJ and Katie break down the latest Fortean news, covering fireballs, dire wolves, leaked government documents and life on other planets. 
 
New Jersey fireball: 
https://6abc.com/post/magnolia-mystery-object-falls-sky-nj-causes-damage-automotive-auto-shop/16158463/
 
Dire Wolves: 
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/science/dire-wolf-de-extinction-cloning-colossal/index.html
 
Loch Ness cameras: 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx20g82y1k8o
 
Soviet alien attack: 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14564689/CIA-aliens-massacre-UFO-Siberia-declassified.html
 
Ark of the Covenant found: 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14534941/cia-document-sacred-ark-covenant-chest-found.html
 
Life on other planets: 
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/science/astronomy-exoplanets-habitable-k218b.html
 
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Episode 58: Doc Shiels, Monster Hunter Part 2 - Fairies and Sea Monsters

Matt, EJ and Katie continue their investigation into Tony 'Doc' Shiels, the Wizard of the West and self-proclaimed monster hunter. Doc reignites Cornish fairy legends by turning them into an art project before setting his sights on sea monsters. Along with his drinking buddies, he creates Morgwar, the sea giant. As his surreal exhibitions continue, more and more cryptozoologists fall for the rust, including legendary Nessie hunter Tim Dinsdale. 

Episode 57: Doc Shiels, Monster Hunter Part 1 - Surreal Beginnings

In 1977, the clearest photograph of the Loch Ness monster ever taken was revealed in the Daily Mirror. A color photograph of a long neck, rising up out of the water, mouth open, rocked the Fortean world. But as strange and compelling as the photograph was, the photographer himself was on a whole other level. Behind the camera was a hard-drinking bohemian artist, a self-proclaimed magician who billed himself as the “Wizard of the West.” He claimed his occult skills had enabled him to summon Nessie, among other monsters, and he did so with the help of a cabal of witches.
 
The weird life of the Wizard known as Tony Doc Shiels, and his encounters with a host of lake monsters, witch covens and winged beasts, left an indelible mark on the world of cryptozoology. While his encounters may be of dubious authenticity, Doc Sheils is nevertheless one of the most influential Fortean figures.
 
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Fortean Round: December - Cryptid Carols and Drone Invasions

In a special Fortean Roundup, Matt and EJ are joined by Katie to ring in a new year of the supernatural. We cover the New Jersey drone invasion, sea monsters, the destruction of the most haunted honky tonk and the tomb of the real Santa Claus. 
 
Oarfish and sea serpents: 
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5196630/oarfish-california-japan-folklore
 
Spade-toothed whales: 
https://apnews.com/article/rarest-whale-zealand-spade-toothed-dissection-d71aad4ce6e47f4e1056a10cf5b8610e
 
Bobby Mackey's Haunted Music World: 
https://www.wlwt.com/article/bobby-mackeys-bar-haunted-demolition-wilder-kentucky/63145724
 
Alien invasion predictions: 
https://www.newsweek.com/futurist-aliens-prediction-december-3-war-1994853
 
UK drones: 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk4g3zddexo
 
NJ Drones:
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/mysterious-drones-sightings-new-jersey/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/13/drones-new-jersey-governor-biden?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://skepticalinquirer.org/1990/01/the-airship-hysteria-of-1896-97/
 
The real St. Nicholas: 
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1985825/archaeology-breakthrough-tomb-of-Saint-Nicholas-turkey/amp
 
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Fortean Roundup: October - Respect the Whales

Matt and EJ dive into the latest Fortean news from October, talking Bigfoot videos, UFO's and Immaculate Constellation, new Nazca geoglyphs, and the latest Loch Ness monster evidence. Plus, a new theory on sea monsters, and the next step in Thylacine research. 
 
Bigfoot video: 
https://www.tmz.com/2024/10/03/bigfoot-sighting-in-oklahoma/
https://www.facebook.com/bigfootheadshop/posts/pfbid0xu8bLjcZUWcWgfEdEQqk3x6qTTiryebmQ8LQ23VJx1D7LpU8U5S8VmZN1KYYsDKTl
 
Immaculate Constellation: 
https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/report-immaculate-constellation-uap-journalist/
 
Nazca geoglyphs: 
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-newly-discovered-nazca-drawings-depict-llamas-human-sacrifices-more-180985133/
 
Whales and Sea Monsters: 
https://www.aachener-zeitung.de/panorama/anderthalb-meter-langer-walpenis-auf-bornholm-angespuelt/20263924.html
 
Ghost shark: 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89lgy9njxwo
 
Thylacine cloning:
https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-claim-breakthrough-to-bringing-back-tasmanian-tiger-from-extinction-13234815
 
Loch Ness sonar image:
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/loch-ness-monster-spotted-sonar-33822510
https://citimarinestore.com/citiguide/how-to-read-a-fish-finder-like-a-pro/
 
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