Tag: cryptid

Episode 69 Sources: Mothman – The Cozy Cryptid, Featuring Ellen Weatherford

Meagan is joined by Substitute Sister and host of the Just the Zoo of Us and Spellbound & Gagged podcasts, Ellen Weatherford, to discuss the man, the moth!?, the legend – Mothman! Join us to hear all about the history and science behind one of America’s coziest cryptids, and get our thoughts on important questions such as “Is Richard Gere actually Mothman,” and, “is Florida the Carboniferous Period 2.0?” Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and more.

You can find Ellen on TikTok @ellen.weatherford, or on her podcasts, Just the Zoo of Us and Spellbound & Gagged.

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Here are our sources:

  1. https://www.npr.org/local/309/2019/10/28/773566283/the-case-of-the-chicago-mothman
  2. https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia
  3. https://www.audubon.org/news/is-mothman-west-virginia-owl
  4. https://uwm.edu/letters-science/news/featured-stories/history-student-tells-the-story-of-the-mothman/ 
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman
  6. https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2002/03/22164753/p20.pdf
  7. https://www.vice.com/en/article/paqv9z/mothman-sightings-in-chicago

Episode 26 Sources: Origins of Cryptozoology with Dr. Brian Regal

In this episode we are joined by professor of science history at Kean University and author, Dr. Brian Regal, to discuss the origins of cryptozoology. We chat about some of our favorite cryptids, and learn about how sea serpents and mating whales helped to create what we know today as the field of cryptozoology. You can listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or Pandora.

You can find out more about Brian, including the papers and books we discussed, on his website here: https://sites.google.com/a/kean.edu/brian-regal-phd/ or by following him on Twitter @Tarbosaur!

Sources:

  1. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/is-cryptozoology-good-or-bad-for-science/
  2. https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/how-the-search-for-mythical-monsters-can-help-conservation-in-the-real-world
  3. https://cosmosmagazine.com/society/science-history-the-weird-world-of-cryptozoology/
  4. https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/just-in/2018-10-26/so-why-do-people-believe-bigfoot-anyway

Origins of Cryptozoology with Dr. Brian Regal

In this episode we are joined by professor of science history at Kean University and author, Dr. Brian Regal, to discuss the origins of cryptozoology. We chat about some of our favorite cryptids, and learn about how sea serpents and mating whales helped to create what we know today as the field of cryptozoology. 

You can find out more about Brian on his website here: https://sites.google.com/a/kean.edu/brian-regal-phd/ or by following him on Twitter @Tarbosaur!

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Episode 25 Sources: Wendigos – This Time It’s Cannibalism!

Wendigos are said to be terrifying humanoid cannibals from the Great Lakes region of the Midwest and Canada. In this episode we discuss the origins of the wendigo myth, wendigo psychosis, and our theories on alleged wendigo sightings.  You can listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or Pandora.

Here are the sources we used for this episode:

Podcasts: Timesuck, Episode 196: “The Wendigo and Other American Indian Folklore Monsters”; Blurry Photos, Episode 135: “The Wendigo”; Lore, Episode 18: “Hunger Pains”

Websites:

  1. https://www.astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2019/10/4/the-wendigo
  2. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/
  3. https://mythologian.net/wendigo-mythical-creature-legend-origin/
  4. https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/wendigoes2.htm
  5. https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/
  6. https://www.megainteresting.com/arts-culture/article/the-legend-of-the-wendigo-an-anthropological-phenomenon-of-the-native-americans-411578392970
  7. https://medium.com/exploring-history/wendigos-the-spirits-of-hunger-and-famine-in-the-united-states-588a62ed6f47
  8. https://commons.emich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2050&context=theses
  9. https://io9.gizmodo.com/wendigo-psychosis-the-probably-fake-disease-that-turns-5946814
  10. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.denofgeek.com/movies/antlers-guillermo-del-toro-wants-the-wendigo-to-look-like-a-god/%3Famp
  11. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/901027
  12. http://www.murderpedia.org/male.R/r/runner-swift.htm
  13. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/navajo-skinwalkers/
  14. https://owlcation.com/humanities/What-Is-A-Wendigo-Really

Wendigos: This Time It’s Cannibalism!

Wendigos are said to be terrifying humanoid cannibals from the Great Lakes region of the Midwest and Canada. In this episode we discuss the origins of the wendigo myth, wendigo psychosis, and our theories on alleged wendigo sightings. 

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Spooky Science Sis-quatch

Bigfoot, everybody’s favorite cryptid, is up for Episode 6! If Bigfoot is real, what species would it be? We discuss all the possibilities and debunk everything from that famous Sasquatch video (you know the one), to the numerous big footprints that have been found. Would you kill a Bigfoot in the name of science? Listen to find out what we would do!

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