MonsterTalk

MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters is a free audio podcast that critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves.

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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 55 minutes
Episodes: 458
Years Active: 2009 - 2025

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215 - Chinese Ghosts

We are joined by Ph.D. student Minwen Huang, who shares with us the history of the literary genre of Chinese Ghosts called Zhiguai, and how such beings (and literature) are viewed from ancient times …

01:00:13 | Wed 02 Sep 2020

214 - Talos Another Tale of Gods and Robots

MonsterTalk Classic interviews return with a look at robots and automata of the ancient classical world. Adrienne Mayor joins us to talk about her book Gods and Robots. Greek myths, ancient science, …

01:03:20 | Thu 20 Aug 2020

MTL - Dr. Kiki - Aliens and Monsters

A discussion of monsters and aliens of sci-fi and horror with "Dr. Kiki" Kirsten Sanford of THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE and DR KIKI'S SCIENCE HOUR.

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01:05:38 | Wed 05 Aug 2020

MTL - Conspiracy Theory with Ashley Landrum (remastered)

A discussion of conspiracy theory with professor Ashley Landrum of Texas Tech. QAnon and other contemporary conspiracy.

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01:10:47 | Tue 28 Jul 2020

MTL007 - Banacheck (remastered)

We got to sit down and talk with the mentalist, magician and skeptic Banachek. You may know him as the creator of Penn & Teller's famous "bullet catch" or as the expert behind the JREF's Million Doll…

01:12:56 | Tue 21 Jul 2020

MTL006 - Speak of the Devil (remastered)

Our May 3, 2020 interview with Joe Laycock and his spouse and co-conspirator Natasha Mikles is here for you. Talking about his book, Speak of the Devil. Speak of the Devil is the first book-length st…

01:00:52 | Mon 13 Jul 2020

MTL005 - Skinwalker Ranch TV - Sara Head (remastered)

Once again we welcome Sara Head from ArchyFantasies on to talk about the strange television show The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. Is it good? (Spoilers - not if you want anything to happen in your TV …

01:06:02 | Tue 07 Jul 2020

MTL004 - Black Eyed Kids - with Jerry Drake (remastered)

Jerry Drake returns to talk BEKs and other strangeness. A MonsterTalk Live recording. Explicit Tag.

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01:12:08 | Wed 24 Jun 2020

213 - Ghosts and Sociology

We interview Dr. David Aveline about his new project studying people who see or experience ghosts. He's just getting started, but it's a really interesting conversation about how one puts together re…

00:56:10 | Tue 02 Jun 2020

MTL002 - Listener Questions

In the March 29th episode, Karen and Blake hang out and take listener questions.

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00:59:44 | Fri 15 May 2020

MTL003 - Douglas Tait - acting, makeup and monsters

Actor Douglas Tait joins us to talk about playing monsters in film. Douglas has played Bigfoot more than any other actor. Doug was born on December 17, 1978 in Tarzana, California. He is known for hi…

01:02:02 | Fri 15 May 2020

MTL001 - Brian Sharpless - 22MAR2020

[EXPLICIT] Audio from 22MAR2020 MonsterTalk Live with Dr. Brian Sharpless, discussing real world psychology and monsters. Remastered to reduce distortion - but still has some audio issues.

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01:09:12 | Wed 06 May 2020

212 - We Believe in Dinosaurs

Karen and Blake discuss the new film We Believe in Dinosaurs with filmmaker Clayton Brown (who co-directed with Monica Long Ross) and paleontologist Dan Phelps.

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01:16:55 | Sat 25 Apr 2020

#211 - The Screaming Skulls

Today Karen and Blake discuss "Screaming Skulls" - a surprisingly common yet particularly English kind of haunting. Karen has a new short story based on this legend.

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00:59:21 | Tue 31 Mar 2020

Spooktator Presents: Hellier (Haylier)

It's Blake here! I made a little cameo over at Hayley Stevens' podcast The Spooktator, joining Jeb Card (In ReSearch Of) to talk about the paranormal series HELLIER (Amazon, YouTube). If you're not f…

01:08:34 | Sun 29 Mar 2020

210 - Going Viral: The Covid19 Monster

[Reminder: This was recorded in the early days of the pandemic of 2020. Please refer to the CDC for the latest and most accurate information about COVID19 and variants.] Discussing COVID19 with viro…

01:10:57 | Sun 15 Mar 2020

209 - Strange But True

We are joined by author Kathryn Hulick, author of the new book "Strange but True: 10 of the World's Greatest Mysteries Explained." The book introduces 10 weird topics covering everything from Atlanti…

00:49:27 | Wed 11 Mar 2020

208 - Monsters in the Media

We welcome Dr. James Mueller, associate dean of Journalism at the University of North Texas, in a discussion of how to read historical (and current) news about monsters.

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01:14:53 | Sat 22 Feb 2020

207 - The Guyra Ghost

Karen Stollznow tells us about the 1921 Australian events known as The Guyra Ghost. (Concurrent with her Fortean Times piece in Jan 2020 edition)

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01:03:28 | Sat 01 Feb 2020

#206 - Magic: Wicca and Witchcraft

We are joined by Rebecca Fox, who has been both a witch and a science & skepticism advocate, to discuss the history of modern witchcraft.

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01:21:51 | Wed 22 Jan 2020

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