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
Long and Drawn Out: Bigfoot Pictographs
An interview with archaeologist Ken Feder (see numerous other episodes including Giants and Atlantis) about the Tule River reservation Mayak Datat (“Hairy Man”) pictographs which have been called evi…
01:26:28 |
Tue 02 Oct 2018
To Sleep, Perchance to Scream
Blake and Karen interview Jeffrey Reddick, a Hollywood screenwriter, producer, and director (perhaps best known for penning Final Destination) about his recent horror film Dead Awake which combines …
01:10:21 |
Wed 26 Sep 2018
Seneca Legends
Karen and Blake interview David Shango from the Seneca Nation Museum (in Salamanca, NY) about the legends and monsters of the Seneca people. This is the first part of some dedicated focus on Native A…
00:52:03 |
Mon 24 Sep 2018
Guns & Goblins: CryptidCon 2018
Blake Smith and Jeb Card (Spooky Archaeology) discuss CryptidCon 2018 and Blake’s continuing research into the Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins Case. (See MonsterTalk’s 3 part previous coverage: Part 1, Pa…
00:57:19 |
Wed 12 Sep 2018
Werewolves and Change
When did full moons become required in werewolf lore? Could the beast of Gevaudan have been a Hyena? Why does silver have such power in folklore? Can silver coins preserve milk? In episode 167 of Mon…
01:04:57 |
Tue 04 Sep 2018
Chained Heir: Gothic Horror in Glamis Castle
Glamis Castle has secrets—and one of them is monstrous. Mike Dash (Spring Heeled Jack) joins us to talk about his research into the dark folklore around this ancient, beautiful household. Read the ep…
01:08:26 |
Wed 29 Aug 2018
Jail Ghost Round Table
Blake and Karen are joined again by Hayley Stevens (The Spooktator Podcast) to talk about haunted jails and prisons. Hayley previously appeared on MonsterTalk in episode # 36 to discuss lake monster …
01:13:50 |
Fri 24 Aug 2018
Here Come The PERSONS In Black
Karen and Blake discuss the early history of Men in Black lore going back to some primary sources. Stories of mysterious strangers questioning and intimidating (and confounding) UFO investigators hav…
00:59:05 |
Tue 31 Jul 2018
The Toll of A. Bell
MonsterTalk host Blake Smith looks back at the career and impact of radio-host Art Bell who passed away on April 13, 2018 at the age of 72. Bell’s influential radio show Coast to Coast AM (still bein…
00:36:05 |
Wed 25 Jul 2018
Krampus in July
On a hot Summer day it’s nice to cool off and contemplate the hairy, horned winter monster of the Alps known as The Krampus. In MonsterTalk # 162, Blake interviews Al Ridenour, author of The Krampus …
01:16:41 |
Tue 17 Jul 2018
The Call of Tut-Thulhu
Archaeologist and author Jeb Card joins Blake Smith to discuss his new book Spooky Archaeology. The book is about many weird, spooky topics which are tied to the field of archaeology—but this episode…
01:38:02 |
Thu 12 Jul 2018
The Meg
Does a giant prehistoric shark lurk deep in the waters of the ocean, surviving against all odds to surprise us by occasionally biting a giant whale in half? No. But these animals did once exist and w…
01:05:40 |
Wed 27 Jun 2018
Nessie Unloched
We interview Professor Neil Gemmell (@ProfGemmell) who is currently conducting eDNA research into various lake monsters of Scotland, especially Nessie and Morag. His lab at the University of Otago in…
00:35:46 |
Wed 20 Jun 2018
An interview with Richard Hatem (Part II)
In this episode of MonsterTalk, we present part two of Blake’s interview with screenwriter Richard Hatem about his work adapting John Keel’s The Mothman Prophecies for the 2002 motion picture. If you…
01:17:18 |
Wed 06 Jun 2018
An interview with Richard Hatem (Part I)
In this episode of MonsterTalk, Blake interviews screenwriter Richard Hatem about his work adapting John Keel’s The Mothman Prophecies for the 2002 motion picture. This wide-ranging discussion is bro…
01:10:24 |
Wed 30 May 2018
Magic: Sex, Drugs and Rocket Propulsion
The history of magic and science converged in the explosive life of Jack Parsons. By day he was a pioneer in the field of rocket propulsion whose work helped win WWII. By night he performed magic rit…
01:19:14 |
Wed 23 May 2018
The Greyfriars Kirkyard Ghost
Since the late 1990s people have been reporting strange incidents and injuries when touring the graveyard known as the Greyfriars Kirkyard. Some call it The Mackenzie Poltergeist, but whatever you ca…
01:22:06 |
Wed 16 May 2018
The Chicago Mothman — Site Seeing
Allison Jornlin is a paranormal researcher and host of The Otherside podcast. She’s been diligently researching the recent (2017–present) Chicago Mothman sightings as popularized on Lon Strickler’s …
01:14:32 |
Tue 01 May 2018
Spouting off about Gargoyles
We’re getting our minds in the gutter this week but hopefully won’t leave you drained as we climb into the nooks and crevices of Yale University’s gargoyles and grotesques with photographer and autho…
00:59:57 |
Wed 18 Apr 2018
Rampage: A Huge Croc
In the new movie Rampage, a giant mutant crocodile joins up with a giant ape and a giant wolf to destroy Chicago. But this is not the first giant croc to hit the big screen. Lake Placid (1999) and A…
01:12:56 |
Wed 28 Mar 2018
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