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
The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of H. P. Lovecraft
Author Scott Poole (previously with us for Vampira and Monsters in America) joins us to talk about his new biography on American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, In The Mountains of Madness: The Life a…
01:19:02 |
Wed 26 Jul 2017
Naming Monsters
What’s in a name? More than you might imagine, if you’re a scientist trying to officially name a new species. In this episode of MonsterTalk, we talk to Ichthyologist Ben Frable about the process (an…
01:14:41 |
Wed 12 Jul 2017
England's Most Haunted Village
Is the little village of Pluckley truly the most haunted village in England? We interview skeptical ghost hunter Hayley Stevens (The Spooktater) about the curious little town more famous for its dead…
01:16:06 |
Wed 28 Jun 2017
Minions, Mobs & Myrmidons
From ancient Greece to modern movies, monsters and villains often get their assistance from mindless mobs of maleficent minions. Are they simply plot devices, or do minions tell us something about th…
01:04:42 |
Wed 21 Jun 2017
Spooky Geology
In this episode, MonsterTalk welcomes back notable skeptic, scientist, researcher and author (and now Podcaster) Sharon Hill. Sharon’s got a new podcast (15 Credibility Street), new science blog (Spo…
00:45:45 |
Tue 16 May 2017
Monster Trek
In this episode of MonsterTalk Blake Smith interviews Joe Gisondi, author of Monster Trek: The Obsessive Search for Bigfoot. A journalist professor takes us on a first-hand tour of Bigfoot Hunter cul…
00:59:46 |
Tue 02 May 2017
The Enfield Poltergeist (Part 2)
Part 2 of our look at the Enfield Poltergeist brings together interviews with Chris French (@ChrisCFrench), Joe Nickell (@RealJoeNickell) and Deborah Hyde (@jourdemayne). We look at why skeptics tend…
01:11:58 |
Wed 12 Apr 2017
Man's Best Fiend
In this episode of MonsterTalk, we are joined by folklorist and author Mark Norman to discuss legends of black hounds. Mark is the author of Black Dog Folklore as well as the host of The Folklore Pod…
01:21:08 |
Tue 04 Apr 2017
Crush, Crumble and Chomp
This MonsterTalk is another special literary/pop-culture episode as we take on the biggest topic in monsters: Giant City-Destroying Kaiju! Guests are Ed Godziszewski author of Ishiro Honda: A Life in…
01:32:38 |
Wed 29 Mar 2017
The Enfield Poltergeist
In this episode of MonsterTalk we present an interview with Guy Lyon Playfair, one of the original investigators into perhaps the most famous British poltergeist case in modern times. Read the episod…
01:16:33 |
Wed 08 Mar 2017
Psychic Soldiers and Imperilled Silverware
In this MonsterTalk, we’re pleased to bring you an interview with psychologist Ray Hyman, a long time skeptical activist and educator, a founding member of CSICOP (now CSI) and one of the key investi…
00:57:42 |
Wed 08 Feb 2017
One Rogue Planet: A Star Warrior's Story
In this episode of MonsterTalk, we continue with Part 2 of our coverage of Zecharia Sitchin and “Planet-X” aka “Nibiru” by talking with astronomer Stuart Robbins, host of the Exposing PseudoAstronomy…
01:05:04 |
Wed 11 Jan 2017
Christmas Special # 4: The Thing in the Cellar
Blake Smith reads a story titled The Thing in the Cellar as 2016’s annual Christmas special. MonsterTalk will return to normal science and skepticism episodes in 2017. This story was first published …
00:13:27 |
Fri 30 Dec 2016
Bitchin' 'bout Sitchin
Ancient Aliens theorists seem to love the work of Zecharia Sitchin (The 12th Planet). Sitchin proposed that mysterious space beings called Anunnaki visited earth to steal our gold, and passed on thei…
01:13:03 |
Wed 21 Dec 2016
Achievement Unloched — Morar Ness
Writer and researcher Mike Dash (Spring Heeled Jack) returns to talk about the less famous Scottish lake monster alleged to live in Loch Morar. While not as widely known as Nessie, Morag (as she is k…
01:03:00 |
Wed 14 Dec 2016
Science and Sea Monster
What do you get when you combine a love for statistics, a love for biological maritime mysteries and a relentless curiosity? Dr. Charles Paxton has applied biology and math work to produce several p…
01:09:49 |
Wed 30 Nov 2016
Fairies! An ArchyFantasies Crossover
The cast of archaeologists from the Archaeological Fantasies podcast join Blake and Karen to talk about fairies, how they’ve evolved culturally, and the ways that archaeology, folklore and the fair …
01:20:53 |
Mon 31 Oct 2016
Yetipalooza
In this week’s episode of MonsterTalk, Eugenie Scott, Brian Regal, and Daniel Loxton join Karen Stollznow and Blake Smith to discuss The Yeti. This episode was our first-ever dedicated Yeti talk, as …
00:59:19 |
Tue 25 Oct 2016
MonsterTalk Meets The Lovecraft Geek
A special for the Halloween Season, Robert Price returns to MonsterTalk to give us a raw dripping sample of his podcast The Lovecraft Geek, a kind of secular version of his popular The Bible Geek po…
01:06:58 |
Wed 19 Oct 2016
Demon Dolls
In this week’s episode of MonsterTalk, we talk about demonic or evil dolls, and look into the history of one of America’s most famous creepy playthings: Robert the Doll. Our interview is with Dr. Cor…
01:06:06 |
Wed 12 Oct 2016
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