The Cryptid Factor
Three best buddies - Rhys Darby, Dan Schreiber, and Leon 'Buttons' Kirkbeck bring you The Cryptid Factor - a podcast dedicated to all things weird that are yet to be defined by science.Since 2008 they have passionately (and often awkwardly) been discussing 'cryptids' and monsters like Yeti, Chupacabra, Bigfoot and Nessie - as well as weird news of the world, UFO's, Time travellers, robots and space stuff.Though they take these pseudosciences as seriously as they can, they struggle to take themselves seriously at all.Hosted by comedian and actor Rhys Darby, star of top rating podcast 'No Such Thing as a Fish' Dan Schreiber - and Pulling it all together is their best friend, 'Buttons'. If anything goes wrong, it is probably his fault.
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- Update frequency
- every 26 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 108
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
49: #049 The 7 Issue
In an exciting run of 7 episodes in a row, Rhys is enjoying living life as a 7 year old in a Lockdown hotel/prison. We celebrate our 7th patreoner and get excited about the 7th Nessie sighting this y…
00:53:15 |
Tue 06 Oct 2020
50: #050 The Fifty Issue
Guys! We made it halfway to a century! To celebrate, Dan helps the us rise in the rankings, Rhys starts modeling, and Buttons sneaks in super star special guest BENEE! You'll also find swearing parro…
01:00:55 |
Mon 05 Oct 2020
48: #048 The Segmented Issue
In a vain attempt to be helpful, Buttons creates his first (and hopefully last) segment. Also covered in this chaotic ep: an explosive fly swatting experience, some snake swallowing surgery, taxiderm…
00:50:19 |
Sun 20 Sep 2020
47: #047 The Qualm Issue
Here we go again - The Cryptid Factor team on a roll! This ep sees qualms raised, jetpack conga-lines, kite flying 3 year olds, Bigfoot shooting uncles, Benny Hill Flat Earthers - oh and not to menti…
00:56:11 |
Sun 13 Sep 2020
46: #046 The Babygrow hat issue
Wow! One full earth month of weekly podcasting consistency - and to celebrate we have a big visual announcement! Plus: Zombie carwashes, stinky sea monsters, Croyden cat killer exclusives, Bigfoot ho…
00:59:16 |
Sun 06 Sep 2020
45: #045 The Thought Train issue
This packed episode sees Dan regale us with the mystical beginnings of the Cryptid Factor theme tune, whilst Rhys misses the Thought Train and Buttons cracks the mystery of the stolen Ninja safe! All…
00:51:00 |
Mon 24 Aug 2020
44: #044 Season 15, Episode 2
In a vain attempt to be more dependable and regular, the CryptidFactor team bring you another episode in just outside a week! Packed with Wizard apologies, Mars enabling Chernobyl Fungi, Ice ships in…
00:49:29 |
Mon 17 Aug 2020
43: #043 The Returning Issue
... and we are back!!! Just like the proverbial Phoenix from the fire, our three cryptid adventurers have risen back to the airwaves at a time when the world seems like it needs a little weird more t…
00:57:26 |
Mon 10 Aug 2020
42: #042 The Time Travel Issue
Here we go again! In this episode, Rhys time travels to wake Buttons up in the future to save him from his own voice (!). You'll also hear tales of Alien disclosing Presidents, a 'close call' with a …
01:04:24 |
Thu 04 Apr 2019
41: #041 The Fairy Issue
Wow - Haven't you been patient?! This episode comes to you direct from the far distant past - and has been in editing limbo on Buttons' laptop for quite some time. But at last - here it is. The Crypt…
00:59:05 |
Mon 25 Feb 2019
40: #040 The Yowie Issue
Wow-wee! this episode is(almost) all about the Yowie! We delve into Australia's big hairy hominid - and hear some chilling accounts of close encounters (told by some great aussie accents!). Also, Rh…
00:54:00 |
Wed 03 Oct 2018
38: #038 The Monologue Issue
Welcome to yet another episode of the Cryptidfactor! As well as being peppered with the odd monologue, you'll find this one fill to the brim with hairy sea monsters, Chinese lake monsters, gollum hun…
00:50:41 |
Thu 16 Aug 2018
39: #039 The Free Movie Ideas Issue
Amongst some genius free movie script ideas, you'll find extinct Gibbons in China, new Northern Lights that aren't in the north and a bird-rubbish-collection-treat-racket. In Cryptid news - A big man…
00:51:46 |
Thu 16 Aug 2018
37: #037 The UFO special issue
This episode is dedicated to the great metal crypto of the skies - UFOs! Buttons and Rhys head to the largest UFO conference in the world to make Dan super jealous by getting to interview his biggest…
00:39:35 |
Mon 30 Jul 2018
36: #036 The Monster Week Issue
Guys! We've done it! We've finally got on the TV! This week see's us host Monster Week on Animal Planet - and as a special bonus, Rhys has managed to interview of the host from one of the awesome doc…
00:38:20 |
Fri 01 Jun 2018
35: #035 The Rumble-Strip Issue
This episode finds Rhys back in Fiji where he has tales of near(ish)-death adventures, Dan in the UK where he has tales of wild-ness (& mild-ness) and Buttons back in NZ after being kicked out of his…
00:39:41 |
Thu 19 Apr 2018
34: #034 The NYC Prison Issue
This episode sees Rhys reveal a secret team of news gathering fans, and it reveals Buttons in a prison in New York! If that wasn't enough, all manner of weirdness covered off as well - including beau…
00:42:57 |
Tue 20 Mar 2018
33: #033 The Decade Issue
It's 2018 - Which means the Cryptid Factor is 10 years old! 10 years and we're still trying to solve the world's mysteries... and largely failing - but we're trying harder than ever. This episode see…
00:39:53 |
Thu 01 Feb 2018
32: #032 The Bingo Issue
This episode sees Rhys holding bingo nights, Buttons working out in a gym/bunker and Dan somewhere that is not London. The team - discuss clever sheep, Abu Dhabi police getting futuristic, Zombie ant…
00:40:19 |
Fri 15 Dec 2017
31: #031 The Lullaby Issue
This show sees Dan try to befriend an inter-stellar alien infested ranch owner, Rhys confess to being a land-bound Octopus and Buttons share an eye-witness account... of a shadow. It's a nail-biter o…
00:46:47 |
Sun 01 Oct 2017
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