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262 - Tarot (part 1)
MonsterTalk begins its second season and its weekly release schedule with a look at the surprisingly mundane origin of the Tarot deck and how the pra…
3 years, 8 months ago
261 - Bernard's Beasts with Darren Naish
Season 1 Episode 261
Darren Naish joins us to catch us up on his latest project - a series of dawings and descriptions based on the cryptids of Bernard Heuvelmans! (Patre…
3 years, 9 months ago
260 - Giant Turtles and Protofestivals
Season 1 Episode 260
We're joined by folklorist and anthropologist Dr. John Gutowski, a professor at Saint Xavier, to discuss the Beast of Busco and the festivals such cr…
3 years, 9 months ago
259 - The Battle Over America's Origin Story
Season 1 Episode 259
Dr. Brian Regal joins us again (actually his 6th appearance!) to discuss his latest work, The Battle Over America's Origin Story. We know Columbus d…
3 years, 10 months ago
258 - The Winchester Mystery House
Season 1 Episode 258
258 - The Winchester Mystery House 258_Monstertalk_Patreon.mp3 Karen and Blake are joined by Matthew Baxter to tell the true story of Sara Winchester…
3 years, 10 months ago
257 - The First Ghosts
Season 1 Episode 257
We are joined by the incomparable Dr. Irving Finkel to discuss the oldest recorded stories of ghosts in human history. Pliny the Younger - Wikipedia…
3 years, 10 months ago
256 - Monsters of Wales
Season 1 Episode 256
Coll "C.C.J." Ellis joins us to talk about the monsters and folklore of Wales. Their book Welsh Monsters & Mythical Beasts will be out soon and is av…
3 years, 11 months ago
255 - Tom Slick: Millionaire Monster Hunter
Season 1 Episode 255
Brought to you by DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT! A look at the fascinating and adventurous life of millionaire Tom Slick. Inventor, entrepreneur, philanthr…
3 years, 11 months ago
Introducing The Cryptid Club
Season 1
Mike Brumm (author) and Jeff Mack (illustrator) bring young readers a new series about an intrepid gang of kid investigators dealing with the remarka…
4 years ago
Going Nuclear - Introducing Wild Thing S3
A conversation with Laura Krantz about season 3 of her show Wild Thing. It's not monsters, but it's science, history, and the topic has a ton of ove…
4 years ago