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Hunting Monsters
Episode 101
In this episode of MonsterTalk, paleontologist Dr. Darren Naish (@TetZoo) returns to discuss his newest book, an overview of the field of cryptozoolo…
10 years, 3 months ago
Christmas Special # 3: Pickman's Model
In this MonsterTalk Christmas Special episode, Blake Smith reads aloud Pickman’s Model, a story by H.P. Lovecraft and gives a brief update about the …
10 years, 5 months ago
Conclusions (Episode 100)
Episode 100
In the 100th episode of MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters, DNA researcher and author Bryan Sykes discusses the research behind his landmar…
10 years, 11 months ago
Let's Get This Off Our Chest
Episode 99
There are legends from around the world of a creature that comes to you at night and sits on your chest, sucking away your life force. The incubus, t…
11 years ago
Doctor Atlantis
Episode 98
You’ve heard the legend of Atlantis. But have you ever heard the facts behind the legend? Dr. Kenny Feder returns to talk about the true story of Atl…
11 years, 1 month ago
Shame on the Lizard People
Episode 97
Is the world secretly being controlled by a dark, shadowy cabal? Are many of the world’s leaders actually blood-drinking, child-abusing lizard people…
11 years, 2 months ago
Fear Itself
Episode 96
Why do we fear? What is fear? The Ressler Lab is located in the Yerkes Primate Research Center in Atlanta, and the studies they’re conducting seek to…
11 years, 3 months ago
El D20ablo — The Satanic Panic & Role-Playing Games
Episode 95
The late 1970s and 1980s saw the rise of a new kind of game. Dungeons & Dragons and its many competitors captivated many high-school and college stud…
11 years, 3 months ago
A Fear of Spiders
Episode 94
One of the most common fears in the world is the fear of spiders. But what does a rationalist do when gripped by an irrational fear? MonsterTalk inte…
11 years, 4 months ago
Christmas Special #002: An Inhabitant of Carcosa
Blake Smith reads aloud An Inhabitant of Carcosa, a story by Ambrose Bierce. The story itself is brief, but its impact on American horror literature …
11 years, 5 months ago