Podcast Episodes

S04E45 - Resurrecting Dire Wolves and Moa Bad Ideas

Season 4 Episode 45

We discuss the sketchy "science by press release" of Colossal Biosciences and the controversies lurking in the history of its lead scientist. Have th…

9 months ago

S04E44 Ghost Hunting 1975

Season 4 Episode 44

We take a look at a fascinating slice of paranormal history in the form of a 1975 BBC documentary The Ghost Hunters. How much has changed in paranorm…

9 months, 1 week ago

S04E43 - Big Foot and Van Meter

Season 4 Episode 43

Blake catches Karen up on his current research projects: The four-wall tour dates of the PGF, and a contextual look at the Van Meter Visitor. Neither…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

S04E42 You Don't Know Jackalopes

Season 4 Episode 43

Blake is joined by regular contributor Matt Baxter, and special guest Kara Van Hoose from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife to discuss th…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

S04E41 Karen and Matt in Scotland

Karen and Matt are back from their book tour in the UK and they got to have some real MonsterTalk moments! Loch Ness, Boleskine House and more plus B…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Flashback: Shaver Mystery Super-cut

Season 4

It's Hollow Earth, UFOs, the birth of Sci-Fi, and more wierdshit than you can believe as we present a super-cut of our 2-part interview with Jerry Dr…

10 months ago

S04E40 - Catching Up: UK Edition

Season 4 Episode 40

Karen and Matt check in from the UK! Karen is on tour promoting her new book Bitch: The Journey of a Word.  (affiliate link)

Islands are engines of la…

10 months, 1 week ago

S04E39 - Are Magpies Monsters?

Season 4 Episode 39

A fascinating chat about Australian Magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) with Dr. Grainne Cleary in which we talk about the role of stories in creating monst…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

S04E38 - Revisiting Robert the Doll

Season 4 Episode 38

Blake recounts his recent visit to see Robert the Doll, and his findings after a deep dive into newspapers and other literature.   Patrons get follow…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Flashback: Demon Dolls

Season 1 Episode 114

Flashback to October 2016! Updated content on Robert coming soon.In this week’s episode of MonsterTalk, we talk about demonic or evil dolls, and look…

11 months ago