Monster Talk
MonsterTalk is the science show about monsters—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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Paranormality: Psychic Dogs, Ghosts and Silly Voices-an Interview with Richard Wiseman
WHILE AT TAM9, the hosts of MonsterTalk sat down to ...
WHILE AT TAM9, the hosts of MonsterTalk sat down to talk with psychologist Richard Wiseman about his new book Paranormality: Why we see what isn’t there. It was supposed to be a chat about the paranormal, ghosts and Wiseman’s findings. But...
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Crypt O' Zoology: Dinosaurs in Africa!
From The Lost World to Alley Oop to The Flintstones, ...
From The Lost World to Alley Oop to The Flintstones, the idea of dinosaurs and humans living together has captured the imagination of readers across the globe. But there are some who believe that this idea isn’t fictional. Is there a population...
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Bad Wolf
On November 8, 2005 Canadian geological engineering student Kenton Carnegie ...
On November 8, 2005 Canadian geological engineering student Kenton Carnegie went for a walk. He told people that he’d be back by 5 pm. When he hadn’t returned by 7 pm, a search party went out and discovered his remains in the woods. In...
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The Big Bad Wolf
CHANCES ARE IF YOU LISTEN to MonsterTalk you probably like ...
CHANCES ARE IF YOU LISTEN to MonsterTalk you probably like nature documentaries. No doubt you’ve seen stories about wolves and heard words to the effect that wolves are often maligned and that wolves have an undeserved reputation for being...
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Dead Men Are a Ghoul's Best Friend
IN THIS EPISODE of MonsterTalk we discuss Ghouls and their ...
IN THIS EPISODE of MonsterTalk we discuss Ghouls and their real world counterpart: cannibals. The hosts are joined by Carole A. Travis-Henikoff, author of Dinner With A Cannibal: The Complete History of Mankind’s Oldest Taboo. This episode also...
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A Connecticut Haunting in a Keen Author's Court
The 2009 film The Haunting in Connecticut is purported to ...
The 2009 film The Haunting in Connecticut is purported to be based on true events. Similarly, there was the 2002 documentary A Haunting in Connecticut (which aired on The Discovery Channel and helped spawn the series A Haunting). These true events...
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Ancient Alien Astronauts: Interview with Ken Feder
Did ancient humans gain their technological achievements through the assistance ...
Did ancient humans gain their technological achievements through the assistance of creatures from other planets? This week on MonsterTalk, Dr. Feder, an archaeology professor who has taught a course on the topic, shares his thoughts. Feder is the...
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Hayley Stevens’ Lake Monster Mysteries
There are very few people who make their living hunting ...
There are very few people who make their living hunting monsters. For most of us who investigate such mysteries, it is a labor of love. Today on MonsterTalk we get to talk with one of our listeners about her investigation into a lake monster. In her...
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Searching For Sasquatch
Is cryptozoology science or pseudoscience? Do scientists ever really study ...
Is cryptozoology science or pseudoscience? Do scientists ever really study cryptozoology, or merely ignore the field entirely? This week we dig into the history of Cryptozoology itself—focusing on the search for America’s most famous...
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The Zombie Autopsies
This week on MonsterTalk, we interview Harvard medical doctor Steven ...
This week on MonsterTalk, we interview Harvard medical doctor Steven Schlozman, author of The Zombie Autopsies and get inside the walking dead to discuss a plausible mechanism for the zombie apocalypse. READ full episode notes
