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43 episodes analyzed
8 min ads · 18% of episode is ads
11.0 ads/episode
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MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters is a free audio podcast that critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.
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S06E03 🎥 Capturing Bigfoot with Marq Evans
Oct 18, 2026
Blake and Karen interview Marq Evans, directory of the new documentary Capturing Bigfoot - a new film that hits streaming October 20th, 2026 and features stunning new evidence that the…
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S06E02 👻 Haunted by Memory: Ghost Stories of the American Civil War
Oct 11, 2026
Blake and Karen welcome historian Dr. Amy Laurel Fluker of Youngstown State University to discuss Haunted by Memory, an annotated anthology of ghost stories drawn from the newspapers, veterans'…
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S06E01 💀Taphonomy and All That Rot🧛
Oct 04, 2026
An interview with forensic anthropologist Evan Bird, creator of The Corpse Review.Extended show notes at Monstertalk.orgBecome a supporter of this podcast…
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S05E50 💀 REHUMANIZING PEOPLE OF THE PAST
Sep 27, 2026
In this episode, Blake and Karen welcome Dr. Kristin LaFollette, Associate Professor of English at the University of Southern Indiana, to discuss her new book, *Rehumanizing People of the Past…
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S05E49 - 🌀 Cryptozoology Today with Daniel Alan Jones
Sep 20, 2026
Blake and Karen welcome back Daniel Alan Jones, investigative reporter, founder of the Texas Cryptozoology Network, and creator and host of The Vortex, for the second half of their conversation. Last…
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S05E48 🌀Traditional Cryptozoology with Daniel Alan Jones
Sep 13, 2026
Into the Field: A Conversation with Daniel Alan Jones, Part 1Blake and Karen welcome Daniel Alan Jones, an investigative reporter, founder of the Texas Cryptozoology Network, and the creator and host…
S05E47 MT Legend Tripping: Paranormal England
Sep 06, 2026
Karen and Matt are back from their trip to the UK and they share stories and photos from their whirlwind visit to a variety of (allegedly) haunted places. Blake makes jokes... and wishes he could go…
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S05E46 FLASHBACK: England's Most Haunted Village
Aug 30, 2026
Blake brings us a flashback to 2017, when he and Karen sat down withThe Spooktator's Hayley Stevens to talk about the (allegedly) most haunted village in England. Hayley is a British paranormal…
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S05E45 - Circus Train Wrecks 🎪🚂
Aug 23, 2026
⚠️Content Warning: This episode contains sustained discussion of animal injury and death, including the killing of working animals, animals shot after escaping, and graphic period newspaper…
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🐺 S05E44 - Darwin and the Monsters (with Dr. Brian Regal)
Aug 16, 2026
Blake welcomes back Dr. Brian Regal - historian of science, technology, and medicine, and now Professor Emeritus at Kean University - to talk about his final academic book, Darwin and the Monsters…
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🏚️ S05E43 - The Peabody-Whitehead Mansion
Aug 09, 2026
⚠️ Content AdvisoryThis episode includes an extended discussion of a televised paranormal investigation in which a crew treated an alleged spirit-box recording about a sexual assault as cause for…
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☠️S05E42 - THE BLACK DEATH🐀
Aug 02, 2026
Blake and Karen are joined by Dr. Ben Dodds, author of Myths and Memories of the Black Death to discover more about a disease which forever changed world history when it swept across Europe in the…
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🛸 S05E41 - Government Disclosure
Jul 26, 2026
Blake and Karen welcome back paranormal investigator Matthew Baxter to sift through the latest government UAP release - the so-called PURSUE document dump - and work out what, if anything, is…
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🐂S05E40 - Cattle Mutilations: Part 2🛸
Jul 19, 2026
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains frank discussion of animal death, carcass predation, and graphic descriptions of animal mutilation. Listener discretion is advised.Blake and Karen continue…
🐂S05E39 - Cattle Mutilations: Part 1🛸
Jul 12, 2026
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of animal injuries and death. Both parts carry an explicit tag.⚠️Blake and Karen welcome Lee Weiss, a religious studies scholar whose…
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🦕 S05E38 - Champ Across the Border
Jul 05, 2026
Champ Across the Border: Blake and Karen welcome back historian Dr. Joseph Gagné, a specialist in New France and the French colonial period of North America, to talk about Champ - the famous monster…
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🪓 S05E37 - The Lizzie Borden Murders
Jun 28, 2026
Note: This episode deals with murder and goes into some detail, so we're putting the "explicit tag" for the mature content, perhaps not suitable for all audiences.MonsterTalk steps outside its usual…
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S05E36 - The Chinnery Backseat Ghost
Jun 21, 2026
A skeptical look at one of the most famous ghost photographs ever taken - the 1959 "backseat ghost" snapped by Mrs. Mabel Chinnery in Ipswich, England. This episode is distilled from a recent…
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S05E35 The Newby Church Specter
Jun 14, 2026
Blake, Karen and Matt discover that this famous ghost photo isn't as old as they expected, and perhaps not as mysterious either. Do we get it right? Do you have a different explanation? Let us know…
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S05E34 - Rakshasas
Jun 07, 2026
Most Americans meet the Rakshasa in exactly two places: a 1974 episode of a beloved horror TV series and the pages of the Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual. Both versions give you a debonair…
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S05E33 - The Devil Went Down to Devon
May 31, 2026
On the morning of February 9, 1855, residents across south Devon, England, discovered strange hoof-shaped tracks in the snow. The prints - about 4 inches long, 3 inches wide, and spaced roughly 8…
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S05E32 - Monsters of the Deep with Dr. Darren Naish
May 24, 2026
Darren joins Blake and Karen to discuss his new article in Geology Today, which grew out of his work on the Monsters of the Deep museum exhibition. That exhibition originally opened at the National…
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S05E31 - From Loup Garou to Rougarou (pt 2) with Louisiana Dread's Kyle Crosby
May 17, 2026
This is part two of our conversation with Kyle Crosby, creator and host of Louisiana Dread. In Part 1, we covered the history of the Acadians and how they carried the loup-garou legend from France to…
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S05E30 - From Loup Garou to Rougarou with Louisiana Dread's Kyle Crosby
May 10, 2026
This is part one of a two-part conversation. Blake and Karen are joined by Kyle Crosby, filmmaker, historian, and founder of Louisiana Dread, a multimedia project dedicated to documenting the dark…
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S05E29 - Science of the Supernatural with Melissa Maffeo
May 03, 2026
Neuroscientist Dr. Melissa Maffeo joins Blake and Karen to discuss her new book Science of the Supernatural: Critical Thinking for the Mind and Brain (Cambridge University Press, 2026). Melissa is an…
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FLASHBACK BONUS: S01E069 The Key to the Legend of the Map Monsters
May 01, 2026
To announce (and celebrate) the Spanish language release of Chet Van Duzer's beautiful and informative book on map monsters, I'm re-releasing episode S01E69!Grab your copy in Spanish here:SPANISH…
S05E28 The Cottingley Fairies
Apr 26, 2026
Blake and Karen are joined by Matt Baxter to discuss the strange case of the Cottingley Fairies. https://www.monstertalk.org/?p=2706Hosts: Karen Stollznow, Blake SmithGuest: Matt BaxterIn this…
S05E27 - Monsters: Myths, Legends, and Real Encounters with Richard Estep
Apr 19, 2026
🎙️ Blake and Karen welcome back author and paranormal investigator Richard Estep to discuss his new book from Visible Ink Press, Monsters: Myths, Legends, and Real Encounters. Richard is a paramedic…
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S05E26 Haunted Cemeteries
Apr 12, 2026
In Part 2 of our chat with folklorist Chris Woodyard we talk about the lore of haunted cemeteries.Find Chris on BlueSky, FaceBook, and our back catalog!Chris also partners with Dr. Simon Young on the…
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S05E25 - Headless Motorcyclist Ghosts
Apr 05, 2026
In part 1 of our chat with folklorist Chris Woodyard, we discuss haunted roads and headless motorcycle ghosts.Find Chris on BlueSky, FaceBook, and our back catalog!Chris also partners with Dr. Simon…
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