March 30, 2011

033 – RESURRECTING THE EXTINCT

PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE HYPOTHESIZED about being able to bring back an extinct animal, but (so far as the MonsterTalk team knows) the only person who has successfully brought an extinct animal’s gene back to be able to express itself in a living organism is Dr. Andrew Pask and his team of genetics experts. Tasmania’s marsupial tiger, the Thylacine, appears to be […]

Regular Episode 51 sec read
March 16, 2011

032 – IS THE SKOOKUM FAIR DINKUM?

IN TODAY’S EPISODE we learn about what has been called one of the best pieces of evidence for the existence of bigfoot. The Skookum cast, found in Washington state in 2000, is alleged to be the body imprint of a bigfoot lying in the mud to reach some fruit. But skeptics think it is just a big Elk print in […]

Regular Episode 43 sec read
March 2, 2011

031 – TRACKING THE CHUPACABRA

IN THIS EPISODE, Ben Radford takes a seat in the interview-chair as we discuss his latest book Tracking the Chupacabra.. It is the culmination of five years of research on the mysterious Latin American goat-sucker—a vampiric creature which has been troubling ranchers since 1995. In this episode we discuss: the origins of the chupacbra legend the nature of the beast why […]

Regular Episode 22 sec read
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