We’re making big changes in MonsterTalk, joining up with the AirWave podcasting network. This should mean more regular release schedules! Karen and I have been banking content and I’ve been working my arse off with behind-the-scenes administrative work. So our next regular episode is about UFOs and I’m excited about it because there is a lot of really interesting […]
For the Annual MonsterTalk Christmas Special, Blake Smith reads The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs. Music Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys
For the Annual MonsterTalk Christmas Special, Blake Smith reads The Open Window by H. H. Munro (Saki). Music Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys
Blake Smith reads a story titled The Thing in the Cellar as 2016’s annual Christmas special. MonsterTalk will return to normal science and skepticism episodes in 2017. This story was first published in Weird Tales magazine issue #360 and is read by the author. Music Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys
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 MonsterTalk podcast. Music Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys
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 is still being felt today. Further Reading The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce Skeptic Joe Nickell investigates the disappearance of Ambrose Bierce Carcosa (Wikipedia) Music Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys Additional music for this episode was […]
Blake Smith reads aloud the M. R. James classic story Casting the Runes. This macabre tale was the basis for the 1957 film, Curse of the Demon. Music Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys
“I KNOW WHAT I SAW.” So say many witnesses to the bizarre and unusual—and even the mundane. But do you really know what you saw? In this special episode of MonsterTalk, memory expert Elizabeth Loftus and psychologist Richard Wiseman explain how perilous and frail are the tools and materials we use to build our fortresses of certitude. About Our Guests Richard […]
The Tetrapod Zoology Podcast Super Cross-Over Tetrapodcats (sic erat scriptum) MonsterTalk host Blake Smith teams up with paleontologist Darren Naish and artist John Conway to introduce MonsterTalk listeners to this entertaining and educational podcast known as The Tetrapod Zoology Podcast. Topics include cryptozoology, pterosaur controversy, whale penis commentary and a scientist’s take on the film Cloverfield. Related Links Buy Darren Naish & John Conway‘s All Yesterdays book Visit […]
[Note – this kickstarter did not fund, so this is being left here for archival purposes only.] In this episode of MonsterTalk, we take a brief break from our break to bring you breaking news about Ben Radford’s monstrous new project Undead Apocalypse—a board game featuring zombies, vampires and other horrors. The interview features artist Jeff Zornow, whose drawings were used to […]
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