226 – Usborne book of UFOs

We are joined by entertainer Jon Culshaw to talk about the influential children’s book UFOs, (affiliate link) part of the Usborne “World of the Unknown” series that was recently reissued.  Jon brings his love of the mysterious and his uncanny ability to do voice impressions as we talk about how UFOs were presented in the 1970s, the wonders of space, and […]

225 – Thylacines and Pademelons

Blake and Karen are joined again by Mat Baxter to talk about the latest Thylacine claims from the TAGOA. The photos dropped last night (US Time) and sadly don’t meet up with the hype – but there’s still much to talk about with this story. Triple M Radio with Neil Waters on Thylacine News Thylacine probably didn’t attack sheep in […]

MTL014 – DOATS: The Hills Have Eyes

deBased on a True Story continues with the Wes Craven film The Hills Have Eyes (affiliate link).  Allegedly the film was inspired by the “true” story of the Scot cannibal, Sawney Bean!  But is that story even true? (Originally recorded live and available with Video on YouTube.)

MTL013 – Barney and Betty Hill

We interviewed Toby Ball, the host of the podcast Strange Arrivals – a serious deep dive into the foundational UFO abduction case of Betty and Barney Hill.   This interview was recorded as part of MonsterTalk Live on June 29, 2020. The video version of that discussion is available on YouTube. If you’re interested in UFOs you will definitely want […]

223 – The Loveland Frog

Ryan Haupt joins us to discuss the strange case of “the Loveland frog.”  Links: Hot Damn! It’s the Loveland Frog!A musical based on the Loveland Frog Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) post-apocalyptic movie with Rowdy Roddy Piper Ryan Haupt podcast Science…Sort Of Skeptoid on Loveland Frog Wikipedia on Loveland Frog Full version: CUFOS doc on KY Goblins (includes Loveland Frog) […]

221 – They Are Already Here – with Sarah Scoles

Download the episode (Right-click, Save as MP3) Author Sarah Scoles joins us to discuss her amazing book They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers.  It’s a terrific ride through UFO culture and the fallout from the 2017 New York Times front-page article about the US Government Program to examine unidentified objects in the sky. Links/Additional Reading/Terms: AATIP – the […]