April 5, 2017

#125 – MAN’S BEST FIEND

In this episode of MonsterTalk, we are joined by folklorist and author Mark Norman to discuss legends of black hounds. Mark is the author of Black Dog Folklore as well as the host of The Folklore Podcast. This is a special cross-over episode with The Folklore Podcast and contains a slightly different edit of the interview audio. Discussion ranges from the legends of dark hounds in […]

Regular Episode 5 min read
March 29, 2017

#124 – CRUSH, CRUMBLE AND CHOMP

This MonsterTalk is another special literary/pop-culture episode as we take on the biggest topic in monsters: Giant City-Destroying Kaiju! Guests are Ed Godziszewski author of Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa (Oct 2017) and Michael Keller, co-author (with Edward Holland) of the magazine Monster Attack Team and the upcoming podcast Area 42. Special thanks to Darren Naish. His piece on the biology of Godzilla is well […]

Regular Episode 6 min read
March 8, 2017

#123 – THE ENFIELD POLTERGEIST — PART 1

In this episode of MonsterTalk we present an interview with Guy Lyon Playfair, one of the original investigators into perhaps the most famous British poltergeist case in modern times. Author and researcher Guy Lyon Playfair was one of the two primary investigators into the alleged poltergeist activity in Enfield in the 1970s. His book This House is Haunted was the basis for multiple movies and television […]

Regular Episode 8 min read
February 8, 2017

#122 – PSYCHIC SOLDIERS AND IMPERILLED SILVERWARE

In this MonsterTalk, we’re pleased to bring you an interview with psychologist Ray Hyman, a long time skeptical activist and educator, a founding member of CSICOP (now CSI) and one of the key investigators into the US government’s program to develop psychic soldiers. Some of this story was revealed in Jon Ronson’s The Men Who Stare at Goats, but in this interview […]

Regular Episode 7 min read
January 11, 2017

#121 – ONE ROGUE PLANET: A STAR WARRIOR’S STORY

In this episode of MonsterTalk, we continue with Part 2 of our coverage of Zecharia Sitchin and “Planet-X” aka “Nibiru” by talking with astronomer Stuart Robbins, host of the Exposing PseudoAstronomy pocast. We discuss rogue planets, exo-planets, and the curious history of “Planet-X” apocalypse stories. Items of Interest The X-Files “I Want to Believe” Poster’s Origin Story Billy Meir “wedding cake” flying […]

Regular Episode 4 min read
December 21, 2016

#120 – BITCHIN’ ‘BOUT SITCHIN

Ancient Aliens theorists seem to love the work of Zecharia Sitchin (The 12th Planet). Sitchin proposed that mysterious space beings called Anunnaki visited earth to steal our gold, and passed on their wisdom to the ancient people of Sumer. In this first of a 2-part look at Sitchin’s impact on Ancient Astronaut lore, we talk with Dr. Michael Heiser about […]

Regular Episode 4 min read
December 14, 2016

#119 – ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCHED — MORAR NESS

Writer and researcher Mike Dash (Spring Heeled Jack) returns to talk about the less famous Scottish lake monster alleged to live in Loch Morar. While not as widely known as Nessie, Morag (as she is known) has her own fascinating history. Items of Interest Borderlands Mike Dash articles at Smithsonian The Maze (1953), inspired by the legend of Glamis Castle […]

Regular Episode 6 min read
November 30, 2016

#118 – SCIENCE & SEA MONSTERS

What do you get when you combine a love for statistics, a love for biological maritime mysteries and a relentless curiosity? Dr. Charles Paxton has applied biology and math work to produce several papers on the mysterious creatures called “sea monsters.” In this episode of MonsterTalk, we discuss sea monsters, math and naughty ostriches. Illustration from Japetus Steenstrup’s 1854 presentation [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons. The […]

Regular Episode 5 min read