November 3, 2025

S05E05 Why I Don’t Believe In… BIGFOOT

In this episode, I talk about why I don’t believe in Bigfoot and the core of my basis of doubt. This is part of a new intermittent series wherein we’ll be looking at why a lot of monster stories fall apart when you attack them with Occam’s Razor and other similarly sharp tools. The clip in the intro is from […]

Regular Episode 13 min read
October 26, 2025

S05E04 – Haunting America Revisited

This week on MonsterTalk, Blake and Karen are joined by Matthew Baxter to revisit Karen’s classic investigation book Haunting America — newly re-released in paperback just in time for Halloween 🎃. Together they discuss how the book began as a project for the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF), the fieldwork behind its famous cases, and the updated edition’s new conclusion and color photos.👻 Topics discussed: […]

Regular Episode 1 min read
October 20, 2025

S05E03 – So Much For The Show Me State

UAPs, “Disclosure,” and the Influence Machine 🔦🛰️This episode looks at the latest UAP theater around Rep. Eric Burlison’s congressional presentation of the “Hellfire vs. orb” video, how it intersects with long-running media and funding networks (Skinwalker Ranch/NIDS/Las Vegas circle), and why skepticism and provenance still matter. We discuss the hearing, witness line-up, and the ecosystem that amplifies these claims—along with […]

Regular Episode 30 min read
October 12, 2025

S05E02 – Autocannibalism Is Not The Answer

This week Blake Smith and Karen Stollznow are joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Brian A. Sharpless, author of Monsters on the Couch, to discuss cannibalism—what it is, why humans have done it, and how the taboo shows up in archaeology, medicine, psychology, and horror cinema. They cover definitions (endocannibalism vs. survival cannibalism), prion diseases such as Kuru, criminal and paraphilic […]

Regular Episode 40 min read
October 5, 2025

S05E01 – THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

🎙 MonsterTalk — The Cult of Moloch Show Notes · Hosts: Blake Smith & Karen Stollznow In this episode, Blake Smith and Karen Stollznow explore the history, mythology, and propaganda surrounding the idea of the Cult of Moloch—a figure long associated with child sacrifice and moral panic. They trace Moloch’s biblical origins in Leviticus and Kings, the contested archaeological claims […]

Regular Episode 31 min read
September 21, 2025

S04E45 – Resurrecting Dire Wolves and Moa Bad Ideas

We discuss the sketchy “science by press release” of Colossal Biosciences and the controversies lurking in the history of its lead scientist. Have they resurrected dire wolves? No. Definitely not. If only overblown celebrity endorsed hype was the only problem…Did they make a Dire Wolf? (Spoiler: NOT EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE)George Church’s explanation of Epstein tiesJames Arthur Ray – Guru of […]

Regular Episode 29 sec read
September 14, 2025

S04E43 – Ghost Hunting 1975

We take a look at a fascinating slice of paranormal history in the form of a 1975 BBC documentary The Ghost Hunters. How much has changed in paranormal research since 1975? Not much, after a fashion…  Anybody know something about these plastic pub barrels from the 1970s? Show Notes: Benson Herbert – ghost hunter Andrew Green – the Spectre Inspector […]

Regular Episode 26 sec read
September 7, 2025

S04E43 – Big Foot and Van Meter

Blake catches Karen up on his current research projects: The four-wall tour dates of the PGF, and a contextual look at the Van Meter Visitor. Neither of these projects are finished but he is excited to share what he’s been working on. Dolemite is mentioned favorably.

Regular Episode 12 sec read
August 31, 2025

S04E42 – You Don’t Know Jackalopes!

Blake is joined by regular contributor Matt Baxter, and special guest Kara Van Hoose from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife to discuss the (not that mysterious) outbreak of “tentacle bunnies” in Colorado this summer. News reports of “rabbits with tentacles” Deer wasting disease (zombie deer) “Colorado Cannibal” Alfred Packer Colorado Parks & Wildlife  Karl Shuker’s blog about Jackalope […]

Regular Episode 17 sec read