Blake welcomes back Dr. Brian Regal – historian of science, technology, and medicine, and now Professor Emeritus at Kean University – to talk about his final academic book, Darwin and the Monsters: The Long History of Cryptozoology. Regal has been a MonsterTalk guest since the show was still in single digits, and he was the first guest to reach out […]
Guest: Dr. Darren NaishHosts: Blake Smith & Dr. Karen Stollznow đ Episode Summary Darren joins Blake and Karen to discuss his new article in Geology Today, which grew out of his work on the Monsters of the Deep museum exhibition. The exhibition originally opened at the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth, Cornwall in 2020, traveled to two additional venues, and […]
Blake and Karen visit again with Colorado author of paranormal and true crime, Richard Estep. Richard’s Books discussed in this episode: Ghostly Encounters The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm Mothman: Sightings and Investigations of the Iconic Flying Cryptid Help is on the Way (pre-order for Feb 2026 Richard’s memoir of being a paramedic) Monsters: Myths, Legends and Real Encounters(pre-order March […]
This week Blake Smith and Karen Stollznow are joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Brian A. Sharpless, author of Monsters on the Couch, to discuss cannibalismâwhat 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 […]
We finish up Season 4 of MonsterTalk, not with a bang – but a chuckle, as we welcome Science Comedian Brian Malow to talk about using humor and science to entertain.
Blake and Karen take a minute to catch their breath and talk about where things are in their lives and what’s up next in MonsterTalk news. Links: Bitch: The Journey of a Word Adhesive Capsulitis Idiopathic Illnesses Mechanical Turk Speaking Machine Replica of Speaking Machine (YouTube) Wolfgang von Kempelen Deep Mind Deep Blue Marvin Minsky John McCarthy
Part two of a two-part discussion with paleontologist Darren Naish about the history of Dogman lore. In part two, we discuss the current state of cryptozoology. Be sure and check out Darren’s Dogman article below: Darrenâs Dogman Article (TetZoo)
A lighthearted discussion of the cryptids of Connecticut with the author and illustrator of Connecticut Cryptids: A Field Guide to the Weird & Wonderful Creatures of the Nutmeg State, Patrick Scalisi and Valerie Ruby-Omen. Patrick’s Amazon Author’s Page (affiliate link) Valerie’s facebook page
aka The Philadelphia Experiment pt 3 We take a deep dive into the absolute whackadoodle world of “The Montauk Project” and delve into its connections to the Netflix streaming series Stranger Things. (Karen & I are joined by Matt Baxter) The first book in the Montauk series is The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time. (affiliate link) Brief interview with Preston […]
I had the opportunity to talk with game designer Mike Mulvihill about his cryptid-focused version of the cooperative board-game HORRIFIED.