March 16, 2025

S04E24 – Demon Sex in Medieval Times (explicit)

We’re joined by the engaging historian Dr. Eleanor Janega to talk about how the people of Europe considered demonic sex during the medieval period of history. This episode is in two parts, and both are explicit.  Presenter on the History Hit channel – https://www.historyhit.com/  Blog – https://going-medieval.com/  Medievalist, author, blogs about medieval history, pop culture, and swearing  Author of: The […]

Regular Episode 24 sec read
March 9, 2025

S04E23 – Remembering Joe Nickell

A brief remembrance of our friend, Joe Nickell. (December 1, 1944 – March 4, 2025) Joe Nickell’s extraordinary life came to an end on Tuesday, March 4th and we’re posting this brief remembrance this week instead of our regular episode. Check out Joe’s many “personas.” The Science of Monsters: Tracking the Real-Life Creatures Archive episodes with Joe The sourtoe cocktail

Regular Episode 15 sec read
March 2, 2025

S04E22 – Women in the Paranormal

We’re joined by Allison Jornlin (paranormalwomen.com) to talk about the footprint of women in the field of parapsychology and paranormal investigation. We most recently talked with Allison during “the dark times” on our COVID-era MonsterTalk Live series. She also covered the Chicago Mothman flap with us back in 2018!

Regular Episode 13 sec read
February 23, 2025

S04E21 – The Cave of the Winds

Is the cave of the winds near Manitou Springs, CO HAUNTED!? Matt Baxter has investigated and he joins us to talk about what he found. Related Links: Spooky Science Sisters – Roanoke episode with Karen In Research Of… The Lost Colony – Blake & Jeb Card discuss the In Search Of… episode about Roanoke. Eclectic Shopping options in Manitou Springs The history of Manitou […]

Regular Episode 22 sec read
February 16, 2025

S04E20 – Understand Japan’s Dan Da Dan [Explicit]

We’re joined by Dr. Justin Mullis to get a better understanding of the incredibly lore-dense anime series Dan Da Dan.  Justin’s academia profile Legend of Momotaro Some links recommended by Justin:This is a really good video about the history of the Flatwoods Monster in Japanese video games. Highly recommended. This is the Religious Dispatches article about koro. Here’s the Japan Today interview with the current editor of […]

Regular Episode 41 sec read
February 9, 2025

S04E19 – Monsters of the Heart

As Valentine’s day bears down upon us, we turn to the monsters whose origins lie in passion, betrayal, and tragedy. If love is the strongest human emotion, surely rage at betrayal is its nightmarish mirror – and such emotions are embodied in a variety of creatures around the world and throughout history. Content Warning – this episode contains stories of […]

Regular Episode 24 sec read
February 2, 2025

S04E18 – GRAVE RUBBERS FROM CYBERSPACE!

Cemeteries Cleaning and Grave Rubbing – Karen and Blake are joined by Matt Baxter to discuss the ethics and best practices around maintaining and preserving graveyards.  Links for Grave Rubbers from CyberSpace: The article that inspired this conversation (via The Conversation) Ken Feder (friend of the show and emeritus professor of archaeology) sent along this helpful article about grave preservation. The […]

Regular Episode 57 sec read
January 12, 2025

S04E15 – The Green Eyes Festival

In the mountains of North Georgia on a spooky civil war battlefield there is a legend of a green eyed monster. This is not that story. This is the story of the new festival set up to commemorate the monster, but also bring people and revenue to this rural southern town. We’ll be talking with Nate Tucker and Dillan Whisenant about […]

Regular Episode 24 sec read
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