057 – THE BLAIR FISH PROJECT

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, people who made their living by working the sea have reported creatures that appeared to be half-human and half-fish. Some of these stories are legends and fairy tales, but more recent sightings are reported as real animals. Confounding things even more are mummified mermaids brought to Europe from sailors coming back from Asia. A recent Animal Planet “documentary” […]

056 – ASSAULT & GIANT BATTERY

Popobawa illustration (above) by Zanzibari Chande (commissioned by Benjamin Radford) FOR DECADES, legends of a giant sexually-assaulting bat-creature have trickled out of Zanzibar. In this episode of MonsterTalk we interview Ben Radford about his investigation of the creature and the role that the monster called Popabawa has played in culture and politics in the United States. Music Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys