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January 23, 2023

277 – Jeff Kripal & The Superhumanities Pt 2

Part 2 of a 2-part interview with Dr. Jeff Kripal of Rice University’s Religious Studies dept. He’s the author of several books that cover topics overlapping MonsterTalk’s bailiwick including: The Superhumanities The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained (co-authored with Whitley […]

Regular Episode 28 sec read

January 16, 2023

276 – Jeff Kripal & The Superhumanities pt 1

Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Dr. Jeff Kripal of Rice University’s Religious Studies dept. He’s the author of several books that cover topics overlapping MonsterTalk’s bailiwick including: The Superhumanities The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained (co-authored with […]

Regular Episode 26 sec read

January 9, 2023

275 – Beast Hunter Pat Spain

The Mapinguari is not the Terror Story Pat Spain joins us to talk about his new book series. Host of NatGeo’s Beast Hunter series, Pat has collected gripping tales of travel, terror, and science into a 6-books series that just hit bookstores. Pat Spain’s BEAST HUNTER on Amazon (affiliate link) Pat Spain’s new BOOK SERIES (affiliate link) First person to […]

Regular Episode 21 sec read

January 2, 2023

274 – Investigating Pop Psychology

An interview with Dr. Stephen Hupp, lead editor on the new volume Investigating Pop Psychology: Pseudoscience, Fringe Science, and Controversies co-edited with Dr. Richard Wiseman and featuring contributions from many well known authors including our own Dr. Karen Stollznow. Welcome to 2023 folks!

Regular Episode 12 sec read

December 25, 2022

Christmas Special #010: The Signal-Man

Apologies for my voice – but despite a nasty cold (NOT COVID!) I’ve done my best to bring you a spooky Christmas Ghost Story – this time from the mind of Charles Dickens! You can read the tale yourself online for free. According to the Dickens Museum, this story was likely influenced by an actual train tragedy. You can read […]

A Christmas Ghost Story 29 sec read

December 21, 2022

273 – The Bloodsucking Catfish – Candiru

We’re joined by ichthyologist Dr. Nathan K. Lujan to discuss the legendary vampire catfish of the Amazon, the candiru! Explicit Tag on this one for frank talk about vampire fish entering penises.

Regular Episode 27 sec read

December 12, 2022

272 – The Peculiar Platypus – Part 2

We continue our discussion of the platypus with Dr. Gilad Bino. In part 2 we explore the features that make them unique.

Regular Episode 35 sec read

December 7, 2022

271 – The Peculiar Platypus – pt 1

The platypus is a fascinating creature from the family called monotremes. There is a lot left to be discovered about these animals and in part 1 we hear about the challenges in studying them. Part 2 will explore the features that make them unique. Our guest is Dr. Gilad Bino. George Kearsley Shaw: science meets the platypus What are monotremes? […]

Regular Episode 30 sec read

November 28, 2022

270 – Ghost Hunting in Deadwood

We’re joined by MonsterTalk family member Matt Baxter (Karen’s husband and host of Ask a Paranormal Investigator) to talk about his investigation of an allegedly haunted hotel in Deadwood, South Dakota. Deadwood Series (Amazon Affiliate) Calamity Jane Wild Bill Hickcock Seth Bullock The Bullock Hotel NERF Ballistic Balls (discontinued) This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy […]

Regular Episode 33 sec read

November 22, 2022

269 – Fun Ruiners

In a departure from our normal format, Blake and Karen discuss how science ruins all the fun of some very popular Sci-Fi/Horror tropes. Alternate Realities and the Multiverse Some thoughts about multiverses from SciAm Body Swapping Gilligan’s Island Body Swapping Russian Dog Head Experiment (journal) More on the Dog Head (wikipedia) Aliens in our Solar System SciAm on Aliens Looking […]

Regular Episode 44 sec read