MonsterTalk

September 21, 2011

041 – THE BIG BAD WOLF

CHANCES ARE IF YOU LISTEN to MonsterTalk you probably like nature documentaries. No doubt you’ve seen stories about wolves and heard words to the effect that wolves are often maligned and that wolves have an undeserved reputation for being killers. Yet how does one reconcile the idea that dangerous wolves are a myth with the many myths and fairy tales which feature […]

Regular Episode 49 sec read

September 7, 2011

040 – DEAD MEN ARE A GHOUL’S BEST FRIEND

IN THIS EPISODE of MonsterTalk we discuss Ghouls and their real world counterpart: cannibals. The hosts are joined by Carole A. Travis-Henikoff, author of Dinner With A Cannibal: The Complete History of Mankind’s Oldest Taboo. This episode also features guest MonsterTalker Adam Levenstein, a long-time friend of the show whose background combines anthropology and skepticism. Music Monstertalk Theme: Monsterby Peach Stealing Monkeys Intro music: 1_2_0 by Symbion Project […]

Regular Episode 19 sec read

August 10, 2011

039 – A CONNECTICUT HAUNTING IN A KEEN AUTHOR’S COURT

The 2009 film The Haunting in Connecticut is purported to be based on true events. Similarly, there was the 2002 documentary A Haunting in Connecticut (which aired on The Discovery Channel and helped spawn the series A Haunting). These true events have been compiled by author Ray Garton into his book In A Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting. The shocking tale contains adult […]

Regular Episode 32 sec read

July 27, 2011

038 – Ancient Alien Astronauts: Interview with Ken Feder

DID ANCIENT HUMANS gain their technological achievements through the assistance of creatures from other planets? This week on MonsterTalk, Dr. Feder, an archaeology professor who has taught a course on the topic, shares his thoughts. Feder is the author of Frauds, Myths and Mysteries—a book with more good scientific content on the cover than most TV shows have in an entire season. […]

Regular Episode 34 sec read

July 6, 2011

037 – HAYLEY STEVENS: LAKE MONSTER MYSTERIES

There are very few people who make their living hunting monsters. For most of us who investigate such mysteries, it is a labor of love. Today on MonsterTalk we get to talk with one of our listeners about her investigation into a lake monster. In her investigation she went where few would dare to tread. Join us as we talk with amateur […]

Regular Episode 31 sec read

June 8, 2011

036 – SEARCHING FOR SASQUATCH

This week on MonsterTalk, we talk with Dr. Brian Regal about his new book, Searching For Sasquatch: Crackpots, Eggheads & Cryptozoology. It’s an academic book about the history of the search for Sasquatch—yet not about Sasquatch. Is cryptozoology a pseudoscience? Is it a waste of time? Does real science care about monsters? Does science suppress the secret existence of mystery apes—or has […]

Regular Episode 47 sec read

May 11, 2011

035 – THE ZOMBIE AUTOPSIES

This week on MonsterTalk, we interview Harvard medical doctor Steven Schlozman, author of The Zombie Autopsies and get inside the walking dead to discuss a plausible mechanism for the zombie apocalypse. It took a lot of guts, but in this episode we discuss: How did a doctor becomeinterested in zombies? What can zombies teach usabout neurology? Which is scarier:infection or cannibalism? Why don’t […]

Regular Episode 49 sec read

April 20, 2011

034 – TRACKING THE MAN-BEASTS

Renowned investigator Joe Nickell returns to MonsterTalk to discuss his latest book Tracking the Man-beasts: Sasquatch, Vampires, Zombies, and More—a survey of a human-like monsters that runs the gamut from Almas to Zombie. The book covers scores of monsters from legend and lore, and many entries include insights from Joe’s personal investigations. In this episode possible reasons why there are so many anthropomorphic monsters the evolution […]

Regular Episode 24 sec read

March 30, 2011

033 – RESURRECTING THE EXTINCT

PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE HYPOTHESIZED about being able to bring back an extinct animal, but (so far as the MonsterTalk team knows) the only person who has successfully brought an extinct animal’s gene back to be able to express itself in a living organism is Dr. Andrew Pask and his team of genetics experts. Tasmania’s marsupial tiger, the Thylacine, appears to be […]

Regular Episode 51 sec read

March 16, 2011

032 – IS THE SKOOKUM FAIR DINKUM?

IN TODAY’S EPISODE we learn about what has been called one of the best pieces of evidence for the existence of bigfoot. The Skookum cast, found in Washington state in 2000, is alleged to be the body imprint of a bigfoot lying in the mud to reach some fruit. But skeptics think it is just a big Elk print in […]

Regular Episode 43 sec read