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Monstress

Monstress

By: Natalie Huber Rodriguez
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 “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” so they say. Perhaps what they really meant, though, was “Hell hath no fury like a woman. Period.” While nearly all of the time, and throughout most popular media, the concept of a monster in our mind tends to be a masculine figure, there are some bad bitches throughout folklore, mythology, urban legends, and even real-world history that make even the Boogeyman to the Devil himself look tame. But aside from scaring the hell out of both children and grown men alike, what do these vicious vixens really reveal about the people and cultures who tell their sNatalie Huber Rodriguez Social Sciences
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  • Episode 3 - Gryla

    Episode 3 - Gryla
    Jan 30 2026

    Now that the holiday season has officially come to a close, we take a look at a far less than jolly figure of Icelandic Christmas traditions, along with her thirteen devious offspring and demonic man-eating pet.


    Music:

    "Little Talks" - Of Monsters and Men

    "Mama Tried" - Merle Haggard
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    14 mins
  • Episode 2 - The Yuki-onna

    Episode 2 - The Yuki-onna
    Dec 17 2025

    As we enter into the snowy winter months, we take a look at a sinister snow queen of Japan that long pre-dates that of Hans Christian Andersen. Thankfully my microphone equipment is now fully up and running so the sound quality should be a lot better than the first episode, though I'm still working out some kinks. Thanks so much for baring with me!

    Music:

    "Haru no Katami" - Chitose Hajime

    "Hotaru no Hikari (Glow of the Fireflies)" - Chikai Inagaki (Japan's version of "Auld Lang Syne")
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    14 mins
  • Episode 1 - The Ciguapa

    Episode 1 - The Ciguapa
    Dec 17 2025

    Pilot episode discussing a being of Dominican folklore called the Ciguapa. Please excuse audio quality as I'm currently still working on things with my microphone and equipment but I wanted to get the episode out by the end of the month. The audio should be at full quality by the next episode.

    Music:

    "Similau" (See-me-lo) - Peggy Lee"

    Albeborael Guayahona Estarei" - Irka Mateo and Eddie German
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    15 mins
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