Episodes

  • You, Me, and Nessie Makes 3!

    You, Me, and Nessie Makes 3!
    Jul 15 2022

    We deep dive into the secrets of one of the most famous cryptids ever, the Loch Ness Monster!

    Sources:

    • Coleman, Loren, and Jerome Clark. Cryptozoology A-Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature. Simon & Schuster, 1999.
    • https://www.lochness.com/
    • https://www.britannica.com/place/Loch-Ness-lake-Scotland-United-Kingdom
    • https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/loch-ness-monster-sighted
    • https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lochness/
    • https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/loch-ness-monster-sighted
    • http://www.nessie.co.uk/
    • https://lochnessmystery.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-mysterious-macrae-film.html
    • https://www.si.edu/encyclopedia_si/nmnh/lochness.htm
    • https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/did-king-kong-inspire-the-myth-of-the-loch-ness-monster/J5UR3D5VNKF6U6KQU6P76EYSJ4/
    • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/our-very-own-monsters
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster
    • https://www.britannica.com/topic/Loch-Ness-monster-legendary-creature
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boleskine_House

     

    #cryptid #cryptozoology #season2 #lochness #lochnessmonster #nessie #finale #scottland

     

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The Jersey Devil Shore

    The Jersey Devil Shore
    Jun 29 2022

    We get nostalgic and discuss the fantastical tale of the Jersey Devil!

    Sources:

    • Coleman, Loren, and Jerome Clark. Cryptozoology A-Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature. Simon & Schuster, 1999.
    • Offutt, Jason. Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts. Llewellyn Publications, 2019.
    • https://pinelandsalliance.org/learn-about-the-pinelands/pinelands-history-and-culture/the-jersey-devil-and-folklore/
    • https://www.atlantic-county.org/history/jersey-devil-pg1.asp
    • https://www.nj.gov/nj/about/famous/nj_devil.html
    • https://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/infor/educational/facts/jerseydevil.shtml
    • https://weirdnj.com/stories/jersey-devil/
    • https://www.app.com/story/news/local/culture/2021/10/29/jersey-devil-very-real-pine-barrens-origin/6179188001/
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20121009043855/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/102397/cover.jerseydevil.shtml
    • MonsterQuest episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dibL9qIrEA
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Pine_Barrens
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20090604141402/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20070485,00.html
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kallikak_Family

     

     

    #cryptid #cryptozoology #season2 #jerseydevil #jerseyshore #newjersey #folklore #urbanlegend

     

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    57 mins
  • Umi Bozu AGoGo!

    Umi Bozu AGoGo!
    Jun 17 2022

    It's back to Japan to explore another fascinating yokai on this week's episode!

    Sources:

    • Nakau, Ei, and Noriko Yamamoto. Ukiyoe De Miru Obake Zukan. Paintanashonaru.
    • Yoda, Hiroko, et al. Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide. Kodansha International, 2008.
    • https://yokai.com/umibouzu/
    • https://nioh.wiki.fextralife.com/Umi-Bozu
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umib%C5%8Dzu
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seto_Inland_Sea
    • https://research.nhm.org/pdfs/3729/3729.pdf

     

     

     

     

     

    #cryptid #cryptozoology #season2 #yokai #umibozu #japan #folklore #japanesefolklore

     

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    55 mins
  • He’s the GOATman!

    He’s the GOATman!
    Jun 8 2022

    Cryptids at night give us a fright, deep in the heart of Texas on this week's episode!

     

    Sources: 

    • Offutt, Jason. Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts. Llewellyn Publications, 2019.
    • https://wedentondoit.com/blog/2013/10/18/back-in-the-day-goatmans-bridge
    • https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/goatmans-bridge
    • https://texashillcountry.com/goatman-bridge-history-hauntings-denton-alton-bridge/
    • https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-alton/
    • https://allthatsinteresting.com/goatmans-bridge
    • https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/texas/old-alton-bridge-haunted-tx/
    • https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texas-troubles
    • https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dentons-haunted-bridge-legend-grows-but-does-the-story-add-up/44982/
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Alton_Bridge
    • Buzzfeed Unsolved episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEZfGlyLQnA

    #cryptid #cryptozoology #season2 #mermay #mermaid #merman #merfolk #merbeing #fish #ichthyology

     

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    55 mins
  • Mefolklore Part 3

    Mefolklore Part 3
    May 20 2022
    We're going into the water to swim with the fish...people. That's right, we're talking mermaids in the finale of this special 3 part series! Sources: Coleman, Loren, and Jerome Clark. Cryptozoology A-Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature. Simon & Schuster, 1999.Offutt, Jason. Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts. Llewellyn Publications, 2019.https://www.britannica.com/topic/mermaidhttps://www.wired.com/2014/10/fantastically-wrong-strange-murderous-sometimes-sexy-history-mermaid/https://www.livescience.com/39882-mermaid.htmlhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/early-modern/mermaids-legends-sirens-myths-folktales-hans-christian-andersen-disney/https://historyofyesterday.com/behind-the-mythology-mermaids-749cd44ace5chttps://historydaily.org/origins-mermaids-greek-mythology-ghosts-christopher-columbushttps://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/water/becoming-mermaids https://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/selkiefolk/https://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/finfolk/index.html https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/legends-selkies-hidden-germs-sea-mythology-006409https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaidhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undine_(novella)https://aratta.wordpress.com/2014/01/08https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepenski_Vir/the-origin-of-the-mermaids/https://ancworlds.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/mermaids-and-merfolk-of-the-ancient-world/https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2916861.pdfhttps://bestiary.ca/etexts/collins-symbolism-of-animals-and-birds.pdfhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/42508/42508-h/42508-h.htmhttps://historyofmermaids.com/mermaid/mesopotamia/https://oxfordre.com/classics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-896#:~:text=Atargatis%20(Aramaic%20%E1%BF%BEAtar%2D%E1%BF%BE,%2Dgoddess%2C%20giver%20of%20fertility.https://ancworlds.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/mermaids-and-merfolk-of-the-ancient-world/https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Asian_Mermaids_(Matsy%C4%81%E1%B9%85gan%C4%81_and_Ningyo)Foster, Michael Dylan, and Kijin Shinonome. The Book of yōkai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore. Univ. of California Press, 2015.https://thediplomat.com/2013/09/mermaids-of-asia-dugongs-dragon-wives-and-the-deep/https://www.ecns.cn/learning-Chinese/2015/08-26/178755.shtmlhttps://catsandcrime.medium.com/brief-exploration-of-mermaids-in-south-east-asia-51949b302e68http://en.chinaculture.org/2016-02/22/content_701383.htm https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326776813_Legend_of_the_Blue_Sea_Mermaids_in_South_Korean_folklore_and_popular_culture https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-11/mermaids-across-the-world-arnhem-land/9846210https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/collection/highlights/yawkyawk-sculptureshttps://www.troublemag.com/mermaids-in-folklore-australian-indigenous-culture/https://blog.qm.qld.gov.au/2019/04/11/the-myth-of-the-mermaid/https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Asian_Mermaids_(Matsy%C4%81%E1%B9%85gan%C4%81_and_Ningyo)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NingyoWilliam Bond: http://www.womanthouartgod.com/mermaids.phphttp://www.native-languages.org/mermaids.htmhttps://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/mermaid-tales-from-native-tribes-aboundhttps://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Ne-Hwas-The-Mermaid-Passamaquoddy.htmlhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75471/9-mermaid-legends-around-worldhttps://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/iarahttps://armstronghistoryjournal.wordpress.com/2018/11/23/a-mermaids-tale-the-evolution-of-the-representation-of-mermaids-in-popular-culture/ https://hpr1.com/index.php/opinion/editorial/become-acquainted-with-multicultural-mermaids-via-folklore/https://www.espookytales.com/blog/espooky-sea-tales-latin-american-sea-legends/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-new-aquatic-ape-theory-67868308/https://theconversation.com/sorry-david-attenborough-we-didnt-evolve-from-aquatic-apes-heres-why-65570http://talesoffaerie.blogspot.com/2015/06/mermaids-from-south-america.htmlCharles Daniel Dance Essay:https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=r7UNAAAAQAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=charles+daniel+dance+mermaid&ots=ih4SJNIuB-&sig=2meJDyjwFHcr0HDDOKQkKyg-BSU#v=onepage&q=mermaid&f=falseBrown Fairy Book:https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/139/the-brown-fairy-book/4342/the-story-of-the-yara/Monstrous Caribbean: https://www.academia.edu/4631267/The_Monstrous_Caribbean Scaled for Success: The Internationalisation of the Mermaid: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330043633_Scaled_for_Success_The_Internationalisation_of_the_Mermaid https://bookriot.com/mermaids-from-around-the-world/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iara_(mythology)Macunaima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsMm3uG5iRUhttps://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipupiara_(criptozoologia)David Attenborough series: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07v0hhm           #cryptid #cryptozoology #season2 #mermay #mermaid #merman #merfolk #merbeing #fish #ichthyology   All content on this site, both audio and/or...
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Merfolklore Part 2

    Merfolklore Part 2
    May 11 2022
    We're going into the water to swim with the fish...people. That's right, we're talking mermaids in part 2 of this special 3 part series! Sources: Coleman, Loren, and Jerome Clark. Cryptozoology A-Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature. Simon & Schuster, 1999.Offutt, Jason. Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts. Llewellyn Publications, 2019.https://www.britannica.com/topic/mermaidhttps://www.wired.com/2014/10/fantastically-wrong-strange-murderous-sometimes-sexy-history-mermaid/https://www.livescience.com/39882-mermaid.htmlhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/early-modern/mermaids-legends-sirens-myths-folktales-hans-christian-andersen-disney/https://historyofyesterday.com/behind-the-mythology-mermaids-749cd44ace5chttps://historydaily.org/origins-mermaids-greek-mythology-ghosts-christopher-columbushttps://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/water/becoming-mermaids https://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/selkiefolk/https://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/finfolk/index.html https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/legends-selkies-hidden-germs-sea-mythology-006409https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaidhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undine_(novella)https://aratta.wordpress.com/2014/01/08https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepenski_Vir/the-origin-of-the-mermaids/https://ancworlds.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/mermaids-and-merfolk-of-the-ancient-world/https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2916861.pdfhttps://bestiary.ca/etexts/collins-symbolism-of-animals-and-birds.pdfhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/42508/42508-h/42508-h.htmhttps://historyofmermaids.com/mermaid/mesopotamia/https://oxfordre.com/classics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-896#:~:text=Atargatis%20(Aramaic%20%E1%BF%BEAtar%2D%E1%BF%BE,%2Dgoddess%2C%20giver%20of%20fertility.https://ancworlds.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/mermaids-and-merfolk-of-the-ancient-world/https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Asian_Mermaids_(Matsy%C4%81%E1%B9%85gan%C4%81_and_Ningyo)Foster, Michael Dylan, and Kijin Shinonome. The Book of yōkai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore. Univ. of California Press, 2015.https://thediplomat.com/2013/09/mermaids-of-asia-dugongs-dragon-wives-and-the-deep/https://www.ecns.cn/learning-Chinese/2015/08-26/178755.shtmlhttps://catsandcrime.medium.com/brief-exploration-of-mermaids-in-south-east-asia-51949b302e68http://en.chinaculture.org/2016-02/22/content_701383.htm https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326776813_Legend_of_the_Blue_Sea_Mermaids_in_South_Korean_folklore_and_popular_culture https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-11/mermaids-across-the-world-arnhem-land/9846210https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/collection/highlights/yawkyawk-sculptureshttps://www.troublemag.com/mermaids-in-folklore-australian-indigenous-culture/https://blog.qm.qld.gov.au/2019/04/11/the-myth-of-the-mermaid/https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Asian_Mermaids_(Matsy%C4%81%E1%B9%85gan%C4%81_and_Ningyo)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NingyoWilliam Bond:http://www.womanthouartgod.com/mermaids.php             #cryptid #cryptozoology #season2 #mermay #mermaid #merman #merfolk #merbeing #fish #ichthyology   All content on this site, both audio and/or visual is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. of The Cryptidbits Podcast
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Merfolklore Part 1

    Merfolklore Part 1
    May 4 2022

    We're going into the water to swim with the fish...people. That's right, we're talking mermaids in part 1 of this special 3 part series!

     

     

    Sources:

    • Coleman, Loren, and Jerome Clark. Cryptozoology A-Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature. Simon & Schuster, 1999.
    • Offutt, Jason. Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts. Llewellyn Publications, 2019.
    • https://www.britannica.com/topic/mermaid
    • https://www.wired.com/2014/10/fantastically-wrong-strange-murderous-sometimes-sexy-history-mermaid/
    • https://www.livescience.com/39882-mermaid.html
    • https://www.historyextra.com/period/early-modern/mermaids-legends-sirens-myths-folktales-hans-christian-andersen-disney/
    • https://historyofyesterday.com/behind-the-mythology-mermaids-749cd44ace5c
    • https://historydaily.org/origins-mermaids-greek-mythology-ghosts-christopher-columbus
    • https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/water/becoming-mermaids 
    • https://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/selkiefolk/
    • https://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/finfolk/index.html 
    • https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/legends-selkies-hidden-germs-sea-mythology-006409
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undine_(novella)
    • https://aratta.wordpress.com/2014/01/08https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepenski_Vir/the-origin-of-the-mermaids/
    • https://ancworlds.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/mermaids-and-merfolk-of-the-ancient-world/
    • https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2916861.pdf
    • https://bestiary.ca/etexts/collins-symbolism-of-animals-and-birds.pdf
    • https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42508/42508-h/42508-h.htm
    • https://historyofmermaids.com/mermaid/mesopotamia/
    • https://oxfordre.com/classics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-896#:~:text=Atargatis%20(Aramaic%20%E1%BF%BEAtar%2D%E1%BF%BE,%2Dgoddess%2C%20giver%20of%20fertility.
    • https://ancworlds.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/mermaids-and-merfolk-of-the-ancient-world/

     

     

     

     

     

    #cryptid #cryptozoology #season2 #mermay #mermaid #merman #merfolk #merbeing #fish #ichthyology

     

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Undewater Friends! The Coelacanth

    Undewater Friends! The Coelacanth
    Apr 20 2022

    It's to be a coelaCAN not a coelaCAN'T! Join Alex and Alicia as they discuss the majestic Coelacanth.

    Sources:

    • Coleman, Loren, and Jerome Clark. Cryptozoology A-Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature. Simon & Schuster, 1999.
    • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/coelacanths
    • https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/fish/coelacanth
    • https://www.wired.com/2015/03/creature-feature-10-fun-facts-coelacanth/
    • https://oceana.org/marine-life/coelacanth/
    • https://www.britannica.com/animal/coelacanth
    • https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/coelacanth-latimeria-chalumnae-smith-1939/
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1560029/
    • https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.201200145

    #cryptid #cryptozoology #season2 #coelacanth #livingfossil #dinofish #lobefinnedfish #ocean #fish #ichthyology

     

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    1 hr and 1 min