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  1. S04E44 Ghost Hunting 1975

    We take a look at a fascinating slice of paranormal history in the form of a 1975 BBC documentary The Ghost Hunters. How much has changed in paranormal research since 1975? Not much, after a fashion… Anybody know something about these plast

  2. S04E43 - Big Foot and Van Meter

    Blake catches Karen up on his current research projects: The four-wall tour dates of the PGF, and a contextual look at the Van Meter Visitor. Neither of these projects are finished but he is excited to share what he's been working on. Dolem

  3. S04E42 You Don't Know Jackalopes

    Blake is joined by regular contributor Matt Baxter, and special guest Kara Van Hoose from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife to discuss the (not that mysterious) outbreak of "tentacle bunnies" in Colorado this summer. News report

  4. S04E41 Karen and Matt in Scotland

    Karen and Matt are back from their book tour in the UK and they got to have some real MonsterTalk moments! Loch Ness, Boleskine House and more plus Blake wrestles with gremlins! More photos will be available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.

  5. Flashback: Shaver Mystery Super-cut

    It's Hollow Earth, UFOs, the birth of Sci-Fi, and more wierdshit than you can believe as we present a super-cut of our 2-part interview with Jerry Drake and Jeb Card about one of the foundational stories of "weirdshitology" in a new ginormo

  6. S04E40 - Catching Up: UK Edition

    Karen and Matt check in from the UK! Karen is on tour promoting her new book Bitch: The Journey of a Word. (https://amzn.to/3UiKvoB) (affiliate link) Islands are engines of language diversity (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-0248

  7. S04E39 - Are Magpies Monsters?

    A fascinating chat about Australian Magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) with Dr. Grainne Cleary (https://www.grainnecleary.com/) in which we talk about the role of stories in creating monsters, the role of citizen science, and lots of cool biology

  8. S04E38 - Revisiting Robert the Doll

    Blake recounts his recent visit to see Robert the Doll, and his findings after a deep dive into newspapers and other literature. Patrons get follow-up info from the girl who was the subject of the "true doll haunting" from episode #114! Kar

  9. Flashback: Demon Dolls

    Flashback to October 2016! Updated content on Robert coming soon.In this week’s episode of MonsterTalk, we talk about demonic or evil dolls, and look into the history of one of America’s most famous creepy playthings: Robert the Doll (http:

  10. Flashback: Alien Intrusion and the UTH

    Flashback to January 2018: In this episode of MonsterTalk, we return to discussion of the Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis (UTH) and what seems to be its growing influence in paranormal circles. It’s been used to explain UFOs, mothman, bigfoot,

  11. Flashback: Zombies, Cults & Demons

    FLASHBACK to December 2013: A FAMILIAR VOICE returns to MonsterTalk as Dr. Karen Stollznow joins us to discuss her (then new) book, God Bless America (https://amzn.to/3xgyeDb). Items of Interest Haunting America on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3

  12. Flashback: Doctor Atlantis - with Ken Feder

    Flashback to May 2015: IS THERE A LOST CITY somewhere that formed the basis of the legend of Atlantis? Dr. Kenny Feder returns, not to praise Atlantis, but to bury it. Kenny Feder: Selected Works The Past in Perspective (https://www.amazon.

  13. Flashback: The Warren Omission

    We will be playing some episodes from our archives for a few weeks this Summer - let's kick it off with this classic from October 2013! THE WARREN OMISSION.WAS THE STORY OF The Conjuring the true story of how Ed and Lorraine Warren fought d

  14. S04E37 High Weirdness with Erik Davis

    We're joined by Erik Davis to discuss his book High Weirdness - a history of psychedelics and counterculture as a triptych embodied with three prominent figures: Terrence McKenna, Philip K. Dick, and Robert Anton Wilson. From Blade Runner t

  15. S04E36 – Nefarious Stealth Evangelicalism?

    We’re joined by Matt Baxter to discuss what we thought was a horror film but turned out to be something quite different.Warning: This film and episode deal with suicide, murder, abortion, politics, religion, and pretty much most of the hot

  16. S04E35 - Dread Bothy and Beyond

    Matt Baxter returns to join Karen and Blake in a discussion of allegedly haunted “bothies” in the remote hiking regions of the UK. This episode contains some discussion of guns, suicide, and cannibalism. Links to further reading/listening:

  17. S04E34 - The Murder that Inspired Twin Peaks

    Jerry Drake returns to discuss his new book: Hazel was a Good Girl: The Murder that Inspired Twin Peaks (https://amzn.to/4jlacio) Jerry has been with quite a few times to discuss Grimoires (https://www.patreon.com/posts/142-grimoires-1-1549

  18. S04E33 - BigFootage: The Secret of Bigfoot pt 2

    We're back with part two of our 2-part coverage of the 1976 episode of The Six Million Dollar Man that introduced a generation of kids to Bigfoot, and the idea that the creature might be interconnected with space aliens living inside a Cali

  19. S04E32 - BigFootage: The Secret of Bigfoot pt 1

    Karen joins Blake to discuss the influential 2-part episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man that introduced a generation of kids to Bigfoot, and the idea that the creature might be interconnected with space aliens living inside a California

  20. S04E31 - Catching Up May 2025

    Blake and Karen take a minute to catch their breath and talk about where things are in their lives and what's up next in MonsterTalk news. Links: Bitch: The Journey of a Word (https://amzn.to/4d2CfS8) Adhesive Capsulitis (https://en.wikiped

  21. S04E30 Dinos & Dragons - Part 2

    This is part two of our two part look at Dragons and how these mythical beasts are being used to promote Creationism. Our guest is Dr. Philip Senter and he's the author of a new book about this topic. We use the word bullsh!t a lot in this

  22. S04E29 - Dinos & Dragons - Part 1

    This is part one of our two part look at Dragons and how these mythical beasts are being used to promote Creationism. Our guest is Dr. Philip Senter and he's the author of a new book about this topic. Get Dr. Senter's book here: The Real St

  23. S04E28 The Victor Hotel Ghost

    Matt & Karen went out for a little getaway weekend to Victor, Colorado and ended up investigating the allegedly haunted Victor Hotel. Did Eddie die in the hotel elevator? Was Matt caught in embarrassing circumstances? Find out inside! The s

  24. S04E27 - Jewish Mysticism and Dybbuks with Peter Bebergal

    We're excited to welcome back Peter Bebergal. This time we're talking about mysticism and dybbuks. Be sure and check out the links below including the upcoming talk Peter is giving April 14th for The Last Tuesday Society. Peter on Jewish Bo

  25. S04E26 - A Natural History of Sea Serpents with Adrian Shine

    We're delighted to get to talk with Adrian Shine, who has worked for decades to raise awareness about Loch Ness and investigated the legendary creature said to inhabit the dark waters of that deep Scottish lake. He's written a new book abou

  26. S04E25 - Demon Sex in Medieval Times PT 2

    We're back with part 2 of our interview with Dr. Eleanor Janega to discuss Demons in Medieval Europe - and a lot of that has to do with sexy sex. So… another EXPLICIT tag! Eleanor's Blog Going-Medieval (https://going-medieval.com)https://ww

  27. S04E24 Demon Sex in Medieval Times

    We're joined by the engaging historian Dr. Eleanor Janega to talk about how the people of Europe considered demonic sex during the medieval period of history. This episode is in two parts, and both are explicit. Presenter on the History Hit

  28. S04E23 Remembering Joe Nickell

    A brief remembrance of our friend, Joe Nickell. (December 1, 1944 – March 4, 2025) Joe Nickell's extraordinary life came to an end on Tuesday, March 4th and we're posting this brief remembrance this week instead of our regular episode. Chec

  29. S04E22 Women in the Paranormal

    We're joined by Allison Jornlin (paranormalwomen.com) (https://paranormalwomen.com) to talk about the footprint of women in the field of parapsychology and paranormal investigation. We most recently talked with Allison during "the dark time

  30. S04E21 The Cave of the Winds

    Is the cave of the winds near Manitou Springs, CO HAUNTED!? Matt Baxter has investigated and he joins us to talk about what he found. Related Links: Spooky Science Sisters - Roanoke episode with Karen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMNZQM

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