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MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters is a free audio podcast that critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--626752...
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S05E02_Monstertalk
This week Blake Smith and Karen Stollznow are joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Brian A. Sharpless, author of Monsters on the Couch, to discuss cann...
S05E01 - Think of the Children!
🎙 MonsterTalk — The Cult of Moloch
Show Notes · Hosts: Blake Smith & Karen Stollznow
In this episode, Blake Smith and Karen Stollzn...
S04E46 - SciCom and Science Comedy with Brian Malow
We finish up Season 4 of MonsterTalk, not with a bang - but a chuckle, as we welcome Science Comedian Brian Malow to talk about using humor and scienc...
S04E45 - Resurrecting Dire Wolves and Moa Bad Ideas
We discuss the sketchy "science by press release" of Colossal Biosciences and the controversies lurking in the history of its lead scientist. Have the...
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 paranorma...
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...
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...
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 Bl...
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 Dra...
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. (affiliate link)
Islands are...
S04E39 - Are Magpies Monsters?
A fascinating chat about Australian Magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) with Dr. Grainne Cleary in which we talk about the role of stories in creating monste...
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-...
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...
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...
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 Am...
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 A...
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 OMI...
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 promine...
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...
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 contai...
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
Jerry has been with quite a...
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...
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 id...
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.
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 a...
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 a...
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...
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...
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 creatur...
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…...
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...
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 Tue...
S04E22 Women in the Paranormal
We're joined by Allison Jornlin (paranormalwomen.com) to talk about the footprint of women in the field of parapsychology and paranormal investigation...
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.
Rel...
S04E20 - Understand Japan's Dan Da Dan [Explicit]
We're joined by Dr. Justin Mullis to get a better understanding of the incredibly lore-dense anime series Dan Da Dan.
Justin's academia p...
S04E19 - Monsters of the Heart
As Valentine's day bears down upon us, we turn to the monsters whose origins lie in passion, betrayal, and tragedy. If love is the strongest human emo...
S04E18 - Grave Rubbers from CyberSpace!
Cemeteries Cleaning and Grave Rubbing - Karen and Blake are joined by Matt Baxter to discuss the ethics and best practices around maintaining and pres...
S04E17 The Ghost of Ticonderoga with Joseph Gagne
This week we're welcoming back historian Dr Joseph Gagne to tell us about a ghost story that straddles North America and Scotland. He was last with u...
S04E16 - The Houdini Seance and Arthur Ford, Spiritualist
Today we're discussing the strange story of The Houdini Seance and Arthur Ford the Spiritualist.
The last Houdini Seance (1936) - Aud...
S04E15 The Green Eyes Festival
In the mountains of North Georgia on a spooky civil war battlefield there is a legend of a green eyed monster. This is not that story. This is the sto...