Writer and researcher Mike Dash () returns to talk about the less famous Scottish lake monster alleged to live in Loch Morar. While not as widely known as Nessie, Morag (as she is known) has her own fascinating history.  

What do you get when you combine a love for statistics, a love for biological maritime mysteries and a relentless curiosity? has applied biology and math work to produce several papers on the mysterious creatures called “sea monsters.” In this...

The cast of archaeologists from the join Blake and Karen to talk about fairies, how they’ve evolved culturally, and the ways that archaeology, folklore and the fair folk overlap.

In this week’s episode of MonsterTalk, Eugenie Scott, Brian Regal, and Daniel Loxton join Karen Stollznow and Blake Smith to discuss The Yeti. This episode was our first-ever dedicated Yeti talk, as well as our first-ever live streamed show, which...

A special for the Halloween Season, Robert Price returns to MonsterTalk to give us a raw dripping sample of his podcast , a kind of secular version of his popular podcast. Questions from listeners are tossed down into the well of Price’s vast...

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: . Our interview is with Dr. Cori Convertito, Curator of the Key West Art and Historical...

Ken Feder returns to talk about his new book , which is available for pre-order now on Amazon. Discussion in this episode centers around the failings of science coverage in the media, the latest on the famous Piltdown Man hoax, and why everyone needs...

We are joined by , Associate Professor in the Liberal Arts and Sciences Department at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. She has a PhD in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA. In this episode, we talk about folklore as an academic field, urban...

In this episode of MonsterTalk, Karen and Blake thank listeners for their amazing support, and discuss upcoming episodes in the works.  

MonsterTalk explores the life of author and research Montague Summers, a researcher of dogged determination whose own life is shrouded in mystery and occluded by the theatrical. Brian Regal discusses his research into this fascinating and...

James “The Amazing” Randi joins us to discuss his work on the Long John Nebel “Party Line,” a late-night AM radio show from New York’s WOR that defined the paranormal-themed chat show and was a precursor to shows like those of Art Bell,...

In this episode of MonsterTalk, we talk with , editor of the British magazine . Deborah is deeply interested in folklore, anthropology, monsters and skepticism. Our conversation covers a variety of topics including vampires, werewolves, ghosts and...

is the author of . Rob has a doctorate in the psychology of conspiracy theories, and taught classes at the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths. He joins us in this episode to discuss the psychology of conspiracies.

Lyle Blackburn is a musician, actor, and cryptid researcher who explores the US in search of creatures in swamplands and backwoods. He is the author of and . Lyle is a staff writer for the horror magazine Rue Morgue, he has been featured on Coast to...

Eugenie Scott is an anthropologist but is probably most well known for her work fighting against Creationism in the American public education system as director of the . Perhaps less well-known is the fact that she’s long been interested in Bigfoot....

Have you learned most of your UFO stories from The HistoryChannel and motion pictures? Chances are these glossy presentationsof aliens and mysterious craft have hidden from you some of theshocking and silly history of this fascinating field. Join...

Tales of enormous snakes have been a part of folklore for thousands of years. From myths to legends, to eyewitness testimony and photographs, these stories slither through our culture and seem inescapable. Prepare to recoil in horror as we talk about...

What is a Skeptic?

In this episode of MonsterTalk, paleontologist Dr. Darren Naish () returns to discuss his newest book, an overview of the field of cryptozoology, titled .

In this MonsterTalk Christmas Special episode, Blake Smith reads aloud , a story by H.P. Lovecraft and gives a brief update about the MonsterTalk podcast.

In the 100th episode of MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters, DNA researcher and author Bryan Sykes discusses the research behind his landmark book ; plus, thoughts and reflections on 100 episodes of MonsterTalk, including hearing from many...

There are legends from around the world of a creature that comes to you at night and sits on your chest, sucking away your life force. The incubus, the succubus, the old hag — people really report these experiences, but how does science explain...

You’ve heard the legend of Atlantis. But have you ever heard the facts behind the legend? Dr. Kenny Feder returns to talk about the true story of Atlantis and it isn’t what most people think.

Is the world secretly being controlled by a dark, shadowy cabal? Are many of the world’s leaders actually blood-drinking, child-abusing lizard people? No, they aren’t. But in this episode of MonsterTalk we talk with Jon Ronson about his...

Why do we fear? What is fear? The Ressler Lab is located in the Yerkes Primate Research Center in Atlanta, and the studies they’re conducting seek to understand fear at the cellular, molecular and neural-circuitry level of granularity. Dr. Kerry...