Cryptid Chemistry: The Squonk!
What would the chemistry of tears need to be to dissolve a body? Why did lumberjacks tell so many weird stories? What do pigs think about their own reflections? We answer all these questions and more ...
2 Okt 21min
Dinosaurs to Dragons with Elizabeth Shreeve
For this Substitute Sister episode, Meagan is joined by author Elizabeth Shreeve to talk about her new book, Dinosaurs to Dragons, which is all about the origins of and possible science behind various...
31 Aug 59min
Behind the Scenes for Our 1-Year-Bookaversary!
Join us for a behind the scenes look at Spooky Science, where we share some fun stories that we wish had made it into the final cut of the book, and some musings about the writing process. How has it ...
10 Aug 44min
Spooky 7
It's time for another round of Short and Spooky stories! From hidden noises in haunted houses to microscopic threats in ancient tombs, this episode features two stories about the big effects small thi...
9 Juni 28min
The Loveland Frogman
Along a stretch of the Little Miami River in Loveland, Ohio, tales are told about encounters with a strange and, if the drawings are to be believed, surprisingly bootylicious cryptid known as Frogman....
18 Maj 34min
Mokele-mbembe: The (Not) Living Dinosaur
Mokele-mbembe is a sauropod-like cryptid that has been luring cryptozoology's most optimistic explorers into some of the world's most remote swamps for over a century, and yet the evidence remains, to...
5 Maj 36min
The Science of Superstition
Almost everyone has at least one superstition they adhere too, and science says that might be for good reason! In this episode, we talk about the origins of two popular superstitions (including one th...
17 Apr 35min
The Folklore of Geology
For tens of thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples have passed down stories of major geologic events around the world, and many times, we find that modern science is just playing catch-up to learn mor...
21 Mars 28min
