Monstertalk

A look at invasive species, focusing especially on the cane toad: its biology, its impact, and efforts to control it in Australia and the US. With Dr. Steven Johnson of UFL.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

We are joined by Ph.D. student Minwen Huang, who shares with us the history of the literary genre of Chinese Ghosts called Zhiguai, and how such beings (and literature) are viewed from ancient times to the present.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

MonsterTalk Classic interviews return with a look at robots and automata of the ancient classical world. Adrienne Mayor joins us to talk about her book Gods and Robots. Greek myths, ancient science, and monsters abound.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

A discussion of monsters and aliens of sci-fi and horror with "Dr. Kiki" Kirsten Sanford of THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE and DR KIKI'S SCIENCE HOUR.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

A discussion of conspiracy theory with professor Ashley Landrum of Texas Tech. QAnon and other contemporary conspiracy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

We got to sit down and talk with the mentalist, magician and skeptic Banachek. You may know him as the creator of Penn & Teller's famous "bullet catch" or as the expert behind the JREF's Million Dollar Challenge testing or from his amazing performances or even from his podcast (Banachek's Brain).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

Our May 3, 2020 interview with Joe Laycock and his spouse and co-conspirator Natasha Mikles is here for you. Talking about his book, Speak of the Devil. Speak of the Devil is the first book-length study of The Satanic Temple.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

Once again we welcome Sara Head from ArchyFantasies on to talk about the strange television show The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. Is it good? (Spoilers - not if you want anything to happen in your TV shows.) But it was fun to sit down with Sara and talk again.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

Jerry Drake returns to talk BEKs and other strangeness. A MonsterTalk Live recording. Explicit Tag.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

We interview Dr. David Aveline about his new project studying people who see or experience ghosts. He's just getting started, but it's a really interesting conversation about how one puts together research into such a strange and complicated topic.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

In the March 29th episode, Karen and Blake hang out and take listener questions.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

Actor Douglas Tait joins us to talk about playing monsters in film. Douglas has played Bigfoot more than any other actor. Doug was born on December 17, 1978 in Tarzana, California. He is known for his work on Annabelle Comes Home (2019), Hellboy (2019) and Legacies (2018).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

[EXPLICIT] Audio from 22MAR2020 MonsterTalk Live with Dr. Brian Sharpless, discussing real world psychology and monsters. Remastered to reduce distortion - but still has some audio issues.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

Karen and Blake discuss the new film We Believe in Dinosaurs with filmmaker Clayton Brown (who co-directed with Monica Long Ross) and paleontologist Dan Phelps. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

Today Karen and Blake discuss "Screaming Skulls" - a surprisingly common yet particularly English kind of haunting. Karen has a new short story based on this legend.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

It's Blake here! I made a little cameo over at Hayley Stevens' podcast The Spooktator, joining Jeb Card (In ReSearch Of) to talk about the paranormal series HELLIER (Amazon, YouTube). If you're not familiar with that show, it's an independent paranormal show that combines pretty much every kind of paranormal topic you can think of into a strange narrative about... you know what? Just check it out.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

[Reminder: This was recorded in the early days of the pandemic of 2020. Please refer to the CDC for the latest and most accurate information about COVID19 and variants.] Discussing COVID19 with virology expert Vincent Racaniello. Best place to get up to date Covid19 Information: WHO (World Health Organization) and CDC (Center for Disease Control) sites for the latest factual information on this pandemic. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

We are joined by author Kathryn Hulick, author of the new book "Strange but True: 10 of the World's Greatest Mysteries Explained." The book introduces 10 weird topics covering everything from Atlantis to Zombies and meshes it all with skepticism and critical thinking. It's a great way to introduce a curious teen to the strange and unusual while arming them with the right tools to examine the questions critically. Topics include haunted houses, zombies, the mystery of Dyatlov pass and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

We welcome Dr. James Mueller, associate dean of Journalism at the University of North Texas, in a discussion of how to read historical (and current) news about monsters.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

Karen Stollznow tells us about the 1921 Australian events known as The Guyra Ghost. (Concurrent with her Fortean Times piece in Jan 2020 edition)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.