Episodes

  • The Nandi Bear - Nani the What? - 211

    The Nandi Bear - Nani the What? - 211
    20 Oct 2026

    This week, something big happened, and we talked about bears.

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    The Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan: Bears - Servheen, Herrero, Peyton

    The evolutionary history of bears is characterized by gene flow across species - PMC

    Introduction to Folklore: Traditional Studies in Europe and Elsewhere: James, Ronald M.: 9781521423264

    Brown bear - Wikipedia

    Bear Evolution - North American Bear Center

    Atlas bear - Wikipedia

    Nandi Bear | Cryptid Wiki

    Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature

    The Nandi bear, 1912 to 1914: who reported it, what Chemosit meant | Twice Told

    An Unknown Animal on the Uasingishu

    Bear Pit - Leeds Civic Trust

    The Chemosit

    Unknown Beast on the Magadi Railway

    On Some Unidentified Beasts

    The Nandi, their language and folk-lore
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    1 hr and 21 min
  • George Adamski - Venus the Most Habitable Planet in Sol - 210

    George Adamski - Venus the Most Habitable Planet in Sol - 210
    6 Oct 2026

    This week, Brandon kind of breaks John with one of the most brazen liars we've covered on the podcast.

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    THE MAN WHO MET A VENUSIAN (ALLEGEDLY) | Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives

    THE MAN WHO BOARDED A FLYING SAUCER (ALLEGEDLY) | Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives

    The Man Who Hitched A Ride To Venus (Allegedly) | Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives
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    1 hr and 29 min
  • Kasai Rex - Diet Dr. Perky - 209

    Kasai Rex - Diet Dr. Perky - 209
    9 Sep 2026

    This week, Brandon and John discuss the greatest soft drink on the market. We also talk about a dinosaur hoax, but listen: if you can get to a Hannaford...

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    Kassaisaurus from Congo, 1932: Johanson Hoax, ‘Chimpekwe’ and the Later ‘Kansai Rex’ - Markus Hemmler

    Kasai Rex | Cryptid Wiki

    Kasai rex | Encyclopaedia of Cryptozoology | Fandom

    Heuvelmans’ On The Track of Hidden Animals

    The messy, embellished history of Kasai rex – Modern Cryptozoology

    TrueAuthority.com - Cryptozoology - Kasai Rex

    About the Author, Jim Kern

    Monsters and mythic beasts - Angus Hall

    The Cryptid Zoo: Living Dinosaurs of Cryptozoology

    Surviving Dinosaurs and Kin Part One - Willie Shughart and Matthew J. Eaton

    TrueAuthority.com - Cryptozoology - Kasai Rex - Archived

    Kasai Rex - Caped Revenger - Geocities
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    1 hr and 45 min
  • Veggie Man - Wardrobe Malfunction - 208

    Veggie Man - Wardrobe Malfunction - 208
    25 Aug 2026

    Brandon has a wardrobe malfunction at the beach, and we add another *man to the pantheon.

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    Vegetable Man (cryptid) - Wikipedia

    The Case of the Vegetable Man of West Virginia | Skeptical Inquirer

    Gray Barker - Wikipedia

    Gray Barker UFO Collection | Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library

    CIA memo about Adamski

    A Contactee Canon: Gray Barker’s Saucerian Books - Gabriel Mckee

    "Straith letter" to George Adamski, December 1957 | Wyoming History Day
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    51 min
  • Skunk Ape - Florida Man - 207

    Skunk Ape - Florida Man - 207
    10 Aug 2026

    This week we take a trip through the Florida Everglades in search of the most elusive cryptid: The Florida Man.

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    Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature

    On the Trail of Florida's Bigfoot—the Skunk Ape

    American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America

    Tracking Florida’s Skunk Ape - Joe Nickell

    Bigfoot casebook updated : sightings and encounters from 1818 to 2004 : Bord, Janet, 1945

    Chronicles of the strange and uncanny in Florida : Jenkins, Greg, 1964-

    The Edinburgh Advertiser - Jul 21, 1818

    City of Apalachicola - History

    Directory of US Newspapers - The Apalachicola Gazette

    Southernmost Skunk Ape Society reports 1929 sighting at Bat Tower

    The Strange Saga of the Bat Tower

    The Florida Skunk Ape: A Complete History (Conspiracy Chapbooks Book 1)

    1971-08-09 Big Cypress 'apeman' to be object of hunt - Newspapers.com™

    Dave Shealy's 2000 Skunk Ape Footage

    Dave Shealy: On the trails of a skunk ape - Naples Daily News

    Skunk Ape Research Headquarters

    The Myakka Skunk Ape Photographs - Loren Coleman

    Hoaxes I attribute to Justin Arnold : r/bigfoot

    Florida man claims to have Big Foot picture in viral hoax – Orlando Sentinel
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    1 hr and 47 min
  • Italian Lake Monsters - Salami Smugglers - 206

    Italian Lake Monsters - Salami Smugglers - 206
    27 Jul 2026

    This week we take a trip to Italy. Did you know the Gorillaz have a music video set there?

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    Seeungeheuer in den Seen Oberitaliens? - Ulrich Magin

    Lariosaurus: 3 things to know about the Lake Como monster
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    1 hr and 26 min
  • The Hunt for the Loch Ness Monster - Loch Nussey - 205

    The Hunt for the Loch Ness Monster - Loch Nussey - 205
    14 Jul 2026
    John had a twenty-minute conversation this week with the Loch Ness Monster and decided to finish up an episode five years in the making. Also, Brandon starts talking about Loch Nussey, which, of course, was a whole thing. So yeah, the explicit tag is load-bearing this episode. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids Report of strange spectacle on Loch Ness in 1933 leaves unanswered question - what was it? Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature Wikipedia: Loch Ness "There'll Always Be A Monster in Loch Ness" The San Francisco Examiner (1941) LOCH NESS MONSTER: Some Observations on the Arthur Grant Land Sighting Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths , Naish, Darren LOCH NESS MONSTER: Analysis of the G.E. Taylor Film Loch Ness Monster Massive four-day 'Watcher of the Monster' hunt for Nessie on 90th anniversary of expedition - Scottish Daily Express Searching For Nessie The MacNab Photograph (1955) The Loch Ness Monster - Tim Dinsdale The Dinsdale Loch Ness Film. An Image Analysis. Loch Ness Muppet — Google Arts & Culture Tony Shiels - Wikipedia Photos of the Loch Ness Monster, revisited The Flipper Pictures of Nessie Raynor Film (3:05) Scientists Plan All‐Out Loch Ness Search - The New York Times Technology Review - Search for Loch Ness Monster Loch Ness monster could be a giant eel, say scientists | Science | The Guardian The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register | Sightings from 2021 on
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    1 hr and 37 min
  • Flying Manta Rays - Sugar Rays - 204

    Flying Manta Rays - Sugar Rays - 204
    30 Jun 2026

    In Liue of an episode description (it's literally about flying manta rays), here's the original name of this file Brandon posted to our internal repository of episodes (unedited):

    "E204 EVERY MORNING THERE A HALO HANING FORM THE CORNER OF_ GET IT_ITS SUGAR RAY AND THE TOPIC WAS RAYS 06282026.mp3"

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    Flying Manta Ray of Peñalolén | Cryptid Wiki

    The Giant Flying Manta-Ray of Provo Utah

    Cataloguing the World’s Hidden Creatures & Monsters Since 2011 — Winged Manta Ray Shaped Cryptid - Near Ashton, WV...

    Flying Rays | Cryptid Wiki

    Manta-Man | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom

    NUFORC UFO Sighting 62421
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    1 hr and 15 min