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How big can an animal get? What size is implausible?

Last post by ElectricMonk « Wed Feb 08, 2017 6:36 pm
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by munsterspeek » Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:27 pm

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A lot of sci-fi does giant monsters, and just assumes they will be giant versions of the same thing. Going back to Them! and other radioactive...

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Does it have to be an animal?

In a forest in Oregon, there is a fungus that covers 2,200 acres.

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Wed Feb 08, 2017 6:36 pm
Dogmen and Similar

Last post by SotF « Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:17 pm
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by SotF » Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:56 am

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This is mainly an idea because a friend stumbled onto things about Dogmen and how there were reports of them near where we lived.

It's essentially...

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It's something that I just wonder about how it spread out to tie into all sorts of crazy including supposed wars with bigfoot and ties to...

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Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:17 pm
Monsters Created on Purpose in Labs???

Last post by scrmbldggs « Thu May 21, 2015 3:14 pm
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by Bart Stewart » Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:36 am

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You might be able to do a story on life forms created through genetic manipulation. I don't know how many there have been up to now, and I doubt...

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They're scientists, they would never do anything bad!
Like, burn the toast?

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Thu May 21, 2015 3:14 pm
Victoria Nelson

Last post by tvindy « Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:13 pm

by tvindy » Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:13 pm

I suggest interview Victoria Nelson, author of "Vampire Heroes, Human Gods, and the New Supernatural." She discusses how supernatural...

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Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:13 pm
Flatwoods monster

Last post by Daedalus « Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:36 am
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by Blackbadge » Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:21 am
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The flatwoods monster needs to be examined.
Frank Feschino would be a great guest, his book is very interesting.

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Oh, I thought you said speciest. :lol:
Gesundheit.
See? No one who speaks German could be evil!

:lol:

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Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:36 am
Sawney Bean

Last post by OlegTheBatty « Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:13 pm
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by Telstar » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:10 pm

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While leafing through an old issue of Fortean Times (#195)*, I came across an article about everyone's favourite Scottish Cannibal Clan leader Sawney...

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When the Brits say "keep a stiff upper lip", I thought they meant something else.

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Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:13 pm
Another year gone & still no Gef

Last post by Gord « Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:53 am
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by busterggi » Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:24 pm

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C'mon guys, I listen more often than you podcast (seriously you wouldn't believe how many times I've listened to some episodes) and still no Gef.

I...

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I thought GEF stood for Genetically Engineered Lifeform. But in this case, since it's "Gef" and not "GEF", he must mean Gef the...

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Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:53 am
Who, WHAT, Where, How and Why?

Last post by Major Malfunction « Sun Dec 02, 2012 2:00 am
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by maxjacob » Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:32 pm
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This is just a suggestion from a new listener, based on my own experience.

I've found that, in listening to your episodes, I often have to pause...

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I think the principle applies whether no matter what. I have paused stuff on TV and had a quick internet search to check to see if there is...

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Sun Dec 02, 2012 2:00 am
Fairies and Trolls

Last post by justinrapper « Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:41 pm
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by munsterspeek » Wed May 16, 2012 3:37 am
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fairies are pretty interesting, and the real legends of redcaps and such can be quite monstrous. I think that while it's probably easy to dismiss...

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There are a lot of benefits of fairy tales in early childhood development. It only becomes a problem when adults cannot let go of their favorite...

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Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:41 pm
The Ghosts of Evolution?

Last post by GrahD « Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:21 pm

by GrahD » Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:21 pm

How about interviewing author Connie Barlow, who has written a very interesting article "Anachronistic Fruits & the Ghosts Who Haunt...

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Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:21 pm
Unicorns...with or without rainbow poop

Last post by Austin Harper « Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:44 pm
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by Durnett » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:47 pm
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How about unicorns?
-Where did the legend originate?
-Do the occasional discoveries of goats or deer with only one horn or antler shed any light on...

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If they're not the same brand of Christian as you, they don't count.

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Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:44 pm
Podcast on the Dyatlov Pass Incident

Last post by danny_g34 « Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:56 am
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by danny_g34 » Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:32 pm

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It would be great if MonsterTalk did a podcast on the Dyatlov Pass Incident, in which 9 Russian hikers met their deaths in the USSR under strange...

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Thanks Austin

I emailed Blake, and here is his reply:

Thanks - I don't know of any monster lore tied to that tragedy.
But if you'd like the...

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Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:56 am
Text to speech for transcripts?

Last post by Poodle « Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:39 pm
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by munsterspeek » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:33 pm

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Just a thought... I noticed that monster talk is asking for donations for transcripts at $70 per episode.

I know there is a lot of text to speech...

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Is the show totally scripted, though? If it isn't, there's a speech-to-text requirement, and the technology for that isn't anywhere near good enough...

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Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:39 pm
If the new direction...

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by busterggi » Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:07 pm

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is as indicated in the latest show (Haunting in CT) then I'm all for it.

Expanding Monster Talk to emcompass other woo at times is fine by me....

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Best podcast I ever heard:

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Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:51 pm
Alp Spotted in Austria!

Last post by OlegTheBatty « Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:02 pm
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by nightreader » Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:57 am

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Hello there!

I just thought i'd post a video i found on a blog recently.

The video apears to be from and old vhs tape and shot sometime in the...

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Austrian Alps

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Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:02 pm
Hillebrandt's Alaskan Monster.

Last post by Gawdzilla Sama « Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:29 pm
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:42 am

Anybody see this? A standard prop wash curl sends them off to set hooks and drop explosives in the waters of Alaska. They'd make ole Sarah proud,...

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Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:29 pm
Giant Sloths in Amazon!

Last post by DoctorAtlantis « Thu Mar 17, 2011 4:01 am
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by wolfiemo2 » Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:25 am

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Giant Sloths in the Amazon (AKA the mapinguary). I would love the Monster Talk team to tackle this subject.
Thank you,
Chris Barela

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Like!

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Thu Mar 17, 2011 4:01 am
How about globsters?

Last post by busterggi « Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:36 pm

by busterggi » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:36 pm

They're a good subject what with dna work, tissue comparison, pseudo-plesiosaurs, creationism and Trunko.

Everyone loves Trunko.

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Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:36 pm
Monsters deserving coverage

Last post by busterggi « Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:48 pm

by busterggi » Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:48 pm

As a result of the ninja episode I'd like to bring up some 'real' monsters for candidate for future show.

1. Ameranthropoides loysi - the best...

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Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:48 pm
This is your hive-mind on drugs....

Last post by Durnett « Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:54 pm

by Durnett » Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:54 pm

Do you remember this movie:

Phase IV:
"Desert ants suddenly form a collective intelligence and begin to wage war on the desert inhabitants....

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Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:54 pm
Feed me, Seymour!

Last post by shadowfax « Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:43 pm
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by Durnett » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:13 pm

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Episode suggestion:

Carnivorous Plants!
Did venus flytraps, pitcher plants, and sundews inspire The Day of the Triffids and Little Shop of Horrors?...

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Did venus flytraps, pitcher plants, and sundews inspire The Day of the Triffids and Little Shop of Horrors?

According to the Little Shop producers,...

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Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:43 pm
EEEEeeeeek-thyology

Last post by Durnett « Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:28 pm

by Durnett » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:28 pm

Episode idea:

Fish! Scary, scary fish!

Piranha - Small, giant, or 3D. Your choice

Sharks - Last year, one swam up the Mississippi River as far...

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Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:28 pm
Vampire Archaeology

Last post by Gord « Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:29 am
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by spookyparadigm » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:27 pm

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People seem to search the topic, if the google analytics on my blog are to be believed

Possible interviewees would include Anastasia Tsaliki, a...

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:( That sounds like work....

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Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:29 am
Giant Spiders

Last post by Durnett « Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:50 pm
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by Static » Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:06 am

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:mrgreen: hey new here love your show im wondering if you could do a episode on giant arachnids I believe its a good subject thats not really been...

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It's been almost a year since the first suggestion. Any progress on giant spiders?

I walked through a man-sized web today (created by a thumb...

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Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:50 pm
Them what lives underground

Last post by Bart Stewart « Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:48 am
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by Durnett » Fri May 28, 2010 4:05 pm

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Here's a throughline that touches on several different monsters and different types of monsters: Creatures that Dwell Beneath the Earth!

Movies:...

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Movies: Descent, The Cave,The Cavern, The Mole People, C.H.U.D.
Legends: Lizard People, Dwarves, Gnomes, Trolls, Fairies, Little People, Bilbo...

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Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:48 am
Stranger Danger: Hicks and Cannibals

Last post by fromthehills « Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:31 am
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by Durnett » Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:10 pm

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There are probably several episodes that could be centered around Stranger Danger - fear of people who are monsters. There has been some good work on...

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What I am most interested in is the fear of people who live in rural areas: hicks and bubbas, bumpkins and yokels,

We're not all hicks, and so...

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Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:31 am
How about a Review of Impossible Cases?

Last post by Bart Stewart « Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:23 am

by Bart Stewart » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:23 am

I hate to be a killjoy, but this is the Skeptic site. How about an episode dealing with the fact that a lot of the cryptozoological cases are just...

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Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:23 am
The Bloop

Last post by Bart Stewart « Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:05 am
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by spookyparadigm » Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:37 am

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Maybe it should just be a news item, but other than interviewing an expert in underwater acoustic biology, not sure who to suggest.

In case you...

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There was one more recently that sounded like "Bloop-oop-a-doop."

Ahem. Kidding there. Still, the Bloop is an intriguing little mystery. I...

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Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:05 am
Mobile updates...

Last post by Pyrrho « Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:31 pm
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by finallyskeptic » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:40 pm

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Whenever some one posts at a thread you are active in you get an sms update.How's the idea?

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Unfortunately, a mobile template has not yet been developed. When one has been developed, I'll install it. The only other option--for reading posts...

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Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:31 pm
Review of a Book

Last post by Hotair101 « Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:03 pm
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by Bart Stewart » Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:42 am

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I don't know if you guys are doing book reviews, but that might be something to do. Grist for the mill. And I know of one that would be terrific....

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Your local library should be able to get anyone a copy of it.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:03 pm
MonsterTalk episode availability via iTunes

Last post by Matthew Ellard « Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:29 am
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by Pyrrho » Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:11 am

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We've received email from people informing us that MonsterTalk episodes are not available via iTunes. I've passed the emails along to the good people...

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Latest word is that the problem has been solved.
Yeah, right. Prove it.
Who ARE you talking to?

Dear Pyrrho,

I think you are suffering...

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Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:29 am
The Beast of Bottomless Lake

Last post by Hotair101 « Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:59 pm
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by Jedischooldropout » Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:00 am

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Hi Folks,

Pardon my shameless shilling...
You may already know about this - I was pleasantly surprised when Joe Nickell demonstrated knowledge of it...

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Hi Folks,

Pardon my shameless shilling...
You may already know about this - I was pleasantly surprised when Joe Nickell demonstrated knowledge of it...

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Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:59 pm
iTunes Germany

Last post by Berandor « Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:51 am

by Berandor » Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:51 am

Hey there,

is there a reason the podcast isn't available in the German iTunes Store?

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Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:51 am
Covering the crypto-news

Last post by DoctorAtlantis « Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:09 am
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by idoubtit » Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:08 am

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Blake et al.,

I love the mini-casts. Do more. Please consider ways to make commentary on currently circulating news stories readily available....

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I concur. I've been hesitant to cross post my brief investigations on MonsterScience because that site was designed with lengthy, thoughtful...

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Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:09 am
Biologist on panel?

Last post by the rugbyologist « Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:03 am
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by the rugbyologist » Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:02 am

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I greatly enjoyed the first show, but it seems like it might be helpful for a podcast about cryptozoology to have a biologist of some kind on the...

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I was distinguishing between a guest and a member of the panel. On the one hand, I could see someone with a more general biology background being...

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Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:03 am

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