Are you a Bigfoot buff? A fan of phantom cats? Whatever your favorite cryptid, I urge you to check out Monster Talk, a new podcast about cryptozoology.
Finally, science has a say about the Loch Ness Monster, El Chupacabra and other mysterious beasts.
(And maybe even Squatchy, our French Canadian, cross-species molestingÂ friend!)
Monster Talk takes cryptozoology to the lab.
Join Ben Radford, the mysterious Doctor Atlantis (aka Blake Smith) and myself as we interview eminent anthropologists, biologists and other scientists about ‘undiscovered’ creatures and ‘elusive’ species thought to be extinct.
Forget those blurry photographs and anecdotal evidence, these experts approach the study of cryptozoology with scientific rigor.
Episode One features Professor Todd Disotell, an anthropologist at New York University. Professor Disotell is a DNA expert and primate specialist who has been called upon by various TV shows to analyze samples of alleged sasquatch, big cat, mutant canine and Orang-Pendak DNA. (And he sports a really cool mohawk!)
Why is Monster Talk curious about supposed sea serpents, hairy humanoids and cryptid cats? Aren’t these simply legends and hoaxes? As Professor Disotell explains:
I am either doing good science, finding alternatives, or debunking, or, I have the find of the century.
Skeptics are interested in cryptozoology in the spirit of scientific discovery; to prove or disprove individual claims, and simply, because people believe…
Join us at Monster Talk for intriguing topics, fascinating guests, surprising finds…and not-so surprising finds.