Critically Cryptid
We’re three friends who like to pretend we know what we’re talking about, but we’re not here to tell you if these Cryptids are real or fake. We’d much rather argue about whether or not they COULD actually be out there somewhere, lurking in the recesses of the world, avoiding cameras, possibly sipping energy drinks or skateboarding. These creatures are going to have to pass our own high standards if they’re to be deemed plausible. Only one thing is certain: no Cryptid is safe from us.
Episodes
Is it a gator? Is it a big fish? Is it a mudpuppy? Spoiler alert: No!
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Beaumont, Wade. “The Mystique of the Alkali Lake Monster: Nebraska’s Legendary Cryptid.” Hangar1publishing, hangar1publishing.com/blogs/cryptids/alkali-lake-monster?srsltid=AfmBOopWKh7ZRAwPGERPYnduQEzcQNqVF6FMWlVtZ9O7c1DyWOKilxtN. Accessed 17 Oct. 2024.
Goforth, Chris. “Nebraska’s Lake Monster- Giganticus Brutervious.” Nebraska State Histo...
Horny rabbits with some fascinating mating rituals, what else do we need to say?
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Branch, Michael P. “The Legend of the Horned Rabbit of the West.” High Country News, 24 Feb. 2022, www.hcn.org/articles/books-the-legend-of-the-horned-rabbit-of-the-west/.
BunnySlippers. “Bunny Facts: How Fast Can a Rabbit Run?” Hop to Pop, 13 Dec. 2013, www.bunnyslippers.com/blog/bunny-facts-how-fast-can-a-rabbit-run/#:~:text=I...
Squink, Squank, Squonk.
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“Squonk.” Cryptid Wiki, Fandom, Inc., cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Squonk. Accessed 2 Sept. 2024.
“Squonk.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Aug. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squonk#:~:text=The%20squonk%20is%20a%20mythical,Grouping.
Tryon, Henry. “The Squonk.” Fearsome Critters, Idlewild Press, Cornwall, NY, 1939, http://www.lib.lumberwoods.org/fc/squonk.html. Accessed 2 Sept. 2024.
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On our season 2 premiere we discuss a Cryptid from just down the coast from us, the Gloucester Sea Serpent! Hear about our trip to Gloucester to hunt a sea serpent, some cool ocean creature facts, and how Kyle thinks the bottom of the ocean is the Marinara Trench.
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“Gloucester Sea Serpent.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 July 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester_sea_serpent.
Harris, Gordon. “The Cape ...
Join us as we revisit the 10 cryptids from Season 1 with new insights, listener thoughts, and lots of dumb jokes.
Ahool & Kongamato & Orang Bati, oh my!
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Sieradzki, Alan, and Heimo Mikkola. “Bats in Folklore and Culture: A Review of Historical Perceptions around the World.” IntechOpen, IntechOpen, 18 Jan. 2022, www.intechopen.com/chapters/80107.
Orang Bati: Indonesia’s Winged Man | Good News From Indonesia
Aamoth, Doug. “Cryptids: Orang-Bati/Batsquatch.” Time, Time, 26 May 2010, techland.time.com/2010/05/26...
He's just your average, ordinary, everyday massive turtle.
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Ocker, J. W. The United States of Cryptids. Quirk Books, 2022, pp.158-160.
“BEAST OF BUSCO.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Dec. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_Busco. Accessed 24 May 2024.
“Churubusco Lake Home to the Legendary ‘beast of Busco’ Is on the Market.” WANE 15, WANE 15, 16 June 2021. Accessed 24 May 2024.
“BEAST OF BUS...
Full-body scales and a diet of automotive metal would make anyone a bit grumpy.
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Ocker, J. W. The United States of Cryptids. Quirk Books, 2022, pp.99-103.
Lutz, Alicia. “Lizard Man Sightings.” The College Today, 27 Sept. 2023, today.cofc.edu/2015/07/03/lizard-man-sightings/.
Egan, Kerry. “Beware the Lizard Man!” Beware the Lizard Man!, discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/beware-the-lizard-man.
Wikipedia. ...
Three podcasters walk into a Cryptozoology Conference...
The apple doesn’t fall far from the Squatch.
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Choffel, Dorene. “The Albatwitch Haunts Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.” Chesapeake Bay, 21 Oct. 2022, www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/the-albatwitch-haunts-lancaster-county-pennsylvania.
unchartedadam. “Meet Columbia’s Little Bigfoot-the Albatwitch.” Uncharted Lancaster, 1 Oct. 2021, unchartedlancaster.com/2021/10/03/haunted-lancaster-meet-columbias-little-bi...
Don’t try pronouncing it. Just know that gator-dragon-marsupial is coming for you.
Thanks to David Fesliyan for the song "Get Ready" used in this episode: fesliyanstudios.com
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“Gowrow Article.” Encyclopedia of Arkansas, 8 Sept. 2022, encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/gowrow-article-14157/.
Wiki, Contributors to Cryptid. “Arkansas Gowrow.” Cryptid Wiki, Fandom, Inc., cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki...
Did you feel the Tremor coming from that Dune over there? Quick, hide in that giant peach!
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New World Encyclopedia. “Gobi Desert.” Visit the Main Page, www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Gobi_Desert#Climate.
Dimri, Bipin. The Mongolian Death Worm: Nightmare Cryptid of the Gobi Desert?, 3 Sept. 2022, www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/mongolian-death-worm/26671.
Wikipedia. “Amphisbaenia.” W...
It’s a shootout with backflipping aliens in rural Kentucky. What more do you want?
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Ocker, J. W. The United States of Cryptids. Quirk Books, 2022, pp.139-141.
Mettler, Katie. Tales from the Path of Totality: 62 Years Ago Today, They Say, ‘Little Green Men’ Invaded This Kentucky Farm Town - The Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/21/tales-from-the-path-of-total...
Please hold all your giggling childish outbursts until the end.
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Ocker, J. W. The United States of Cryptids. Quirk Books, 2022, pp.150-153.
Merkel, Lindsay. “Creature Feature Friday: Giant Sky Clams.” The Confessionals, The Confessionals, 26 Jan. 2024. www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/the-blog/2023/5/29/creature-feature-friday-giant-sky-clams.
Morphy, Rob. “Rob Morphy.” Cryptopia Exploring The Hidden Wor...
Beaks, wings, tentacles, and a giant eyeball! It’s a Lovecraftian dream come true.
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Boyton, Patrick. Snallygaster: The Lost Legend of Frederick County. 2008.
Ocker, J. W. The United States of Cryptids. Quirk Books, 2022, pp.47-51.
Pearse, Steve. “The Snallygaster: Century-Old Fake News Terrorized Citizens of Maryland... but the Creature May Be Real.” Ancient Origins Reconstructing the Story of Humanity’s ...
Ever seen a giant, mountain-dwelling rock whale? Neither have we.
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Ocker, J. W. The United States of Cryptids. Quirk Books, 2022, pp.237-240.
Wiki, Contributors to Cryptid. “Slide-Rock Bolter.” Cryptid Wiki, Fandom, Inc., cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Slide-Rock_Bolter.
Wanderingwhaleroad. “The Slide-Rock Bolter.” Wandering the Whale Road, 12 Oct. 2017, wanderingwhaleroad.wordpress.com/2017/10/12/the-slide-ro...
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