Going Nuclear - Introducing Wild Thing S3

FromMonsterTalk

Start listening View podcast show

Going Nuclear - Introducing Wild Thing S3

FromMonsterTalk

ratings:

Length:

34 minutes

Released:

Jun 15, 2022

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

A conversation with Laura Krantz about season 3 of her show Wild Thing. It's not monsters, but it's science, history, and the topic has a ton of overlap with Blake's personal life history.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Released:

Jun 15, 2022

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters is a free audio podcast that critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves.

Skip carousel

Darwin vs. the Wolfman: In this week's Halloween episode, MonsterTalk ventures into the realm of the werewolves -- and asks what Charles Darwin's Origin of Species implies for this fearsome monster's plausibility. Guest Dr. Brian Regal (Assistant Professor for the History of... by MonsterTalk
68 min listen
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum!: Giants appear in cultures around the world: Biblical tales of giants more than ten feet tall; Roman and Greek stories of titans and heroes; European stories of giants of mountain and hill. They all have one thing in common: enormous monsters. On this... by MonsterTalk
77 min listen
The Columbus Poltergeist (featuring James Randi): In 1984, objects began to fly around the room in the presence of a Columbus Ohio teen named Tina Resch. The local paper claimed this was a poltergeist attack, and published photos to prove it. Tina’s story caught the attention of a young... by MonsterTalk
54 min listen
Getting into the Spirit of Things: What does neuroscience have to say about the possibility of consciousness or mind existing outside the body — or continuing on after the body has died? This episode’s guest is neurologist Dr. Steven Novella (veteran of on-site ghost... by MonsterTalk
70 min listen
Historical Ghost Investigations Part I: Kimo / Therapy: Ghost investigations often feature in television shows and other media. Typically, these amount to people wandering around at night with EMF detectors, talking into the darkness and jumping at shadows and noises. But how does one do a scientific... by MonsterTalk
64 min listen
They Came From Outer Space!: Are creatures from other planets visiting the earth, trampling our crops to create cryptic messages, violating people in their sleep, and doing terrible things to our livestock? How plausible is it that we are being visited by intelligent beings from... by MonsterTalk
55 min listen
Bigfoot DNA: Our panel (Ben Radford, Dr. Karen Stollznow and Blake Smith) interview Professor Todd Disotell, PhD. Todd has been a guest on multiple television shows to examine potential Bigfoot and Yeti DNA. We ask him about the science of DNA analysis, his... by MonsterTalk
75 min listen
The Plesiosaur Hypothesis: Is there a mysterious prehistoric "living fossil" lurking beneath the waters of Loch Ness? The idea that a colony of Plesiosaurs might have survived into modern times in the deep dark waters of Loch Ness has long captured the imagination of... by MonsterTalk
69 min listen
Ghost Bird: What happens when a creature thought to be extinct is spotted alive in the swamps of Arkansas? Can such a creature have survived? Can scientists verify the story? And when a town’s hopes and a school’s grant money are on the line, to what... by MonsterTalk
69 min listen
Bringing Light to a Moth: In this episode, Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (formerly CSICOP) investigator Joe Nickell joins the MonsterTalk crew for a look into the West Virginian legend of Mothman — allegedly a human-sized creature with wings and glowing red eyes.... by MonsterTalk
50 min listen
Fins & Fossil Footprints: Did a Japanese fishing vessel catch the body of a prehistoric aquatic dinosaur? In this week's MonsterTalk, we interview Glen Kuban to discuss the 1977 case of the Zuiyo-Maru, dinosaurs, paleontology, cryptozoology and why so many creationists want to... by MonsterTalk
60 min listen
I'm Gonna Get You, Goat Sucker!: The most famous of the Latin American cryptids is El Chupacabra, the goat sucker. This episode of MonsterTalk examines the lore behind this slinking, sinister, blood-sucking creature. Is it a real animal? A creation of secret scientific experiments?... by MonsterTalk
54 min listen
Horrifying Hybrids: In this episode, MonsterTalk examines monsters that genetically blend humans with the other. Hosts Blake Smith, Ben Radford, and Dr. Karen Stollznow explore the plausibility of alien-human hybridizations, dig into the real science of genetics -- and... by MonsterTalk
69 min listen
Bigfoot: First Impressions: In the world of Bigfoot, good evidence is hard to come by. Anecdotes and blurry photos keep the documentaries coming, but most skeptics agree that a body or a living specimen are needed to confirm the existence of a large North American mystery... by MonsterTalk
83 min listen
Searching For Sasquatch: Is cryptozoology science or pseudoscience? Do scientists ever really study cryptozoology, or merely ignore the field entirely? This week we dig into the history of Cryptozoology itself—focusing on the search for America’s most famous... by MonsterTalk
64 min listen
Anatomy of a Beast: In this week's MonsterTalk, we interview Michael McLeod, a writer, producer, and director who has created documentaries for PBS, the PBS series Frontline, the Discovery Channel, and other national venues. His book "Anatomy of a Beast" is an in-depth... by MonsterTalk
59 min listen
Suitable for Framing: In this episode, the hosts of MonsterTalk talk with Greg Long, author of the 2004 book The Making of Bigfoot (which was reviewed at the time by Skeptic’s own Daniel Loxton). Long’s book is built from hours of interviews with surviving... by MonsterTalk
63 min listen
Cthulhu Rises: In this special literary edition, MonsterTalk ventures into a dark domain that can be confidently called fiction: the monstrous, genre-defining oeuvre of horror writer Howard Philips Lovecraft. Joined by noted Lovecraft scholar Robert M. Price and... by MonsterTalk
80 min listen
The Big Bad Wolf: CHANCES ARE IF YOU LISTEN to MonsterTalk you probably like nature documentaries. No doubt you’ve seen stories about wolves and heard words to the effect that wolves are often maligned and that wolves have an undeserved reputation for being... by MonsterTalk
74 min listen
Pterosaurs: Paleontologist Dr. David Martill joins us to talk about prehistoric flying reptiles and his visit to Papua New Guinea with the TV show MonsterQuest to search for the legendary Ropen, an animal which some say is a modern day surviving Pterosaur. Dr.... by MonsterTalk
54 min listen
Historical Ghost Investigations Part II: Sinking the Watertown: This week, MonsterTalk continues its two-part discussion of historical ghost investigations. Blake Smith describes his investigation into a famous photo that allegedly shows two dead sailors floating off the side of a 1920’s oil tanker.... by MonsterTalk
63 min listen
The Rise of Bat Boy: In the pantheon of American monsters, only one truly dominated the newspapers of the 1990s. Checkout lines everywhere were haunted by the bald-headed, wide-mawed visage of Bat Boy. What was Bat Boy, and where did he come from? The MonsterTalk team... by MonsterTalk
63 min listen
On Monsters: This week on MonsterTalk, author Stephen Asma (Professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago) speaks about his comprehensive book surveying Western monster-lore. Is humankind’s fascination with monsters broader than any single cause?... by MonsterTalk
58 min listen
Cryptozoology & Science, Part 2: This week, MonsterTalk continues its discussion of the intersection between science and cryptozoology. The hosts interview Dr. Donald Prothero and Daniel Loxton, who are working on a book that will give a deep overview of the field of cryptozoology... by MonsterTalk
36 min listen
Is The Skookum Fair Dinkum?: In the year 2000 startling claims of a body cast of a Bigfoot emerged from the deep woods of Washington State. More than a decade later, MonsterTalk interviews Bigfoot researcher Daniel Perez about the facts behind this contentious artifact —... by MonsterTalk
66 min listen
Bad Wolf: On November 8, 2005 Canadian geological engineering student Kenton Carnegie went for a walk. He told people that he’d be back by 5 pm. When he hadn’t returned by 7 pm, a search party went out and discovered his remains in the woods. In... by MonsterTalk
29 min listen
Unmasking the Ninja: This week the hosts of MonsterTalk take on the mysterious, mystical, legendary menace of the ninja! Should ninjas be considered monsters? They come out at night, have mysterious powers and use fear and lethality to wreak havoc. But to be sure, we Ask... by MonsterTalk
55 min listen
Just Scratching the Surface: MonsterTalk frequently explores tales of imaginary monsters — creatures of myth, fiction, and folklore. Today, the hosts consider a real creature, one that preys on humans and their closest animal companions. It is often invisible. It drinks... by MonsterTalk
76 min listen
Cryptozoology & Science: Part 1: What is cryptozoology? Is it science? Is it folklore? Does it make predictions? In part 1 of a 2-part series, MonsterTalk examines cryptozoology as a field, including speculation on the cryptids most likely to turn out to be real. Guest Dr. Darren... by MonsterTalk
68 min listen
Monsters in America (interview with Scott Poole): This week on MonsterTalk, the hosts talk with the author of Monsters In America, Dr. Scott Poole. His book chronicles the history of monsters from colonial America to modern times—and tries to tackle the issue of meaning in a world where... by MonsterTalk
75 min listen

More Episodes from MonsterTalk

Skip carousel

S03E31 - The Myth of Disenchantment: with Jason A. Josephson-Storm by MonsterTalk
54 min listen
S03E30 - Bone Stacks of Mt. St. Helens: with archaeologist Andy White by MonsterTalk
41 min listen
S03E29 - Three Mini Mysteries by MonsterTalk
42 min listen
S03E28 - Legend Tripping: Devil's Tower: Karen and Matt report back on a field excursion. by MonsterTalk
34 min listen
S03E27 - BigFootage [Explicit]: Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot by MonsterTalk
36 min listen
S03E26 - The Science of Weird Sh*t [explicit]: The Science of Weird Shit: Why Our Minds Conjure The Paranormal by MonsterTalk
48 min listen
S03E25 - The Black Monk of Pontefract by MonsterTalk
53 min listen
$S03E25 - The Black Monk of Pontefract$
S03E24 - Celebrity UFO Encounters by MonsterTalk
48 min listen
S03E23 - REVIEW: The Secret History of Bigfoot: by MonsterTalk
36 min listen
S03E22 - Are Our Phones Listening To Us? by MonsterTalk
47 min listen
S03E21 - Connecticut Cryptids: interview with author & illustrator Patrick Scalisi and Valerie Ruby-Omen by MonsterTalk
43 min listen
S03E20 - House of the Unholy (pt 2): Wrapping up our look at the facts and lore around Boleskine House, Scotland by MonsterTalk
38 min listen
S03E19 - House of the Unholy (pt 1): A look at the legends and facts of Boleskine House by MonsterTalk
45 min listen
S03E18 - The Goblins of Wikipedia: a wrap-up look at the remaining mysteries of the Kelly-Hopkinsville KY Goblins case by MonsterTalk
39 min listen
S03E17 - Maximum PG Effort: A look at the secret history of the PGF by MonsterTalk
37 min listen
S03E16 - The Toronto Tunnel Monster: with Jeff Dupuis by MonsterTalk
45 min listen
S03E15 - The Dall-E Lament: A discussion of "AI Generated" art and text with Miles Greb, artists, author and podcaster. by MonsterTalk
49 min listen
S03E14 - 2023 Weird in Review by MonsterTalk
43 min listen
S03E13 - A Ghost Story For Christmas: John Charrington's Wedding by MonsterTalk
23 min listen
S03E12 - Remembering IN SEARCH OF with Joe Nickell: with Dr. Joe Nickell by MonsterTalk
71 min listen
S03E11 - The Exorcist Effect part 2: with Joseph Laycock and Eric Harrelson by MonsterTalk
39 min listen
S03E10 - The Exorcist Effect part 1: part 1 by MonsterTalk
40 min listen
S03E09 - Cheesman Park: with Matt Baxter by MonsterTalk
49 min listen
S03E08 - Hunt the Wampus by MonsterTalk
44 min listen
S03E07 - Hogzilla part 2: with Dr. John J. Mayer by MonsterTalk
40 min listen
S03E06 - Hogzilla part 1: with Dr. John J. Mayer by MonsterTalk
38 min listen
S03E05 - The Imitation Gang: with Dr. Brian Sharpless by MonsterTalk
43 min listen
S03E04 - Haunted Cars: with the return of Matt Baxter by MonsterTalk
44 min listen
S03E03 - UFOs over Italy with Massimo Polidoro: The Florence Soccer UFO of 1954 by MonsterTalk
44 min listen
S03E02 - Parapsychology with Chris French by MonsterTalk
41 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

Standard Deviation: Stories about unusual encounters: Part 1: Late one night in the ER, doctor Bess Sti… by The Story Collider
26 min listen
Mysterious Library #59 Alternative 3: Hoax or Truth?: Your hosts Dr. Dean Bertram and Jason McLean travel through the catacombs of the Mysterious Library tonight, checking out the classic 70s British TV mockumentary ALTERNATIVE 3, from filmmakers David Ambrose & Christopher Miles; as well as the... by Untold Radio Network
62 min listen
Laura Krantz: Sasquatch, Science and Society | ST 005: As the gents of cryptozoology get behind the microphone for another installment of Sasquatch Tracks, Micah debriefs Jeff and Smoky about his recent studies in the history of Sasquatchery, and the surprising amount of information that can be... by Sasquatch Tracks
56 min listen
The Forest Poltergeist - What's Up With Sasquatch?: For centuries, the mystery of bigfoot has been rehashed repeatedly. This week, author WT Watson pulls the subject matter into new territory with his tales of high strangeness and questions the nature of how we, as humans, perceive sasquatch. Is it flesh and blood or more than we could have ever imagined? Don't miss this next-level conversation as Mike Browne and Morgan Knudsen begin to ask brand new questions about this elusive and mysterious force we've come to know as bigfoot. by Supernatural Circumstances
71 min listen
Staph Retreat: What happens when you combine an axe-wielding microbiologist and a disease-obsessed historian? A strange brew that's hard to resist, even for a modern day microbe. In the war on devilish microbes, our weapons are starting to fail us. The antibiotics we once wielded like miraculous flaming swords seem more like lukewarm butter knives. But today we follow an odd couple to a storied land of elves and dragons. There, they uncover a 1000-year-old secret that makes us reconsider our most basic assumptions about human progress and wonder: What if the only way forward is backward? Reported by Latif Nasser. Produced by Matt Kielty and Soren Wheeler. Special thanks to Steve Diggle, Professor Roberta Frank, Alexandra Reider and Justin Park (our Old English readers), Gene Murrow from Gotham Early Music Scene, Marcia Young for her performance on the medieval harp and Collin Monro of Tadcaster and the rest of the Barony of Iron Bog. Our newsletter comes out every Wednesday. It by Radiolab
31 min listen
The youngest sex chromosomes on the block, and how to test a Zika vaccine without Zika cases by Science Magazine Podcast
22 min listen
EP: 224 INTERDIMENSIONAL with Dr. Laura Sanger by Blurry Creatures
109 min listen
What Would Undo the Maxim Gun? Magic: P. Djèlí Clark and andré carrington by New Books in Literary Studies
39 min listen
ABC: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin: Laura Miller, Jacob Brogan, and Charlie Jane Anders discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel "The Left Hand of Darkness". by Slate Books
57 min listen
The Frog Prince and Other Stories by Walter Crane ~ Full Audiobook by Classic Audiobook Collection
41 min listen
Ep 493 The Bacteria that Evolved on the Trip to Zebulon 83 by Patrick Mannus: This month's patron-funded story is "The Bacteria that Evolved on the Trip to Zebulon 83" by Patrick Mannus. It's narrated by Nobilis Reed. Charlie didn't think much of the reports of cancer-related deaths on the Zebulon-83 colony... by Nobilis Erotica
18 min listen
Cryptozoology & Science: Part 1: What is cryptozoology? Is it science? Is it folklore? Does it make predictions? In part 1 of a 2-part series, MonsterTalk examines cryptozoology as a field, including speculation on the cryptids most likely to turn out to be real. Guest Dr. Darren... by MonsterTalk
68 min listen
EP: 94 The Khazarian Kid(s) with Dr. Laura Sanger by Blurry Creatures
87 min listen
Wild Thing 2: Space Invaders: Blake and Karen talk with Laura Krantz, host of the podcast Wild Thing, about season two of her show which deals with UFOs, SETI, and more and features interviews with scientists and researchers looking into these topics. (Amazon) ... by MonsterTalk
53 min listen
Bodies: Stories about anatomy: Featuring Rachel Gross and Bryan Berlin by The Story Collider
33 min listen
Putting the man-hunter and woman-gatherer myth to the sword, and the electron's dipole moment gets closer to zero by Science Magazine Podcast
31 min listen
Staff Picks: Mythical monsters & their real-life inspirations (Part 1) by Third Pod from the Sun
35 min listen
Mary Roach's Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law: Mary Roach wants to let us in on a secret: The greatest number of repeat criminal offenders are outside, by Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
67 min listen
104 CCNT “Cybersecurity Rituals & Supercomputer Riches ” - 08.29.2018: This week, , , , and ! If you want MORE, , join the exclusive community, and receive Extended Reports of CCNT every week! AGG for the WEEK OF Aug 23- Aug 28 by Canary Cry News Talk
29 min listen
Ep. 56 – PATRICIA CORNWELL, DAN SAVAGE, CHAZ BONO, CAPRICE CRANE & COCO PERU (AT THE TABLE II): It’s time for AT THE TABLE 2, a special collection of highlights from some of our best celebrity interviews. Find out what scares #1 bestselling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell. Twitter phenomenon Caprice Crane recounts her run-ins with barn animals. by The Dinner Party Show
77 min listen
ENCORE: At The Table Pt. 2 – MONO: It’s time for AT THE TABLE 2, a special collection of highlights from some of our best celebrity interviews. Find out what scares #1 bestselling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell. Twitter phenomenon Caprice Crane recounts her run-ins with barn animals. by The Dinner Party Show
77 min listen
ENCORE: At The Table Pt. 2 – STEREO: It’s time for AT THE TABLE 2, a special collection of highlights from some of our best celebrity interviews. Find out what scares #1 bestselling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell. Twitter phenomenon Caprice Crane recounts her run-ins with barn animals. by The Dinner Party Show
77 min listen
Bonus: Angry Birds and Hairbrained Humans with Mary Roach by Crazy Town
48 min listen
S18 Ep148: Bleedthrough: A True Story Of Aliens, Demons & Pure Evil in Texas w/ Pat O' Connell by Darkness Radio
95 min listen
Ep. 885: The Sport of Finding Bigfoot, Seriously - Laura Krantz by Adventure Sports Podcast
43 min listen
Ep. 473: The Sport of Finding Bigfoot, Seriously - Laura Krantz: “There’s no way Bigfoot could be real......at least that’s what I thought.” Laura Krantz is a self-described skeptic. However, several years ago she read an article about Grover Krantz, an anthropology profession and Bigfoot researcher. She... by Adventure Sports Podcast
46 min listen
Slaying isn't a phase with Alexandra Christo by Passions & Prologues
40 min listen
Joshua Prager, "The Family Roe: An American Story" (W. W. Norton, 2021): An interview with Joshua Prager by New Books in Law
60 min listen
Joshua Prager, "The Family Roe: An American Story" (W. W. Norton, 2021): An interview with Joshua Prager by New Books in Public Policy
60 min listen
Introducing: Going Wild: The chart-topping and Signal Award-winning PBS podcast “Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant” has returned for a brand new season! In each episode, host and acclaimed wildlife ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant explores all the different ways the natural world is interconnected with help of a notable scientist, activist, or adventurer. by SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human
2 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

Going Nuclear - Introducing Wild Thing S3

Going Nuclear - Introducing Wild Thing S3

Description

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from MonsterTalk

Related podcast episodes