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A Podcast about the natural world, things that people claim are part of the natural world, and things that used to be. With Trey the Explainer, and Miles Greb.
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Miles looks into the sources of the 90's show Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction. A show hosted by Jonathan Frakes that claimed to tell true stories that were too strange to be believed. But what is stranger is the source of these stories all seem to come from one man. Miles breaks down his story and other...strange...works.Trey talks about some beautiful new freesia's found in Pompeii.Special Guest is fan favorite C. M. KosemenThe Monster Quest is S3E10 - "Sea Monsters" - Monster Quest examines video footage taken of a creature in a Florida river.Support the Show.
Forrest Galante The host of Animal Plant'sExtinct or Alive has put out a video claiming to have psychical evidence of the extinct Thylacine . Trey and Miles look into this claim, and as they do uncover more dubious claims this Animal Enthusiasts and TV personality has made.The Monster Quest this episode is S03E09 "Lake Demons" - A dive team visits Lake Okanagan in search of evidence for Ogopogo. Support the show
Miles reads a very relatable letter written by an upset Babylonian teen.Trey was tracked by a security guard at an art museum! The Monster Quest this episode is - S03E08 - "Monster Close Encounters"Monster Quest looks at physical evidence of encounters with large humanoid creatures in rural America.Ps: This is the Lizard Man episode! Support the show
Our Christmas Special Episode, details the shark the has the most Christmas spirt - The Megalodon! Miles has exciting new evidence that maybe their is something to this shark?!Trey has some interesting information who took the UFO Photo from the "I want to believe posters, " Flying Saucers were not the only thing this interesting man was seeing. Our Special Guest is Paleontologist - Tyler Greenfield. He gives an excellent defense against miles' "new information about Megalodon." Tyler has published papers on the topic, and you can learn more about his work here.The Monster Quest - S03E07 - Mega Jaws - Investigating sightings of a 60-foot shark that might be a giant new species or a prehistoric survivor in the waters off Mexico's Baja Peninsula. Mexican sailors report being stalked by the `Black Demon'.Support the show
Trey is upset with Ridley Scott's take on Historical Accuracy in film.Miles goes over the controversial plan to re-wild Grizzly Bears in Washington State. Interview with Eric from Retail Archaeology, a channel that explores dead malls, retail history.Monster Quest - S3.E6 ∙ Snowbeast Slaughter - MonsterQuest tries to find a creature which has been stalking the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.Support the show
1Finally, an animal not see for over 110 years actually shows up! Miles breaks down the story of a farmer capturing a lost animal. Trey details a Hellenistic escort's remains being uncovered, and the Twitter scuffle around the affair. Miles and Trey both get a little Gossipy about a certain Cryptozoologist who appears in the Monster Quest this week, Monster Quest - S03E05 -"Gators in the Sewer" It's an historic fact that gators were once found beneath the streets of New York. MonsterQuest goes down into the sewers to see if any are still lurking.Support the show
The show is back!Trey went on an archeological dig in the land of his hero Alexander the Great! He shares the stories of his travels, and the vulgar diction he picked up. Miles details the Alien Mummies alleged shared at the Mexican Congress. But as you might guess the story is not all that it seems.The Monster Quest this episode is - S03E04 Devils in New Jersey. "The MonsterQuest team investigate reports of a half-horse, half-bird creature which has been terrorizing residents of New Jersey for 250 years."Support the show
Trey and Miles catch up and share their animal encounter stories.Miles recaps his real connection to the Oceangate disaster.Miles and Trey break from the shows formula to talk Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City", then Trey forced Miles to see the new Indian Jones show and he gives in. Support the show
Alien craft beaming up cows in some lonely rural farm, has been part of pop culture for awhile now. But where does this association come from? Miles and Trey take a deep dive into this topic, and it's possible connection to other political anxieties. The Monster Quest this episode is S03E02 - Cattle Killers- "MonsterQuest try to find out what's been killing and mutilating cattle on the North American plains for over 40 years."Our Sponsor - Geeky Villain Graphics! Use code "Bigfoot" to get a discount!https://www.etsy.com/shop/GeekyVillainGraphics?coupon=BIGFOOT&fbclid=IwAR2l_lTE7rtqSIhAT0oMgElWy5MzxDq0HoCTQbp8AfE7gSOfO-QlJWAbxYISupport the show
Miles' shares one of his favorite episodes of Star Trek with Trey, who finally watches the show for the first time. It's Star Trek Voyager "Distant Origin" S05E23 where a race of earth's dinosaurs have evolved into intelligent humanoids, but their religion works to suppresses the truth. Miles and Trey talk about the science of it all. Also we finally dive into our namesake cryptid and talk Nessy, the Loch Ness monster herself. The Monster Quest for this eposide is " Death of Loch Ness" S03E01. Could the Loch Ness Monster actually be dead and do its remains lie hidden beneath the waters of the lake? MonsterQuest attempts to find out.The PPP is sponsored by Geeky Vilnian Graphics! Your stop for stickers both geeky and villainous. Fans of the show can use code "bigfoot" to get 10% of their order, and a free Plastic Plesiosaur Sticker! https://www.etsy.com/shop/GeekyVillainGraphics?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1288972069Support the show
Trey went on a trip to see the weird and obscure in Georgia. He shares his findings. Including a mummy somewhere you might not suspect! Miles details the infamous Gosford Glyphs - Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs found in a rock face in Kariong, Australia. What could explain this? The Monster Quest for this Episode is S02E29 - Real Dragons. "MonsterQuest journeys to Australia's Blue Mountains in search of 'Megalania', an extinct giant prehistoric lizard, bigger than it's relative the Komodo Dragon and finds it may not be quite as extinct as people think..."Support the show
Marine Reptiles of the Past, and River Sharks of the Present (Well 2007)!Darren Naish (Terapod Zoology Podcast, Prehistoric Planet, Tetzoo, Author of many books, etc) finally joins Trey and Miles to talk shop. Darren answers a few questions about his newest book - Ancient Sea Reptiles : Plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs and more. On accident the group ends up talking about Crytpids, but there is some proper science talk about known animals as well. And of course some Greenland Shark facts and myths. The MonsterQuest this episode is S02E19 - "Jaws in Illinois. " From the bayous of Louisiana to the St. Lawrence River in Illinois, MonsterQuest searches for evidence of deadly Bull sharks leaving the oceans and venturing into fresh water.Support the show
Trey breaks down the quest to find the tomb of one of his favorite historical characters - Alexander the Great. Has the tomb been found, can it be found? It's a story dating back centuries. Miles looks into the photo the President of Mexico recently tweeted of a Maya Elf life creature? What are these little dudes, what are they up to, and is this photo actually new and interesting? The Monster Quest this episode is S02E18 - Monster Spider. Investigation on reports of large desert arachnids in Iraq called Camel Spiders and examines claims about spiders large enough to eat small dogs in Peru.Support the show
Trey dives into the recent controversy about how smart T-Rex was. A new paper by Suzana Herculano Houzel titled "Theropod Dinosaurs had primate like numbers of telencephalic neurons" has started a debate on how we can tell the cleverness of this ancient creature. Miles looks at the worlds newest - oldest - known sentence. Found on a ivory comb, it helps give context to the region and the history of writing. The gang also get side tracked talking about historical art of dicks, and the new Indiana Jones move. So, sorry about that. The gang go over Monster Quest S2E15 - Lake Monsters of the North - The MonsterQuest team explore both historic and recent sightings of a mysterious eel-like monster in Lake Crescent, Newfoundland, Canada.Support the show
In the 1970's there was a push to find China's own Bigfoot type creature. Is this an ancient legend or folktale in the region? Or maybe it was the Bigfoot hype of America drifting over and effecting other nations. Miles and Trey dive into Monster Quest's search for the "Wild Man" of China. They also sing a Christmas song, poorly. Support the show
Graham Hancock has an idea that history unfolded in a very different way than Archeologists suggest. Long in our past there was an ancient apocalypse that destroyed an advanced civilization. He has been writing about this since 1995 to massive popular appeal. His books are perhaps the most widely read on the topic of the ancient world, and he is a frequent guest on the worlds most popular podcast.This has landed him a hit show on Netflix. Ancient Apocalypse, where he gives a brief overview of his theories. But the thing is, Archeologists do not agree with his finding one bit. In fact they have a very antagonistic relationship with Handcock's work. A combative relationship he himself embraces. Why is this? Miles, Trey, and our guest Stefan Milo break down the Hancock Question.Support the show
Trey talks about a new DNA method police are using to search for suspects, but the method itself might be using some suspect science. Miles's tells the story of an outlandish paper claiming Octopus are aliens, or their evolution was guided by alien genes, or they were created by an alien retro-virus...or something! Also, how the media covered the story. The Monster Quest is "Boneless Horror" - "MonsterQuest dives to the bottom of the North Pacific Ocean in an attempt to find a species of giant octopus, large enough to sink a ship."Support the show
Ralph the Movie Maker (Film Maker Ralph Sepe) joins the guys as he watches his first ever Monster Quest. It's yet another search for Bigfoot, but this time Monster Quest is looking into legends and art in different Native American cultures. Perhaps they saw Bigfoot? Or maybe something else explains art such as the "Hairy Man" at the scared Painted Rock site.The boys also talk about some of their favorite movies. Trey and Miles have their final debate on the quality of the film "Prometheus" and let Ralph decided once and for all. Support the show
Trey has just seen Jordan Peele's "Nope", and is excited to talk about some of the interesting cryptology links in the film. There is likely several Chiropractic around your town. But have you ever wondered were the practice came from? Miles tells the ghostly story of it's origin.The Monster Quest for this episode is "Vampires in America": MonsterQuest uncovers a century-long vampire scare in New England in the 1700's. Were there really any vampires about and could there still be some amongst us today?Support the show
Trey and Miles welcome C. M. Kosemen to the show, who shares stories of the cryptids of his native turkey.Monsterquest returns to the show! With S02E09 - Chupacabra. An investigation into reports of a Texan cousin of the infamous 'Goatsucker'Trey and Miles five deep into the myth of the goat sucker, and find the source of the story that spawned two different cryptids. You can follow more of Kosemen's work here : https://www.patreon.com/cmkosemenSupport the show
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Huge fan of the podcast, not so much of Indiana Jones, but I feel Miles take is fairly echochambered. Sometimes life puts you down, I get the idea of a "main character" now means infallible but why not look it at as passing of the torch instead as a slight to machismo. Some old dudes just aren't happy and that's fine.
loved this episode. Ralph was great and loved talking about the movies section. nicely done cliffhanger on monster quest. Really miss listening to you guys!