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Tracing Owls
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An eccentrically nuanced exploration into Fortean philosophy, focusing on the roles of Mother Nature, the Trickster and the experiencer in shaping phenomena, with tremendous doses of absurdity, mischief, but also humility! Cryptids, UFOs, Paranormal phenomena, High strangeness and Fortean anomalies, do they all possibly originate from the same source? Are they actually a mirror to our own subconsciousness, and what may they teach us about ourselves? We seek to catalogue the overlooked, spotlight the disregarded, and remind that the cosmic expanse is much greater than our understanding of it!
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All my guest appearances can be found in the Linktree below:
https://linktr.ee/tracingowls
I will continue to keep this up to date with every guest appearance I do.
I urge all of you to check out (and binge) all of these shows. They are amazing creators with wonderful content.
A fitting end to the show. I created this little skit about 3 years ago and it is uncanny how much it still resonates and expresses my views on cryptozoology, and by extension most of "paranormal investigation" as a whole.
Thanks to all the listeners who stuck around despite always hearing me say stuff they do not want to hear, but probably should.
Thanks to all the guests who helped us better understand the complex linguistic, cultural, social and personal nuances of these odd interests and experiences.
Outro sampled from Sequence (Mystery and Terror) 3 by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez) at pixabay.com
Follow, Like, Support Francisco via his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Francisco-S%C3%A1nchez-205622936184228
....or his Jamendo page: https://www.jamendo.com/artist/370168/francisco-sanchez
Check out more of Francisco's music BELOW!!!
Mystery and imagination stories - https://www.jamendo.com/album/195217/mystery-and-imagination-stories
Mystery and terror sequences (on FREE SOUND LAB) - https://www.jamendo.com/album/195595/mystery-and-terror-sequences
UFO Bigfoot snuggles with me in bed to discuss awesome paranormal books, the Bigfoot/UFO connection, Bigfoot as an egregore and a plethora of connections between the Fae and other liminal entities!
He is a bit shy at first snuggling in bed with a stranger, but eventually opens up to share his own personal experiences: a childhood ghost encounter, the sighting of a light orb splitting into 12 pieces, and a shamanic initiation under the influence of 90s acid!
DISCLAIMER: Please don't use drugs! They are bad for you, and will make you do horrible things. Like snuggling in bed with me and discussing the voluptuous bosom of Patty the Sasquatch! UFO Bigfoot did it so you don't have to!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to UFO Bigfoot from Dark Notes Podcast for reading me weird ass bedtime stories which kept me awake until 6 AM! Or was it the fact I heard him share he thinks Patty is pretty hot? 😱
Go snuggle with him too, by checking his show Dark Notes Podcast
Follow UFO Bigfoot on Instagram @ufobigfoot
...or if you wish to contact Lisa, his co-host, reach out on Instagram @darknotes_podcast
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Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls
Check our Linktree: linktr.ee/tracingowls
Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Might river monster legends be projected ancestral memories of freakin' hippos, passed onto us from our earliest roots in Africa?
Discussed are the Kelpie, Dobhar-chu, Ahuizotl, and their possible achetypal ties to the #1 deadliest animal in Africa!
Do cryptids and ghosts serve as personified reminders of obscure historical events? And are we using them as middle men who allow us to gracefully disassociate ourselves from the errors of our past?
Discussed is the idea that cryptids and ghosts may serve as bookmarks which help us rediscover our own history, with special emphasis on the Hull Werewolf and the Sliderock Bolter.
Be sure to plan a trip to Central Park, Johnstown, PA on August 26th for Squonkapalooza!
More info on Squonkapalooza can be found on their Instagram @squonkapalooza or their website Squonkapalooza.com
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Lisa Russell from Cryptid Comforts for keeping this wonderful legend alive!
Follow Cryptid Comforts on Instagram @cryptid_comforts and their website CryptidComforts.com
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Episode artwork by Ben from @thehodagstore
Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
I have been pursuing the idea butterflies so intensely that my head has found its way up my butt! So as I am taking a break, my plans are to create audio blog content where I may ramble and pass these butterflies (and some gas) onto y'all!
P.S. I was informed that "divinating" is not a real word, but since "divining" sounds very Christian for some reason I don't care 🤣
Jordan joins my attempt to piss off the cryptid community by endorsing them darn hoaxers!
We blatantly declare the Patterson-Gimlin footage a hoax, using its mangled remains alongside other fraudulent cryptid shenanigans to demonstrate how Bigfoot actually IS real, but not the way you want it to be!
Can hoaxes actually spark genuine phenomena? Can they manifest monsters in the form of egregores or tulpas? Or are these monstrous manifestations rather our instinctual projections which inspire us to form and maintain communities?
We hop across America discussing some favorite imaginal cryptid fugitives:
The elegantly coon-suited Selbyville Swamp Monster!
The bombastic radio-surfing Cole Hollow Road Monster!
The reckless vehicle-shredding Lizardman of Scape Ore Swamp!
The chonky finger-biting Beast of Busco!
...and the perpetually intoxicated horny bunny himself: The Jackalope!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Jordan Heath of Campfire: Something Something for sharing controversial opinions with me, as well as being open to assist rattling the cage of the mainstream cryptid community!
Check out his podcast named Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling
Check out their website as well at www.campfirepodcastnetwork.com (yes, Jordan is a semi-professional)
Follow them on Instagram @campfire.tales.podcast
Check out their Patreon to see why Jordan has not free time!
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Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls
Check our Linktree: linktr.ee/tracingowls
Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Matt and Angel lose their minds digging through the questionable origins of beloved international cryptids!
Starting a cryptid podcast just as a fun way to talk about monsters, their desire for proper research oftentimes leads them head first into the dark underbelly of our historical past they never anticipate! Cultural appropriation, colonial imperialism, and even blatant racism have been a staple of cryptozoology since its inception.
Has this changed at all in modern times, or are we now repurposing these stolen cultural icons to sell cheap products to the masses? To answer this, we also take a brief dive into Matt and Angel's favorite pastime: Discussing shitty cryptid movies! We almost get eaten by ghost sharks along the way 🤣
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Matt and Angel from Cracking Cryptids and Curios for sharing their first guest appearance with my show, providing so many hard laughs along the way and giving me a sense of hope that casual cryptid podcasts can actually do great research and focus on the cultural complexity of these topics ❤️
Check out their podcast Cracking Cryptids and Curios HERE
Follow them on Twitter @CrackingCurios or Instagram @crackingcryptids
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Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls
Check our Linktree: linktr.ee/tracingowls
Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
The autopsy of Elisa Lam. Much has been said and made of the tragic death of this young woman. Odd circumstances to be sure. The truth, however, is quite elementary.
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Check out Landern's podcast, creatively named Autopsy. HERE
Follow Landen on Instagram @autopsypodcast or Twitter @autopsy_podcast
Check out his website as well at www.autopsypod.com (yes, he is semi-professional)
Also, if you can't get enough of his logo, which is not stroke inducing like my own logo, check out his SWAG HERE
The 1953 Martian Monkey Hoax: at the time Georgia's most enduring unsolved mystery! This scandal grabbed the imagination of international newspapers, and the poor judgement of bad veterinarians, sparking the annoyed granddaddy of Georgian forensic science himself to crack the case within just a few hours!
Nevertheless, this odd story is now forever catalogued within the annals of Georgian forensic history via a pickled-up monkey carcass, safely tucked away in a so-called museum of the GBI crime lab.
Landen joins to further dissect this 70-year-old corpse and share his own encounters with it at his former job! Yes, whenever we talk small-town museums or rotting corpses, Landen is always eager to hop onboard!
Along the way he further demolishes our sensibilities by discussing autopsies of beloved pets, a lethally vicious dog attack case, cattle mutilation and how to determine whether Chupacabra victims are actually drained of blood! But most disturbing of all, we get hungry by the end and start talking food again...
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Landen from Autopsy. Podcast for consistently fucking my show over by bringing up disturbing stuff nobody ever wanted to know! I "totally" did not ask for any of this beforehand 🤣
Check out his podcast, creatively named Autopsy. HERE
If you are tired of real corpses and wish to listen to discussion on fake ones, check his new podcast Horror Makes You Brave HERE
Follow Landen on Instagram @autopsypodcast or Twitter @autopsy_podcast
Check out his website as well at www.autopsypod.com (yes, he is semi-professional)
Also, if you can't get enough of his logo, which is not stroke inducing like my own logo, check out his SWAG HERE
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Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls
Check our Linktree: linktr.ee/tracingowls
Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
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FURTHER READING:
Martian Monkey - Wikipedia
The Great Monkey Hoax (1953) - The Museum of Hoaxes
The Butcher, the Barbers and the Fake Martian Monkey
Monkey from Mars graces Ga. crime lab display - NBC News
Monkey From Mars, Decatur, Georgia - Roadside America
Monkey from Mars: GBI museum holds alien hoax remains
An artist, art teacher and experiencer, Christina has an overwhelmingly positive view of the paranormal. Shadow people don’t worry her—humans do. (I can’t fault her—humans are scary critters.)
We had fun talking together about art, digital art, the Weekly World News, cryptids, strange occurrences, and mushrooms. We’ll be getting back together again sometime soon to talk more in depth about some of these topics.
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Barbara Fisher for letting me share this amazing conversation we did a while back for her show! ❤️
Check out her podcast 6 Degrees of John Keel HERE or visit their website at 6degreesofjohnkeel.com
Follow them on Instagram @6degreesofjohnkeel or e-mail them at 6djk67@gmail.com
Check out her episode I guested on Episode 82: Science, Gaia and Archetypes with Darwin
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Show your support by following Christina on Instagram @thecrescenthare
If you wish to proudly display the Seal with a Wheel, or the very... "handsome" face of Indrid Cold, or even a sexy Braxxie, all of Christina's art can be found at www.thecrescenthare.com
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Episode artwork by The Crescent Hare @thecrescenthare
What do you get when an alligator falls in love with a raccoon? A vile atrocious unsightly mess... named the Coonigator! Or not, because Mother Nature is a bigot and does not approve of inter-species romance!
Along the way we will educate you on just why natural selection prevents the formation of hybrid monstrosities, why it is never a good idea to hug a raccoon, why possums are terrifying, and just why this cute lil cryptid enjoys bananas so much. There is hardly any info on it, so we try to fill in the holes with bananas! Nope, that was not an innuendo! ... 😏
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to The Crescent Hare, a.k.a. Christina (actually a barn owl in "human" disguise) for suggesting the only true theory to the Coonigator origin, and for creating the magnificent episode artwork!!!
Show your support by following her on Instagram @thecrescenthare
If you wish to proudly display the Seal with a Wheel, or the very... "handsome" face of Indrid Cold, or even a sexy Braxxie, all of Christina's art can be found at www.thecrescenthare.com
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Episode artwork by The Crescent Hare @thecrescenthare
Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls
Check our Linktree: linktr.ee/tracingowls
Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
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FURTHER READING:
COONIGATOR: (VERMONT, USA) | Cryptopia | by Rob Morphy
Coonigator | Cryptid Wiki
The Coonigator | Mythical Beast Wars
Raccoon Rides Alligator in Florida—Is It For Real? | National Geographic
Can Different Species Hybridize? | Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms
The True Story of the Montauk Monster | Observer
Meet The Mummified Alligator Man Who Captured A Small Town's Heart |Thrillist
Jake the Alligator Man | Wikipedia
Dogigator | Cryptid Wiki
Scott Francis (2007): Monster Spotter's Guide to North America. HOW Books
I guested on Uncle Monster's Spooky Time Fright Hour to talk about the tale of the Nucklavee!
The evil horse and rider, fused into one, horrible, skinless beast that emerges from the sea every time you burn sea weed. Tune in, and remember, don't get spooked!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Shibble from Uncle Monster's Spooky Time Fright Hour for letting me share this amazing episode which I ruined by constantly bringing up horse fuckers! 🤣
Follow Shibble on Twitter @christhefriend
Check out his podcast Uncle Monster's Spooky Time Fright Hour HERE Such a long name, even the Popobawa is emasculated by it!
Follow the podcast on Instagram @unclemonster6 or Twitter @UncleMonsterpod
Check out their Patreon for cool horror movie discussions at www.patreon.com/unclemonster6
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And finally, check the amazingly questionable episodes I helped them produce:
Episode 210: The Popobawa or "Didn't Dumb Johnny Used To Have Two Eyes?"
Episode 212: Chewing the Fat With the Pishtaco
Episode 215: Check Out Our One Eyed Monster, The Mapinguari!
Episode 217: Hey Mambo! It's The Mamlambo (feat. Jackie Tohn)
Episode 304: The Cursed Vibes of the Kasai Rex
Episode 306: When I Say I Love You, You Say You Preta!
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Brought to you by Coelenteratan Office of Neurology (CON)
Horsegirl Kat, an avid horse rider, joins to discuss a dark secret we have willfully ignored throughout the centuries.
Are horses bloodthirsty carnivorous killers? From baby chicks, to human testicles, to even others of their kind, horses have consistently been witnessed throughout history devouring meat and sipping on blood. When pitted against mountain lions, tigers or even humans, they are capable of mercilessly eliminating their enemies!
Are they true monsters, or is this the result of mingling with humans for 6 thousand years? All of this and more... may be answered in the book we read! If you desire facts, why are you listening to podcasts? Go read a book!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Katrina for sharing her badassery with us while high on caffeine!
I am also sending this heart to Pippin, such a cute boy ❤️
Follow Katrina and pippin's zany adventures on their Instagram @hesmysassafrass
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Follow Christina's new project: The Celestial Alien Oracle Deck, on Instagram @celestialalienoracle
Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls
Check our Linktree: linktr.ee/tracingowls
Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
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FURTHER READING:
Mares of Diomedes | Wikipedia
The Forgotten Story Of Meat Eating Horses | The Horseaholic
Horses as meat-eating killers?
Horses more deadly than snakes in Australia, data shows | BBC News
The grim story of the Snowy Mountains cannibal horses | The Conversation
The sickest anti horse propaganda ever seen
Horse kills Perth toddler | The Age
The Man-Eater of Lucknow
Deer Caught Gnawing on Human Bones | Smithsonian Mag
When vegans see the light: Meat-eating horses in mythology and modern day
Mr. Hands - Bestiality Fatality | Where is the Line?
Kenneth Pinyan aka Mr. Hands | The Brothers Commonplace
CuChullaine O'Reilly (2011): Deadly Equines: The Shocking True Story of Meat-Eating and Murderous Horses. Long Riders' Guild Press
As July is nearing an end, we attempt to milk the Roswell cow dry of its spoiled trendiness, plucking at the nerves of old-school UFO fanboys like a marionette! Was Roswell a myth perpetuated by our own puppet masters, and if so, why have they abandoned their baby? Exchanged spooks for kooks, and saucers for tic-tacs? It's not just a mint... it's a sugar daddy!
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Outro music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Trina, Tonya, and Todd talk about whether or not the Bell Witch and Gef the Mongoose are Fae and if they are two sides of the same coin. Also, Todd talks about other dimensions, aliens, and human's artwork. As well as Grandma’s talking to us from beyond the grave.
The song at the beginning and end of the episode is Todd’s band Martin performing Locals Only from their album Slaughter Beach on Square of Opposition Records
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Check out "Spooks, Creeps & Assorted Devilry" HERE
Follow the podcast on Instagram @spookscreepspod and Twitter @SpooksCreepsPod
Join their amazing Facebook Group and get some awesome merch from RedBubble
Check my guest appearance on Trina's show: Spooky Skeptics: Dyatlov Pass Incident
We are ending the year with a wacky 4-person Kentucky Fried Chicken Coop! An amazing assortment of weirdo artists, Kris, Christina and Todd, join to completely subvert the traditional podcasting approach towards the Kelly-Hopkinsville goblin incident.
Instead of bothering you with the same old spiel of presenting case details, we tear the case to shreds to rather discuss the creative impact this incident had on pop culture, spawning the Little Green Men trope and forever incorporating goblins in the annals of ufology.
But were these goblins really aliens? Might they have just been a bunch of owls? Or fairies? Nature elementals? Or how about psychedelic manifestations induced by bioluminescent mushrooms!? Yup, we go there! 🤣
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Kris Galeano for drinking just enough to loosen up to this chaotic discussion! ❤️
Follow him on Instagram @kris_galeano ...and check his Weird Wednesdays project by searching #weirdwednesdays
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to The Crescent Hare, a.k.a. Christina (actually a barn owl in "human" disguise) for the amazing episode art!!!
Show your support by following her on Instagram @thecrescenthare ....and remember, birds aren't real!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Todd Purse for pulling through this episode with the hallucinogenic help of cough medication!
Follow Todd on Instagram @toddde85 and check his podcast Create Magic - Daily Weirdo Art
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Episode artwork by The Crescent Hare @thecrescenthare
Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls
Check our Linktree: linktr.ee/tracingowls
Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Lindsay and Madison discuss Baba Anujka, as well as how you can turn heartbreak into a money-making glow-up, that snitches get theirs, and how it’s the #YearOfLindsay.
Information pulled from the following sources:
2022 Oddity Central article
2022 Short History article by Peter Preskar
2021 Vintage News Daily article
2020 Index International article
1929 The Angola Record article
1929 St. Louis Globe-Democrat article
People Pill
Slavorum article by Ivan R.
Weird History facts article
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Lindsay Valenty from Ye Olde Crime Podcast for covering this interesting story per our suggestion! ❤️
Check out her podcast Ye Olde Crime HERE
Follow them on Twitter @yeoldecrimepod , Instagram @yeoldecrimepodcast or TikTok @yeoldecrimepodcast
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