Monday Feb 04, 2019
The Tombstone Thunderbird - “Transmutate” Makes John Sad - 20
Cryptopedia - A Paranormal Podcast
Cryptopedia is an exploration of the myths and legends that haunt the human mind. Each week Brandon and John will take you on a journey exploring the mysteries of the world, tackling the tales with a dash of skepticism and an extra helping of humor.
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Monday Jan 28, 2019
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Cryptopedia’s first two parter?! We take a trip to the southwest to explore an extremely poorly understood piece of Dineh culture. John also tips his hand to Brandon as to his ignorance of a certain magic act (spoilers it’s all 3 of clubs).
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Produced By: Brandon Boyer
Art: Tom Hill
Website: cryptopediacast.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340
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Sources (Parts 1&2):
Wikipedia Skinwalkers
Discover Navajo
Skin-Walker Wiki
Navajo Legends - Skin Walker
Chief Dan Interview
Navajo Return top Old Name
warpaths2peacepipes skinwalker
Paranormal - Navajo Witchcraft
An Examination of Navaho Witchcraft and its Influence on the Thoughts and Actions of the Navaho People
Skeptoid Skinwalker
The Lost Tapes - Skinwalker
Legends Of America - Skinwalkers
True Horror Stories of Texas
Skinwalker Ranch Wiki
http://www.skinwalkerranch.org/
Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know
NIDS archived website
Utah Deseret News
Drake Equation Wiki
Big Think - Drake Equation
Knapp - Path of the Skinwalker Part 1
Knapp - Path of the Skinwalker Part 2
George Knapp Interview
James Randi Hydrick
James Randi Peter Popof
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7BQKu0YP8Y
James Randi Ted
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Your hosts realize that they’re prone to complaining as they take you back to West Virginia for the third time. This one’s an alien one, and John gets conspiratorial.
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Produced By: Brandon Boyer
Art: Tom Hill
Website: cryptopediacast.com
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Sources:
Flatwoods, VA
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Article
Sun Calendar
Mysterious Universe - Flatwoods Monster
That Conspiracy Theory
cryptidz wiki article
Owl Screech
Air Fryers
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Cryptopedia travels west to Indonesia to explore something that’s less terrifying than our middle school myspace pages.
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Produced By: Brandon Boyer
Art: Tom Hill
Website: cryptopediacast.com
Patreon
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Sources:
Orang Pendek Org
BBC News Orang Pendek Article
Fortean Times Expedition for the Orang Pendek
Orang Pendek Wiki Page
Destination Truth Orang Pendek Episode
Jambie Explorer Web Archive Orang Pendek
Homo Floresiensis Wiki Page
That video John didn't See anything in
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Sometimes a story haunts your hosts, sometimes it makes one of them yell for a hour; this is one of those stories. I promise you there’s still goofs and jokes, and next week’s episode is less yelly.
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Produced By: Brandon Boyer
Art: Tom Hill
Website: cryptopediacast.com
Patreon
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Sources:
Evelyn Cheesman Wikipedia
Pterosaur Wikipedia
Trey the Explainer on the Ropen (Awesome video)
Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturalists : including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers
Cryptid Wiki on the Ropen
Smithsonian Magazine article about the Ropen
Cryptomundo Article
Video of a Frigate Bird
Blog on Pterosaurs
Pterosaur Scavengers
Sources John doesn't want you to give any more traffic:
Indava Bird article on Cheesman's Sighting
One of Jon Whitcomb's many blogs
Jon Whitcomb's "Documentary"
Pictures of Missionaries
Jon Whitcomb's Take on the "Fiery Serpent"
Jon Whitcomb admits to Sock Puppets
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Is it nearly 2019 already? Time to take a trip towards warmer weather to ring in the new year! If you go to Brazil, be sure to bring some rum and cigars otherwise this week's cryptids are going to take some vital body parts.
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Produced By: Brandon Boyer
Art: Tom Hill
Website: cryptopediacast.com
Patreon
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Destination Truth - Tata Duende
Belize Folklore
Mythology Folklore - Tata Duende
Belize Folklore Tata Duende
Rozenberg Quarterly Tata Duende
Barefoot Diary Tata Duende
Curupira Wikipedia
Curupira occultopedia
Pombero Wikipedia
Caipora Wikipedia
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, we've got a special gift cryptid for you this week!What's got two large feet, is covered in hair and hides from cameras? No it's not your overly Hirsute Uncle Harry, it's Bigfoot! This week we're going to talk about a sighting out of Washington State!
Content Warning: An ableist slur is used in this episode, however, it is in historical context and heavily disclaimed.
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Produced By: Brandon Boyer
Art: Tom Hill
Website: cryptopediacast.com
Patreon
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Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
Peter Byrne Account
Bossburg Washington Wikipedia
Article about Ivan Marx
Article Reproduction Rhodes
Sasquatch Book Archive.org
Ivan Marx Sasquatch Footage
Ivan Marx IMDB
Monday Dec 17, 2018
Monday Dec 17, 2018
This week we travel back in time to the mid 1800s and Brandon tells John about a bizarre event. The theories on this one get pretty wild.
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Produced By: Brandon Boyer
Art: Tom Hill
Website: cryptopediacast.com
Patreon
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The Devils Hoofmarks Source Material on the Great Devon Mystery of 1855
Missed in History Article
Skeptoid 31
Wikipedia
Australian Newspaper Article
Peter Moore's Blog
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Monday Dec 10, 2018
John takes Brandon on a trip back to West Virginia and gives him an excuse to complain about teenagers again.
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Produced By: Brandon Boyer
Art: Tom Hill
Website: cryptopediacast.com
Patreon
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The Telltale Lilac Bush and Other West Virginia Ghost Tales
White Things: West Virginia's Weird White Monsters
Grafton West Virginia, Wikipedia
Mothman and Other Curious Encounters, Loren Coleman
Mothman wiki entry on the Grafton Monster
Sister Lakes Bigfoot
Mountain Monsters Grafton Monster