The Cryptid Factor

By The Cryptid Factor

Comedy

What's The Cryptid Factor about?

Three best buddies - Rhys Darby, Dan Schreiber, and Leon 'Buttons' Kirkbeck bring you The Cryptid Factor - a podcast dedicated to all things weird that are yet to be defined by science.

Since 2008 they have passionately (and often awkwardly) been discussing 'cryptids' and monsters like Yeti, Chupacabra, Bigfoot and Nessie - as well as weird news of the world, UFO's, Time travellers, robots and space stuff. Though they take these pseudo-sciences as seriously as they can, they struggle to take themselves seriously at all.

Hosted by comedian and actor Rhys Darby, star of top rating podcast 'No Such Thing as a Fish' Dan Schreiber - and Pulling it all together is their best friend, 'Buttons'. If anything goes wrong, it is probably his fault.

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85: #085 The Yay or Nay Issue

11.09.2023

The team are in Hollywood together and have organised a playdate with Oscar, Emmy and Grammy award winning film composer George Michael! (formerly known as Michael Giacchino). Also, seeing as Aliens won’t get out of the news of late, this ...

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11.09.2023 85: #085 The Yay or Nay Issue The team are in Hollywood together and have organised a playdate with Oscar, Emmy and Grammy award winning film composer George Michael! (formerly known as Michael Giacchino). Also, seeing as Aliens won’t get out of the news of late, this ...
07.14.2023 84: #84 The Backpack Issue And we’re back! It’s been a long time since Mothers day, but it’s finally out! In here you’ll get some camouflage chaos, some screaming plants, and a tiny crypto-museum that gets huge ‘shribe-reveal’! We also got some box creature with ...
04.26.2023 83: #083 The Dusty Old Brain Stairwell Issue Prepare yourself for this one. Not only is it packed full of all your usual Mammoth Meatballs, Ketchup Elvis hunters, Turkey Claus, Wolf-Tang Clams, Roast Beef Mothman, Bigfoot bathing, Mothership full of Alien Drones and a terrified son of Buttons... ...
03.07.2023 82: #082 The Just Not Great Issue At last the world has a chance to hear Episode 82 - although will they really want to? Despite being filled to the brim with Bear faces on Mars, Mystery Sausages in mailboxes, Predictable Asparagus Fortune-tellers, an Eyewitness Account of ...
01.05.2023 81: #081 The Artificial Xmas Issue It's Christmas Eve and the team have managed to squeeze in one last session for 2022 - and despite Buttons trying to make this issue edit free to get it out for Christmas day... somehow edits became the main feature! ...
12.09.2022 80: #080 The Irreversible Issue Well here we go again! This epically long 80th episode sees the Intro become an outro, Buttons Theory Time become a right royal tea-bagging, there’s a creepy UFV and a USV, Deadpool is busy killing fish, there’s a reincarnated octopus ...
10.16.2022 79: #079 The Interrupted Issue (part 2) At last, you get to hear how the interruption was concluded! Was it worth the wait? Hmmmm, that's a tricky one. Are you into Krodel Park Shuttle services? Extant Tasmanian Tigers? Short-legged Bigfoot? Canoe hire taxidermy? Then perhaps it is! ...
09.20.2022 78: #078 The Interrupted Issue (part 1) This incomplete issue is completely full of complete madness - including Nostradamus and his snow globes, Haunted books evaporating, Rumpology reports in, LA jetpack balloons, some Pulitzer surprises, a dead robot spider and Aliens going through trash caught on camera. ...
08.13.2022 77: #77 The Knobs Issue This episode has one more Knob that usual - who finds himself in prison with Rhys! Also Dan gets his butt read and Buttons rides a horse in his past life. Theres also peanuts pushed up hills, old Japanese men ...
07.12.2022 76: #076 The Stood Up Issue Buttons and an exhausted Rhys are in Boston after his tour - so for this episode Rhys decides to take a back seat... or at least he tries to. But with Dan trying to chat to a tarot reading president's ...
07.08.2022 75: #075 The Loud and Vocal No Issue In here there's animals scared of fruit, UFO hunters hunting doors, Alien hunters (possibly) hearing signals from space and an old black knight that's a long way from hoooooome. Also Rhys has news of a dead giant tuna, Buttons is ...
06.27.2022 74: #074 The Padding Issue In this issue Buttons gives his masterclass on padding - which is so good that even the internet takes up the skill. There's busy exorcists and satan himself rating apps, Mona Lisa gets cake on her face and Rhys gets ...
06.20.2022 73: #073 The Synchronicity Issue This issue is packed with synchronous happenings at the Erich Von Däniken and Sphinx Eyes magnitude! Buttons shares a long story about a short visit to a UFO symposium where he encountered a Loyal Brown Pet in a beat up ...
06.13.2022 72: #072 The Alleged Issue Aaaaaaaaand we're back!!! This episode begins with a recap on xmas presents then quickly moves onto old pubs closing, spoon benders PR attempts, artefacts found in ice caves in Antartica, fish driving cars and making 90's techno noises.... and hitchhiking ...
01.12.2022 71: #071 The Belated Christmas Issue Due to Buttons being busy having a southern hemisphere summer holiday, this Christmas special clearly is well late (which he apologies for profusely) but it's worth the wait - not least due to the amazing ____________*1 as well as the ...
12.07.2021 70: #070 The Pick-a-Path Issue Welcome to Ep 70 where we try and 'choose our own adventure' through segments and end up picking a bad path. No doubt you'll find yourself just as confused and lost as we were. In the mess we somehow manage ...
11.12.2021 69: #069 The Challenging Issue We're back! After a long break from the shortest season ever (of 1 episode), we bring you EP 69 where you'll find a bunch of terribly challenging awards, hippos challenged to be human and a magic museum thats a challenge ...
09.15.2021 68: #068 The Come Back Special - Bumper Issue An incredible 'Schreiber Unveil' was meant to see this episode be all about the phenom of ‘Past Life Experiences’, but as per usual, we just couldn't stay on task - so now this episode also includes the art of 'No ...
08.10.2021 67: #067 The Buzz Bingo Issue Ep 67 has some great finds in it - Dan finds the Alien Sex capital of the UK, Rhys finds a nazi tank in a basement, and Buttons finds the elevator service hut in Superman's Building. We also shoe-horn in ...
07.29.2021 66: #066 The Quoting Issue In this ramshackled episode, Rhys fails to deliver Rapisodes, Dan fails in health and Buttons fails to be articulate. Also you'll find a kidnapped Nanna raised by Monkeys, AI Robots meeting Aliens, and Elon predictions from 1953. Also a Bigfoot ...
07.13.2021 65: #65 The Missing Pigeons Issue Welcome to episode 65, where we're lucky Rhys is present due to self inflicted partying - and lucky Dan is alive due to self inflicted poisoning! Also in this ep you'll discover 50 pilot sky-spider collectors, lots of lost pigeons, ...
06.28.2021 64: #064 The UAP Report Issue Welcome to the UAP Report special edition. This episode was recorded live as the Pentagon released it's long awaited report on the UFO/UAP situation - and as you'd rightly imagine, we cover the report with delft professionalism and deep insight ...
06.22.2021 63: #063 The Paradox Issue Episode 63 is here at last! 'Rapisode 4' kicks it all off with an almighty bang, closely followed by Rhys telling tales of Whales eating Lobstermen, Dan teaching superhuman 'Batman' skills, and Buttons paradoxing his way to no friends. Lots ...
05.01.2021 62: #062 The IIVI Issue In this jammed-packed, over-time issue we kick off with the next ep of the Rapisodes. Then Rhys gets an annoying internets service inserted in his head - then Dan gets a haunted book - then Buttons brings joystick monkeys. Then ...
04.14.2021 61: #061 The Other Podcasts Issue Well, If you hoping this show wouldn't get any more chaotic - then we have some bad news for you. In here Rhys busts out the worlds first Rapisode, Dan gets fooled by a Schnart, a Badger and a River ...
03.29.2021 60: #060 The Long Dong Issue Well, it was only a matter of time that the show went to the gutter and the guys started resorting to toilet humor, and sadly, this show is it - though apparently it's all in the name of science(!!). Outside ...
03.15.2021 59: #059 The Poignancy Issue In this jam-packed issue; Rhys has mic issues which leads to news stealing and a new branch on the 'Poignancy Tree'. Ships in the sea start flying and Slugs in the Sea lead to a new proverb (and possibly a ...
03.06.2021 58: #058 The Pitakinesis Issue This week there's the usual stolen Alligator heads and space news... but the REAL highlight in this issue - Rhys brings back the long lost art of Pitakinesis with an actual live on-air science experiment!! Also, with Tasmanian Tiger photos ...
02.25.2021 57: #057 The Birthday Issue Well, It's a very special day at the Cryptid Factor! Firstly, we're back from a wee summer break, secondly a Mars rover landed, and lastly and leastly... it's Buttons Birthday! To celebrate, Rhys brings his Grandad along, Dan brings many ...
12.20.2020 56: #056 The Utter Chaos Issue Just as the title says - this has to be the messiest, most chaos ridden episode in quite some time. Arguments about re-caps, pre-caps and updates, disagreements about a cat being a dog or a cat-dog... oh and Buttons gets ...
12.01.2020 55: #055 The Ho Ho Ho Issue It's Ep 55! Where Rhys steals monolith news, Dan speaks of pole vaulting defectors and Buttons brings the tone down with sad satellite dish news. Also, you'll learn about a never to be seen cryptid exhibition; hear about an incessantly ...
11.21.2020 54: #054 The Unedited Issue With Rhys busy selling his books (Buttons McGinty vol3 OUT NOW), Buttons busy learning to speak and Dan busy in lockdown, the team have been struggling to get episode 54 out. To solve this, the team attempt to do this ...
11.09.2020 53: #053 The Blunder Issue Welcome to Ep 53. In here you'll discover a whale eating canoes, Bear-scaring cyborg wolves, 3 men bullied in a tumble dryer, and some celebrity UFO sightings. Also, Rhys does some blunder deconstruction, Dan updates his Poltergeist haunting and Buttons ...
10.31.2020 52: #052 The Halloween Issue Welcome to the Cryptid Factors first ever Halloween Special! And given how it all went, it may well just be the last! Rhys, Dan and Buttons bring you a true spooky story each, which includes a Vampire, a W*ndigo and ...
10.23.2020 51: #051 The Tongue Biting Issue Well, it's episode 51, and just like the Area after the same name, this episode is a real enigma. Rhys has a LA Jet-packing Mothman, Dan has a brand new yet historically exclusive interview with actor, thespian and explorer Brian ...
10.06.2020 49: #049 The 7 Issue In an exciting run of 7 episodes in a row, Rhys is enjoying living life as a 7 year old in a Lockdown hotel/prison. We celebrate our 7th patreoner and get excited about the 7th Nessie sighting this year, whilst ...
10.05.2020 50: #050 The Fifty Issue Guys! We made it halfway to a century! To celebrate, Dan helps the us rise in the rankings, Rhys starts modeling, and Buttons sneaks in super star special guest BENEE! You'll also find swearing parrots, a Nessie the size of ...
09.20.2020 48: #048 The Segmented Issue In a vain attempt to be helpful, Buttons creates his first (and hopefully last) segment. Also covered in this chaotic ep: an explosive fly swatting experience, some snake swallowing surgery, taxidermied high fives, and a sighting (and a shooting) of ...
09.13.2020 47: #047 The Qualm Issue Here we go again - The Cryptid Factor team on a roll! This ep sees qualms raised, jetpack conga-lines, kite flying 3 year olds, Bigfoot shooting uncles, Benny Hill Flat Earthers - oh and not to mention we talk with ...
09.06.2020 46: #046 The Babygrow hat issue Wow! One full earth month of weekly podcasting consistency - and to celebrate we have a big visual announcement! Plus: Zombie carwashes, stinky sea monsters, Croyden cat killer exclusives, Bigfoot horse braiding, Tiny marionette robot doctor swallowing, Buttons reveals his ...
08.24.2020 45: #045 The Thought Train issue This packed episode sees Dan regale us with the mystical beginnings of the Cryptid Factor theme tune, whilst Rhys misses the Thought Train and Buttons cracks the mystery of the stolen Ninja safe! All this along with messing with Mozzie ...
08.17.2020 44: #044 Season 15, Episode 2 In a vain attempt to be more dependable and regular, the CryptidFactor team bring you another episode in just outside a week! Packed with Wizard apologies, Mars enabling Chernobyl Fungi, Ice ships in the Arctic, Baseball hero RV excursions, deflated ...
08.10.2020 43: #043 The Returning Issue ... and we are back!!! Just like the proverbial Phoenix from the fire, our three cryptid adventurers have risen back to the airwaves at a time when the world seems like it needs a little weird more than ever before. ...
04.04.2019 42: #042 The Time Travel Issue Here we go again! In this episode, Rhys time travels to wake Buttons up in the future to save him from his own voice (!). You'll also hear tales of Alien disclosing Presidents, a 'close call' with a phone and ...
02.25.2019 41: #041 The Fairy Issue Wow - Haven't you been patient?! This episode comes to you direct from the far distant past - and has been in editing limbo on Buttons' laptop for quite some time. But at last - here it is. The Cryptid ...
10.03.2018 40: #040 The Yowie Issue Wow-wee! this episode is(almost) all about the Yowie! We delve into Australia's big hairy hominid - and hear some chilling accounts of close encounters (told by some great aussie accents!). Also, Rhys surprises us all by going pro with Darby's ...
08.16.2018 38: #038 The Monologue Issue Welcome to yet another episode of the Cryptidfactor! As well as being peppered with the odd monologue, you'll find this one fill to the brim with hairy sea monsters, Chinese lake monsters, gollum hunting moose and robots that are solving ...
08.16.2018 39: #039 The Free Movie Ideas Issue Amongst some genius free movie script ideas, you'll find extinct Gibbons in China, new Northern Lights that aren't in the north and a bird-rubbish-collection-treat-racket. In Cryptid news - A big man-dog & a little girl shoots Nessie. Also two BRAND-NEW ...
07.30.2018 37: #037 The UFO special issue This episode is dedicated to the great metal crypto of the skies - UFOs! Buttons and Rhys head to the largest UFO conference in the world to make Dan super jealous by getting to interview his biggest UFO theory-hero, Erich ...
06.01.2018 36: #036 The Monster Week Issue Guys! We've done it! We've finally got on the TV! This week see's us host Monster Week on Animal Planet - and as a special bonus, Rhys has managed to interview of the host from one of the awesome documentaries ...

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