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An early morning on the lake gets weird - and very foggy! 

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There were once magical bees that told the weather and who was coming to visit; like all good things, people had to ruin it. This is the tale of Messenger Bee: glowing bumblebees with strange, precognitive abilities. Once friendly helpers, they became associated with evil spells and witchcraft, and so, as most magical things were in centuries past, they couldn't be allowed to exist.

What color of Messenger Bee do you want to show up at your door? 

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We ran a little short on time to get really into atmospheric beasts and the stories about them online, but, here is a short after-discussion of our thoughts on our Cloud Animal episode and the sources used to make it!

OFFICIAL FEELINGS
Lycaon (L), Ballyraven (B)

• Atmoplankton: we made it up
• Air Rods: Maybe (L), Not Real (B)
• Atmospheric Jellyfish: Yes (L), Very Likely Not (B)
• Flying Squid: Not Real (L & B)
• Cloud Whale: Yes/Hope So (L), Not a Chance (B)

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What is In the Field? Is it real cryptozoology work? Is it art? Are you trying to trick me? Should I be mad?

In this bonus, behind-the-scenes-y episode, we talk a little about ourselves, why we want to do the show, and our vision for the future - plus how you can review all the sources used to create each episode (www.ballyraven.com).

SKEPTIC LEVEL
Ballyraven: very; believes that the Appalachian Mountain Lion might be real. Open to belief if convincing evidence is presented.

• does not believe in vampires (except the bat and bug kind)
• does not believe in bigfoot
• really doesn't believe in fae

Lycaon: open; wants to believe and does believe in many entities.

• vampires = yes
• bigfoot = yes
• fae = yes

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There's a strange creature afoot - er, ahand - in Pike Lake and the BCWPA is getting to the bottom of it!

Learn more about Path Hands (ballyraven.com)!

Sound Effects
    Attribution 4.0:
        Vintage Tape Recorder Button Clunks by iainmccurdy
        Woman Scream 5 by J.Zazvurek
        horror ghost 23.wav by klankbeeld
    CC SAMPLING+ 1.0 DEED:
         Kamelands Pond in the evening.wav by cmkendall     
     Attribution NonCommercial 3.0:
         Wood Chopping.wav by jittels
         indian_creek_01_steve_bayer.mp3 by sanus_excipio

Music
    Shake That Little Foot (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA):
         TheLark in the Clear Air  
         Western Country
    Evening Car Blues (ID 1855) by Lobo Loco (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA)
    Shake That Little Foot (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA):
        Pretty Little Dog
        Waterbound
     I Was Different by Ov Moi Omm  (Free Music Archive, CC BY)
     Old Forest Lodge 2 (ID 1836) by Lobo Loco  (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA)
     Shake That Little Foot (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA)
         Shady Grove

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Hop aboard the BCWPA research boat for another aquatic expedition! The Loðsilungur is one of many oceanic cryptids from Iceland; a poisonous, furry trout related to the more well-known fur-bearing trout, it has an even stranger backstory and a more grim history.

MUSIC
Nocturne by Podington Bear (CC BY-NC)
Releasing the Sculpture by Podington Bear (CC BY-NC)
Ice Climb by Podington Bear (CC BY-NC)
Assmack by Podington Bear (CC BY-NC)
You Wasted My Time When I Was Timewasting by Podington Bear (CC BY-NC)
Le Monstre by Podington Bear (CC BY-NC)

SOUND EFFECTS
Walking On Snow .wav by Benboncan
Door opening and closing 5 by JakLocke
Processed Exuberant Yelp Howl 4.wav by be-steele
Icelandic birdsong. Mothers protecting their eggs. WAV by kimchi_shreds
Aquarium Filter by ultradust
Trout splashing after being caught by TheFlyFishingFilmmaker
Boat Launch Creaking.aif by Em_ty
Black beach birds 2nd better.wav by Owl
Fish on land.wav by Calli06
01 Morning Listening.aif by listeningtow...
Bubbles Short Bursts.wav by murraysortz

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The fur-bearing trout is an endangered species of fish that grows hair during the winter in the later years. Follow one such animal in this In the Field adventure!

MUSIC
Snow Drift by HoliznaCC0
Three Times by Jahzzar (CC BY-SA)
Fragrant Rota by Michael Holt
Hartford by Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone (CC BY-NC-ND)
Vanlig by Jahzzar (CC BY-SA)
Pony by Gillicuddy (CC BY-NC)
Echoes Boogie Dancehall (ID 278)  by Lobo Loco (CC BY-NC-SA)
Good TImes Memory (ID 2037) by Lobo Loco (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED)
River Side Blues (ID 2027) by Lobo Loco (CC BY-NC)
Easy Peasy by Beat Mekanik
Place on my Bonfire (ID 1170) - Remastered by Lobo Loco (CC BY-NC-SA)
Speedy Delta (ID 917) - Remastered by Lobo Loco (CC BY-NC-SA)
Vanlig 

SOUND EFFECTS
Walking On Snow .wav by Benboncan
Door opening and closing 5 by JakLocke
Going up stairs in a hurry.mp3 by Taira Komori
rocky-stream calm 141015-0441.wav by klankbeeld
Trout splashing after being caught by TheFlyFishingFilmmaker 
Colorado, Bright Angel Plateau Point.mp3 bu OK_Run
Bubbles Short Bursts.wav by murraysortz
Spring Peeper Frogs by TheBoatman
cars and trucks passing#2 by arnaud couta...
Aquarium Filter by ultradust 

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Have you ever seen something strange in the sky? A bug that also looks not like a bug? A translucent thing that you catch only a glimpse of? A cloud that does not move like a cloud? An unsettling blip on a photo?

People once thought that the bottom of the ocean was devoid of life, too extreme for anything to exist. Too lightless, too cold, too crushing, too empty. They were wrong. Even four miles down into the ocean’s depths, life exists. Mirroring this mysterious place, there is a similar ecosystem high in the sky, filled with animals parallel to those marine creatures found far below.

THEME SONG
Departing Duillond at Sunrise by Hole Dweller

EPISODE SONGS (listen to and download on the Free Music Archive)
Maarten Schellekens - Just Wondering
Lobo Loco - Raining Softly (ID 1827)
Aaron Ximm - Angela Climbs a Boulder at Horn Creek, the Sun Sets, the Bat Flies By
Aaron Ximm - Sirenity
Aaron Ximm - Pole Stars
Aaron Ximm - Spring Rain
Maarten Schellekens - A Better World
Kirk Osamayo - Discovery
Kirk Osamayo - A Fleeting Thought
Kirk Osamayo - Time
Kirk Osamayo - Tired
Kirk Osamayo - Emotional Silence
Kirk Osamayo - Blinking Lights
Kirk Osamayo - Clouds
Kirk Osamayo - Twinkling Lights
Kirk Osamayo - Pray
Kirk Osamayo - Before The Light Peaks Through
Kirk Osamayo - Early Morning Self Reflection
Kirk Osamayo - Top Speed
Richard Spasoff - 2 Sci-Fi 30 sec Intro & Outro Music

SOUND EFFECTS FROM FREESOUND (in order of use)
"AutumnBlackForest" by RandomRecord19
"20150721_seagulls.01.flac" by dobroide
"Office ambience.mp3" by Nightwatcher98
Bike, Chain Spinning, Fast, 02-01.wav by InspectorJ
mounts.wav by levelclearer
CD_LUMIERE_007FX_Whale_2.wav by kevp888
Cold Breeze Ambience.wav by SiyaMahlobo
Owl Hoot by freemaster2
Party Pack, Balloons, Popping, 02-01.wav  by InspectorJ
Releasing Balloon.mp3 by Percy Duke
Piano, Metal Mallet, Scrape, Full String, Damp, Short, A.wav by InspectorJ
Cthulhu growl.wav by cylon8472
Monster Screeching by MeijstroAudio
D215 Spear into Water.wav by billcutbill
Thunder, Very Close, Rain, A.wav by InspectorJ
Heavenly_Horn.mp3 by 13NHarri
Water_Spitting by orginaljun
and other works in Creative Commons  0

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THEME SONG
Departing Duillond at Sunrise by Hole Dweller

EPISODE SONGS (listen to and download on the Free Music Archive)
Maarten Schellekens - Just Wondering
HoliznaCC0 - Haunted Houses
Aaron Ximm - Angela Climbs a Boulder at Horn Creek, the Sun Sets, the Bat Flies By
Aaron Ximm - Sirenity
Aaron Ximm - Pole Stars
Aaron Ximm - Spring Rain
Maarten Schellekens - A Better World
Kirk Osamayo - Discovery
Kirk Osamayo - A Fleeting Thought
Kirk Osamayo - Time
Kirk Osamayo - Tired
Kirk Osamayo - Emotional Silence
Kirk Osamayo - Blinking Lights
Kirk Osamayo - Clouds
Kirk Osamayo - Twinkling Lights
Kirk Osamayo - Pray
Kirk Osamayo - Before The Light Peaks Through
Kirk Osamayo - Early Morning Self Reflection
Kirk Osamayo - Top Speed
Richard Spasoff - 2 Sci-Fi 30 sec Intro & Outro Music

SOUND EFFECTS FROM FREESOUND (in order of use)
"AutumnBlackForest" by RandomRecord19
"20150721_seagulls.01.flac" by dobroide
"Office ambience.mp3" by Nightwatcher98
Bike, Chain Spinning, Fast, 02-01.wav by InspectorJ
mounts.wav by levelclearer
CD_LUMIERE_007FX_Whale_2.wav by kevp888
Cold Breeze Ambience.wav by SiyaMahlobo
Owl Hoot by freemaster2
Party Pack, Balloons, Popping, 02-01.wav  by InspectorJ
Releasing Balloon.mp3 by Percy Duke
Piano, Metal Mallet, Scrape, Full String, Damp, Short, A.wav by InspectorJ
Cthulhu growl.wav by cylon8472
Monster Screeching by MeijstroAudio
D215 Spear into Water.wav by billcutbill
Thunder, Very Close, Rain, A.wav by InspectorJ
Heavenly_Horn.mp3 by 13NHarri
and other works in Creative Commons  o

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