Cryptids & Conversations

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In this mini 33min episode, we talk all about Wisconsin’s most famous resident monster, the Hodag. From its humble beginnings as a Fearsome Critter, all the way to its town saving magic brought on by Eugene Shepard. Forget what you have read about this cryptid elsewhere online, this is the 100% true story about the Badger States most unique creature. Sorry Beast of Bray Road, we still love you.

For the first time ever, The PBI had the pleasure of digitally travelling all the way across the pond nearly 6hrs and got to have an absolutely fantastic 2hr conversation with Cryptozoology researcher, lecturer, writer, and ‘Beasts Of Britain’ author Andy McGrath. While our knowledge of what occurs in Britain is limited, Andy was able to bring us up to speed on all the weird cryptid creatures that call that wonderful island home. Our topics of conversation flowed between the possibility of sasquatch-like creatures thriving there, big mystery cats roaming around like they own the place, and how come most people know describe lake monsters as being more like a plesiosaur and less like the giant serpents of old. While the topics themselves are fantastic to listen to, the real selling point is hearing how it sounds when the British accent meets the Wisconsin one!

When the format has no structure, the conversation flows freely, and that is exactly what was happening during mine and Addey’s recorded conversation. Like meeting up at a bar to discuss the unknown over drinks, we found ourselves deep in an hour and thirty minute conversation before eventually having to shut it down due to running low on both sleep and adult beverages. During our time, we touched on subjects within the paranormal, supernatural, and of course, cryptozoological sectors, as well as chatted quite a bit about our fantastic friends and favorite podcasts. So if you fancy yourself a fan of ghost stories and giant unknown birds, Episode 3 is right up your alley!

Note: This audio is uncut and unedited, so there are noticeable echos and external noises throughout.

For the second episode of our random chat recordings, we had a chance to sit down with Hayley (Wen), the creator of the cryptozoology blog ‘Cryptid Wendigo’. During our first chat, we realized that either our mics or our program didn’t work properly, so we decided to scrap it all and start over again. The second chat went much better and we ended up clocking in at over an hour of pure conversation. Listen as we talk about cryptids with weird names, friends we’ve made in the cryptozoology community, the differences between Wisconsin and Massachusetts, and who can name the most home state monsters.

Note: This audio is uncut and unedited, so you may notice external noises and some echo throughout.