Cryptids Decrypted

Cryptids Decrypted

By Ashton MacaulaySociety & Culture
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Cryptids Decrypted episodes

  • 507 - The Big Grey Man (Am Fear Liath Mor)

    This week, we're traveling high in the Scottish mountains to talk about big, psychic... giants?


    More information on Ashton and his writing can be found on his website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://macashton.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow him on Twitter (@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RealMacAshton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠).  To purchase books, check out these links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://linktr.ee/MacAshton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Credit for our excellent outro music goes to: Song: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strange Indeed Variation A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS)

    Content Provider: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LynneMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠





    36 min
  • 506 - The Rougarou

    This week, the guys are headed back to the bayou for another famous New Orleans myth, The Rougarou.


    More information on Ashton and his writing can be found on his website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://macashton.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow him on Twitter (@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RealMacAshton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠).  To purchase books, check out these links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://linktr.ee/MacAshton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Credit for our excellent outro music goes to: Song: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strange Indeed Variation A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS)

    Content Provider: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LynneMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠




    38 min
  • 505 - Vampires of New Orleans

    This week the pod is headed down south to talk about some of the most famous New Orleans Vampire tales.


    More information on Ashton and his writing can be found on his website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://macashton.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow him on Twitter (@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RealMacAshton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠).  To purchase books, check out these links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://linktr.ee/MacAshton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Credit for our excellent outro music goes to: Song: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strange Indeed Variation A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS)

    Content Provider: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LynneMusic⁠⁠⁠



    46 min
  • 504 - The Iliamna Lake Monster

    This week, the guys are tackling potentially our most realistic myth yet, The Iliamna Lake Monster. Join them as they discuss the disambiguation between blackfish and black fish for far too long and make fun of a decorated pilot because his last name sounds like poop.


    More information on Ashton and his writing can be found on his website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://macashton.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow him on Twitter (@⁠⁠⁠⁠RealMacAshton⁠⁠⁠⁠).  To purchase books, check out these links:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://linktr.ee/MacAshton⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Credit for our excellent outro music goes to: Song: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Strange Indeed Variation A⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS)

    Content Provider: ⁠⁠⁠⁠LynneMusic⁠⁠


    40 min
  • 503 - The U28 Creature

    This week, the guys are headed back to WWII to talk about submarines blowing sea creatures sky-high. It's a delightful old-timey myth about crocodiles that can somehow survive the frigid temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean.


    Link to Fortean Archives, one of the big sources on this episode.


    More information on Ashton and his writing can be found on his website: ⁠⁠⁠https://macashton.com/⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow him on Twitter (@⁠⁠⁠RealMacAshton⁠⁠⁠).  To purchase books, check out these links:⁠⁠⁠ https://linktr.ee/MacAshton⁠⁠⁠


    Credit for our excellent outro music goes to: Song: ⁠⁠⁠Strange Indeed Variation A⁠⁠⁠

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS)

    Content Provider: ⁠⁠⁠LynneMusic⁠⁠

    36 min
  • 502 - The Ozark Howler

    This week, our stunning, beautiful, talented hosts are talking through the myth of the Ozark Howler... possibly the thinnest myth they have ever discussed on this show. On the bright side, Ashton has some thoughts about breeding genetic super cats.


    More information on Ashton and his writing can be found on his website: ⁠⁠https://macashton.com/⁠⁠ You can also follow him on Twitter (@⁠⁠RealMacAshton⁠⁠).  To purchase books, check out these links:⁠⁠ https://linktr.ee/MacAshton⁠⁠


    Credit for our excellent outro music goes to: Song: ⁠⁠Strange Indeed Variation A⁠⁠

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS)

    Content Provider: ⁠⁠LynneMusic⁠



    29 min
  • 501 - The Skunk Ape

    We're back after a year-long hiatus for what could be the final season of Cryptids Decrypted! We're kicking it off with Bigfoot's redheaded cousin, The Skunk Ape, a Southern US resident famous for popping people's heads right off.


    More information on Ashton and his writing can be found on his website: ⁠https://macashton.com/⁠ You can also follow him on Twitter (@⁠RealMacAshton⁠).  To purchase books, check out these links:⁠ https://linktr.ee/MacAshton⁠


    Credit for our excellent outro music goes to: Song: ⁠Strange Indeed Variation A⁠

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS)

    Content Provider: ⁠LynneMusic


    42 min
  • New Loch Ness Monster Proof? - News of the Weird #1

    This week, we're bringing you a quick, ten-minute breakdown of a recent article adding fuel to the Nessie legend. For a full copy of the article, just google 'Loch Ness Proof', there are so many paywalls, we don't want to direct you to a specific one. But, save yourself some time and listen to the episode instead.

    More information on Ashton and his writing can be found on his website: https://macashton.com/ You can also follow him on Twitter (@RealMacAshton).  To purchase books, check out these links: https://linktr.ee/MacAshton

    New theme song background music was provided by Fesliyan Studios!


    11 min
  • Cryptid Royale Redux

    Check out Ashton's novella Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/macashton/the-first-ambassador-to-crustacea

    This week, John and Ashton take a trip to the past and reevaluate all previous Cryptid Royales on the patented new Objective Scale of Neutrality and Badassery. There can only be one winner, but there will be a whole lot of shame. 

    More information on Ashton and his writing can be found on his website: https://macashton.com/ You can also follow him on Twitter (@RealMacAshton).  To purchase books, check out these links: https://linktr.ee/MacAshton

    Credit for our excellent outro music goes to: Song: Strange Indeed Variation A

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS)

    Content Provider: LynneMusic

    1 hr 2 min
  • 410 - Cryptid Royale 4

    Ashton's Kickstarter was fully funded! He even got a novel published in the same series. More info here: https://linktr.ee/MacAshton

    It's that time again, the last episode of the season! Tradition dictates the guys do a Cryptid Royale, so we're giving the people what they want. Four cryptids enter, one cryptid leaves!

    Want to buy some merch? Check out MacAshton.com/Merch. Make sure to follow us on every social platform so we can finally reach the height of ego we deserve: https://linktr.ee/cryptidsdecrypted

    More information on Ashton and his writing can be found on his website: https://macashton.com/ You can also follow him on Twitter (@RealMacAshton).  To purchase books, check out these links: https://linktr.ee/MacAshton

    Credit for our excellent outro music goes to: Song: Strange Indeed Variation A

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS)

    Content Provider: LynneMusic

    56 min

About Cryptids Decrypted

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Cryptids Decrypted is a podcast about diving into the research surrounding creatures from the fringe of reality and the people dedicated to studying them. The host, Ashton Macaulay is an expert in fictional accounts of mythical creatures and aims to examine all sides of cryptozoology from skepticism to full on believers.