Cryptids Decrypted

Cryptids Decrypted

By Ashton MacaulaySociety & Culture
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Cryptids Decrypted episodes

  • Cryptid Royale - Australia

    On this week's episode, John and Ashton go through some of the best-known myths of the Outback (not the steakhouse). Ranging from drop bears to bloomin' onions, they've got it all!

    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

    50 min
  • The Bermuda Triangle - A History of the Mystery

    This week, John and Ashton talk about one of the world's most (only?) famous geometric anomalies, The Bermuda Triangle. They've got alien theories, ancient theories, and ancient alien theories, so there's a lot to unpack in 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, you can check out his Amazon Page. 

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

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS

    Content Provider: LynneMusic

    47 min
  • Atlantis - A History of the Mystery

    This week, John, Ashton and Tyler break down the mother of all myths, Atlantis. Is it a cryptid? No, not even by a loose definition of the word, but this is Season 3, and the rules are out the window. We've got death rays, nazis, and nazi death rays, so come on in and hear about the insane history of the infamous sunken city. 


    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, you can check out his Amazon Page. 


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

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS

    Content Provider: LynneMusic

    57 min
  • Mermaids - A History of the Mystery

    Mermaids, Disney-fied princess fodder, or murderous webbed creature of the deep? Ashton and John dive into the mythical origins of a creature that has existed in legends for thousands of years and recently has helped a few entrepreneurs make a buck.

    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, you can check out his Amazon Page. 

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

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS

    Content Provider: LynneMusic

    52 min
  • Cinema Decrypted - Tremors

    This week, John and Ashton are joined by special guest, Jason Peters, host of the podcast, Esoterica Cinema! Together, they break down the cult classic, Tremors, and its relation to the myth of the Mongolian Death Worm. 


    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, you can check out his Amazon Page. 

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

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS

    Content Provider: LynneMusic

    59 min
  • Leprechauns - A History of the Mythtery

    Today, John and Ashton are looking into a longstanding myth/legend, leprechauns. From the origins in Ireland to the modern-day adaptations with Warwick Davis, they're covering it all, whether they want to or not. 


    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, you can check out his Amazon Page. 

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

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS

    Content Provider: LynneMusic

    53 min
  • Conspiracies, Toucan Men, and Heresay - Interview w/Benjamin Radford

    In this episode, Ashton Macaulay interviews Benjamin Radford for a second time as they get into the subject matter of his new book, Big If True: Adventures in Oddity. They cover toucan men, Mongolian death worms, ghosts, conspiracies, and just about everything else.
    To find out more about Benjamin Radford, go to: http://benjaminradford.com/

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

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS

    Content Provider: LynneMusic

    1 hr 4 min
  • Mongolian Death Worms - A History of the Mystery

    This week we're talking Mongolian Death Worms with Tyler, Ashton and John. It's a bizarre myth, but a lot of fun. 

    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, you can check out his Amazon Page. 

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

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS

    Content Provider: LynneMusic

    37 min
  • The Amityville Horror - A History of the Mystery

    This week, Ashton and Tyler break down the mystery behind the infamous Amityville Horror. 


    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, you can check out his Amazon Page. 

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

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS

    Content Provider: LynneMusic

    Publisher: Lynne Publishing (PRS)  for the 'thinking music' during Truth or Cryptid, we thank Neo Spica: https://freesound.org/people/NeoSpica/ for the '80's Riff' that serves as the Truth or Cryptid theme, we thank Modulation Station: https://freesound.org/people/ModulationStation/

    1 hr 4 min
  • Paranormal Investigation 101 - Interview w/Donna of Philly Ghost Hunt

    On this episode, Ashton Macaulay interviews Donna of Philly Ghost Hunt about the ins and outs of paranormal investigation. They talk about various methods of capturing evidence of spiritual encounters, as well as a few of Donna's most recent findings.
    For more information on Donna's work, check out her website: https://www.phillyghosthunt.net/

    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, you can check out his Amazon Page. 

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

    Composer: Felipe Adorno Vassao (ABRAMUS

    Content Provider: LynneMusic

    Publisher: Lynne Publishing (PRS)  for the 'thinking music' during Truth or Cryptid, we thank Neo Spica: https://freesound.org/people/NeoSpica/ for the '80's Riff' that serves as the Truth or Cryptid theme, we thank Modulation Station: https://freesound.org/people/ModulationStation/

    1 hr

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.