John had a twenty-minute conversation this week with the Loch Ness Monster and decided to finish up an episode five years in the making. Also, Brandon starts talking about Loch Nussey, which, of course, was a whole thing.

So yeah, the explicit tag is load-bearing this episode.

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Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids

Report of strange spectacle on Loch Ness in 1933 leaves unanswered question - what was it?

Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature

Wikipedia: Loch Ness

"There'll Always Be A Monster in Loch Ness" The San Francisco Examiner (1941)

LOCH NESS MONSTER: Some Observations on the Arthur Grant Land Sighting

Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths , Naish, Darren 

LOCH NESS MONSTER: Analysis of the G.E. Taylor Film

Loch Ness Monster

Massive four-day 'Watcher of the Monster' hunt for Nessie on 90th anniversary of expedition - Scottish Daily Express

Searching For Nessie

The MacNab Photograph (1955)

The Loch Ness Monster - Tim Dinsdale

The Dinsdale Loch Ness Film. An Image Analysis.

Loch Ness Muppet — Google Arts & Culture

Tony Shiels - Wikipedia

Photos of the Loch Ness Monster, revisited

The Flipper Pictures of Nessie

Raynor Film (3:05)

Scientists Plan All‐Out Loch Ness Search - The New York Times

Technology Review - Search for Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness monster could be a giant eel, say scientists | Science | The Guardian

The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register | Sightings from 2021 on

In Liue of an episode description (it's literally about flying manta rays), here's the original name of this file Brandon posted to our internal repository of episodes (unedited):

"E204 EVERY MORNING THERE A HALO HANING FORM THE CORNER OF_ GET IT_ITS SUGAR RAY AND THE TOPIC WAS RAYS 06282026.mp3"

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Flying Manta Ray of Peñalolén | Cryptid Wiki

The Giant Flying Manta-Ray of Provo Utah

Cataloguing the World’s Hidden Creatures & Monsters Since 2011 — Winged Manta Ray Shaped Cryptid - Near Ashton, WV...

Flying Rays | Cryptid Wiki

Manta-Man | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom

NUFORC UFO Sighting 62421

OOP animals are on the docket this week as John tells Brandon about the leggy marsupials for the second time.

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Phantom kangaroo - Wikipedia

Unexplained! : 347 strange sightings, incredible occurrences, and puzzling physical phenomena  - Jerome Clark

Kangaroo On Loose! - Desert Sun, 21 October 1974

Does America Have a Secret Kangaroo Population?

Kangaroo Remains On Loose in Chicago 

dead in chicago — 25 June - Kangaroo Leaps Out of Brookfield Zoo

Escaped Kangaroo Is Caught Near Chicago

Police Catch Kangaroo-like Animal After Illinois Town Goes on Fervent Chase – NBC Chicago

The Debunker - Where Does the Word Kangaroo Come From

Episode 073: Phantom and Otherwise Kangaroos | Strange Animals Podcast

Killer Kangaroo of 1934

Pinedale roundup (Pinedale, Wyo.), December 4, 1907 Issue for Feb. 9, 1978

Reminder: kangaroos are ‘vegetarian gladiators’ with kicks that can kill. An expert explains why they attack

The Prolific and Upsetting History of Humans Boxing Kangaroos

Hoax or reality? Wallaby captured on hiker’s camera - MacclesField Express

https://www.smh.com.au/world/roos-are-driving-french-hopping-mad-20060212-gdmycf.html

Our favorite reactions to our kangaroo April Fool's Day story

Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures: Coleman, Loren

This week Brandon tells the story of one of history's least mysterious mysteries.

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The Mary Celeste

The Mary Celeste - Dannye Chase

The Curse of the Mary Celeste | National Underwater and Marine Agency

Mary Celeste - Wikipedia

The Marie Celeste Professor Buzzkill

The Case of the `Marie Celeste` - An Ocean Mystery - J. L. Hornibrook

Chemists Solved the Ultimate Ghost Ship Mystery of the Mary Celeste. The Science Is Wilder Than The Legends

After our Mother's Day break, we're back. And future John writing this now realizes how morbid the timing of this episode is! This week, we cover an infamous Poltergeist case overshadowed by a particularly depressing true-crime story.

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Early Life: 1969-1988 — Christina Boyer

Tina Resch / Christina Boyer Paranormal Case

Watch Demons & Saviors Streaming Online | Hulu

The Columbus Poltergeist Case: Part I

Deliverance - The Atavist Magazine

Usolved Mysteries Segment (1:34)

https://web.archive.org/web/20081206101236/http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/139/tina_resch_unleashed.html

The Columbus Poltergeist - Skeptoid

Revisiting The Columbus Poltergeist | Skeptical Inquirer

‘Demons and Saviors’: Revisiting the Columbus Poltergeist Case | Skeptical Inquirer

 The real story of Christina Resch Boyer: Did a “perfect storm” of events lead to life imprisonment? 

Columbus 'poltergeist' girl Tina Resch seeks pardon for daughter's death 40 years after famous photo

The Columbus Poltergeist: How a 14-year-old may have bamboozled media - UPI Archives

Somehow, we've been doing this for eight years and 200 episodes. This week, we talk about that one "true" story from the third Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book.

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Hermann Home - Newspapers.com™

POPPER THE POLTERGEIST — American Hauntings

Mystery in L. I. House Deepens; Family, Experts, Police Stumped; HOUSE OF MYSTERY IS ACTING UP AGAIN - The New York Times

Hermann house, 1958 - Newspapers.com™

House of Flying Objects

The Naturalization of the ‘Poltergeist’ - Forbidden Histories

On the cusp of episode 200, John decides to clear some of his backlog and finally cover a cryptid he's been trying to write about for years. Turns out it wouldn't be that easy.

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Monsters and Mysteries: Season 3 Episode 3 - Sabine Thing and Lightening Psychics

Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana) - Wikipedia

Bipedal Creature Reports Logged Along the Sabine River, 1970s – Headcount Coffee

BFRO Report 1213: Encounter on Toledo Bend

The Lone Star Bigfoot, Chester Moore Jr.

Chupacabra on Display at Kingdom Zoo: Education Center - PR.com

Photos: Check out the micro zoo in Orange

Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians - John R. Swanton

Legend of Nalusa Falaya | Mythfolks

Writer’s Debut – The Battalion

This week, Brandon takes the reins again, as John comes down off some kind of persistent cough. We almost talked about the cryptid, but someone needs to let everyone know that Damon Albarn of Gorillaz fame is also the singer for Blur.

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Cryptids and Historical Memory: The Asserted Antecedents of the Michigan Dogman - Daniel McMahon

Who’s a good boy? Not the Michigan Dogman.

Michigan Dogman - Wikipedia

Cryptidz - Michigan Dogman

Traveling Michigan's Sunset Coast - Julie Albrecht Royce 

Dogman of Michigan - Chad Stuemke

Chad Stuemke's Articles and Essays

Michigan Dogman - Newspapers.com™

TERRIFIED In Manistee National Park

This week, Brandon talks about a sea monster that isn't a lump of fat or a whale penis!

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Big stories about big squids: The story of the Britannia and the birth of a wartime urban legend - Jonathan Dyer

As the second Snowpocalypse of 2026 rages, we somehow manage to record an episode on time as we talk about Canada's Roswell.

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In Search of the Truth Behind Canada's Most Infamous UFO Sighting

Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

Shag Harbour UFO incident - Wikipedia

The Shag Harbour UFO - Skeptoid

Shag Harbour Incident: Canada's Undeniable UFO Mystery 

Dark Object | Avalon Library

Canada "FOIA"

Shag Harbour Articles