We all know what a dragon is. We see countless pictures of this beast on the covers of fantasy novels. The typical artwork shows an animal with a body that roughly resembles something between an exotic lizard and a dinosaur, with scales, claws, four legs and often leathery wings. The winged varieties thus generally have six limbs, with the four legs and two wings. The body is usually thicker than the tail, not thin and serpentine like Asian dragons. The head is vaguely horse-shaped, with large eyes and a long snout. Often, this creature breathes fire.

What you might not know is that there are actually reports of dragon sightings in many Western countries. Often the stories are told as first-hand, and they date from all eras of history, even some from quite recently. So, hit play on this episode, and we guarantee you won't get burned. Maybe.

Theme music is "Running Man" from oldways.