On this edition of Expanded Perspectives, the guys start the show off by talking about how their Christmas and New Year's went. Then, a person writes in with a botched alien abduction in the Joshua Tree National Forest back in 1979. Next, a Georgia deer hunter was in the Chattahoochee National Forest at his tree stand one late November afternoon when he observed a "Gimmer Man" entity as it moved through the trees around him.

After the break, Kyle brings up some bizarre encounters from one of Linda Godfrey's books "I Know What I Saw". The monsters of ancient mythology, folklore, and more contemporary urban legend have long captured the popular imagination. While most people in America today relegate monsters to just that–our imaginations–we continue to be fascinated by the unknown. Linda Godfrey is one of the country’s leading authorities on modern-day monsters and has interviewed countless eyewitnesses to strange phenomena.

All of this and more on this installment of Expanded Perspectives!

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