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This week we shake things up a bit on the show. Eric and Marie welcome a surprise mystery guest to the program.

Our mystery guest has been investigating the paranormal for close to 40 years. With years of experience under his belt and a wealth of knowledge, our mystery guest has appeared on television, film, countless books, newspaper and magazine articles. He is well known and well respected by not only his peers but by anyone he has helped or worked with over the past four decades. He's a collector of sorts and remains very busy dividing his time between his family, investigating the paranormal, countless appearances, helping others in need, and lecturing at events across the country.

Our mystery guest has appeared on BTE Radio multiple times and we are thrilled to have him joining us once again. Eric's niece Hunter Brinker will be guest Co-hosting with Eric and Marie for this upcoming show that is proving to be not only a fun and entertaining time but a very educational episode.

To find out who our mystery guest is, you'll have to tune in this Sunday night 8 to 10 pm Est. See you then!

Eric and Marie don the Safari helmuts, the hiking boots and gather our passports as we go exploring this week with our guest John Kirk III of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club.

The author of the award-winning book In the Domain of the Lake Monsters, John Kirk is one of the world’s leading cryptozoological investigators. As president of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club (BCSCC), John is part of a team of investigators that have searched for cryptids such as Ogopogo, Sasquatch, Cadborosaurus, black alligators, unknown cameloids, lacustrean cryptids and giant salamanders in the province of British Columbia.

The club is scientifically based with a large portion consisting of open-minded academics who feel the existence of new species of animals lying undiscovered is not such a farfetched idea. John is also Editor and Publisher of the BCSCC Quarterly well-known for its balanced approached to the enigma of mystery animals and also author of the club website.

John has ventured far afield in his quest for evidence for the mystery animals of the world in many areas of the world including Scotland, the Republic of Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. In 2001 and one John was part of the Cryptosafari team which investigated reports of an animal called Mokele Mbembe which bears an uncanny resemblance to a sauropod dinosaur. While on this expedition the Cryptosafari team unearthed the first reports of a manlike creature standing over six feet tall, with three toes and fingers which in habits the Cameroon-Congo border region known to locals as the Dodu. Another mystery animal, the Ngoubou, was also described and this animal has features consistent with those a styracosaurus, part of the family of ceratopsians said to have been extinguished from the planet millions of years ago.

In addition to his cryptozoological research, John is a keen student of police methodologies and investigation techniques which he feels are very useful in the field of cryptozoological research. Analyzing and then organizing clues and evidentiary materials is an important part of the cryptozoological method and John is keen to share this with other researchers in this field.

John has also extensively studied the musculature of the creature in the Patterson film and in 1999 was the first to report specifically on the substantial musculature differences between the creature and a human being which were detailed in the BCSCC Quarterly.

It is John’s hope that the day will come when cryptozoological researchers will be at the forefront of using technologies and equipment that are of the cutting edge variety in their search for cryptids.

British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club

the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club (B.C.S.C.C.)

http://www.bcscc.ca/blog/

So join us as we go deep into the brush looking for some of these elusive creatures with our guest John Kirk III This week on BTE Radio.

This week Marie and Eric welcome Author Jamie Davis and Co-Author Sam Queen to discuss some of our favorite places we'd love to visit and investigate. Haunted Asylums, Prisons and Sanitoriums.

We'll be talking about their book and discussing some of the more famous haunted locations like Alcatraz, Moundsville, Mandsfield Reformatory, Waverly Hills and more. It's sure to be a hair raising adventure as we get set to explore these buildings that were host to tragedy and negative history.

"Haunted Asylums, Prisons and Sanitoriums" Explore frightening ghost stories and true paranormal encounters at ten well-known, haunted institutions across the United States. This unique collection of investigations is filled with terrifying photos, spooky highlights from on-site tours, and historical information about each location.

Jamie Davis is a writer, traveler, and investigator of lost things. She lives in Savannah, Georgia.

Sam Queen is a lifelong traveler and paranormal enthusiast. He had watched paranormal shows on television for years, but always wanted to know if what they presented as evidence was real. When Jamie presented him with the opportunity to go on a public ghost hunt, he jumped at the chance. They both became hooked after their initial ghost hunting experience. Sam received the validation that he was looking for from this (and subsequent investigations), that ghosts are real. Sam spends his free time jogging and hiking in the great outdoors.

Haunted Asylums, Prisons, and Sanatoriums explores the country’s scariest institutions, including the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, West Virginia Penitentiary, and St. Albans Sanatorium. Discover creepy conversations between the authors and restless spirits, interviews with facility staff and knowledgeable ghost hunters, and helpful tips gathered from each investigation. You’ll also enjoy an introduction to basic ghost hunting equipment and detailed information about organizing your own visits to these haunted establishments.

To learn more about Jamie visit her website

www.jamiedaviswrites.com.

The 3 SOPI members live from The Sedamsville Rectory in Cincinnati, OH.

This week Eric and Marie welcome Author, Blogger and explorer Daniel Johnson to the show.

Daniel Johnson is the principal author of An LDS Guide to Mesoamerica and the new An LDS Guide to the Yucatan. His firesides on ancient American sites, culture, and artifacts that relate to Mormon beliefs are always well-received. He is an active high priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has taught Mormon Gospel Doctrine classes for six years. As a missionary in Argentina, he has had many opportunities to explain Mormon beliefs to others and has appeared on radio talk shows like Spooky Southcoast in Massachusetts and DriveTime Live in Utah to discuss Mormon positions and answer questions.

Enjoy this episode of what is sure to be a fascinating discussion with our guest Daniel Johnson.

http://www.ldsguide.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/An-LDS-Guide-to-Mesoamerica/176784972397458

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000215179936

We kick of a brand new moth with some new things coming to BTE Radio. First, we announce the winner of the BTE Radio Search for a new Co-Host Contest Marie Samuels. Marie will take the Co-Host seat permanently as the fun begins this Sunday night.

Eric and the new BTE Radio Co-Host are happy to welcome our good friend Tim Dennis to the program as we talk with Tim about his interest in the Paranormal, Electronic Voice Phenomenon and maybe even throw in a little "pro wrassling" discussion. It's sure to be a great time with Darkness Radio's own Tim Dennis this Sunday night 8 to 10 pm Est.

Tim is a life time resident of Minnesota, he grew up in Blaine and attended Winona State University where he studied Mass Communication and Radio Broadcasting. He later graduated from Brown College in 1993. Tim has continued working in radio behind the scenes.

Tim's interest in the paranormal also stems from his youth with dream visitations from deceased relatives. Although the more skeptical of the two, Tim remains open minded and willing to explore the many possibilities of the paranormal. His grounded nature helps keep Dave in check. Tune in weekly to share in their experiences in The Darkness on The Edge Of Town.

https://twitter.com/DRTimDennis

https://www.facebook.com/tim.dennis.737

www.darknessradio.com

Cryptid month comes to a close as Fred Kracke is our last contestant in the BTE Radio Search For A New Co-Host Contest.

Fred and Eric welcome three well recognized ladies of Bigfoot Research, Kathy Strain, Monica Rawlins, Melissa Hovey-Larsen and Sharon Lee to the program this week.

Kathy Strain is the Heritage Resource and Tribal Relations Programs Manager for the Stanislaus National Forest in Sonora, California. She has a M.A. in Anthropology and is conducts research on native cultures and their traditional bigfoot beliefs. Her book, Giants, Cannibals & Monsters: Bigfoot in Native Culture covers this subject in depth, including 154 stories from 57 tribes from throughout North America. Kathy is also the on the Board of Directors for the non-profit Alliance of Independent Bigfoot Researchers www.bigfootresearch.com

and a member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy.

Monica Rawlins is a stellar figure in the world of sasquatch/bigfoot studies and investigations. A cofounder of the Texas Bigfoot Research Center and vice chair of the Alliance of Independent Bigfoot Researchers, Monica enjoys great popularity as co-host of the acclaimed CryptoCast web-based broadcast. Among Monica’s other major achievements is her role as the co-organizer of the Original Texas Bigfoot Conference which brings together hundreds of investigators and researchers from across North America and globally. The conference has previously shattered attendance records for events of this nature. Monica is an experienced outdoors woman with an extensive background in Bigfoot research and the paranormal. Her experience has included training new investigators in the areas of field work, safe outdoor practices and evidence collection. She's been a field researcher for over 11 years and has traveled across the U.S. to conduct her research in the field of Bigfoot. Her television work includes featuring in the MonsterQuest episode on the History Channel where she was a member of a historic all-woman bigfoot investigations team, a first in the field of Bigfoot and in television history. As well, Monica was featured in Weird Travels on the Travel Channel. Her other media experience consists of co-hosting popular pod casts “Beyond the Edge Radio”, “The Grey Area”, “The Bigfoot Field Reporter” and most recently the videocast, “The CryptoCast”, where her quick wit and no-nonsense attitude toward research and evidence has garnered her a solid fan base. While her main research recently has been dedicated to the search for Bigfoot, Monica has also kept an active interest in all things cryptozoologial and paranormal. Her points of interest and knowledge, outside of Sasquatch, are Native American legends with a focus on Skinwalkers and Windego. When time permits, Monica also researches and investigates ghosts and hauntings in the North Texas Area. In addition to Monica’s paranormal investigations in Texas, she also has extensive knowledge on hauntings and legends of the British Isles. TV appearances: Travel Channel 2005 Weird Travels, episode “Bigfoot” MonsterQuest 2006 Episode “Bigfoot”, all female expedition to Skookum Meadow in Washington State: Weird Travels:

https://www.google.ca/search?q=weird+travels+bigfoot&oq=weird+travels+bigfoot&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.9437j0j8&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=0&ie=UTF-8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM3QV3OYzoc

Melissa Hovey-Larsen, began her research into the Bigfoot Phenomenon while living in Dallas, Texas in 2005. Since then she has conducted or organized field expeditions in the great states of; Texas, Washington, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Louisiana. Melissa then moved to Ohio in 2008 and married fellow ABS Board member, Wayne Larsen, in October of 2014 where they continue to conduct research in the large expanses of Ohio's State Parks and private property.

Melissa is a tough, no-nonsense, researcher who applies her educational background, and work experience in criminal investigations, to the research.

Melissa is the current president of the "American Bigfoot Society", (ABS). Melissa owns the blog, "The Search for Bigfoot," (txsasquatch.blogspot.com). Where she discusses the research and her own personal opinions of, "evidence," being released publicly and the larger issues affecting the research community as a whole.

Since 2007, Melissa, has co-hosted many Internet radio shows starting with: "Let's Talk Bigfoot," on Talkshoe. She then joined Sean Forker and, "The Sasquatch Experience," in February 2008. In June of 2008 she began co-hosting a new program on Talkshoe, with friend and Field Researcher Monica Rawlins, titled, "The Grey Area," which moved to BlogTalk Radio.

Melissa was also featured in the all-female expedition episode of the History Channels "Monster Quest" titled "Bigfoot". She also appears in Nat Geo channels, "Paranatural 2: Sasquatch Planet." Melissa has also appeared as a guest on many internet radio programs and nationally syndicated radio talk shows in reference to this mystery.

Melissa was also a speaker at the 2012 and 2013, "Chautauqua Lake Bigfoot Expo," in Chautauqua Lake, New York.

Starting in 2006, Melissa has endeavored to discover the answer to the question, "why do artifacts happen in casting?" She has also been an outspoken advocate for women in the field of research and, the need for more women, to become actively involved in this mystery.

www.txsasquatch.blogspot.com

www.americanbigfootsociety166.weebly.com

Join us as we welcome Kathy, Monica, Melissa and Sharon Lee this week.

Jason Schmidt is our next contestant in the search for a new Co-Host here at BTE Radio. This Sunday Jason and I welcome Author, Explorer and Cryptozoologist Adam Davies to the show as Cryptid Month continues.

Whether you call him an Explorer, Adventurer or Cryptozoologist, there is no one alive today who has done more active fieldwork to prove the existence of yet-to be discovered animals in remote and sometimes dangerous parts of the world. From the dense jungles of the Congo and Sumatra, to the Deserts of Mongolia, and the Mountains of Nepal, Adam has traveled the world in search of scientific evidence of the existence of these creatures. Adam has actually brought back real scientific evidence of the creatures he has tracked, a feat unmatched by anyone ever in this field so far.

Examples of the creatures he has gathered evidence of which have astonished include the Orang-Pendek in Sumatra, the Yeren in China, and the Seljord Serpent in Norway. Indeed, he has just been working on a project with one of the world's leading geneticists on Bigfoot. Adam would love to do this full time, but for now he devotes all his spare time and money to his passion. He imagines what he could really achieve if he had the opportunity to do so.

Adam is a frequent contributor to documentary television programming, including such shows such as the History Channel's "MonsterQuest", National Geographic Channel's `Is it Real?` series, Animal Planet's "Finding Bigfoot" and was just last month featured on the Science Channel's, `Unexplained Files` series. He has just released his latest book “Manbeast: A Personal Investigation” which is available on Amazon.com.

Website: http://www.adamdaviesexplorer.com/

Our oddly annual Friday the 13th special!