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Trey watched Robert Egger's  "The Northman", and goes over how much real world archeology was used to create the film. From the setting to the artifacts used, it all helps to create a classic story grounded (other then the magical parts) in reality.

Miles tells the story of the Lord God Bird. Once North America's most beloved woodpecker, the species was lost, then found again, then lost all over. However, people keep claiming to see this beautiful bird.  Is it really still out there?

Interview with Jonathan M. Berman  - the founder of the March for Science, and writer of " Anti-vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement."

The The Monster Quest this episode is a  S02E07 - "Super Rats." Recent archaeological evidence suggests that rats once grew to massive sizes. Could these huge rodents be making a comeback?

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Miles and Trey explore the Exodus story and the building of the Ark of the Covenant, to find out if the legendary artifact actually existed. If it was built, where is it now, and what can we know about it for sure?

An announcement about the upcoming special "Prehistoric Planet."


Special Guest and snake expert Steven Allain joins the show to talk about Snakes. He lends a hand during the Monster Quest segment as well.

The The Monster Quest this episode is a  S02E06 - Giant Killer Snakes "Head into the wilds of Venezuela and the Florida Everglades with MonsterQuest as they search for huge man-eating snakes."

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Miles  tales the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton, the early 1900's captain who was the first to cross the Antarctic. However the journey ended in near disaster, after near disaster, resulting in one of the greatest survival stories of all time.

Trey detailed the  recent discovery of Shackleton's famous ship "The Endurance." One of the greatest discoveries of it's kind in many decades.

There is also some chatter about Pirates of the Caribbean films.

he The Monster Quest this episode is a  S02E05 -  Vampire Beast- "For over a century a Bigfoot-type creature has terrified children in Ohio. Can MonsterQuest discover evidence of the legendary Grassman?"

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Trey looks into the culture of Jewish and Christian Mythologies love of Giants. Are new discoveries in Northern Israel confirming the exitance of Giants?

Miles breaks down "The Cult of Tesla." This deep fascination the internet has for Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla. What did he really invent, and how much of the narrative around him is true?

Trey and Miles also interview Cian Gill, the host of  Wide Atlantic Weird. An Irish podcast about why people believe weird things. A critical look at cryptids, UFOs and conspiracies. Enter the Cabin In The Woods with Cian and his guests (but have a beer handy!)

The The Monster Quest this episode is a  S02E04 -  Ghosts- "MonsterQuest visits the Lizzie Borden house in search of it's famous ghosts." 

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Trey takes a trip to a Bigfoot museum to finally see the evidence for himself! There are bones, casts, pictures, stories, and...something else...that proves the big guy is real! Or at least, that is what the Museum claims.

Miles watches "Don't Look Up" a film satirizing climate change and American culture.  Is this style of film a good way to address the climate change debate? Also, a look at the history of Metros and Comets in fiction, and how we have viewed these objects threw the years.

Trey and Miles also interview Russ Dobler a geophysicist, journalist, and president  of the New York City Skeptics. He edits a science and skepticism section for the pop culture website AiPT! Comics.

he The Monster Quest this episode is a  S02E02 -  Vampire Beast- "Over 50 years ago there was a spate of mysterious pet and farm animal killings in Bolivia, North Carolina. Now it seems whatever was responsible has returned. Can MonsterQuest uncover the truth behind a creature with a taste for blood?"

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The peopling  of the American's has long fascinated people from the "old world." There has been a long history of ideas about how people migrated from North Eastern Asian into this disconnected continent. Geologist Cowboys, and Missionaries have all had a hand in piecing the truth together.  However, two new findings help to fill in the picture even further. Miles and Trey break it all down.

Special guest - Stefan Milosavljevich - an "Archaeology graduate creating videos on human history that aim to put regular tv to shame", joins the show to grant his knowledge on the subject. Detailing some awesome discoveries that show how complex the travel to the new world really was.

The The Monster Quest this episode is a  S01E12 "The Real Hobbit". Miles explains some totally off topic Tolkien lore, while Trey and Stefan try and figure out what exactly monster quest is looking for. 

Also some bonus rambling at the end! 

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After a short break Trey and Miles are back!

They watch Monsterquest S01E13 "American Werewolf." Is a Dog Headed creature roaming the central forests of North America? Where do these tales come from, and is there reason to believe that upright wolves have stocked people from Germany all the way to The New World?

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A new Scientific Paper claims to have found a link between the Biblical parable of Sodom & Gamora and a mysteries Asteroid. Is a peculiar event in Russia in the early 20th century the solution to what happened to these mythical cities? We break down what happened, and why this "report" was published.

We are also joined by Blake Smith of Monster Talk and In Research of Fame. A well respected skeptic researcher  of the weird and mysterious. He has been a figure head in the community for years, given talks and hosting numerus guests on his shows. We don't do the traditional interview with Blake but have him join on the whole show - even for Monster Quest!

The Monster Quest this episode is a  S02E02 - Mega Hog. There have been documented reports, with real photo evidence of Mega Hogs roaming the south. Large bores that might be reaching 1000+ pounds. So what is going on here? Monsterquest sendss out a team to find out...but we explain it in a but more detail. 

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Discovery channel's new show "Hunting Atlantis" is looking for the metaphorical city all over again.  The way they are doing it has caused some uproar in the Archeologist community, that boiled over on Twitter.  Flint Dibble who created one of the most comprehensive  twitter threads on Atlantis, joins us to break down what is going on.


The Monster Quest this episode is a  S01E11 "Unidentified Flying Creatures"! The show defines it as "Mysterious flying creatures known as "flying rods" that are only seen on camera are explored. What are they? Are they creatures from another dimension, are they UFOs, or are they simply optical tricks? You decide." However Trey and Miles think there is a much simpler solution. 

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We do our first Q&A for our Patreon Backers. Talking some of our favorite books on science and skepticism, As well as what made us fall in love with Science in the first place.

Trey looks into an amazing Obsidian Sword that was once a popular weapon in South America.

We also interview Geologist and  Scientific Skeptical Researcher - Sharon A Hill. She shares stories about her interesting look into the paranormal and weird. Dovetailing her love of Science with her knowledge of geology, to detail the spooky places around the world. Also, how is "organized skepticism" doing, and can we do better?

The Monster Quest this episode is a  S01E10 "Russia's Killer Apemen"! In one of the more outlandish hunts, the MQ team takes us in search of the secret Russian program to breed an army of Orangutan/Human hybrids. In a plan to extend the power of the Red Army.  But, was this the real intent of this research? And what other stories are there of Ape/Human Hybrids in Russia? We break it all down. 

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