We're joined by Sydney Davidson - student of Dr. Jeb Card (IRO) - to discuss her research into Frogmen Festivals, and to discuss monster festivals and some of the reasons people report they attend. (And it's not all about the plushies and t-shirts.)

Darren Naish on The Loveland Frog

The Myth of Disenchantment

Frogman Festival 2026

Close Encounters at Kelly And Others of 1955 (affiliate link)

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