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Trichobatrachus robustus, a.k.a the Hairy/Horror/Wolverine frog. Described somewhere after the late 1880s. Short and hairy, it prefers to inadvertently stab everyone who hugs it. Powers & Abilities include enhanced senses, animal-like attributes, a regenerative healing factor, retractable bone claws, an indestructible skeleton (it will destroy it itself before ever giving you a chance) and is a master foot-to-foot combatant. Its whole life, it felt like an animal. Nature made it a freak, we made it into an episode...but we also made it last too long :)

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SOURCES:

Squeakers: Frogs with Claws, Frogs with "Hair"

About the Horror Frog

'Horror frog' breaks own bones to produce claws

Blackburn et al. Concealed weapons: erectile claws in African frogs. Biology Letters, 2008; 1 (-1): -1 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0219

BAREJ, M.F., BÖHME, W., PERRY, S.F., WAGNER, P., SCHMITZ, A. (2010) The  hairy frog, a curly fighter? – A novel hypothesis on the function of  hairs and claw-like terminal phalanges, including their biological and  systematic significance (Anura: Arthroleptidae: Trichobatrachus). Revue  Suisse de Zoologie 117(2): 243-263.

PLEASE SKIP THIS EPISODE!!!...unless you want to experience cringe so bad it will make YOU crawl out of your own skin! But really....this episode is NOT an accurate representation of what the rest of my podcast is like...the only thing it accurately depicts...is how dishonest portrayal of politeness, decency and what you perceive as "mass appeal" (and using Audacity for the first time EVER) are a recipe for failure! This episode exists just to be mocked by my future self...cuuz at least I cannot sue myself for slander and harassment! :D

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ORIGINAL LOSER EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Yay, the very first episode :) Geckolepis megalepis are sneaky little guys that are not afraid to show some skin. Actually, their survival depends on it! Join us as we delve into the life of a relatively new lizard species that loooves to pull a fast one on scientists. We also mix in a small dose of self-mutilation jokes and socialist ideology!

SIDENOTE: Apologies for the lower sound quality and.....politeness I guess :P Just like this gecko, I eventually shed my own skin and grew a new, more amazing and confident layer :)

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SOURCES:

Geckolepis megalepis: New Gecko Species Has Exceptionally Large, Fish-Like Scales

A new species of gecko with massive scales and tear-away skin

New Species of Fish-Scaled Gecko Can (Literally) Jump Out of Its Skin

Scherz, Mark D.; Daza, Juan D.; Köhler, Jörn; Vences, Miguel; Glaw, Frank (2017). "Off the scale: a new species of fish-scale gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Geckolepis) with exceptionally large scales"

Announcing my project to remaster my old Darwin's Deviations episodes, included with commentary on my creative and production process with every episode!

Embrace the fuckuppery!

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Have you ever been woken up by a sudden explosion, yet later realized it was all in your head? Or felt an object rapidly pass through your body while falling asleep, accompanied by a loud Doppler effect?

I have, numerous times! Even this morning! So in an attempt to comfort myself and weird you out, I openly share my experiences with a mysterious psychological phenomenon known only as Exploding Head Syndrome.

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FURTHER READING:

Exploding head syndrome - Wikipedia

Exploding Head Syndrome (EHS) - Cleveland Clinic

What Is Exploding Head Syndrome? | Sleep Foundation

I have exploding head syndrome - BBC Future

Exploding Head study reveals hopes and fears of sufferers

Exploding head syndrome: It might be what's going bump in the night

Exploding Head Syndrome Could Affect 1 In 5 College Students

Is animism a dirty word? How is this belief system interpreted by different cultures? I have no idea, but I sure as heck know my own Slavic culture started out animistic! Where do Early Slavs fit on the animistic spectrum?

For the sake of inclusivity, I unify all the Balkan Slavic cultures and share a small portion of our folklore, our beliefs of inanimate objects possessing a spirit, and the deliberate destruction of our true spiritual origins!

WARNING: Our folklore is very fucked up. You will hear stories of women being walled into castles as a blood sacrifice, dead unbaptized infants haunting their own parents for not conforming to Christian propaganda, and even watermelons turning into vampires!

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FURTHER READING:

The Legend of Rozafa Castle in Albania | Culture Trip

Rozafa Castle | Wikipedia

Early Slavs | Wikipedia

Slavic paganism | Wikipedia

Roots Revival: How Slavic Faith Returned to Poland | Culture.pl

Slavic Native Faith | Wikipedia

Vampire pumpkins and watermelons | Wikipedia

Serbia The Birthplace of Vampires | Culture Trip

Plakavac | Monstropedia

Myling | Wikipedia

Tiyanak | Wikipedia

A History of Animism and Its Contemporary Examples

The Survival of Animism in Russia – and Its Destruction in the West

The Mystery of Bosnia's Ancient Pyramids | History

Cyril and Methodius | Wikipedia

Christianization of the Slavs | Wikipedia

Christianization of Serbs

In response to the sad news, I decide to dedicate an episode in celebration of the magnificent life of James Lovelock: independent scientist, environmentalist, futurist, inventor and granddaddy of the Gaia hypothesis!

This wonderful man paved the way for Earth sciences, the environmentalist movement, and a more unified holistic approach towards humanity's understanding of the natural world.

R.I.P. James Lovelock (1919-2022)

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Check out the below ESSENTIAL episodes where I discuss the Gaia hypothesis:

Tracing Owls | Gaia Theory & The Control-System Hypothesis

6 Degrees of John Keel | Episode 82: Science, Gaia and Archetypes with Darwin

Campfire | Fireside Chats: The Gaia Hypothesis with Vuk

Tracing Owls | Gaian Consciousness: A Playground of Cosmic Expression

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FURTHER READING:

The Guardian article by Helena Horton

The New York Times article by Keith Schneider

James Lovelock's Official Website

James Lovelock | Wikipedia

Gaia Hypothesis - An Overview | ScienceDirect

Gaia hypothesis | Wikipedia

James Lovelock (2000): Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth. Oxford University Press

As July is nearing an end, we attempt to milk the Roswell cow dry of its spoiled trendiness, plucking at the nerves of old-school UFO fanboys like a marionette! Was Roswell a myth perpetuated by our own puppet masters, and if so, why have they abandoned their baby? Exchanged spooks for kooks, and saucers for tic-tacs? It's not just a mint... it's a sugar daddy!

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An unusually-shaped cloud inspires me to ramble on about co-creation theory, and the paranormal manifesting as the universe's artistic expression for purpose of entropy reduction.

Follow Todd Purse on Instagram @toddde85

Check Todd's Podcast Create Magic - Daily Weirdo Art

Check his interview by Campfire Fireside Chats: The Magic of Creation with Todd Purse 

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After a few podcast appearances and a conversation with a fellow fortean, I expand upon my ideas on the Gaia hypothesis and the Gaian influence on human consciousness.

Is Mother Earth harnessing us as gateways to other dimensions, and is she enticing us with the paranormal to act as vectors of her own expansion?

A series of e-mail exchanges with my Gaian mentor David Perkins encourages me to keep digging into these ideas!

Check out the below ESSENTIAL podcasts:

Tracing Owls | Gaia Theory & The Control-System Hypothesis

6 Degrees of John Keel | Episode 82: Science, Gaia and Archetypes with Darwin

Campfire | Fireside Chats: The Gaia Hypothesis with Vuk

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FURTHER READING:

On “Baiting” the UFO Trickster & the Control-System Hypothesis

Gaia Hypothesis - An Overview | ScienceDirect

Gaia hypothesis | Wikipedia

Jungian archetypes | Wikipedia

James Lovelock (2000): Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth. Oxford University Press

Lawrence E. Joseph (1991): Gaia: The Growth of an Idea. St Martins Pr

Mowen, Thomas & Heitkamp, Amanda & Boman, John. (2021). Paranormal Activity: Self-control Theory and Belief in the Paranormal. Deviant Behavior. 1-15. 10.1080/01639625.2021.1915723.

A series of interactions allow me to come to terms with the deception of alien abduction research, as well as the numerous problems surrounding the materialistic approach towards ufology. Childhood curiosity diverted directly into the pockets of dubious researchers.

Today I present my personal realizations about the validity of hypnotic regression, sacred cows of ufology & doubting your own intuition and self-growth.

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