Tracing Owls

The 1953 Martian Monkey Hoax: at the time Georgia's most enduring unsolved mystery! This scandal grabbed the imagination of international newspapers, and the poor judgement of bad veterinarians, sparking the annoyed granddaddy of Georgian forensic science himself to crack the case within just a few hours! 

Nevertheless, this odd story is now forever catalogued within the annals of Georgian forensic history via a pickled-up monkey carcass, safely tucked away in a so-called museum of the GBI crime lab. 

Landen joins to further dissect this 70-year-old corpse and share his own encounters with it at his former job! Yes, whenever we talk small-town museums or rotting corpses, Landen is always eager to hop onboard! 

Along the way he further demolishes our sensibilities by discussing autopsies of beloved pets, a lethally vicious dog attack case, cattle mutilation and how to determine whether Chupacabra victims are actually drained of blood! But most disturbing of all, we get hungry by the end and start talking food again...

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Landen from Autopsy. Podcast for consistently fucking my show over by bringing up disturbing stuff nobody ever wanted to know! I "totally" did not ask for any of this beforehand 🤣

Check out his podcast, creatively named Autopsy. ⁠HERE⁠

If you are tired of real corpses and wish to listen to discussion on fake ones, check his new podcast Horror Makes You Brave ⁠HERE⁠

Follow Landen on Instagram ⁠@autopsypodcast⁠ or Twitter ⁠@autopsy_podcast⁠

Check out his website as well at ⁠www.autopsypod.com⁠ (yes, he is semi-professional)

Also,  if you can't get enough of his logo, which is not stroke inducing like my own logo, check out his SWAG ⁠HERE⁠

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Send us suggestions and comments to ⁠[email protected]⁠

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Intro sampled from "⁠Something strange lurks in the shadows⁠" by Francisco Sánchez (⁠@fanchisanchez⁠)

Sound effects obtained from ⁠https://www.zapsplat.com⁠

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FURTHER READING:

⁠Martian Monkey - Wikipedia⁠

⁠The Great Monkey Hoax (1953) - The Museum of Hoaxes⁠

⁠The Butcher, the Barbers and the Fake Martian Monkey⁠

⁠Monkey from Mars graces Ga. crime lab display - NBC News⁠

⁠Monkey From Mars, Decatur, Georgia - Roadside America⁠

⁠Monkey from Mars: GBI museum holds alien hoax remains

An artist, art teacher and experiencer, Christina has an overwhelmingly positive view of the paranormal. Shadow people don’t worry her—humans do. (I can’t fault her—humans are scary critters.)

We had fun talking together about art, digital art, the Weekly World News, cryptids, strange occurrences, and mushrooms. We’ll be getting back together again sometime soon to talk more in depth about some of these topics.

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Barbara Fisher for letting me share this amazing conversation we did a while back for her show! ❤️

Check out her podcast 6 Degrees of John Keel ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ or visit their website at ⁠⁠6degreesofjohnkeel.com⁠⁠

Follow them on Instagram ⁠⁠@6degreesofjohnkeel⁠⁠ or e-mail them at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

Check out her episode I guested on ⁠⁠Episode 82: Science, Gaia and Archetypes with Darwin⁠⁠

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Show your support by following Christina on Instagram ⁠@thecrescenthare⁠

If you wish to proudly display the Seal with a Wheel, or the very... "handsome" face of Indrid Cold, or even a sexy Braxxie, all of Christina's art can be found at ⁠www.thecrescenthare.com⁠

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Episode artwork by The Crescent Hare ⁠@thecrescenthare⁠

What do you get when an alligator falls in love with a raccoon? A vile atrocious unsightly mess... named the Coonigator! Or not, because Mother Nature is a bigot and does not approve of inter-species romance!

Along the way we will educate you on just why natural selection prevents the formation of hybrid monstrosities, why it is never a good idea to hug a raccoon, why possums are terrifying, and just why this cute lil cryptid enjoys bananas so much. There is hardly any info on it, so we try to fill in the holes with bananas! Nope, that was not an innuendo! ... 😏

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to The Crescent Hare, a.k.a. Christina (actually a barn owl in "human" disguise) for suggesting the only true theory to the Coonigator origin, and for creating the magnificent episode artwork!!!

Show your support by following her on Instagram ⁠@thecrescenthare⁠

If you wish to proudly display the Seal with a Wheel, or the very... "handsome" face of Indrid Cold, or even a sexy Braxxie, all of Christina's art can be found at ⁠www.thecrescenthare.com⁠

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Episode artwork by The Crescent Hare ⁠@thecrescenthare⁠

Send us suggestions and comments to ⁠[email protected]⁠

Follow us on Instagram ⁠@tracingowls⁠ or Twitter ⁠@TracingOwls⁠

Check our Linktree: ⁠linktr.ee/tracingowls⁠

Intro sampled from "⁠Something strange lurks in the shadows⁠" by Francisco Sánchez (⁠@fanchisanchez⁠)

Sound effects obtained from ⁠https://www.zapsplat.com⁠

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FURTHER READING:

⁠COONIGATOR: (VERMONT, USA) | Cryptopia | by Rob Morphy⁠

⁠Coonigator | Cryptid Wiki⁠

⁠The Coonigator | Mythical Beast Wars⁠

⁠Raccoon Rides Alligator in Florida—Is It For Real? | National Geographic⁠

⁠Can Different Species Hybridize? | Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms⁠

⁠The True Story of the Montauk Monster | Observer⁠

⁠Meet The Mummified Alligator Man Who Captured A Small Town's Heart |Thrillist⁠

⁠Jake the Alligator Man | Wikipedia⁠

⁠Dogigator | Cryptid Wiki⁠

Scott Francis (2007): Monster Spotter's Guide to North America. HOW Books

I guested on Uncle Monster's Spooky Time Fright Hour to talk about the tale of the Nucklavee!

The evil horse and rider, fused into one, horrible, skinless beast that emerges from the sea every time you burn sea weed. Tune in, and remember, don't get spooked!

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Shibble from Uncle Monster's Spooky Time Fright Hour for letting me share this amazing episode which I ruined by constantly bringing up horse fuckers! 🤣

Follow Shibble on Twitter ⁠⁠@christhefriend⁠⁠

Check out his podcast Uncle Monster's Spooky Time Fright Hour ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ Such a long name, even the Popobawa is emasculated by it!

Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠⁠@unclemonster6⁠⁠ or Twitter ⁠⁠@UncleMonsterpod⁠⁠

Check out their Patreon for cool horror movie discussions at ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/unclemonster6⁠⁠

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And finally, check the amazingly questionable episodes I helped them produce:

⁠⁠Episode 210: The Popobawa or "Didn't Dumb Johnny Used To Have Two Eyes?"⁠⁠

⁠⁠Episode 212: Chewing the Fat With the Pishtaco⁠⁠

⁠⁠Episode 215: Check Out Our One Eyed Monster, The Mapinguari!⁠⁠

⁠⁠Episode 217: Hey Mambo! It's The Mamlambo (feat. Jackie Tohn)⁠⁠

⁠⁠Episode 304: The Cursed Vibes of the Kasai Rex⁠⁠

⁠⁠Episode 306: When I Say I Love You, You Say You Preta!⁠⁠

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Send us suggestions and comments to ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠@tracingowls⁠⁠ or Twitter ⁠⁠@TracingOwls⁠⁠

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Intro sampled from "⁠⁠Something strange lurks in the shadows⁠⁠" by Francisco Sánchez (⁠⁠@fanchisanchez⁠⁠)

Sound effects obtained from ⁠⁠https://www.zapsplat.com⁠⁠

Horsegirl Kat, an avid horse rider, joins to discuss a dark secret we have willfully ignored throughout the centuries.

Are horses bloodthirsty carnivorous killers? From baby chicks, to human testicles, to even others of their kind, horses have consistently been witnessed throughout history devouring meat and sipping on blood. When pitted against mountain lions, tigers or even humans, they are capable of mercilessly eliminating their enemies!

Are they true monsters, or is this the result of mingling with humans for 6 thousand years? All of this and more... may be answered in the book we read! If you desire facts, why are you listening to podcasts? Go read a book!

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Katrina for sharing her badassery with us while high on caffeine!

I am also sending this heart to Pippin, such a cute boy ❤️

Follow Katrina and pippin's zany adventures on their Instagram ⁠@hesmysassafrass⁠

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Follow Christina's new project: The Celestial Alien Oracle Deck, on Instagram ⁠@celestialalienoracle⁠

Send us suggestions and comments to ⁠[email protected]⁠

Follow us on Instagram ⁠@tracingowls⁠ or Twitter ⁠@TracingOwls⁠

Check our Linktree: ⁠linktr.ee/tracingowls⁠

Intro sampled from "⁠Something strange lurks in the shadows⁠" by Francisco Sánchez (⁠@fanchisanchez⁠)

Sound effects obtained from ⁠https://www.zapsplat.com⁠

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FURTHER READING:

⁠Mares of Diomedes | Wikipedia⁠

⁠The Forgotten Story Of Meat Eating Horses | The Horseaholic⁠

⁠Horses as meat-eating killers?⁠

⁠Horses more deadly than snakes in Australia, data shows | BBC News⁠

⁠The grim story of the Snowy Mountains cannibal horses | The Conversation⁠

⁠The sickest anti horse propaganda ever seen⁠

⁠Horse kills Perth toddler | The Age⁠

⁠The Man-Eater of Lucknow⁠

⁠Deer Caught Gnawing on Human Bones | Smithsonian Mag⁠

⁠When vegans see the light: Meat-eating horses in mythology and modern day⁠

⁠Mr. Hands - Bestiality Fatality | Where is the Line?⁠

⁠Kenneth Pinyan aka Mr. Hands | The Brothers Commonplace⁠

CuChullaine O'Reilly (2011): Deadly Equines: The Shocking True Story of Meat-Eating and Murderous Horses. Long Riders' Guild 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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Trina, Tonya, and Todd talk about whether or not the Bell Witch and Gef the Mongoose are Fae and if they are two sides of the same coin. Also, Todd talks about other dimensions, aliens, and human's artwork. As well as Grandma’s talking to us from beyond the grave.

The song at the beginning and end of the episode is Todd’s band Martin performing Locals Only from their album Slaughter Beach on Square of Opposition Records

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Check out "Spooks, Creeps & Assorted Devilry" ⁠HERE⁠

Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠@spookscreepspod⁠ and Twitter ⁠@SpooksCreepsPod⁠

Join their amazing ⁠Facebook Group⁠ and get some awesome merch from ⁠RedBubble⁠

Check my guest appearance on Trina's show: ⁠Spooky Skeptics: Dyatlov Pass Incident

We are ending the year with a wacky 4-person Kentucky Fried Chicken Coop! An amazing assortment of weirdo artists, Kris, Christina and Todd, join to completely subvert the traditional podcasting approach towards the Kelly-Hopkinsville goblin incident.

Instead of bothering you with the same old spiel of presenting case details, we tear the case to shreds to rather discuss the creative impact this incident had on pop culture, spawning the Little Green Men trope and forever incorporating goblins in the annals of ufology.

But were these goblins really aliens? Might they have just been a bunch of owls? Or fairies? Nature elementals? Or how about psychedelic manifestations induced by bioluminescent mushrooms!? Yup, we go there! 🤣

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Kris Galeano for drinking just enough to loosen up to this chaotic discussion! ❤️

Follow him on Instagram ⁠@kris_galeano⁠ ...and check his Weird Wednesdays project by searching ⁠#weirdwednesdays⁠

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to The Crescent Hare, a.k.a. Christina (actually a barn owl in "human" disguise) for the amazing episode art!!!

Show your support by following her on Instagram ⁠@thecrescenthare⁠ ....and remember, birds aren't real!

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Todd Purse for pulling through this episode with the hallucinogenic help of cough medication!

Follow Todd on Instagram ⁠@toddde85⁠ and check his podcast ⁠Create Magic - Daily Weirdo Art⁠

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Episode artwork by The Crescent Hare ⁠@thecrescenthare⁠

Send us suggestions and comments to ⁠[email protected]⁠

Follow us on Instagram ⁠@tracingowls⁠ or Twitter ⁠@TracingOwls⁠

Check our Linktree: ⁠linktr.ee/tracingowls⁠

Intro sampled from "⁠Something strange lurks in the shadows⁠" by Francisco Sánchez (⁠@fanchisanchez⁠)

Sound effects obtained from ⁠https://www.zapsplat.com

Lindsay and Madison discuss Baba Anujka, as well as how you can turn heartbreak into a money-making glow-up, that snitches get theirs, and how it’s the #YearOfLindsay.

Information pulled from the following sources:

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Lindsay Valenty from Ye Olde Crime Podcast for covering this interesting story per our suggestion! ❤️

Check out her podcast Ye Olde Crime ⁠HERE⁠

Follow them on Twitter ⁠@yeoldecrimepod⁠ , Instagram ⁠@yeoldecrimepodcast⁠ or TikTok ⁠@yeoldecrimepodcast

Visit their website yeoldecrimepodcast