Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes explore various cryptids using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories to find out what else they might be. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers. This week your host, Glen, is going to tell you about the Golem. Unique to Jewish folklore, the Golem is seen as a protector. They appear a few times throughout Jewish history, with other mythology using a loose version of them sometimes. There is a very notable Golem in history, and a few in literature. What is a Golem? How do they work? What happened to the Golem of Prague? Join Glen as he tells some stories and looks at all the theories!

Links for social media and other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address.

Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

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Welcome to What The Heck season 2! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but one of the stories we've covered has been solved. This week your host, Glen, is going to look at the Stone Spheres of Costa Rica. These stone spheres are found on the Diquís Delta. They were found in the 1930s, but we know that they were used by the Diquís for something. Efforts to conserve the sites these spheres are located in are underway, but some have been moved from the area. Who made the spheres? How were they made? Why did it take us so long to find them? Join Glen as he tells the story and looks at all the theories! 

Links for social media and other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes explore various cryptids using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories to find out what else they might be. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers. This week your host, Glen, is going to tell you about unicorns. Unicorns are probably the most mysterious and loved folkloric creature. They are said to have healing powers, and were believed to be hunted so humans could use them. Except they have ben described in wildly different ways over the years. Where do unicorns live? What dp they even look like? Have we actually discovered them? Join Glen as he tells some stories and looks at all the theories!

Links for social media and other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address.

Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to What The Heck season 2! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but one of the stories we've covered has been solved. This week your host, Glen, is going to look at why we yawn. Everyone yawns, it's a natural response. But we don't actually know why we do it. Scientists have tried to figure it out, but nobody can agree on the reasons why. Are humans the only animals that yawn? What do scientists think are the reasons for yawning? What does the evidence say? Join Glen as he tells the story and looks at all the theories! 

Links for social media and other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes explore various cryptids using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories to find out what else they might be. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers. This week your host, Glen, is going to tell you about fairies. Fairies appear in folklore all over Europe. Over time, their image has changed. Even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes was interested in them. Where are they from? What are they really? Why was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle interested? Join Glen as he tells some stories and looks at all the theories!

Links for social media and other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address.

Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to What The Heck season 2! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but one of the stories we've covered has been solved. This week your host, Glen, is going to look at the deaths of Nancy Spungen and Sid Vicious. Sid and Nancy lived punk. He was in a band, and she was a groupie known for having very public outbursts. In 1978, Nancy was found dead. Months later, Sid died of an overdose. What happened to Nancy Spungen? Did Sid actually kill her, or was something else going on? Why didn't police investigate the death properly? Join Glen as he tells the story and looks at all the theories! 

Links for social media and other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes explore various cryptids using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories to find out what else they might be. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers. This week your host, Glen, is going to tell you about the Beast of Gévaudan. Rural France in the 18th Century was plagued with attacks by an unknown creature. Over the course of 3 years, the French king and other members of the nobility attempted to kill it. In the end, the peasants managed to do what the nobility couldn't. What happened? Why did it take 3 years to kill the beast? What was the beast? Join Glen as he tells some stories and looks at all the theories!

Links for social media and other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address.

Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to What The Heck season 2! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but one of the stories we've covered has been solved. This week your host, Glen, is going to look at the sexual assault and murder of Nacole Smith. Nacole forgot a school assignment one morning in 1995. She decided to take a shortcut home to get it, and was never seen alive again. What happened to Nacole? Was there a second victim? What did genealogy have to do with it? Join Glen as he tells the story and looks at all the theories! 

Links for social media and other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes explore various cryptids using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories to find out what else they might be. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers. This week your host, Glen, is going to tell you about the Ogopogo. This creature lives in Lake Okanagan in Canada. The stories go back thousands of years, but the sightings go back around 150 years. Who saw the Ogopogo? What did they see? What is the Ogopogo really? Join Glen as he tells some stories and looks at all the theories!

Links for social media and other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address.

Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to What The Heck season 2! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but one of the stories we've covered has been solved. This week your host, Glen, is going to look at bilingual aphasia. This acquired disorder affects the language centres of the brain. Some people have woken up from comas with the ability to speak fluently in their second language, but unable to speak in their first language. How does this happen? Does it really cause fluency? What do scientists say about it? Join Glen as he tells the story and looks at all the theories! 

Links for social media and other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.