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Cryptopedia - A Paranormal Podcast

Brandon Boyer, John Dunham

Cryptopedia is an exploration of the myths and legends that haunt the human mind. Each week Brandon and John will take you on a journey exploring the mysteries of the world, tackling the tales with a dash of skepticism and an extra helping of humor.

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#212
Thursday · 57 min
Creature from the Ohio River - Lake Thetis Monster and More - 212
This week we're late because John thought he uploaded on Monday, and then Godzilla Minus Zero had an early release. Anyways, we're talking about water guys this week. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Thetis Lake Monster - Wikipedia Thetis Lake Monster | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom THETIS LAKE MONSTER: (CANADA) | Cryptopia - Exploring The Hidden World Cryptomundo » 21st Century Thetis Lake Monster Encounters? Thetis Lake Monster What lies beneath? Debunking myths and celebrating assets of Thetis Lake | Victoria News Stranger Than Fiction – The Incredibly Strange Creature Who Stopped Living and Became Orrin Grey Newspaper clipping: 1955-08-15 - Evansville Clawed Hand Green Clawed Beast of the Ohio River | Into Horror History | J.A. Hernandez GREEN CLAWED BEAST: (INDIANA, USA) | Cryptopia - Exploring The Hidden World The Green-Clawed Beast. From the watery desk of The Reddest… | by Rayven Red | Medium MYTHS, LEGENDS, MIRACLES, AND MYSTERIES, RELATED BY THE FIRST HISTORIANS OF FLORIDA Animals: Jenny Hanivers Sea Bishop | Mythical Creature Edward Worth LIbrary Have You Heard of Jenny Haniver? Jenny Hanivers, Mermaids, Devil Fish, and Sea Monks
#211
October 20 · 1 hr 20 min
The Nandi Bear - Nani the What? - 211
This week, something big happened, and we talked about bears. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- The Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan: Bears - Servheen, Herrero, Peyton The evolutionary history of bears is characterized by gene flow across species - PMC Introduction to Folklore: Traditional Studies in Europe and Elsewhere: James, Ronald M.: 9781521423264 Brown bear - Wikipedia Bear Evolution - North American Bear Center Atlas bear - Wikipedia Nandi Bear | Cryptid Wiki Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature The Nandi bear, 1912 to 1914: who reported it, what Chemosit meant | Twice Told An Unknown Animal on the Uasingishu Bear Pit - Leeds Civic Trust The Chemosit Unknown Beast on the Magadi Railway On Some Unidentified Beasts The Nandi, their language and folk-lore
#210
October 6 · 1 hr 29 min
George Adamski - Venus the Most Habitable Planet in Sol - 210
This week, Brandon kind of breaks John with one of the most brazen liars we've covered on the podcast. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- THE MAN WHO MET A VENUSIAN (ALLEGEDLY) | Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives THE MAN WHO BOARDED A FLYING SAUCER (ALLEGEDLY) | Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives The Man Who Hitched A Ride To Venus (Allegedly) | Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives
#209
September 9 · 1 hr 44 min
Kasai Rex - Diet Dr. Perky - 209
This week, Brandon and John discuss the greatest soft drink on the market. We also talk about a dinosaur hoax, but listen: if you can get to a Hannaford... Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Kassaisaurus from Congo, 1932: Johanson Hoax, ‘Chimpekwe’ and the Later ‘Kansai Rex’ - Markus Hemmler Kasai Rex | Cryptid Wiki Kasai rex | Encyclopaedia of Cryptozoology | Fandom Heuvelmans’ On The Track of Hidden Animals The messy, embellished history of Kasai rex – Modern Cryptozoology TrueAuthority.com - Cryptozoology - Kasai Rex About the Author, Jim Kern Monsters and mythic beasts - Angus Hall The Cryptid Zoo: Living Dinosaurs of Cryptozoology Surviving Dinosaurs and Kin Part One - Willie Shughart and Matthew J. Eaton TrueAuthority.com - Cryptozoology - Kasai Rex - Archived Kasai Rex - Caped Revenger - Geocities
#208
August 25 · 51 min
Veggie Man - Wardrobe Malfunction - 208
Brandon has a wardrobe malfunction at the beach, and we add another *man to the pantheon. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Vegetable Man (cryptid) - Wikipedia The Case of the Vegetable Man of West Virginia | Skeptical Inquirer Gray Barker - Wikipedia Gray Barker UFO Collection | Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library CIA memo about Adamski A Contactee Canon: Gray Barker’s Saucerian Books - Gabriel Mckee "Straith letter" to George Adamski, December 1957 | Wyoming History Day
#207
August 10 · 1 hr 47 min
Skunk Ape - Florida Man - 207
This week we take a trip through the Florida Everglades in search of the most elusive cryptid: The Florida Man. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature On the Trail of Florida's Bigfoot—the Skunk Ape American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America Tracking Florida’s Skunk Ape - Joe Nickell Bigfoot casebook updated : sightings and encounters from 1818 to 2004 : Bord, Janet, 1945 Chronicles of the strange and uncanny in Florida : Jenkins, Greg, 1964- The Edinburgh Advertiser - Jul 21, 1818 City of Apalachicola - History Directory of US Newspapers - The Apalachicola Gazette Southernmost Skunk Ape Society reports 1929 sighting at Bat Tower The Strange Saga of the Bat Tower The Florida Skunk Ape: A Complete History (Conspiracy Chapbooks Book 1) 1971-08-09 Big Cypress 'apeman' to be object of hunt - Newspapers.com™ Dave Shealy's 2000 Skunk Ape Footage Dave Shealy: On the trails of a skunk ape - Naples Daily News Skunk Ape Research Headquarters The Myakka Skunk Ape Photographs - Loren Coleman Hoaxes I attribute to Justin Arnold : r/bigfoot Florida man claims to have Big Foot picture in viral hoax – Orlando Sentinel
#206
July 27 · 1 hr 25 min
Italian Lake Monsters - Salami Smugglers - 206
This week we take a trip to Italy. Did you know the Gorillaz have a music video set there? Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Seeungeheuer in den Seen Oberitaliens? - Ulrich Magin Lariosaurus: 3 things to know about the Lake Como monster
#205
July 14 · 1 hr 36 min
The Hunt for the Loch Ness Monster - Loch Nussey - 205
John had a twenty-minute conversation this week with the Loch Ness Monster and decided to finish up an episode five years in the making. Also, Brandon starts talking about Loch Nussey, which, of course, was a whole thing. So yeah, the explicit tag is load-bearing this episode. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids Report of strange spectacle on Loch Ness in 1933 leaves unanswered question - what was it? Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature Wikipedia: Loch Ness "There'll Always Be A Monster in Loch Ness" The San Francisco Examiner (1941) LOCH NESS MONSTER: Some Observations on the Arthur Grant Land Sighting Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths , Naish, Darren LOCH NESS MONSTER: Analysis of the G.E. Taylor Film Loch Ness Monster Massive four-day 'Watcher of the Monster' hunt for Nessie on 90th anniversary of expedition - Scottish Daily Express Searching For Nessie The MacNab Photograph (1955) The Loch Ness Monster - Tim Dinsdale The Dinsdale Loch Ness Film. An Image Analysis. Loch Ness Muppet — Google Arts & Culture Tony Shiels - Wikipedia Photos of the Loch Ness Monster, revisited The Flipper Pictures of Nessie Raynor Film (3:05) Scientists Plan All‐Out Loch Ness Search - The New York Times Technology Review - Search for Loch Ness Monster Loch Ness monster could be a giant eel, say scientists | Science | The Guardian The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register | Sightings from 2021 on
#204
June 30 · 1 hr 15 min
Flying Manta Rays - Sugar Rays - 204
In Liue of an episode description (it's literally about flying manta rays), here's the original name of this file Brandon posted to our internal repository of episodes (unedited): "E204 EVERY MORNING THERE A HALO HANING FORM THE CORNER OF_ GET IT_ITS SUGAR RAY AND THE TOPIC WAS RAYS 06282026.mp3" Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Flying Manta Ray of Peñalolén | Cryptid Wiki The Giant Flying Manta-Ray of Provo Utah Cataloguing the World’s Hidden Creatures & Monsters Since 2011 — Winged Manta Ray Shaped Cryptid - Near Ashton, WV... Flying Rays | Cryptid Wiki Manta-Man | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom NUFORC UFO Sighting 62421
#203
June 22 · 1 hr 26 min
Phantom Kangaroos - Definitely Not Devil Monkeys - 203
OOP animals are on the docket this week as John tells Brandon about the leggy marsupials for the second time. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Phantom kangaroo - Wikipedia Unexplained! : 347 strange sightings, incredible occurrences, and puzzling physical phenomena - Jerome Clark Kangaroo On Loose! - Desert Sun, 21 October 1974 Does America Have a Secret Kangaroo Population? Kangaroo Remains On Loose in Chicago dead in chicago — 25 June - Kangaroo Leaps Out of Brookfield Zoo Escaped Kangaroo Is Caught Near Chicago Police Catch Kangaroo-like Animal After Illinois Town Goes on Fervent Chase – NBC Chicago The Debunker - Where Does the Word Kangaroo Come From Episode 073: Phantom and Otherwise Kangaroos | Strange Animals Podcast Killer Kangaroo of 1934 Pinedale roundup (Pinedale, Wyo.), December 4, 1907 Issue for Feb. 9, 1978 Reminder: kangaroos are ‘vegetarian gladiators’ with kicks that can kill. An expert explains why they attack The Prolific and Upsetting History of Humans Boxing Kangaroos Hoax or reality? Wallaby captured on hiker’s camera - MacclesField Express https://www.smh.com.au/world/roos-are-driving-french-hopping-mad-20060212-gdmycf.html Our favorite reactions to our kangaroo April Fool's Day story Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures: Coleman, Loren
#202
June 1 · 1 hr 5 min
Mary Celeste - The Obvious Mystery - 202
This week Brandon tells the story of one of history's least mysterious mysteries. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- The Mary Celeste The Mary Celeste - Dannye Chase The Curse of the Mary Celeste | National Underwater and Marine Agency Mary Celeste - Wikipedia The Marie Celeste Professor Buzzkill The Case of the `Marie Celeste` - An Ocean Mystery - J. L. Hornibrook Chemists Solved the Ultimate Ghost Ship Mystery of the Mary Celeste. The Science Is Wilder Than The Legends
#201
May 18 · 1 hr 38 min
Columbus Poltergeist - The Amazing Poltergeist - 201
After our Mother's Day break, we're back. And future John writing this now realizes how morbid the timing of this episode is! This week, we cover an infamous Poltergeist case overshadowed by a particularly depressing true-crime story. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Early Life: 1969-1988 — Christina Boyer Tina Resch / Christina Boyer Paranormal Case Watch Demons & Saviors Streaming Online | Hulu The Columbus Poltergeist Case: Part I Deliverance - The Atavist Magazine Usolved Mysteries Segment (1:34) https://web.archive.org/web/20081206101236/http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/139/tina_resch_unleashed.html The Columbus Poltergeist - Skeptoid Revisiting The Columbus Poltergeist | Skeptical Inquirer ‘Demons and Saviors’: Revisiting the Columbus Poltergeist Case | Skeptical Inquirer The real story of Christina Resch Boyer: Did a “perfect storm” of events lead to life imprisonment? Columbus 'poltergeist' girl Tina Resch seeks pardon for daughter's death 40 years after famous photo The Columbus Poltergeist: How a 14-year-old may have bamboozled media - UPI Archives
#200
April 27 · 1 hr 28 min
Herrmann House Poltergeist - Horn Noises - 200
Somehow, we've been doing this for eight years and 200 episodes. This week, we talk about that one "true" story from the third Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Hermann Home - Newspapers.com™ POPPER THE POLTERGEIST — American Hauntings Mystery in L. I. House Deepens; Family, Experts, Police Stumped; HOUSE OF MYSTERY IS ACTING UP AGAIN - The New York Times Hermann house, 1958 - Newspapers.com™ House of Flying Objects The Naturalization of the ‘Poltergeist’ - Forbidden Histories
#199
April 14 · 1 hr 27 min
Finding Sabine Thing - Christian Micro-zoos - 199
On the cusp of episode 200, John decides to clear some of his backlog and finally cover a cryptid he's been trying to write about for years. Turns out it wouldn't be that easy. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Monsters and Mysteries: Season 3 Episode 3 - Sabine Thing and Lightening Psychics Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana) - Wikipedia Bipedal Creature Reports Logged Along the Sabine River, 1970s – Headcount Coffee BFRO Report 1213: Encounter on Toledo Bend The Lone Star Bigfoot, Chester Moore Jr. Chupacabra on Display at Kingdom Zoo: Education Center - PR.com Photos: Check out the micro zoo in Orange Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians - John R. Swanton Legend of Nalusa Falaya | Mythfolks Writer’s Debut – The Battalion
#198
March 30 · 1 hr 24 min
Michigan Dogman - 2D is the Guy From Blur - 198
This week, Brandon takes the reins again, as John comes down off some kind of persistent cough. We almost talked about the cryptid, but someone needs to let everyone know that Damon Albarn of Gorillaz fame is also the singer for Blur. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Cryptids and Historical Memory: The Asserted Antecedents of the Michigan Dogman - Daniel McMahon Who’s a good boy? Not the Michigan Dogman. Michigan Dogman - Wikipedia Cryptidz - Michigan Dogman Traveling Michigan's Sunset Coast - Julie Albrecht Royce Dogman of Michigan - Chad Stuemke Chad Stuemke's Articles and Essays Michigan Dogman - Newspapers.com™ TERRIFIED In Manistee National Park
#197
March 9 · 1 hr 12 min
Giant Squid Attacks the Britannia - Hallucinating on the High Seas - 197
This week, Brandon talks about a sea monster that isn't a lump of fat or a whale penis! Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- Big stories about big squids: The story of the Britannia and the birth of a wartime urban legend - Jonathan Dyer
#196
February 23 · 1 hr 16 min
Shag Harbour Incident - Shagadelic - 196
As the second Snowpocalypse of 2026 rages, we somehow manage to record an episode on time as we talk about Canada's Roswell. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- In Search of the Truth Behind Canada's Most Infamous UFO Sighting Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia Shag Harbour UFO incident - Wikipedia The Shag Harbour UFO - Skeptoid Shag Harbour Incident: Canada's Undeniable UFO Mystery Dark Object | Avalon Library Canada "FOIA" Shag Harbour Articles
#195
February 9 · 1 hr 21 min
Santa Isabel Entity - Skill Issue - 195
We're late this week because someone's gonna be able to go into someone else's hospital room. Brandon verifies his hypothesis in the most ill-advised manner possible. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- https://www.scribd.com/document/537549481/1972-Santa-Isabels-strange-visitor https://inexplicata.blogspot.com/2011/09/argentina-anthropomorphic-phenomena-of.html https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/the-santa-isabel-entity.71697/ https://obscurban-legend.fandom.com/wiki/Villa_Santina_Aliens https://strangestrangestrange.com/paranormal/ufo/the-1947-villa-santina-incident/
#194
January 21 · 1 hr 29 min
Tsukumogami - Yōkai Pervs - 194
We're back after a bit of a hiatus! This week, we're talking about some of the weirder Yōkai John could find. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780520271029/page/n3/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasa-obake https://yokai.com/shirouneri/ https://yokai.com/chouchinobake/ https://yokai.com/byoubunozoki/ https://yokai.com/tenjouname/ https://yokai.com/ungaikyou/
#193
Dec 1, 2025 · 1 hr 43 min
Project Beta - The Tragedy of Paul Bennewitz - 193
For the (probably) last episode of the year, we figured we would go out on a sort of depressing one. We talk about the time that the US government personally destroyed a person's mental health, as opposed to in a broader societal term. Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast --- PROJECT BETA - Greg Bishop

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