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Cracking Cryptids and Curios

Cracking Cryptids and Curios

Cracking Cryptids & Curios - An ”I Am Actually Traveling Back Into Time” Production

Your journey into the world of the weird and macabre starts here! Join hosts Matt and Angel as they traverse into folklore, cryptids, cursed items, strange events, and the generally bizarre world we all live in. The goal of this show is to catalogue the strangest things our world has to offer and individually rank each and every one of them to definitively answer ”what is the weirdest thing out there?” We also laugh a lot because we are genuinely having a good time. Podcast cover art by Squidtamer @SquidtamerDA

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Cracking Cryptids and Curios - Season 1 Episode 1 - Skunk Ape

Season 1 Episode 1 - Skunk Ape

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08/09/20 • 57 min

What is the Skunk Ape? Join us as we explore multiple theories of where it came from, evidence supporting the existence of this cryptid, and then rank his abilities in our ongoing endeavor to find out: Who is the champion of all cryptids?

News articles mentioned in the episode. Click the links to view the pictures mentioned in the show:

Peeping Tom Bigfoot caught red handed!

Mexican Giant captured on camera

Book mention during the show:

“That’s What They Used to Say” Reflections on American Indian Oral Traditions Donald L. Fixico

A real Skunk Ape or elaborate hoax? Was he just looking for some lentils? Here is the image of Skunk Ape mentioned in the podcast.

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Cracking Cryptids and Curios - Season 4 Episode 2 - Fresno Nightcrawler

Season 4 Episode 2 - Fresno Nightcrawler

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09/19/21 • 68 min

Home security systems sometimes record things that can chill you to the bone. This probably isn't one of those times. In the late 2010s a homeowner is alerted by neighborhood dogs of some sort of presence. What is recorded is now known as the Nightcrawler. What were these entities doing in this man's yard? Are they real? Are they kids in capes? Is it simply a hoax? Join us in this investigation of the Fresno Nightcrawler!

News 1:

https://www.odditycentral.com/news/chinese-woman-claims-she-hasnt-slept-in-40-years.html

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https://www.odditycentral.com/news/fastest-accelerating-roller-coaster-closes-because-riders-keeps-breaking-their-bones.html

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Cracking Cryptids and Curios - Season 6 Episode 11 - Homunculus

Season 6 Episode 11 - Homunculus

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08/06/23 • 83 min

Horse wombs - also known as nature's gift box. This episode Matt and Angel investigate the alchemical wonder-child known as the homunculus and all it's horse womb shenanigans. Alchemists, where would we be today with out them?

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Cracking Cryptids and Curios - Season 5 Episode 9 - Oddly Paranormal News

Season 5 Episode 9 - Oddly Paranormal News

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11/06/22 • 77 min

The news just won't stop! This time Matt and Angel look at Black Eyed Children in the news, a man who makes "Frankenstein Warriors" out of dead bugs, human-sharks, and reports of an alien-like deep sea shark that took the internet by storm. Jawsome!

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Cracking Cryptids and Curios - Season 3 News Revisit and Follow-up

Season 3 News Revisit and Follow-up

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03/13/22 • 57 min

How often do you hear about some oddity or paranormal news article and it just becomes some distant memory? It is just never spoken of again and is unceremoniously forgotten when some new, cooler, hipper news article comes out. Well not on this show! This episode we look at 4 previously discussed news articles from Season 3 and take a deeper dive into what what going on. Has there been any new information? Are there any ulterior motives at play? Was it just blatantly fake and never happened? Is this just Deja Vu?

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Cracking Cryptids and Curios - Season 6 Episode 12 -The Eternal Fire of Centralia
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08/20/23 • 83 min

Opps! All fire! Throughout human history there are examples of all sorts of fires that are just so stubborn they just won't go out! This episode we look at the curious coal fire underneath a Pennsylvania town that just won't sputter out, no matter how many millions of dollars gets thrown at it.

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Cracking Cryptids and Curios - Season 4 Episode 4 - Man Eating Trees

Season 4 Episode 4 - Man Eating Trees

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10/03/21 • 83 min

Trees can eat us!? Join Matt and Angel in a journey to Madagascar to metaphorically chop down the Man Eating Tree. With possibly the most scientifically detailed description we have seen, the Man Eating Tree has roots that run deep in lore. This story is rife with a state governor, newspapers, and soporific tree goo. And Angel reveals a new TikTok trend.

News 1

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/350539/new-15m-firm-aims-to-de-extinct-the-mammoth

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https://www.odditycentral.com/news/political-candidate-forced-to-run-against-doppelgangers-who-also-stole-his-name.html

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Cracking Cryptids and Curios - Season 6 Episode 14 - Pozuelos Pyramid

Season 6 Episode 14 - Pozuelos Pyramid

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09/17/23 • 83 min

Ever be visited by a tall man with honey-colored eyes and white hair nearly down to the ankles who refers to himself as Herulayka, who then requests you build a 22 foot tall pyramid? Well Raymundo Coronas claims to have! Join us as we explore this curious structure created by a farmer in Mexico and see how this ranks in our listings!

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Cracking Cryptids and Curios - Season 5 Episode 5 - Mechanical Turk

Season 5 Episode 5 - Mechanical Turk

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06/12/22 • 76 min

After a year plus long absence of curios, we once again rank a strange item! This time around we travel to the 1700s to find an automaton chess player dressed as a Turkish man. The 1700s had robots!? Join us on this journey to discover the reality behind this robotic chess player who played against people such as Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon. There are so many twists and turns in this story, you may throw your back out!

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Cracking Cryptids and Curios - Season 6 Episode 7 - The Voynich Manuscript
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06/11/23 • 71 min

Remember a time when books were written on finely prepared animal membranes? That's insane... on the animal membrane. Join us as we flip the pages of the Voynich Manuscript to finally decipher once and for all this curious book that no one has been able to decipher? What do the words mean? What do the pictures mean? What does any of this mean!?

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How many episodes does Cracking Cryptids and Curios have?

Cracking Cryptids and Curios currently has 85 episodes available.

What topics does Cracking Cryptids and Curios cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Cracking Cryptids and Curios?

The episode title 'Season 1 Episode 1 - Skunk Ape' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Cracking Cryptids and Curios?

The average episode length on Cracking Cryptids and Curios is 80 minutes.

How often are episodes of Cracking Cryptids and Curios released?

Episodes of Cracking Cryptids and Curios are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Cracking Cryptids and Curios?

The first episode of Cracking Cryptids and Curios was released on Aug 9, 2020.

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