The Cryptid Factor

Three best buddies - Rhys Darby, Dan Schreiber, and Leon 'Buttons' Kirkbeck bring you The Cryptid Factor - a podcast dedicated to all things weird that are yet to be defined by science.Since 2008 they have passionately (and often awkwardly) been discussing 'cryptids' and monsters like Yeti, Chupacabra, Bigfoot and Nessie - as well as weird news of the world, UFO's, Time travellers, robots and space stuff.Though they take these pseudosciences as seriously as they can, they struggle to take themselves seriously at all.Hosted by comedian and actor Rhys Darby, star of top rating podcast 'No Such Thing as a Fish' Dan Schreiber - and Pulling it all together is their best friend, 'Buttons'. If anything goes wrong, it is probably his fault.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Cryptid Factor episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Cryptid Factor for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Cryptid Factor episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

#093 The Heavenly Issue

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06/01/24 • 70 min

In this epic episode we gain the second ever entry into the Cryptid Factor museum... a 135 million year old mystery! Also in here there's UFO wreckage being 'drug' out, a pigeon spy being detained, delayed phone calls being made from the dead, lemonade lazy code, a Thylacine musical, some OK ABC DNA proof and screen-shares within screen-shares! Also, speaking of ancient, we bring back the age old segment 'Noticeboard', only to promote a competitive cryptid museum... fail!

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71: #071 The Belated Christmas Issue

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01/12/22 • 67 min

Due to Buttons being busy having a southern hemisphere summer holiday, this Christmas special clearly is well late (which he apologies for profusely) but it's worth the wait - not least due to the amazing ____________*1 as well as the ____________*2!In here you'll find news on time travelers from Mars, theoretically Anthrax ridden conspiracy theorists and auto-replicating Pacman-esque xenobots made from frog cells... in a dish non the less! Also; some new Bigfoot footage from Georgia along with some old footage from a cowboy, alien bases below the ice, an expletive ridden speed sighting and a Jelly fish with 30ft mouth-arms... or is it arse-hands... you decide!

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#091 The Neutral Issue

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05/03/24 • 75 min

...aaaaand we're back! This episode sees Hollywood, the UK coast and a dodgy basement come together to bring you: a Texan sized underwater model anomaly, an earthquake predicting doomsday fish, and SpiceGirl singing humpback whale helping humans talk to aliens! Theres also in-mate dating apps, time travelling thespians, vortex ship size guest appearances, alien language outboard motors, hunting permits for Sasquatch along with badly punctuated Bigfoot "sightings". Enjoy!

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#046 The BabyGrow Hat Issue

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09/09/20 • 59 min

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#101 The Broken Curse Issue

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12/24/24 • 69 min

We're Back!! Which in essence means the 'Buttons in the titles curse' is broken! (as long as you can actually hear this, that is). In this Xmas issue you'll find Hillary's backpack going on a lazy code expedition, ocean song curses continue, Bears do insurance fraud, a yellow brick road found at the bottom of the sea, spooky digital cryptids,Thai chickens eaten by baby-eating Krasue's, Darby discloses the Drone/UFO situation - and some other wonderful tit-bits! All this, as well as a very special guest - Steve Wriggly!

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83: #083 The Dusty Old Brain Stairwell Issue

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04/26/23 • 86 min

Prepare yourself for this one. Not only is it packed full of all your usual Mammoth Meatballs, Ketchup Elvis hunters, Turkey Claus, Wolf-Tang Clams, Roast Beef Mothman, Bigfoot bathing, Mothership full of Alien Drones and a terrified son of Buttons... but we also get a rare peek inside Rhys' head to meet all the characters that live in there and try to make it work... and fail! Oh, and Harvard Astrophysicist AVI LOEB joins us for a quick Galileo update, to exponentially raise the IQ level and to give Dan a quick roasting. Enjoy!
**This Ep is brought to you by Rax Roast Beef, Impossible Burgers, Beyond Burgers, Mammoth meatballs, Heinz Ketchup, BMW and Button's wife's App.

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84: #84 The Backpack Issue

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07/14/23 • 70 min

And we’re back! It’s been a long time since Mothers day, but it’s finally out! In here you’ll get some camouflage chaos, some screaming plants, and a tiny crypto-museum that gets huge ‘shribe-reveal’! We also got some box creature with too many eyes, a squatch safe zone, a giant killer tadpole and AI trying to kill the patty film buzz. Oh, and our old mate ‘Old Bond’ tries to make an expensive comeback... bless!

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75: #075 The Loud and Vocal No Issue

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07/08/22 • 59 min

In here there's animals scared of fruit, UFO hunters hunting doors, Alien hunters (possibly) hearing signals from space and an old black knight that's a long way from hoooooome. Also Rhys has news of a dead giant tuna, Buttons is angry at a newspaper and Dan launches a mission to bring back an Australian Elephant man. Oh, and Henry Hotspur... you get some preemptive (and possibly unwanted) sponsorship!

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89: #089 The 2nd First Issue

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03/04/24 • 59 min

Well, here we are in 2024 - and while we wait for Ep88 to become hot enough to drop... we have for you here the second recorded episode to be released first (in typical Cryptid Factor confused fashion!) In it you'll find news of disappearing towers, Uri Geller blowing his own mind by remembering he saw aliens, lots of bugs up a Florida mans nose, a big cat sighted in Scotland and a Big Foot running on the slopes. Also Rhys auditions to be a Frank Phantom, Dans has tales of optical illusions from his front yard, and Buttons is in Melbourne at his very own gun-show. Enjoy!!
**TRIGGER WARNING** We talk about bugs up a mans nose... and it's not very pretty.

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72: #072 The Alleged Issue

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06/13/22 • 65 min

Aaaaaaaaand we're back!!!
This episode begins with a recap on xmas presents then quickly moves onto old pubs closing, spoon benders PR attempts, artefacts found in ice caves in Antartica, fish driving cars and making 90's techno noises.... and hitchhiking dogs (allegedly).
Also, Rhys and Buttons make a plea to be adopted by Dans dreaming Dad, there's a tree swinging Aussie Dogman, a psychic Wimbledon Nessie, and a tiny-tiny Mothman. Enjoy!
**NB - This episode was originally recorded back in January 2022, but was thought to be lost to the ravages of bad audio (and bad organisation), but with the help of a wonderful Cryptid Knight (Shout out to Jen Jones!) it's alive!
**NB - This episode was recorded before the war broke out in Ukraine. Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by that tragedy.

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FAQ

How many episodes does The Cryptid Factor have?

The Cryptid Factor currently has 108 episodes available.

What topics does The Cryptid Factor cover?

The podcast is about Improv, Comedy, Podcasts and Comedy Interviews.

What is the most popular episode on The Cryptid Factor?

The episode title '75: #075 The Loud and Vocal No Issue' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Cryptid Factor?

The average episode length on The Cryptid Factor is 61 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Cryptid Factor released?

Episodes of The Cryptid Factor are typically released every 17 days, 4 hours.

When was the first episode of The Cryptid Factor?

The first episode of The Cryptid Factor was released on Oct 11, 2008.

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