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S05E48 🌀Traditional Cryptozoology with Daniel Alan Jones

#49 trending · Natural Sciences

Into the Field: A Conversation with Daniel Alan Jones, Part 1 Blake and Karen welcome Daniel Alan Jones, an investigative reporter, founder of the Texas Cryptozoology Ne

Sep 14
29 min

S05E47 MT Legend Tripping: Paranormal England

Karen and Matt are back from their trip to the UK and they share stories and photos from their whirlwind visit to a variety of (allegedly) haunted places. Blake makes jok

Sep 7
54 min

S05E46 FLASHBACK: England's Most Haunted Village

Blake brings us a flashback to 2017, when he and Karen sat down withThe Spooktator's Hayley Stevens to talk about the (allegedly) most haunted village in England. Hayley

Aug 31
1 h 16 min

S05E45 - Circus Train Wrecks 🎪🚂

⚠️Content Warning: This episode contains sustained discussion of animal injury and death, including the killing of working animals, animals shot after escaping, and graph

Aug 24
53 min

🐺 S05E44 - Darwin and the Monsters (with Dr. Brian Regal)

Blake welcomes back Dr. Brian Regal - historian of science, technology, and medicine, and now Professor Emeritus at Kean University - to talk about his final academic boo

Aug 17
42 min

🏚️ S05E43 - The Peabody-Whitehead Mansion

⚠️ Content AdvisoryThis episode includes an extended discussion of a televised paranormal investigation in which a crew treated an alleged spirit-box recording about a se

Aug 10
1 h 00 min

☠️S05E42 - THE BLACK DEATH🐀

Blake and Karen are joined by Dr. Ben Dodds, author of Myths and Memories of the Black Death to discover more about a disease which forever changed world history when it

Aug 3
54 min

🛸 S05E41 - Government Disclosure

Blake and Karen welcome back paranormal investigator Matthew Baxter to sift through the latest government UAP release - the so-called PURSUE document dump - and work out

Jul 27
39 min

🐂S05E40 - Cattle Mutilations: Part 2🛸

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains frank discussion of animal death, carcass predation, and graphic descriptions of animal mutilation. Listener discretion is advis

Jul 20
37 min

🐂S05E39 - Cattle Mutilations: Part 1🛸

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of animal injuries and death. Both parts carry an explicit tag.⚠️ Blake and Karen welcome Lee Weiss, a reli

Jul 13
39 min

🦕 S05E38 - Champ Across the Border

Champ Across the Border: Blake and Karen welcome back historian Dr. Joseph Gagné, a specialist in New France and the French colonial period of North America, to talk abou

Jul 6
45 min

🪓 S05E37 - The Lizzie Borden Murders

Note: This episode deals with murder and goes into some detail, so we're putting the "explicit tag" for the mature content, perhaps not suitable for all audiences. Monst

Jun 29
1 h 05 min

S05E36 - The Chinnery Backseat Ghost

A skeptical look at one of the most famous ghost photographs ever taken - the 1959 "backseat ghost" snapped by Mrs. Mabel Chinnery in Ipswich, England. This episode is di

Jun 22
58 min

S05E35 The Newby Church Specter

Blake, Karen and Matt discover that this famous ghost photo isn't as old as they expected, and perhaps not as mysterious either. Do we get it right? Do you have a differe

Jun 15
58 min

S05E34 - Rakshasas

Most Americans meet the Rakshasa in exactly two places: a 1974 episode of a beloved horror TV series and the pages of the Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual. Both versions

Jun 8
53 min

S05E33 - The Devil Went Down to Devon

On the morning of February 9, 1855, residents across south Devon, England, discovered strange hoof-shaped tracks in the snow. The prints - about 4 inches long, 3 inches w

Jun 1
1 h 08 min

S05E32 - Monsters of the Deep with Dr. Darren Naish

Darren joins Blake and Karen to discuss his new article in Geology Today, which grew out of his work on the Monsters of the Deep museum exhibition. That exhibition origin

May 25
52 min

S05E31 - From Loup Garou to Rougarou (pt 2) with Louisiana Dread's Kyle Crosby

This is part two of our conversation with Kyle Crosby, creator and host of Louisiana Dread. In Part 1, we covered the history of the Acadians and how they carried the lou

May 18
39 min

S05E30 - From Loup Garou to Rougarou with Louisiana Dread's Kyle Crosby

This is part one of a two-part conversation. Blake and Karen are joined by Kyle Crosby, filmmaker, historian, and founder of Louisiana Dread, a multimedia project dedicat

May 11
38 min

S05E29 - Science of the Supernatural with Melissa Maffeo

Neuroscientist Dr. Melissa Maffeo joins Blake and Karen to discuss her new book Science of the Supernatural: Critical Thinking for the Mind and Brain (Cambridge Universit

May 4
45 min

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#51 ▼ 11 Natural Sciences US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Somehow, despite the fact that MonsterTalk started in 2009, it wasn’t on my radar until I heard Blake on Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf in August 2025. I enjoyed that talk so much that I checked out the then-current episode of MT, and 3–4 others from the back catalog. I was immediately hooked, signed up for their Patreon shortly thereafter, and just recently completed listening to the entire back catalog. Since grade school, I’ve been interested in ghosts, monsters, and the unexplained, and while it would be cool if any of it existed, it’s all utter nonsense. I’ve been a big Art Bell fan since the 90s and have listened to, and still listen to, my fair share of “true” paranormal podcasts, but MonsterTalk really hits the sweet spot for me. I really enjoyed Blake and Karen’s dynamic and perspective, the occasional appearances by Matthew Baxter are always welcome, and the guests are top-notch. Highly recommended.

ChrisBrainard · Jul 2026

This show is the pinnacle of podcasting. Blake and Karen are extremely knowledgeable, phenomenal interviewers (who get great guests), and come across as genuinely curious and thoughtful people. In their scientific looks at the paranormal and folklore, they are very open-minded and generous towards true believers. But they’re not so open-minded as to dent reality.

TSG5353 · Sep 2024

Blake and Karen do a great job of balancing the fun of the mysteries with their skeptical approach. It never feels judgey; they don’t ridicule people or the paranormal — they genuinely seem to be interested in finding real answers. Good times!

NonkeyBusiness · Jun 2024

I love this podcast. Open minded well intentioned skeptics. Heavy on facts and great back and forth with the hosts. Informed guests I have learned fantastic facts and fun history. Many thanks are long overdue and well deserved- Dan B

teachmom · Mar 2024

I really love this show, and would certainly contribute at the highest support level, if it weren’t for Blake’s incessant puns. I’ve been listening to this show for years, and just as I’m ready to hit the “support” button, Blake unleashes the most groan-and-painful pun that you could ever imagine. At least 99% of Blake’s puns are gut-wrenchingly bad, but the other 1% are slightly funny and grin-producing. Often times, though Blake launches these puns when the guests/authors/Karen are making a valid point about the topic. I truly like the take they give on a lot of the UFO/Cryptid/Paranormal genre, but too often Blake lets fly a pun that’s about as funny as a small and resounding fart during a funeral. Karen - his co-host on the other hand - is insightful, accurate and is unbelievably patient with Blake’s horrific puns. I would happily contribute at the top of the donor heap - however I refuse to pay for bad puns. Blake - please…PLEASE cut the puns. I’m not saying you can’t make a funny comment - just the bad puns need to go. Please.

GuidoPilot · Feb 2023

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