The Cryptonaturalist

Episode 67: Strange Animals

Jarod K. Anderson’s new novel set in the world of The CryptoNaturalist is now available for preorder! You can find more information here: https://linktr.ee/jarodkanders

Episode 66: The Counting Pines

"Crypto" is a slippery prefix, and it's best to be careful with it.  Thanks to Evan Dicken for writing the bulk of today’s episode. By day, Evan Dicken studies old Japan

Episode 65: Autumn Traditions

Autumn is full of fun, cozy traditions, like keeping watch on the knothole man so he doesn’t reach too far into our world. Thanks to Harrison Hamm for this episode’s hid

Episode 64: Northern Pondhawk

Best to have a telepathic microphone when searching for cryptid dragonflies. Sometimes the simple, straightforward solutions are the best option. Thanks to Luísa Black E

Something in the Woods Loves You - Audiobook Preview

This episode is an audiobook preview for Something in the Woods Loves You, Jarod K. Anderson's new memoir coming this September from Timber Press and Hachette Books. For

Episode 63: Corvid

Many seemingly common corvids are cryptids. There’s a world of difference between perceiving a thing and knowing the full story. Thanks to Jamie Lackey for today’s hidde

Episode 62: Volunteering

Volunteering is a great reminder that many of the most important things in life don’t involve money changing hands. Thanks to Bennett Berardi for this week’s hidden lore

Episode 61: Tending the Garden

Contentment is both a skill and a gift we grant ourselves. The CryptoNaturalist is written and read by Jarod K. Anderson. Preorders for Jarod K. Anderson’s new memoir

Episode 60: Moss Tide

Ebbing and flowing, teaming with life, soft to the touch. Some things are better left to themselves. Thanks to Emily Kramer for today’s hidden lore poem “An Absence of A

Episode 59: Moon Shadow

Night is Earth’s shadow and many creatures call it home. The moon’s shadow is a different sort of night entirely. Thanks to Nicolette Nuytten for today’s hidden lore, “

Episode 58: Ghost Flies

What counts as a ghost is, perhaps, open to interpretation.  Thanks to Steve Shell for voicing today’s field report. Steve is a co-creator, writer, and voice of the narr

Episode 57: Breakfast

An early morning record focusing on starting the day The CryptoNaturalist way. Thanks to Joseph Giglio for today’s hidden lore, “The Sky.” Joseph is currently an MFA st

Episode 56: A Walk in the Woods

There’s something playing music just down the path, but that isn’t the only worthy mystery beneath the trees.  Today’s hidden lore was “The Bone Mother’s Daughter” by Ti

Episode 55: Feather Fountain

The Feather Fountain is as beautiful as it is deadly and it’s plenty of both. Thanks to Cecil Baldwin for voicing the Stairway Keeper. Cecil has long been one of my fav

Episode 54: Mirror Falls

The mirror falls, like all water, links us to many other versions of ourself. Thanks to Cat Stone for lending her voice to this episode. Hidden lore poetry by Matt De

Episode 53: The Uneasiness

The Uneasiness waits and watches somewhere beyond dark windows. Thanks to Tim Murphy for his hidden lore poem “Wildness Unafraid.” Tim Murphy (he/him) is a disabled, bi

Episode 52: Mecha-Shrew

Rumor has it the mecha-shrew is extinct, but not all rumors are trustworthy.   Thanks to Emily Benson for this episode’s hidden lore poem, “On the Question of the Happ

Episode 51: Shadow Fly

The Shadow Fly drinks from your shadow, which, in turn, drinks from you. Thanks to Hannah Ringler for this episodes hidden lore poem. Hannah Ringler is a poet, parent,

Episode 50: Willow Man

All trees talk. Some trees walk. Special thanks to Ellen Weatherford for voicing today’s field report! Ellen is a co-host on the Just the Zoo of Us podcast, a family-fr

Episode 49: Waiting Room Loach

Hidden lore poetry by Mia Cong. Mia is an aspiring chef, occasional poet, and current scribe working under the handle theshitpostcalligrapher across all platforms. Still