Blake and Karen take a minute to catch their breath and talk about where things are in their lives and what's up next in MonsterTalk news.Links:Bitch: The Journey of a WordAdhesive Capsulitis Idiopathic IllnessesMechanical TurkSpeaking MachineReplica of Speaking Machine (YouTube)Wolfgang von KempelenDeep MindDeep BlueMarvin MinskyJohn McCarthyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.
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S04E30 Dinos & Dragons - Part 2
This is part two of our two part look at Dragons and how these mythical beasts are being used to promote Creationism. Our guest is Dr. Philip Senter and he's the author of a new book about this topic. We use the word bullsh!t a lot in this episode so I slapped an explicit tag on - but I don't think it's too explicit otherwise. Get Dr. Senter's book here: The Real Story of Dinosaurs and DragonsNews story about Mokele Mbembe being compromised by CreationistsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.
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S04E29 - Dinos & Dragons - Part 1
This is part one of our two part look at Dragons and how these mythical beasts are being used to promote Creationism. Our guest is Dr. Philip Senter and he's the author of a new book about this topic.Get Dr. Senter's book here: The Real Story of Dinosaurs and DragonsRead more about "The Dragon of Bologna"Another Book about fake historical zoological specimens The National Center for Science Education has long been a source for how to take action to combat the injection of Creationist material into public education.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.
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S04E28 The Victor Hotel Ghost
Matt & Karen went out for a little getaway weekend to Victor, Colorado and ended up investigating the allegedly haunted Victor Hotel. Did Eddie die in the hotel elevator? Was Matt caught in embarrassing circumstances? Find out inside!The show notes here won't show the images so you'll need to hop over to our episode webpage to see them.https://www.monstertalk.org/s04e28-the-victor-hotel-ghost/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.
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S04E27 - Jewish Mysticism and Dybbuks with Peter Bebergal
We're excited to welcome back Peter Bebergal. This time we're talking about mysticism and dybbuks. Be sure and check out the links below including the upcoming talk Peter is giving April 14th for The Last Tuesday Society.Peter on Jewish Boston podcastAll the Haunts Be Ours (affiliate link) 15-Disk Horror CollectionThe Ibbur from Jewish mysticismPeter will be talking monster culture for The Last Tuesday Society on April 14th at 3 pm ET - check it outGrab all of Peter's Books at Amazon and support this show!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.
MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters is a free audio podcast that critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.
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