MonsterTalk
Blake SmithMonsterTalk: 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: www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 519 | Founded | 17 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Natural SciencesScienceSociety & Culture | |||
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Blake and Karen welcome back historian Dr. Joseph Gagné, a specialist in New France who teaches the colony's history at Université Laval, for a seasonal visit to the winter of 1704. That year, a French and allied Indigenous raiding party fell on the ... more
Blake, Karen, and paranormal investigator Matt Baxter gather on Halloween eve for MonsterTalk's annual live show. The agenda: micro-horror, meaningful coincidences, a stranger who would not stop calling, and the most convincing ghost video on the int... more
🍿 S06E04 - Capturing Bigfoot Reaction
Last week Blake and Karen spoke with director Marq Evans before any of them had seen his film. Now they have. Karen Stollznow and paranormal investigator Matt Baxter join Blake to react to Capturing Bigfoot, ... more
Blake and Karen interview Marq Evans, directory of the new documentary Capturing Bigfoot - a new film that hits streaming October 20th, 2026 and features stunning new evidence that the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film may depict a person in a suit!
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- Great Balance
As someone who loves folklore and think these stories have enormous social import and value—but also a skeptic—I feel like this show strikes a fantastic balance between understanding and acknowledging these stories while also keeping feet glued solidly to earth.
Apple Podcasts5ReadDeep
United States2 months ago - AI episode icons suck
Good show, but using AI to make terribly generic episode icons sucks. Looks like the menus at the local bars.
Apple Podcasts3Torgo the WhiteUnited States3 months ago - MonsterTalk hits the sweet spot.
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, a... more
Apple Podcasts5ChrisBrainardUnited States4 months ago - More sneering than sceptical
This podcast is becoming increasingly more sneering than sceptical.
Ridicule has replaced research and presumption is favoured over fact. I’m a sceptic but find little to no productive discussion here anymore.
Apple Podcasts3bizzylizzy1605
United Kingdom5 months ago Most insightful long running show about the weird.
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Apple Podcasts | #22 | United States/Science/Natural Sciences |
Apple Podcasts | #158 | United States/Science |
Apple Podcasts | #25 | United Kingdom/Science/Natural Sciences |
Apple Podcasts | #41 |  Canada/Science/Natural Sciences |
Apple Podcasts | #188 | United Kingdom/Science |
Apple Podcasts | #218 | Canada/Science |
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What is MonsterTalk about and what kind of topics does it cover?
Conversations use monsters, cryptids, ghosts and other paranormal claims as a starting point for examining science, folklore and history. Regular hosts Blake Smith and Karen Stollznow combine skeptical analysis with interviews, archival research and occasional field accounts, drawing on subjects such as forensic anthropology, cultural memory, evolution and the history of cryptozoology. The tone is curious and playful, with humor alongside close attention to evidence and to the ways stories develop across communities and media.
Guests include historians, scientists, authors, folklorists, filmmakers and researchers, who bring specialist knowledge or firsthand experience to topics ranging from famous cryptid cases to the ethics of studying hu... more
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2. Skeptoid
3. Astonishing Legends
4. Mysterious Universe
5. The Paranormal Podcast
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MonsterTalk launched 17 years ago and published 519 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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What guests have appeared on MonsterTalk?
Recent guests on MonsterTalk include:
1. Matt Baxter
2. Marq Evans
3. Amy Laurel Fluker
4. Evan Bird
5. Kristin LaFollette
6. Daniel Alan Jones
7. Hayley Stevens
8. Brian Regal
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