Ep. 90: Cryptids [TEASER]

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The field of cryptozoology emerged in the mid-20th century as people began to investigate sightings of mysterious creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster using pseudoscientific methods. On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Joseph and Nathan begin by theorizing that cryptozoology emerged as a way for the United States and other Anglosphere countries to generate their own folklore. They delineate why it is a primarily American phenomenon, pointing to the country's huge swaths of undeveloped land. They then discuss several famous cryptids such as Bigfoot, Mothman, the Michigan Dogman, the Flatwoods Monster, the Loch Ness Monster, and Thunderbirds. They conclude with a discussion of how paranormal media “slopified” cable television in the early 2010s, and how the rise of AI has made photo and video evidence of cryptids even less believable. 

 

Links: What is a cryptid? Cryptomundo The Cryptid Zoo: Satyrs (or Fauns) in Cryptozoology On the Track of Unknown Animals by Bernard Heuvelmans  The Discovery of the Okapi, Part 1 Backwoods Horror The Maryland Snallygaster: Devil of Racist Politics by Jake Seboe The racist roots of Maryland’s mythical Snallygaster monster by Julie Scharper  Patterson-Gimlin Film HD 60fps The Mothman Prophecies by John A. Keel  The Mothman Revisited - Unsolved Mysteries Episode 14: Chicago Tales - Otherworld podcast Ep. 113: The Michigan Dogman Pt. 1 - Otherworld podcast Ep. 114: The Michigan Dogman Pt. 2 - Otherworld podcast #70: Flatwoods Monster - Cryptonauts podcast Flatwoods Monster - Cryptid Wiki The Flatwoods Monster The Cryptid Collector’s Trio Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster (2004) Thunderbird - Cryptid Wiki MonsterQuest (2007-2010) Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (2004) The Truth is out there” the Alan Champagne Morro Bay Disappearance by Katya Cengel

 

Artwork: unknown

 

Recorded on 10/29/2025