A Skeptic's Journey with Cryptids and Folklore

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Want to hear stories of cryptids and folklore from an open-minded skeptic? We will look at some of the lesser-known things that go bump in the night. These brief stories are designed to introduce you to some new tales and maybe revisit a handful of old ones. While a healthy skeptic I do not set out to debunk anyone's point of view, I will offer some possible explanations or alternative theories. Sometimes I might just let the story set there and let you think about it. But mostly it should just be fun or creepy stories.

Episodes

  1. Ghost in the Hall

    03/10/2025

    Ghost in the Hall

    There is something about schools that just seem to attract ghost. Maybe it is how full of life they are that attracts some after death. Next to theaters and graveyards, colleges seem to be the stomping grounds for those who have gone away. Join us as we take a look at some of the ghostly tales from three Oregon Colleges, Western Oregon University, Southern Oregon University, and Oregon State University.

    17 min
  2. Water Monsters of the Columbia

    02/26/2025

    Water Monsters of the Columbia

    The bar of the Columbia River is one of the most dangerous waterways in the world. But could something be making it even more dangerous? Something has been witnesses at the mouth of the river and the lakes hundreds of miles inland that feed the mighty river. Just what is it, or are they, we'll take a look in this episode

    15 min
  3. Ghost of the Oregon Coast

    02/12/2025

    Ghost of the Oregon Coast

    A look at 120 miles of the Oregon Coast and the specters that call it home. The Bandage Man of Cannon Beach, Ghost in the Yaquina Bay and Hecata Head Lighthouses, and two women in white make up a hand full of lore of the central Oregon Coast.

    22 min
  4. Ghostly Government: Oregon's State Capital Ghosts

    01/29/2025

    Ghostly Government: Oregon's State Capital Ghosts

    Legislators who can't get votes to leave office, a hanging tree on a college campus, and a theater owner who just wants the show to go on all inhabit a small section of downtown Salem, Oregon. Add to this a haunted governor's mansion and you have just a small cross section of the ghostly apparitions in Oregon's Capital City.

    12 min
  5. Big Bat from a Big Boom: Batsquatch

    01/15/2025

    Big Bat from a Big Boom: Batsquatch

    A massive volcanic eruption seems to have release something in the Pacific Northwest. Starting with a sighting by a teenager on a lonely stretch of back country road, the Batsquatch would find its way into the local lore of the PNW and even become the face of an IPA (how Northwest is that).

    13 min
  6. Amhuluk: the Water Dragon of the Kalapuya

    01/01/2025

    Amhuluk: the Water Dragon of the Kalapuya

    In this our first ever episode, we take a look at the Amhuluk, the water dragon of the Kalapuya nation of Oregon. You might want to keep an eye out for it if you are wondering the Tillamook State Forest, west of Forest Grove.

    10 min
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Want to hear stories of cryptids and folklore from an open-minded skeptic? We will look at some of the lesser-known things that go bump in the night. These brief stories are designed to introduce you to some new tales and maybe revisit a handful of old ones. While a healthy skeptic I do not set out to debunk anyone's point of view, I will offer some possible explanations or alternative theories. Sometimes I might just let the story set there and let you think about it. But mostly it should just be fun or creepy stories.

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