Monsters' Advocate

Cailyn Toomey
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A podcast about the unsung heroes of myths and legends-the monsters! We'll take a look at some monster-centric myths and legends, some not so ancient cryptids, and everything in-between and try to sort out possible origin species, biological impetus for why they do what they do, and why we love to hear about them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 01/04/2019

    Encounter

    Welcome to the final episode of Monsters' Advocate! Congratulations on reaching the end with me, lets send the show off with some encounters that are just too compelling to not include~ References War-Time Sea Monsters https://www.top5s.co.uk/5-amazing-cryptid-sightings/ http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/UB-85_Atrocity http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/U-28_Creature Grootslangs Floyd, Rendall (September 20, 1998). "Disappearances feed Grootslang legend". The Augusta Chronicle. Rose, Carol (2001). Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 156. ISBN 0-393-32211-4. White, Jon Ewbank Manchip (1969). The land God made in anger: reflections on a journey through South West Africa. Rand McNally. p. 300. https://verybizarrestories.wordpress.com/2017/09/24/the-grootslang-guardian-of-the-treasure/ Upright Canines Godfrey, Linda S. (2003). The Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's Werewolf. Black Earth, Wisconsin: Prairie Oak Press. ISBN 9781879483910 https://www.prairieghosts.com/brayrd.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min

  2. 12/12/2018

    Important Announcement

    An important announcement regarding Monsters' Advocate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    3 min

  3. 12/06/2018

    The Devil Went Down to Jersey

    Join me for a scenic tour of the Garden State, and get in on the juciest Quaker gossip! References Moran, Mark and Sceurman, Mark (2004). Weird N.J.: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets S. E. Schlosser. "Joseph Bonaparte and the Jersey Devil". Archived from the original on 2010-02-02. The Jersey Devil & Pine Barrens Folklore - New Jersey Pine Barrens - Pinelands Preservation Alliance". Pinelandsalliance.org. Retrieved 2014-01-04. https://www.csicop.org/si/show/the_jersey_devil_the_real_story https://www.prairieghosts.com/jerseydevil.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min

  4. 11/20/2018

    Hellhounds

    Lets take some back roads through the country to meet some downright ominous doggos! Reference El Cadejo Burchell, Simon (2007) Phantom Black Dogs in Latin America, Heart of Albion Press http://mexicounexplained.com/cadejos-gigantic-dogs-good-evil/ Barghest Briggs, Katharine (1976). An Encyclopedia of Fairies. Pantheon Books. pp. 16–17. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barghest". Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 399. Henderson, William (1879). "Ch. 7". Notes on the folk-lore of the northern counties of England and the borders (2nd ed.). Folk-Lore Society. p. 275. Simpson, Jacqueline and Roud, Steve (2000, 2003). Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860766-0. https://www.britannica.com/art/Barghest Cŵn Annwn Matthews, John; Matthews, Caitlín (2005). The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures. HarperElement. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-4351-1086-1. The Black Dog of the Hanging Hills Connecticut Windows on the Natural World. Retrieved December 13, 2007. Cù-Sith Campbell, J. G. (1900). Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland: Collected Entirely from Oral Sources. Maclehouse. pp. 30–32. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    15 min

  5. 11/05/2018

    Biggest Losers

    This week, lets meet some creatures who are probably more scared of thunderstorms than your dog, some creatures that just would really love to meat you, and a race that is mostly known by their absence References Trolls Ármann Jakobsson (2008). "The Trollish Acts of Þorgrímr the Witch: The Meanings of Troll and Ergi in Medieval Iceland" in Saga-Book 32 (2008), 39–68. Lindow, John (1978). Swedish Folktales and Legends. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-03520-8 Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34520-2 https://mythology.net/norse/norse-creatures/troll/ Ogres and Onis Lim, Shirley; Ling, Amy (1992). Reading the literatures of Asian America. Temole University Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-87722-935-3. Mack, Carol; Mack, Dinah (1998). A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels, and Other Subversive Spirits. Arcade Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-55970-447-2. Rose, Carol. Giants, Monsters, & Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. ISBN 0-393-32211-4 "Ogre." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 15 May 2006, search.eb.com Giants Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary, on Perseus Digital Library https://www.britannica.com/topic/giant-mythology https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/land-creatures-of-the-earth/greek-giants Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min

  6. 10/22/2018

    Cailleach

    This week, lets get into the spirit by meeting some winter goddesses~ References Cailleach McNeill, F. Marian (1959). The Silver Bough, Vol. 1 -4. William MacLellan, Glasgow Robertson, Boyd; Ian McDonald (2004). Gaelic Dictionary. Hodder Education, Teach Yourself Series. pp. 24–25. ISBN 0-07-142667-1. https://ericwedwards.wordpress.com/2015/02/05/the-cailleach/ Celitc owls http://livinglibraryblog.com/owl-of-the-celts-ancient-bride-of-the-dead/ http://irishhedgerows.weebly.com/folklore.html https://www.owlpages.com/owls/articles.php Blodeuwedd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blodeuwedd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    13 min

  7. 10/09/2018

    Xolotl

    Welcome back everyone! I brought you dog friend who is also a god and the sun's BFF~ References Mexican Hairless Dog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Hairless_Dog http://www.xoloitzcuintliclubofamerica.org/about_xolos Xolotl Maffie, James (2013). Aztec Philosophy: Understanding a World in Motion. University Press of Colorado. ISBN 1-45718-426-5. Milbrath, Susan (2013). Heaven and Earth in Ancient Mexico: Astronomy and Seasonal Cycles in the Codex Borgia. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-74373-1. Seler, Eduard (2010). Mexican And Central American Antiquities, Calendar Systems And History. translated by Charles P. Bowditch. Kessinger Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-169-14785-0. Read, Kay Almere; Jason González (2000). Handbook of Mesoamerican Mythology. Oxford: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1-85109-340-0. Twins in Mesoamerican Mythology https://cola.unh.edu/sites/cola.unh.edu/files/student-journals/Spectrum15_rideout_rev.pdf https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1005&context=uhp_theses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    13 min

  8. 09/03/2018

    Man vs. Noodle

    This week, lets really stick our hands into the mouth of knowledge! Reallyyyy reach blindly in there. Maybe, if we're lucky, we'll even catch a big one. References Catfish Fax Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Pangasianodon gigas" in FishBase. Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7. Lundberg, John G.; Friel, John P. (20 January 2003). "Siluriformes". Tree of Life Web Project Robins, Robert H. "Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Walking Catfish". Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Noodling Deborah A. Salazar (2002). "Noodling: An American Folk Fishing Technique". The Journal of Popular Culture. 35 (4): 145–155. doi:10.1111/j.0022-3840.2002.3504_145.x https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/11/killer-catfish-american-myths-of-monstrous-man-eating-catfish/ Piraiba Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Brachyplatystoma filamentosum" in FishBase. Apr 2007 version. Petrere, Miguel Jr.; Barthem, Ronaldo Borges; Córdoba, Edwin Agudelo; Gómez, Bernardo Corrales (2004). "Review of the large catfish fisheries in the upper Amazon and the stock depletion of piraíba (Brachyplatystoma filamentosum Lichtenstein)" (PDF). Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 14 (4): 403–414. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160104-does-the-candiru-fish-really-eat-human-penises Goonch Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Bagarius yarrelli" in FishBase. "Goonch Catfish". Animal Planet. 2014-04-15. Wels Catfish Cucherousset, J.; Boulêtreau, S. P.; Azémar, F. D. R.; Compin, A.; Guillaume, M.; Santoul, F. D. R. (2012). Steinke, Dirk, ed. ""Freshwater Killer Whales": Beaching Behavior of an Alien Fish to Hunt Land Birds". PLoS ONE. 7 (12): e50840. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050840 Yong, Ed. "The catfish that strands itself to kill pigeons". Discover Magazine. https://www.skeptic.org.uk/cryptozoology/the-mysterious-wels-catfish/ Namazu Smits, Gregory (Summer 2006). "Shaking up Japan: Edo Society and the 1855 Catfish Picture Prints" (PDF). Journal of Social History. 39 (4): 1045–1078. doi:10.1353/jsh.2006.0057. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/history-of-geology/namazu-the-earthshaker/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A podcast about the unsung heroes of myths and legends-the monsters! We'll take a look at some monster-centric myths and legends, some not so ancient cryptids, and everything in-between and try to sort out possible origin species, biological impetus for why they do what they do, and why we love to hear about them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Cailyn Toomey
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2019
  • Episodes
    61
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Monsters' Advocate