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Ghosts of Christmas Megalodon Dec 20, 2023

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Our Christmas Special Episode, details the shark the has the most Christmas spirt - The Megalodon! Miles has exciting new evidence that maybe their is something to this shark?!
Trey has some interesting information who took the UFO Photo from the "I want to believe posters, " Flying Saucers were not the only thing this interesting man was seeing.
Our Special Guest is Paleontologist - Tyler Greenfield. He gives an excellent defense against miles' "new information about Megalodon." Tyler has published papers on the topic, and you can learn more about his work here.
The Monster Quest - S03E07 - Mega Jaws - Investigating sightings of a 60-foot shark that might be a giant new species or a prehistoric survivor in the waters off Mexico's Baja Peninsula. Mexican sailors report being stalked by the `Black Demon'.

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Dead Malls and Living Snowbeasts - Interview with Retail Archeology Nov 13, 2023

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Trey is upset with Ridley Scott's take on Historical Accuracy in film.
Miles goes over the controversial plan to re-wild Grizzly Bears in Washington State.
Interview with Eric from Retail Archaeology, a channel that explores dead malls, retail history.
Monster Quest - S3.E6 ∙ Snowbeast Slaughter - MonsterQuest tries to find a creature which has been stalking the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

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Gators in the Sewer - Lost Animals Actually Found - Hellenist Escort Oct 16, 2023

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Finally, an animal not see for over 110 years actually shows up! Miles breaks down the story of a farmer capturing a lost animal.
Trey details a Hellenistic escort's remains being uncovered, and the Twitter scuffle around the affair.
Miles and Trey both get a little Gossipy about a certain Cryptozoologist who appears in the Monster Quest this week,
Monster Quest - S03E05 -"Gators in the Sewer" It's an historic fact that gators were once found beneath the streets of New York. MonsterQuest goes down into the sewers to see if any are still lurking.

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Trey in the Old World, Alien Mummies in Mexico, and Devils in New Jersey Past. Sep 19, 2023

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The show is back!
Trey went on an archeological dig in the land of his hero Alexander the Great! He shares the stories of his travels, and the vulgar diction he picked up.
Miles details the Alien Mummies alleged shared at the Mexican Congress. But as you might guess the story is not all that it seems.
The Monster Quest this episode is - S03E04 Devils in New Jersey. "The MonsterQuest team investigate reports of a half-horse, half-bird creature which has been terrorizing residents of New Jersey for 250 years."

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Trey Forces Miles to Watch Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Jul 12, 2023

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Trey and Miles catch up and share their animal encounter stories.
Miles recaps his real connection to the Oceangate disaster.
Miles and Trey break from the shows formula to talk Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City", then Trey forced Miles to see the new Indian Jones show and he gives in.

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What's with UFOs and Cows? Jun 05, 2023

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Alien craft beaming up cows in some lonely rural farm, has been part of pop culture for awhile now. But where does this association come from?
Miles and Trey take a deep dive into this topic, and it's possible connection to other political anxieties.
The Monster Quest this episode is S03E02 - Cattle Killers- "MonsterQuest try to find out what's been killing and mutilating cattle on the North American plains for over 40 years."
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The Loch Ness Monster is Dead May 15, 2023

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Miles' shares one of his favorite episodes of Star Trek with Trey, who finally watches the show for the first time. It's Star Trek Voyager "Distant Origin" S05E23 where a race of earth's dinosaurs have evolved into intelligent humanoids, but their religion works to suppresses the truth. Miles and Trey talk about the science of it all.
Also we finally dive into our namesake cryptid and talk Nessy, the Loch Ness monster herself.
The Monster Quest for this eposide is " Death of Loch Ness" S03E01. Could the Loch Ness Monster actually be dead and do its remains lie hidden beneath the waters of the lake? MonsterQuest attempts to find out.
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Monster Komodo Dragon and Egyptians in Australia. Apr 16, 2023

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Trey went on a trip to see the weird and obscure in Georgia. He shares his findings.
Including a mummy somewhere you might not suspect!
Miles details the infamous Gosford Glyphs - Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs found in a rock face in Kariong, Australia. What could explain this?
The Monster Quest for this Episode is S02E29 - Real Dragons. "MonsterQuest journeys to Australia's Blue Mountains in search of 'Megalania', an extinct giant prehistoric lizard, bigger than it's relative the Komodo Dragon and finds it may not be quite as extinct as people think..."

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Way Out in the Water, See it Swimming - Interview with Darren Naish Mar 24, 2023

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Marine Reptiles of the Past, and River Sharks of the Present (Well 2007)!
Darren Naish (Terapod Zoology Podcast, Prehistoric Planet, Tetzoo, Author of many books, etc) finally joins Trey and Miles to talk shop.
Darren answers a few questions about his newest book - Ancient Sea Reptiles : Plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs and more.
On accident the group ends up talking about Crytpids, but there is some proper science talk about known animals as well. And of course some Greenland Shark facts and myths.
The MonsterQuest this episode is S02E19 - "Jaws in Illinois. " From the bayous of Louisiana to the St. Lawrence River in Illinois, MonsterQuest searches for evidence of deadly Bull sharks leaving the oceans and venturing into fresh water.

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Has Alexander's the Great's Tomb Been Found...Again? Are There Giant Spiders in the Jungle? Mar 01, 2023

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Trey breaks down the quest to find the tomb of one of his favorite historical characters - Alexander the Great. Has the tomb been found, can it be found? It's a story dating back centuries.
Miles looks into the photo the President of Mexico recently tweeted of a Maya Elf life creature? What are these little dudes, what are they up to, and is this photo actually new and interesting?
The Monster Quest this episode is S02E18 - Monster Spider. Investigation on reports of large desert arachnids in Iraq called Camel Spiders and examines claims about spiders large enough to eat small dogs in Peru.

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