Best Cryptonaut Podcasts (2024)

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#335: Bustin’ In With Bigfoot 1:23:27

1h ago1:23:27

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As terrifying as accounts of hunters and hikers running headlong into huge, hairy humanoids in the wild may be, they pale before the rare reports of these bellicose beasts breaking into the sanctuary we call home. So lock your doors and windows, put your back against your sturdiest wall and hunker down as we explore some curious cases of Bigfoot ho…

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#334: Invisible Boy: The Peter Pan Possession Part 2 1:21:25

4d ago1:21:25

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First love is among the most beautiful and, more often than not, heartbreaking episodes anyone can experience. But for one young teen, his first crush became a disturbing supernatural odyssey that brought him to the brink of death and, some say, eternal damnation. All resulting in this curious case becoming one of the most intensely chronicled even…

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#333: Invisible Boy: The Peter Pan Possession Part 1 1:02:46

11d ago1:02:46

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In the early 1950s, a Filipino teen met an ethereal, blonde beauty who literally swept him off his feet and sent him spiraling down a rabbit hole of invisibility, anti-gravity and, ultimately, possession. Did this unsuspecting kid encounter an alien, time traveler or errant fae? Or was he, as some insist, being manipulated by a demon from the depth…

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#332: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 29: Portal Pandemonium And Cut-Cut’s Death Curse 1:07:36

19d ago1:07:36

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This week we have a truly terrifying pair of Listener Stories. In our first case a trio of teenage girls are confronted by spontaneous portal, chain wielding shadow men and a malignant metaphysical force. Our second involves a group of hard partying college roommates whose Ouija board experiments inadvertently conjure a massive, inhuman entity with…

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#331: Suburban Horror: The Bluefield Frogoyle 1:05:58

25d ago1:05:58

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The odysseys of youth are fraught with perils both real and imagined but for one curious young boy, his obsession with a pair of eccentric neighbors and their odd property would spiral him into a surreal vortex of dark history, crazy cryptids and what he believed were occult rituals. Research By Cole Herrold:https://newworldexplorerssociety.blogspo…

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#330: Fear And Loathing In Mississippi: Reptoid Terror and Fungoid Horror 1:25:38

1M ago1:25:38

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During the 2010s, a Mississippi teen in an after school program accidentally caught sight of a reptilian entity’s human skin “wardrobe malfunction”. This brief brush with the unknown sent her spiraling into an abysmal vortex of terrifying and insidiously invasive encounters with members of this scaly species… as well as a bizarre, primordial creatu…

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#329: Batsh*t Crazy Cryptids Vol. 2: Wood Chicken And Knuckle Dragger. Vs. Thunder Bay Sluggo 1:09:23

2M ago1:09:23

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Dwelling within the eldritch realms of cryptozoology, ufology and the occult are an array of eccentric entities, but—lurking on the nebulous fringes of these already weird worlds—are an even more anomalous array of anarchic organisms. In this episode we’ll be taking another deep dive into the unfathomably weird waters of Batsh*t crazy Cryptids. The…

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#328: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 28: The Others: Strangers In Our Midst 1:08:28

2M ago1:08:28

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As incredibly unique as the vast swathe of humanity seems to be, the fact is that the amount of genetic variation between any two people is staggeringly small. According to Phase 1 of the Human Genome Project, all of the human beings currently populating the earth are 99.9% identical at the DNA level. This serves as a refreshing reminder that despi…

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#327: Shadows In The Desert: The Derek Hayes & David Flora Interview 1:50:26

2M ago1:50:26

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Nestled near the southern most point of California, less than 100-miles east of San Diego, is the stark, stunning and utterly inhospitable environ known as the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Dangerous for all the myriad reasons deserts are usually avoided—blistering heat, treacherous landscapes, the constant threat of dehydration and, of course, a…

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#326: Alien Invasion, Italian Style Part 2: The Reckoning 1:11:11

2M ago1:11:11

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Although 1978 was a banner year for Italian ufology, the tail end of this mega-wave would prove to be one of the most intense in history. While the bewildered citizens of Italy had already been plagued by a basket full of bizarre beings, even for them the weirdest—was yet to come. The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/cryptonautpod…

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#325: Alien Invasion, Italian Style Part 1: The Visitors 1:12:50

2M ago1:12:50

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For approximately two months in the winter of 1978, the nation of Italy was besieged by a bevy of bizarre beings who seemed hellbent on making their presence known to as many eyewitnesses as possible, forcing one to wonder why it was that Italy was chosen to be the epicenter of this curious cosmic convention. The Cryptonaut Podcast Patreon:https://…

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#324: Cat Scratch Fever: The Slumber Party Summoning 1:16:13

3M ago1:16:13

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For many, memories of slumber parties revolve around late nights, laughter, junk food, bad movies and gossip sessions that last until first light, but for one group of girls who opted to dabble in the occult, this frivolity gave way to phantom felines and a possible possession, leading these terrified tweens to a hellacious confrontation with diabo…

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#323: Revenge Of The East Texas Woolly Booger 1:16:53

3M ago1:16:53

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In the mid-1980’s a recent divorcé moved to a rural region of north Texas with just a handful of possessions and his faithful dog in tow. Finding steady work and moving into a run-down trailer on a remote stretch of woodland, this hardworking man was ready to buckle down and begin his new life... but little could he have expected that his new home …

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#322: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 27: Shadow Stalkers 1:11:53

3M ago1:11:53

1:11:53

According to thousands of witnesses worldwide, our mystery shrouded world is chock full of utterly enigmatic entities of all shapes and size, but few of these bizarre beings are more frightening and fascinating than the silent, semi-humanoid stalkers known as Shadow People. Here we present two accounts from our listeners who have had all-too close …

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#321: Gathering Of The Heaps 1:08:59

3M ago1:08:59

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In 2010, a young Hawaiian trekked toward the moonlit shores of Oʻahu in order to take in some night surfing. Well aware of the risks involved in this solo expedition, this intrepid water sports enthusiast never once suspected that his dance with danger would begin before he even got into the water with a crazy confrontation that not only shattered …

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#320: Patreon EP #182: Stardust Ranch Addendum: Discrepancies Vs. Lies 1:00:45

3M ago1:00:45

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In going down the winding rabbit hole that is John Edmond’s Stardust Ranch Odyssey one could be forgive for thinking they are being sold a bill of goods; a Franken-fairy tale cobbled together out of various winding occult roads, supernatural subdivisions and ufological cul-de-sacs, until a seemingly complete and (at least to the paranormally inclin…

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#319: The Rats Are Coming! The Elves Are Here! 1:02:23

4M ago1:02:23

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In the summer of 1997 a family of four arrived at a picturesque cabin surrounded by lush Oregon forest nestled on the high cliffs above the Pacific; a paradise on Earth. But—as they unpacked, looking forward to what ought to have been an idyllic fortnight on a stunning stretch of American woodland—they could little have suspected that their dream c…

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#318: UAP Disclosure And Its Implications 1:23:18

4M ago1:23:18

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December 11th, 2023—never before in humanity’s long and tumultuous tethering to (and fascination with) the UAP or UFO phenomenon have we, as a species, been closer to the truth: a truth that may well herald a new epoch (for better or worse) of human history. On the cusp of what may well be one of the defining moments for all humankind, it behooves …

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#317: Mud Monkey Mayhem: The Simians Of Summershade 1:08:29

4M ago1:08:29

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According to legend the untamed hills and hollows of Kentucky were once home to a population of small, semi-simian humanoids. Reports state that at the turn of the 20th century these pernicious proto-humans were wiped out—much like the Tasmanian Tiger—by overzealous hunters, but there’s evidence to suggest that these diminutive cave dwellers manage…

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#316: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 26: Beasts From The East: Beaked Horror Of Blue Ridge / Dump Cat’s Revenge 1:02:37

5M ago1:02:37

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Considering that the East Coast is by far the most populated region of the US, it would be easy to assume that any mysterious monsters that once lived there would have long since vacated the area, but nothing could be further from the truth. These two bizarre cases prove that anomalous entities have not only managed to survive, but thrive in the sm…

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#315: Weird, Wet And Wild: The Moist Menagerie 1:35:50

5M ago1:35:50

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This little blue orb we call home is chock-full of anomalous aquatic animals. According to published reports, 94% of the world's living species live underwater and 91% of those have yet to be discovered, described or cataloged. Today we offer a sample platter of the evidently endless paranormal parade that makes up this moist menagerie of monstrosi…

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#314: Pale Crawlers 1:15:14

5M ago1:15:14

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One of the most bizarre phenomenons to hit the paranormal arena in recent years are run-ins with pale, cadaverous, crawling humanoids who are nocturnally stalking not only the remote wooded areas one might expect, but also the once safe suburbs and even desolate city streets; forcing one to wonder if we might be bearing witness to a silent invasion…

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#313: The Other Side: A Journey Into Hell 58:51

5M ago58:51

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In 2008, a young, Chicago athlete was struck by a series of wracking chest pain. After being rushed to the hospital, the high school student’s biggest fears were the end of his basketball career and the surgery he’d have to undergo. But after just one night in this hospital from hell—during which the teenager endured a nightmarish odyssey in a frea…

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#312: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 25: The Return Of The Ashtar Command And Sam The Sandown Ghost Clown 1:19:12

6M ago1:19:12

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Two Cryptonaut Podcast listeners, inspired by hearing past episodes, realized that they’d had similar paranatural experiences to those discussed. The first, reported a near—and potentially sinister—contact with the Ashtar Command and the Galactic Council… the second had a run-in with one of the most enigmatic entities ever chronicled a; haunting, p…

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#311: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 24: Bullies From Beyond 1:11:19

6M ago1:11:19

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It is a sad truth that children—more so than any others in society—are tormented by those bigger and stronger than themselves. Exacerbating this already troubling trend is the fact that these misanthropic yobbos can be corporeal, inhuman or decidedly dead. In this episode we explore terrifying true tales of kids being antagonized (or outright attac…

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#335: Bustin’ In With Bigfoot 1:23:27

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#334: Invisible Boy: The Peter Pan Possession Part 2 1:21:25

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#333: Invisible Boy: The Peter Pan Possession Part 1 1:02:46

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#332: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 29: Portal Pandemonium And Cut-Cut’s Death Curse 1:07:36

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#331: Suburban Horror: The Bluefield Frogoyle 1:05:58

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#330: Fear And Loathing In Mississippi: Reptoid Terror and Fungoid Horror 1:25:38

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#329: Batsh*t Crazy Cryptids Vol. 2: Wood Chicken And Knuckle Dragger. Vs. Thunder Bay Sluggo 1:09:23

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#328: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 28: The Others: Strangers In Our Midst 1:08:28

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#327: Shadows In The Desert: The Derek Hayes & David Flora Interview 1:50:26

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#326: Alien Invasion, Italian Style Part 2: The Reckoning 1:11:11

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#325: Alien Invasion, Italian Style Part 1: The Visitors 1:12:50

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#324: Cat Scratch Fever: The Slumber Party Summoning 1:16:13

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#323: Revenge Of The East Texas Woolly Booger 1:16:53

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#322: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 27: Shadow Stalkers 1:11:53

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#321: Gathering Of The Heaps 1:08:59

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#320: Patreon EP #182: Stardust Ranch Addendum: Discrepancies Vs. Lies 1:00:45

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#319: The Rats Are Coming! The Elves Are Here! 1:02:23

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#318: UAP Disclosure And Its Implications 1:23:18

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#317: Mud Monkey Mayhem: The Simians Of Summershade 1:08:29

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#316: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 26: Beasts From The East: Beaked Horror Of Blue Ridge / Dump Cat’s Revenge 1:02:37

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#315: Weird, Wet And Wild: The Moist Menagerie 1:35:50

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#314: Pale Crawlers 1:15:14

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#313: The Other Side: A Journey Into Hell 58:51

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#312: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 25: The Return Of The Ashtar Command And Sam The Sandown Ghost Clown 1:19:12

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#311: E.S.M.B. Listener Stories Part 24: Bullies From Beyond 1:11:19

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