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Monsters' Advocate
Hosted by Cailyn Toomey · EN
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.
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Encounter
Jan 4, 201900:16:12Tap to summarizeWelcome 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~ReferencesWar-Time Sea Monstershttps://www.top5s.co.uk/5-amazing-cryptid-sightings/http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/UB-85_Atrocityhttp://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/U-28_CreatureGrootslangsFloyd, 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 CaninesGodfrey, Linda S. (2003). The Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's Werewolf. Black Earth, Wisconsin: Prairie Oak Press. ISBN 9781879483910https://www.prairieghosts.com/brayrd.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Important Announcement
Dec 12, 201800:02:30Tap to summarizeAn important announcement regarding Monsters' Advocate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →The Devil Went Down to Jersey
Dec 6, 201800:18:48Tap to summarizeJoin me for a scenic tour of the Garden State, and get in on the juciest Quaker gossip!ReferencesMoran, Mark and Sceurman, Mark (2004). Weird N.J.: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey's Local Legends and Best Kept SecretsS. 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_storyhttps://www.prairieghosts.com/jerseydevil.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Hellhounds
Nov 20, 201800:14:50Tap to summarizeLets take some back roads through the country to meet some downright ominous doggos!ReferenceEl CadejoBurchell, Simon (2007) Phantom Black Dogs in Latin America, Heart of Albion Presshttp://mexicounexplained.com/cadejos-gigantic-dogs-good-evil/BarghestBriggs, 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/BarghestCŵn AnnwnMatthews, 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 HillsConnecticut Windows on the Natural World. Retrieved December 13, 2007.Cù-SithCampbell, 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.
Transcribe →Biggest Losers
Nov 5, 201800:11:24Tap to summarizeThis 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 absenceReferencesTrollsÁrmann 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 0-520-03520-8Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34520-2https://mythology.net/norse/norse-creatures/troll/Ogres and OnisLim, 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.comGiantsGeorg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary, on Perseus Digital Libraryhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/giant-mythologyhttps://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/land-creatures-of-the-earth/greek-giants Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Cailleach
Oct 22, 201800:12:44Tap to summarizeThis week, lets get into the spirit by meeting some winter goddesses~ReferencesCailleachMcNeill, F. Marian (1959). The Silver Bough, Vol. 1 -4. William MacLellan, GlasgowRobertson, 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 owlshttp://livinglibraryblog.com/owl-of-the-celts-ancient-bride-of-the-dead/http://irishhedgerows.weebly.com/folklore.htmlhttps://www.owlpages.com/owls/articles.phpBlodeuweddhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blodeuwedd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Xolotl
Oct 9, 201800:13:01Tap to summarizeWelcome back everyone! I brought you dog friend who is also a god and the sun's BFF~ReferencesMexican Hairless Doghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Hairless_Doghttp://www.xoloitzcuintliclubofamerica.org/about_xolosXolotlMaffie, 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 Mythologyhttps://cola.unh.edu/sites/cola.unh.edu/files/student-journals/Spectrum15_rideout_rev.pdfhttps://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.
Transcribe →Man vs. Noodle
Sep 3, 201800:16:54Tap to summarizeThis 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.ReferencesCatfish FaxFroese, 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 ProjectRobins, 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.NoodlingDeborah 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.xhttps://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/11/killer-catfish-american-myths-of-monstrous-man-eating-catfish/PiraibaFroese, 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-penisesGoonchFroese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Bagarius yarrelli" in FishBase."Goonch Catfish". Animal Planet. 2014-04-15.Wels CatfishCucherousset, 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.0050840Yong, Ed. "The catfish that strands itself to kill pigeons". Discover Magazine.https://www.skeptic.org.uk/cryptozoology/the-mysterious-wels-catfish/NamazuSmits, 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.
Transcribe →Cats and Canines
Aug 21, 201800:18:28Tap to summarizeWhats orange and black and living as your neighbor? The answer may surprise you!Tigers and Were-tigersGoodrich, J.; Lynam, A.; Miquelle, D.; Wibisono, H.; Kawanishi, K.; Pattanavibool, A.; Htun, S.; Tempa, T.; Karki, J.; Jhala, Y. & Karanth, U. (2015). "Panthera tigris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T15955A50659951.Stephen Mills (2004). Tiger. Firefly Books. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-55297-949-5. OCLC 57209158Summers, Montague; Heinrich Kramer, James Sprenger (2000). The Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger. Book Tree. pp. 61–65.Summers, Montague (1966). The Werewolf. University Books. p. 21.Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1911). "Lycanthropy". In Chisholm, Hugh. Encyclopædia Britannica. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 150.https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/04/09/why-have-tigers-been-feared-and-revered-throughout-history/"Tigers In Culture And Folklore". Amelia Meyer (Tigers – The most majestic cats in the world). 2013.Foxes, Huli-Jing and KitsuneHamel, Frank (2003). Human Animals. Kessinger. ISBN 0766167003.Kang, Xiaofei (2006). The cult of the fox: Power, gender, and popular religion in late imperial and modern China. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231133388.Macdonald, D. W.; Reynolds, J. C. (2008). "'Vulpes vulpes'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 September 2013.Yonebayashi, T. (1964). "Kitsunetsuki (Possession by Foxes)". Transcultural Psychiatry. 1 (2): 95–97. doi:10.1177/136346156400100206.https://mythology.net/japanese/japanese-creatures/kitsune/https://thesupernaturalfoxsisters.com/2016/08/09/monster-of-the-week-huli-jing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Even Mo'o Dragons
Aug 6, 201800:20:06Tap to summarizeThis is our final episode for the dragon series, so lets go out in style by learning where rainbows come from, nominating 2 monsters for dragonhood, and spending some time with some big Hawaiian lizardsReferencesAmaruSteele, Paul R. (2004). "Encyclopedia of Mythic Narratives, Themes, and Concepts". Handbook of Inca Mythology. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. pp. 95–98. ISBN 1576073548.Smith, S. (2011). "Generative landscapes: the step mountain motif in Tiwanaku iconography" (Automatic PDF download). Ancient America. 12: 1–69.PiasaColeman, Loren and Clark, Jerome. Cryptozoology A-Z, Fireside. 1999. ISBN 978-0-684-85602-5Marquette, Jacques. Journal. The Jesuit Relations: Natives and Missionaries in Seventeenth-Century North America. Allan Greer, ed. Bedford/St. Martin's: Boston, New york, p. 205.Underwater PantherJesuit Relations, Volume LIV. Chapter XI. Section 26. pp. 152-153. http://puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/relations/relations_54.htmlStrom, Karen M. (August 3, 1996). "Morrisseau's Missipeshu – Cultural Preservation". Native American Indian Resources.Horned SerpentGrantham, Bill. Creation Myths and Legends of the Creek Indians. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-8130-2451-6 .Morell, Virginia (December 2005). "Sea Monsters". National Geographic, pages 74–75.Mo’ohttp://www.mariealohalanibrown.com/blogmdashka699u-wahi-p363699olo/moo-olelo-moo-stories-lecture-on-moo-hawaiian-reptilian-water-deities-for-the-kohala-center-puana-ka-ike-series-february-23-2012https://mauimagazine.net/the-sacred-spine/http://www.ulukau.org/elib/cgi-bin/library?e=d-0beckwit1-000Sec--11en-50-20-frameset-book--1-010escapewin&a=d&d=D0.11.6&toc=0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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