This Strange World

Oct 25 2022

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The world is a strange place. From creepy conspiracy theories, to weird laws, to terrifying cults, this podcast explores them all. Each week, one of our hosts takes a deep dive into a strange, weird, and random topic, and discusses what they found with the other hosts. Gavin, Leah, and Chris are three college graduates who started This Strange World as a project for class, but became so interested in learning more about strange topics that they decided to make it for real. Join them on their journey as they try to make sense of This Strange World. Made in affiliation with High Tops Media

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Cryptids: The Truly Ridiculous Ones

Oct 25 2022 42 mins

The time has come, the culmination of spooky season is upon us. To wrap up our Cryptids season, we decided to have some fun and talk about some straight up ridiculous cryptids, so ridiculous it’s hard to believe anyone thought they were real. We also take a personality quiz to see what cryptids we are! (Hint: The results may surprise you.) If you like all things dark, creepy, and

Cryptids: West Virginia

Oct 18 2022 49 mins

We’re just passed halfway through spooky season, which means we’re halfway through our four bonus episodes in our Cryptids season! For our third bonus episode (and twelfth true episode) in our Cryptids season, we’re going to talk about cryptids from the state of West Virginia! There were truly so many from this one state that we felt they deserved their own episode. (Hint: If

Cryptids: Former Cryptids Proven Real

Oct 11 2022 40 mins

In case you missed last week’s episode, we’re back to finish up our Cryptids season with four bonus episodes for the spooooky month of October. For our second bonus episode (and eleventh true episode) in our Cryptids season, we’re going to talk about some creatures that used to be classified as cryptids, but have been proven to be real! Otherwise known as former cryptids prov

Cryptids: Dragons, River Monsters, and Snakes

Oct 04 2022 32 mins

Surprise! It’s October, also known as “Spooky Season”, so we decided to truly finish off our Cryptids season with four bonus episodes for this very spooky month! For our first bonus episode (and tenth true episode) in our Cryptids season, we’re going to talk about some dragons, river monsters, and snakes! These cryptids didn’t necessarily fit into any other episodes we ma

Cryptids: Supernatural

Aug 30 2022 30 mins

For our ninth episode in our Cryptids season, we’re going to talk about supernatural cryptids! Supernatural cryptids are described as having anomalous and unexplained abilities, and are often linked with Spirits and Demons. Pretty much any cryptid that can be attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature. (Hint: Did that shadow in the corner of my

Cryptids: Flying Beasts

Aug 23 2022 41 mins

For our eighth episode in our Cryptids season, we’re going to talk about flying beasts! A flying cryptid is any cryptid that has evolved to fly. There are also gliding cryptids, but they have evolved slightly differently to flying cryptids, as they can’t fly on their own. Flying cryptids have evolved a number of different times without a single ancestor that brings them togethe

Cryptids: Feline

Aug 17 2022 40 mins

For our seventh episode in our Cryptids season, we’re going to talk about feline cryptids! This is the category for all feline or cat based cryptids. Cats are well-represented in cryptozoology and cryptid cats have been the sole subject of a variety of cryptozoological works. Mystery cats fall into various categories with different possible explanations, including alien big cats,

Cryptids: Atmospheric Beasts

Aug 10 2022 29 mins

For our sixth episode in our Cryptids season, we’re going to talk about atmospheric beasts! Atmospheric Beasts are the strangest of the flying monsters from ufology, cryptozoology, and astrobiology. According to eyewitness reports, these beings are living creatures, but they break all the usual rules that the biologists apply to living organisms. They appear to be able to levitat

Cryptids: Lake Monsters

Aug 02 2022 33 mins

For our fifth episode in our Cryptids season, we’re going to talk about lake monsters! A lake monster is a purported form of fresh-water or saltwater dwelling megafauna appearing in mythology, rumor, or local folklore. A well known example is the Loch Ness Monster (which we did a previous episode about in June 2021, check it out!). Lake monsters’ depictions are often similar to

Cryptids: Plantae

Jul 26 2022 37 mins

For our fourth episode in our Cryptids season, we’re going to talk about plantae, or plant based cryptids! They may be 100% plant, such as the fern flower, or partly plant, such as the Moss man or the Honey Island Swamp Monster. (Hint: This episode is sure to grow on ya!) If you like all things dark, creepy, and strange, check out The Dark Archive, a new podcast featuring TSW’s