The Cryptonaturalist

This week we explore safety, discover a very unusual snake, and receive an important update about squirrels.

If you stop to check, it turns out that not all barns are barns.

This week the show takes a half-remembered expedition to a strange forest that manipulates minds, shares secrets, and consumes memories.

Episode 7: Parking Lot

What's in your basement? Find out on this episode featuring podcasting legend Justin McElroy.

Today we meet a tiny spider that defies the laws of physics in a place that is, at best, semi-real. We also hear a transmission from another Cryptonaturalist in the field and read some flash fiction by Jamie Lackey.

We pass the long miles with a story of a rare and dangerous cryptid that lurks in the dark, lonely wilds. Not all visitors are friendly and a light in the darkness isn’t always a sign of hope. My old friend Russell Van Atta learned these hard lessons in the dark woods not far from Parkersburg, West Virginia.

A visit to Oregon’s Sky Lake Wilderness brings us a glimpse of a rare bird that fishes from its perch in the vast abyss of outer space.

A fateful trip to the hidden island of Lower Nantucket brings us face-to-face with the legendary Teacup Whale (and other assorted wonders of the deep).

A new cryptid discovered in a Waffle House parking lot.