The Cryptonaturalist

This week we visit home territory and visit a special grove of sassafras trees.

What creature swims through the ocean of the sky? What could graze within the storm? I know the answer. Listen and you will too.

When you find the dirt road with the unnamed creature, obey the rules, respect the emptiness, and make peace with the fact that not everything is there for your convenience.

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.