Monster Lore Tour

71: Christmas Disasters - Fire & Water Edition (The Annual MLT Ruins Christmas Special)

In this annual MLT Ruins Christmas Special, Jeremy takes us on a historical tour of the worst disasters to ever ruin the Christmas Holiday, with a specific focus on the elements of Fire and Water. From Halifax to Indonesia, from the Netherlands to Australia, there is no hiding from Mother Nature when she comes to ruin Christmas.
Thank you forever to Mr. Tim Leavy @ timleavy.com for crafting us a most impressive theme song for this paranerdalist podcast!
References:
AARP Injuries List: https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2022/surprising-holiday-health-and-safety-hazards.html
Christmas Tree Fire Stats: (https://www.nfpa.org/about-nfpa/press-room/news-releases/2023/holiday-season-contributes-to-december-as-the-leading--month-for-us-home-fires)
Library of Congress Fire: https://www.grunge.com/380961/the-true-story-of-the-fire-that-destroyed-the-library-of-congress/
Rebuilding the Library of Congress: https://gratefulamericanfoundation.org/what-sparked-the-1851-fire-that-devastated-the-collection-at-the-us-library-of-congress/
Italian Hall Disaster: https://www.mlive.com/news/2017/12/1913_italian_hall_disaster_was.html
Daeyeonggak Hotel Fire: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230302000240
Mont Blanc Explosion: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/halifax-explosion
Great Flood of the Netherlands 1717:
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/the-deadly-christmas-flood-of-1717-5xp6w9q6g
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Flood_of_1717
Cyclone Tracy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Flood_of_1717
https://www.sea.museum/en/article/50-years-on-remembering-cyclone-tracy
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-25/cyclone-tracy-survivors-45-years-on-remember-darwins-destruction/11817168
Boxing Day Tsunami:
https://www.nae.edu/19579/19582/21020/7404/7653/Effectsofthe2004Sumatra-AndamanEarthquakeandIndianOceanTsunamiinAcehProvince
Death by Nature Stats: ourworldindata.org

70: 2024 UAP House Hearing & The Further Adventures of MOZ

In Episode 70 team MLT plays a bit of catch-up. Jeremy finally covers the recent UAP hearing in the House of Representatives, as MOZ transitions from Owls to the Djinn and introduces a whole new approach to book reading. It’s even weirder than it sounds!
Endless thanks as always to Mr. Tim Leavy of timleavy.com for the most amazing theme song composition.

69: Side Trail Compilation - Owl Wrap-Up, Sedona Vortex Tales & The Snuffleupagus

This is a compilation of Side Trails 66, 67 & 68.
Side Trail 66: Join us as MOZ finally leads us through the wrap-up of the epic saga that has been Owl Week.
Side Trail 67: In this Side Trail, we look at the history of the world-famous Sedona, AZ landscape, then share the Sedona Vortex stories we have collected in our time in Northern Arizona.
Side Trail 68: Have you ever wondered how Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street fit into the realm of mystical monsters? Well, you're about to find out!!!

68: Frog Flap - Tangled Up In Blue

Tonight, MOZ dives deep into all things frog monster as well as all related frog mythos and lore. Team MLT then discusses the implications of one researcher’s argument. Did the toad rival the jaguar in importance to the ancient Olmecs? Find out on Monster Lore Tour!
Endless thanks to Mr. Tim Leavy @ timleavy.com for bequeathing upon us the greatest theme song in all the realms!
References:
Beelzebufo – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelzebufo
 
Nyasland witches: Myths and Legends of the Bantu: Chapter XII: The Amazimu (sacred-texts.com)
https://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/mlb/mlb14.htm
 
Frogs as extremophiles: Franklin: Account of Living Toads Found Enclosed in Limestone … (archives.gov) https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-37-02-0065
 
Frog monster and the hero variations: Eliot, A. (1976). The universal myths: heroes, gods, tricksters and others. Meridian, p 263-264, p271…272
 
Gluskabe and the frog: Welker, Glenn. “The Water Famine.” The Water Famine. Indigenous People’s Literature, 18 Feb.1996. Web. 01 Nov. 2013. <http://www.indigenouspeople.net/waterfam.htm>.
 
 Âgän-uni'tsï's search for the Uktena: https://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/cher/motc/motc051.htm
 
The Wabanaki: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Aglebemu
 
Frog Woman: Tlingit Myths and Texts: Myths Recorded in English at Sitka: 22. The Woman Taken Away by the Frog People (sacred-texts.com)
https://sacred-texts.com/nam/nw/tmt/tmt026.htm
 
Maski Kewsu: Roth, J.E (1997). American Elves: an encyclopedia of little people from the lore of 380 Ethnic groups of the western hemisphere. McFarland & Co, NC & London
 
Yara ma yah who: Frigiola, H. (2019). Monsters and mythical creatures: from around the world. Schiffer Publishing, PA, p214
 
Strong Toad: Bane, T. (2016). Encyclopedia of beasts and monsters in myth, legend and folklore. Mcfarland & Co, p948-49
  
Chang Chi-ya’s: Spirits, ghosts, deities and monsters - Taipei Times
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2018/08/30/2003699445
 
Giant frogs of China: Gerhard, K. (2016). A menagerie of mysterious beasts: encounters with cryptid creatures. Llewellyn Publications, p162
 
Giant frogs of China: Cryptid Profile: Chinese Giant Toads — THE PINE BARRENS INSTITUTE
https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/quick-cryptid-snippet-chinese-giant-toads
 
Frog monster in England: Asma, S.T. (2009). On monsters: an unnatural history of our worst fears. Oxford University Press
 
The Bagiennik: Frigiola, H. (2019). Monsters and mythical creatures: from around the world. Schiffer Publishing., PA, p47, 94
 
The Dutch De Bullebak: De Bullebak - A Dutch Folktale by PaperTales on DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com/papertales/art/De-Bullebak-A-Dutch-Folktale-178992854
 
Flodderduivel: https://www.expatrepublic.com/netherlands-netherworld-6-supernatural-stories-from-the-low-countries/
 
The Coleman Frog of Killarney: Coleman Frog – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman_Frog
 
Frogs of Silver Lake: Monsters of New England - The Boston Globe
https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2013/10/25/monsters-new-england/2vkXK8GhxUIDLAWfLblqaO/story.html
 
Loveland frog account 1: Un-loch the Mysteries of Ohio's Cryptids | Ohio. Find It Here.
https://ohio.org/travel-inspiration/articles/folklore-cryptid-cryptozoology-legends-myth
 
Loveland frog account 2: Cryptid Profile: Loveland Frog-Men — THE PINE BARRENS INSTITUTE
https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/cryptid-profile-loveland-frog-men
 
Loveland frog account 3: http://weirdus.com/states/ohio/bizarre_beasts
Weird Ohio (weirdus.com)/loveland_
 
Loveland frog account 4: The Loveland FrogMan — Bizarre Legends
https://www.bizarrelegends.com/legends/the-loveland-frogman
 
Officer reveals true story of Loveland Frogman (wcpo.com)
https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/loveland-community/officer-who-shot-loveland-frogman-in-1972-says-story-is-a-hoax
 
More recent sighting of the Loveland Frog: 'Loveland Frogman' Spotted Again? | Snopes.com
https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/08/05/loveland-frogman-spotted-again
 
The Vodyanov: Kachuba, J.B. (2019). Shapeshifters: a history. Reaktion Books, Ltd, p63
 
The Bolotnik: Vodyanoy: Nasty, Frog-like Monsters of Slavic Wetlands – LoreThrill
https://lorethrill.com/vodyanoy-frog-monsters/
 
Vodniks super powers: 7 Obscure Facts about Vodniks, Slavic Water Spirits (atlasmythica.com)
https://atlasmythica.com/vodnik-vodyanoy-slavic-mythology/
 
Frog People account: Phantoms and Monsters - Real Cryptid Encounter Reports - Fortean Researcher Lon Strickler https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2021/04/frog-people-encountered-in-meadowland.html
 
Frogman phantom: Phantoms and Monsters - Real Cryptid Encounter Reports - Fortean Researcher Lon Strickler https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2021/04/frog-people-encountered-in-meadowland.html
 
Giant frog encounter: Phantoms and Monsters - Real Cryptid Encounter Reports - Fortean Researcher Lon Strickler https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2021/04/frog-people-encountered-in-meadowland.html
 
The toad and the Olmecs: Fordan, M. (January 2020). The significance of the toad, Rhinella Marina , in Olmec art. San Francisco University, p 40-41, shaman statue p32
 
The Shawnahooc: The Loveland Frog: Ohio’s Creepy Amphibian Cryptid (the-line-up.com)
https://the-line-up.com/loveland-frog
 
Old newspaper accounts of giant frog sightings available upon request

67: Sedona Vortexes & Bradshaw Ranch - AZ's Thinnest Places

In this episode, Jeremy takes us on an exploration of the lore behind the world-famous Sedona Vortex sites, and then focuses on on one of the most epic paranormal flaps to hit the area. In the 1990s, just outside Sedona, AZ on a little place called Bradshaw Ranch, there occurred a series of events that have the most hardcore paranormal investigators scratching their head to this day. There were, UFOs, Bigfoots, Energy Beings, and Orbs. Were there interdimensional portals at work in the area? Was the government running a secret base to observe them? Are they still in operation today? Come on along with the Monster Lore Tour as we search for answers in this most mysterious of mystical landscapes.
Endless thanks to Mr. Tim Leavy @ timleavy.com for supplying us with the greatest theme song in all the realms!
References:
- Dongo, T. & Bradshaw, L. (2020) The Opening Portals of Sedona: Merging Dimensions – The Incredible Saga of the Bradshaw Ranch (2nd ed). Light Technology Publishing.
- Sedona.net

66: Owls Abound - A Review Of Clelland's Mysteries And Synchronicities

MOZ & Jeremy embark on one of their deepest dives yet into the work of the “owl man,” Michael Clelland and review his book: The Messengers: owls, synchronicity and the UFO abductee. Tonight, we discuss Clelland’s work and how it ties into Jungian themes and, specifically, the work of Marie Louise Von Franz. Did MOZ solve a another piece of this owl and UFO puzzle? Find out tonight on Monster Lore Tour.
References:
Primary Source 1: Clelland, M. (2020). The messengers: owls, synchronicity and the UFO abductee. Beneath the Stars Press
Hidden Experience Podcast – Mike Clelland https://mikeclelland.com/podcast
Primary Source 2: Von Franz, M.L. (1974). Number and Time. Northwestern University Press
Comparison Alien & Owl Eyes: Hancock, G. (2007). Supernatural: meetings with the ancient teachers of mankind. The Disinformation Company
Synchronicities: Pinchbeck, D. (2007). 2012: The return of Quetzalcoatl. Penguin Group, Inc, p45
Giant Owl at Loch Ness: Redfern, N. (2017). Shapeshifters: morphing monsters and changing cryptids. Llewellyn Publications, p17
Jung the Mystic: Lachman, G. (2010). Jung the mystic: the esoteric dimensions of Carl Jung’s life and teachings. Penguin, p4
Tetragrammaton Formula: Crowley, A. (1991). Magick in theory and practice. Castle Books, NJ, p3-4
Ultimate Unity: Wilber, K. (1980). The Atman project: a transpersonal view of human development (New Edition), p67
Supernatural and Mundane: Wilber, K. (1980). The Atman project: a transpersonal view of human development (New Edition).
The Transpersonal Bands: Wilber, K. (1977). Spectrum of consciousness. Theosophical Publishing House, Ill, p266

65: Side Trail Compilation - Octopus and Tardigrade, Extremophiles Save The World, Ghosts Of The White House

A compilation of Side Trails 61, 62 & 64
SIDE TRAIL 61
In this Side Trail, Jeremy and MOZ discuss the origins and nature of the Octopus and Tardigrade.
References:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/octopus-dna-origins/
Wickramasinghe, C. & K. & Tokoro, G. (2019). Our Cosmic Ancestry In The Stars: The Panspermia Revolution And The Origins Of Humanity. Bear & Company. (pg 23).
https://earthsky.org/space/water-bears-tardigrades-into-space-iss-experiment/
https://www.science.org/content/article/hardy-water-bears-survive-bullet-impacts-point
SIDE TRAIL 62
Join us as we look into the science of how extremophiles could help us save the world.... from ourselves.
References:
- Bioremediation: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bioremediation+wiki&t=newext&atb=v440-1&ia=web
- Treatment Of Toxic Pollutants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7660605/
- Microbes Eating Plastic: https://bowseat.org/news/from-plastic-eating-bacteria-to-oil-eating-fungi-evolutions-tiny-environmental-heroes/
- Bacteria Eating Radioactive Waste: https://phys.org/news/2015-05-extremophile-bacteria-key-nuclear-problems.html
- Fungus Cleaning Oil Spills: https://phys.org/news/2017-10-natural-strain-fungus-oil-life.html
SIDE TRAIL 64
For our Election Day episode, the Side Trail is all about the ghosts of the White House. From Abraham Lincoln to Jenna Bush, hear the history of the hauntings of the most storied structure in the USA.
References:
Lincoln's Ghost:
https://www.ranker.com/list/presidential-ghost-stories/amandased
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/is-the-white-house
Andrew Jackson's Ghost:
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/ghost-stories-part-of-the-white-housee28099s-legacy
William Wallace Lincoln's death:
https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/white-house/10-people-have-died-inside-the-white-house-including-2-presidents-3-first-ladies-and-1-child/slidelist/62907229.cms
The Thing:
https://www.ranker.com/list/presidential-ghost-stories/amandased
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-forgotten-ghosts-that-haunted-the-white-house
Dolly Madison:
https://www.ranker.com/list/presidential-ghost-stories/amandased
Abigail Adams:
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/ghost-stories-part-of-the-white-housee28099s-legacy
Anne Surratt:
https://www.ranker.com/list/presidential-ghost-stories/amandased
British Fire Starter:
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/ghost-stories-part-of-the-white-housee28099s-legacy
Final Smorgasbord:
https://www.ranker.com/list/presidential-ghost-stories/amandased

64: Owl People US Files - Half Hoot, Half Howl (A Symphony of Weirdness)

Tonight, MOZ & Jeremy relay their own owl experiences on the lead up to next week’s owl week finale. They compare this unique MLT US-File directly to the work of the “owl man” himself, Michael Clelland. Your hosts face off with both an extraordinary number of odd owl encounters, as well as a menacing visit from the owl people. This gets weird, so the weird turn pro. Help us make sense of all of this! Please!
References:
Clelland, M. (2020). The messengers: owls, synchronicity and the UFO abductee. Beneath the Stars Press
Hidden Experience Podcast – Mike Clelland https://mikeclelland.com/podcast
The Boylya Man: Owl Beliefs in Nyungar Culture (anthropologyfromtheshed.com) https://www.anthropologyfromtheshed.com/owl-beliefs-in-nyungar-culture
The Black Forest of Pennsylvania: Lyman, R. (2014). Amazing indeed: strange events in the Black Forest (Vol.2), 1895-1972. New Saucerian Books, pg2 
Black Panthers in PA: Godfrey, L.S. (2019). I know what I saw. Tarcher Perigee, NY, p255
Strange noise in the Pennsylvania woods: https://dashingagent.com/home
Initiations into adulthood: Jung, C.G. (1964). Man & his symbols. Doubleday, p153-154 
Owls in the car window: Garcez, A. (2017). American Indian: Ghost Stories of the West. Garcez, p44 
The Link that got Jeremy abducted: https//:youtu.be/YUICLi5i3GM?si=AZ9RBPUy4Iz6Juom

63: Interview - Witchcraft & Coming Out Of The Broomcloset with Sharon

Join us for this Halloween special as we interview Sharon, a practicing witch of over 40 years. Hear about her Black Hat Society, her history as a ghost hunter, her relationship with the ghosts in her shop, and a whole bunch of witchy weirdnesses for your Halloween pleasure.
Many thanks to Mr. Tim Leavy @ timleavy.com for crafting us the greatest theme song in all the realms of weirdness.
References:
https://nazblackhatsociety.com/
https://victorianmoon.com/

62: Panspermia - The Planetary Moneyshot

In this episode we complete our journey through the lore of Panspermia and get down into the darkest depths of the theories of what it all may mean for humanity and life in the universe as a whole. Find out just how human you actually are, what forces have been at work to make you that way, and what may change it all more quickly than you may believe. Are you ready to jump onboard with the Monster Lore Tour?
Thank you as always to Mr. Tim Leavy @ timleavy.com for fashioning us the greatest theme song in the paranormal realms!
 
References:
- Shoemaker-Levy 9: https://www.astronomy.com/science/comet-shoemaker-levy-9-the-backstory-and-its-impact/
- Interstellar Panspermia: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/348/1/52/1415928?login=false
- Extremophiles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremophile
- Anhydrobiosis: Childs, Craig. (2001) The Secret Knowledge of Water. Back Bay Books. (pgs60-62).
- Mushroom Spores In Space: https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/37268/can-mushroom-spores-survive-the-vacuum-and-radiation-of-space
- Space Fungus: https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/03/27/aggressive-fungus-found-growing-outer-space/
- Bacteria In Space: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-discover-exposed-bacteria-can-survive-space-years-180975660/
- Viruses Are Everywhere: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/science/virosphere-evolution.html
- Viruses From Space and Related Matters by Fred Hoyle Chandra Wickramasinghe and John Watkins. (pg 94): https://www.hoyle.org.uk/resources/virusesfromspaceCompressed.pdf
- Crick & Orgel Directed Panspermia: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/ac0f5a
- Moon Ark Seed Bank: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-335-million-seed-sperm-egg-samples-moon-noahs-ark/
- Endogenous Retroviruses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogenous_retrovirus
- Horizontal Gene Transfer: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220105/Horizontal-gene-transfer-between-viruses-and-hosts-plays-a-major-role-in-driving-evolution.aspx
- N.C. Wickramasinghe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Wickramasinghe
- Borna Virus Genes and Zika Epidemic: Wickramasinghe, C. & K. & Tokoro, G. (2019). Our Cosmic Ancestry In The Stars: The Panspermia Revolution And The Origins Of Humanity. Bear & Company. (pg47).
- Comets Bring Viruses: Ibid. (pg15).
- 1918 Influenze Epidemic: Ibid. (pg15-16).
- Cambrian Explosion: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079610718300798
- Earth Life Came From Space: Wickramasinghe, C. & K. & Tokoro, G. (2019). Our Cosmic Ancestry In The Stars: The Panspermia Revolution And The Origins Of Humanity. Bear & Company. (pg21-23).
- Viruses In Our Brains: Ibid. (pg46).
- FOXP2 Gene: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098221831546X
- Origins of FOXP2: Wickramasinghe, C. & K. & Tokoro, G. (2019). Our Cosmic Ancestry In The Stars: The Panspermia Revolution And The Origins Of Humanity. Bear & Company. (pg53).
- Origins of Earth Life: Ibid. (pgs. 7, 26-27).
- Oumuamua: Episode 15 of Monster Lore Tour