{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6231dca5572c130014e00ce8/6a8452043c90594060b0fde6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Monster Arkansas Tried to Protect: The White River Monster | Cryptids & Strange Encounters","description":"<p>For decades, people along Arkansas’s White River reported seeing an enormous grey creature moving beneath the muddy water. In 1937 the sightings sparked a full-scale monster hunt involving armed patrols, a professional diver and hundreds of spectators, before the creature returned more than thirty years later and Arkansas created an official refuge to protect it.</p><p><br></p><p>The <a href=\"https://geni.us/tfthewhisperingwoods\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BOOK</a></p><p><a href=\"https://buymeacoffee.com/thewhisperingwoodspodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BY US A COFFEE</a></p><p>Join Sarah's new <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/661689902674874\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FACEBOOK GROUP</a></p><p>Subscribe to our <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/TheWhisperingWoods\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PATREON</a></p><p><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/6231dca5572c130014e00ce8/episodes/thewhisperingwoodspodcast@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EMAIL</a> us your stories</p><p>Join us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thewhisperingwoodspodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">INSTAGRAM</a></p><p>Join us on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/thewhispwoods\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TWITTER</a></p><p>Join us on <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/thewhisperingwoodspodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FACEBOOK</a></p><p>Visit our<a href=\"https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> WEBSITE</a></p><p><br></p><p>Research Links:</p><p><a href=\"https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/white-river-monster-2790/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/white-river-monster-2790/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://time.com/archive/6768313/science-newports-monster/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://time.com/archive/6768313/science-newports-monster/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://aymag.com/arkansas-backstories-white-river-monster/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://aymag.com/arkansas-backstories-white-river-monster/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ozarksalive.com/stories/white-river-monster-long-lived-ozarks-story\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ozarksalive.com/stories/white-river-monster-long-lived-ozarks-story</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.entetsu.co.jp/tetsudou/kisaragieki/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.entetsu.co.jp/tetsudou/kisaragieki/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://arkansasroadstories.com/monsters/ms3.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://arkansasroadstories.com/monsters/ms3.html</a></p><p><a href=\"https://whiterivermonster.weebly.com/in-the-press.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://whiterivermonster.weebly.com/in-the-press.html</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.arkansas.com/state-parks/experiences/park-events\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.arkansas.com/state-parks/experiences/park-events</a></p><p><br></p><p>Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on Thursday.</p><p><br></p><p>Sarah and Tobie xx</p><p><br></p><p>\"Spacial Winds,\" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p><p>Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence</p><p>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p>","author_name":"True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories "}