Jack gives us the weirdest tale of how Apollo, the God of being a teacher's pet, gets himself full-time employees using a dolphin. Also you get to hear our spot on dolphin impressions. Then Jana dresses in a raccoon hat and tell us of the swarthy Ozark Howler who truly encapsulates the word swarthy. And we totally know the definition. Sites &amp; Sources:God and Mortals by Sarah Iles Johnston {<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozark_Howler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki</a>}{<a href="https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Ozark_Howler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fandom</a>}{blog}{<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptozoology/comments/znzh7l/the_ozark_howler_a_midwestern_folktale/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reddit-Kavernous</a>}{<a href="https://gardenandgun.com/articles/meet-the-ozark-howler-the-souths-most-cryptic-cryptid/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">meet</a>}{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Boone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boone</a>}Expedition X - The Ozark Howler S5 E2

#48 Apollo's Temple & the Ozark Howler

After a horrible week of being so sick Jana couldn't get out of bed...she and the podcast is BACK! Jack makes the producer, June, jealous by talking about dogs!! Jack visits Egyption, Norse, and Greek mythology and we chat about the goodest (or maybe not) boys.Then Jana dives back into the deep and gives us the tale...or tentacle...of the elusive Lusca. Sites &amp; Sources:<a href=" https://armanddangour.substack.com/p/argos-the-dog-of-odysseus " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack </a><a href="https://www.culturefrontier.com/dogs-in-mythology/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Culture Frontier</a><a href="https://www.mylearning.org/stories/a-step-by-step-guide-to-egyptian-mummification/221" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MyLearning</a> {<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki</a>}{<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVubd5ZaIxQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube</a>}{<a href="https://southernmostghosts.com/monsters-of-the-deep-the-luscas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ghost</a>}{<a href="https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Lusca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fandom</a>}

#47 Mythical Dogs & the Lusca

Welp- we had to record it twice. But the second one had brand new tangents. Jack tells us all about Talos, not to be confused with Talos, the much beloved Skyrim God. The producer had to edit out way too many Skyrim jokes. Then Jana tells us about the mysterious Mokele-mbembe in the Congo! No matter what you believe Donald Prothero thinks its sus. And my new favorite animal is a rinosaur. Sites &amp; Sources:<a href="https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Talos/talos.html " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greek Mythology - Talos </a><a href=" https://www.latrobe.edu.au/marketing/assets/podcasts/subjects/mds2clm201306.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">La Trobe University - Five Ages of Man in Greek Mythology, According to Hesiod </a> {<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokele-mbembe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki}</a>{<a href="https://listverse.com/2024/04/02/10-creepy-cryptids-you-might-not-know-much-about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blog</a>}

#46 The Original Talos & Mokele-mbembe

The extra long awaited for episode...Ebony Horse part 2! Last week Jack left us on a cliffhanger on what happens next when the Prince and horse just flew away??? Basically, in part two we have a lot of Sad Boy Kings and a steep character arch for Rude Boy Prince. Then Jana manages to grasp the episode theme and tells us about the supernatural being known as the Jinn! And BuzzFeed even makes an appearance with nightmarish stories. Also- we mastered fear...just be annoyed instead. Sites &amp; Sources:Tales from 1,001 Nights - Translated by Malcom C. Lyons with Ursula Lyons - The Ebony Horse {<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genies_in_popular_culture#:~:text=Djinn%20is%20the%20original%20term,typically%20refer%20to%20evil%20djinns." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki</a>}{<a href="https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Jinn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fandom</a>}{<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=jinn+sightings&amp;oq=djin+sight&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCwgBEAAYChgNGIAEMgYIABBFGDkyCwgBEAAYChgNGIAEMg0IAhAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgcIBBAAGO8FMgcIBRAAGO8F0gEKMjI3MzNqMGoxNagCALACAA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">google</a>}{<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=djinn+vs+genie&amp;oq=djin+v&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgBEAAYChiABDIGCAAQRRg5MgkIARAAGAoYgAQyCQgCEAAYChiABDIJCAMQABgKGIAEMgkIBBAAGAoYgAQyCQgFEAAYChiABDIJCAYQABgKGIAEMgkIBxAAGAoYgAQyCQgIEAAYChiABDIJCAkQABgKGIAE0gEJMzExNmowajE1qAIIsAIB&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gooogle</a>}{<a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ahmedaliakbar/jinn-stories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buzzfeed</a>}{<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Bahrain/comments/13sbvsh/saw_a_jinn_for_the_first_time_and_wonder_if_yall/?rdt=46006" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reddit</a> - User: 2612posty}

#45 P2 Ebony Horse & Jinn

Happy New Year! 2025 is here and we are, well, still here but brought you our social media goals. Jack hits us with a two parter! We have a giant cliffhanger of the worlds weirdest steampunk horse story. story then Jana takes us over through the tunnel, over the bridge, and into the Chesapeake Bay in search for the beloved environmental icon Chessie! Sites &amp; Sources:Tales from 1,001 Nights - Translated by Malcom C. Lyons with Ursula Lyons - The Ebony Horse {<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chessie_(sea_monster)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki</a>}{<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTIItcGqXZQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube</a>}{<a href="https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2024/10/04/marylands-cryptids-and-the-wildlife-that-may-have-inspired-them/#:~:text=Chessie:%20A%20Maryland%20sea%20monster%20and%20environmental%20icon&amp;text=First%20reported%20as%20a%20massive,from%20the%20Chesapeake%20Bay%20waters." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">maryland</a>}

#44 The Ebony Horse P1 & Chessie

We had technical difficulty at the beginning..mainly because I pulled the headphone jack out and we didn't notice. In this episode there is so much Disney talk Jana is going to lose her mind....and we discover her childhood (and adult) crush. Jack gives us the origins of the 1,001 Arabian Nights and then sweats from his eyeballs. Then Jana bookends the Christmas week episodes and chats about the different Christmas characters from around the world. EPISODE CHALLENGE: drink every time Jana introduces a new character. Also..Drink Responsibly. Sites &amp; Sources:<a href="https://qingzhu-92788.medium.com/the-tales-from-1001-nights-the-pinnacale-of-world-literature-e6664f3ee0b1 " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medium</a> <a href="https://www.filminquiry.com/10-films-frame-narrative/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Film Inquiry </a><a href="https://smartblogger.com/frame-story-examples/#:~:text=To%20create%20a%20sense%20of,James%20Cameron%20did%20with%20Titanic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smart Blogger</a>The Written World by Martin Puchner - Chapter 6 {<a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/monsters-of-christmas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">atlas</a>}{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Lwyd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki</a>}{<a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/mari-lwyd-horse-skull-wales-wassailing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">atlas2</a>}{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki2</a>}{<a href="https://scarylittlechristmas.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/icelandic-terrors/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">scary</a>}

#43 The Arabian Nights & Christmas Creeps

Holiday Episode! Jack enchants us with the real reason behind the Christmas tree and manages not to burn down the apartment when lighting candles for the tree. He also...makes Jana appreciate spiders? Then Jana takes us on a world tour searching for the creatures that might live in your walls! She explores the fascinating tales of little humanoid creatures from all over the globe. Sites &amp; Sources: <a href="https://www.thewildhuntofvista.com/winter-spirit-deep-dive/legend-of-the-christmas-spider " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wild Hunt of Vista </a><a href="https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">History.com </a><a href="https://www.britannica.com/story/how-did-the-tradition-of-christmas-trees-start#:~:text=It%20is%20claimed%20that%20in,was%20their%20%E2%80%9Choly%20tree.%E2%80%9D " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britannica</a><a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/pagan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Etymonline</a> {<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duende" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki</a>}{<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/duwende#:~:text=A%20kind%20of%20dwarf%20or%20goblin%20in%20Filipino%20folklore." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki2</a>}{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_(folklore)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki3</a>}{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki4</a>}{<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/51mxc3/philippines_dwarf_dwende/?rdt=39314" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reddit</a>}{<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvHq6m5vQgc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>}{<a href="https://www.aswangproject.com/duwende-lore-in-the-philippines/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">duwende</a>}{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Duende" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tata duende</a>}

#42 Oh Christmas Tree & Duwendes

Whoops! We missed a week. Sorry- can we blame it on travel brain? Anyway- hi, we are back with more stories. Jake depresses us with a story of human sacrifice and 1 jaguar sacrifice. But we learn about the Aztecs and they are pretty...brutal. Then Jana takes us to the edge of the world and 13,000 ft down into a subglacial lake in search for Organism 46-B. Sites &amp; Sources:Gods of Sun &amp; Sacrifice - Tony Allan<a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Tonatiuh/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World History Org - Tonatiuh </a> {<a href="http://www.apple.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube</a>}{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Vostok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lake wiki</a>}{<a href="https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Organism_46-B" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cryptid fan</a>}{<a href="https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Organism_46-B" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">monster fan</a>}

#41 Aztec Human Sacrifices & Organism 46-B

Episode 40.2! Jack gives us a short and morally confusing story of a monk, a farmer, and a pear tree. Oh My! Then Jana tells us about the alleged and mysterious fur-bearing trout that didn't at all begin as a grammar joke... Sites &amp; Sources:<a href="https://spiritoftrees.org/the-magic-pear-tree" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spirit of Trees</a> {<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur-bearing_trout" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki</a>}{<a href="https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Fur-Bearing_Trout" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fandom</a>}{<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140409162702/http://fmca.com/conventions/past-conventions/gillette-2013/3649-roaming-wyoming-furry-fish-are-cool-very-cool?tmpl=component&amp;print=1&amp;page=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">web archive</a>}

#40 Pear Tree & Furry Fish

Stories that intrigue both our ancestors and us. Listen for conversations about Gods, ghouls, and some dramatic retellings of history.

Gods & Ghouls

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