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Virginia may be for lovers, but Ohio is for the Loveland Frogmen. Journey to the midwest on this episode's latest installment of our state cryptid series, the land of the Frogman, the Mothman, the Ohio Grassman, and so much more. Sources: * Cryptid Ohio [https://www.ohiocoopliving.com/cryptid-ohio] * Top 10 Cryptids Still Creeping Around Ohio- Exemplore [https://exemplore.com/cryptids/Top-10-Cryptids-Still-Creeping-Around-Ohio] * The 11 Most Bizarre Mythical… Columbus Navigator [https://www.columbusnavigator.com/ohio-cryptozoology-creatures/] * The Werewolf of Defiance- Fox19 [https://www.fox19.com/2018/10/19/werewolf-defiance-is-an-ohio-local-legend-that-still-haunts-video/] * The Mothman Museum- citybeat.com [https://www.citybeat.com/arts/the-mothman-museum-a-creepy-cryptid-road-trip-just-outside-of-ohio-in-point-pleasant-west-virginia-12265382] * Cryptid Profile: The Crosswick Monster- Pine Barren Institute [https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/19/quick-cryptid-snippet-the-crosswick-monster] * Meet the Monsters: The Crosswick Monster- monstersofohio.com [https://monstersofohio.com/2021/10/17/meet-the-monsters-the-crosswick-monster/] * The Peninsula Python: An Absolutely True Story- the Atlantic [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/11/the-peninsula-python-an-absolutely-true-story/656940/] * Monsters, Cryptids, and Mysterious Wild Beasts: West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, and Beyond, Jannette Quackenbush (2019) * The Loveland Frogmen-WLWT [https://www.wlwt.com/article/the-loveland-frogman/37871711] * Loveland Frogman Race [https://www.trisignup.com/Race/OH/Loveland/LovelandFrogmanRace] * The Gadsden Times, Oct. 18, 1985 (article on the Loveland frog) * Binkowski, Brooke. “ ‘Loveland Frogman’ Spotted Again?” Aug [https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/08/05/loveland-frogman-spotted-again/]. 5, 2016. Snopes. * Leggate, James. “Officer who shot ‘Loveland Frogman’ says story [https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/loveland-community/officer-who-shot-loveland-frogman-in-1972-says-story-is-a-hoax] is a hoax” Aug. 5, 2016. * Mulvey, Ricky. “The Loveland Frog: Still a Legend; Now a Loveland [https://davidgmiller.typepad.com/lovelandmagazine/2010/01/the-loveland-frogman-still-a-legend-now-a-loveland-movie.html] Movie,” January 28, 2010. * Long, Changquan et al. “Neural signs of flexible categorization: Evidence fromt eh flexibility of inclusion of humans in animal/non-animal categorization,” Elsevier, April 2020. * Bessie, the Lake Erie Monster [https://greatlakes.guide/ideas/meet-bessie-the-loch-ness-monsters-canadian-cousin-livin] * Ohio Grassman, Green-Clawed Beast, Big Muddy Monster, [https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/monsters-and-mysteries-in-america/episodes/buckeye-state-horrors] episode of Monsters and Mysteries

Just popping in your feed to say we are moving from releasing our podcast weekly to biweekly. Life, uhhhh, gets in the way (and women inherit the earth; watch Jurassic Park). Stay tuned for our next full episode on Thursday, Sept. 29!

What's grey and feathered and bipedal and a starfish but also an alligator? The Australian bunyip, of course! Holly and Chelsea reminisce about Chelsea's year as an exchange student in Australia as they unearth historical and contemporary cultural nuggets about the bunyip, a creature from multiple southern Aboriginal cultures' creation traditions. Sources: * The Gloomy Bunyip [https://auctions.treloars.com/lots/view/1-1M9ZNR/thiele-gloop-the-gloomy-bunyip-1962-a-signed-thiele] * Red Billabong- wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Billabong] * Bunyip wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunyip] * Meet the Bunyip- all that’s interesting [https://allthatsinteresting.com/bunyip] * Bunyip cryptid wiki [https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Bunyip] * Steve Irwin Stamps [https://www.steveirwinstamps.co.uk/14071994-australia-fdc-bunyips-9175-p.asp] * Dot and the Kangaroo wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_and_the_Kangaroo_(film)] * Bunyip, The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, 2nd ed. Wilde, William H., Joy Hooton, and Barry Andrews. Oxford UP, 1994. * Holden, Robert; Nicholas Holden. (2001). Bunyips: Australia’s folklore of fear. * South Australian Institutes Journal, [https://www.google.com/books/edition/South_Australian_Institutes_Journal/F6IQAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA107-IA4&printsec=frontcover] Jan. 18, 1901. * Geelong Advertiser, [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/94443733] Wed. July 2, 1845. * “Water spirit beings,” Clarke, Philip A. Aboriginal Biocultural Knowledge in South-eastern Australia: Perspectives of Early Colonists, [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Aboriginal_Biocultural_Knowledge_in_Sout/SDBZDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0] 2018. * Clarke, Philip A. “Indigenous Spirit and Ghost Folklore of “Settled” Australia.” Folklore 118.2 (2007), 141-161. Music: * Intro and outro: ​Underneath the Christmas Tree (Instrumental) by myuu http://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/q8fX3In7Qng

We're doing something different this week to accommodate Chelsea's croaky cold voice (blame her toddler, the walking germ farm): recommendations! We discuss fae-adjacent books, tv shows, and movies we've enjoyed recently. Mostly books, because, well, we were both English majors. Chelsea's book recommendations: * The Chosen and the Beautiful, [https://www.amazon.com/Chosen-Beautiful-Nghi-Vo-ebook/dp/B08HKX42VT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25YSB2Q28C2IL&keywords=the+chosen+and+the+beautiful&qid=1662580963&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+chosen+and%2Cdigital-text%2C113&sr=1-1] Nghi Vo * A Spindle Splintered,A Mirror Mended, and all things Alix E. Harrow [https://www.amazon.com/Alix-Harrow/e/B07N1SL37M/ref=sxts_entity_h_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=NGMHu&content-id=amzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a:amzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&pf_rd_p=a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&pf_rd_r=CQF3P74NZDEGK54XJ9CH&pd_rd_wg=144sh&pd_rd_r=73929731-30ed-445a-b752-0a821fc276b9&qid=1662580934&cv_ct_cx=alix+e+harrow] * Small Favors [https://www.amazon.com/Small-Favors-Erin-Craig-ebook/dp/B08M5M9BQV/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2W1SCLX6HVT6X&keywords=small+favors&qid=1662580909&s=digital-text&sprefix=small+favors%2Cdigital-text%2C109&sr=1-3], Erin A. Craig * For the Wolf [https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Wilderwood-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08KQ4WX6C/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3E6Z335UYI7ZI&keywords=for+the+wolf&qid=1662580994&s=digital-text&sprefix=for+the+wolf%2Cdigital-text%2C115&sr=1-1] andFor the Throne [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09H6W1N4W?notRedirectToSDP=1&ref_=dbs_mng_calw_1&storeType=ebooks], Hannah Whitten Holly's book recommendations: * Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes, [https://www.amazon.com/Cassandra-Speaks-Women-Storytellers-Changes-ebook/dp/B082T1Z8YG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=155LQ87LP4IGF&keywords=cassandra+speaks+by+elizabeth+lesser&qid=1662580846&s=digital-text&sprefix=cassandra+speaks%2Cdigital-text%2C112&sr=1-1] Elizabeth Lesser * Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology [https://www.amazon.com/Women-Other-Monsters-Building-Mythology-ebook/dp/B08B5DTWZL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ID5V5E15QY7W&keywords=women+and+other+monsters&qid=1662581041&s=digital-text&sprefix=women+and+other+%2Cdigital-text%2C112&sr=1-1], Jess Zimmerman * Pandora's Jar: Women in the Green Myths [https://www.amazon.com/Pandoras-Jar-Women-Greek-Myths-ebook/dp/B086MR2BRP], Natalie Haynes * A Thousand Ships, [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0894VDYFC/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1]Natalie Haynes Music: * Intro and outro: ​Underneath the Christmas Tree (Instrumental) by myuu http://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/q8fX3In7Qng

Meet the original Dr. Burk, our dad, on this canine-centered episode! Dr. Craig Burk, veterinarian for over 40 years, helps us understand the differences between Cardiganshire Welsh Corgis and Pembroke Welsh Corgis, discusses Kennel Clubs, and reminds us to always bring water for our pups on hot days. Also, Chelsea solves a corgi-as-fairy-steed mystery and Holly teaches us about best practices when introducing your corgi to its fairy saddle. Sources: * Can Dogs See Fairies? Wag [https://wagwalking.com/sense/can-dogs-see-fairies] * Faerie Guardian Dogs- The Faerie Dog… YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dag4x1h7IN0&list=PLrHlR9hg2RT9HFxfVfFxK88U8a6JP4NEJ&index=3] * What is a Fairy Saddle on a Corgi? corgicare [https://corgicare.com/what-is-a-fairy-saddle-on-a-corgi/] * https://folklorethursday.com/folklife/5370/ [https://folklorethursday.com/folklife/5370/] * Pembroke Welsh Corgi Listed As Vulnerable Breed [https://doi-org.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/10.1136/vr.h760] * “Dog,” The Encyclopedia of Celtic Myth and Folklore, Patricia Monaghan * The American Kennel Club “Cardigan vs. Pembroke: An Interesting Heritage” [https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/cardigan-welsh-corgi-pembroke-welsh-corgi/] * "Corgi Fantasy," [https://www.welshcorgi-news.ch/Leseecke/Poems/Corgi_Fantasy.html] Anne G. Biddlecome * John Rhys’s Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx [https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55025/pg55025-images.html] Music: * Intro and outro: ​Underneath the Christmas Tree (Instrumental) by myuu http://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/q8fX3In7Qng