*Bonus* – The Legend of Baba Yaga

Ep. 266: Field Notes on Sasquatch Encounters

Almost every culture on the planet has stories of some sort of “Wild Man” creature, whether it is Sasquatch, Yeti, Skunk Apes, Yowie, Wendigo, Yeren, etc.  Here in The States we call this creature “Bigfoot”, and proof of their existence is elusive at best.  Almost as elusive as John O’Connor, who’s book “The Secret History of Bigfoot [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-history-of-bigfoot-field-notes-on-a-north-american-monster-john-o-connor/20083851?ean=9781464216633]” details his trek’s out into the wilderness to seek out this creature, along with people who call themselves “Bigfoot Hunters”.  We discuss his travels, his Bigfoot themed screenplay, as well as some of the most convincing Sasquatch encounters he heard while exploring the Northern California wilderness. EPISODES WE MENTIONED FGGGbT Ep. on Fallout [https://bit.ly/FGGGbT_Fallout] Fascinating Nouns Ep. Survival of the Friendliest w/ Dr. Brian Hare [https://bit.ly/2D9fT3n] Fascinating Nouns Ep. on Sasquatch w/ Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum [https://bit.ly/3wu8L9B] Fascinating Nouns Ep. on Bigtoot (and other stuff) w/ the Paranormal Rangers [https://bit.ly/31AwRSj] JOHN ON SOCIAL MEDIA Website [https://www.johnmoconnor.com/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/centerforhighenergymetaphysics/] Purchase “The Secret History of Bigfoot” [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-history-of-bigfoot-field-notes-on-a-north-american-monster-john-o-connor/20083851?ean=9781464216633] FASCINATING NOUNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fascinatingnouns] Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/fascinatingnoun/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/danieljglenn]

Ep. 265: Early Education for Puppies

The way we live with dogs has change significantly over the past few decades.  Our pets are a part of the family, and as such, we want to give them every advantage possible, including a great education.  Dr. Brian Hare has been studying dog cognition for years, and his recent project involves monitoring the cognitive development of puppies starting at nine weeks.  He calls it “Puppy Kindergarten”, which we can all agree is an adorable name.  The purpose of this school is to play games and run tests on their puppies to see how their brains develop, and how to train them to maximize their different areas of intelligence.  We discuss this process, and how to pick the best career path for your dog.  Plus we discuss how dogs develop such unique personalities and why we love that so much. DR. BRIAN HARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter [https://twitter.com/bharedogguy] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/brianharedogguy/] Website [http://brianhare.net/] Purchase “Puppy Kindergarten” [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-puppy-kindergarten-the-new-science-of-raising-a-great-dog-brian-hare/20456259?ean=9780593231326] FASCINATING NOUNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fascinatingnouns] Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/fascinatingnoun/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/danieljglenn]

Ep. 264: Vampires VS Zombies – The Battle for the White House

The election has come and gone here is the states, and while we don’t get political on this show, we do love movies, so I decided to have Tea Krulos back on the show to discuss his research tying popular cinematic monsters to the political party who wins the White House. Democrats are tied to Vampires while Republicans are represented by Zombies. There is one shocking aberration to this theory, but you will have to listen to find out what happened! EPISODES WE MENTIONED FGGGbT Ep. on Fallout [https://bit.ly/FGGGbT_Fallout] Fascinating Nouns Ep. w/ Proliferation of Conspiracy Theories w/ Tea Krulos [https://bit.ly/2D9fT3n] TEA ON SOCIAL MEDIA Website [https://teakrulos.com/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/teakrulos/] X (Twitter) [https://x.com/teakrulos] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/theTeaKrulos/] Purchase “Political Monsters” [https://teakrulos.com/political-monsters/] FASCINATING NOUNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fascinatingnouns] Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/fascinatingnoun/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/danieljglenn]

*Bonus* – The Legend of Baba Yaga

As promised, Noah and I discuss the “Three Goddesses” story, one of them being the Baba Yaga, who is the prototype for our modern conception of the witch.  She has a big nose, long chin, a house on chicken lags, and for some reason there is a focus on her saggy breasts.  On, and she doesn’t ride around a broom, but it is involved.

Ep. 263: The First Vampire

It is Halloween again, and what is more iconic at this time of year than vampires, werewolves, and witches?  I thought it was about time we dedicate a whole episode to them, so Noah Charney is back on the show to discuss their origins.  It turns out that these creatures first appear in Slavic myths around the 4th century and the werewolf & the vampire are actually the same creature!  It wasn’t until very modern stories started to separate them into two different monsters.  Still we see the origins that eventually become legendary parts of the story:  A wirey, tall, gaunt undead creature that is nocturnal, can only be killed with silver bullets, they drink blood to reproduce, can only enter a house when invited, and can turn into a wolf or a swarm of black butterflies (later bats).  This creature smelled like garlic and was not repulsed by it, but that plant still plays a prominent role in the story.  Listen to original stories from the part of the world that used to be called Transylvania! EPISODES WE MENTIONED Fascinating Nouns Ep. on The Mona Lisa [https://bit.ly/49q7JyQ] Fascinating Nouns Ep. w/ The Navajo Rangers [https://bit.ly/2D9fT3n] Fascinating Nouns Ep. w/ Elizabeth Loftus [https://bit.ly/2LHKW9O] NOAH ON SOCIAL MEDIA Website [https://noahcharney.smugmug.com/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/slovenology/] X (Twitter) [https://twitter.com/noahcharney] Purchase “The Slavic Myths” [https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/the-slavic-myths-hardcover] FASCINATING NOUNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fascinatingnouns] Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/fascinatingnoun/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/danieljglenn]