Brandon Boyer, John Dunham

Cryptopedia - A Paranormal Podcast

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Cryptopedia is an exploration of the myths and legends that haunt the human mind. Each week Brandon and John will take you on a journey exploring the mysteries of the world, tackling the tales with a dash of skepticism and an extra helping of humor. Topics include cryptids such as bigfoot or mothman, paranormal events, claims of the supernatural, monsters of mythology, and urban legends.

Author

Brandon Boyer, John Dunham

Episodes

Van Meter Monster - Too Awkward to Say No - 55 18.11.2019 1:14:01

We’re back! Brandon takes a bullet for John, and the listeners, and covers a Pterosaur story. --- Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon --- Sources: Van Meter Remembers 1903 Visit From Winged Monster - Desmoines Register The Twisted Strange Tale - The Bigfoot Diaries Chad Lewis' Site

Secure, Contain, Podcast 02: 023, 1424, 1111, 1652 04.11.2019 28:10

Hey Listeners! This week recording couldn't happen, so in lieu of an empty feed or a text post, here's John reading SCPs. We'll be back soon! --- Research Assistant [REDACTED], has been tasked with creating audio records of key SCP records on a [DATA EXPUNGED] basis. This is the first session. Production: [DATA EXPUNGED] Music: Brandon [REDACTED] SCP Links: SCP 023 - 00:26 - 10:00 SCP 1424 - 10...

Momo the Missouri Monster - An Unwashed Hippie - 54 21.10.2019 1:19:31

It’s time to go back to Bigfoot (maybe?) as we take a trip to the confusingly named Louisiana, Missouri. Also in description shout out to Jackalope Marty Von Party, who was obscured by Patreon's interface. --- Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon --- Sources: Momo: The Strange Case of the Missouri Monster - Lyle Blackburn Louisiana, Misouri

Indrid Cold - Grinning Grandpas - 53 07.10.2019 1:16:16

Welp, we switch to every other week and John forgets how Google Docs work. This week Brandon talks about the infamous Grinning Man Indrid Cold, while John builds a new deck. --- Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon --- Sources: Historic Mysteries - Indrid Cold Mothman Wiki - Indrid Cold Cryptidz Wiki - Indrid Cold Mysterious Universe - Indrid Cold

Mothman - Cryptopedia Book Club - 52 23.09.2019 1:35:58

An actual Robin: "Holy paranoia Mothman, Cryptopedia is a year old! What do we do now?!" Mothman: "Squeak" That's right actual robin, we've been doing this thing for a year, so a book was read for this episode. While it's no John Yells For an Hour, emotions definitely run high. Also, we totally escaped that bunker thing we were in for a while during all of those area 51 memes. I bet you thought...

Shadow People - Adulting Ain’t Easy - 51 16.09.2019 52:52

Brandon and John are dealing with the horrors of being an an adult and have been listening to the dollop a lot. Also Shadow People are way different than John thought. This is technically a year of Cryptopedia, but next week we’re "celebrating" it. — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Sources: Skeptoid Weird California Wikipedia...

Spring Heeled Jack (2) - Spring Heeled Jack Part 2 - 50 09.09.2019 1:08:33

This time Brandon did something at a mountain and John laments the loss of another one of his favorite restaurants. We finish out our exploration of Spring Heeled Jack and his time in the tabloids. — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Atlas Obscura Article Rational Wiki Spring Heeled Jack Strange History - Spring Heeled Jack Wikipedi...

Pope Lick Monster - Vacation Hangover - 49 02.09.2019 1:06:19

John starts this episode eating a pop tart as he deals with jet lag, and Brandon talks Renaissance Faire. Also, we talk about the Pope Lick Monster. — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — The Parklands: The Pope Lick Monster Wikipedia: The Pope Lick Monster Pope Lick Monster Survivor Mentally Crushed Atlas Obscura: Pope Lick Trestle Br...

Cryptopedia Break 01- Vacation 26.08.2019 25:08

Welp it was inevitable, Brandon and John finally took a vacation and didn't record in the scuffle. Hopefully we'll have something new next week. Brandon has prepared an offering of John's noises over on the patreon. https://www.patreon.com/posts/john-sounds-01-29455663 Meanwhile John has decided to upload the first in his series of SCP premium episodes of which episode 2 is definitely coming he sw...

Spring Heeled Jack (1) - Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao - 48 19.08.2019 1:06:13

Trigger Warning: This episode will deal with topics of Sexual Assault Hoo hoo! This week we’re taking a trip to Victorian England! Somehow John didn’t say Jack The Ripper in the entire episode (he thought it a lot). — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Atlas Obscura Article Rational Wiki Spring Heeled Jack Strange History - Spring He...

Black Eyed Kids - That’s My Deal - 47 12.08.2019 59:33

Brandon got his eyes checked, which is super related to this week’s subject. Also I’m pretty sure his doctor is a transhumanist. — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Skeptoid - Black Eyed Kids Astonishing Legends - Black Eyed Kids Wikipedia - Black Eyed Kids Original Black Eyed Story

Scarecrow of Chiang Rai, Kinnula Humanoid - Quark Needs AA - 46 05.08.2019 58:04

Brandon and John talk toys for about fourteen minutes, then cover a cryptid that’s hyper on brand for Cryptopedia. Links: Unicron John wants at least 8 — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Cryptopia - Chiang Rai Scarecrow Phantoms and Monsters - Chiang Rai Scarecrow Scarecrow Making Contests Chiang Rai - Wikipedia Golden Triangle - W...

The Yowie - The Bigfoot From Down Under - 45 29.07.2019 1:05:24

Content Warning: The names of deceased Aboriginal people are used in this episode. This week we take a trip to Australia to learn about the Yowie and the bizarre number of forms it takes on. — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Yowie Wikipedia Small Town Myths Yowie's Fair Dinkum Spot the Yowie Time Again The Australian Yowie: Myster...

The Mad Gasser of Mattoon - Don’t Sniff Random Rags - 44 22.07.2019 58:02

Content Warning: Gas attacks An episode 44 weeks in the making, marvel as John refuses to read his script when telling Brandon about it. If you think we’re taking the high road and not making fart jokes, you’re about to get the vapors. — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Mattoon Wikipedia Non Chain Burger King Mysterious America - L...

Man-Bat - Reverse Batman - 43 15.07.2019 1:06:41

Na na na na! Bat-… What do you mean the podcast has a copyright strike now? Alright I guess we’ll cease and desist. An an an an! Man Bat! (We beat you Detective Comics). — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Paranormal Wisconsin: The Bat Man of Briggs Road Unexplained Mysteries - Forum post Mysterious Universe - Man Bat

The Hopkinsville Goblins - Dobby on Meth - 42 08.07.2019 1:01:41

In commemoration of episode 42 we’re doing Alien stuff. Grab your pan-galactic garble blasters and get ready to figure out what happened in a rural farmhouse back in 1955. This is the tourism video Imagine this is playing at the start of the episode — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — CSI article Close Encounter at Kelly Research Pa...

Batsquatch - The Indestructible Batsquatch - 41 01.07.2019 1:03:16

Brandon has done something wonderful this week, we're talking about perhaps the most wonderfully named Cryptid. John audibly gasps from pure joy at least three times this episode. Also the Ropen rant is here: Cryptopedia 16 - John Yells For an Hour | Cryptid, Pterosaur, Hoax | The Ropen — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Mysteri...

The Bridgewater Triangle (3) - Bridgewater Triangle Part 3 of 2 - 40 24.06.2019 1:09:40

New podcast ideas are being pitched, and we try one of them. We’re talking Bridgewater Triangle ghost stories this week. Also Danny DeVito somehow shows up again? — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Bridgewater Triangle Documentary Mysterious America - Loren Coleman FUN107 article about the Redheaded Hitchhiker of Route 44 Spooky So...

Tatzelwurm - Introducing Akinator to Cat Sneks - 39 17.06.2019 1:27:29

Last week's mystery continues to be investigated as John welcomes an AI host to solve Brandon's riddle. John totally remembered that he uploads these on Mondays. — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Tatzelwurm wiki astonishinglegends.com tatzelwurm cryptidz wiki Tatzelwurm Allaboutdragons Tatzelwurm theculturetrip tatzelwurm blackd...

The Bridgewater Triangle (2), Puckwudgie, Alien Big Cats, Ghost Hitchhikers - Bridgewater Triangle II: Electric Boogaloo - 38 10.06.2019 1:07:18

We talk the Bridgewater Triangle again this week, at least we try our best. Brandon introduces a monster to John that derails him HARD. Also for the whole desk situation, someone took it the day we recorded and John's foot still aches. — Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: We love you guys — Sources Bridgewater Triangle Documentary Mysterious America -...

The Monkey-Man of Delhi - Danny Devito on Bath Salts - 37 03.06.2019 1:09:46

Surprisingly, two people who record a weekly podcast requiring a fair amount of research and also work full time jobs have a problem with relaxing. Brandon breaks from his usual trend and goes more modern, covering Danny Devito crossed with Goku. Also, we saw Godzilla KOTM, it was fun, but we recorded this before then so don’t expect any hard hitting commentary before episode 39. I have to say tho...

The Bridgewater Triangle (1), Hockomock Swamp, Puckwudgie, Bigfoot - Massholes - 36 27.05.2019 1:14:56

It's a kaiju watch this week as we get ready for the cinematic event of the year now that the Sonic movie got pushed back. This week we're talking triangles and Massachusetts history. --- Stuff we talked about in the episode: Godzilla KOTM Reincarnated as a Sword (John read it, it was okay) --- Sources: Bridgewater Triangle Documentary Mysterious America Loren Coleman https://historyofmassachusett...

Alien Big Cats - The Ninja Village and Cheetor - 34 20.05.2019 1:08:07

Brandon gives us a play by play of a recent trip to New York City and John talks about literally his favorite thing in the world. This was an episode recorded late, so strap in everyone. Things Discussed: Ninja New York Best Alien Big Cat --- Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 --- Sources: Alien Big Cat Wikiped...

Wanaque Reservoir UFO Incident - Detective Pikachu and the Case of the Faulty Source - 35 13.05.2019 1:21:13

Brandon and John talk about their week (Brandon was 100% more social) for a surprisingly long time, then we talk about something that supposedly happened extremely close to us. Production note: You didn’t miss episode 34, Alien Big Cats (e34) is next week’s episode, we had some technical difficulties with the rendered file, and didn’t want to be late today Things Discussed: John assumes this is...

Aswang - The As[s]wang - 33 06.05.2019 1:07:12

We've got Magic Arena fever in the cold open, and Brandon unveils his Bigfoot theory. This week's Cryptid takes us to the Philippines to explore one of the more misunderstood Cryptids from the region. --- Produced By: Brandon Boyer Art: Tom Hill Website: cryptopediacast.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr...