1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 First we hit on a few current events, including a new monolith outside of Las Vegas and a &quot;shadow&quot; CDC website fake. Sharon Hill joins us again, this time to discuss her new &quot;Pop Cryptid Spectator&quot; and all the delightful cryptidabelia that inspires it. She's noticed a rise in paranormal thinking when it comes to cryptids, as opposed to the old-school zoological framing. How has the internet fed into cryptid spread as well as evolution? She also notes that any cryptozoological gatekeepers are now long gone, so it's a wild heyday of &quot;anything goes&quot; as cryptids turn into blobby, cute versions of their old selves and even Skibidi Toilet has a chance at being labelled a cryptid. We touch on snack foods, movies, games, town mascots, and festivals like Pennsylvania's &quot;Squonkapalooza.&quot; Squaring the Strange http://squaringthestrange.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/35901785/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/35901785