Matt, Katie, and EJ continue their investigation of Mokele Mbembe and the legends of neodinosaurs in Africa. Roy P. Mackal and James Powell travel to Lake Tele to investigate rumors of sauropods. They never actually see one, but they talk to lots of people who have... after buying them a drink and offering them supplies of course. Mackal is convinced and launches a second expedition. Meanwhile, rival cryptozoologist Herman Regusters stakes out the lake with audio and video equipment, hoping to catch a glimpse of the mysterious dinosaur.

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Matt, Katie, and EJ continue their investigation into the neo dinosaurs of Africa. Today, we're discussing the history of the theory of evolution, and how it shaped the way some cryptozoologists think today. From Darwin's finches to a Tennessee classroom, the push and pull of evolution and creationism has been an undercurrent throughout the modern history of America. But as the dogmatic movement of intelligent design sets its sights on the American educational system, it's cryptids that are in the crosshairs.

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Matt, Katie, and EJ tackle the latest in Fortean news. This month, we dive into the New Apostolic Movement, as small town church wages war with their neighboring bookstore, claiming that it's full of demons. Plus, an alien steals James Franco's lunch, and Jimothy the raccoon continues his antics.

The Demon Next Door

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/charismatic-christian-church-tennessee/687624/

James Franco's alien:

https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/james-franco-addresses-alien-footage-37437551

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/07/16/james-franco-alien-footage/

Jimothy the raccoon:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/meet-jimothy-seattles-internet-famous-raccoon/

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Matt, Katie, and EJ conclude their investigation into Mokele-Mbembe and the living dinosaurs of Africa. New investigator William Gibbons experiences a terrifying attack in the jungle, and converts to Christianity. Now empowered by God, he leverages Young Earth Creationism and cryptozoology in his future expeditions. Meanwhile, more and more researchers fail to capture evidence of dinosaurs, even as Werner Herzog and Steve Boyes track mysterious ghost elephants in Angola. What do these real animals tell us about the living dinosaurs of the Congo? And are there any surviving sauropods out there?

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Matt sits down with author and filmmaker Adam Gorightly for a conversation on aliens, government disinformation, and conspiracy theories. Adam's new movie, Saucers, Spooks, and Kooks follows the story of scientist Paul Bennewitz, who was targeted by a mind-bending counterintelligence campaign that gave rise to enduring UFO lore. The themes of this incident spread into the 1980s UFO scene, and eventually found their way to movies and shows like the X-Files, captivating a new generation of believers. Tropes like the "Greys," underground "Reptilian" bases, and crashed saucers have had an enduring influence on popular culture and still determine how we see the UFO phenomenon today.

Watch Saucers, Spooks, and Kooks: https://saucersspooksandkooks.vhx.tv

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Matt, Katie, and EJ dive into the latests in weird and paranormal news for June. A missing employee of Los Alamos is found dead after a year. A journalist covering the Epstein case claims she's been the target of directed energy weapons. A celebrity exorcist loses his job. And a Sasquatch attempts a carjacking.

Missing Los Alamos worker found dead:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0723mr8j3po

Epstein investigator flees US after directed energy weapon attacks

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/epstein-reporter-plans-to-leave-u-s-after-alleged-home-attacks/gm-GM065FAF4B?gemSnapshotKey=GM065FAF4B-snapshot-2&ocid=msntoolbar405

https://substack.com/home/post/p-198425968

Catholic exorcist fired for claiming aliens were demons

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/06/ufo-catholic-exorcist-demons-aliens.html?pay=1781434925616

Teenage campers stalked by bigfoot

https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-culture/group-teenage-campers-stalked-group-sasquatches-idaho-memorial-day-weekend

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Matt, Katie, and EJ continue their investigation into Mokele-Mbembe and the Neo-dinosaurs of Africa. Cryptozoologist Ivan T. Sanderson gets in on the action after his own encounter with a flying creature that he swears was a pterosaur not a bat. HIs contemporary Bernard Heuvelmans believes him and includes a chapter on living dinosaurs in his book, On the Track of Unknown Animals.

Meanwhile, cryptozoologist Roy P. Mackal tries to capture photo and physical evidence of the Loch Ness Monster. His efforts fail, but connect him with other, like-minded researchers. The community belief in surviving dinosaurs is growing, but is there any actual evidence? And if those dinosaurs are still around, do they have snack pouches?

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Matt, Katie, and EJ continue their investigation into the rumors of Mokele-Mbembe and the living dinosaurs of Africa. Alternative historians claim that an ancient city in Zimbabwe is the lost biblical city of Ophir. Early cryptozoologist Willy Ley gets in on the speculation too. He believes that there's a prehistoric monster etched on a Babylonian Gate and that German explorers encounter dinosaurs in Africa. Unfortunately for Ley, he's spectacularly wrong, but he's laying the groundwork for one of the most fascinating mysteries in the Fortean sciences - the living dinosaurs of the Congo.

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