S2 E9: You Gotta Have Faith
Our views on aliens can often be uplifting, offering a glimpse of a better, technologically-bright future, or a glimmer of hope about our ability to survive. In some cases, our thoughts about them are almost spiritual, as though aliens are divine beings. To understand why, we make a trip to Colorad…
Ep. 349 - Q&A - January, 2026
Cliff Barackman, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt answer your questions in this new Q&A episode! If you would like to submit a question for a future Q&A episode, please use the contact form or voicemail link HERE.Links mentioned in the episode: Sasquatch Archives, Salish Sasquatch, Kentucky Bigfoo…
SC EP:1249 Laura Krantz
Laura Krantz is a journalist, editor and producer, in both radio and print, and co-founder of Foxtopus Ink. Her podcast, Wild Thing has received critical acclaim from Scientific American, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic, which named it one of the best 50 podcasts in 2018 and 2020.
Wild Thing is al…
Mutants—S3 Bonus Episode
A faulty reactor overheats, melting through its containment unit and poisoning a nearby town with radioactive gas. A spacecraft pushes further into deep space, exploring new galaxies, powered by a small nuclear reactor. An ordinary scientist is struck by cosmic rays—and finds he has new powers. Fic…
Searching for Sasquatch: History, Hoaxes, and the Hunt for a Camera-Shy Hominid
According to a 2025 survey, nearly one in three people believes in Bigfoot: that fantastical, forest-dwelling hominid, famously captivating yet camera-shy. And interest is growing. But why? What does science have to say about our contemporary concept of Sasquatch? And how would anyone know what a “…
The Monster of Lake Champlain
Tara tells Doug about her favorite American monster while also delivering a Crash Course on cryptids. If you thought monster legends were all about conspiracies and hoaxes, think again!
References:
The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters by J.W. Ocker
The Untold Stor…
Transparency and Trust with Sarah Robey—S3 Bonus Interview
Transparency has always been something of a gray area in the history of nuclear fission. It made sense to keep this knowledge a secret during World War II. But afterwards, it seemed that citizens should have had the right to know what their country was involved in and how it affected them. Dr. Sara…
Atomic History with Richard Rhodes—S3 Bonus Interview
In this bonus episode, we hear from author Richard Rhodes. His best known book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb, won a Pulitzer Prize. It's about the Manhattan Project, but as Rhodes explains, there's a lot of history leading up to that moment, starting back in the 19th century.
*Season 3 of Wild Thi…
The Legacy of Three Mile Island with Natasha Zaretsky—S3 Bonus Interview
Most people consider Three Mile Island to be American’s worst nuclear accident. But the actual legacy of that incident is much more complex than than many of us realize, as historian Natasha Zaretsky, author of Radiation Nation, points out.
*Season 3 of Wild Thing is produced by Laura Krantz and Sc…
Homemade Reactors with Ken Silverstein—S3 Bonus Interview
In the 1990s, a teenager named David Hahn set out to earn his Atomic Energy Merit Badge. For a science whiz like him, the requirements were too easy, so he decided to make his own challenge: build a nuclear reactor in his own backyard. Journalist Ken Silverstein is the author of The Radioactive Boy…
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