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Jeb and Blake track the last cryptozoology episode of the original In Search Of… as we join the late Peter C. Byrne in a search for "The Abominable Snowman." Imagining the Wild Man: Yeti Sightings in Folktales and Newspapers of the Darjeeling and Kalimpong Hills More on Tom Slick - MonsterTalk Monty Python "abattoir" sketch Searching for Sasquatch (affiliate link) Article about Byrne still "hunting" in his 90s. The Eternal Return Bigfoot Map Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds (YouTube) Horror in the Heights - Kolchak Episode with Rakshasha   NFA - "Proof of Life"      Crevasse photo we mention from the episode.  

Jeb is right at home as we go In Search Of... Mexican Pyramids! Links from research Sacrifice City Great Pyramid of Cholula Templo Mayor Ruz' Palenque Dissertation The Christmas Robbery of the Century Secrets of the Maya Temple (1958) Museo (2018) movie about the robbery - affiliate link Mystery of the Meridas Ciudad Maya nightclub Music/Art film tied to the nightclub site Operation PBSuccess - CIA and Guatemala  Mystery film we think MAY have sourced part of this episode. Director Jean Chartier  Pyramid Comparison visual tool (wikipedia)   Nimoy Fashion Alert!  Jungle Cotton Blend edition:   There are actually subtle stripes on that shirt! This episode has some amazing models - so cool: And - of course - it wouldn't be ISO without some reenactments...  

Dr. Joe Nickell recalls his experiences working on the Season 4 episode of In Search Of… dealing with The Shroud of Turin. note: This interview will be cross-posted to MonsterTalk. The interview contents will be identical, but the framing intro/outro will be unique to the respective shows.  In Research Of… (Patreon) In Research Of (free feed) In Search Of… The Shroud of Turin (YouTube) Joe Nickell covered by The Daily Mail That's Incredible! segment on THE AMITYVILLE HORROR. (YouTube) Joe Nickell's website Joe's Amazon Author's Page (affiliate link)

Jeb and Blake unwrap the mystery of the shroud of Turin! (Which might, it turns out, be neither a shroud, nor from Turin - talk amongst yourselves!) Link to ISO on YouTube: While it lasts! The bucket brigade saves the shroud in re-creation... NFA - A return to "the Night Gallery?" Young Joe Nickell at work in Alan Landsburg's NYC apartment: The Rev. Francis Filas (1931 - 1985 - NYT OBIT) Prescriptive Linguistics Descriptive Linguistics Overview of use of Christ in Medieval Art Secondo Pia, photographer who discovered the "negative effect" on Shroud. (also, dead ringer for Seth Myers)   Just saying... Modern research suggests "blood on shroud" was applied artistically, not organically. More on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry    Dr. Harry Gove (Obit) The Shroud of Turin Research Project    Recent book that confirms Nickell's findings 

S04E06 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke The ISO team take us back to Colonial Virginia to investigate the cold-case of the lost colony of Roanoke. Jeb and Blake learn about armadas, plays, and rock diaries. Beach Action Nimoy Fashion Alert! The Money Shot...     Blake thinks the ISO actor is giving off Keenan Wynn vibes. And we've already discussed the ties between Rod Serling, Leonard Nimoy, Night Gallery, and more, so the visual similarities to this scene and Planet of the Apes might not be 100% coincidence. The famous "Dare Stones" preserved with all the decor and pomp appropriate their historical significance:     Links for this episode: History Channel's reboot of ISO covered this. Antiquarianism Play Sid Meiers Colonization  Book by David Stick on topic Park Ranger Phil Evans   The full text of the Dare Stones 

We're going to need a bigger boat!  Jeb and Blake head to Australia to investigate the idea that Great White sharks are immortal! Links: 1977 San Diego article about Sea World's shark exhibit Article about weird things allegedly found inside sharks. Henri Bource - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bource Groo the Wanderer NFA - on the beach! Sharks are famous for their teeth - and Nimoy's have improved since season one as well. Nimoy just walking on the beach manages to attract a diver's audience. Diving pioneer and explorer, Hugh Edwards.   Ray Keys at Sea World has lots of great shark information.   And don't forget researcher Dr. William Gladstone! (You can find him on twitter at @DrBillGladstone)  

Jeb and Blake have a look at the Season 4 episode UFO AUSTRALIA which covers the Kaikoura UFO Sighting and the disappearance of Frederich Valentich.  Retrospective of the Kaikoura UFO sighting Better version of the video than what is in the episode Westall UFO case (Blake mentioned - but is not in ep) Skeptical Inquirer (McGaha & Nickell) Transcript of the Valentich air traffic discussion Psychic Hippie Lawyer article Nimoy Fashion Alert shot on location at the San Fernando Aerospace Solar Observatory. 

Jeb, Blake and Alex French go in research of The Amityville Horror! Typewriters 101 site History vs Hollywood: Amityville History of the House The Warren Omission The Calamityville Horror The Dictionnaire Infernal Nimoy gives us the calm and rational look in the midst of so much weirdness! So many faceless re-enactors in this one!   Horror writer Jay Anson and his trusty typewriter!   And this episode is quite notable for giving us a look at Father Mancuso from the book. Aka Father Ralph Pecoraro. Aka Father Delaney.  Aka "Jimmy the Shadow" . The Lutz couple at the table.   The two versions of Jodie the Pig: And we gotta include the super creepy ISO doll.  Kudos to the prop dept.   

  Jeb and Blake look back at the ISO team's coverage of the global manhunt for the terrorist known as "Carlos." This episode gets an Explicit tag because of language.   Nimoy Fashion Alert:   Dr. Frederick Hacker (Obit)  Carlos - aka The Jackal  (Wiki) Raid on Entebbe (Wiki) Carnaby Street, England (Wiki) Friendship University, Russia (Wiki) News story about how Carlos got his name Nydia Toban (Obit)  Carlos's Lawyer/"wife" 

Additional background material on this episode is available for Patrons. Jeb and Blake wade into the first episode of season 4 of In Search Of... to learn a thing or two about tsunamis. (Yes, the producers actually said that they called it "tidal waves" because if they'd used "tsunami" Americans wouldn't have bothered to find out what it was about.  I remember being taught the "new" term during my basic education. -B) Lots of good footage, interviews, reenactments, and science in this one!   Nimoy Fashion - Henley Shirt (we assume he's wearing pants below the cut?) To me, it looked like an AARP-style drug ad. The J.K.K. Look Laboratory (in honor of Mr. James K. K. Look - who's death in pursuit of scientific data is honored in the naming) There is shockingly little about Mr. Look on the net and he certainly seems like he deserves at least a Wikipedia page.   Hokusai's famous "wave" - and yes, he really did pioneer "tentacle porn," but I'm not linking to it - nor judging.        This is only a simulation. If this had been an actual podcast, this guy would have tried to sell you some Bombas Socks or a subscription to Wondrium. NOAA monitoring lab Ed Bernard    Steven Froehlich

Blake and Jeb discuss their thoughts on the third season of In Search Of...   Things get... weird.

Jeb and Blake head out into the valley of the kings to learn more about King Tut.  History of the Valley of the Kings  Pyramid Secrets (IRO S02E09)  Significance of pyramids (Benben)  The Colossi of Memnon (the singing statue)  Nimoy Fashion - in the desert  Demotic writing  Example of Cartouche: James Lew - martial artist & actor  The complex history of the Noah's Ark Hoax (article by Jim Lippard) (featuring Gerald Larue)Same story covered by LA Times  Contemporary article about mummy curse - but we've covered this before.   Jeb points out that the actor playing the priest Ay favors deceased paranormal investigator Ed Warren. Moses, Monotheism & Egypt  James Brashler of Claremont College