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Sep 15, 2026
Brian DunningHOST
[ Skeptoid intro music] Stories of giant, hairy, ape-like monsters are found in every country in the world, and yet not one has ever made it into a zoo or a natural history museum.
Brian DunningHOST
One such creature comes from the swamps of Louisiana, where it is called the Honey Island Swamp Monster.
Brian DunningHOST
Today, we're gonna track it down and find out whether there's actually something real in the swamps or if there might be some other explanation for the story.
Brian DunningHOST
And in our extended content for premium members, we explore why the United States has so many ape-like cryptids in a country that doesn't have any native apes or monkeys.
Brian DunningHOST
All of that and more is coming up right now on Skeptoid.
Ray MagliozziADVERTISER
[ upbeat music] Hi, this is Ray Magliozzi from Car Talk.
Ray MagliozziADVERTISER
Since you appreciate the facts, you know that Skeptoid brings the rigors of science to the world of wacko theories.
Ray MagliozziADVERTISER
What do I know about wacko theories? Well, my brother and I are responsible [laughs] for most of them.
KatieHOST
We can stop there.
MattHOST
Brian Dunning of Skeptoid has this to say on Geiger's wilder claims.
EJHOST
The established body of work on sensed presences, spatial hallucinations, and hypnagogic hallucinations does seem adequate to explain the reports that are on record, even if researchers have not yet nailed down an agreed mechanism.
MattHOST
We know that that happens.
Mike HarringtonHOST
[laughs]
Danny McCrumHOST
There's a, there's a great podcast ca- I think it's called Skeptoid.
Mike HarringtonHOST
Mm.
Danny McCrumHOST
And it's a very long-running podcast, and it's all about science and various things.
Brian DunningHOST
And in our extended content for premium members, a quick refresher on how you can or cannot tell how far away a single light in the night sky is.
Brian DunningHOST
All of that is coming up right now on Skeptoid.
Ray MagliozziADVERTISER
[music] Hi, this is Ray Magliozzi from Car Talk.
Ray MagliozziADVERTISER
Since you appreciate the facts, you know that Skeptoid brings the rigors of science to the world of wacko theories.
Ray MagliozziADVERTISER
What do I know about wacko theories? Well, my brother and I are responsible for most of them [laughs].
Ray MagliozziADVERTISER
But you can combat wacko theories and support science journalism at Skeptoid with your old car.
Ray MagliozziADVERTISER
Yeah, even your old car can be donated to Skeptoid and turned into more of the podcasts that you love.
Ray MagliozziADVERTISER
Want to find out more? Visit skeptoid.com/giving or call 877-215-0277 today.
Ashley Hamer-PritchardHOST
And in our extended content for premium members, how Maria Reiche, the Lady of the Lines, spent her life investigating and protecting the Nazca Lines.
Ashley Hamer-PritchardHOST
That's up next on Skeptoid.
Brian DunningHOST
[upbeat music] Hey, everyone, Brian here.
Brian DunningHOST
Before we get started, a quick word about how you can support Skeptoid directly.
Brian DunningHOST
If you've ever wanted your name permanently attached to an episode of this show, for example, one you might suggest, now you can.
Brian DunningHOST
For a one-time fee, I'll read your name at the top of an episode of your choice, burned into the recording forever.
Brian DunningHOST
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Brian DunningHOST
And if you have a business, product, or service you'd like to reach our audience with, we offer commercial sponsorships, too, up to 60 seconds of copy, with options for impressions, dates, and even geotargeting.
KevinGUEST
Uh, yeah, super good.
KevinGUEST
Um, and Brian Dunning, Skeptoid, uh, also a really good read for you to, uh, go to.
KevinGUEST
And then there's just, like, a million other small...
KevinGUEST
Even, uh, Angry Video Game Nerd, I can get a shout-out 'cause I watched his Polybius video-
Brian DunningHOST
[upbeat music] Once again, we open the mailbag here at Skeptoid and see what feedback we've gotten lately.
Brian DunningHOST
Let's see, here's some spam, uh, some catalogs, credit card pre-approval, uh, some more spam, "You may have already won," uh, another spam.
Brian DunningHOST
Ah-ha, here's, uh, five pieces of genuine listener feedback with excellent and insightful content to enhance past shows.
Brian DunningHOST
What fascinating things we are about to learn.
Brian DunningHOST
And in our extended content for premium members, one more piece of feedback that might be a little too much for the free public show.
Brian DunningHOST
That's coming up right now on Skeptoid.
Brian DunningHOST
[Skeptoid music] Hey, everyone, Brian here.
Brian DunningHOST
Before we get started, a quick word about how you can support Skeptoid directly.
MaynardCORRESPONDENT
It doesn't actually give you a number.
JeremyGUEST
Oh, there's Skeptoid.
JeremyGUEST
That's good.
MaynardCORRESPONDENT
On you, Brian.