Another Superduperstitious Special Report? Another critical look at the pseudoscientific shenanigans of cryptozoology? BOTH?! What a day!
In this first half of another epic two-part deep dive, the boys examine some cryptozoological coattail riding, Europeans’ long history of “discovering” species that were new only to their white asses, and of course some super cool aminals. Also, apparently a shitload of feral cats were just unleashed upon Chicago, so that’s nice.
The difference between “cryptid” and “not yet known to science” isn’t as black and white as the critters discussed in this episode. Listen in and appreciate that wordplay!
EPISODE LINKS
Palestine resources: https://oc-palestine.carrd.co/
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: https://www.pchrgaza.org/en/
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer
SDS PSA
Feral cats in Chicago: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/14/chicago-feral-cats-rat-crisis
Bullshit study justifying feral cat program: https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789309/
Process Church of the Final Judgment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_Church_of_the_Final_Judgment
Prolly a cult: https://bit.ly/3wAWv6L
Some actual science: https://abcbirds.org/program/cats-indoors/trap-neuter-release/
Wyatt’s story
Loren Coleman tweet: https://twitter.com/cryptoloren/status/1269359455122178051?lang=en
Collin Dickey’s article: https://lithub.com/the-monster-that-everyone-saw-and-no-one-cared-to-talk-about/
Guardian panda article: https://bit.ly/2SrCnFw
Coelacanth in Mountain Dew: https://www.instagram.com/p/BvEjnwqnuum/
Jake’s story
All previous Special Reports: https://www.superduperstitious.com/superduperstitious-special-reports
1999 NOVA article: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/fantastic-creatures/
Sclater’s 1901 paper: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31590976#page/90/mode/1up
Okapi photo: https://bit.ly/3yPOKMv
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