Research begins at 23:40
Listeners, quit Sea Monkeying around! Because today Andy and Art are discussing the strange and bizarre Bishop Fish and/or Sea Monk! What exactly was this mysterious cryptid? Why does it pop up throughout history? And what does the historical context tell us about this tale? All of this and more on this week’s Mr. Bunker’s Conspiracy Time Podcast!
Andy and Art are captured once again by the titular Mr. Bunker - how did he fool them this time?
In the second segment, Andy and Art give you, the listeners, an uninterrupted presentation of their research into the Bishop Fish/Sea Monk.
Finally, Andy and Art discuss the Bishop Fish/Sea Monk at length. They also talk about thalassophobia, fish preparations, Andy and Art living together, and so much more!
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Music by Michael MartelloArtwork by Hannah RossAudio Editing by Arthur Stone
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Links Mentioned:
Cryptids and Monsters: Mix-Tape Vol. 4, The Bishop Fish & The Sea Monk
Bishop Fish - Wikipedia
Sea Monk - Wikipedia
Apkallu - Wikipedia
Dagon - Wikipedia
Historia animalium (Gessner) - Wikipedia
Historia animalium - Biodiversitylibrary.org
Renaissance Europe Was Horrified by Reports of a Sea Monster That Looked Like a Monk Wearing Fish Scales - Smithsonian Mag
Sea Monk - Cryptidz
Was Steenstrup Right? A New Interpretation of the 16th CenturySea Monk of the Øresund - Paxton & Holland
Sea Monks and Other Page Frights: Celebrate Halloween, Library and Archives Style!
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