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Longtime friends Nile and Kyle are the leading conspiracy, cryptozoology, and paranormal experts in their fields. Well, at least in their apartment. Join them and a revolving door of friends every Sunday for a deep dive into the curious, the unexplained, and the outright weird.
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Whether you're a comic book nerd, literature nerd or just weird in general, then the Comic Literate Podcast is just what you need. Join actual, real life friends Ryan and Jamie as they do deep dives in to old and new comic book titles as well as examining their literary influences and effects on the modern culture. New episodes every week until AI learns how to host podcasts.
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Just two Zoologists who love rambling about animals, conservation, the injustices of the world and everything in between! You can follow more of our weird and wonderful wildlife adventures on instagram: @emma_hodson_wildlife @robi_watkinson_wildlife
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We're a group of midwesterners who like to chat about random stupid things. Come join in on some dumb conversations, and poor opinions.
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Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives- Is the Aquaman of the Universal Monsters
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2024 limited series, Universal Monsters: Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! Written by Dan Watters & Ram V, art by Matthew Roberts, and colour by Dave Stewart. They also go on tangents about the history of the Creature, why they haven't had as much of a cultural impact as the other Universal Monst…
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Episode 430 - Tourism (Biringan City)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Nile tells Kyle the secrets of the hidden, mystical city of the Philippines referred to as Biringan. We learn about Engkantos, the spirits and elementals who populate the mysterious city, and discover the secret to identifying them as they walk amongst humanity. What happens when the veil is thin and you pas…
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Universal Monsters: Dracula- Why Are Vampires Considered So Sexy? (not by us)
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the Image limited series, Universal Monsters: Dracula. Written by James Tynion IV, art by Martin Simmonds and lettering by Rus Wooton. They also go on tangents about comparing it to the original Bram Stoker novel, Dracula as a metaphor for old euroscepticism, why vampires are considered so sexy (again, n…
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Episode 429 - An Interdimensional Grounder (Tuscumbia Penguins)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we investigate the store of Claude Edwards, the "no-nonsense" Missouri farmer who bared witness to a UFO carrying alien entities. How did these creatures come to be known as the Tuscumbia Penguins and just what was it that Edwards saw that fateful Valentine's Day morning? Is there any terrestrial explanation…
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Uzumaki- The Scariest Horror Manga We've Ever Covered (and the first)
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In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie continue spooky season with the 1998 horror manga series, Uzumaki. Written and drawn by Junji Ito. They also go on tangents about the Fibonacci sequence, Ito's Lovecraftian influences, why his protagonists faces are less detailed, and, of course, Joker 2 bombing at the box office. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 07:53 …
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Episode 428 - A More Beautiful Mind (Elenin Apocalypse)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we examine the apocalyptic visions, theories, and rituals of the various characters who became enthralled with a comet that passed through the nearby heavens back in 2011. Was this comet a bigger, badder, more Nibiru-like object than science had initially assumed? Or is it a harbinger of doom like the Silver…
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Batman: The Killing Joke- The Origin of the Joker (if it's actually canon)
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In this weeks episode, Spooky Season kicks of with Ryan making Jamie read Batman: The Killing Joke (because homicidal clowns are kinda Halloween-ish). Written by Alan Moore, art by Brian Bolland and colours by John Higgins (or not, depending on the version). They also go over the different colourings of the different versions of the comic, Alan Moo…
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Episode 427 - Tumblr Sexy Hat Man (The Hat Man)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we take more than the recommended dosage of Benadryl so we can visit...the Hat Man. Who is this shadow entity? How did all the memes about him start? And who exactly was the first person to make note of the Hat Man's existence, telling the world about the evil lurking in the shadows? We learn how to expel th…
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Hellboy: The Crooked Man- He's Half Demon, But He's Also A Fully Chilled Dude
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2008 limited series, Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Written by Mike Mignola and art by Richard Corben. They also go on a few witch based tangents like how they are depicted in media, the role they played in the world war 2, why they are associated with cats, and just how Hellboy is such a chill dude. Time…
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Episode 426 - Poomping the Soft Earth (White Thang)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Jules joins Nile and Kyle to learn about a cryptid from the deep south: the Alabama White Thang! That's right, it's a Thang and not a Thing. Is this guy just a weird white Bigfoot variant? Or is it closer to a dog-beast creature of some sort? We also ask the big questions: who up pondering they orb? Is this …
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James Bond: 007 by Garth Ennis- An Even More Violent Bond?
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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2024 limited series, James Bond: 007. Written by Garth Ennis, art by Rapha Lobosco and colours by Jorge Sutil. They also go on tangents about how this comic and the films compare to the original Bond novels, Operation Paperclip, and Jamie teaches us about the Cambridge 5 spy ring and Russian maps of…
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Episode 425 - Gaming on the Mind (Cisco Grove Encounter)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week, Kyle tells Nile all about the story of Donald Shrum and his harrowing all-nighter fending off a group of strange humanoid aliens! Can a cigar-shaped mothership UFO, a small saucer scout ship, a pack of five or six humanoid goggle-eyed aliens, and a vapor-expelling robot take down natural born survivalist Do…
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Ultimate X-Men & Remembering John Cassaday
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read issues 1-6 of the currently ongoing series, Ultimate X-Men. Written and art by Peach Momoko. They also discuss the wider Marvel Ultimate Universe as well as why some comic readers do not like the work of Tom King (not Ryan, he's a big fan) TW: Some discussion of suicide Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 05:20 - Co…
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Episode 424 - Devilbabyitsaboy (Hull House)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week, long-time friend of the show Collin joins the Weird Boys to learn about Jane Adams and the Devil Baby haunting of Hull House! How does the story of a "devil baby" travel across the midwest United States and why did thousands of people flock to Hull House to catch a glimpse of this mythical monster? Who is J…
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The Penguin by Tom King- And The Use of Censored Swearing in Comic Books
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read DC's 2023 limited series, The Penguin. Written by Tom King, art by Rafael de Latorre and colours by Marcelo Maiolo. They also have a surprisingly measured discussion on the use of censored swearing in comic books. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 02:57 - Comic Credits 04:24 - Overall Thoughts- Non spoiler 15:20 -…
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Episode 423 - Assassination Gallery (Sidney Gottlieb, Part 3)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we conclude the story of Sidney Gottlieb, the so-called "Poisoner in Chief" who operated the CIA's super secret MK-ULTRA program from the shadows. Was the hippie counter-culture movement the result of a CIA-funded LSD operation? How did the freaks over at the CIA create actual James Bond-style spy gadgets li…
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Watchmen Part 2- One Of The Best Endings in Comics & The Adaptations
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie continue reading issues 7-12 of the 1986, critically acclaimed limited series, Watchmen. Written by Alan Moore, art by Dave Gibbons, and colour by John Higgins. They also talk about the 2009 live action film, the recently released animated adaptation, the HBO TV show and it's comic book sequels. Timecodes 00:…
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Episode 422 - Winning Halloween (Sidney Gottlieb, Part 2)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we continue our journey into the life and work of the CIA's mad chemist, Sidney Gottlieb. How did Gottlieb end up working on MK-ULTRA with all the spooks and kooks that came with it? And how exactly did they pull off this disturbing mind control conspiracy without the public's knowledge? We discuss all this …
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Aotearoan Wildlife & Pine Marten Deep Dive
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Welcome to episode 27 of Zoology Ramblings! We start the episode by sharing some quick conservation good news, including incentivising environmentally friendly behaviours in Copenhagen and the discovery of the world's largest land mammal migration in South Sudan. We then both talk about Aotearoan species, including the weird and wonderful kakapo an…
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Watchmen part 1- How It Was Made and Why Moore Hates The Adaptations
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie re-read the 1986, critically acclaimed limited series, Watchmen. Written by Alan Moore, art by Dave Gibbons, and colour by John Higgins. They also go on tangents about why Alan Moore stopped writing comics, The Charlton Comics characters that inspired the story, the potential plot hole of the story, and if Ro…
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Episode 421 - Braces (Sidney Gottlieb, Part 1)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we begin a psychedelic journey into the truth behind the man who ended up running the infamous MK-ULTRA program. How did an unassuming but fastidious Bronx boy earn the nickname "Poisoner in Chief?" What weird historical crap had to happen to bring MK-ULTRA into being? And how did the secret agents involved …
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Alien 2024- Does It Hold Up To The Films? (Specifically The Good Ones)
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2024 limited comic book series, Alien. Written by Declan Shalvey, with art by Andrea Broccardo & Declan Shalvey, and colour by Ruth Redmond & Declan Shalvey. They also go on tangents like Ryan badly explaining the Alien franchise, when The Simpsons was good, how good Hamilton is, debating the best St…
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Episode 420 - Encounters, Part 2 (FYD)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week, Nile and Jules finish the Encounters docuseries together. In episode three we get the story of an alien experience in a small Welsh school, known as the Broad Haven Triangle. Then in the final episode we learn about the mysterious Lights Over Fukushima, the strange UFO sightings that followed the 2011 nucle…
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Brown hyenas & crayfish, great white fear mongering, community optimism, lethal owl control & celebrating female rangers
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Welcome to episode 26 of Zoology Ramblings! This week, we are back to our regular podcast structure and begin by sharing some quick nature news followed by our animals of the week. Robi talks about brown hyena phylogeny, and how new research may see it re-classified into an extinct genus. Taxonomy nerds, this one's for you! I talk about the invasiv…
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The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite- The Best Comic For Adapting To TV?
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2007 limited series, The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite. Written by Gerard Way, art by Gabriel Bá, and colours by Dave Stewart. They also go on tangents about comparing it to it's television adaptation, Jamie attempts to explain Jungian Psychology, and their brief experiences with My Chemical Rom…
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Episode 419 - Encounters (FYD)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Jules fills in for Kyle as we tackle a UFO documentary mini-series put out by Netflix by way of Amblin Television. We discuss the two cases involved in these episodes - the Dublin/Stephenville mass UFO sighting and the Ariel School UFO case - and how they're presented by the documentary. Jules gets to learn …
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Episode 418 - Directed By Snyders (Greenbrier Ghost)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Nile tells Kyle the story of Elva Zona Heaster Shue, a woman who is more popularly remembered as...the Greenbrier Ghost. Did Elva's summoned spirit give testimony to her killer? Can ghost testimony even hold up in a court of law? Yes, apparently - a man was jailed for the rest of his life after the ghost acc…
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John Constantine: Dead In America- Plus Eisner Awards 2024 and Robert Downey Jr. Casting
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read 2024's John Constantine: Hellblazer: Dead In America. Written by Si Spurrier, art by Aaron Campbell and colour by Jordie Bellaire. They also go over some of the Eisner Award 2024 winners from SDCC as well as an in depth discussion on the Robert Downey Jr. casting and future of the larger Marvel Cinematic…
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Deadpool 2024- Plus Deadpool & Wolverine Review to end Merc with a Mouth Month!
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In this week's episode, Ryan and Jamie cap off Merc with a Mouth Month with both a comic and film review. The comic is this year's Deadpool series, written by Cody Ziglar, art by Roge Antonio, and colours by Guru-eFX. They also go on tangents on the meme rise of fame for Deadpool, how meta humour is like MSG, a game of "Name the Marvel Character",a…
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Episode 417 - 4 Out Of 10 (Humanoid Cryptids)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Kyle reached into the big dang cryptid grab bag and pulled out a handful of stories about humanoid cryptids! Is there a bite-sized bigfoot throwing apples at picnickers in Pennsylvania? How about a devil entity that bestows bad luck dice to an unsuspecting Arkansas family? Or perhaps tales of a wild Monkey M…
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Deep dive: European bison (plus weird tree shrimps and slimy jawless fish)
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Welcome to episode 25 of Zoology Ramblings, where Robi and I do a deep dive into European bison. Before we do, we talk about very bizarre animals of the week, featuring the slimy, jawless hagfish and an expedition that led to the discovery of tree-dwelling shrimps the size of a grain of sand! For our deep dive, we delve into how bison were almost c…
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Deadpool (2012)- The Best Deadpool Comic Series? (Featuring Wolverine and Captain America)
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read issues 15-19 of his favourite Deadpool comic run from 2012. Written by Gerry Duggan & Brian Posehn, art by Declan Shalvey, and colour by Jordie Bellaire. They also go on brief tangents about Deadpool's sexual orientation, Jamie attempting to recall Wolverine and Captain America's origins, how Hugh Jackma…
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Episode 416 - Who Has To Die? (Law Of One, Part 2)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we get into the second half of our discussion about the Law of One, the Ra Material, and the related works of Don Elkins, Carla Rueckert, and Jim McCarty at Love and Light Research. This week we're asking the big question of everybody's mind: who has to die? Is it Don? Jim? Kyle? God forbid, Nile? We discuss…
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Cable and Deadpool- Continuing Merc with a Mouth Month to the 00s
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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2004 comic series, Cable and Deadpool. Written by Fabian Nicieza and art by Mark Brooks and Patrick Zircher. They also go on tangents like Jamie briefly explains Deadpool's origin, Ryan badly explains the history and origin of Cable, why Arrested Development was so good, and which heroes have the mor…
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Nature is queer, Iberian lynx, Whistling dogs, Big cats in the UK and Festival of Nature
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Welcome to episode 24 of Zoology Ramblings! This week, Robi and I share exciting news of having met up recently in the UK, with Robi speaking at a Pride Community Campfire that I hosted with my colleagues. This leads onto a wonderful conservation about the innate queerness of nature featuring lesbian bonobos and elephant orgies. For our animals of …
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