EPISODE 33: Mermaid Mania & Curious Tales: Diving Into the Weird, Wonderful World of Merfolk
Hello Spooky Kooks!In part 2 of our mermaid deep dive we plunge into the kookier side of mermaid lore.
We go through ancient cave paintings hinting at aquatic beings.
Decode eerie ocean mysteries of the bloop sound and signal 47.
We meet the cryptid Orang Ikan said to swim in southeast Asian waters.
We uncover modern day mermaid sightings and go back to the victorian era to explore their fascination with mermaids, sparking a boom in grotesque taxidermy nightmares popping up and being displayed for entertainment.
And because we love a wild theory, we explore if mermaids could actually be…
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