S03E08 - Hunt the Wampus
MonsterTalk
English - November 20, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsNatural Sciences Science Society & Culture monsters biology criticalthinking puns science skepticism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Blake and Karen discuss their trip to JSU, and begin a conversation about the enigmatic Wampus Cat.
Show Notes:
Wampus Cat in Potterverse
Wampus Cat (wiki)
Underwater Panthers (wiki)
Example of early 20th century newspaper report (there are many)
More on the Wampus (and a list of schools who use it for mascot/team name)
Pop Culture:
Hunt the WUMPUS ← note spelling
M.U.L.E. video game featuring "hunt the mountain wampus" mini-game
Some bio on Dani Bunten (whose games were tremendously influential to Blake)
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Blake and Karen discuss their trip to JSU, and begin a conversation about the enigmatic Wampus Cat.
Show Notes:
Example of early 20th century newspaper report (there are many)
More on the Wampus (and a list of schools who use it for mascot/team name)
Pop Culture:
Hunt the WUMPUS ← note spelling
M.U.L.E. video game featuring "hunt the mountain wampus" mini-game
Some bio on Dani Bunten (whose games were tremendously influential to Blake)
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices