The Talegate Podcast
Join the Talegaters, Cheesehead and Florida Man, as they embark on a roadtrip across America to uncover the mysteries behind tall tales, fairy tales, folktales, fishtales, & urban legends, one interview at a time!
Episodes
45 episodes
S2E8 - Teratornis, Wonder Bird of the American West
Teratorns were enormous North American birds of prey who lived between 25 million and 13 thousand years ago. They had a wingspan of over 12 feet wide with a gliding endurance and likely food preferences similar to the modern day Condor. Though ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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14:29
S2E7: La Lechuza, the Owl Witch
WHOOOOO do we interview this week? Why, none other the Tex-Mex Owl Witch, La Lechuza! Swoop on down for cold Modelo and campfire chat as La Lechuza tells her story of hauntings and heartbreak. La Lechuza is a bruja, an owl witch, whose stories ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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15:59
S2E6 - Pecos Bill and Sluefoot Sue
Welcome to our most rip-roarin' episode yet where we interview the most iconic duo of all Tall Tales, Pecos Bill & Sluefoot Sue! Raised by coyotes off the Rio Grande, Pecos Bill grew up to become one of the most powerful and r...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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38:05
🎵 The Slightly-More-Accurate Ballad of Davy Crockett 🎵
Enjoy this parody of The Ballad of Davy Crockett, lovingly dubbed The Slightly-More-Accurate Ballad of Davy Crockett featured in last week's episode!Credits: Mat Jones - GuitarAaron She...
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Season 2
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2:03
S2E5 - The Spirit of Davy Crockett
"Borned on a mountain top in Tennessee..." or was he? David Crockett was indeed a rip-roarin' pioneer whose larger-than-life aura transformed him into nothing short of mythical. Today we visit Mission San Antonio de Valero, better known ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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31:48
S2E4 - The Snallygaster (Feat. Sarah Cooper) and The Black Eyed Children
Driving South from Abilene to San Antonio, TX, the Talegaters encounter The Black Eyed Children and are visited by The Snallygaster! The Black Eyed Children are a relatively recent phenomenon only dating back to 1996. A local ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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25:30
S2E3 - Lake Worth Monster of Fort Worth, Texas
When it comes to Cryptids, he is the G.O.A.T. (or at least half goat). We speak, of course, of the The Lake Worth Monster! This week, we hoofed it over to Lake Worth, Texas, just outside of Dallas, for an interview with their very ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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34:41
S2E2 - Bloody Mary (Ft. Ash Millman)
Grab a lit candle, find a mirror, and chant her name 3x! This week, we summon our guest from all the way the across the pond - the legendary phantom-in-the-reflection herself, BLOODY MARY (Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary)! She is voiced by the e...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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28:49
S2E1 - The Lady of White Rock Lake
WE ARE BACK! Welcome to Season 2 of The Talegate Podcast!! Oh, and please excuse that radio interference (it's the second time that's happened). Not sure what that was about or who SQX Monster Radio is, but it's something we are i...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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27:00
S2E0 - Expedition: Bigfoot Museum and Dragon Con
Welcome to the Season Two premier of The Talegate Podcast. Cheesehead and Florida Man are back in the saddle with an incredible line-up of fresh interviews with your favorite Cryptids and Characters from Folktales, Fairytales, Tall...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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24:44
The Botchgate Podcast
While Cheesehead and Florida Man hustle to write and record future episodes during this little Mid-Season break, you can enjoy a handful of their otherwise boundless supply of botched recordings. Will this enrich your life? No. W...
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Season 1
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6:25
Talegate Q&A - Greg Walter, Author of "Ridgewalkers: When Legend Becomes an Encounter"
Greg Walter is Merchant Marine and Coast Guard Veteran who recently authored the magical realism/adventure novel, The Ridgewalkers: When Legend Becomes an Encounter. While the novel is fiction, it was inspired by Walter's very ow...
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Season 1
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43:30
S1E20 - Season Finale: Little Red Riding Hood and The Rougarou (ft. Melissa Fallin)
The Talegate Podcast has reached its Season One Finale! We are exactly half way in our journey West. Join us for our breathtaking, cliff-hanging Mid-Season Finale where we interview Little Red Riding Hood and discuss the origins of her own icon...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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42:07
S1E19: The Grunch Road Monster, Louisiana's Chupacabra
You have all heard of El Chupacabra, but have you ever heard of their Cajun cousin, The Grunch Road Monster? This vampire hybrid of canine and reptilian has one large spiked tooth at the center of it's top jaw to puncture and slurp down b...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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24:39
S1E18: The Spirits of St Louis Cemetery No. 1 and the Devil-Man of Algiers (ft. Kathryn Baker)
Things are about to get groovy as we visit St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 with our special tour guide, "The Witch Queen of New Orleans," Mary Oneida Toups! Follow us as we venture through New Orleans's oldest and most haunted cemetery while socializi...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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39:48
S1E17 - Comte de Saint Germain and the Vampires of New Orleans (ft. Christopher Allen)
New Orleans is home to Jazz, Po’boys, King Cake, and a seemingly endless supply of festive beads. But it is also home to vampires, the occult, and the Immortal Comte de Saint Germain. Join us as we interview this 500 year old man of mystery...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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35:36
Talegate Q&A - Conner Flynn from BigfootAnonymous
Today we interview author Conner "The Countryman" Flynn from BigfootAnonymous to discuss his latest book trilogy, His Story Rewinds. This series includes the books, Eerie Swamps, Monsters and Mysteries: Arou...
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Season 1
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47:24
Dashboard Chats - The Haunting of King's Tavern and Mississippi's First People
The Talegaters park the truck for a night at The King’s Tavern, the oldest and most haunted structure in Mississippi. From baby killers to a vengeful wife who took a page straight out of Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado, this ...
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Season 1
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13:22
S1E16 - The Three-Legged Lady of Nash Road
Nash Road in Columbus, Mississippi, is home to the nefarious Three-Legged Lady. Put your car in park, honk three times, and brace yourself for the fastest phantom on three legs! Join the Talegaters as they interview the Lady for insight into...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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33:20
S1E15 - The Men in Black
What was meant to be a simple Dashboard Chat gets interrupted by mysterious figures. Following their abduction by the Pascagoula River Aliens, the Talegaters find themselves in pursuit by the Men In Black, a secret and mysterious agency that...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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17:00
S1E14 - The Aliens of Pascagoula River
On a bawdy Mississippi night, much like this one, two drunk men on a boat were met with an experience they never expected. Join Florida Man and Cheesehead and their analog walkmans as they attempt to recreate that fateful night, and uncover ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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39:21
Dashboard Chats - Alabama’s First People, the Spirits of Maple Hill, & the Cursed Serpents of Tennessee River
And you thought we were through with Maple Hill Cemetery? Today the Talegaters swap strange stories about the Cursed Sea Serpents of Tennessee River, haunted tombstones, and Alabama's First People from which this very state and several towns...
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15:54
S1E13- The Wolf Woman of Mobile and Alabama White Thang
If you didn't know about Alabama's own albino sasquatch, than you don't know a Thang! But you will, because we interview the Alabama White Thang whose legend began in the 1940's. We also talk about a bit about the Wolf Woman of Mobile, anoth...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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20:31
S1E12 - History of Birthdays (Ft. Yami)
January our birthday month! We all celebrate birthdays, but have you ever asked yourself why? What was the first birthday ever recorded? Why do we celebrate with cake and candles? Did the Beatles and Michael Jackson really own
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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20:28
S1E11 - King Tutankhamun and The Curse of the Mummy
The Talegaters interview a real life Egyptologist to learn about the three kingdoms of Ancient Egypt and find out the truth behind The Mummy's Curse. Will our lads get too close to the truth and unleash the wrath of an ancient pharaoh?? (Yes...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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28:51