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Episode 29: The Mothman

35m | Aug 23, 2021

Rachel is either crazy or in love...maybe both. Today, Rachel tells the story, origin, major sightings, and cultural relevance of her favorite cryptid: Mothman. From a massive wingspan tacked onto a man-like body to disappearing dogs and shining red eyes, this creepy boy lives rent free in our minds, and he is welcome to stay. We love him. Except for the fact that he tends to be a bad omen of tragedies to come...


Petitions:

https://www.change.org/p/the-president-replace-every-statue-of-a-confederate-figure-with-one-of-mothman 

https://www.change.org/p/west-virginia-state-senate-change-every-confederate-statue-to-a-mothman-statue 


Sources:

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LG0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Rf8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=620,2790721&dq=point+pleasant+roger+scarberry&hl=en

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2012/01/23/145334460/welcome-to-the-tnt-area-home-of-the-mothman 

https://wchstv.com/news/local/man-photographs-creature-that-resembles-legendary-mothman-of-point-pleasant 

https://www.wired.com/2014/03/joshua-dudley-greer-tnt-storage/

https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/Men_In_Black

https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/The_Mothman_Museum#The_Men_In_Black_Exhibit

https://web.archive.org/web/20071011230219/http://www.westva.net/mothman/1966-11-16.htm

https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/Eight_People_Say_They_Saw_%27Creature%27?file=Moth293.PNG

https://nerdist.com/article/mothman-why-we-are-so-obsessed/

https://www.mothmanfestival.com/events.html

https://www.mothmanmuseum.com

https://www.history.com/news/men-in-black-real-origins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Bridge

https://www.southernliving.com/culture/the-mothman-legend-west-virginia



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