196: Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster (Myth Movie Night)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Who would have guessed that Scooby Doo would have us go deeper than Loch Ness itself? Was the Loch Ness Monster just a marketing scheme? And what, exactly, is the definition of cryptid? We’re gonna answer these questions, without terrible Scottish accents. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pick up Colin Dickey’s book</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/the-unidentified-mythical-monsters-alien-encounters-and-our-obsession-with-the-unexplained/9780525557562"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Unidentified</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more amazing insights!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of drug use, drowning, animal/monster attacks, hoaxes in the press, animal remains, Covid-19, and cultural appropriation. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Amanda recommends A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn. Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href= "http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">EXOLORE</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Subscribe now to the newest member of the Multitude family,</span> <a href="http://exolorepod.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">EXOLORE</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">! Every other week, astrophysicist/folklorist Moiya McTier explores fictional worlds by building them with a panel of expert guests, interviewing professional worldbuilders, or reviewing the merits of worlds that have already been built.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sponsors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <a href= "http://