Welcome to this special bonus episode of the Camp Monsters podcast.

Earlier this summer of 2022, our senior producer Chelsea Davis and I recorded an interview with

Shelby Stanger, host of another REI podcast called Wild Ideas Worth Living.

The episode turned into such a fun glimpse behind the scenes at Camp Monsters that we've

decided to re-release it here. Now remember that the interview was recorded earlier this summer

so frequent listeners will recognize the sneak peak that I read as an excerpt from the first

episode of this fall season, Millenheads. But anyway, we hope you enjoy this conversation about

the who, how, and why of the Camp Monsters podcast. And if you do, check out all the other great

interviews with exciting people that Shelby regularly hosts over on Wild Ideas Worth Living.

Thanks and enjoy.

It's that time of year again, Halloween approaches, and spending time outside is a little spookier than usual.

As it gets dark earlier and leaves start to fall, our minds can run wild with visions of unknown

creatures hiding in lakes or slithering across trails. Whether it's Sasquatch or the Chupacabra,

many communities around the U.S. have stories of monsters or supernatural beings that live in the woods.

Weston Davis, host of the Camp Monsters podcast, tells the stories of these impossible creatures

and folks of all ages can't get enough of them. I'm Shelby Stanger and this is Wild Ideas Worth

Living, an R.I. co-op studios production. This episode of Wild Ideas hits pretty close to home.

In the end credits of every episode, I mentioned her senior producer, Chelsea Davis.

Well, a few years ago, Chelsea enlisted her brother, Weston Davis, to write and host Camp Monsters.

It's a fictional podcast about the things that run across the trail in the middle of the night,

just beyond the beam of your flashlight. Growing up, surrounded by the dark, rainy forest of the

Pacific Northwest, gave Chelsea and Weston a sixth sense for eerie, blood-curdling tales.

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