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The Paranormal Podcast

Chasing North American Monsters - The Paranormal Podcast 932

The Paranormal Podcast

Jim Harold

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.65K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Jim welcomes Jason Offutt to explore the fascinating world of cryptids through his book Chasing North American Monsters. From Bigfoot to lesser-known legends like the El Duende and the terrifying Wendigo, Jason shares stories that stretch across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and beyond. The conversation digs into the surprising similarities between global folklore, including “little people” legends that appear in cultures separated by oceans and centuries. Jason also makes a compelling case that some of these tales may be rooted in real discoveries, pointing to examples where science once dismissed legends that later proved true. Along the way, Jim and Jason highlight some truly bizarre and memorable creatures, including three-toed “Bigfoot-like” beasts that may connect to ancient ground sloths, the infamous Chupacabra, and even a 75-foot “Sharktopus” lurking in Caribbean lore. They also tackle the big question: are these creatures flesh and blood, or something more supernatural? With a mix of skepticism, curiosity, and plenty of wild stories, this episode is a deep dive into the strange creatures that might be hiding in plain sight and why the mystery is far from solved. You can find Jason's book at Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lYRY97 Thanks Jason! VIRTUAL CAMPFIRE GROUPJoin our FREE online community at ⁠https://virtualcampfiregroup.com⁠ YOUTUBE CHANNELBe sure to subscribe to Jim’s YouTube channel at: ⁠https://youtube.com/jimharold⁠  JOIN JIM’S SPOOKY STUDIO PLUS CLUBYou can get access to Jim’s entire back catalog of Campfire and a TON of exclusive content with the Spooky Studio Plus Club. Go to https://⁠jimharold.com/plus⁠ and signup to support the show and get access to our MASSIVE library of content! MERCHGo to ⁠https://jimharold.com/merch⁠ to get your Jim Harold T’s, sweatshirts, mugs, hats and more!  BOOKSGet all SIX of Jim’s Campfire books here: https://jimharold.com/campfirebooks/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We're going to be chasing North American monsters with Jason Offit on this edition of The Paranormal Podcast.

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We're going to with Jason Offutt on this edition of The Paranormal Podcast.

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Welcome to the paranormal podcast. I am Jim Harold. So glad to be with you. And of course, we have our Plus Club show, the Cryptid Report, where we talk about cryptids, but we haven't done a Cryptozoology paranormal podcast episode in a little while, so I thought it was high time. And speaking of the Plus Club, if you want our shows to continue because it's more important than ever that we have your support, please join our Plus

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And these shows coming out with great guests like we have today.

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And so glad to have today with us, Jason Offit.

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And he is the author of the book, Chasing North American Monsters. And Jason teaches journalism at Northwest Missouri State

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University. He's the author of multiple books on paranormal topics, including Haunted

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Missouri and Paranormal Missouri, in addition to several novels. He's been interviewed on

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