Hey, true weirdos. We owe you a big thanks because of you. We won two W3 awards for Best History Podcast and Best Host for the episode Koki and Lucky.

And we've won three Signal Awards and I'm really excited about these. For the episode, Doomsday Clock, we won Silver for Best History episode. We won silver for best craft editing and production.

And Max also won a listener's choice signal award for his outstanding work on Doomsday Clock.

His outstanding work on every episode, but that one was recognized.

None of this will be happening without you.

We are so grateful for our community of listeners who come to

this podcast every single week to hear these stories. We make it for you. We couldn't do it without you.

We hope you'll stick around after the episode because there's more to the story. Bonus content

and conversation. Welcome to your making it up, the game show for people who no one believes.

Our first category is, I saw it in the woods.

Are you ready to play?

I'm so ready. I've done my research.

It's a monstrous beast with the head of a fox, the hands of a man, the tail of a monkey, and a bag it uses to carry its young.

What is a kangaroo?

Name a giant lizard that fearlessly hunts human beings and can transform like magic into a saltwater crocodile.

What is a Komodo dragon?

They say it's a ferocious eight-foot tall human-shaped monster inhabited by the spirit of a dead warrior, and it's impossible to kill.

What is a gorilla?

Great job! Three for three. And you know what they all have in common?

Once a little time, these creatures were the stuff of men.

They were cryptids like Bigfoot, the Lock-Dess monster, or the Chupacabra.

And they got a small beam of light against the mirror. or the Chupacabra.

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