S2 Ep38: The Episode That Could Not Be Titled

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

Society & Culture, True Crime, Science

4.0 • 10.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

What makes a monster? Are monsters just our fears materialized? Kill the monster, kill the fear, that's what we tell ourselves. But when we destroy something just because we don't understand it, who is the real monster?

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We're Going on Tour!!!

Strange & Unexplained is coming to the stage with a couple of live shows this spring and we want to see you there! Come see us on April 3rd at the Bell House in Brooklyn, April 20th at the Crystal Ballroom in Boston, and April 23rd at Union Stage in Washington DC. Tickets and additional information can be found at the link below or at strangeandunexplainedpod.com. See you there!

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0:00.0	Strangers, I have a super special announcement.
0:05.0	Stranger non-explained is taking to the stage this spring with a small handful of live shows
0:10.5	in New York City, Boston, and DC. This is a dream come true for me. And I hope you can join me
0:16.8	on this maiden voyage. My live show at ObsessedFest 2022 was the highlight of my year.
0:22.9	Getting to connect with strangers and actually hear laughter, IRL is a high I am still living off of.
0:29.6	Come yell not today Bob with me in real life at one of my live shows this spring.
0:35.2	There's going to be a chance to say hi and take pictures after the show.
0:38.8	You can find all the details on our website, strange and unexplainedpod.com,
0:43.5	but here are the dates. April 3rd at the Bellhouse in Brooklyn, April 20th at the Crystal Ballroom in
0:49.1	Boston, and April 23rd at Union Stage in Washington, DC. We've linked to all the ticket links in our
0:55.5	show notes here and you can also find more information on our website. See you there.
1:07.2	What makes a monster? But you know how in some stories a scary monster is revealed to just be
1:13.7	as scared as we are? Let's look more closely at that. Our monsters just are fears materialized.
1:20.5	When we misunderstand something, do we create something else to externally embody our fears?
1:26.7	In trying to remove our fear, we create a terrible scapegoat onto which we can pour our hostility and pain.
1:34.0	Kill the monster, kill the fear. That's what we tell ourselves. But who is the real monster?
1:40.9	Welcome to Strange and unexplained with me, Daisy Egan. I'm a writer and an actor who would love
1:47.8	to believe in things like Bigfoot and Leopardcans, but knows that time and time again, these kinds of
1:53.5	cryptids are ultimately disproved through science and worse, shown to be relics of often very problematic
2:00.5	beliefs. Today we'll learn about one such so-called cryptid whose life was dictated by the fears of
2:07.3	others. A woman who paid the price for our ignorance and who should serve as a cautionary tale to
2:13.7	us all. Let's meet Zana, the I truly cringe to even say this, ape woman of Russia. But first,
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