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Skeptoid #850: Ode to the Nightcrawler

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Beware of this creepy cryptid, or you might just fall in love with it.

Transcript

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They say it crawls at night, a mysterious two-legged creature, mysterious because two-legged

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is all that it is.

0:11.7

Nobody just legs.

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Known from just a few grainy videos, this strange creature has made its way into the hearts

0:19.0

of many, not just for being strange and creepy, but for being cute and definitely for being

0:25.2

far outside the mainstream.

0:27.5

Today, we sing its praises.

0:30.6

An ode to the Fresno Nightcrawler is coming up right now on Skeptoid.

0:36.4

5 years ago, a CNN reporter received a phone call from someone who said she could prove

0:47.5

James Brown was murdered.

0:50.2

CNN's new True Crime podcast, The James Brown Mystery, follows reporter Thomas Lake as

0:56.4

he investigates James Brown's death and tries to answer the question, was the godfather

1:01.9

of soul murdered?

1:03.9

Listen as he explores a story of secrets, intimidation, and suspected foul play.

1:10.3

Listen to CNN's The James Brown Mystery, on Apple Podcasts Spotify, iHeartRadio, or

1:17.2

wherever you listen to podcasts.

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For listening to Skeptoid, I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

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Ode to the Nightcrawler

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Episode number 826 was about an especially unusual cryptid known as the Fresno Nightcrawler.

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It was a surprisingly popular episode, mainly because there are a number of online and

1:45.4

real world communities who have adopted the Nightcrawler as a sort of mascot.

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Today is episode number 850, and as long time Skeptoid listeners have come to know, every

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