The Short Man of Sumatra: Kerinci Seblat National Park

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

True Crime, Places & Travel, History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Stories that make up the world’s collective rich history of legends and folklore are riddled with mysterious creatures. But what if one of these made-up beings jumped right off the page right into our very real world. And what if we looked into the face of that creature, only to discover it is more like us than we could have ever imagined? Today we venture to the island of Sumatra to discuss the Orang Pendek and its alleged last holdout deep within the forests of Kerinci Seblat National Park.For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials:Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdarkSupport the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page!Thank you to this week’s partners!Athena Club: Use our code NPAD for 20% off your first order. Hello Fresh: Use our link and code npad16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping.Miracle Made: Use our link and code NPAD to save over 40% and get 3 free towels.Apostrophe: Use our link and code NPAD to get your first visit for only $5.For a full list of our sources, visit http://npadpodcast.com/episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Stories that make up the world's collective rich history of legends and folklore are riddled
0:06.8	with mysterious creatures.
0:09.2	While some slither, creep and crawl with faces and bodies that are so unlike our own, that
0:14.6	we can easily pigeonhole them into a separate category, a complete otherness, some are
0:20.6	eerily similar to us.
0:23.2	Tales of mermaids, centaurs, and werewolves, for example, may appear in common children's
0:28.4	movies today, but they first came onto the scene thousands of years ago in epics carved
0:33.6	into stone and symbolized in stories.
0:37.2	These half-beast, half-human life forms have always fascinated us, towing the line between
0:43.1	two worlds.
0:44.7	But what if one of those made-up beings jumped right off of the page, leapt from the stories
0:50.0	we tell in hushed tones, right into our very real world?
0:54.4	And what if we looked into the face of that creature, only to discover it is more like
0:59.0	us, more like looking into a mirror than we could have ever imagined?
1:05.8	Welcome to National Park After Dark.
1:24.4	This sounds like you're finally bringing us a cryptid episode.
1:32.4	It's been kind of a long time coming, huh?
1:34.5	It's been a long time.
1:36.0	No cryptids we haven't had ghost recently either.
1:39.1	It's long overdue.
1:40.1	I feel like I'm going to get, I have a few plan too that are like right up that alley,
1:45.3	cryptid, like legends, ghosts.
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