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The Tokoloshe - Premium Teaser

Theories of the Third Kind

Theories of the Third Kind

Documentary, Philosophy, Society & Culture, History

4.66.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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This is a Teaser of the Premium Episode. To access the rest of the Episode, Sign up here: https://theoriesofthethirdkind.supercast.com One of Africa’s most feared supernatural legends, a malicious spirit said to stalk the night, torment the living, and serve dark magic. In this episode, we explore the origins, sightings, and terrifying folklore behind the Tokoloshe, separating cultural truth from chilling myth. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to theories of the third kind. I'm Welcome. Welcome.

0:32.6

First off, I want to say thank you to whoever you are listening or watching for opening your minds and receive extra knowledge nuggets each week. It means a lot to all of us, and we want you to know that. Also, since you are a premium subscriber, remember that you get priority in topic suggestions. So feel free to shoot those suggestions on over to us either by email or you can write us a handwritten letter and send it to our PO box, which you can find that address on our website, Theories of the Third Kind.com. Click on the contact tab, scroll down a little

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bit, and there our P.O. box address will be at. Or you can give us call at 707-390-0655. And leave us a

1:08.8

voicemail. It'll go straight to the voicemail. It'll be like, hey, leave us a fucking voicemail dog. And then the beep will beep and then you can leave it. Or if you're lucky, Andrew, Aaron, I answered and be like, hello, this is Aaron. I won't. There's approximately a 0% chance I'm going to answer it because it goes automatically to voicemail. So we may text you back,

1:28.1

though. It just all depends. Just imagine how funnyly someone just randomly called to leave a voice

1:31.5

mail and you answer. Hello. Hello. Leave your voice message halfway through it. You know,

1:35.7

that's a pretty interesting story. They're like, what the fuck? Thank you for sending that. Wait,

1:40.2

what? Click. All right. So today's episode is over the Tokalosh, which is a cryptid.

1:48.0

And how today's episode will go is that we'll first discuss what it is, the origins of the Tokalosh, then some eyewitness sightings and accounts, and then hop into strange facts and findings, and of course,

2:02.2

end it with theories and our own personal thoughts.

2:06.1

So with that being said, let's get into today's episode, Dan.

2:11.4

Can you start it off for us?

2:13.5

Of course.

2:14.7

So what in the world is a tokyloche?

2:17.6

Well, the tokyloche, or also known as Tikalosh, or Tokikolosi,

2:25.8

Nancy Pelosi.

2:27.7

Yeah.

2:28.8

It's actually one of the most endearing figures in Southern African folklore.

2:33.4

It is something that creeps along the

2:35.1

edges of vision, slipping between the physical and spiritual realms with practice ease.

2:40.8

Descriptions vary in many ways that reflect the cultural terrain of Southern Africa itself.

2:46.4

They are diverse, layered, and shaped by centuries of oral tradition. Yet a familiar outline emerges

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