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Hosted by Dan Nufer and John Costello · fiction · EN
Two dumbos goof about crytpids and the unknown. John and Dan, a pair of big time Hollywood comedians with a shared love for the unexplained choose a crytid (or similar) each week and teach each other about it. Join us for fun, spooky, and maybe even sexy time.
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Signup to Generate a PitchTwo dumbos goof about crytpids and the unknown. John and Dan, a pair of big time Hollywood comedians with a shared love for the unexplained choose a crytid (or similar) each week and teach each other about it. Join us for fun, spooky, and maybe even sexy time.
Cryptidiots is hosted by Dan Nufer and John Costello. The show has published 46 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Cryptidiots 47 - The Pleiadians" (25 October 2026, 63 minutes), "Cryptidiots 46 - Ludwig the Bloodsucker" (12 October 2026, 64 minutes), and "Cryptidiots 45 - The Van Meter Visitor" (27 September 2026, 57 minutes).
Cryptidiots publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 59 minutes across 46 episodes.
Booking probability for Cryptidiots is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Cryptidiots requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Cryptidiots's contact route on record: public web form.
Dan Nufer and John Costello hosts Cryptidiots, a fiction podcast with 46 episodes published.
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The train has gone fully off the rails, at least for Dan, just somehow managed to, in a rare turn of events, stay on track. But you know what? You get a front row seat to the lunacy! So grab your popcorn and hold onto...
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This one doesn’t suck, but Ludwig does! In this wonderfully whimsical episode for which John did no work (okay, to be fair it was a planned outage because he’s been on set all week) Dan talks about his new idol Nellie...
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The Idiots investigate the Van Meter Visitor, a nine-foot-tall, bat-winged cryptid with a stench so powerful it may erase your memory. They also discuss the Silurian Hypothesis, play a literature-themed round of...
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Mantis alive! What an ep! Dan and John are separated by time and space, but connected by a love for bringing you all such truly groundbreaking content as Dr Phil, the (unofficial) UFO Ambassador for the US (and that's...
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The Idiots head into the Ozarks in search of a bear-sized, red-eyed creature with a horrifying howl and the unfortunate possibility of simply being a sick normal animal. Along the way, Dan debuts “Scary Presidential”...
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AUDIO ISSUES :( Well it happened, a goblin got into the clockwork of John's laptop and poisoned our audio files. But, being the fastidious professionals we are, we recorded a backup! It's just a bit low quality...
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Dan comes back from being gone for weeks bearing a strange incantation from a pocket universe, and a military whistleblower writes in with some unique insight and compliments. The Idiots also discuss some new Bigfoot...
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Dan is missing and presumed dead, so this week John takes a solo journey to the far reaches of the Nolanverse. In an episode that doubles as John’s audition to be a sleep stories reader, he covers the epics tales of...
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The boys are back and better than ever (which we can all agree is a low bar). This week we discuss how we can become millionaires with the next big Cryptid franchise. And we dig deep into the Norse Draugr. Get on in...
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These big dumb idiots have never been dumber folks! John does is best bambino impression living his best life at a football match disrupted by aliens with angel hair?! And discuss possibly the most unfairly stacked...
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The boys are back in town! After a few pre-records you've got the idiots live and in your stereo this time to wish you a happy Summer Solstice, match Cryptids to World Cup teams, and discuss one of the stranger Crytids...
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Hey, I’m skinwalking here! In this episode the Cryptidiots discuss the Skinwalkers of Navajo legend and dispel many misconceptions about their lore. They also name and shame the creators of Skinwalker Ranch (booo!) and...
It’s a lizard! It’s a man! It’s Lizard Man! This week the Cryptidiots talk about Pope Leo’s recent encyclical on AI, and how it both encourages an embrace of the unknown and absolves the Cryptidiots of all sins. They’re...
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Today we’re sharing the low down on the lobizon, and providing a public service by exposing the top 5 most haunted hotels. Listen to this episode if you want to make sure your kids don’t become werewolves. It’s the law.
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Mi scusi! Stop what you’re doing and listen to the latest episodio of Cryptidiots, where the guys consider launching careers as mentalists and insurance fraudsters before spilling the tea on Italy’s favorite gossiping...
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In this episode, its brodags before hodags, as the Cryptidiots discuss the pride of Rhinelander: the Hodag. They also discuss Dan’s latest act of heroism, as well as some scientific discoveries that may explain haunted...
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What do you call a demon wrapped in an enigma rolled in thousands of years of myth? You call it the Bunyip of course. Or you call it John’s mom, that’s not a your mom joke, John’s mom joins us for this one and boy is it...
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Well we’ve done it folks, 3 times around the sun! In this Season 3 opener, we cover some mysterious disappearances in the extra-terrestrial science community and much more importantly, a dinosaur (introduced by Herner...
Episode #9
The Cryptidiots cover more movies that would be better if a cryptid was introduced at the midpoint, and issue an apology to Chunk of the Goonies before investigating the Flatwoods Monster, a West Virginia cryptid whose...
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If you think you’ve caught Wendigo Fever, leave us a voicemail. Episode 28 digs into the origins, folklore, and unsettling psychology behind this nightmarish cryptid. The Cryptidiots also discuss a newly discovered...
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