Hosted by Jarod K. Anderson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 69 episodes
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The CryptoNaturalist is a scripted fiction podcast all about real love for imaginary nature. It’s about cryptids and other weird and wild topics. Featuring poetry and field reports to make our world a richer, stranger place. New episodes 1st/15th.
Jarod K. Anderson hosts The Cryptonaturalist, a fiction show with 69 episodes published.
Jarod K. Anderson’s new novel set in the world of The CryptoNaturalist is now available for preorder! You can find more information here: https://linktr.ee/jarodkanderson Strange Animals is a cozy, creepy story of a man’
"Crypto" is a slippery prefix, and it's best to be careful with it. Thanks to Evan Dicken for writing the bulk of today’s episode. By day, Evan Dicken studies old Japanese Maps and crunches data for medical research at O
Autumn is full of fun, cozy traditions, like keeping watch on the knothole man so he doesn’t reach too far into our world. Thanks to Harrison Hamm for this episode’s hidden lore segment. Harrison Hamm is an LA-based poet
Best to have a telepathic microphone when searching for cryptid dragonflies. Sometimes the simple, straightforward solutions are the best option. Thanks to Luísa Black Ellis for this week’s hidden lore poetry. Luísa is a
This episode is an audiobook preview for Something in the Woods Loves You, Jarod K. Anderson's new memoir coming this September from Timber Press and Hachette Books. For more information, visit JarodKAnderson.com.
Many seemingly common corvids are cryptids. There’s a world of difference between perceiving a thing and knowing the full story. Thanks to Jamie Lackey for today’s hidden lore. Jamie Lackey lives in Pittsburgh with her h
Volunteering is a great reminder that many of the most important things in life don’t involve money changing hands. Thanks to Bennett Berardi for this week’s hidden lore poem. Bennett is an arborist and honorary goblin m
Contentment is both a skill and a gift we grant ourselves. The CryptoNaturalist is written and read by Jarod K. Anderson. Preorders for Jarod K. Anderson’s new memoir about loving nature and struggling with depression ar
Ebbing and flowing, teaming with life, soft to the touch. Some things are better left to themselves. Thanks to Emily Kramer for today’s hidden lore poem “An Absence of Ants.” Emily is a poet from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Night is Earth’s shadow and many creatures call it home. The moon’s shadow is a different sort of night entirely. Thanks to Nicolette Nuytten for today’s hidden lore, “Water Beetles.” Nicolette works at the library and s
What counts as a ghost is, perhaps, open to interpretation. Thanks to Steve Shell for voicing today’s field report. Steve is a co-creator, writer, and voice of the narrator on the Old Gods of Appalachia podcast. Old Gods
An early morning record focusing on starting the day The CryptoNaturalist way. Thanks to Joseph Giglio for today’s hidden lore, “The Sky.” Joseph is currently an MFA student at George Mason University and originally from
There’s something playing music just down the path, but that isn’t the only worthy mystery beneath the trees. Today’s hidden lore was “The Bone Mother’s Daughter” by Tim Goldstone. Tim Goldstone is based on a true event.
The Feather Fountain is as beautiful as it is deadly and it’s plenty of both. Thanks to Cecil Baldwin for voicing the Stairway Keeper. Cecil has long been one of my favorite voices in podcasting and you can hear him on t
The mirror falls, like all water, links us to many other versions of ourself. Thanks to Cat Stone for lending her voice to this episode. Hidden lore poetry by Matt Dennison. Matt is the author of Kind Surgery, from Urtic
The Uneasiness waits and watches somewhere beyond dark windows. Thanks to Tim Murphy for his hidden lore poem “Wildness Unafraid.” Tim Murphy (he/him) is a disabled, bisexual poet who lives in Portland, Oregon. His writi
Rumor has it the mecha-shrew is extinct, but not all rumors are trustworthy. Thanks to Emily Benson for this episode’s hidden lore poem, “On the Question of the Happiness of Clams.” Emily Benson lives in Western New York
The Shadow Fly drinks from your shadow, which, in turn, drinks from you. Thanks to Hannah Ringler for this episodes hidden lore poem. Hannah Ringler is a poet, parent, and gardener from North Carolina. She is the coordin
All trees talk. Some trees walk. Special thanks to Ellen Weatherford for voicing today’s field report! Ellen is a co-host on the Just the Zoo of Us podcast, a family-friendly show that researches, rates, and reviews wild
Hidden lore poetry by Mia Cong. Mia is an aspiring chef, occasional poet, and current scribe working under the handle theshitpostcalligrapher across all platforms. Still looking through the urban wilds of Toronto Canada
Emily Kramer
Founder of Kramer HQ and Co-founder of MKT1 · nonprofit for domestic violence and crime survivors
1 appearance on this show
Ella Watts
audio director, writer and producer
1 appearance on this show
Tim Murphy
Manager of the Corporate Process Safety Department · North State Building Industry Association
1 appearance on this show
Emily Benson
Head of Strategy at Minerva Technology Futures · Boutique Training Academy
1 appearance on this show
Ellen Weatherford
Just the Zoo of Us
1 appearance on this show
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