//podcastplus.net/feed/the-cryptid-factor~4b3c167f Rhys Darby, Dan Schreiber, and 'Buttons' bring you The Cryptid Factor - a show dedicated to the weird and the wonderful, and in particular, Cryptozoology.Hear the team passionately (and often awkwardly) discuss animals yet to be proven by science - like the Mongolian Death Worm, Chupacabra, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster. Though they take the pseudo-science as seriously as they can, they struggle to take themselves seriously at all.Its hosts are comedian & actor Rhys Darby, host of top rating podcast 'No Such Thing as a Fish' Dan Schreiber - and Pulling it all together is their best friend, 'Buttons'. If anything goes wrong, it is probably his fault. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:53:31 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1195324162-the-cryptid-factor-071-the-belated-christmas-issue.mp3 Due to Buttons being busy having a southern hemisphere summer holiday, this Christmas special clearly is well ​late (which he apologies for profusely) but it's worth the wait - not least due to the amazing ____________*1 as well as the ____________*2!In here you'll find news on time travelers from Mars, theoretically Anthrax ridden conspiracy theorists and auto-replicating Pacman-esque xenobots made from frog cells... in a dish non the less! Also; some new Bigfoot footage from Georgia along with some old footage from a cowboy, alien bases below the ice, an expletive ridden speed sighting and a Jelly fish with ​30ft ​mouth-arms... or is it arse-hands... you decide! Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:46:08 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1195324162-the-cryptid-factor-071-the-belated-christmas-issue.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1173621403-the-cryptid-factor-070-the-pick-a-path-issue.mp3 Welcome to Ep 70 where we try and 'choose our own adventure' through segments and end up picking a bad path. No doubt you'll find yourself just as confused and lost as we were. In the mess we somehow manage to cover multi-crash planes, almost crashed ISS space station, recaps on birds and marriages, a UK bigfoot and the hatching of decades old dormant underground shrimp eggs. Also, Dan levels-up to 'premiere grade' whilst Buttons levels-down to a 'back-sider'. *New Segment alert* Weird animals doing strange things! (the animals are normal, what they do is weird). First episode covers Bovine hydro-slides and Possum kidnappers.... as in, it's the nasty possums doing the 'napping!! Tue, 07 Dec 2021 18:45:51 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1173621403-the-cryptid-factor-070-the-pick-a-path-issue.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1158792124-the-cryptid-factor-069-the-challenging-issue.mp3 We're back! After a long break from the shortest season ever (of 1 episode), we bring you EP 69 where you'll find a bunch of terribly challenging awards, hippos challenged to be human and a magic museum thats a challenge to find. There's also challenging news of Nessie sonars and Mamophants. To be quite honest though, the most challenged things in this ep are simply the three rusty hosts. Thanks for enduring this mess with us! Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:10:39 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1158792124-the-cryptid-factor-069-the-challenging-issue.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1124906983-the-cryptid-factor-068-the-past-life-bumper-issue.mp3 0:000:00An incredible 'Schreiber Unveil' was meant to see this episode be all about the phenom of ‘Past Life Experiences’, but as per usual, we just couldn't stay on task - so now this episode also includes the art of 'No Blink' and 'Light Cry' acting, Coast Guards with hamster wheel problems, and experts who will never reply to Buttons ever again. Oh, and some zombie fish and stolen penises thrown in for good measure.Enjoy the extra 30mins it took to get that all in! Wed, 15 Sep 2021 05:50:58 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1124906983-the-cryptid-factor-068-the-past-life-bumper-issue.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1103583562-the-cryptid-factor-067-the-buzz-bingo-issue.mp3 Ep 67 has some great finds in it - Dan finds the Alien Sex capital of the UK, Rhys finds a nazi tank in a basement, and Buttons finds the elevator service hut in Superman's Building. We also shoe-horn in a Jet-pack Re-cap, a Fairy/Theory Time, a Rapisode Sandwich and a Sci-fi Robot Rangers Prequel - before the 'quel' is even quelled! Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:11:55 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1103583562-the-cryptid-factor-067-the-buzz-bingo-issue.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1095985537-the-cryptid-factor-ep-66-final.mp3 In this ramshackled episode, Rhys fails to deliver Rapisodes, Dan fails in health and Buttons fails to be articulate. Also you'll find a kidnapped Nanna raised by Monkeys, AI Robots meeting Aliens, and Elon predictions from 1953. Also a Bigfoot crossing a river carrying a deer or two babies and a big(ish) cat let loose by a pig buddy. Enjoy! Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:56:14 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1095985537-the-cryptid-factor-ep-66-final.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1086708649-the-cryptid-factor-65-the-missing-pigeons-issue.mp3 Welcome to episode 65, where we're lucky Rhys is present due to self inflicted partying - and lucky Dan is alive due to self inflicted poisoning! Also in this ep you'll discover 50 pilot sky-spider collectors, lots of lost pigeons, an eating restrictor/ventriloquism training device and we find prehistoric man Dennis Oven in a Chinese well! Also Loch Less news and a spooky Slenderman in India. Ooooohhh!*Trigger warning* We discuss weight loss and dieting, if this is triggering for you - perhaps sit this one out. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:14:42 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1086708649-the-cryptid-factor-65-the-missing-pigeons-issue.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1077294931-the-cryptid-factor-64-the-uap-report-issue.mp3 Welcome to the UAP Report special edition. This episode was recorded live as the Pentagon released it's long awaited report on the UFO/UAP situation - and as you'd rightly imagine, we cover the report with delft professionalism and deep insight - Dan even reports live from Buckingham Palace to check if the Queen comments! Also in this ep - Rapisode 5 (yay!), invisible sculptures, a real life Tarzan, Astronauts seeing Sky Serpents, and Rhys invents the revolutionary 'Audio Signature'! Mon, 28 Jun 2021 05:17:12 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1077294931-the-cryptid-factor-64-the-uap-report-issue.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1073901004-the-cryptid-factor-episode-63-final-3.mp3 Episode 63 is here at last! 'Rapisode 4' kicks it all off with an almighty bang, closely followed by Rhys telling tales of Whales eating Lobstermen, Dan teaching superhuman 'Batman' skills, and Buttons paradoxing his way to no friends. Lots of exciting (and global!) Bigfoot news to boot! Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:20:33 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1073901004-the-cryptid-factor-episode-63-final-3.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1040256265-the-cryptid-factor-ep-62-final-2.mp3 In this jammed-packed, over-time issue we kick off with the next ep of the Rapisodes. Then Rhys gets an annoying internets service inserted in his head - then Dan gets a haunted book - then Buttons brings joystick monkeys. Then we hear of over-loved chandeliers, fireproof artwork fire-suits, misplaced space trees and cryptid croissants. We then get a small tease of a big cat hunt and an important notice in the noticeboard. So just a normal episode really. Enjoy! Sat, 01 May 2021 00:22:16 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1040256265-the-cryptid-factor-ep-62-final-2.mp3