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Episode 88 – Cajun Country Critters

| January 25, 2021

In this episode, Cody and Chris take you to Cajun Country for some good old fashioned (and often hysterical) folklore. First, Cody talks about the pirate, Jean LaFitte, and the spirit known as the Fifolet that guards his treasure. Then, Chris discusses the Bigfoot of the Bayou known as the Honey Island Swamp Monster. Next, Cody shares The Grunch (that’s not a euphemism), a creature that may have formed out of testicles. Finally, Chris talks about the most famous of Cajun Cryptids, the Rougarou, a creepy werewolf-like creature. Creep of the Week comes from listener Aaron. This week’s drinks/food are Swamp Water, Old Fashioned Cajun Cake, and a Hurricane.

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Advisory: 0:00s-0:13s
Intro Music: 0:13s-0:38s
Topic: 0:38s-2:45m
Drinks: 2:45m-5:00m
History: 5:00m-10:12m
Fifolet: 10:12m-17:20m
Honey Island Swamp Monster: 17:20m-23:30m
The Grunch: 23:30m-31:13m
The Rougarou: 31:13m-36:58m
Skeptic: 36:58m-39:22m
Believer: 39:22m-42:00m
Creep of the Week: 42:00m-45:11m
Sign Off: 45:11m-46:46m
Outro Music: 46:46m-47:06m

Original Music: “Halloween Pumpkin” found at https://www.purple-planet.com

Links

History
https://peachtown.org/cajun-folklore/
https://973thedawg.com/cajun-and-south-louisiana-superstitions-spells-and-traditions/
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/louisiana/bizarre-superstitions-la/

Fifolet
https://houmatravel.com/blog/post/what-was-that-myths-and-legends-of-louisianas-bayou-country
https://authorlyngibson.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/louisiana-urban-legends-the-fifolet/
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/jean-lafitte

Honey Island Swamp Monster
https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/legend-honey-island-swamp-monster/
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/12/mysterious-swamp-monsters-of-louisiana/

The Grunch
https://973thedawg.com/the-strange-new-orleans-legend-of-the-grunch/
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Grunch_Road_Monster

The Rougarou
https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/history-rougarou-louisiana-werewolf/
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/12/mysterious-swamp-monsters-of-louisiana/

Debunk
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptozoology/comments/c3fwjy/grunch_road/

Believer
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/22957/scientific-reasons-believe-vampires-werewolves-zombies

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