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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.

Podcast · By Dan Nufer and John Costello · English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
6
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Sep 14, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    Cryptidiots 44 - The Mantis Man (opens the original)

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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 true), proof of Aliens via a haphazardly scrawled note, and tales of a little Cryptid known as the Mantis Man. So come on in!

  2. Episode · Aug 31, 2026

    Cryptidiots 43 - The Ozark Howler (opens the original)

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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” with tales of Abraham Lincoln’s ghost and a dong-hanging Winston Churchill, reenacts first-hand testimony of someone who encountered the Howler in the 1800s, and diagnoses America’s desperate need for a new Walter Matthau.

  3. Episode · Aug 18, 2026

    Cryptidiots 42 - The Azeban (opens the original)

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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. Nonetheless, please enjoy this episode wherein John updates the world on the Moon, Snake, Jimothy, and podcast traitors while Dan gets tricksy with the Azeban. Okay we love you, say nice things about us bye!

  4. Episode · Aug 3, 2026

    Cryptidiots 41 - The Kandahar Giant (opens the original)

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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 evidence from an expert named Snake, before covering this week’s cryptid, the Kandahar Giant, a 13-foot tall gentle giant (if you ignore the murdering) who turned into a modern military legend after soldiers annoyed him while he was minding his own business.

  5. Episode · Jul 20, 2026

    Cryptidiots 40: The Odyssey’s Cyclops (opens the original)

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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 Jimothy (probably the world’s most famous deformed raccoon) and The Odyssey, including its cyclops character Polyphemus.

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