Blake and Karen discuss their trip to <a href="https://jsu.edu/">JSU</a>, and begin a conversation about the enigmatic Wampus Cat.Show Notes:<a href="https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wampus_cat">Wampus Cat in Potterverse</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampus_cat">Wampus Cat (wiki)</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_panther">Underwater Panthers (wiki)</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptozoology/comments/14f7tgn/wampus_cat_referenced_in_1916_north_carolina_news/">Example of early 20th century newspaper report (there are many)</a><a href="https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/wampus-cat.htm">More on the Wampus (and a list of schools who use it for mascot/team name)</a>Pop Culture: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_the_Wumpus">Hunt the WUMPUS ← note spelling</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.U.L.E.">M.U.L.E. video game featuring "hunt the mountain wampus" mini-game</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Bunten_Berry">Some bio on Dani Bunten (whose games were tremendously influential to Blake)</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

S03E09 - Cheesman Park

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