In 1979 a man named Ernest encountered a mysterious creature in a tunnel in the Cabbagetown neighborhood of Toronto. Now, four decades on, we're joined by author Jeff Dupuis to look back on this peculiar incident and ask talk about why some monsters go viral and others remain "deep cuts" of cryptozoology.LINKS:Jeff Dupuis and <a href="https://www.superstitioustimes.com/cabbagetown-tunnel-monster-tale-continues-to-intrigue-forty-years-later/">the TORONTO Cabbage Town Monster:</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3SjQB7G">Jeff Dupuis - cryptid-themed novels</a>Additional:The UFO "Commander-X" - possibly <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000APJFWY/about">Timothy Green Beckley</a> (at least in part)<a href="https://boylanfh.com/tribute/details/977/Timothy-Beckley/obituary.html">Obit for Timothy Green Beckley</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/06/ddos-fugitive-commander-x-arrested-in-mexico-extradited-to-us/">Commander-X (the hacktivist) extradition from Mexico</a><a href="https://toronto.citynews.ca/2010/10/29/local-character-friend-of-the-devil-salako-kalfou/">Colorful character Salako Kalfou </a>mentioned in the interview<a href="https://theghostinmymachine.com/2023/08/07/encyclopaedia-of-the-impossible-the-cabbagetown-tunnel-monster-of-toronto/">Goldenstein's article from 1979</a><a href="https://amzn.to/48sTSHA">Freak Encounters (2010) - affiliate link </a><a href="https://youtu.be/lbruOe6Yii0?si=kk-zWx09rZN7TH0k&amp;t=131">Captain Midnight TV hack</a><a href="https://youtu.be/uWI7yh64CiI?si=LDMsHvoRwD4NyiFT&amp;t=47">Vrillon 1977 "Alien" TV intrusion</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

S03E17 - Maximum PG Effort

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