We're joined by Sydney Davidson - student of Dr. Jeb Card (<a href="https://patreon.com/inresearchof" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IRO</a>) - to discuss her research into Frogmen Festivals, and to discuss monster festivals and some of the reasons people report they attend. (And it's not all about the plushies and t-shirts.)<br /><br /><a href="https://tetzoo.com/blog/2020/1/12/lore-of-the-loveland-frog" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Darren Naish on The Loveland Frog</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.monstertalk.org/s03e31-the-myth-of-disenchantment/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Myth of Disenchantment</a><br /><br /><a href="https://frogmanfestival.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frogman Festival 2026</a><br /><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/48c0dZ1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Close Encounters at Kelly And Others of 1955</a> (affiliate link)<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support</a>.<br /><br />Some product links may be affiliated with Amazon revenue sharing.
