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The Cryptid Factor

Three best buddies - Rhys Darby, Dan Schreiber, and Leon 'Buttons' Kirkbeck bring you The Cryptid Factor - a podcast dedicated to all things weird that are yet to be defined by science.Since 2008 they... Read more

Ranked #1

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21: #021 The Rock Issue

21: #021 The Rock Issue

We're back at it! Rhys talks spam sushi, David talks scary rope-nessie and Buttons attempts to revive some olds and turn... Read more

31 Oct 2016

54mins

Ranked #2

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24: #024 The Gap Issue

24: #024 The Gap Issue

This week sees news on nanny haunting ghosts, old lobsters released from condo-jails and dog thefts - where the dogs are... Read more

10 Jul 2017

41mins

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Ranked #3

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25: #025 The Tight-Rope Issue

25: #025 The Tight-Rope Issue

This weeks episode is al fresco! Whilst in the glorious open LA evening air, we cover everything from Dolphin translatio... Read more

17 Jul 2017

58mins

Ranked #4

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30: #030 The Probing Issue

30: #030 The Probing Issue

The Cryptid team are back at it with another bout at the weird and wonderful. This week there are White moose ready for ... Read more

27 Sep 2017

1hr 19mins

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Ranked #5

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26: #026 The Sour Toe Issue

26: #026 The Sour Toe Issue

Its another week, and its yet-again another CryptidFactor Episode! Prepare your ears for stolen drinking Toes, passport ... Read more

24 Jul 2017

55mins

Ranked #6

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34: #034 The NYC Prison Issue

34: #034 The NYC Prison Issue

This episode sees Rhys reveal a secret team of news gathering fans, and it reveals Buttons in a prison in New York! If t... Read more

20 Mar 2018

42mins

Ranked #7

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31: #031 The Lullaby Issue

31: #031 The Lullaby Issue

This show sees Dan try to befriend an inter-stellar alien infested ranch owner, Rhys confess to being a land-bound Octop... Read more

1 Oct 2017

46mins

Ranked #8

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28: #028 The Staples Issue

28: #028 The Staples Issue

The Shambles from Staples. There is no excuse for this mess of an episode - well, there is, just listen and you'll hear ... Read more

5 Sep 2017

1hr 1min

Ranked #9

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36: #036 The Monster Week Issue

36: #036 The Monster Week Issue

Guys! We've done it! We've finally got on the TV! This week see's us host Monster Week on Animal Planet - and as a speci... Read more

1 Jun 2018

38mins

Ranked #10

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35: #035 The Rumble-Strip Issue

35: #035 The Rumble-Strip Issue

This episode finds Rhys back in Fiji where he has tales of near(ish)-death adventures, Dan in the UK where he has tales ... Read more

19 Apr 2018

39mins

Ranked #11

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32: #032 The Bingo Issue

32: #032 The Bingo Issue

This episode sees Rhys holding bingo nights, Buttons working out in a gym/bunker and Dan somewhere that is not London. T... Read more

15 Dec 2017

40mins

Ranked #12

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33: #033 The Decade Issue

33: #033 The Decade Issue

It's 2018 - Which means the Cryptid Factor is 10 years old! 10 years and we're still trying to solve the world's mysteri... Read more

1 Feb 2018

39mins

Ranked #13

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27: #027 The Room Service Issue

27: #027 The Room Service Issue

This week the CryptidFactor team have spread their wings yet again, and with Dan broadcasting for the last time in his C... Read more

7 Aug 2017

53mins

Ranked #14

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22: #022 The 'There Can Only Be Three' Issue

22: #022 The 'There Can Only Be Three' Issue

Its been a long time coming, but this is a pivotal issue of the cryptidfactor! Who is Dan Schreiber? And why is there no... Read more

27 Jun 2017

57mins

Ranked #15

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20: #020 The Technical Issue

20: #020 The Technical Issue

In unprecedented regularity, Rhys, David, and Buttons have uploaded their second podcast in 2 weeks! Though this episode... Read more

19 Sep 2016

52mins

Ranked #16

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23: #023 The New Guy Issue

23: #023 The New Guy Issue

We're on a roll! This week, Rhys, Dan and Buttons gather themselves together at Rhys's house in LA... and they are obvio... Read more

3 Jul 2017

1hr

Ranked #17

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19: #019 The Plugging Issue

19: #019 The Plugging Issue

We're Back! After a VERY long hiatus, we've gotten together in the same dimension to bring you the very latest in crypto... Read more

6 Sep 2016

53mins

Ranked #18

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48: #048 The Segmented Issue

48: #048 The Segmented Issue

In a vain attempt to be helpful, Buttons creates his first (and hopefully last) segment. Also covered in this chaotic ep... Read more

20 Sep 2020

50mins

Ranked #19

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42: #042 The Time Travel Issue

42: #042 The Time Travel Issue

Here we go again! In this episode, Rhys time travels to wake Buttons up in the future to save him from his own voice (!)... Read more

4 Apr 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #20

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41: #041 The Fairy Issue

41: #041 The Fairy Issue

Wow - Haven't you been patient?! This episode comes to you direct from the far distant past - and has been in editing li... Read more

25 Feb 2019

59mins

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