Here Be Monsters
Here Be Monsters
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An independent podcast about fear, beauty and the unknown. Since 2012. Hosted by Jeff Emtman and others.
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S10E9 HBM159: Final Haircuts
During a moment of personal turmoil, Rocky Villanueva gets an email from a long-time client. His client is in his final weeks of life, and is getting his last wishes taken care of. One of those…
The Thaw & Die Grenze
Jeff walks to the edge of Berlin and explains why the Here Be Monsters feed has been quiet for so long. On the way, Jeff talks about plans for upcoming episodes, looks at the ways that moving to…
S10E8 HBM158: An Illusion
n the midst of a stressful move, HBM producer Jeff Emtman finds comfort in the phasing techniques developed by minimalist composer, Steve Reich. Note: this episode contains sounds that cannot be…
S10E7 HBM157: The Raw Whatever
Allen H Greenfield is a UFOlogist and occult researcher. He’s also a father of three. His first child, Alex was the subject of HBM155: Ghosts Aliens Burritos. In that episode, Alex tells stories…
S10E6 HBM156: Heavy Load-Bearing Body
Berlin’s Schwerbelastungskörper is a massive concrete structure that, today, is hidden in plain sight between a railroad and an apartment building. It’s one of just a dozen remaining pieces of Nazi…
The HBM Art Exchange is Back!
The Here Be Monsters Art Exchange is back!It’s a really simple and wonderful thing where you, gentle listener, can mail a piece of art to a stranger and get a piece of art in return. It’s open to…
S10E5 HBM155: Ghosts Aliens Burritos
Content Note: pervasive language, brief mentions of bigotry.Alex Greenfield says that there was no such thing as a normal day when he was a kid. His dad (Allen H Greenfield) self describes as a…
S10E4 HBM154: Ancient Roman Recipes
Sally Grainger was originally a chef, but in her 20’s, she was gifted a copy of an ancient Roman cookbook called Apicius. Apicius is a bit of a fluke. It shouldn’t have survived the 2000-ish year…
The Straight and Narrow
In 2012, a street preacher walking three small dogs tried to convince Jeff Emtman of his way of thinking about gender and the afterlife. In this Here Be Monsters brief, Jeff shares the short essay he…
S10E3 HBM153: Klänge from Berlin
The composer Pauline Oliveros thought there was a difference between hearing and listening. She defined hearing as a passive act, something done with the ears. But she defined listening as…
S10E2 HBM152: Dirt Becomes You
What do you want to happen to your body when you die? It’s a touchy topic where tradition, religion and death denial all come into play. But across much of the world, there are just two options:…
S10E1 HBM151: Blowgun Time Warp
Season 10 of Here Be Monsters starts and host Jeff Emtman hallucinates his adolescence while working long hours. Scenes from middle school dances, dawn bus rides, the basement, and ( most…
Season 10 is Coming!
Season 10 is nearly here! The season starts on March 9th and episodes will be released on a rolling basis until all ten shows are published.Want to advertise on an episode? Fill out the sponsorship…
Leaving Spotify
I’ve decided to remove my work from Spotify. It’s not just their recent controversies around Joe Rogan, it’s a much bigger problem with the way that Spotify treats the medium. If you listen on an…
S9E10 HBM150: Cold Water
The origins of Julia Susara’s chronic fatigue are hard to pin down. She still doesn’t know exactly how it started but suspects that a deeply broken heart had something to do with it. She spent…
S9E9 HBM149: The Daily Blast [Neutrinowatch]
A short episode from the new show Neutrinowatch: A Daily Generative Podcast. Each episode of Neutrinowatch changes a lil’ bit every day. This episode, The Daily Blast, features two computerized…
So What Exactly is Episode 149?
Episode 149 is an odd duck for sure. It changes every day due to some coding trickery that is happening behind the scenes. That episode is a part of a bigger project, a new podcast project that’s…
S9E8 HBM148: Early Attempts at Summoning Dream Beings
As a teenager, HBM host Jeff Emtman fell asleep most nights listening to Coast To Coast AM, a long running talk show about the world’s weirdnesses. One of the guests stuck out though; one who spoke…
S9E7 HBM147: Chasing Tardigrades
With much of the world shut down over the last year, HBM host Jeff Emtman started wondering if there were smaller venues where the world still felt open. In this episode, Jeff interviews Chloé…
Theodora is @hypo_inspo
A brief follow-up to last episode: you can now follow our AI-powered friend Theodora on Twitter! She tweets several times a day, giving bad advice, good advice, and some strange poetry. Her…
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Here Be Monsters has published 155 episodes since January 2012, covering topics in Documentary, Personal Journals.
Here Be Monsters is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 24m.
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