Episode 29: The Mothman

Rachel is either crazy or in love...maybe both. Today, Rachel tells the story, origin, major sightings, and cultural relevance of her favorite cryptid: Mothman. From a massive wingspan tacked onto a man-like body to disappearing dogs and shining red eyes, this creepy boy lives rent free in our minds, and he is welcome to stay. We love him. Except for the fact that he tends to be a bad omen of tragedies to come...

Petitions:

https://www.change.org/p/the-president-replace-every-statue-of-a-confederate-figure-with-one-of-mothman

https://www.change.org/p/west-virginia-state-senate-change-every-confederate-statue-to-a-mothman-statue

Sources:

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LG0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Rf8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=620,2790721&dq=point+pleasant+roger+scarberry&hl=en

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2012/01/23/145334460/welcome-to-the-tnt-area-home-of-the-mothman

https://wchstv.com/news/local/man-photographs-creature-that-resembles-legendary-mothman-of-point-pleasant

https://www.wired.com/2014/03/joshua-dudley-greer-tnt-storage/

https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/Men_In_Black

https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/The_Mothman_Museum#The_Men_In_Black_Exhibit

https://web.archive.org/web/20071011230219/http://www.westva.net/mothman/1966-11-16.htm

https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/Eight_People_Say_They_Saw_%27Creature%27?file=Moth293.PNG

https://nerdist.com/article/mothman-why-we-are-so-obsessed/

https://www.mothmanfestival.com/events.html

https://www.mothmanmuseum.com

https://www.history.com/news/men-in-black-real-origins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Bridge

https://www.southernliving.com/culture/the-mothman-legend-west-virginia

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