The Worker's Cauldron
A podcast about the cultural politics of the paranormal. Where Karl Marx shakes his fist at the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot speaks to us about the legacies of colonialism. We discuss the contemporary obsession with all things supernatural through a socialist, feminist lens and ask what our strange experiences and beliefs tell us about the society we live in.
The Worker's Cauldron
An American Werewolf for Christmas
In the final episode of our 2022 season, we discuss the rise of a bizarre cryptid popularly called The Dogman. We explore the works of the late great Linda Godfrey, who passed away on November 27 of this year, and her role in popularizing Wisconsin’s Beast of Bray Road and the Michigan Dogman. Over the last decade, the monster has grown from humble rural origins into a cryptid of international fame.
Linda Godfrey: The Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's Werewolf
Real Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern America
"The Gable Film"
Yorkshire Post: '˜Truth' behind those sightings of Hull's Beast of Barmston Drain werewolf
Monsterquest: America’s Wolfman Caught on Film
PBS: The Beast of Bray Road
Michael Barkun: A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America
Neal Arnold: Monster!: The A-Z of Zooform Phenomena
Diane E. Goldstein, Sylvia Ann Grider, Jeannie B. Thomas: Haunting Experiences: Ghosts in Contemporary Folklore
Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives