The Worker's Cauldron

Colonialism, Creationism and Cryptozoology

David Roddy & Mercedas Castillo Season 3 Episode 2

In this episode of the workers cauldron we talk about how rumors of living (non-avian) Dinosaurs in Central Africa and alleged glowing pterosaurs in Papua New Guinea are intricately linked to the history of racism and colonialism.

Bonus Content: Problematic LEGO sets, Human Zoos and Raquel Welch

References

Wide Atlantic Weird: Monsters of the Frontier
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monsters-of-the-frontier-mokele-mbembe-and/id1448284008?i=1000502151641

Edward Guimont: Hunting Dinosaurs in Central Africa
https://contingentmag.org/2019/03/18/hunting-dinosaurs-africa/

Daniel Loxton and Donald Prothero: Abominable Science!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12930972-abominable-science

Darren Naish: Hunting Monsters
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/my-new-book-hunting-monsters-cryptozoology-and-the-reality-behind-the-myths/

Allison Hopper: Denial of Evolution Is a Form of White Supremacy

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/denial-of-evolution-is-a-form-of-white-supremacy/



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