{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fc6a9c6b5-8b04-43ff-a9ff-adbdc76cd2b1","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Spooktober: Homo lepidopteris - Ep 158\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/c6a9c6b5-8b04-43ff-a9ff-adbdc76cd2b1\"></iframe>","title":"Spooktober: Homo lepidopteris - Ep 158","description":"This week, we're taking a turn for the cryptid and spooking local with the legend of West Virginia native son, the Mothman. For a little over a year leading up to December 1967, sightings of a winged humanoid with glowing eyes were reported in and around Point Pleasant, WV. Since then, Mothman has evolved from evil omen to legend to meme. In this episode, we\u2019ll explore the legend, collective memory, and the power of portents.\nLinks\n\nParanormal Activity in West Virginia (Marshall University)\n\nMothman: The Facts Behind the Legend (West Virginia Book Company)\n\nMothman myth rooted in Messenger reporter's work (Athens Messenger)\n\nIs the Mothman of West Virginia an Owl? (Audubon Society)\n\nSilver Bridge tragedy still haunts river city residents (Charleston Gazette-Mail)\n\nTu-Endie-Wei State Park (WV State Parks)\n\nPoint Pleasant, West Virginia: Making a Tourism Landscape in an Appalachian Town (Southeastern Geographer)\n\nWest Virginian Urban Legends and Their Impact on Cultures Both Local and Abroad (Bowling Green State University)\n\nThe Mothman and Other Strange Tales: Shaping Queer Appalachia Through Folkloric Discourse in Online Social Media Communities (University of Kentucky)\n\nUFOs Were Born Among America\u2019s Cold War Fears (Foreign Policy)\n\nWelcome To The 'TNT Area,' Home Of The Mothman (NPR)\n\nFederal Facilities Restoration Program (WV Dept of Environmental Protection)\n\nContact\nEmail the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com\nArchPodNet\n\nAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com\n\n\nAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet\n\n\nAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet\n\n\nAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet\n\n\nTee Public Store\n\nAffiliates\n\nWildnote\n\nTeePublic\n\nTimeular","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/dddd1215-eeb0-4139-b885-732091a9088a/uploads-2f1612927465714-puvwh93kw2-3b3c967815ee02703f7cfe1c7eed.jpg"}