Episodes
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YouTube: Beyond the Legend: The Real History of Moby Dick
Moby Dick may be one of the most famous whales in fiction, but Herman Melville did not create the story from nothing. In this episode, we look at the real sperm whales behind the legend, the brutal world of 19th-century whaling, the true story of the Essex—a whaling ship sunk by a sperm whale—and...
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YouTube: You Won't Believe These 21 Giant Animals Exist!
21 animals. 21 absolute giant animals. From a 20-foot crocodile and a 900-pound liger to a four-foot rabbit, a two-pound snail, and a 661-pound freshwater stingray, these are real individual animals that grew way beyond the normal size for their species. Some became Guinness World Record holders....
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Ep. 138: Dangerous Rocky Mountain Animals
The Rocky Mountains are home to some of North America's most incredible wildlife—but what should you actually do when you encounter it? We cover why moose and bison are far more dangerous than they look, how to tell a black bear from a grizzly, what to do if you encounter a cougar, why you should...
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YouTube: The TRUE Story of Moby Dick is Insane!
Moby Dick may be one of the most famous whales in fiction, but Herman Melville did not create the story from nothing. In this episode, we look at the real sperm whales behind the legend, the brutal world of 19th-century whaling, the true story of the Essex—a whaling ship sunk by a sperm whale—and...
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YouTube: The Hall of Fame of Man-Eaters
Check out the Halll of Fame of Man-Eaters... Who do you think deserves to be in the Hall of Fame? YouTube Episode- https://youtu.be/YwUy0OfBrcY?si=tWVlQ7WGd-C5TSa4 Patreon- Force of Nature Show/Podcast | Patreon
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Ep. 137: The Wildest RABIES Story You've Ever Heard
A 76-year-old Michigan man finally receives the kidney transplant that could free him from years of dialysis. Just over a month later, he develops tremors, confusion, difficulty swallowing, and one of the strangest symptoms in medicine: hydrophobia. The diagnosis is rabies. But he had no known...
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YouTube: Ed the Zebra Story
This YouTube episode is all about Ed the Zebra. https://youtu.be/vSHEjx3ldX8?si=e9nSgxdy7NuYUVLe
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Ep. 136: Recent Animal Stories and Attacks (Some Really Crazy Ones!)
Recent animal stories never disappoint, and this episode has a little bit of everything. We break down the tragic tiger attack in India that claimed the lives of four women, the terrifying South African camper who woke up with his head inside a hyena's mouth, and the bizarre German giant catfish...
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Ep. 135: Jim Corbett Hunts the Chuka Man-Eating Tiger
This episode is all about Jim Corbett and one of the most intense moments of his career. By the time he was tracking the Chuka man-eater, Corbett was already in his 60s — and still walking straight into jungles most people wouldn’t go near. We talk about who Corbett was, how he approached...
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YouTube: Dogs With Jobs
This YouTube episode is all about dogs with jobs. https://youtu.be/ADt4b6yrCk0?si=XTeiQzS1__NPgJVk
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YouTube: 5 Bizarre Mammals That are Totally Real!
In this Force of Nature Show episode, we explore unusual animals so strange that early scientists thought they were hoaxes. From platypus venom to the slow loris's toxic bite, these rare mammals have evolved incredible adaptations that make them true nature oddities. The naked mole rat can…
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YouTube: Which Bear is Best? All Species Ranked (Part 1 & 2)
This covers both YouTube episodes where I rank each bear species. Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/GFm89q5qfmY?si=ZTODyHc7kb_zHoJD All eight bear species. Two episodes combined into one epic showdown. 🐻🔥 From sun bears to polar bears, we break down each species with the Power Card system:...
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YouTube: 13 Animals Perfect for Halloween
This is the full audio from the Halloween episode on the Force of Nature Show YouTube channel. Lot's of visuals are used in the video. Hope everyone enjoys. And remember to check out the channel (11) Force of Nature Show - YouTube I am working on the newest podcast episode... Jim Corbett will...
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Ep. 134: Fat Bear Week 2025
Another year, another fat bear week. We have our annual coverage of Fat Bear Week. Dave leads the way in discussing this years tournament and any drama that happened with the bears of Katmai National Park. Gotta love some fat bears. Force of Nature Show - YouTube ***DM us on our Instagram or...
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Ep. 133: Crazy Animal Stories in 2025
After a six-month absence, we are back for another compilation of animal stories. 1. Man gored by bison in Yellowstone 2. Elephant rampage in India 3. Lion attack in Namibia 4. Florida's first fatal bear attack 5. Man on meth swims with gators 6. Man-eating tiger on the loose 7. Surfer in…
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FoN Bonus YouTube Show 3
This is the audio from the third YouTube episode. I go over the golden eagle attacks in Norway from 2024. Remember to go check out the YouTube show called Force of Nature Show. Golden Eagle Attacks Family & Hikers | 2024 Incident in Norway
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FoN Bonus: YouTube Episode 2
This is the audio from the second YouTube episode. We go over three different bear attack stories from 2024. Remember to go check out the YouTube show called Force of Nature Show. Crazy Bear Attack Stories: Supermarket Standoff, Polar Bear Back Jump, & Heroic Kid Also a link to Dave's YouTube…
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FoN Bonus: First YouTube Episode!
I am proud to announce we have officially released the first episode of our new YouTube show. This is something I have worked really hard on and am excited to share it. This is just the audio from the first episode. Want to watch the full episode?.... here are some links. YouTube Channel (248)...
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Ep. 132: More Crazy Animal Stories from 2024 Part 2
This episode we cover more crazy animal stories from 2024. 1. Indian Wolf Chaos 2. Golden Eagle Attacks Multiple People in Norway 3. Moose Attack in Alaska 4. Pregnant Woman Gives Birth After Snake Bite 5. RABIES! In California 6. British Man Somehow Survives Hippo Attack 7. Crocodile Takes…
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Ep. 131: Crazy Bear Stories from 2024
This episode we cover bear attacks from around the world in 2024. 1. Man Saves Wife by Jumping on a Polar Bear 2. Creates Standoff in a Japanese Supermarket 3. Sloth Bear Attacks Man in India 4. Brown Bear Goes on Rampage in Russia 5. Dave Shares a Bear Story 6. Man Picking Huckleberries in…
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Ep. 130: Crazy Animal Stories From 2024... Part 1
This episode we look back at some of the craziest animal stories from 2024. 1st Story- A surfer dies by freak accident by animal you'd never expect 2nd Story- Woman in Thailand is Coiled by Python 3rd Story- Every Mans Worst Nightmare 4th Story- Transient Killer Bees Kill Man on Golf Course 5th...
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Ep. 129: Reindeer On the Rooftop
We bring you a holiday themed episode with the most popular holiday animal... Reindeer. We learn all about reindeer in the wild. What's the difference between a reindeer and a caribou? They are actually the same species, just go by a different name depending on what continent they live on. Then…
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FoN Bonus: Fat Bear Week 2024 + Big Announcement
Dave does his annual duties and tells us all about 2024's Fat Bear Week. It's the time of year where brown bears in Alaska fatten up for their several month slumber. And we get to vote for which bear we think is fattest. There was quite a a bit of bear drama this year too ***DM us on our…
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Ep. 128: Very Creepy Things in Nature
This episode we look into the creepy side of nature. We discuss what a rat king is, no, not a little rat sitting on a throne. It's when multiple rats have their tails intertwined with no escape. Then we look at the zombie ant fungus known as cordyceps. This will infect an ant and take control…
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FoN Bonus: Mountain Man Stories From Dave's Dad
We welcome back Aaron Bodtcher as he tells us some old school Mountain Man. These stories have a heavy presence of grizzly bears.
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Ep. 127: The Good and Bad of Shark Movies
This episode we go over the good and bad of shark movies. There are so many shark movies out there, more than any other animal by far. We talk about the best shark movie and one of the best movies of all time, Jaws. And it's less than stellar sequels. Then we quickly go over other shark movies we...
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Ep. 126: Great White Sharks and Their Relationship with Humans
This episode we have a special guest joining us, Matt's sister, Dave's wife... Dayna Bodtcher. Great white sharks are her favorite animal. We go over why people have a fear of sharks, which is called "galeophobia." Then we discuss great whites in captivity and why it has never worked out. Then go...
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FoN Bonus: 2023 Shark Attacks Report
We go into the stats of all the shark attacks that happened in 2023. And a quick overview of all the shark fatalities. ***DM us on our Instagram or Facebook channels or email to get more info on how to order a t-shirt and stickers. On Venmo is my personal account at Matthew-Hamilton-51 On Paypal…
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Ep. 125: Evolutions Perfect Predator: The Great White Shark
This episode we look at one of the most iconic and famous animals on the planet... The Great White Shark. For part one we learn all about them... Their evolutionary history, where they live, about their bodies, the largest ones ever recorded and what they like to eat. This is a very informative...
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FoN Bonus: Family - Ryan and Marek
We bring some other family members on the show. Ryan is Dave's nephew and does a great job telling us about a mishap at a rodeo... and then we have Dave's brother-in-law, Marek... he may have been day drinking at the pool party. He tells us his story about his encounter with a jellyfish.
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BONUS: Dave's Dad's Story
For this bonus episode we bring in Dave's dad, Aaron Bodtcher. Aaron was very excited to share his personal story about him being stung by a jellyfish and having a stranger pee on him. The pee thing is a myth... But Aaron didn't know that at the time. Aaron even wrote the entire script himself.
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BONUS: The Bear that Almost Caused WW3
During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, America and the Soviets were on the brink of nuclear war. And during this time a black bear jumped over the fence and into an American air base. The guard sounded the alarm thinking it was a Soviet spy nearly causing WW3. Also, Matt gets heat exhaustion...
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Ep. 124: The Zanesville Massacre Part 2
In this episode we look at what happens on the fateful day when Terry Thompson let out his 50 plus exotic animals and ended his own life. We look at what the officers had to do and the difficult decisions they had to make. No other police force has had to deal with a situation like this before......
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Ep. 123: The Zanesville Massacre Part 1
We bring you the set up for a famous story from 2011. A man named Terry Thompson, a very excentric man who owned over 50 exotic animals. We learn about his life and mental state before the incident. Terry let all of his animals loose and then killed himself... leaving local authorities to deal…
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Ep. 122: Capybara: The World's Most Chill Animal
This episode we cover one of the coolest animals in the world, the capybara. They have become super popular over the last few years thanks to memes and short videos, all the kids know of capybaras. The are the largest rodents in the world, getting up to 175lbs. They are also known for being the...
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Ep. 121: Recent Animal Stories and Attacks #18 Part 2: End of 2023
We have part 2 of our 18th edition of recent animal stories and attacks. We look back at stories that happened in the back half of 2023. 1st Story- Siberian Tiger Attack 2nd Story- Blue Ringed Octopus 3rd Story- Rabies 4th Story- Man Survives Crocodile Attack in Strange Way 5th Story- Larges…
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BONUS!!! Ep. 120.5: Three Recent and Deathy Shark Attack Stories
Matt and Dave record together again. We have three recent shark attacks stories and all end in fatalities.
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Ep. 120: Recent Animal Stories and Attacks #18 Part 1: End of 2023
We have our 18th edition of recent animal stories and attacks. We look back at stories that happened in the back half of 2023. 1st Story- Jaguar Attacks Brave Uncle 2nd Story- Man Escapes Jaguar When Cell Phone Explodes in Pocket 3rd Story- UPS Driver Bitten by Rattlesnake 4th Story- Zookeeper...
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Ep. 119: The Secretive and Stealthy Leopard
We had a solo episode where we learn all about the amazing big cat... The leopard. Since we have covered several man-eating leopard stories we thought it would be a good idea to learn more about them. There are actually eight different leopard subspecies sprinkled throughout Asia and Africa. We…
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Ep. 118: Adventures of Jim Corbet: Hunt for the Panar Man-eating Leopard
We bring you another adventure from our man, Jim Corbett. In this adventure we cover Jim's hunt for the Panar Man-eating Leopard. While this leopard is one of his lesser known stories it has the second highest kill count by an animal in recorded history. 400 kills. This large male leopard...
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FoN Bonus: Fat Bear Week 2023 and Bear Attack Story
We celebrate Fat Bear Week... As winter approaches it's important for bears to pack on the pounds for hibernation. At Katmai National Park in Alaska people can vote for who they think is the fattest bear. We also cover a recent bear attack story from Banff National Park. Here's a link to Dave's...
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Ep. 117: Quoth the Raven, Nevermore
This episode we wanted to cover an animal with some Halloween street cred... Commonly associated with bad omens and death. The raven. We have never seen an animal with so much mythology and folklore from around the world. We learn about all the mythology and folklore as well as the differences...
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Ep: 116: Recent Animal Stories and Attacks #17 Part 2: So Far in 2023
We have part 2... we cover several diverse animal stories that have happened so far in 2023. Story 1- Tiger Kills Two Members of a Family Story 2- Bus Crashes Into Bee Hives Story 3- The Myth of We Swallow Spiders in Our Sleep is Kinda True Story 4- Uptick in Dingo Attacks in Australia Story 5-...
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Ep: 115: Recent Animal Stories and Attacks #17 Part 1: So far in 2023
Well our second recording of this episode. The first time we thought we recorded the whole episode, but Matt forgot to press record. So we had to re-record this one. We cover several diverse stories that have happened in the first half of 2023. Story 1- Predator Black Bear Attack in Arizona Story...
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Ep. 114: A Very Sweet and Wholesome Shark Story... JK... It’s Terrifying!
This episode we go back to a story from 1983... What starts out as a shrimp fishing trip for three young friends ends in a horror story. After they find themselves in a big storm their shit capsizes. Leaving then with one option, swim to their safety. And that's when they see a shark fin circling...
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Ep. 113: Shark Attack Stories #3
This episode we look at a few fairly recent shark attack stories. We cover the story of the viral video of a man being attacked by a tiger shark in Egypt that was caught on video. We found the back story and what led to the crazy attack. Dave also shares an attack from the Galapagos Islands. Then...
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Ep.112: Tiger Sharks: Garbage Cans of the Sea
This episode we learn all about the garbage can of the sea, the tiger shark. Tiger sharks are found mostly in warmer waters throughout the world. One of the most dangerous animals in the ocean, but always coming in second after the great white. They will literally eat anything... From turtles to...
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Ep. 111: Long Necked Weirdos: Giraffes
This episode we look at the tallest living land animal... The giraffe. Giraffe's are way cooler and way more weird than you expected. Evolution must have been a little drunk when making these animals. Giraffe's are native to Africa and there are nine subspecies. Like with other solo animals we've...
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Ep. 110: Cocaine Bear: The Real Story
This episode we look at the very popular story of Cocaine Bear. This story has only gotten more popular with the recently released film. The film was great! But, obviously very fabricated. We tell the real crazy story. A drug smuggler named Andrew Thornton, who is a very interesting man, decided…
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Ep. 109: The Great Emu War
***We had a little issue with our sound quality on this one. Working to make it better.*** We look at what might be one of the silliest stories of man vs bird. This story is a tragic-comedy, for how dumb and silly parts of it are, there was real human suffering. First we learn about emu's then we...