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The Creature-Studios Podcast
by Dom Adams
Welcome to the Creature-Studios Podcast! Here we talk about the interesting stuff. Science, space, history, mysteries. You name it, we cover it. Please enjoy!
Episodes
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Surviving a Youth Psych Ward with NVLD
Today we talk about my experience during my final two stays at a mental health facility.
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The Psychology of SCP Containment
Today we talk about three new SCP anomalies.
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How Riverstar Built the First RiverClan
Today we talk about Riverstar’s Home, the sixteenth Super Edition in Erin Hunter’s Warrior Cats series, revealing the origin story of RiverClan’s peaceful yet resilient founding leader. Long before he earned his leader name, he was Ripple - a tranquil, philosophical cat who was swept away from…
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How Rising Sun Maryland Survives Collapse
Today we talk about how Rising Sun, Maryland would fare in a zombie apocalypse.
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Secrets of the Kola Superdeep Borehole
Today we talk about the Kola Superdeep Borehole, a 7.6-mile vertical shaft plunged into the Earth's crust that remains the deepest artificial point on our planet. Drilling began in 1970 on Russia's icy Kola Peninsula as Soviet scientists set out to pierce through the Earth's continental crust...
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The Real Primate Behind Ancient Ghouls
Today we talk about the legendary Ghoul of Arabic folklore as if it were a speculative primate.
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Life in the Hadean Pressure Cooker
Today we talk about the Hadean eon, the fiery, hellish dawn of Earth's history when our planet was a chaotic crucible of molten rock and relentless cosmic bombardment. Spanning from the formation of the solar system roughly 4.6 billion years ago to 4.0 billion years ago, this eon - named after...
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How September 11 Reshaped the World
Today we talk about the September 11 attacks, the pivotal day in modern history that reshaped global geopolitics, aviation security, and the American landscape forever. On the morning of September 11, 2001, nineteen militants associated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners in a...
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Infinity Stones in a Decorative Glass Bowl
Today we will be talking about a story where the main character is giving a tour of his vault containing various pop culture items he gathered from various multiversal trips.
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If Every Volcano Erupted at Once
Today we talk about a what if scenario where every active, dormant and extinct volcano on the planet erupt simultaneously.
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The Aztec Empire as a Modern Superpower
Today we talk about a speculative alternate timeline where the Aztec Empire didn't fall.
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Surviving the Pulsar Planet Poltergeist
Today we talk about the details of a theoretical crewed mission and landing on the pulsar planet Poltergeist.
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How Your DNA Light Outlives You
Today we talk about a faux scientific paper detailing spirits/ghosts as if they were real things.
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How Venus Became a Planetary Hellscape
Today we talk about Venus, Earth’s "evil twin" and the undisputed inferno of the solar system. At first glance, Venus sounds almost identical to Earth - matching nearly our exact size, mass, and rocky composition. But beneath its thick, impenetrable blanket of yellow clouds lies a planetary...
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Engineering a Human Mission to Haumea
Today we talk about the technical details of a crewed mission to the dwarf planet Haumea, complete with a human landing.
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The Five Gene Viral Bullet
Today we talk about rabies, one of the most terrifying, relentless, and near-100% fatal viral infections in human history. Caused by the Rabies lyssavirus, this ancient pathogen operates almost like a biological horror story. Once introduced into muscle tissue through an infected bite or scratch,...
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How Dominic Built a Universe to Survive
Today we talk about the life of me, Dominic.
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The Ninety Foot Reality of Megalodon
Today we talk about Otodus megalodon, the undisputed apex predator of the prehistoric oceans that ruled the deep for over fifteen million years. Reaching lengths of up to 50 feet or more and weighing over 40 tons, Megalodon was more than three times the size of today's Great White Shark. With...
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The Terrifying Literalism of SCP Anomalies
Today we talk about SCP-005, SCP-038 and SCP-294.
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Hydraulic Legs and Blue Blooded Hunters
Today we talk about spiders, one of the most successful, ancient, and deeply misunderstood orders of predators on Planet Earth. With over 50,000 known species thriving in virtually every ecosystem outside of Antarctica, these eight-legged arachnids have been perfecting their craft for more than…
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The Star that Could Swallow Jupiter
Today we talk about VY Canis Majoris, an extreme red hypergiant that stretches our understanding of just how massive a star can possibly grow before destroying itself. Located roughly 3,900 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major, this celestial titan is estimated to be around 1,420…
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The Meticulous Construction of Amelia Earhart
Today we talk about Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator whose boundary-pushing life and tragic final flight made her an enduring icon of courage and mystery. In 1932, Earhart shattered records by becoming the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean, cementing her status as a...
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Life Beyond the Carbon Water Recipe
Today we talk about hypothetical types of biochemistry, exploring how life might build itself in alien environments where carbon and water are nowhere to be found. Every organism on Earth relies on carbon as its structural backbone and liquid water as its universal solvent. But astrobiologists…
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The Jamison Family's Trancelike Disappearance
Today we talk about the Jamison family deaths, one of the most mysterious and haunting cold cases in modern American history. In October 2009, Bobby Jamison, his wife Sherilynn, and their six-year-old daughter Madyson vanished without a trace into the rugged Sans Bois Mountains of Oklahoma. Eight...
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The Hidden Physics of Europa's Ocean
Today we talk about Jupiter’s moon, Europa, an icy world hiding what might be the best chance of finding extraterrestrial life in our own solar system. On the surface, Europa looks like a cracked glass marble, crisscrossed with reddish-brown fractures and buffeted by intense radiation. But…
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The Secret History of the Backrooms
Today we talk about liminal spaces and the Backrooms, the eerie internet phenomenon born from the unsettling feeling of places left empty. A liminal space is a transitional threshold - like an abandoned shopping mall at midnight, a school hallway during summer break, or a completely empty airport...
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How Kontoo Industries Franchised the Cosmos
Today we talk about the Verseworld timeline from the science fiction worldbuilding project, Verseworld created by Dominic Adams.
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Is Planet Nine a Primordial Black Hole?
Today we talk about Planet Nine, a massive ghost world that astronomers are convinced is lurking at the absolute edge of our solar system, even though nobody has ever actually seen it. The case for Planet Nine is a stellar detective story. Scientists noticed that a cluster of icy, distant objects...
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Did Mallory and Irvine Summit Everest First?
Today we talk about the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, a legendary journey of ambition, raw human endurance, and mountaineering’s most profound, enduring mystery. Armed with heavy tweed coats, rudimentary oxygen rigs, and absolute determination, a team of British climbers set out to…
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How the Great Dying Forged Mammals
Today we talk about the Permian–Triassic extinction event, colloquially known as "The Great Dying" - the absolute closest life on Earth has ever come to being completely wiped out. Long before the asteroid hit the dinosaurs, a far more devastating crisis took place 252 million years ago. It…
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How Life Survived the Chicxulub Impact
Today we talk about the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, the apocalyptic bad day 66 million years ago that brought a sudden, fiery end to the 165-million-year reign of the dinosaurs. It all started with a space rock the size of Mount Everest hurtling toward Earth at 40,000 miles per hour,...
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How Ashfur Weaponized the Warrior Code
Today we talk about The Broken Code, the thrilling seventh arc of the Warrior Cats series where the rigid laws of the warrior code are weaponized from within. When a brutal winter freezes the lake, Bramblestar, the legendary leader of ThunderClan, loses his life - only to miraculously wake up...
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Solar Storms Threaten an Internet Apocalypse
Today we talk about solar storms, the violent cosmic tempests that prove our peaceful sun is actually a sleeping giant. Every eleven years, the sun’s magnetic field flips, initiating a cycle that can trigger massive eruptions of superheated plasma aimed directly at Earth. In this episode, we’re...
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Why the Age of Dinosaurs Never Ended
Today we talk about the Age of Dinosaurs, a sprawling 165-million-year era where some of the most formidable and fascinating creatures to ever walk the Earth rose to dominance. From the Triassic beginnings to the dramatic Cretaceous conclusion, we’re exploring the incredible diversity of the...
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The Bureaucratic Horror of the SCP Foundation
Today we talk about the SCP Foundation, the secretive, global organization that operates in the shadows to protect humanity from the things that go bump in the night.
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The Disappearance of Alfred Beilhartz
Today we talk about the disappearance of Alfred Beilhartz, one of the most baffling cold cases in the history of the National Park Service. In July 1938, four-year-old Alfred was on a family vacation in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park. While hiking near a stream with his father, the young...
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How SkyClan Shattered the Lake Map
Today we talk about A Vision of Shadows, the sixth arc of the Warrior Cats series that explores the consequences of forgotten history and the search for a lost legacy. As the Clans settle into a period of relative peace, a strange vision of "shadows" begins to haunt the medicine cats, leading to…
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Connie Converse and the Right to Disappear
Today we talk about the haunting and enigmatic story of Connie Converse, the pioneer of the modern singer-songwriter genre who disappeared into thin air. In the 1950s, long before the folk revival took over New York City, Connie was writing deeply personal, witty, and melancholic songs in her...
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How Viruses Trigger Spontaneous Human Combustion
Today we talk about Human Pyrogenic Necrosis Virus (HPNV), a terrifyingly efficient pathogen that turns the human body’s own metabolic processes into a lethal ignition source.
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Why Brittle Rivets Sank the Titanic
Today we talk about the sinking of the Titanic, the "unsinkable" marvel of Edwardian engineering that met a tragic end on its maiden voyage. On the night of April 14, 1912, the largest ship afloat struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic, setting off a chain of events that would change maritime...
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Forensic Anatomy of the Crucifixion
Today we talk about the chronology, medical aspects, and extraordinary phenomena of the crucifixion of Jesus, a deep dive into one of history’s most scrutinized events. We begin by mapping the final hours and the grueling climb to Golgotha. We’re examining the "medical passion"—the physiological...
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Percy Fawcett and the Hidden Amazon Civilization
Today we talk about the disappearance of Percy Fawcett, the legendary British explorer who vanished into the "green hell" of the Amazon rainforest in search of a lost civilization. In 1925, Fawcett, his eldest son, and a friend set out to find what he called the "Lost City of Z" - an ancient,...
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The Terrifying Logic of Cosmic Silence
Today we talk about the Fermi Paradox, the haunting silence that echoes throughout our galaxy. If the universe is as vast and ancient as we believe, why haven’t we heard a single "hello" from the stars? In this episode, we dive into the staggering contradiction between the high probability of...
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The Internal Rot of the Warrior Clans
Today we talk about the Omen of the Stars, the climactic fourth arc of the Warrior Cats saga where the stakes shift from border skirmishes to a battle for the soul of the Clans. As the ancient prophecy - "There will be three, kin of your kin, who hold the power of the stars in their paws" - comes...
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Joseph Merrick Beyond the Elephant Man
Today we talk about the life of Joseph Merrick, often remembered by the name history gave him: the "Elephant Man." His story is a profound exploration of human dignity and resilience in the face of unimaginable hardship. Born in the Victorian era with severe physical deformities, Merrick spent...
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The Poisoned Legacy of Firestar's Kin
Today we talk about the Power of Three, the third arc of the Warrior Cats series that shifts the focus from survival and migration to the weight of a world-shaking prophecy. The clans have settled into their lake territories, but a mysterious message from the past looms over ThunderClan: "There...
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The Record-Breaking Artemis II Lunar Flyby
Today we talk about the Artemis II mission, the historic flight that finally brought humans back to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time in over fifty years. In April 2026, four astronauts - Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen - shattered records aboard the Orion...
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Bulldozers and Bloodlines at the Lake
Today we talk about the The New Prophecy, the high-stakes second arc of the Warrior Cats series where the very ground beneath the forest starts to crumble. As the Twolegs begin to destroy the ancestral territories, six cats from different Clans are chosen by StarClan to embark on a perilous…
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Why the Tunguska Asteroid Left No Crater
Today we talk about the Tunguska Event, the most powerful natural explosion in recorded history that turned a remote Siberian forest into a scene of utter devastation. On a June morning in 1908, a massive blast - estimated to be 1,000 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima -...
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How Sheep Exposed a Secret Nuclear Test
Today we talk about the Vela Incident, a Cold War mystery that remains one of the most enduring "whodunits" of the nuclear age. On September 22, 1979, an American Vela Hotel satellite detected a distinct, double-flash of light in the remote waters between the South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.…
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