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First we discuss how the term \u201cGish gallop\u201d has entered the common vernacular thanks to the recent Presidential debate. Then Ben ponders why conspiracy buffs don\u2019t care about the admitted, real Boeing conspiracy, or why psychics can\u2019t offer up explanations for the Rust killing. Celestia gets excited about folklore in pop culture: namely, \u201cThe Crooked Man\u201d in a new Hellboy movie. For our main segment, we are rejoined by skeptical author and illustrator Daniel Loxton, to talk about MONSTER HUNTS!\u2014that is, serious expeditions to find cryptids or other mysterious creatures. From Nazis looking for Yeti to missionaries searching out dinosaurs in Africa, there are anthropological considerations when engaging with locals in a foreign land. And what makes a monster hunt successful? Lock Ness is a success in that practically every drop of water in it has been examined, to no avail. We touch on Ben\u2019s trips to remote parts of Nicaragua to look for the chupacabra, as well as other expeditions in the 20th century, to find a death worm in Mongolia, the Mokele-mbembe in Africa, and a mermaid-like Ri in New Guinea. We also touch on overpriced Bigfoot \u201chunt\u201d experiences as well as \u201ceducational hoaxes\u201d like snipe hunting.