{"podcast":{"title":"Tinfoil Tales","slug":"tinfoil-tales-5662785","podcast_index_feed_id":5662785,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6147818/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales--6147818","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f88c2d035d981e50aeb511d884e83796.jpg","author":"Brandon Wright","episode_count":287,"summary":"Tinfoil Tales is a paranormal podcast featuring true eyewitness accounts of the strange, unexplained, and unknown. Each episode dives into real stories of cryptid encounters like Bigfoot and Dogman, UFO sightings, alien abductions, shadow beings, government conspiracies, and other forms of high strangeness. Hosted by Brandon Wright, the show focuses on firsthand experiences from everyday people who have witnessed something they can’t explain—as well as researchers who have spent years investigating paranormal phenomena, cryptozoology, and unexplained events across the United States. If you’re into true paranormal stories, cryptid sightings, UFO encounters, conspiracy theories, and the darker edges of reality that rarely make the news, Tinfoil Tales delivers grounded conversations without hype, ridicule, or forced conclusions. Truth comes at a cost… are you willing to pay the price? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales--6147818/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T14:17:18.140786+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales-5662785"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 235: MonsterQuest Is Back - Inside the Reboot with Producer Jared McGilliard","slug":"ep-235-monsterquest-is-back-inside-the-reboot-with-producer-jared-mcgilliard","published_at":"2026-01-20T05:00:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales-5662785/ep-235-monsterquest-is-back-inside-the-reboot-with-producer-jared-mcgilliard","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales-5662785","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-235-monsterquest-is-back-inside-the-reboot-with-producer-jared-mcgilliard--69490511","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69490511/ep_253_jared_mcgilliard.mp3","summary":"Producer and filmmaker Jared McGilliard (Nomadica Films) joins Tinfoil Tales to talk about bringing MonsterQuest back and what it took to reboot a show that helped shape modern cryptid media. Jared shares how the new season was built, why they focused on credible first person witnesses, and how they tried to keep the tone objective without turning encounters into cheap sensationalism. They also get into patterns across sightings, why a body is still the line science demands, how AI complicates evidence, and Jared’s own unexplained experience in the Pacific Northwest that still sticks with him. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales--6147818/support . Want to be a Guest? If you have a paranormal encounter, conspiracy theory, or unexplained story to share, we'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us at tinfoiltalespodcast@gmail.com or use the contact button on our website. http://www.tinfoiltales.com Let's schedule you for a future episode and dive into the mysteries together! Got Weird Stuff? Have some strange physical evidence you want to share? Mail it to: Tinfoil Tales P.O. Box 302 Peru, IN 46970 📱 Follow Us on Social Media: Stay engaged on Facebook to join the conversation. http://www.facebook.com/tinfoiltales and look for Brandon Tinfoil Tales Explore mysterious visuals on Instagram and share your own experiences. https://www.instagram.com/tinfoiltalespodcast 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:","meta_description":"Producer and filmmaker Jared McGilliard (Nomadica Films) joins Tinfoil Tales to talk about bringing MonsterQuest back and what it took to reboot a show th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3814,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tinfoil-tales-5662785/episodes/ep-235-monsterquest-is-back-inside-the-reboot-with-producer-jared-mcgilliard/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales-5662785/ep-235-monsterquest-is-back-inside-the-reboot-with-producer-jared-mcgilliard.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}