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The Cryptid Factor

The Cryptid Factor

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Three best buddies - Rhys Darby, Dan Schreiber, and Leon 'Buttons' Kirkbeck bring you The Cryptid Factor - a podcast dedicated to all things weird that are yet to be defined by science.Since 2008 they have passionately (and often awkwardly) been discussing 'cryptids' and monsters like Yeti, Chupacabra, Bigfoot and Nessie - as well as weird news of the world, UFO's, Time travellers, robots and space stuff.Though they take these pseudosciences as seriously as they can, they struggle to take themselves seriously at all.Hosted by comedian and actor Rhys Darby, star of top rating podcast 'No Such Thing as a Fish' Dan Schreiber - and Pulling it all together is their best friend, 'Buttons'. If anything goes wrong, it is probably his fault.


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Episodes
  • #112 EdFringe LIVE Night Three Issue

    #112 EdFringe LIVE Night Three Issue
    Dec 1 2025

    “If doesn’t go wrong, you haven’t seen us”

    Welcome back to the Cryptid Factor Live in Edinburgh - Night 3!


    In this show you will find a man who has LITERALLY taken his life into his hands, plants evolving into musicians on San Pellegrino diets, eye ball yoga, stereotypical evil villains bringing giant birds back to life (Jurassic Park style), Rhys sounding fish that refuse to die, and whale threesomes to finish us off…

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    33 mins
  • #111 EdFringe LIVE Night Two Issue

    #111 EdFringe LIVE Night Two Issue
    Sep 26 2025

    Night two of the Edinburgh Fringe and the boys put whole jail house of stories behind bars.


    In this rebellious issue we have backstage gatecrashing, psychic attacks, deceitful leggy leaves, cryptid impersonators, historically resentful house pets, a poorly pulled-off coattail theory theft and the tiniest noisiest cat-erpillar to ever be eye-witnessed.

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    31 mins
  • #110 EdFringe LIVE Night One Issue

    #110 EdFringe LIVE Night One Issue
    Sep 4 2025

    The Edinburgh Fringe couldn't keep us out if they tried! And trust us...they did.


    Kicking their second run off with a wobbly blast, the trio find their feet with tales of swampy airport crotches, poles flipping out on Santa, UAPs coming to scope out Earth, High School teachers leaving their special marks, and a thief busted by book too good to run away from.

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    41 mins
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Wether you believe in cryptids, aliens and other such phenomena or not, this podcast will brighten your day, and maybe open your mind. Laugh guaranteed.

It’s hilarious

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Regardless of how long an episode takes to be released, it's an audio treat. From the unique intros, the stings, the humorous improvised monologues, Cryptid news, headlines it's a good time.

Podcast Gold

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