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Episode Notes for
The Big Bad Wolf

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CHANCES ARE IF YOU LISTEN to MonsterTalk you probably like nature documentaries. No doubt you’ve seen stories about wolves and heard words to the effect that wolves are often maligned and that wolves have an undeserved reputation for being killers. Yet how does one reconcile the idea that dangerous wolves are a myth with the many myths and fairy tales which feature wolves as the villain? In this episode of MonsterTalk we take on the legend of the big, bad wolf and what we find may surprise you.

This episode features an interview with author Jay M. Smith, about his book Monsters of the Gévaudan: The Making of a Beast.

Additional Resources

History of wolf attacks on humans in recorded history (via Wikipedia) — A disturbing list of wolf attacks through history.

Other wolf attacks in France:

• Wolf of Soissons
• Wolf of Sarlat
• Wolves of Paris

Music

• Introduction features an excerpt from
  “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf” by Henry Hall
• Introduction also features the track:
  1_2_0 by Symbion Project (used by permission)
• Monstertalk Theme: Monster
  by Peach Stealing Monkeys

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