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Podcast episodes about Ningen

Also called Hitogata, Antarctic humanoid, Ningen of the Antarctic

The 7 best episodes we found about Ningen, from 7 different shows. Recent and well-loved episodes first.

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  1. The Ningen

    The Cryptonaut Podcast Dec 9, 2019 · 57 min

    At the tail end of the 20th century, Japanese fishermen had a face to inhuman face encounter with a colossal, quasi-humanoid creature that was the first n a string of sightings of gargantuan beasts who seem to have spontaneously emerged from the arctic depths…

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  2. Episode 81: The Ningen

    Let's Get Haunted Aug 18, 2021 · 110 min

    SKIP TO 28:00 TO GET TO THIS WEEK’S EPISODE. It is not clear when the first account of the “Ningen” was reported. Some sources cite the first reported eyewitness of the creatures as taking place in the 1990s, while others claim that the Ningen was first…

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  3. Ningen: Proof of Mermaids or Antarctic Underwater Nightmare?

    Cryptids Across the Atlas Feb 3, 2023 · 11 min

    Antarctica, the coldest, driest, and windiest place on Earth, is one of the most peculiar places to research. With strange fish and seemingly unnatural occurrences, scientists have made some astounding discoveries over the last few decades. But Antarctica may…

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  4. The Mystery of the Ningen (ニンゲン) - Japan’s Icy Cryptid?

    Supernatural Japan Mar 30, 2025 · 12 min

    Send a text In this episode of Supernatural Japan, we plunge into the freezing waters of the Antarctic to uncover the mystery of a cryptid that has left internet users and conspiracy theorists questioning reality. Is there something massive, pale, and…

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  5. Episode 59- The Ningen (and Ningyo!)

    The Cryptid Keeper Jun 10, 2018 · 54 min

    Come on in, the water's cold but it's (probably) fine! We're back this week revisiting everyone's favorite arctic aquatic humanoid. It's the ningen but it may or may not be a whale, a robot, an alien, or a giant mermaid! Who can say? Certainly not us, but…

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  6. S2E9 - Dover Demon, Stucky, Sea Ape and Ningen

    Deep Lore Boys Podcast Mar 12, 2023 · 30 min

    In 1977 the Dover Demon ran wild in Massachusetts, but the Deep Lore Boys know the truth of his origins (weed). After examining the cryptid, we pay a visit to the mummified dog Stucky, before wrapping up with the tale of George Steller's "sea ape" and the…

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  7. Kickstarter bonus! The Ningen

    Strange Animals Podcast Oct 6, 2021 · 6 min

    THE KICKSTARTER IS LIVE AND I'M SO EXCITED! The Kickstarter campaign is HERE! If you're not sure how Kickstarter works, that's what we talk about at the beginning of this episode. I then go over the different rewards available and finally we have a very short…

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Episodes found through Apple Podcasts search, updated Oct 12, 2026. Links open the episode on Apple Podcasts.