We're staying in Russia this week as we share the events that led to the naming of this area in the Ural mountains. What should have been an exciting and fulfilling hike for this group instead turned into the tragic loss of nine young lives.

Join us for part 1 as Desirae shares the circumstances leading up to their hike, and the disturbingly mysterious state of affairs that were found after the group failed to arrive at their intended destination.

Sources:

Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident

Author - Donnie Eichar

Publisher - Chronicle Books, 2013

ISBN - 1452129568, 9781452129563

Websites -

https://www.dangerousroads.org/eastern-europe/russia/8015-dyatlov-pass.html

https://dyatlovpass.com

Welcome back!

This week, we’ve followed our trail from Chupacabras up to the forests of Russia where we came across Baba Yaga. Join us as we learn about this staple of Slavic folktales and the many facets of her being. Is she really as evil as she is usually made out to be?

Sources:

https://www.creepypasta.com/im-an-academic-postdoctoral-researcher-and-i-have-some-stories-the-public-should-know/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/281886105961506/posts/1039366873546755/

Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods

-Kris Spisak

Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian Folktale

-Andreas Johns

Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales

-edited by Sibelan Elizabeth S. Forrester, Helena Goscilo, Martin Skoro

Welcome back for our second-ever episode! Thanks for sticking around for more stories about our weird world. This week we discuss chupacabras. Where did they come from, where did they go...? You know the rest ;)

You can reach us at asthecrowflies.pod@gmail.com if you have any encounters of your own, or suggestions for upcoming topics. We'd love to hear from you!

Sources:

https://books.google.com/books?id=e0lWCgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP10&ots=oAQldrleKD&dq=chupacabra%20origin&lr&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false (Used primarily for Origin Story)

Desirae’s work friend (lol)

Encounter: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/es/wiki/Encuentro_con_el_Chupacabras

Welcome to the first episode of As the Crow Flies! We are so glad you found us <3

We are Desirae & Myriah, two sisters looking to share our love of the creepy, cryptic, unusual, and beautiful world around us. Join us this week as we learn about Pukwudgies; forest spirits that are surprisingly close to home for us.

You can reach us at asthecrowflies.pod@gmail.com if you have any encounters of your own, or suggestions for upcoming topics. We'd love to hear from you!

Sources:

The good giants and the bad pukwudgies - by Jean Fritz; borrowed from the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/

Native American Legends: Pukwudgie (Puckwudgie) - https://www.native-languages.org/pukwudgie.htm

Pukwudgie vs. 8 Mythical Little People of the World by Dawn Abbot - https://www.culturefrontier.com/pukwudgie/

https://indianahistory.org/blog/pukwudgies-and-where-to-find-them/

https://www.reddit.com/r/mythology/s/UODDGIDY22

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/s/KInyhysc0k

Open AI, ChatGPT

Here’s a sneak peek at what is in store! Full episode to be released on January 04, 2026.