Are there 5,000-year-old subterranean catacombs winding beneath the streets of Downtown Los Angeles—and was it built by a hyper-intellectual race of Lizard People?
In honor of National Lizard Day, Kat, Duane, and Koji keep it in-house to dig into one of LA’s most persistent, bizarre, and infamous underground urban legends. We trace the story back to 1933, when a mining engineer named George Warren Shufelt claimed his "radio X-ray" mapped out a 1,900-foot lizard-shaped network of tunnels hiding ancient treasure and reptilian history beneath Fort Moore Hill.

Plus, the crew breaks down how to spot a billionaire lizard in the wild, debate whether ugly people built secret underground communities, and tackle a wild Cryptid Speed Round featuring the Dog Woman of Watts, Ohio’s spark-wielding Loveland Frogman, and a green-skinned Christmas Werewolf stalking Griffith Park!

In this episode, we cover:
• Billionaire Lizard Detection: How to spot a cold-blooded tech mogul by their glitching habits, yacht sunbathing, and awkward social cues.
• The 1934 Dig: George Warren Shufelt’s Hopi legend claims, his radio X-ray device, and the LA Times front-page story that started it all.
• The Theories: Was it an underground haven for the "aesthetically challenged," a non-union secret Hollywood movie set, or a Japanese sleeper cell incubating Godzilla before WWII?
• Cryptid Speed Round: Real or ridiculous? We review LA’s local 1961 quadruped monster, Ohio's wizard toad, and a bizarre Griffith Park Christmas spectacle.
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Reference Links & Episode Sources:
https://explorersweb.com/exploration-mysteries-lizard-city-beneath-los-angeles/
https://lamag.com/architecture/citydig-the-underground-catacombs-of-las-lizard-people/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70195/when-la-thought-it-had-secret-underground-reptilian-city
https://www.latimes.com/la-sh-lizard-people-throwback-thursday-20140123-story.html
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/exploration-mysteries-lizard-city-beneath-232013711.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/PhantomIslands/comments/pkcl47/map_of_a_supposed_5000yearold_underground_city_of/?rdt=60870
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-22-me-26700-story.html
https://www.pbssocal.org/socal-focus/lost-the-golden-hoard-of-l-a-s-lizard-people
https://documents.latimes.com/jan-29-1934-lizard-people/

ABOUT US
What are "they" not telling us? We'll find out, figure out, and, when all else fails, make up the missing pieces to some of the most scandalous, unexplained phenomena, and true crime affecting our world today. Join comedian Dwayne Perkins, writer Koji Steven Sakai, and comedian/actor/writer Cat Alvarado on The Unofficial Official Story Podcast every month, and by the end of each episode, we'll tell you what's really...maybe...happening.
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CREDITS
The intro and outro song was created by Brian "Deep" Watters. You can hear his music at https://soundcloud.com/deepwatters.
Written by Noah Trevarthen
Hosts: Cat Alvarado, Dwayne Perkins, and Koji Steven Sakai
Edited and Produced by Koji Steven Sakai