Talking Weird #37 Living Dinosaurs with Alex Brecher

Alex Brecher is an international communications expert, writer and documentary filmmaker. After graduating in communication and film studies in France, Alex embraced a career in international development, working with various international organizations in Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific.<br /><br />He lived for three years in Cameroon, during which time he shot two feature-length documentaries, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE and THE EXPLORER.<br /><br />In THE EXPLORER Alex documents cryptozoologist Michel Ballot's attempts to find the legendary Mkele-Mbembe, deep in the Congo basin. The creature is described as resembling a sauropod dinosaur!<br /><br />You can watch THE EXPLORER here: Vimeo.com/ondemand/theexplorerfilm<br /><br />Alex visits with Dean to talk about his fascinating film, the dangers of the Congo, evidence which he has documented of the Mokele-Mbembe's existence, and details about the plans he has for another expedition to find the elusive cryptid!