SO EP:707 Year In Review

SO EP:707 Year In Review

This is not a show I ever planned to do. In all my years of podcasting, I've never felt compelled to look back and take stock of where we've been. But twenty twenty-four and twenty twenty-five have been different. These years have been brutal for our community, and I couldn't stay silent any longer. We lost giants. Real giants. Men who shaped the very foundation of modern Sasquatch research and carried the torch forward into the twenty-first century.

Tonight, I'm setting aside whatever differences might have existed to honor what they gave us and acknowledge that we've lost some truly important figures.Doctor Jeff Meldrum passed away in September of twenty twenty-five after a brief battle with brain cancer. He was sixty-seven years old. The full professor of anatomy and anthropology at Idaho State University gave our community something precious: legitimacy. With his collection of over three hundred footprint casts and his landmark book Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, he picked up where Grover Krantz left off and continued the tradition of academic rigor in a field that desperately needed it.

I had the privilege of sitting down with Jeff just a few weeks before he passed, and that conversation will stay with me forever.

Henry Franzoni died on August twenty-second, twenty twenty-four, also at sixty-seven. If Meldrum brought scientific credibility to Bigfoot research, Henry brought the internet. Back in nineteen ninety-three, he created the first Bigfoot website and the first online discussion group, the Internet Virtual Bigfoot Conference. From that foundation grew pretty much every Bigfoot organization and website you see today.

I interviewed Henry about a year before he passed, and afterward he sent me a signed copy of his book, Failing in a Cooler Way: Why I Never Found Bigfoot. That title tells you everything you need to know about who Henry was as a person.

Steven Streufert, owner of Bigfoot Books in Willow Creek, California, is also gone now. Steven was an institution, a historian and scholar who knew the stories, the players, and the timeline of how this phenomenon evolved from local legend to international sensation. He was a key member of the Bluff Creek Project, the team that rediscovered the exact location where Patterson and Gimlin filmed their famous footage in nineteen sixty-seven. Steven and I had our public disagreements in his Facebook group, but that's what a community of researchers should look like. We can all have our opinions and still show mutual respect for one another.Beyond the deaths, we lost places too.

The Bigfoot Discovery Museum in Felton, California, closed its doors after twenty years. And in December of twenty twenty-four, two men from Portland died from exposure in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest while searching for Sasquatch on Christmas Eve.

I explore the legacies of these three researchers, discuss the current state of Sasquatch research, examine the Patterson-Gimlin film at fifty-seven years, address what the skeptics say, talk about the nearly one thousand witnesses I've interviewed over almost forty years, and reflect on the lessons we can learn from the men we lost. I also share a word about safety for anyone venturing into the wilderness in pursuit of this mystery.

The disagreements don't matter. The bickering doesn't matter. What matters is the work. What matters is the pursuit. These men spent their lives investigating something that most of society considers a joke, and they did it because they believed the truth was worth pursuing. Their torches have been passed. We'll do our best to carry them forward.

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SO EP:56 This Thing Was Staring In The Window!

SO EP:56 This Thing Was Staring In The Window!

My guest tonight is Steve from Louisiana. He is a military veteran and he is here to share his experiences with Bigfoot back in his younger days while on leave. This is definitely one of my favorite encounter stories, and I know you guys will enjoy it! I think you guys will really enjoy this one! Please rate and review the show where ever you listen!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

20 Aug 202155min

SO EP:55 "Betty and Barney Hill UFO Abduction" on Paranormal Odyssey!

SO EP:55 "Betty and Barney Hill UFO Abduction" on Paranormal Odyssey!

I am stoked to announce my upcoming interview with Kathleen Marden over on the Paranormal Odyssey Podcast! Kathleen is a long time paranormal and UFO researcher and is also the niece of Betty and Barney Hill. I am beyond excited to bring you this interview, so if you are interested please head over and check out the other episodes and stay tuned for this show in the coming weeks! https://www.spreaker.com/show/paranormal-odysseyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

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SO EP:54 BONUS EPISODE!!! "Bigfoot Beyond Belief"

SO EP:54 BONUS EPISODE!!! "Bigfoot Beyond Belief"

My guest tonight is Sharon Eby. She is an author, a cultural Anthropologist, and a long time Bigfoot researcher. Sharon shares some personal encounters as well as some of the most compelling cases she has investigated. Please rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Check out my new show and get your UFO and other Paranormal encounter stories.https://www.spreaker.com/show/paranormal-odysseyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

15 Aug 20211h 3min

SO EP:53 The Skeptical Sasquatch With Steven Streufert!

SO EP:53 The Skeptical Sasquatch With Steven Streufert!

My guest tonight is the one and only arch skeptic and Bigfoot curmudgeon Steven Streufert. Steven is a long time researcher of the Sasquatch phenomenon and often characterized as a staunch skeptic. The truth of the matter is he a self described Sasquatch agnostic and approaches the subject with an open mind and a critical thinking perspective that I find refreshing. We talk tonight about a myriad of things including his personal experiences in the woods, the Bluff Creek Project, his Facebook group Coalition for Critical Thinking in Bigfoot Research and much more. Check his blog for more on Steven and his bookstore Bigfoot Books.http://bigfootbooksblog.blogspot.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

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SO EP:52 BONUS SHOW!!! The "Squalin" Thing!

SO EP:52 BONUS SHOW!!! The "Squalin" Thing!

Hey folks, I decided to release a bonus episode this week. This was originally a members only show, but I wanted you guys to hear these encounters, so here you go! I have two guests sharing their encounter stories tonight. First up, is Clint with encounters from my neck of the woods here in North Carolina and Justin from just up the road a bit. Sit back, relax, and enjoy your bonus episode! Thanks for your continued support of the show, and please check out my new show Paranormal Odyssey. Here is a link to this weeks episode. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46016980Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

9 Aug 202158min

SO EP:51 The Science Of The Wood Ape With Matt Pruitt!

SO EP:51 The Science Of The Wood Ape With Matt Pruitt!

My guest tonight is the one and only Matt Pruitt. He is a long time researcher, historian, and citizen scientist dedicated to finding answers to the Sasquatch phenomenon. Matt is a member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy and is the host of their official podcast Apes Among Us. He is here to share his historical knowledge and his paleoanthropological hypothesis, on these elusive creatures. Join us as we tackle these subjects and so much more. Please take a moment to rate and review the show on what ever podcast platform you are listening! If you are into UFO's, Dogman, and other paranormal encounters please check out our sister show Paranormal Odyssey. Here is a link to this weeks brand new episode.https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46016980Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

6 Aug 20211h 50min

SO EP:50 Dogman Encounters On Paranormal Odyssey!

SO EP:50 Dogman Encounters On Paranormal Odyssey!

My guest tonight on Paranormal Odyssey is Christine Ann. She has had five encounters over the course of her life with a creature she calls Dogman. She is here to share those encounters with us tonight. If you guys enjoy the show, please take a moment and rate and review it where ever you listen to podcasts. Click the link below to hear the show! Thanks for listening. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/45926459https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paranormal-odyssey/id1578754997?i=1000530665592https://open.spotify.com/episode/4XUu867rIkY6XIRvyfqr9q?si=E8meqM7FQSeaz62WKJKpPw&dl_branch=1Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

1 Aug 20218min

SO EP:49 Strange Familiars Bigfoot And Other High Strangeness With Timothy Renner!

SO EP:49 Strange Familiars Bigfoot And Other High Strangeness With Timothy Renner!

Tonights guest in an author, researcher, and host of the hit podcast Strange Familiars the one and only Timothy Renner! Tim is here to share some great historical Bigfoot encounters, his own experiences and much more high strangeness! For more about Tim, his show, or his books please visit his website https://www.strangefamiliars.com Now sit back, relax and enjoy the show! Check out my new show Paranormal Odyssey! It is a show dedicated to paranormal encounters of all kinds. Find it anywhere you get podcasts or click this link to check out episode 1.https://www.spreaker.com/show/5016307/episodes/feedBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

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