Episode 122: Bigfoot
Footprints in the woods. Shaky film footage. Hundreds of reported encounters. This cryptid has roamed the forests of the Pacific Northwest for decades. Even with new evidence, scientific explanations, and reports from the FBI to the contrary, those who believe in his existence are absolutely convinced he is real. Does this beast truly walk among us, or is it just a tall and hairy tale? This week’s episode is Bigfoot.
SOURCES
Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science by Jeff Meldrum (book): https://amzn.to/372X0eZ
Anatomy of a Beast: Obsession and Myth on the Trail of Bigfoot by Michæl McLeod (book): https://amzn.to/3nRGh53
National Geographic Video: https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/00000144-0a3e-d3cb-a96c-7b3f24c90000
Patterson-Gimlin Film on IMBD: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191831/
Could Bigfoot REALLY Exist?from It’s OK to be Smart on PBS: https://youtu.be/I0xYRnxVvJI
Star Trek - Attack of the Mugatu on CBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkQhdRE892o
CARTMILL RECEIVES CHARLES R. DARWIN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, Duke Today: https://today.duke.edu/2019/01/cartmill-receives-charles-r-darwin-lifetime-achievement-award
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Book reviews: Bigfoot Exposed: An Anthropologist Examines America's Enduring Legend. Book reviews: Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, Wiley Online Library: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajpa.20691
Bigfoot Anatomy, Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bigfoot-anatomy/
1967 ‘Bigfoot’ alive and well, retired in Yakima, Herald Net in Everett, Washington: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/1967-bigfoot-alive-and-well-retired-in-yakima/
William Roe’s 1957 Sworn Affidavit, Alberta Sasquatch Organization: https://sasquatchalberta.com/classic-encounters/william-roes-1957-sworn-affidavit/
He got the FBI to test ‘Bigfoot’ hair in the 1970s — and this 93-year-old man is still searching for Sasquatch, CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/05/fbi-tested-bigfoot-hair-in-1970s-government-documents-show.html
Bigfoot, FBI Records Vault Online: https://vault.fbi.gov/bigfoot/bigfoot-part-01-of-01/view
Bigfoot Was Investigated by the FBI. Here's What They Found. In 2019, the FBI released its four-decade-old file on a Bigfoot inquiry, The History Channel: https://www.history.com/news/bigfoot-fbi-file-investigation-discovery
Stolen Bigfoot statue found along road in Santa Cruz County, Associated Press: https://apnews.com/article/stolen-bigfoot-statue-santa-cruz-2e2c9a7628718daa684f55d888048b98?fbclid=IwAR2agSL-T-A3-PkP-PaUJhHcBNP_N4MbRU7cje8_5bNNa8ZGfL_YhoCaoP8
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SantaCruzSheriffsOffice/
SQUATCH WATCH — Farmer claims he spotted Bigfoot FAMILY carrying a pig while running through his Californian orchard, The Sun (UK): https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4710464/bigfoot-sighting-california-orchard-family-five-carrying-pig-4710464/
Search for Bigfoot Outlives The Man Who Created Him, The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/03/us/search-for-bigfoot-outlives-the-man-who-created-him.html
How the Bigfoot Legend Began: A small news item in 1958 led to the modern version of the mythical wild man. The History Channel: https://www.history.com/news/bigfoot-legend-newspaper
Bigfoot on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot
Sasquatch in The Canadian Encyclopedia: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sasquatch
Film Introducing Bigfoot To World Still Mysterious 50 Years Later, OPB News: https://www.opb.org/news/article/bigfoot-patterson-gimlin-sasquatch/
