Sasquatch Tracks

Micah Hanks, Dakota Waddell and Jeff Smith•sasquatchtracks.com

Sasquatch Tracks takes a scientific look at whether there are large animal species that remain undiscovered. With special emphasis on the Sasquatch in North America, the show looks at claims of apelike "relict hominoids" and other animals purported to exist in various parts of the world.

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Stacy Brown Jr: The Skunk Ape Lives | ST 008

On this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we lead off with some discussion of legendary wild men the likes of Enkidu, the beastly companion of Gilgamesh in the famous Mesopotamian epic. We also discuss historic encounters, and an update on the strange happenings at Crater Lake, Oregon from over the years. We also check in with a few emails from listeners, and other happenings in Sasquatchery. Then we are joined by Stacy Brown Jr., a filmmaker and winner of the Bigfoot Bounty television program. B...

Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 25 min

Lyle Blackburn: Search for the Southern Sasquatch | ST 007

Have you ever heard of a "Hoop Snake"? This is one of many frontier legends that were popularized throughout the 19th century, but Micah leads off with a recollection by a family member who claimed, as a child, to have seen such a creature. Also on the subject of myth and folklore, we look at the claims that a large creature might have been discovered by NOAA in the 1990s, which turned out to have a simpler explanation. Then getting to the heart of the discussion, we are joined by author Lyle Bl...

Sep 12, 2020•1 hr 26 min

Sasquatch and Government: Official Files and Bigfoot Encounters | ST 006

On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, after opening news and discussion, we turn our attention to an often-overlooked aspect of the discussion about America's Relict Hominoid: what does the government say about Sasquatch? It may come as a surprise that on many occasions, government agencies have weighed in on the subject, which includes the Department of the Interior, the Army Corps of Engineers, and yes, even the FBI. We go directly to the sources and reference official documents that show how g...

Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 32 min

Laura Krantz: Sasquatch, Science and Society | ST 005

As the gents of cryptozoology get behind the microphone for another installment of Sasquatch Tracks, Micah debriefs Jeff and Smoky about his recent studies in the history of Sasquatchery, and the surprising amount of information that can be found in the historical record in America pertaining to stories of "wild men" and ape-like humanoids throughout the centuries. Then later in the program, we are joined by journalist and podcaster Laura Krantz, host and producer of the popular Wild Thing podca...

Jul 26, 2020•56 min

Jeff Meldrum: The Science of Sasquatch, Part Two | ST 004

On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, we continue our discussion with Idaho State University professor of Anatomy and Anthropology Jeff Meldrum, Ph.D., as he answers more of our questions about the scientific study of Sasquatch. Picking up where we left off with Dr. Meldrum on the last installment of the podcast, we get his ideas and opinions on the anatomy of Sasquatch, and what the creature would subsist on in remote areas like the Pacific Northwest. We also look at why the creatures are purpor...

Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 41 min

Jeff Meldrum: The Science of Sasquatch, Part One | ST 003

On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Idaho State University professor Dr. Jeff Meldrum for the first in a two-part series that will examine how science can be applied to the study of Sasquatch. Meldrum holds a doctorate in anatomical sciences with an emphasis in physical anthropology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (1989). He is currently a Full Professor of Anatomy & Anthropology in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Anthropology. In this first ...

Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 3

Peter Byrne: Still On the Track | ST 002

On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, after a discussion of animal tracking where Jeff fills us in about his recent experience making paster castings of a set of well-preserved black bear tracks, we are joined by the legendary big-game tracker, conservationist and Sasquatch seeker Peter Byrne. At age 94, Byrne may be the world's most accomplished professional Bigfoot tracker alive today, having devoted decades of time and funding to the search for America's most elusive animal. Byrne began his se...

Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 2

Sasquatch and Citizen Science | ST 001

On this inaugural edition of Sasquatch Tracks , we introduce the team ( you can read more about us here ) as we sit down to talk about who we are, what we aim to do with Sasquatch Tracks, and the role of "citizen scientists" in the study of nature and unidentified species. We are then joined by phone for an interview with naturalist David George Gordon, author of The Sasquatch Seeker's Field Manual, to talk about applying science and field research methods to the search for America's favorite re...

Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 1

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