SO EP:693 Bigfoot, Kudzu, and Sweet Tea

SO EP:693 Bigfoot, Kudzu, and Sweet Tea

Welcome to this special collection episode of Sasquatch Odyssey, featuring six of the most compelling Bigfoot encounters I’ve documented across the Southeastern United States over the past five years. These stories span sixty years of fear, awe, and unanswered questions, carrying us from Alabama’s river bottoms to South Carolina’s swamps, and showing why the South may be one of the last true sanctuaries for something we still don’t understand.

We open in the suffocating heat of Alabama in 1967, where a power company lineman working near the Cahaba River noticed something impossible: massive handprints sunk deep into a utility pole. Moments later, he found himself face to face with a towering presence that moved with purpose and intelligence. That encounter sets the tone for everything that follows—brief, terrifying interactions where the creature controls the moment, revealing itself only on its own terms.From there, we climb into the mountains of North Georgia in 1973, where four seasoned hunters discovered the woods had a hierarchy they didn’t sit atop.

Near Blue Ridge, their camp became the target of relentless intimidation—rocks crashing through darkness, trees shaking violently, and a chilling discovery at dawn: dozens of stick figures arranged in a perfect warning circle around them. The night didn’t just scare them; it shattered friendships and ended their lives in the forest forever.

The third account takes us into Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains in 1985, where a park ranger and wildlife biologist experienced something that demolished her scientific certainty.

While stationed in a fire tower, she watched a massive creature climb the structure and examine her equipment with unsettling curiosity, as if it understood what it was seeing. Even more disturbing was what she learned afterward—that similar encounters had been quietly documented for decades, tucked away and never meant for public eyes.The most heartbreaking story comes from the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas in 1991.

A family camping trip turned into a nightmare when towering beings approached their site and demonstrated strength beyond anything human—crushing rocks in their hands while the family huddled in terror. A young girl watched it unfold, and the trauma that followed tore the family apart, leaving permanent scars long after the woods fell silent again. In 2002, deep in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest, an experienced hiker found himself living through an encounter unlike any other in my files.

He described three days in captivity with what appeared to be a family group of these beings, observing tool use, complex social behavior, and a kind of focused curiosity toward human objects. His story challenges the idea of Sasquatch as a solitary wilderness phantom and suggests something closer to culture—structured intelligence living beyond our reach.Our final encounter lands in South Carolina in 2014, when college biology students captured forty-three minutes of high-definition footage of a creature inspecting their research equipment with clear understanding of its purpose.

What happened next was just as chilling as what they filmed: a rapid government response, confiscated evidence, and enforced silence that raises the question of how long this phenomenon has truly been known—and how actively it’s been buried.

Across six stories and six decades, the same threads surface again and again: the heavy, musky odor that announces their presence, the massive handprints left behind like signatures, and the unnerving sense of being watched by something that doesn’t panic or flee—but evaluates.

Most unsettling of all is the repeated realization that these creatures could harm us effortlessly, yet choose restraint instead. Witnesses don’t describe a mere animal. They describe something hovering in a blurred space between human and beast, perfectly adapted to remain hidden while living alongside us. What emerges from these accounts is a portrait of the American South as a vast refuge for an undiscovered species—or perhaps a parallel branch of human evolution that chose isolation over contact.

From Alabama’s rivers to Tennessee’s peaks and the deep wild of the Ozarks and Carolinas, these beings have claimed territories in the spaces we’ve ignored or forgotten. They watch from cover, occasionally stepping into view when a boundary is crossed, always vanishing before the mystery can be pinned down.

They want you to know the woods are not empty, that something ancient and intelligent still moves through them, and that the old instinct to tread carefully in the dark may be rooted in more than superstition.

As you listen, notice how the behavior of these creatures shifts over time, especially around human technology. Consider what it means that responses to evidence sometimes seem immediate and organized. And ask yourself what else might be sitting in classified files, protected by silence and dismissal.

These aren’t campfire tales or urban legends. They are documented encounters from credible witnesses whose lives were never the same afterward. The South keeps its secrets well, but every now and then—between darkness and dawn, between wilderness and civilization—those secrets step out just long enough to remind us how much we still don’t know.

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SO EP:249 Creepy Krampus Christmas Special!

SO EP:249 Creepy Krampus Christmas Special!

This is our creepy Krampus Christmas special. I decided to bring you a couple of creepy stories to close out your Christmas Holiday. From all of us to all of you. Merry Christmas!Check Out The Shows Sponsor Vitalis Sleep And Support Our Sponsorshttps://vitalissleep.comUse Promo Code ODYSSEY20 at check out for 20% Off Your Entire Order!Sasquatch Odyssey Podcast YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast5373/videosSend Brian A Voicemail Or Tell Your Storyhttps://www.speakpipe.com/SasquatchOdysseyPodcastSupport The Showhttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalworldproductionsShow Website And Bloghttps://paranormalworldproductions.comAll The Socials And Stuff/Contact Brianhttps://linktr.ee/ParanormalWorldProductionsbrian@paranormalworldproductions.com Follow The Show On Instagram And TikTok https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/https://www.tiktok.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast?_t=8XRHQxPMFYo&_r=1https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormalodyssey?_t=8XBoR6h7Pkk&_r=Sasquatch Odyssey Fans Group On Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/sasquatchodysseyfansEpisode Source Materialchristmas-ghost-stories-dark-jeanette-wintersonthe-tale-of-krampusBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

25 Joulu 202235min

SO EP:248 Canadian Mounted Police: Bigfoot Encounter!

SO EP:248 Canadian Mounted Police: Bigfoot Encounter!

The first of my two guests tonight is Michele, and she is here to share her encounter with a Sasquatch back in the 1980's while she was a member of the RCMP.My second guest is Stephen from New Mexico, and he is here to share his close up encounter with what he beilves to be three Sasquatch outside his home.Check Out The Shows Sponsor Vitalis Sleep And Support Our Sponsorshttps://vitalissleep.comUse Promo Code ODYSSEY20 at check out for 20% Off Your Entire Order!Sasquatch Odyssey Podcast YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast5373/videosSend Brian A Voicemail Or Tell Your Storyhttps://www.speakpipe.com/SasquatchOdysseyPodcastSupport The Showhttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalworldproductionsShow Website And Bloghttps://paranormalworldproductions.comAll The Socials And Stuff/Contact Brianhttps://linktr.ee/ParanormalWorldProductionsbrian@paranormalworldproductions.com Follow The Show On Instagram And TikTok https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/https://www.tiktok.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast?_t=8XRHQxPMFYo&_r=1https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormalodyssey?_t=8XBoR6h7Pkk&_r=Sasquatch Odyssey Fans Group On Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/sasquatchodysseyfansBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

23 Joulu 202256min

SO EP:247 Can't Avoid That Tunnel!

SO EP:247 Can't Avoid That Tunnel!

This bonus episode fetaures an interview from the Paranormal Odyssey show. Wayne welcomes Russ Kellet to the show. Russ comes to you from the UK and we had a very interesting conversation. We talked about his many UFO sightings, as well as missing time, and several abductions he believes he’s encountered. You won’t want to miss this one. He talks about some far out there stuff! Check Out The Shows Sponsor Vitalis Sleephttps://vitalissleep.comUse Promo Code ODYSSEY20 at check out for 20% Off Your Entire Order!If you’ve had an encounter and would like to share it on an episode, shoot me an email to wayne@paranormalworldproductions.comhttps://paranormalworldproductions.com/https://youtube.com/@Paranormalodysseyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@paranormalodyssey?_t=8Xm9eViLV8A&_r=1https://instagram.com/paranormalodyssey?igshid=Nzg3NjI1NGI=http://www.ufoparanormal.tvBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

20 Joulu 202257min

SO EP:246 Bigfoot Killed At Fort Lewis!

SO EP:246 Bigfoot Killed At Fort Lewis!

Tonights episode features the audio from my first ever LIVE Sasquatch Odyssey Show on YouTube. I have a panel of eight guests, as we discuss my recent interview with a former soldier who was present when a Sasquatch (possibly two) was shot and killed by members of his unit while on a training mission at Fort Lewis in Washington State. We get into all kinds of things tonight so make sure you stick around to the very end. There is even MORE audio after the outro is done, so don't go anywhere!Check Out The Shows Sponsor Vitalis Sleep And Support Our Sponsorshttps://vitalissleep.comUse Promo Code ODYSSEY20 at check out for 20% Off Your Entire Order!Sasquatch Odyssey Podcast YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast5373/videosSend Brian A Voicemail Or Tell Your Storyhttps://www.speakpipe.com/SasquatchOdysseyPodcastSupport The Showhttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalworldproductionsShow Website And Bloghttps://paranormalworldproductions.comAll The Socials And Stuff/Contact Brianhttps://linktr.ee/ParanormalWorldProductionsbrian@paranormalworldproductions.com Follow The Show On Instagram And TikTok https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/https://www.tiktok.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast?_t=8XRHQxPMFYo&_r=1https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormalodyssey?_t=8XBoR6h7Pkk&_r=Sasquatch Odyssey Fans Group On Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/sasquatchodysseyfansBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

18 Joulu 20221h 32min

SO EP:245 The Tall Man: Bigfoot In Oklahoma!

SO EP:245 The Tall Man: Bigfoot In Oklahoma!

My guest tonight is Raymond from Texas. He is here to share is encounter with Bigfoot at age 17 while he was living in Oklahoma. In addition to his experiences, we get into all kinds of subjects. Check Out The Shows Sponsor Vitalis Sleep And Support Our Sponsorshttps://vitalissleep.comUse Promo Code ODYSSEY20 at check out for 20% Off Your Entire Order!Sasquatch Odyssey Podcast YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast5373/videosSend Brian A Voicemail Or Tell Your Storyhttps://www.speakpipe.com/SasquatchOdysseyPodcastSupport The Showhttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalworldproductionsShow Website And Bloghttps://paranormalworldproductions.comAll The Socials And Stuff/Contact Brianhttps://linktr.ee/ParanormalWorldProductionsbrian@paranormalworldproductions.com Follow The Show On Instagram And TikTok https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/https://www.tiktok.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast?_t=8XRHQxPMFYo&_r=1https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormalodyssey?_t=8XBoR6h7Pkk&_r=Sasquatch Odyssey Fans Group On Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/sasquatchodysseyfansBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

16 Joulu 202249min

SO EP:244 A Year At The South Pole!

SO EP:244 A Year At The South Pole!

This weeks mid week bonus episode features a recent interview that Wayne did on the Paranormal Odyssey Podcast. He had a chance to sit down with Eric J. Hecker of Alaska. Eric spent 366 days as a contractor for a technology based facility at the South Pole in Antarctica. It was there he witnessed an enormous fiery craft in the sky. Eric also shares some of his experiences while living in US’s largest state, as well as some believe conspiracies. This was one of those talks that absolutely flew by, and I’m sure everyone will enjoy. Check Out The Shows Sponsor Vitalis Sleep And Support Our Sponsorshttps://vitalissleep.comUse Promo Code ODYSSEY20 at check out for 20% Off Your Entire Order!Sasquatch Odyssey Podcast YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast5373/videosSend Brian A Voicemail Or Tell Your Storyhttps://www.speakpipe.com/SasquatchOdysseyPodcastSupport The Showhttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalworldproductionsShow Website And Bloghttps://paranormalworldproductions.comAll The Socials And Stuff/Contact Brianhttps://linktr.ee/ParanormalWorldProductionsbrian@paranormalworldproductions.com Follow The Show On Instagram And TikTok https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/https://www.tiktok.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast?_t=8XRHQxPMFYo&_r=1https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormalodyssey?_t=8XBoR6h7Pkk&_r=Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

14 Joulu 20221h 1min

SO EP:243 Bigfoot Close Encounter In Washington!

SO EP:243 Bigfoot Close Encounter In Washington!

My guest tonight is Steve and he is here to share his personal encounter with one of these elusive creatures while collecting game cameras and salt licks deep in the woods of Washington. We also get into some of the local encounter stories that he has collected over the last 10 years.Check Out The Shows Sponsor Vitalis Sleep And Support Our Sponsorshttps://vitalissleep.comUse Promo Code ODYSSEY20 at check out for 20% Off Your Entire Order!Send Brian A Voicemail Or Tell Your Storyhttps://www.speakpipe.com/SasquatchOdysseyPodcastSupport The Showhttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalworldproductionsShow Website And Bloghttps://paranormalworldproductions.comAll The Socials And Stuff/Contact Brianhttps://linktr.ee/ParanormalWorldProductionsbrian@paranormalworldproductions.com Follow The Show On Instagram And TikTok https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/https://www.tiktok.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast?_t=8XRHQxPMFYo&_r=1https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormalodyssey?_t=8XBoR6h7Pkk&_r=Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

11 Joulu 202257min

SO EP:242 Bigfoot In Tennessee With Lori Wade!

SO EP:242 Bigfoot In Tennessee With Lori Wade!

My guest tonight is Lori Wade. Lori is a BFRO investigator and she leads expeditions in and around Tennessee and Georgia. She is here tonight to share some of her personal encounters, including two sightings of these elusive creatures. We get into all kinda of things during the interview and we even talk about lights in the woods and Dogman!Check Out The Shows Sponsor Vitalis Sleephttps://vitalissleep.comUse Promo Code ODYSSEY20 at check out for 20% Off Your Entire Order!Send Brian A Voicemail Or Tell Your Storyhttps://www.speakpipe.com/SasquatchOdysseyPodcastSupport The Showhttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalworldproductionsShow Website And Bloghttps://paranormalworldproductions.comAll The Socials And Stuff/Contact Brianhttps://linktr.ee/ParanormalWorldProductionsbrian@paranormalworldproductions.com Follow The Show On Instagram And TikTok https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/https://www.tiktok.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast?_t=8XRHQxPMFYo&_r=1https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormalodyssey?_t=8XBoR6h7Pkk&_r=Bigfoot And Me On Etsyhttps://www.etsy.com/shop/BigfootandMeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

9 Joulu 20221h 13min

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