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:234 On The Shoulders Of Giants: Thomas Steenburg

This episode features long time Sasquatch investigator Thomas Steenburg. He has been studying this phenomenon since the late 1970's and he knew and worked with all of the four horseman. Thomas is here to share his personal encounter with a possible Sasquatch from 2004, and we also talk about his work with John Green, Rene Dahinden, Grover Krantz, and Peter Byrne. We also get into the Paul Freeman footage and Thomas's relationship with Freeman himself. 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=1More On Thomashttps://thomassteenburg.com/category/biography/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

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True Crime Tuesday: The Subway Shooter Bernhard Goetz

This is a special True Crime Tuesday bonus show. This weeks episode of the True Crime Odyssey podcast features the case of the 1984 subway shooter Bernard Goetz. He shot four teen agers on a subway car in New York, after he claims that he felt threatened by them and their demands for money. This is far from an open and shut case.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 https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

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SO EP:233 Wrestling With Ghosts!

This weeks bonus show is the first episode of the Paranormal Odyssey Podcast with our new host Wayne. He had the pleasure of sitting down with two members of the, Wrestling with Ghosts paranormal investigation team. Amber and Vinnie were a blast to hang out with, and we shared some laughs as well as some spooky encounters. This one probably isn’t for the timid. We also discuss their movie production company, called Big and Funky Productions, as well as their award winning movies. This one was a lot of fun! Enjoy! 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 https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/http://www.bignfunkyproductions.comhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FunkmasterVhttps://www.facebook.com/BigandFunkyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

13 Marras 20221h 1min

SO EP:232 Cops And Cryptids With D.A. Roberts!

My guest tonight is author, experiencer, and host of the wildly popular YouTube show D.A. Ex Machina the one and only D.A. Roberts. He is former military and law enforcement and is here tonight to share some of his personal encounters with Bigfoot as well as Dogman. This is one you do not want to miss!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 https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/D.A. Ex Machina YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/DARobertsAuthorGet D.A.'s Books https://www.amazon.com/s?k=da+roberts+books&crid=2HG9EBT4SBW6&sprefix=DA+ROBERTS+%2Caps%2C85&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-ranker-lnopsacceptance_1_11Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

11 Marras 20221h 20min

Introducing Occult Symbolism And Pop Culture!

If you are into pop culture and its role in the occult agenda to instill ritualistic symbolism in entertainment, you have got to check out Isaac's show. Here is the link to check it out on Spreaker from iHeart.https://www.spreaker.com/show/conspiracy-theories-and-unpopular-culturBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

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SO EP:231 Squatch Out Campfire Session Two!

This little mid-week bonus is the second session of the audio from the 3rd Annual Mannimal Research Squatch Out Camp Out last month in Tennessee. This episode features Dr. John Baranchok, author of the book Psychological Horizons in Scientific Bigfoot Research. We had a blast and I wanted to share some of the conversation from around the campfire. This was recorded live so there is some back ground noise. I did clean up the audio as best I could. I hope you enjoy it!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 https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/Buy Johns Book https://www.amazon.com/Psychological-Horizons-Scientific-Bigfoot-Research/dp/0578955296Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

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SO EP:230 Bigfoot Bites The Apple?

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SO EP:229 Inhumanity: Tales Of A Long Haul Trucker!

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