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:79 Bigfoot Story Time Vol.3

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SO EP:78 Bigfoot Nests and the Olympic Project with Shane Corson!

My guest tonight is Shane Corson from the Olympic Project. Shane is a long time Bigfoot researcher and is a key member of the Olympic Project. Shane and the other members of the group have been investigating the famed "Nest Site" since 2016, and he is here to share some of their finds as well as his personal encounters he has had along his Odyssey of discovering answers to the mystery of these elusive creatures we call Bigfoot or Sasquatch. For More on Shane and the Olympic Project visit their website https://www.olympicproject.com. To become a Patreon Crew Member and support the show please visit https://www.patreon.com/sasquatchodysseyTo visit the website, share your encounter or visit the Sasquatch Odyssey Merchandise Store, learn more about Brian or anything else show related please click on our LinkTree https://linktr.ee/SasquatchOdysseyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

29 Loka 20211h 17min

SO EP:76 Bigfoot Bonus Interview!

Many of you have asked for me to share more about myself, so here you go! This in an interview I gave on another show a while back. It answers some of the questions you all send me, so I hope you enjoy it. I am including a link to Rod's show below, along with the link to this show on Apple Podcasts so you can click over and leave a 5 star rating and a review for the show! You can also join the show Facebook Fans group below as well. I hope to see you all in the group soon! https://linktr.ee/SasquatchOdysseyhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/184917109659881/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey/id1552990311https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/millennial-mustard-seed/id1504504171Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

24 Loka 20211h 4min

SO EP:77 "Paranormal Odyssey Bonus"The Ghost Of Willy Down In Georgia!

Tonights guest is Nicole from the place I was born and raised the great state of Georgia! Join us as she shares her frightening encounter with an entity she will come to know as Willy. I hope you all enjoy the show! Please rate and review the show! For more information or to become a crew member and help support both shows use this link to access it all! https://linktr.ee/SasquatchOdysseyhttps://www.spreaker.com/show/paranormal-odysseyhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paranormal-odyssey/id1578754997Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

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SO EP:75 Bigfoot In North Carolina!

My guest tonight is Jonathan from my home state of North Carolina. He has quite the amazing experiences to share tonight, so I think you will enjoy what he has to say. I will do my best to put together the audio that Jonathan mentions in the show and get it posted over on Patreon for the members. If you are not a member, you can use this link to head over and sign up now!https://linktr.ee/SasquatchOdysseyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

22 Loka 20211h 14min

SO EP:74 Bigfoot Story Time Vol. 2

Here is a midweek bonus with a couple of Bigfoot encounters shared by fellow listeners. I will do more of these shows if you are enjoying them please rate and review the show and let me know. Check out the link below to share your encounter, doing the show Facebook Fans Group, or head over to Patreon and become a member. I hope you enjoy the show. https://linktr.ee/SasquatchOdysseyhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/184917109659881/Share Your Encounterhttps://www.speakpipe.com/SasquatchOdysseyPodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

20 Loka 202118min

SO EP:73 BONUS! UFO's, Ghosts, and Bigfoot With Dr.Pann!

My guest tonight is Dr.Pann. She is a psychic who has investigated UFO abductions, haunted locations and even Bigfoot. She is here to share her personal experiences as well as some of the cases she has investigated. We had a great conversation and I think you are going to enjoy this trip down the rabbit hole! Please rate and review the show on wherever you are listening. Record your encounter story here. https://www.speakpipe.com/SasquatchOdysseyPodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

17 Loka 20211h 4min

SO EP:72 Bigfoot In Kentucky With Thom Shay!

My guest tonight is Thom Shay the founder of the Northern Kentucky Bigfoot Research Group. Them has been researching Bigfoot for man years and has been able to cast some amazing foot prints, hand prints, and lots of other interesting things we will talk about tonight. In addition to his research, Thom shares his personal encounters with these elusive creatures. For more on Thom check out his Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/488381544566776/ Don't forget to rate and review the show! https://linktr.ee/SasquatchOdysseyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

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