Sasquatch Tracks

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Scott Tompkins: The Bigfoot Mapping Project | ST 048 Sep 11, 2023

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In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Scott Tompkins, the creator of The Bigfoot Mapping Project, for an in-depth discussion about his mapping, data collection, and analysis of Sasquatch sightings.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in GIS from the State University of New York at Cortland. With more than 14 years of GIS field experience, Scott has a well-versed perspective on the value of high-quality geographic data, which he has applied to his ambitious Sasquatch research embodied in the Bigfoot Mapping Project.

According to Tompkins, The Bigfoot Mapping Project was created "to address the lack of centralized information and encourage future reporting. This application broadens the scope of reported information by providing functionality such as spatially tagging reports as well as attaching image files to the submitted report. Additionally, users can view the depth of both historical data and recent reports in conjunction, on a map."

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Darby Orcutt: Sasquatch Sample Analysis | ST 047 Aug 02, 2023

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In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by researcher and educator Darby Orcutt, who discusses an ambitious new project that is seeking to collect and analyze anomalous biological samples, in an effort that could ultimately help reveal the existence of relict hominoids like Sasquatch.

Darby Orcutt is a faculty member at North Carolina State University where he is a librarian, instructor, and researcher. He teaches and writes about science, technology and society while also building collaborative scientific teams to tackle complex problems and fostering conversation between researchers and the broader public. However, Darby is known for his work at the intersection of science and the strange.

Have you found a biological specimen that seems to be unusual? Orcutt and his colleagues are currently seeking to analyze such samples (including genetically), and those who submit their samples will receive any forthcoming results. You can learn more about Orcutt's project by clicking here.

Also, if you are interested in contributing to this study of allegedly morphologically anomalous samples (which could help us to test more samples and conduct deeper analyses), a tax-deductible gift to NC State University can be made here.

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Military Encounters with Sasquatch | ST 046 Jun 26, 2023

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In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team looks at encounters with relict hominoids in North America reported by U.S. military personnel.

Among reports involving encounters with alleged humanlike primates that remain currently unacknowledged by science, a striking number have been reported by military personnel while in the line of duty. In this episode, the Sasquatch Tracks team examines several collected reports involving members of the U.S. armed forces who say they have observed creatures fitting such descriptions, and examine what the implications of such reports may be in furthering our knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon.

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Esteban Sarmiento: Monstrous Primatology | ST 045 May 25, 2023

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In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we catch up with primatologist Esteban Sarmiento, an expert in hominid evolution and researcher renowned for his interest in the speculative side of vertebrate zoology, particularly when it comes to Sasquatch.

Sarmiento is a primatologist and vertebrate zoologist whose main area of focus involves the skeletons of both extinct and living hominoids. He heads The Human Evolution Foundation, whose main goal is to understand humanity's place in nature and fight to end racial discrimination at Public Universities. However, Sarmiento is also renowned for being one of the few primatologists who has been willing to look at the question of relict hominoids.

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Lailani Upham and Carrie Lynn Bear Chief: The Pikuni Bigfoot Storytelling Project | ST 044 Apr 26, 2023

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In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Lailani Upham and Carrie Lynn Bear Chief, Blackfeet Tribe members and creators of the Pikuni Bigfoot Storytelling Project.

Lailani Upham is a member of the Blackfeet Nation, and is president and lead creative of Iron Shield Creative. A journalist by trade, she loves adventure and exploration, along with photography writing, and storytelling, which she often does while traveling throughout Montana sharing stories from an Indigenous perspective. Her production studio is based on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana.

Carrie Lynn Bear Chief of the Blackfeet Tribe, who currently resides in Browning, Montana where she works for the Rocky Boy Veterans Center. She is also the Associate Pastor at Faith Dominion Center, and loves being outdoors. And I also hear that Carrie is quite the Bigfoot enthusiast.

Lailani and Carrie Lynne share their numerous stories and perspectives on Imoiitapi, the "Hairy Man," and much more on this installment of Sasquatch Tracks.

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Kathy Strain: An Anthropologist's Search for Sasquatch | ST 043 Mar 27, 2023

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In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by anthropologist and Sasquatch researcher Kathy Strain, author of the book, Giants, Cannibals & Monsters: Bigfoot in Native Culture.

Kathy Strain is the Heritage Resource and Tribal Relations Programs Manager for the Stanislaus National Forest in Sonora, California. She has a M.A. in Anthropology and conducts research on native cultures and their traditional bigfoot beliefs. Her book Giants, Cannibals & Monsters covers the Sasquatch subject in depth, including 154 stories from 57 tribes from throughout North America.

Kathy is also the on the Board of Directors for the non-profit Alliance of Independent Bigfoot Researchers and a member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy. She has appeared in numerous documentaries, television shows and radio programs discussing bigfoot. She is currently a regular on the History Channel's "The Proof Is Out There."

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Cannibals, Giants, and Monsters by Kathy Strain

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Buck Buckingham: Australian Yowies Caught on Film | ST 042 Mar 12, 2023

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In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Australian researcher Buck Buckingham, who shares his knowledge about Australian Yowies, the purported relict hominoid that occupies the remote wilds of the Land Down Under.

Buckingham is a member of the group Australian Yowie Research, and has been hooked on Yowie studies ever since he came across Dean Harrison's website in 2005. It answered many questions about his own sightings and encounters when he was 15. Buck had been manning the thermal cameras one night while accompanying Harrison and several other members in Springbrook National Park when they captured images of what appear to be a very large, humanlike animal.

Buckingham shares the story of how he captured this remarkable footage, and how the ongoing study of Australian Yowies is helping to expand our knowledge of the dispersion of purported relict hominoids all around the globe.

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Gregory Forth: A Living Fossil Hominoid in Modern Indonesia? | ST 041 Feb 15, 2023

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Joining the team for this installment of Sasquatch Tracks is Gregory Forth, a retired professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta. He earned his PhD from the University of Oxford in 1980. Beginning in 1986, Forth was a professor at the University of Alberta for over thirty years. Forth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and is a renowned social anthropologist, also known for his contributions to ethnoscience. However, tonight we will be discussing a slightly more controversial side of Dr. Forth's work, which involves his new book, Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid.

According to its publishers, "In Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid, readers follow Gregory Forth as he explores the mystery of this hominoid, and the space they occupy in Lio culture as both natural creatures and supernatural beings. Forth's narrative is filled with adventure, an exploration of Lio culture and language, and an examination of the island's zoology and natural history."

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Nathaniel Bronis: Michigan Encounters and Sasquatch Studies | ST 040 Jan 16, 2023

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As the team returns from a seasonal hiatus to officially kick off 2023, we are joined by Nathaniel Bronis, a Sasquatch researcher from Michigan's lower peninsula who currently resides in Idaho, and previously spent time in Washington. An avid outdoorsman, he has been collecting reports and conducting field research into the relict hominoid mystery since having his own daylight sighting in the summer of 2009, and now applies data collected through his studies, as well as through networking with fellow researchers, to help build a comprehensive view of the creatures, their behavior, and their habitat.

In addition to a detailed recollection of his own sighting and how it propelled him into a decades long pursuit into deepening his understanding of the Sasquatch enigma, Nathaniel shares examples of additional sighting reports he has received from others over the years, along with details about his primary research areas in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, current projects, research approaches and practices, and much more.

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Jeff Waldridge: Kentucky Sasquatch, Government Files, and Cryptid Con | ST 039 Nov 12, 2022

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In this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Kentucky researcher Jeff Waldridge, who in addition to being an expert in the study of Sasquatch, is also one of the team members behind the annual CryptidCon event in his home state.

Jeff Waldridge is a researcher of Sasquatch with an interest in cryptozoological mysteries and the unexplained. With more than two decades of experience pursuing his passion, his background in law enforcement draws on a combination of fieldwork and interviews with witnesses to possible sightings of Sasquatch and other phenomnea in the Blue Grass State. Jeff attempts to piece together a cohesive pattern of evidence in his investigations, a process that he shares with us in a wide-ranging discussion about his work in his home state.

In addition to his research efforts, Waldridge is also a partner in the group that hosts the annual CryptidCon event in Kentucky each year, where researchers, filmmakers, artists, and enthusiasts from around the country gather to share experiences and information about their mutual interest in America's most elusive animal.

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