Ep 66: American Bigfoot
Welcome to Bigfoot Month! On our first episode of this four part series (our 66th episode), Samm and Amy are discussing the classic North American Bigfoot. Have you ever wondered where Bigfoot got its name or where Bigfoot is mostly seen? Well, Samm gives you the scoop on everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the famous furry enigma. In this episode Samm and Amy also discuss the more famous sightings of the legend itself and also the many theories as to what exactly it is. Also, if you have any sightings yourself, or just want to tell us the scoop on the ghost dwelling in your house… don’t forget to submit your stories at our email thisislegendpod@gmail.com or on our website, https://www.thisislegendpod.com/contact
A snippet from the Patterson-Gimlin encounter with Bigfoot.
J.W. Burns- The Government Agent who coined the term “Sasquatch”.
Page 1 of J.W. Burn’s article on Sasquatch.
Page 2 of J.W. Burn’s article on Sasquatch.
Possible Bigfoot Theory: The extinct Giant Ground Sloth.
Ape Canyon, near the southeast shoulder of Mount St. Helens, Washington.
North American Bigfoot Center in Boring, Oregon.
Sources:
https://mil.wa.gov/the-legend-of-bigfoot “Legend of Bigfoot”
https://www.bfro.net/ “THE BIGFOOT FIELD RESEARCHS ORGANIZATION”
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sasquatch “Sasquatch”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot “Bigfoot”
https://www.history.com/news/bigfoot-legend-newspaper “How the Bigfoot Legend Began”
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/bigfoot_sasquatch_legend/#.ZAF4hnbMJD8 “Bigfoot (Sasquatch) legend”
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sasquatch “Sasquatch”
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220720-the-true-origin-of-sasquatch#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20Sasquatch%20is%20the,the%20Sts'ailes%20upriver%20dialect “The true origin of Sasquatch”
https://gizmodo.com/the-five-strangest-theories-about-sasquatch-5635018 “the five strangest theories about Sasquatch”
https://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/2015/10/is_bigfoot_an_extraterrestrial.html “Is Bigfoot an extraterrestrial visitor? Some researchers think so”
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/48870/11-crazy-bigfoot-conspiracy-theories “11Crazy Bigfoot Conspiracy Theories”
https://exhibits.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/larson/sloth.html “Ground Sloths”
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nephilim “Nephilim”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptozoology “Cryptozoology”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape_Canyon “Ape Canyon”
http://www.bigfootencounters.com/sbs/mtsthelens_bodies.htm “State by State Sightings List”
https://www.foxnews.com/science/bigfoot-is-part-human-dna-study-claims “Bigfoot’ is part human, DNA study claims”
http://bigfootevidence.blogspot.com/2011/07/bigfoot-injured-by-forest-fire-was.html “Bigfoot injured by a forest fire was taken away and hidden by the authorities, not even Robert Lindsay can top this story”
https://reports.woodape.org/data/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5v-4yPzA_QIVfimtBh2XlwsJEAAYASAAEgJ2p_D_BwE “Encounter Reports Database”
https://littlebayroot.com/blogs/news/top-10-famous-bigfoot-sightings?cmp_id=18799910784&adg_id=&kwd=&device=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIt9eT0_7A_QIVRRB9Ch3CQwEXEAAYASAAEgKtjvD_BwE “Top 10 Famous Bigfoot Sightings”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson%E2%80%93Gimlin_film “Patterson-Gimlin film”
