Brian welcomes back North Carolina BFRO researcher Rick for a wide-ranging conversation filled with field reports, strange activity, and thoughtful discussion about the ever-evolving world of Bigfoot research. Rick begins by revisiting his own 2010 road-crossing encounter before taking listeners into recent BFRO expeditions in southeastern Tennessee and South Carolina’s Sumter National Forest, where investigators experienced a series of intense and unexplained nighttime events.

During these outings, Rick describes loud impacts against a metal building, rocks being thrown near the group, unusual eye shine or glowing eyes appearing 7 to 9 feet off the ground, and colors that seemed to shift between red, yellow-green, and white. He also discusses reports of “zapping” sensations, aggressive bull rushes when participants moved too close, and a large tree or log being thrown through the woods with enough force to convince the group it was time to leave the area.

The conversation also explores the stranger edges of field research, including occasional paranormal claims connected to investigation sites, such as reports of a “white lady” entity and voice-box messages that appeared to describe what participants were wearing.

Brian and Rick discuss how to balance open-minded investigation with healthy skepticism, the importance of Occam’s razor, and the challenge of separating compelling field experiences from overactive interpretation.Rick also shares his thoughts on managing enthusiastic participants, keeping expedition groups small, using trained and skeptical leaders, and conducting honest debriefs after high-strangeness events.

The episode closes with a broader conversation about technology, social media, and how the modern “Bigfoot narrative” is being shaped, challenged, and sometimes distorted by online culture.

Rick also talks about his field guide on stick structures, his I Know Squatch merchandise, upcoming appearances including Squatchapalooza on June 6 at Mills River Brewing, other festival events, and his music under the name Just Rick.

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