The Backcountry Manifesto

Is Bigfoot Real? | Sasquatch Researcher and Idaho State Anthropologist Dr. Jeff Meldrum | Ep. 009

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Does Bigfoot exist? Dr. Jeff Meldrum – a professor of anatomy and anthropology specializing in primate locomotor adaptations and bipedalism at Idaho State University – believes Bigfoot is real (and probably prefers the term “Sasquatch”). Today on the show, Dr. Meldrum drops by TBM HQ to talk all things Sasquatch, as well as his life-long fascination with the controversial “relict hominoid.” In our conversation, we cover: 

  • Bigfoot vs Sasquatch 
  • The origins of Bigfoot
  • The Bluff Creek Site
  • The Patterson Gimlin Film 
  • Bigfoot footprints
  • Pressure ridges and anatomical characteristics
  • Why it's so hard to fake a footprint
  • Bigfoot Skeptics 
  • Bigfoot Range
  • An estimate of the current Bigfoot population
  • Why we haven’t found a Bigfoot body
  • Dr. Meldrum's experiences hunting Bigfoot
  • The biggest question: Will we ever find Bigfoot?

    • All that and more in this episode. If you’re a Bigfoot nerd or just interested in an academic’s perspective on the mystery primate, this episode of TBM is for you! 

    Links mentioned in this episode
    • Jeff Meldrum's Book: Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science
    • Gareth Patterson's Book: Beyond the Secret Elephants
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          • Credits
          • Featuring Dr. Jeff Meldrum
          • Produced by Andrew O'Neill with Hayden Sammak
          • Intro and Animations by Barry Thompson
          • Photograph Contributions for Animation by Carver Weeks
          • Additional Graphics by Andrew O’Neill 
          • Production Assistance by John Stock 
          • “Welcome to the Backcountry” theme song by Logan Roth, Will Brown, Arjun Dube and produced at Treacle Mine Studios, Phila, PA
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