Sasquatch Tracks

By Micah Hanks, Dakota Waddell and Jeff Smith

Society & Culture

What's Sasquatch Tracks about?

Sasquatch Tracks takes a scientific look at whether there are large animal species that remain undiscovered. With special emphasis on the Sasquatch in North America, the show looks at claims of apelike “relict hominoids” and other animals purported to exist in various parts of the world.

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Return to Ape Canyon: Redis...

11.30.2023

During the summer of 1924, a team of gold seekers alleged that they were attacked by giant, ape-like creatures, measuring about 7 feet tall, who hurled boulders at them. Their story recounts an encounter with these beings in a remote ...

Sasquatch Tracks episodes:

11.30.2023 Return to Ape Canyon: Rediscovery of the Vanderwhite Mine \| ST 051 During the summer of 1924, a team of gold seekers alleged that they were attacked by giant, ape-like creatures, measuring about 7 feet tall, who hurled boulders at them. Their story recounts an encounter with these beings in a remote ...
09.28.2023 Matt Pruitt: The Phenomenal Sasquatch, Part Two \| ST 050 In this second part in a special two-part installment of Sasquatch Tracks, veteran researcher Matt Pruitt returns to the podcast to discuss his new book The Phenomenal Sasquatch: Seeking the Natural Origins of a Cultural Icon, a tour-de-force of intellectual ...
09.28.2023 Matt Pruitt: The Phenomenal Sasquatch, Part One \| ST 049 In this first in a two-part installment of Sasquatch Tracks, veteran researcher Matt Pruitt returns to the podcast to discuss his new book The Phenomenal Sasquatch: Seeking the Natural Origins of a Cultural Icon, a tour-de-force of intellectual exploration in ...
09.11.2023 Scott Tompkins: The Bigfoot Mapping Project \| ST 048 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 ...
08.02.2023 Darby Orcutt: Sasquatch Sample Analysis \| ST 047 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 ...
06.26.2023 Military Encounters with Sasquatch \| ST 046 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 ...
05.25.2023 Esteban Sarmiento: Monstrous Primatology \| ST 045 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 ...
04.26.2023 Lailani Upham and Carrie Lynn Bear Chief: The Pikuni Bigfoot Storytelling Project \| ST 044 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 ...
03.27.2023 Kathy Strain: An Anthropologist's Search for Sasquatch \| ST 043 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 ...
03.12.2023 Buck Buckingham: Australian Yowies Caught on Film \| ST 042 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 ...
02.15.2023 Gregory Forth: A Living Fossil Hominoid in Modern Indonesia? \| ST 041 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 ...
01.16.2023 Nathaniel Bronis: Michigan Encounters and Sasquatch Studies \| ST 040 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, ...
11.12.2022 Jeff Waldridge: Kentucky Sasquatch, Government Files, and Cryptid Con \| ST 039 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 ...
10.29.2022 Mister Sam Shearon: Bigfoot, Wolflike Cryptids, and Monstrous Mysteries \| ST 038 In this Halloween installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Mister Sam Shearon, who in addition to being renowned for his unique cryptozoological artwork, presents an impressive knowledge of all-things Sasquatch, along with an assorted conversation about eerie cryptids ...
10.10.2022 Aleksandar Petakov: Sasquatch in the Northeast \| ST 037 In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by researcher Aleksandar Petakov for a discussion about his wide-ranging cryptozoological interests. Aleksandar Petakov was born in 1993 during the last year of Apartheid in South Africa to parents that ...
09.08.2022 Tate Hieronymus: A Search for Sabe \| ST 036 In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team catches up on the subject of Indigenous American beliefs about Sasquatch, as discussed in a recent BBC Travel feature, as well as sightings reports and emails from our listeners. We are then ...
08.26.2022 Sasquatch Sightings: Eyewitness Encounters with Unknown Species \| ST 035 In this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, after the team goes over recent news related to the study of relict hominoids, we shift our attention over to reports from our listeners, which includes several sightings and intriguing accounts that may involve ...
07.31.2022 Ken Gerhard: Sasquatch Studies and Cryptid Encounters \| ST 034 In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, after a bit of herpetological banter near the beginning of the episode, the team is joined by researcher Ken Gerhard, the author of several books including The Essential Guide to Bigfoot. Ken Gerhard is ...
07.21.2022 Paul Bowman: Archaeology in the Search for Relict Hominoids \| ST 033 On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, archaeologist Paul Bowman joins us for a discussion about anthropological perspectives applied toward the search for relict hominoids, as well as his interest in the Almasty of the Caucasus and other Asian varieties of ...
05.22.2022 David Weatherly: Wood Knocks and the Global Sasquatch Tradition \| ST 032 On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by researcher David Weatherly, publisher of the Wood Knocks: Journal of Sasquatch Research series of anthologies. In addition to a longtime researcher who has studied the Sasquatch subject, Weatherly is the ...
04.28.2022 Robert Leiterman: The Bluff Creek Project \| ST 031 In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by former Park Ranger and Sasquatch researcher Robert Leiterman, author of books that include "The Bluff Creek Project: The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film Site A Journey of Rediscovery." As Leiterman's book explains, ...
04.12.2022 Charlie Raymond: Bigfoot in the Bluegrass State \| ST 030 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Kentucky researcher Charlie Raymond for a discussion of his ongoing Bigfoot research in the Bluegrass State, and many decades of studies into the possible existence of relict hominoids. Charlie founded ...
02.23.2022 Cliff Barackman: Bigfoot Studies and Track Analysis \| ST 029 In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, as the team reconvenes at the Appalachian Institute for Hominology Studies this week, we are joined by researcher Cliff Barackman, co-host of Bigfoot 'n' Beyond podcast and one of the longtime costars of the ...
01.31.2022 Daniel Perez: Bigfoot Times, Bluff Creek, and Beyond \| ST 028 In this very special installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is proud to welcome longtime researcher Daniel Perez to the program, a historian and chronicler of the Sasquatch subject and editor/publisher of the legendary newsletter Bigfoot Times. According to Perez, ...
12.21.2021 John Mionczynski: The Biologist and Bigfoot \| ST 027 On this special holiday edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by legendary biologist John Mionczynski, whose personal experience with a Sasquatch in 1972 while camping in the Wind River Mountains propelled him on a decades-long search for answers ...
11.17.2021 Todd Neiss: Bigfoot and the American Primate Conservancy \| ST 026 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by veteran Sasquatch researcher Todd Neiss, a retired Staff Sergeant from the Oregon Army National Guard and a veteran of the Iraq War. In 1993, Neiss's life was forever changed ...
11.03.2021 Gareth Patterson: The Otang: South Africa's Sasquatch? \| ST 025 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Gareth Patterson, a researcher who has spent the last several decades chronicling the elusive Knysna elephants in South Africa. However, during the course of his work, Patterson managed to ...
10.05.2021 Mike Mayes and Rick Minter: Big Cats and Sasquatch Sightings \| ST 24 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Texas-based researcher Mike Mayes and UK podcaster and researcher Rick Minter for a discussion about the unusual appearances of large cats in various places, along with the relationship between ...
09.04.2021 Josh Moss: Sasquatch Data: Mapping the Mystery \| ST 23 On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, the fellows of the Appalachian Institute for Hominology Studies are joined by Josh Moss, a researcher who uses GIS data and mapping software to analyze the Sasquatch mystery. Josh's professional background is in environmental ...
08.11.2021 Thomas Steenburg: On the Shoulders of Giants \| ST 22 On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by the legendary Thomas Steenburg, a veteran Canadian researcher who has devoted decades to the pursuit of North America's mysterious relict hominoid. Steenburg's journey began at a young age following ...
07.23.2021 Leon Thompson: Psychology, Systems, and Sasquatch \| ST 21 On this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, after leading off with news and discussion of all things Sasquatch, we are then joined by Leon Thompson of Bigfoot Okanagan, a group that applies scientific principles toward the study of Sasquatch. Leon's background ...
07.04.2021 Shane Corson: The Olympic Project and Bigfoot Field Research \| ST 020 On this special edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Shane Corson, an active researcher who is a member of the Olympic Project, an association of dedicated researchers, investigators, biologists and trackers committed to documenting the existence of Sasquatch. ...
06.02.2021 Living with Sasquatch: Jason Sakrisson and Charles Lamica \| ST 019 On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, Jeff and Smoky lead off with an update about their recent investigations in a state park with a history of purported Sasquatch activity, and Micah reports on a number of items currently in the ...
05.18.2021 Bruce Champagne: Desert Hominoids and Aquatic Cryptids \| ST 18 On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, after news and discussion about the latest happenings in the world of Sasquatchery, we are joined by Marine Biologist and former law enforcement and security specialist Bruce Champagne. Bruce has been involved with the ...
04.27.2021 David Ellis and Julie Rench: Sasquatch Sounds \| ST 017 On this special edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by researchers David Ellis and Julie Rench, who discuss their ongoing research with audio recordings of unknown provenance in various parts of the United States. Joining us to discuss ...
03.27.2021 Amy Bue: Bigfoot and Project Zoobook \| ST 016 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by researcher and educator Amy Bue, Co-founder of Project Zoobook and member of the Olympic Project Bigfoot Research Team. Amy is also the head of Amy’s Bucket List Expeditions (ABLE), ...
03.16.2021 Marc Myrsell: Incident at Ape Canyon \| ST 015 In 1924, a group of miners who had been prospecting near the southeast shoulder of Mount St. Helens, Washington, returned from the wilderness with a hair-raising story. The men claimed they had been attacked by "apemen", who bombarded their remote ...
03.02.2021 Doug Hajicek: The Mind Behind Monster Quest \| ST 014 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by legendary television producer Doug Hajicek, creator of programs and documentaries like Monster Quest, Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, Giganto: America's King Kong, Mysterious Encounters, and several others. In addition to ...
02.17.2021 Russ Jones: Tracking the West Virginia Stone Man \| ST 013 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we turn a critical eye toward a possible sighting report from the Pacific Northwest, as some residents say they observed a large animal near a secluded roadway. We also touch on gorillas recently treated ...
01.29.2021 Blood on the Tracks: Shooting Sasquatch \| ST 012 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, Smoky and Jeff lead up by bringing Micah up to date on a recent field excursion of theirs, and Micah revisits a discussion with folklorist Thomas E. Bullard where they discussed the American tradition ...
12.25.2020 Abominable Snowman: The Legend Returns \| ST 011 On this special holiday edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team calls in from remote and snowy corners across the globe for a historical deep-dive in pursuit of the true story behind the first purported relict hominoid ever to have risen ...
11.23.2020 Shelly Covington Montana: Citizen Scientist \| ST 010 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the gents lead off with a discussion about the influence of classic late-night radio on modern Sasquatch podcasts, and why finding a balance between entertainment and the presentation of scientifically literate perspectives on the ...
10.21.2020 Matt Pruitt: Sasquatch Theory \| ST 009 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, after a bit of discussion geared around the Halloween season, we are joined for a lengthy discussion with Matt Pruitt, a longtime researcher of the Sasquatch mystery and current member of the North American ...
09.30.2020 Stacy Brown Jr: The Skunk Ape Lives \| ST 008 On this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we lead off with some discussion of legendary wild men the likes of Enkidu, the beastly companion of Gilgamesh in the famous Mesopotamian epic. We also discuss historic encounters, and an update on the ...
09.12.2020 Lyle Blackburn: Search for the Southern Sasquatch \| ST 007 Have you ever heard of a "Hoop Snake"? This is one of many frontier legends that were popularized throughout the 19th century, but Micah leads off with a recollection by a family member who claimed, as a child, to have ...
08.20.2020 Sasquatch and Government: Official Files and Bigfoot Encounters \| ST 006 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, after opening news and discussion, we turn our attention to an often-overlooked aspect of the discussion about America's Relict Hominoid: what does the government say about Sasquatch? It may come as a surprise that ...
07.26.2020 Laura Krantz: Sasquatch, Science and Society \| ST 005 As the gents of cryptozoology get behind the microphone for another installment of Sasquatch Tracks, Micah debriefs Jeff and Smoky about his recent studies in the history of Sasquatchery, and the surprising amount of information that can be found in ...
07.03.2020 Jeff Meldrum: The Science of Sasquatch, Part Two \| ST 004 On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, we continue our discussion with Idaho State University professor of Anatomy and Anthropology Jeff Meldrum, Ph.D., as he answers more of our questions about the scientific study of Sasquatch. Picking up where we left ...
06.17.2020 Jeff Meldrum: The Science of Sasquatch, Part One \| ST 003 On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Idaho State University professor Dr. Jeff Meldrum for the first in a two-part series that will examine how science can be applied to the study of Sasquatch. Meldrum holds a ...
06.17.2020 Peter Byrne: Still On the Track \| ST 002 On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, after a discussion of animal tracking where Jeff fills us in about his recent experience making paster castings of a set of well-preserved black bear tracks, we are joined by the legendary big-game tracker, ...

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