Ep. 378 - Mike Mayes: Shadow Cats & Other Cryptids!

Cliff Barackman and Matt Pruitt speak with folklorist Dr. Lynne McNeill about the intersection of folklore, science, and the sasquatch! Dr. McNeill is an Associate Professor of Folklore at Utah State University. Her research focuses on legend and belief, cryptids, digital culture, and the ways that folklore develops and spreads through communities. Dr. McNeill discusses what folklore actually is, why folklorists study it, and what traditional stories tell us about the world around us. The conversation explores scientific discoveries that were preceded by folklore and traditional knowledge, what the persistence of sasquatch legends might mean from a folklorist’s perspective, and how the internet and social media have transformed modern perceptions of the sasquatch phenomenon!See Cliff and Dr. McNeill speak at Wild About The West on Saturday, September 12th at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art on the Utah State University campus in Logan, Utah!See Cliff and Pruitt at Cryptid Con in Florence, IN, November 21-22!Sign up for our weekly bonus podcast "Beyond Bigfoot & Beyond" and ad-free episodes!Check out the Official "Bigfoot & Beyond" Merchandise Store!

Originally recorded and released as an exclusive members-only episode back in April of 2024, this discussion between Cliff Barackman, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt focuses on a few of the researchers whom they consider to be unsung heroes or additions to the "Horsemen of Sasquatchery!"See Cliff and Pruitt at Cryptid Con in Florence, IN, November 21-22!Sign up for our weekly bonus podcast "Beyond Bigfoot & Beyond" and ad-free episodes!Here's the list of people mentioned in the episode:1.0 (1950s-1960s): Roger Patterson, Bob Titmus2.0 (1970s-1980s): The Bay Area Group, Jim Hewkin, Don Keating, Ron Morehead, Richard Greenwell, Loren Coleman3.0 (1990s-2000s): Matt Moneymaker, Doug Hajicek, Jeff Meldrum, John Bindernagel, Henner Fahrenbach, Derek Randles4.0 (2010s-2020s): Clobo, Daryl Colyer, The Olympic Project, Small Town MonstersUnsung Heroes: Dennis Jensen, Dennis Pfohl, Wally Hersom, Thom Shay, Wes Summerlin, Vance Orchard, Will Duncan, JDL, Tal H. Branco, Erwin Supple, Jim McClarinInternational Horsefolk: Dimitri Bayanov, Marie-Jeanne Koffmann, Jordi Magraner, Dean HarrisonHonorable Mentions: Tom Yamarone, Betty Allen, Jerry Crew, Daniel Perez, Todd Prescott, Tom Steenburg

Cliff Barackman welcomes author and bigfoot historian Michael Freeman back to the podcast! Michael discusses what he's been up to since the release of his book Freeman Bigfoot Files and gets into the details surrounding many of the most compelling pieces of evidence to have been documented in the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington! See Michael at the Minnesota Bigfoot Conference in Grand Rapids, MN on October 3rd!See Cliff and Pruitt at Cryptid Con in Florence, IN, November 21-22!Sign up for our weekly bonus podcast "Beyond Bigfoot & Beyond" and ad-free episodes!

Cliff Barackman, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt speak with friend, field researcher, and outdoorsman Derek Randles! Derek has been searching for sasquatches in the PNW since the mid-1980s and has worked with many of the luminaries of the field, including Dr. Grover Krantz and Dr. Jeff Meldrum! Derek is also the co-founder of the Olympic Project. The discussion covers the initial encounter that set Derek on his path, his experiences in the field, and much more!Follow Derek on Instagram. Get Tickets for the Alaska Bigfoot Cruise (September 11-18) featuring Pruitt!See Cliff and Pruitt at Cryptid Con in Florence, IN, November 21-22!Sign up for our weekly bonus podcast "Beyond Bigfoot & Beyond" and ad-free episodes!

Cliff Barackman, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt answer your questions in this new Q&A episode! If you would like to submit a question for a future Q&A episode, please use the contact form or voicemail link HERE.See the 1960 Peter Byrne cast that Cliff referenced. Check out Paul Graves' song "Jim Henry!"Video: The Jarbidge WildernessGet Tickets for the Alaska Bigfoot Cruise (September 11-18) featuring Pruitt!See Cliff and Pruitt at Cryptid Con in Florence, IN, November 21-22!Sign up for our weekly bonus podcast "Beyond Bigfoot & Beyond" and ad-free episodes!

Cliff Barackman, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt bring author, researcher, and friend Mike Mayes back to the podcast! Mike is the author of such excellent books as Shadow Cats: The Black Panthers of North America and Valley of the Apes: The Search for Sasquatch in Area X! His newest book for young readers is called Beware the Pink Gorilla. Read a blog post about the Guelph, Ontario jaguar photo. Watch Luke Caverns' Appalachian jaguar documentary. Get Tickets for the Alaska Bigfoot Cruise (September 11-18) featuring Pruitt!See Cliff and Pruitt at Cryptid Con in Florence, IN, November 21-22!Sign up for our weekly bonus podcast "Beyond Bigfoot & Beyond" and ad-free episodes!

Cliff Barackman and Matt Pruitt speak with actress, model, and adventurer Donna D'Errico! Donna recently launched a new series called Mythbound that explores a variety of strange subjects, including the sasquatch! Her 'squatchy episodes thus far include an interview with Cliff at the NABC, a field investigation in Ohio, and an on-site interview with a witness in Oregon! Get Mike Mayes' new children's book Beware the Pink Gorilla and check out his other excellent titles!Read Marie-Jean Koffmann's almasty papers HERE and HERE.  Check out artist Easton Hawk's shop and his amazing Frogman print! Get Tickets for the Alaska Bigfoot Cruise (September 11-18) featuring Pruitt!See Cliff and Pruitt at Cryptid Con in Florence, IN, November 21-22!Sign up for our weekly bonus podcast "Beyond Bigfoot & Beyond" and ad-free episodes!

Cliff Barackman, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt answer your questions in this new Q&A episode! If you would like to submit a question for a future Q&A episode, please use the contact form or voicemail link HERE.Watch Bobo's Bigfoot Encounters of the 4th Kind on Tubi!Get Tickets for the Alaska Bigfoot Cruise (September 11-18) featuring Pruitt!See Cliff and Pruitt at Cryptid Con in Florence, IN, November 21-22!

Cliff Barackman, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt catch up about Cliff and Bobo's recent adventures together before delving into news articles with 'squatchy relevance! Topics include: a new eDNA project by our friends at Study Sasquatch, a new Homo habilis discovery, the evolution of hominin body size, a study of ape laughter, what makes some places feel haunted, and an article by Cliff about infrasound! Get Tickets for the Alaska Bigfoot Cruise (September 11-18) featuring Pruitt!Sign up for our weekly bonus podcast "Beyond Bigfoot & Beyond" and ad-free episodes!

Cliff Barackman and James "Bobo" Fay welcome Sara (one of our most popular guests) back to the podcast! Sara's encounter was featured in Ep. 055 - A Terrifying Night in the Marble Mountains. If you haven't heard that interview yet, we've included it in the second half of this episode! Sara and her husband Greg visited the North American Bigfoot Center to sit with Cliff and Bobo in person to discuss Sara's recent return to the site of her encounter, Greg's experiences, and much more. Watch Sara's Video Interview with Bobo!Get Tickets for the Alaska Bigfoot Cruise (September 11-18) featuring Pruitt!Sign up for our weekly bonus podcast "Beyond Bigfoot & Beyond" and ad-free episodes!