Les Stroud on Bigfoot, Orbs, Filmmaking, and Creativity

In this episode Curt Jaimungal sits down with Les Stroud, the creator of Survivorman, to discuss his encounters with Bigfoot, UFOs, orbs, and the creative mindset behind his survival filmmaking. They compare investigating cryptids to exploring the unknown, delve into altered states and existential questions, and consider what it means to be creative in a world of fame and mystery.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:13 - Bigfoot and Survivorman series inception- 00:07:19 - Similarities of investigating UFOs to investigating Bigfoot (Curt owes Les)- 00:08:46 - Les' poor upbringing in a drug ridden neighborhood- 00:12:48 - The trappings of fame and being treated like a monkey- 00:15:16 - What drives Les' output? Is it pure creativity?- 00:17:27 - The peace in not mattering- 00:18:51 - Altered states- 00:21:19 - It's okay to be a multitasker- 00:22:06 - Wim Hoff method- 00:23:52 - Elements of filmmaking purposefully NOT included in Survivorman- 00:27:12 - People stealing Les' style (Bear Grylls, etc.)- 00:29:49 - Ratio of filmed footage to edited content- 00:31:12 - What art has largely become- 00:34:42 - How meticulous filmmaking is- 00:40:20 - Techniques for making episodes engaging- 00:44:24 - Permanent mild existential crises (and Les' relation to TOE)- 00:49:57 - Is anything separate from God?- 00:54:51 - Bigfoot and consciousness- 00:58:08 - Les' Bigfoot experience with orbs- 01:03:53 - Interacting telepathically with Bigfoot- 01:05:56 - Never before told story about a being speaking to Les- 01:09:09 - Orbs- 01:11:20 - UFOs and Bigfoot (story by Les)- 01:16:14 - Alien intentions, evil, good, and love overcoming in the end- 01:18:27 - [Crepitus s] Has Les ever considered doing an urban survival show?- 01:19:34 - [Boukm3n] Limits and mindset in survival- 01:21:05 - [Paul V] When times are hardest what gives you strength?- 01:21:53 - [@StanAlister] Wim Hoff applied to harsh survival conditions- 01:22:43 - [James McKevitt] Long term damage from extreme survival outings?- 01:23:41 - [Jimi Lee] The great reset- 01:25:41 - [Some Guy] Being comfortable alone is most important skill?- 01:27:15 - [Phillip Wareham] Prepping for climate change and EMP/solar storms?- 01:29:42 - Will Les do a survival online course?- 01:30:44 - [Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Comacho] Bigfoot interdimensional and low tech?- 01:31:29 - Lost time while campingSPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off - https://brilliant.org/TOE - Algo: supply chain AI - http://algo.com - Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices