S01E05 - Bigfoot

Lots of discussion as Jeb and Blake tackle a favorite topic of theirs... Bigfoot. Does a mysterious creature, part-ape, and part-man, lurk in the Pacific Northwest?

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The episode opens with the Ape Canyon re-enactment. If you'd like to read Beck's extended narrative, it is available online. His extended comments include a lot of descriptions of the spiritual aspect of these creatures and sound quite a lot like John Keel's ultraterrestrials. (IMHO -Blake)

Other topics for further reading:

• Ape Canyon
• Gigantopithecus
• Bernard Heuvelmans (perhaps first to connect Yeti and Giganto)
• Carleton Coon (Connected Yeti and Giganto in English) legacy tarnished by terrible racist theories of white supremacy. Also firmly believed in Bigfoot.
• John Napier
• Grover Krantz
• Peter Byrne (Irish birth / Tom Slick / Four Horsemen - Byrne, Green, Dahinden, Krantz)
• Tom Slick
• Bossberg "Cripplefoot" Tracks
• Jacko hoax mentioned

Cranial hair and brow-ridges experiment mentioned in the show / Mankind Quarterly, 1973

[Yet another racism warning - Mankind Quarterly is a notorious journal for people making the case for a "scientific" basis for white supremacy. Guess what? Race is a social construct. ]

You need to check out this very comprehensive article on Grover Krantz from his Alma Mater, Berkley.

You should also definitely check out Brian Regal's book Searching for Sasquatch. He covers the rich and fascinating history of early Bigfoot research including the ties to the CIA, fabulous stories and really interesting characters.

More on Sheriff Bill Closner (Facebook Page)

Skamania County and its ties to Bigfoot

FBI documents released about Bigfoot hair research (related to Peter Byrnes)

We mentioned Ray Wallace's famous hoax tracks (aka the Jerry Crew case).

Also mentioned Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend

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