Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo

Cliff Barackman, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt welcome field researcher, historian, and author Daryl Colyer back to the podcast! Daryl discusses his new book Secrets of the Briar Patch: The Everodd and the inspiration for writing it. The quartet then converse about how best to approach the pursuit of sasquatches in the places they might reside! 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!

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 Titmus 2.0 (1970s-1980s): The Bay Area Group, Jim Hewkin, Don Keating, Ron Morehead, Richard Greenwell, Loren Coleman 3.0 (1990s-2000s): Matt Moneymaker, Doug Hajicek, Jeff Meldrum, John Bindernagel, Henner Fahrenbach, Derek Randles 4.0 (2010s-2020s): Clobo, Daryl Colyer, The Olympic Project, Small Town Monsters Unsung Heroes: Dennis Jensen, Dennis Pfohl, Wally Hersom, Thom Shay, Wes Summerlin, Vance Orchard, Will Duncan, JDL, Tal H. Branco, Erwin Supple, Jim McClarin International Horsefolk: Dimitri Bayanov, Marie-Jeanne Koffmann, Jordi Magraner, Dean Harrison Honorable 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 Wilderness 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 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!

Cliff Barackman and James "Bobo" Fay discuss a recent multiple-witness encounter in Idaho ! After hearing an interview conducted by Matt Moneymaker with the witnesses involved, Cliff and Bobo speak with Jonathan Easley of Western Bigfoot Exploration about his on-site investigation, his findings, and more! Watch Jonathan's video about the Idaho Incident! See Moneymaker, Jonathan, and other great speakers at Beyond the Footprint from Sept. 25-27 in Packwood, WA! 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, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt speak with legendary taxidermist, sasquatch researcher, and returning guest Ken Walker! Ken discusses the history of a long-term case in Alberta that attracted the attention of Dr. Jeff Meldrum, Dr. John Bindernagel, and many others! He also brings us up to speed about what he's been up to since the release of Big Fur, a documentary about Ken's work . 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, 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 . Links Mentioned: NABC Track Find Video , Sasquatch Chronicles' Legendary Episode 515 , Cliff's Article Regarding Misidentifications , Beavis and Butthead Take On Rollins Band: Liar and Lordz of Brooklyn: Saturday Night Fever 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! Get your official "Bigfoot & Beyond: Enter The Sasquatch" shirt!

Cliff Barackman and James "Bobo" Fay welcome "Finding Bigfoot" showrunner and producer extraordinaire Chad Hammel back to the podcast! Chad was instrumental in the production of "Finding Bigfoot" and went on to make various other programs, including lots of Shark Week content! The discussion covers the similarities and differences between making shark shows and 'squatch shows, behind-the-scenes antics with Cliff and the Bobes, and the launch of Chad's newest venture: an iced tea company called Stripped Teas! Check out Chad's new tea company Stripped Teas on Instagram! See Chad and Cliff at the Camas Farmers Market in Camas, WA on Wednesday, June 10th! See Cliff at the Great Florida Bigfoot Conference in Ocala, FL, on June 13th! 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! Get your official "Bigfoot & Beyond: Enter The Sasquatch" shirt!

Cliff Barackman, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt evaluate a classic report involving a hungry sasquatch family and some unfortunate rodents! The trio also dive into the lesser-discussed sightings that the same witness (Glen Thomas) attested to in the same general area. Bobo offers a new entry into the "Bobo's Story Time" canon. Links Mentioned: Roger Patterson and Glen Thomas footage , John Green Interviews Glen Thomas , Sasquatch Chronicles episode describing similar behavior . See Cliff at the Great Florida Bigfoot Conference in Ocala, FL, on June 13th! 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! Get your official "Bigfoot & Beyond: Enter The Sasquatch" shirt!

Cliff Barackman and James "Bobo" Fay welcome prolific researcher, author, and podcaster Micah Hanks back to the podcast! Micah has many years of experience investigating relict hominoids, UAP/UFOs, and other strange phenomena. He is the cofounder of The Debrief , and recently founded the UAP Sightings Reporting System . Read more about Micah's work and his excellent podcasts HERE ! See Cliff at the Great Florida Bigfoot Conference in Ocala, FL, on June 13th! 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! Get your official "Bigfoot & Beyond: Enter The Sasquatch" shirt!

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 . Links Mentioned: The Relict Hominoid Inquiry , Bobo's Bigfoot Encounters of the 4th Kind , Reels of Justice Podcast See Cliff at the Great Florida Bigfoot Conference in Ocala, FL, on June 13th! 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! Get your official "Bigfoot & Beyond: Enter The Sasquatch" shirt!

Cliff Barackman, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt celebrate seven years of making this podcast! After catching up about the latest events and adventures, the trio discuss the oft-debated subject of specimen collection and its implications. Thank you all for being a part of this journey; here's to the next seven years! See John Green, Rene Dahinden, and Robert W. Morgan discuss the need for a sasquatch specimen HERE . Hear Paul Graves' "Bigfoot and Butterflies" HERE . See Cliff at the Great Florida Bigfoot Conference in Ocala, FL, on June 13th! 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! Get your official "Bigfoot & Beyond: Enter The Sasquatch" shirt!

Cliff Barackman, James "Bobo" Fay, and Matt Pruitt discuss the legendary encounter that William Roe had with a female sasquatch in 1955! Listen to William Roe discuss the sighting with radio personality Jack Webster. See Cliff at the Great Florida Bigfoot Conference in Ocala, FL, on June 13th! 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! Get your official "Bigfoot & Beyond: Enter The Sasquatch" shirt!