Dr. Zarka examines the yeti’s origins, from Tibetan folklore and religion to the Westernized abominable snowman version. She explains how Buddhist beliefs, a series of intrepid 20th-century explorers, and a creatively translated word make the yeti the creature we recognize today—and how it led to some pretty incredible scientific discoveries.
Ben miller writes “We have a new month and that means the continuation of our Cryptid By State Series. Today we are visiting Colorado in the hopes of finding some real oddities. This location certainly doesn’t disappoint but trying to get past all the lumber jack stories proved quite challenging.”
In 1924, Albert Ostman, a lumberjack and woodsman, went to the area for a vacation. Ostman had heard stories about the “man beasts” who supposedly roamed these woods but refused to believe them. As Ostman lay asleep one evening a Sasquatch purportedly picked him up and carried him off while he was in his sleeping… Read more »
A listener writes “Hey Wes, first and foremost I appreciate your time and consideration. This is not easy for me as my encounters have never left my lips. I do not openly share my encounters due to ridicule from others. With that being said….I see your show as an outlet for so many others to… Read more »
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A listener writes “I listen to your podcast regularly and really like the format and how you treat your guests! I’ve been active investigating Bigfoot off and on for the past 50 years. I and 4 friends had a daylight encounter in 1969. I worked with John Green throughout the 70’s and started investigating for… Read more »
According to NamUs (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System), more than 600,000 persons go missing in the United States every year. Neither the Department of the Interior, which oversees the National Park Service, or the Department of Agriculture’s US Forest Service keeps track.
Naked Science writes “Our planet Earth is teeming with life. To some it’s a miracle, but can science explain how it came into existence? Critics have attacked the theory of evolution for over 150 years, claiming it is full of holes, and the gaps reveal the hand of an intelligent designer. Who’s right – we… Read more »
Modern Explorer writes “It started out as a relaxing overnight fishing trip. It became a night filled with terror. Thrown boulders, moving shadows, and a high-speed, 4 mile chase by an unnatural creature. Jacob and his friends will live with this memory for the rest of their lives.”
Kerry writes “Justin talks about his upcoming expedition and the difficulties of filming in the deep woods alone. we will touch on the bigfoot subject as it were and how he searches for evidence.”
John Sonntag, the NASA Operation IceBridge navigator and unofficial team meteorologist, gives a fabulous presentation about the katabatic winds that affect Greenland on a regular basis.
Stories of the Yeti first emerged as a facet of Western popular culture in the 19th century. The scientific community has generally regarded the Yeti as a legend, given the lack of conclusive evidence of its existence. Dr. Igor Burtsev of the International Center of Hominology is a leading researcher who claims to have obtained… Read more »
A large, ape-like beasts can be found all over the world. Since the 1950s, the United States’ version of this has been “Bigfoot.” And since 1976, the FBI has had a file on him.
A katabatic wind is a drainage wind, a wind that carries high-density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of gravity. Such winds are sometimes also called fall winds. Katabatic winds can rush down elevated slopes at hurricane speeds.
The Dyatlov Pass incident was an event in which nine Russian hikers died in the northern Ural Mountains between 1 and 2 February 1959, in uncertain circumstances. The experienced trekking group, who were all from the Ural Polytechnical Institute, had established a camp on the slopes of Kholat Syakhl, in an area now named in… Read more »
Tim writes “Barbara tells stories of strange lights and glowing entities seen in the Ohio woods.”
Extreme Expeditions Northwest writes “Join us for this exciting episode with our guest Will Ulmer, founder of Bigfoot of Stevens County as he shares his experiences, evidence, and research in his pursuit of the Bigfoot in Eastern Washington.”
PBS Eons writes “We’re the only primate without a coat of thick fur. It turns out that this small change in our appearance has had huge consequences for our ability to regulate our body temperature, and ultimately, it helped shape the evolution of our entire lineage.”
A listener writes “I wanted to tell you of a case where these orbs likely killed a great-great uncle of mine. This is my mom’s and grandma’s story as they related it….My great-grandmother had property in Eastern Kentucky that was way off the grid. I had never been there, but apparently you had to go… Read more »
The Dyatlov Pass incident was an event in which nine Russian hikers died in the northern Ural Mountains between 1 and 2 February 1959, in uncertain circumstances. The experienced trekking group, who were all from the Ural Polytechnical Institute, had established a camp on the slopes of Kholat Syakhl, in an area now named in… Read more »
