Hello, friends, and welcome to episode 141 of Just the Zoo of Us. This week, I am joined by

an archaeologist and cryptid enthusiast to search for the truth about our most mysterious

neighbor, Bigfoot. We talk about hominid evolution, cryptic ecology, the importance of oral history and traditional knowledge, and what Bigfoot can teach us about ourselves and our own relationship with nature, wherever you fall on the spectrum of skepticism.

This episode is pretty different from what we usually do here on the show, and that is because it's a

special occasion. This is the Max Fun Drive. It's the time of year when all the podcasts on the

Maximum Fund Network focus our efforts on going above and beyond to ask for your support.

This show and the others on the network are artist-owned and listener-supported,

meaning that your contributions keep us going.

You can be part of the MaxFund Drive and join now at maximumfund.org slash join.

I will be back in a little while to tell you more about what that means and what's in it for you.

But first, Just the Zoo of Us presents Bigfoot with Elliot Helmer. Hey everybody. It is Ellen Weatherford.

I'm here with your favorite animal review podcast, Just the Zoo of Us, this week.

With it being the Max Fun Drive, we have something really exciting and super different from

what we usually do, but something a lot of you have been asking for.

So I think you're really going to like it.

This week, we're joined by a new friend.

This is Elliot Helmer.

Say hi, Elliot.

Hello, everybody.

I'm so excited to be talking to you.

We've been chatting back and forth for a while, and I'm really excited for this episode

because it's super different from what we usually do, but I think it's going to be great,

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