Bigfoot is from North Carolina

Outside/In

NHPR

Society & Culture, Documentary, Natural Sciences, Nature, Science

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Appalachia is Bigfoot territory. In a big way. This week, we look at the mythical beast's legend, lore and sizable economic impact in the region. And we follow one reporter’s journey through the mountains and foothills of western North Carolina in search of Sasquatch. This episode comes to us from the wonderful folks at The Broadside from North Carolina Public Radio, a weekly podcast exploring stories happening in their home at the crossroads of the American South. Other topics include how the world ‘y’all’ is taking over the world, the impact of dangerous heat on workers, and why cola became the king of beverages. Featuring Emily Cataneo and Jerry Millwood. SUPPORT Outside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member. Subscribe to our (free) newsletter. Follow Outside/In on Instagram or Twitter, or join our private discussion group on Facebook. LINKS Check out Emily Cataneo’s story on Appalachian Bigfoot culture at The Assembly here. CREDITS Outside/In host: Nate Hegyi Outside/In team: Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, Marina Henke, and Kate Dario. Executive Producer: Taylor Quimby Intro music by bomull. NHPR’s Director of Podcasts is Rebecca Lavoie Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Outside In. I'm Nate Hedgy, here with producer Justine Paradise.
0:05.1	Hey, Nate, what's up?
0:06.3	I have got a question for you.
0:08.7	Okay.
0:09.9	Do you believe in Bigfoot?
0:11.9	Hmm. The short answer is no.
0:16.9	Do you want to hear the slightly longer answer?
0:20.1	Yes.
0:20.9	Okay.
0:21.5	Well, I think that creatures and stories and, you know, you could call myths like Bigfoot,
0:32.3	they're kind of like root negative one.
0:36.0	You know, it doesn't exist.
0:40.3	But if you decide that it does exist,
0:49.7	you can learn a lot using something imaginary. Oh. And I don't, by the way, with when I say you can learn a lot, I don't mean like anthropologically, like other people believe this. I mean
0:55.6	accepting that it literally does exist, at least in some part of your mind. That's a really great
1:02.6	answer. I think I feel similarly. I also don't believe in Bigfoot. But what I do find interesting is that so many places around the world have
1:15.1	mythologies surrounding these giant bipedal apes. I mean, you've got Sasquatch in the Pacific
1:20.0	Northwest, Yeti in the Himalayas, the Yawi in Australia, and then like Bigfoot is all over the
1:25.1	place from Illinois down to even the mountains of North
1:29.6	Carolina.
1:30.6	Yes.
1:31.1	And actually, recently I was down in North Carolina reporting for Outside In.
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