Bigfoot

Science Vs

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Education, Science, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 12.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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All over the world people report sightings of big, hairy, human-like beasts, so could Bigfoot really be out there... somewhere? We ask Dr. Jeff Meldrum, Prof. Bryan Sykes, Prof. Todd Disotell, and the Round Rock, Texas, Department of Parks and Recreation. CORRECTION: In a previous version of this podcast we said Dr Meldrum works at the University of Idaho. He actually works at Idaho State University. We've updated this episode with his correct title. Our Sponsors: Cole Haan | WP Engine | Sundance Now Listen to Gimlet's newest show, Uncivil wherever you get your podcasts Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Pocketcasts Credits: This episode has been produced by our senior producer, Kaitlyn Sawrey, as well as Wendy Zukerman, Rose Reid, Heather Rogers and Shruti Ravindran. Production assistance from Rose Rimler. Edited by Blythe Terrell and Annie-Rose Strasser. Fact checking by Michelle Harris. Sound design by Martin Peralta. Music written by Bobby Lord. And a big thank you to Dr Michael J Hickerson and Professor James L. Patton for his 7 PAGE document describing the last large mammals discovered by western scientists in North America, suffice to say, Bigfoot wasn’t on the list. Selected Reading:Paper on Bigfoot reports in North AmericaBryan’s paper on Bigfoot hairsA review of the human family treeJeff Meldrum’s book Check out the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2LyEOQn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Wendy and I'm calling from the podcast Science Verses and I heard that
0:11.4	you guys had a big foot sighting.
0:15.5	Is that true?
0:16.5	Let me transfer you to Roger.
0:19.4	Hold on just a second, okay?
0:20.9	Okay, thanks.
0:21.9	You're welcome.
0:22.9	I'm on the phone to Parks and Rec in Round Rock, Texas.
0:29.1	It's a town about 20 minutes north of Austin and in June, their official Parks and Rec Department
0:36.2	Facebook page posted pictures of suspiciously large footprints and other rather odd findings.
0:46.1	This is Roger Haney, the Parks and Rec spokesperson.
0:48.8	So who saw a big foot?
0:51.1	Yeah, there's been several sightings of big foot prints and a big foot fur and other unexplained
0:56.5	phenomenon in our parks, trails, in and around our woods areas here in Round Rock, Texas.
1:02.3	It's been pretty amazing.
1:08.4	Bigfoot has been seen all over the United States, not just in Texas.
1:12.3	A paper.
1:13.6	Yes, a scientific paper published several years ago, analyzed more than 500 Bigfoot
1:19.9	reports across the Pacific Northwest since 1944.
1:25.2	And people have taken these reports so seriously that a county in Washington has outlawed the
1:31.2	quote, pre-meditated, willful or wanton slaying of Sasquatch.
1:36.2	End quote.
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