Les Stroud: Survivorman on Bigfoot, Orbs, and Wilderness Anomalies

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Philosophy, Science, Physics, Society & Culture

4.6 • 607 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2021

⏱️ 96 minutes

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I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Les Stroud (Survivorman) reveals Bigfoot encounters and orb sightings during wilderness filmmaking They compare investigating cryptids to exploring the unknown, delve into altered states and existential questions, and consider what it means to be creative in a world of fame and mystery.0:00 Introduction3:13 Bigfoot and Survivorman series inception7:19 Similarities of investigating UFOs to investigating Bigfoot (Curt owes Les)8:46 Les' poor upbringing in a drug ridden neighborhood12:48 The trappings of fame and being treated like a monkey15:16 What drives Les' output? Is it pure creativity?17:27 The peace in not mattering18:51 Altered states21:19 It's okay to be a multitasker22:06 Wim Hoff method23:52 Elements of filmmaking purposefully NOT included in Survivorman27:12 People stealing Les' style (Bear Grylls, etc.)29:49 Ratio of filmed footage to edited content31:12 What art has largely become34:42 How meticulous filmmaking is40:20 Techniques for making episodes engaging44:24 Permanent mild existential crises (and Les' relation to TOE)49:57 Is anything separate from God?54:51 Bigfoot and consciousness58:08 Les' Bigfoot experience with orbs1:03:53 Interacting telepathically with Bigfoot1:05:56 Never before told story about a being speaking to Les1:09:09 Orbs1:11:20 UFOs and Bigfoot (story by Les)1:16:14 Alien intentions, evil, good, and love overcoming in the end1:18:27 [Crepitus s] Has Les ever considered doing an urban survival show?1:19:34 [Boukm3n] Limits and mindset in survival1:21:05 [Paul V] When times are hardest what gives you strength?1:21:53 [@StanAlister] Wim Hoff applied to harsh survival conditions1:22:43 [James McKevitt] Long term damage from extreme survival outings?1:23:41 [Jimi Lee] The great reset1:25:41 [Some Guy] Being comfortable alone is most important skill?1:27:15 [Phillip Wareham] Prepping for climate change and EMP/solar storms?1:29:42 Will Les do a survival online course?1:30:44 [Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Comacho] Bigfoot interdimensional and low tech?1:31:29 Lost time while campingSPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off - https://brilliant.org/TOE - Algo: supply chain AI - http://algo.com - Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Until the end of October 2021, there's the first ever theories of everything merch at the link in the description,
0:06.3	or you can visit tiny URL.com slash tow merch, T-O-E-M-E-R-C-H.
0:12.8	Les Stroud is a Canadian survival expert and a filmmaker, best known as the creator, the director, the producer, the writer, the cameraman, and the host of the
0:23.9	television series Survivor Man, which has now been uploaded to YouTube via the Survivor Man channel,
0:28.9	and the links are in the description. At Les's heart, he's an artist, and thus we touch on
0:33.4	what originality is, what art is and isn't, at least subjectively, and the positive and
0:38.7	apugnant underbelly of what it feels like to have one's work mimicked. We also touch on Bigfoot,
0:44.1	experiencing orbs, and how Les's attitude has influenced my approach on not only the UFO topic,
0:49.4	but topics that are despised in general. Click on the timestamp if you'd like to skip this
0:53.6	intro.
0:56.7	For those new to this channel, my name is Kurtzai Mungle.
0:59.5	I'm a filmmaker with a background in mathematical physics dedicated to the explication of what are called theories of everything
1:03.2	from a theoretical physics perspective,
1:05.3	but also delineating the possible connection consciousness has
1:09.2	to the fundamental laws of nature,
1:10.9	provided these laws exist at all and are knowable to us.
1:13.8	If you enjoy witnessing and engaging in real-time conversation with others on the topics of psychology, physics, and consciousness,
1:20.6	then do check the description for the theories of everything Discord and subreddit.
1:24.2	There's also a link to the Patreon.
1:25.8	That is patreon.com.
1:27.4	Kirt Jaimungle if you'd like
1:29.0	to support this channel as the patrons and the sponsors are the only reason I'm able to do this full
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