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S05E05 Why I don't believe in... BIGFOOT

MonsterTalk

Monster House LLC

History, Science, Society & Culture, Natural Sciences

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I talk about why I don't believe in Bigfoot and the core of my basis of doubt. This is part of a new intermittent series wherein we'll be looking at why a lot of monster stories fall apart when you attack them with Occam's Razor and other similarly sharp tools.

The clip in the intro is from In Search Of... Season 1, Episode 5. If you want to hear A LOT more about that episode, check out this episode of In ReSearch Of....

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1:51.6

A giant hairy creature, part ape, part man. Indians call him Sasquatch. They believe he is as gentle as he is powerful and mysterious. He's been seen many times in the rugged mountains and deep woods of the Pacific Northwest. The encounters have not always been peaceful. In 1924, a small group of men were working a mine in a canyon near Mount St. Helens in Washington.

1:59.6

One night, the miners took their weapons inside and bolted the door. They thought they were secure for the evening.

2:03.6

Outside, something strange was happening. The cabin was under attack. Boulders rained on the roof, and someone, or something, was trying to break in.

2:15.6

The miners later described their attackers as large, hairy apes.

2:23.3

The siege lasted several hours. It's actually quite unlike anything we've ever seen before.

2:47.0

A giant hairy creature, part ape, part mad.

2:55.9

In Larkness, a 24-mile long bottomless lake in the highlands of Scotland.

2:58.5

It's a creature known as the Loch Ness Monster. It's a creature known as the science show about monsters.

3:26.8

I'm Blake Smith.

3:28.2

And I'm Karen Stolznor.

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