Bigfoot: Cryptid, Forest Spirit, Alien, or Hoax?

Bigfoot: Cryptid, Forest Spirit, Alien, or Hoax?

The Bigfoot question sounds simple until you actually try to prove it: how can a seven-foot, 700-pound biped live across North America with no confirmed bones, no clean DNA, and nothing but footprints, stories, and one legendary strip of film?  We dig into the Indigenous roots behind the modern “Bigfoot” brand, where regional names and oral histories describe hairy people as real beings and sometimes as caretakers of the deep woods. From there we put the spotlight on the 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film, the gait and anatomy arguments, and the reasons it still holds up as the reference point for every Bigfoot debate.  Then we turn to the evidence that can be measured: footprint trackways, mid-foot break claims, and what plaster casts can and cannot tell you. We also lay out the strongest counterpoints, including bear misidentification, statistical ties between black bear populations and reported sightings, and repeated DNA tests that come back as known animals or contamination. And when the conversation gets weird, we go there: the “Oz factor” silence, vanishing tracks, and other high strangeness that pushes Bigfoot into paranormal territory.  If you love cryptids, Sasquatch folklore, Bigfoot evidence analysis, and the line between science and story, hit play, then subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review. What’s your best explanation for Bigfoot: animal, hoax, spirit, or something else entirely? Links mentioned:  * Oregon Experience: Call it Bigfoot, Sasquatch or Istiyehe: Indigenous peoples know it as Protector [https://youtu.be/ApbXUAAeAWw?si=g16C5hWCA8pbzEmP] (25 minutes) * I Love Docs: Why They Devote Their Lives To Bigfoot - Bigfoot's Reflection [https://youtu.be/rJphtTTfNZ8?si=QCQ9ywc-E5g0H9_Y] (45 minutes) **Text Us Some Fan Mail** [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443322/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443322/support] Where to find us: * Website: aliens.buzzsprout.com [https://aliens.buzzsprout.com/] * Instagram: aliens_yes_but_maybe_no [https://www.instagram.com/aliens_yes_but_maybe_no/] * Youtube: @AliensYesButMaybeNo [https://www.youtube.com/@AliensYesButMaybeNo]

The UFO Abduction Witnessed By 23 People In Manhattan

This week, we’re heading to Manhattan for one of the strangest alien abduction stories we somehow had never heard of: the Brooklyn Bridge Abduction. In 1989, Linda Napolitano claimed she was floated out of her 12th-floor apartment window by gray aliens, taken into a glowing craft over New York City, and returned with missing time, injuries, and a possible alien implant in her nose. Totally normal apartment stuff. Then the story gets bigger. Budd Hopkins calls it the “Case of the Century,” 23 witnesses supposedly saw it happen, a UN diplomat may have been involved, and two mysterious men named Richard and Dan enter the chat with letters, kidnappings, beach houses, foot inspections, and some deeply upsetting vibes. We dig into the witness claims, the handwriting controversy, Carol Rainey’s criticism of Budd Hopkins, the missing implant evidence, and why this case still sits in that uncomfortable UFO zone where something may have happened… but maybe not the thing everyone says happened. Links mentioned: * Netflix: The Manhattan Alien Abduction [https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-manhattan-alien-abduction-release-date-news] * The Why Files: The Brooklyn Bridge UFO | The Weirdest Story You'll Ever Hear [https://youtu.be/4TQIiVlHYxY?si=Z_hHUu11N9kshtv_] **Text Us Some Fan Mail** [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443322/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443322/support] Where to find us: * Website: aliens.buzzsprout.com [https://aliens.buzzsprout.com/] * Instagram: aliens_yes_but_maybe_no [https://www.instagram.com/aliens_yes_but_maybe_no/] * Youtube: @AliensYesButMaybeNo [https://www.youtube.com/@AliensYesButMaybeNo]

The Underground Alien Base Conspiracy Beneath New Mexico

This week, we’re heading to Dulce, New Mexico, where in a massive underground base humans and aliens work together on genetic experiments, psychic research, and who-knows-what else.  This conspiracy has it all: cattle mutilations, radioactive cows, government psyops, secret military projects, reptilians, greys, and a guy who claimed he survived an underground war with extraterrestrials. We dig into the real history behind the legend, including Project Gasbuggy, the strange case of Paul Bennewitz, and the documented disinformation campaign that helped turn Dulce into UFO folklore. Is there really a seven-level underground facility beneath New Mexico? We think yes! But maybe no. Links mentioned:  * The Why Files - Dulce Base Episode [https://youtu.be/Je3Qu-xMuxM?si=Pc-DgCr_IHRf0-J3] * International Suicide & Crisis Lifeline [https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/]  * McMenamins UFO Fest [https://ufofest.com/] **Text Us Some Fan Mail** [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443322/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443322/support] Where to find us: * Website: aliens.buzzsprout.com [https://aliens.buzzsprout.com/] * Instagram: aliens_yes_but_maybe_no [https://www.instagram.com/aliens_yes_but_maybe_no/] * Youtube: @AliensYesButMaybeNo [https://www.youtube.com/@AliensYesButMaybeNo]

What Did the Military Take From Kecksburg? Inside the 1965 UFO Crash Mystery

In 1965, witnesses across U.S. and Canada saw a brilliant fireball streak across the sky before something came down near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. Soon, locals were inundated with military roadblocks, armed personnel, a sealed-off crash site, and a flatbed truck hauling away a tarped acorn-shaped object. Was it just a meteor? A failed Soviet space probe? Secret military tech? Or something not from Earth? Josh and Travis dig into the witness-heavy Kecksburg UFO incident, from WHJB radio reports and firefighter accounts to Wright-Patterson rumors, missing tapes, and one very suspicious “official” explanation. Videos mentioned: * Kecksburg UFO Crash: The Untold Story  [https://youtu.be/tU7WSHZye5w?si=eiAjMrHPXEShmeJT] **Text Us Some Fan Mail** [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443322/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443322/support] Where to find us: * Website: aliens.buzzsprout.com [https://aliens.buzzsprout.com/] * Instagram: aliens_yes_but_maybe_no [https://www.instagram.com/aliens_yes_but_maybe_no/] * Youtube: @AliensYesButMaybeNo [https://www.youtube.com/@AliensYesButMaybeNo]

The Anunnaki Theory: Ancient Alien Gods and Humanity’s Genetic Origins

We’re going all the way back to ancient Sumer, where some of the oldest written stories on Earth introduce us to the Anunnaki — powerful gods tied to creation, civilization, labor, floods, and humanity’s place in the universe. But thousands of years later, those same stories got a very different remix. According to ancient astronaut theories, the Anunnaki weren’t gods at all. They were extraterrestrials from Nibiru who came to Earth for gold, genetically engineered humans as a workforce, and left behind myths that may actually be ancient history. So we’re digging into the original Sumerian texts, the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Atrahasis flood story, Enki and Enlil, Zecharia Sitchin’s controversial interpretation, Planet Nine, the Nephilim, human evolution, and why this theory still has such a grip on people. Were the Anunnaki ancient gods? Alien visitors? A mistranslated mythology? Or just one of the greatest stories humanity ever told? Videos: * The Why Files: Annunaki | Gods from Planet Nibiru and the Makers of Man [https://youtu.be/vZBRMcUkqNA?si=3uL5UXXWe0N05FKu] * World of Antiquity: Who REALLY were the Anunnaki? And Other Questions [https://youtu.be/MYoKSmRnG_Q?si=_LYgJcK-sI7Wmm6J&t=258] (start at 4:18 end at 7:21) **Text Us Some Fan Mail** [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443322/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443322/support] Where to find us: * Website: aliens.buzzsprout.com [https://aliens.buzzsprout.com/] * Instagram: aliens_yes_but_maybe_no [https://www.instagram.com/aliens_yes_but_maybe_no/] * Youtube: @AliensYesButMaybeNo [https://www.youtube.com/@AliensYesButMaybeNo]