Is Bigfoot Real? | Sasquatch Researcher and Idaho State Anthropologist Dr. Jeff Meldrum | Ep. 009 скачать в хорошем качестве

Is Bigfoot Real? | Sasquatch Researcher and Idaho State Anthropologist Dr. Jeff Meldrum | Ep. 009

Does Bigfoot exist? Dr. Jeff Meldrum – a professor of anatomy and anthropology specializing in primate locomotor adaptations and bipedalism at Idaho State University – believes Bigfoot is real (and probably prefers the term “Sasquatch”). Today on the show, Dr. Meldrum drops by TBM HQ to talk all things Sasquatch, as well as his life-long fascination with the controversial “relict hominoid.” In our conversation, we cover:  CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 | Intro 00:02:36 | Meet Dr. Jeff Meldrum, Bigfoot Expert 00:05:19 | Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Relict Hominoids 00:09:18 | The Bluff Creek Incident 00:15:22 | The Patterson-Gimlin Film 00:25:48 | Footprint Evidence and Casts 00:35:21 | Sasquatch Foot Anatomy 00:45:20 | Skepticism and Challenges 00:55:33 | Estimating Sasquatch Size and Weight 00:56:15 | Alberta Encounter 01:03:36 | Ally or Hoaxer? 01:07:43 | Navigating Academic Stigma in Sasquatch Research 01:21:34 | Why Physical Evidence Matters 01:35:59 | Where’s the Body? 02:00:05 | Anatomy Lessons 02:08:10 | The Men Behind the Film: Truth to the End 02:14:03 | Sasquatch Density 02:26:21 | Hunting for Bigfoot: Tools of the Trade 02:34:53 | The Hair Dilemma: DNA Dead Ends 02:39:27 | Ancient Apes & Modern Mysteries LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Jeff Meldrum's Book | Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science: https://www.amazon.com/Sasquatch-Lege... Gareth Patterson's Book | Beyond the Secret Elephants: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Secret-... Relict Hominoid Inquiry: https://isu.edu/rhi CONNECT! Catch up with Hayden on IG, TikTok, and more: https://linktr.ee/Hayden_Sammak Follow TBM on Youtube, IG, and everywhere else: https://linktr.ee/BackcountryManifesto SPONSORS Special thanks to our partners at Shared Pour! Visit SharedPour.com - Use code “BACKCOUNTRY” for 10% off at checkout. CREDITS Featuring Dr. Jeff Meldrum Intro and Animations by Barry Thompson Photograph Contributions for Animation by Carver Weeks Additional Graphics by Andrew O’Neill Production Assistance by John Stock “Welcome to the Backcountry” theme song by Logan Roth, Will Brown, Arjun Dube and produced at Treacle Mine Studios, Phila, PA Copyright Outdoor Visions Media LLC, 2025