Ghost City: The Podcast

Bigfoot Beyond the Myths: Footprints, eDNA, and Real Field Science w/ Cliff Barackman | Ghost City Podcast

Ghost City: The Podcast

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Let us know who you want to hear next! In Part 1 of this two-part episode of the Ghost City Podcast, Tim Nealon sits down with Cliff Barackman, curator of the North American Bigfoot Center, to approach Sasquatch the way scientists approach any undiscovered species, through evidence, patterns, and repeatable data. Cliff explains why footprints matter more than fleeting sightings and how detailed trackway analysis can reveal behavior like foraging habits, seasonal movement, social grouping, and...

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