About this episode

Dan and Ciaran explore the legend of Bigfoot, examining its historical and cultural significance.

In this monster-sized episode, Dan and Ciaran lace up their hiking boots to probe one of North America’s most legendary mysteries: Bigfoot. Is this giant, hairy, mysterious figure a real creature stomping through the forests, or is it just a brilliant tale best told around the campfire? We begin by tracking the legend back a thousand years to Indigenous cave art to modern-day giant footprints and strange noises in the woods...  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hosts: Dan, Ciaran

Topics covered

• Bigfoot
• mythology
• Indigenous culture
• mysteries
• nature
• legends

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Places: North America, Indigenous

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