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5 min readSeven Years of Bigfoot and Beyond: Anniversaries, Specimens, and the Irony of Discovery
The episode opens with a milestone: seven years and 366 episodes of Bigfoot and Beyond. Cliff and Bobo mark the anniversary by reflecting on how far they've come—from a test call recorded over Skype with USB microphones to a full-fledged podcast with a dedicated membership community. Matt Pruitt, their producer, dug up that first test call, which includes the moment Cliff proposed the name "Bigfoot and Beyond" (Bobo had suggested "The Biff and Clobo Show," mercifully rejected). The early recording also captures Bobo's first "story time" segment and a painfully funny 25-minute attempt to record a 60-second promo for iHeartRadio. It's a reminder that even long-running shows start somewhere awkward.
Field Reports and Museum Projects
Bobo had been out in the field with Bart for three nights straight, collecting water samples for Haskell Hart's DNA project. They targeted high-altitude ponds in the headwaters area where several known hotspot creeks originate. The hike turned out to be longer than advertised—"a mile" in local estimation turned into a three-and-a-half-mile bushwhack through vertical terrain and downed trees. They got samples, though not from the intended pond. No Bigfoot activity, no sounds, nothing. The woods were quiet.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:46) **Seven-Year Anniversary Kickoff** - The hosts celebrate the podcast’s seventh anniversary, share a laugh about Bobo’s rumored death, and recap recent field adventures.
- 2 (11:50) **Listener Connections at Conferences** - Cliff describes meeting fans at the Ohio conference and a moving listener story from the Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival.
- 3 (12:10) **New Titmus Casts and Meldrum Collection Finds** - Cliff reveals plans to sell authorized copies of Bob Titmus’ footprint casts, with proceeds benefiting the Willow Creek Museum.
- 4 (16:23) **Hair Samples Flowing to Darby** - Cliff notes that Dr. Meldrum’s long-stored hair samples are finally being sent out for analysis, part of ongoing real-world Bigfoot research.
- 5 (23:40) **Seven-Year Anniversary Audio Treasures** - Matt reveals he dug up the podcast’s first test call and early promo attempts, sharing behind-the-scenes trivia.
- 6 (32:24) **The Specimen Debate: To Collect or Not?** - The hosts tackle a frequent listener question: would they help a professional team acquire a Sasquatch specimen, even without pulling the trigger themselves?
- 7 (40:41) **Practical and Ethical Complications** - The hosts explore why collecting a specimen is harder and messier than most imagine.
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Show Notes
See John Green, Rene Dahinden, and Robert W. Morgan discuss the need for a sasquatch specimen HERE.
Hear Paul Graves' "Bigfoot and Butterflies" HERE.
See Cliff at the Great Florida Bigfoot Conference in Ocala, FL, on June 13th!
Get Tickets for the Alaska Bigfoot Cruise (September 11-18) featuring Pruitt!
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