SC EP:01 Episodes Reimagined

September 13, 2026

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A deputy sheriff in eastern Tennessee drove a Forest Service fire lookout named Dobbs up a mountain trail for his shift. The deputy waited in his cruiser, expecting a fifteen-minute trip. Half an hour passed. Then it got dark. He grabbed a rifle and a spotlight and climbed the steep trail himself, worried about his friend. Near the top, he found Dobbs' hat on the ground. Then he found Dobbs, who whispered, "Shut up. It'll hear you." Across a clearing, something stood at the edge of the woods. It was big, dark, and watching them. Dobbs told him not to shoot. The creature walked backward into the trees, then began circling the clearing as if to cut them off. The two men circled in the opposite direction, heading uphill to safety. Later, Dobbs said the thing had crossed the trail in front of him, stopped fifteen feet away, and yelled. "It could have killed me, but it didn't. It wanted me to know it could."

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Welcome & Tech Test** - Host introduces a new video-cast format for the episode and asks listeners to test the visual playback.
2 (00:39) **Childhood Encounter - The Deadfall** - A guest recounts a vivid childhood memory of being led by a friend to a hidden spot in the Savvy National Forest.
3 (01:44) **The Friend's Revelation** - Tommy reveals the creature's hostility, and the guest flees for his life.
4 (03:43) **Adult Dismissal & The "Chubacaman" Label** - The guest's father dismisses the encounter, and the boys call the creature "Chewbacca man" or "Chubacaman."
5 (05:04) **Eagle Scout Campfire Story** - Years later, a Native American chief's story about a "hairy man of the woods" clicks with the guest's experience.
6 (06:50) **Deputy Sheriff & The Fire Watch** - As an adult deputy sheriff, the guest befriends a forest ranger named Dobbs during a drought-fueled fire watch.
7 (07:31) **The Search on the Trail** - The guest hikes up the steep trail to find Dobbs, smelling smoke and feeling an intense sensation of being watched.

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Show Notes

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