I am a trained professional scientist who has spent the last six years of my
who has spent the last six years of my
who has spent the last six years of my life searching for Bigfoot now I know I
life searching for Bigfoot now I know I
life searching for Bigfoot now I know I know that sounds like an oxymoron right
know that sounds like an oxymoron right
know that sounds like an oxymoron right like Fox News searching for the truth
like Fox News searching for the truth
like Fox News searching for the truth [Laughter]
but is it an oxymoron cuz I’m not so
but is it an oxymoron cuz I’m not so sure anymore now if you guys have never
sure anymore now if you guys have never
sure anymore now if you guys have never seen my TV show it’s like a real-life
seen my TV show it’s like a real-life
seen my TV show it’s like a real-life x-files where I’m Scully but with three
x-files where I’m Scully but with three
x-files where I’m Scully but with three Mulder’s my co-hosts are three men who
Mulder’s my co-hosts are three men who
Mulder’s my co-hosts are three men who adamantly believe Bigfoot is real and
adamantly believe Bigfoot is real and
adamantly believe Bigfoot is real and they’re regularly exasperated that I’m
they’re regularly exasperated that I’m
they’re regularly exasperated that I’m not swayed by what they consider hard
not swayed by what they consider hard
not swayed by what they consider hard evidence and as the only member of the
evidence and as the only member of the
evidence and as the only member of the team with a degree in biological science
team with a degree in biological science
team with a degree in biological science my standard for proof is wee bit higher
my standard for proof is wee bit higher
my standard for proof is wee bit higher but despite these differences we still
but despite these differences we still
but despite these differences we still make it work now you’re all probably
make it work now you’re all probably
make it work now you’re all probably wondering why am I willing to be on a TV
wondering why am I willing to be on a TV
wondering why am I willing to be on a TV show about something in which I don’t
show about something in which I don’t
show about something in which I don’t believe and for which there’s no proof
believe and for which there’s no proof
believe and for which there’s no proof why would I endure traipsing the globe
why would I endure traipsing the globe
why would I endure traipsing the globe through extreme weather battling
through extreme weather battling
through extreme weather battling mosquitoes leeches ticks limited to
mosquitoes leeches ticks limited to
mosquitoes leeches ticks limited to paltry food options and confined in an
paltry food options and confined in an
paltry food options and confined in an SUV for countless hours with my Bigfoot
SUV for countless hours with my Bigfoot
SUV for countless hours with my Bigfoot hugging co-hosts believe me guys I have
hugging co-hosts believe me guys I have
hugging co-hosts believe me guys I have been frequently asking myself these
been frequently asking myself these
been frequently asking myself these questions but what defines me and what
questions but what defines me and what
questions but what defines me and what keeps me going the answer is something
keeps me going the answer is something
keeps me going the answer is something that has driven me all my life curiosity
that has driven me all my life curiosity
that has driven me all my life curiosity and curiosity is at the core of
and curiosity is at the core of
and curiosity is at the core of scientific inquiry because in my life
scientific inquiry because in my life
scientific inquiry because in my life you guys have to understand I had my own
you guys have to understand I had my own
you guys have to understand I had my own version of Bigfoot my father he was a
version of Bigfoot my father he was a
version of Bigfoot my father he was a larger-than-life figure literally you
larger-than-life figure literally you
larger-than-life figure literally you could take a quarter and drop it through
could take a quarter and drop it through
could take a quarter and drop it through his reading ring and our special bond
his reading ring and our special bond
his reading ring and our special bond with stories about Bigfoot my father
with stories about Bigfoot my father
with stories about Bigfoot my father challenged me about the unknown he
challenged me about the unknown he
challenged me about the unknown he didn’t tell me what to think he asked me
didn’t tell me what to think he asked me
didn’t tell me what to think he asked me what I thought I have him to thank for
what I thought I have him to thank for
what I thought I have him to thank for my fascination with Bigfoot the unknown
my fascination with Bigfoot the unknown
my fascination with Bigfoot the unknown and enriching my young curious mind and
and enriching my young curious mind and
and enriching my young curious mind and that’s the reason I originally began
that’s the reason I originally began
that’s the reason I originally began this journey but to be honest the reason
this journey but to be honest the reason
this journey but to be honest the reason I’ve stayed on it it’s the kids that
I’ve stayed on it it’s the kids that
I’ve stayed on it it’s the kids that I’ve met while filming the show kids who
I’ve met while filming the show kids who
I’ve met while filming the show kids who with a look of wonder in
with a look of wonder in
with a look of wonder in their eyes cannot wait to search for
their eyes cannot wait to search for
their eyes cannot wait to search for Bigfoot and knowing that these kids are
Bigfoot and knowing that these kids are
Bigfoot and knowing that these kids are inspired by the possibility Bigfoot but
inspired by the possibility Bigfoot but
inspired by the possibility Bigfoot but they’re motivated to unplug and get
they’re motivated to unplug and get
they’re motivated to unplug and get outdoors and discover nature for
outdoors and discover nature for
outdoors and discover nature for themselves that’s what keeps me going
themselves that’s what keeps me going
themselves that’s what keeps me going because these junior future naturalist
because these junior future naturalist
because these junior future naturalist they’re my pride and joy and to be blunt
they’re my pride and joy and to be blunt
they’re my pride and joy and to be blunt if it weren’t for these kids
if it weren’t for these kids
if it weren’t for these kids I could not sustain myself on this crazy
I could not sustain myself on this crazy
I could not sustain myself on this crazy circus sideshow I’m grateful to Bigfoot
circus sideshow I’m grateful to Bigfoot
circus sideshow I’m grateful to Bigfoot for feeding their curiosity now
for feeding their curiosity now
for feeding their curiosity now somewhere along the way and become an
somewhere along the way and become an
somewhere along the way and become an adult I held dear to the words of Carl
adult I held dear to the words of Carl
adult I held dear to the words of Carl Sagan every kid starts out as a
Sagan every kid starts out as a
Sagan every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist and then we beat
natural-born scientist and then we beat
natural-born scientist and then we beat it out of them but if you trickle
it out of them but if you trickle
it out of them but if you trickle through the system with their wandering
through the system with their wandering
through the system with their wandering thoose II azzam intact so what’s
thoose II azzam intact so what’s
thoose II azzam intact so what’s happened to us guys how did we go from
happened to us guys how did we go from
happened to us guys how did we go from kids always asking questions to jaded
kids always asking questions to jaded
kids always asking questions to jaded cynics assuming we have all the answers
why don’t we all believe in Bigfoot I
why don’t we all believe in Bigfoot I love the idea of Bigfoot I’m fascinated
love the idea of Bigfoot I’m fascinated
love the idea of Bigfoot I’m fascinated by the phenomena and that’s not in spite
by the phenomena and that’s not in spite
by the phenomena and that’s not in spite of the fact that I’m the scientist it’s
of the fact that I’m the scientist it’s
of the fact that I’m the scientist it’s the reason I’m a scientist see that
the reason I’m a scientist see that
the reason I’m a scientist see that wonder and curiosity that my father
wonder and curiosity that my father
wonder and curiosity that my father nurtured in me it led me to the path of
nurtured in me it led me to the path of
nurtured in me it led me to the path of science and field research it shaped the
science and field research it shaped the
science and field research it shaped the way that I view the world because
way that I view the world because
way that I view the world because despite what we once thought we won’t
despite what we once thought we won’t
despite what we once thought we won’t fall off the edge of the earth and
fall off the edge of the earth and
fall off the edge of the earth and that’s not a flaming chariot up in the
that’s not a flaming chariot up in the
that’s not a flaming chariot up in the sky keeping us warm and walls don’t keep
sky keeping us warm and walls don’t keep
sky keeping us warm and walls don’t keep people out of countries
none of that has changed by how many
none of that has changed by how many beans to the contrary are shared on
beans to the contrary are shared on
beans to the contrary are shared on Facebook but even still while I’m always
Facebook but even still while I’m always
Facebook but even still while I’m always skeptical
skeptical
skeptical I’m never cynical and as a left-handed
I’m never cynical and as a left-handed
I’m never cynical and as a left-handed environmental activist out lesbian and
environmental activist out lesbian and
environmental activist out lesbian and woman in science I’m accustomed to being
woman in science I’m accustomed to being
woman in science I’m accustomed to being an outsider and I’ve developed a warrior
an outsider and I’ve developed a warrior
an outsider and I’ve developed a warrior grit in fortitude but I’ve also learned
grit in fortitude but I’ve also learned
grit in fortitude but I’ve also learned that when sharing my perspective with
that when sharing my perspective with
that when sharing my perspective with others a gracious approach helps helps
others a gracious approach helps helps
others a gracious approach helps helps us remove those obstacles to a sincere
us remove those obstacles to a sincere
us remove those obstacles to a sincere conversation but we still need to
conversation but we still need to
conversation but we still need to acknowledge you’re not always gonna get
acknowledge you’re not always gonna get
acknowledge you’re not always gonna get an answer but rest in the fact that you
an answer but rest in the fact that you
an answer but rest in the fact that you can learn something along the way I need
can learn something along the way I need
can learn something along the way I need you to understand the reality of my
you to understand the reality of my
you to understand the reality of my reality TV experience is not so much
reality TV experience is not so much
reality TV experience is not so much finding bigfoot’ as it is finding people
finding bigfoot’ as it is finding people
finding bigfoot’ as it is finding people who claim to have found Bigfoot I cannot
who claim to have found Bigfoot I cannot
who claim to have found Bigfoot I cannot cross the boundaries of a Cabela’s
cross the boundaries of a Cabela’s
cross the boundaries of a Cabela’s Walmart small town pub for that matter
Walmart small town pub for that matter
Walmart small town pub for that matter without being approached by someone who
without being approached by someone who
without being approached by someone who professes to have had an encounter and
professes to have had an encounter and
professes to have had an encounter and again and again I’m placed in this
again and again I’m placed in this
again and again I’m placed in this precarious position where I interview
precarious position where I interview
precarious position where I interview witnesses with profound emotion so where
witnesses with profound emotion so where
witnesses with profound emotion so where they saw a hairy eight-foot biped run
they saw a hairy eight-foot biped run
they saw a hairy eight-foot biped run off with their dog goat wife what have
off with their dog goat wife what have
off with their dog goat wife what have you but it’s curiosity that propels me
you but it’s curiosity that propels me
you but it’s curiosity that propels me to understand what really happened to
to understand what really happened to
to understand what really happened to them now mind you I don’t believe
them now mind you I don’t believe
them now mind you I don’t believe Bigfoot’s of biological undiscovered
Bigfoot’s of biological undiscovered
Bigfoot’s of biological undiscovered species running amok in the woods
species running amok in the woods
species running amok in the woods anymore that I believe that creeks in
anymore that I believe that creeks in
anymore that I believe that creeks in the floorboard in the middle of night is
the floorboard in the middle of night is
the floorboard in the middle of night is yours deceased relatives gathered around
yours deceased relatives gathered around
yours deceased relatives gathered around to watch you sleep but what surprises me
to watch you sleep but what surprises me
to watch you sleep but what surprises me most is after each investigation the
most is after each investigation the
most is after each investigation the definite connection I make with the
definite connection I make with the
definite connection I make with the witnesses despite but in every case
witnesses despite but in every case
witnesses despite but in every case Bigfoots eluded us yet again one thing I
Bigfoots eluded us yet again one thing I
Bigfoots eluded us yet again one thing I have discovered through my show is there
have discovered through my show is there
have discovered through my show is there are a lot of people that believe in
are a lot of people that believe in
are a lot of people that believe in Bigfoot and many of these folks will go
Bigfoot and many of these folks will go
Bigfoot and many of these folks will go to great lengths to try to convince you
to great lengths to try to convince you
to great lengths to try to convince you to believe the way that they do they
to believe the way that they do they
to believe the way that they do they believe it but they want you to believe
believe it but they want you to believe
believe it but they want you to believe – sound familiar folks
wooden wouldn’t it be wonderful if
wooden wouldn’t it be wonderful if curiosity led us to want to discover the
curiosity led us to want to discover the
curiosity led us to want to discover the truth regardless of how we feel but
truth regardless of how we feel but
truth regardless of how we feel but instead these days it seems everyone has
instead these days it seems everyone has
instead these days it seems everyone has their own opinion in their own version
their own opinion in their own version
their own opinion in their own version of proof and they will fight
of proof and they will fight
of proof and they will fight passionately for and against it each of
passionately for and against it each of
passionately for and against it each of these conversations has the potential to
these conversations has the potential to
these conversations has the potential to devolve into an argument and you see the
devolve into an argument and you see the
devolve into an argument and you see the difference is opinion all around us
difference is opinion all around us
difference is opinion all around us exactly you know there’s our politics
exactly you know there’s our politics
exactly you know there’s our politics climate change LGBTQ equality if Bigfoot
climate change LGBTQ equality if Bigfoot
climate change LGBTQ equality if Bigfoot is really guys and has observed the way
is really guys and has observed the way
is really guys and has observed the way that people conduct themselves I
that people conduct themselves I
that people conduct themselves I wouldn’t blame it for staying out of
wouldn’t blame it for staying out of
wouldn’t blame it for staying out of sight
sight
sight because I’d sure as hell stay hidden too
so how do we find balance between your
so how do we find balance between your beliefs and another’s without belittling
beliefs and another’s without belittling
beliefs and another’s without belittling and making the other side feel
and making the other side feel
and making the other side feel ridiculous and how we become so
ridiculous and how we become so
ridiculous and how we become so polarized we can’t even have a
polarized we can’t even have a
polarized we can’t even have a conversation anymore as diamond Lee as
conversation anymore as diamond Lee as
conversation anymore as diamond Lee as these Bigfoot believers cling to its
these Bigfoot believers cling to its
these Bigfoot believers cling to its existence I cling to the belief the idea
existence I cling to the belief the idea
existence I cling to the belief the idea that the power of curiosity can motivate
that the power of curiosity can motivate
that the power of curiosity can motivate us to gracefully debate but I’m still
us to gracefully debate but I’m still
us to gracefully debate but I’m still curious guys I have to wonder where did
curious guys I have to wonder where did
curious guys I have to wonder where did the folks who believe a massive furry
the folks who believe a massive furry
the folks who believe a massive furry man ape is run around the woods stray
man ape is run around the woods stray
man ape is run around the woods stray from real science as desperately as
from real science as desperately as
from real science as desperately as these believers want to know that it’s
these believers want to know that it’s
these believers want to know that it’s real they can’t prove it and since they
real they can’t prove it and since they
real they can’t prove it and since they can’t prove it they’ll go to great
can’t prove it they’ll go to great
can’t prove it they’ll go to great lengths to insist you’re wrong use
lengths to insist you’re wrong use
lengths to insist you’re wrong use opinions as fact ad nauseam and I’ve
opinions as fact ad nauseam and I’ve
opinions as fact ad nauseam and I’ve heard them all they’re smarter than us
heard them all they’re smarter than us
heard them all they’re smarter than us they bury their dead they’re aliens
they bury their dead they’re aliens
they bury their dead they’re aliens they taught Elvis how to hide
they taught Elvis how to hide
they taught Elvis how to hide and they never have definitive
and they never have definitive
and they never have definitive scientific proof my dog ran off with the
scientific proof my dog ran off with the
scientific proof my dog ran off with the bones
bones
bones I lost the hair sample the batteries and
I lost the hair sample the batteries and
I lost the hair sample the batteries and the camera were bad my brothers uncles
the camera were bad my brothers uncles
the camera were bad my brothers uncles cousins plumber doesn’t want the
cousins plumber doesn’t want the
cousins plumber doesn’t want the attention
attention
attention these folks are more proven to deliver
these folks are more proven to deliver
these folks are more proven to deliver their point then the artists solve the
their point then the artists solve the
their point then the artists solve the mystery
mystery
mystery now if Bigfoot’s not real I’m curious
now if Bigfoot’s not real I’m curious
now if Bigfoot’s not real I’m curious what are these witnesses experiencing as
what are these witnesses experiencing as
what are these witnesses experiencing as a scientist that’s what I want to know
a scientist that’s what I want to know
a scientist that’s what I want to know because thousands of people per year
because thousands of people per year
because thousands of people per year report seeing a Bigfoot and of course I
report seeing a Bigfoot and of course I
report seeing a Bigfoot and of course I firmly believe there are biological and
firmly believe there are biological and
firmly believe there are biological and psychological explanations for these
psychological explanations for these
psychological explanations for these reports and after interviewing countless
reports and after interviewing countless
reports and after interviewing countless witnesses I’ve conducted my own pseudo
witnesses I’ve conducted my own pseudo
witnesses I’ve conducted my own pseudo scientific survey and I’ve created a
scientific survey and I’ve created a
scientific survey and I’ve created a chart with categories to better explain
chart with categories to better explain
chart with categories to better explain the phenomenon now in my opinion I
the phenomenon now in my opinion I
the phenomenon now in my opinion I believe that majority the reports can be
believe that majority the reports can be
believe that majority the reports can be identified as misidentification such as
identified as misidentification such as
identified as misidentification such as staking a beaver for a Bigfoot
no this this this recently happened in
no this this this recently happened in New Mexico you guys I know because I was
New Mexico you guys I know because I was
New Mexico you guys I know because I was there
there
there not only do Bears and haters get
not only do Bears and haters get
not only do Bears and haters get confused for Bigfoot but I’m telling you
confused for Bigfoot but I’m telling you
confused for Bigfoot but I’m telling you in the wrong perspective a sketchy
in the wrong perspective a sketchy
in the wrong perspective a sketchy squirrel can look menacing
squirrel can look menacing
squirrel can look menacing now the next category I call pareidolia
now the next category I call pareidolia
now the next category I call pareidolia which is a psychological phenomena where
which is a psychological phenomena where
which is a psychological phenomena where one perceives meaningful meaningful
one perceives meaningful meaningful
one perceives meaningful meaningful images in in these random patterns
essentially you see a face on the
essentially you see a face on the surface of Mars or Jesus on the dogs
surface of Mars or Jesus on the dogs
surface of Mars or Jesus on the dogs button mother Teresa on a cinnamon bun
button mother Teresa on a cinnamon bun
button mother Teresa on a cinnamon bun or a comforting familiar face on toast
essentially we’re talking about Bigfoot
essentially we’re talking about Bigfoot on the brain
on the brain
on the brain now another category is is basically
now another category is is basically
now another category is is basically hoaxes we have our pranksters and
hoaxes we have our pranksters and
hoaxes we have our pranksters and everybody everybody loves a good hoax
everybody everybody loves a good hoax
everybody everybody loves a good hoax right and some folks have created
right and some folks have created
right and some folks have created amusingly elaborate costumes and
amusingly elaborate costumes and
amusingly elaborate costumes and sometimes people just lie about seeing
sometimes people just lie about seeing
sometimes people just lie about seeing Bigfoot sometimes your brain and your
Bigfoot sometimes your brain and your
Bigfoot sometimes your brain and your gut tell you that the report is
gut tell you that the report is
gut tell you that the report is mendacious which is a fancy described
mendacious which is a fancy described
mendacious which is a fancy described deception it’s still other reports they
deception it’s still other reports they
deception it’s still other reports they can be explained as a medical
can be explained as a medical
can be explained as a medical classification albeit sensory limitation
classification albeit sensory limitation
classification albeit sensory limitation or an altered state now I strongly
or an altered state now I strongly
or an altered state now I strongly suspect the reports of Bigfoot sightings
suspect the reports of Bigfoot sightings
suspect the reports of Bigfoot sightings will will increase substantially
will will increase substantially
will will increase substantially wherever marijuana is legalized and
wherever marijuana is legalized and
wherever marijuana is legalized and finally we have this this unexplained
finally we have this this unexplained
finally we have this this unexplained category so what about this 0.08 6% now
category so what about this 0.08 6% now
category so what about this 0.08 6% now I cannot categorize explain or reckon
I cannot categorize explain or reckon
I cannot categorize explain or reckon the guests would happen in those
the guests would happen in those
the guests would happen in those instances but after reviewing my fancy
instances but after reviewing my fancy
instances but after reviewing my fancy chart
chart
chart I mean I’m humble enough to say that I
I mean I’m humble enough to say that I
I mean I’m humble enough to say that I don’t know everything and maybe
don’t know everything and maybe
don’t know everything and maybe something is out there so where does
something is out there so where does
something is out there so where does this leave us it’s just my experience
this leave us it’s just my experience
this leave us it’s just my experience what will you take away from it when
what will you take away from it when
what will you take away from it when presented with the unknown will you jump
presented with the unknown will you jump
presented with the unknown will you jump to a conclusion a preconceived notion or
to a conclusion a preconceived notion or
to a conclusion a preconceived notion or will you embrace skepticism and let
will you embrace skepticism and let
will you embrace skepticism and let science be your guide is that a sunset
science be your guide is that a sunset
science be your guide is that a sunset are they putting the chariot away was
are they putting the chariot away was
are they putting the chariot away was that Bigfoot or just another beaver
that Bigfoot or just another beaver
that Bigfoot or just another beaver science is a way of thinking much more
science is a way of thinking much more
science is a way of thinking much more than it’s a body of knowledge I really
than it’s a body of knowledge I really
than it’s a body of knowledge I really believe this and this is the point right
believe this and this is the point right
believe this and this is the point right here
here
here it’s what those kids have that so many
it’s what those kids have that so many
it’s what those kids have that so many of us lose
of us lose
of us lose a childlike curiosity that we could all
a childlike curiosity that we could all
a childlike curiosity that we could all use a lot more of who knows what Bigfoot
use a lot more of who knows what Bigfoot
use a lot more of who knows what Bigfoot is if anything at all after six years of
is if anything at all after six years of
is if anything at all after six years of looking I haven’t found it but it’s that
looking I haven’t found it but it’s that
looking I haven’t found it but it’s that unknown the unknown that Spurs the
unknown the unknown that Spurs the
unknown the unknown that Spurs the curious an investigative little girl
curious an investigative little girl
curious an investigative little girl inside of me that grew into a scientist
inside of me that grew into a scientist
inside of me that grew into a scientist a skeptical scientist so I asked please
a skeptical scientist so I asked please
a skeptical scientist so I asked please keep your ears your eyes your mind open
keep your ears your eyes your mind open
keep your ears your eyes your mind open to and if you do happen to see Bigfoot
to and if you do happen to see Bigfoot
to and if you do happen to see Bigfoot please give me a call thanks you guys
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