Is Sasquatch an artifact of the mind or biological reality | Matt Pruitt on The Phenomenal Sasquatch

Would you kill a bigfoot to prove its existence? Author Matt Pruitt stops by to discuss his new book The Phenomenal Sasquatch: Seeking the Natural Origins of a Cultural Icon. We dive deep into the mystery, discussing what makes the iconic footprints so compelling, the infamous Patterson-Gimlin film, and the morality of killing a Sasquatch to obtain a type specimen. The big question: is Sasquatch a physical reality or a product of the human mind? Join us for a heavy pour of mystery, and tell us your stories of the inexplicable and unexplained in the comments section.

Today’s drinking game: drink every time we say Sasquatch

Links:
William R. Hincy’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/William-R.-Hincy/author/B07ZYB5FHZ
William R. Hincy’s website: https://williamrhincy.com/
The Phenomenal Sasquatch ordering link: https://www.amazon.com/Phenomenal-Sasquatch-Seeking-Natural-Cultural/dp/B0C91N7XFL
Matt's website: https://mattpruittonline.com/
Bigfoot & Beyond pod: https://www.bigfootandbeyondpodcast.com/
Beyond Yacht Rock pod: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mYti5kalrRraItbZubwvk
Sasquatch Chronicles #873: https://sasquatchchronicles.com/sc-ep873-i-thought-i-shot-a-man/

Bios:
William R. Hincy: “Some people run from their demons; others sit down and have cocktails with theirs.” William R. Hincy is a man who does and writes about the latter. Having become a writer after deciding it was the only sensible thing for a problem drinker to do, Hincy aspires to use literature to connect society on an emotional level through characters who no longer create messes but have instead become the mess. Between rounds, Hincy has won 3 American Fiction Awards, an International Book Award, and his personal anthology of short fiction WITHOUT EXPIRATION was named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews. He now lives outside Los Angeles with his wife and kids, having found solace in the notion that the only things sacred are self and whiskey-winged interludes.

Matt Pruitt has dedicated nearly two decades to investigating the sasquatch phenomenon. He has gained extensive knowledge of the topic through a combination of conceptual analysis and practical fieldwork. As an engaging public speaker, he has been invited to share his insights on various media outlets and platforms. In 2023, he published The Phenomenal Sasquatch, a book that demonstrates his dedication to unraveling the truth behind this intriguing mystery.

About WDW:
And for our algo-overlords (please introduce us to your friends!)… Welcome to your literary happy hour, Writers Drinking Whiskey, the show where you share a drink with writers from around the globe and you find more than your next read: you find the next AUTHOR you're going to love. Hosted by award-winning author William R. Hincy, the show takes booktube, authortube and booktok to another level with engaging, in-depth, and merrily irreverent conversations with today’s most interesting writers. And for our writers joining us, there's plenty of creative writing tips, fiction writing tricks, and poetry read by the poets.

Interested in being a guest? Have a great cocktail recipe and story to share? Fantastic! Contact WRH at [email protected]. We’re currently booking for special episodes and season 2.

Chapters:
00:00:00 Start
00:00:27 Introducing Matt Priutt
00:12:31 Overview of the Sasquatch Phenomenon
00:33:06 Encounters with Sasquatch
00:38:42 What makes Sasquatch sightings so compelling
01:05:07 Sasquatch DNA
01:22:13 Patterson-Gimlin film
01:50:03 Sasquatch vocalizations
02:01:14 Supernatural theories on Bigfoot
02:07:37 To kill or not to kill...
02:34:29 Rapid fire questions
02:45:00 Translating public speaking into a book
02:53:10 What makes The Phenomenal Sasquatch different
03:08:12 Book reading
03:14:44 How to get started researching bigfoot
03:19:23 Final Round question for the audience

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