Episodes

  • Echoes After Dark: Sara and Monica - Maine Scout Camp Encounter, Sierra Sounds & a Sea Monster
    Jan 28 2026

    Bigfoot documentaries, ghostly figures on empty Kansas roads, and the kind of restaurant plumbing nightmares no one warns you about—this episode goes everywhere.

    In Episode 3 of Echoes After Dark, Sara and Monica delve into recent Sasquatch documentaries, including "Bigfoot Beyond the Trail" on Tubi, and revisit classic Bigfoot vocalization recordings that continue to circulate online. They share eerie holiday travel stories, including unsettling sightings on backcountry roads, and swap hard-earned truths from years in the restaurant industry—where bad plumbing and worse shifts leave a mark.

    The conversation winds through risky rafting trips on Colorado rivers, flimsy gear disasters, and the surreal experience of floating past dinosaur tracks carved into the landscape. Part road trip, part field notes, part late-night decompression, this episode follows the strange wherever it shows up—quietly, unexpectedly, and without explanation.

    Links:

    Scott Carpenter Book on Amazon

    MichaelCMayes Bigfoot Researcher (Area X)

    NAWAC-North American Wood Ape Conservancy

    Tubi TV (Free) Watch Bigfoot Beyond the Trail Docuseries

    Backcountry Post | Maine Scout Camp Encounter

    Car-Sized Sea Monsters

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Echoes after Dark: Monica and Sara - Krampus, Bigfoot Brains, and Angry Bears
    Jan 20 2026

    What do Krampus, Angry Bears, Gingerbread Houses, AI Misinformation, and Bigfoot’s moral compass all have in common? Apparently… this conversation.

    In the second episode of Echoes After Dark, Sara and Monica spiral through the shadow side of Christmas, Grimm's Fairy Tales, and the ever-expanding universe of Sasquatch theory. From tectonic shifts and reports of different types of Sasquatch, to the growing divide between flesh-and-blood researchers and the “woo” crowd, this episode dives straight into the weird with curiosity and humor intact.

    They also unpack the rise of AI-generated nonsense and disreputable paranormal content on YouTube, review recent paranormal documentaries, and explore a fascinating science article about Italian bears evolving to be less aggressive toward humans—and why that might mirror reported Bigfoot behavior.

    The conversation extends into expanded consciousness, higher-level thinking, altruism in Sasquatch encounters, and whether Bigfoot communication theories suggest something far more complex than we’re ready to admit.

    Equal parts skeptical, speculative, and slightly feral, this episode is for listeners who like their paranormal conversations thoughtful, funny, and just a little unhinged—the way Echoes After Dark was meant to be. JOIN US!

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    Krampus

    Italian Bears

    Tectonic Plates and Pangea

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Echoes After Dark: Sara and Monica - From Campfires to Close Encounters, Sasquatch Sisterhood in the Mountains
    Jan 13 2026

    What happens when two women with a shared past in the restaurant industry reunite after years of strange jobs, wild coworkers, and even stranger experiences in the mountains?

    In this After Dark episode of The Verbal Echo, Monica sits down with Sara to unpack how they met, bonded as coworkers in the chaos of restaurant life, and later found themselves navigating something far more mysterious—life in the mountains, camping under dark skies, unexplained encounters, and living alongside spirits that don’t clock out.

    From possible Sasquatch activity in the wilderness to ghostly housekeeping in homes that never feel empty, this episode explores the female perspective on paranormal life, squatchery, and intuition—mixed with laughter, nostalgia, and a few “only in that job” stories from their service-industry days.

    If you love paranormal experiences, cryptids, mountain living, and real conversations about the unseen, this one’s for you. Once the sun goes down, the echoes get louder…

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Season 3! UAP House Oversight Committee on Transparency A History of the U.S. Involvement in UAP Witness Accounts- 9/9/2025
    Jan 10 2026

    Season 3 kicks off! Thanks for being a valued listener of this podcast. Please like, share and follow wherever you listen.

    Stay tuned for more episodes, expanded content, and my new co-host, Sara Rowe, starting next week!

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • S2: EP. 45 - John Baranchok, Ph.D. - Part 2. Exploring the Bigfoot Phenomena and Evidence
    Jul 21 2025

    Dr. John Baranchok. Click here to Learn more about John

    John S. Baranchok is a boots-on-the-ground Bigfoot field researcher and the author of Grasping Sasquatch: Prepping for Scientific Field Research. He hosted the 36-episode YouTube/Podcast series Grasping Sasquatch: Stories and Science. With a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and extensive experience in scientific fieldwork, John has participated in over 20 Bigfoot expeditions. He brings a unique blend of science, psychology, and curiosity to his ongoing pursuit of Bigfoot research.

    This is Part 2.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • S2: Ep. 44 - John Baranchok, Ph.D. - Grasping Sasquatch - Boots on the Ground, New Field Research Directions in 2025. Part One
    Apr 24 2025

    Dr. John Baranchok. Click here to Learn more about John

    John S. Baranchok is a boots-on-the-ground Bigfoot field researcher and the author of Grasping Sasquatch: Prepping for Scientific Field Research. He hosted the 36-episode YouTube/Podcast series Grasping Sasquatch: Stories and Science. With a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and extensive experience in scientific fieldwork, John has participated in over 20 Bigfoot expeditions. He brings a unique blend of science, psychology, and curiosity to his ongoing pursuit of Bigfoot research.

    This is a 2-part episode. Tune in next week for the second half.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • S2: Ep. 43 - Jessica: Ghostly Encounters while Housekeeping; One Woman's Search for Explanations into a Lifetime of Unusual Experiences
    Apr 18 2025

    Jessica shares her story of a lifetime of creepy paranormal encounters. This encounter will leave you with more questions than answers. We dive into many experiences of the unknown and her search for meaning and why these experiences follow her everywhere across multiple states and different jobs.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • S2: Ep. 42 - Lynn K. Russell: Near Death Experiences - A Search for Meaning
    Apr 4 2025

    Meet Lynn K. Russell.

    In her own words: "As a child, I was the only spiritual person in our family. My grandfather’s death, when I was around eight or nine, made me realize my mortality. My mother was an atheist, and when I asked her what happened when you die, she told me "nothing, you just disappear". I was a little kid; I didn’t want to vanish, and I became terrified of death. In my mid-teens, I began studying the various religions, philosophies, and spiritualities. I studied their histories and how they developed...

    In my thirties, I developed an interest in cosmology and other sciences. Today I’m fascinated with the findings of quantum and astral physics, studies of the mind, and spiritual consciousness.

    I became a family counselor for almost thirty years and had many years as a workshop facilitator, giving talks, and teaching spirituality. I’m also a Unitarian lay chaplain and officiate at weddings, funerals, and child naming ceremonies. My interest in spiritual learning has not faded, and I now have over 65 years of spiritual growth.

    After retirement, I could finally get interested in what I wanted to do, be a writer. In one story, the hero astral projected. So, I went online to find out if it was even possible for my hero to do what I was proposing. That’s when I found OBEs (Out of Body Experiences) on a website called NDERF.org. Although they researched Near-Death Experiences, there was some information on OBEs as well. However, I got sidetracked when I became fascinated with the underlying profound spiritual knowledge within those reports. After joining the chat group, I became a bit of a regular, at least until Dr. Jeffery Long and his wife, Jody, asked for someone to volunteer to do research, and I put my hand up.

    It indeed was a delight to have ended up researching 2500 death experiences. I was interested in the experiences these people were having. After a while, I was more interested in the spiritual learning within the accounts.

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    42 mins