Episode Topic: Media & Propaganda

EPISODE 26

Bigfoot vs. the Right-Wing Media Machine: What MAGA Reads When We’re Not Looking

WITH GUEST Howard Polskin

Howard Polskin of TheRighting joins Dave Pederson to track the headlines, podcasts, traffic charts, and outrage narratives shaping MAGA media. What happens when millions of Americans are living inside a completely different media weather system? In…

EPISODE 17

Opacity by Design: The Epstein Files and the Illusion of Transparency

The Department of Justice released three million pages of Epstein-related documents. Twelve ZIP files. Non-searchable PDFs. No index. No database. No public search tool. Technically public. Practically unusable. In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave…

EPISODE 13

How Christianity Indoctrinates Children—and Why It’s So Hard to Leave

WITH GUEST author and former Christian James Aames about religious indoctrination

Christianity isn’t just a belief system — it’s a training program. In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, host Dave Pederson talks with author and former Christian James Aames about religious indoctrination, fear-based belief, and why…

EPISODE 9

Bigfoot vs. the Market Myths: Money, Fear, and the Stories We Tell About the Economy

WITH GUEST Barry Ritholtz to unpack the myths

Guest: Barry Ritholtz — author, columnist, and host of Bloomberg’s “Masters in Business” Financial markets aren’t rational. Humans aren’t rational. So why do we keep pretending capitalism is? In this episode, Dave sits down with Barry…

Bigfoot Manifesto Reveals The Truth About Antifa!

WITH GUEST satire

Exclusive Interview (Parody) — The Torch of Antifa… and His Ska Band This short episode from The Bigfoot Manifesto is a fully scripted comedy sketch told in a mock-NPR, documentary-style format. Meet Franklin “Torch” Devereaux —…

EPISODE 7

The Loch Ness Monster of Climate Change: Why We Ignore the Giant in the Room

WITH GUEST climate activist and Zero Hour co-founder Jamie Margolin about how fossil-fuel gi

Guest: Jamie Margolin — Climate Activist, Author, Co-Founder of Zero Hour What if the real monster haunting our planet isn’t lurking deep in a lake — but sitting in a corporate boardroom? In this episode, Dave…

EPISODE 6

Aliens Among Us: Immigration Panic and the Fear of the “Other”

WITH GUEST Dr. Nandita Sharma

In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, we explore why the United States has always been obsessed with “the Other.” From UFO invasion stories to political fear campaigns about migrants, the narrative rarely changes—only the target…

EPISODE 5

Bigfoot with a Camera Phone: The State of Journalism and the Rise of Mobile Reporting

WITH GUEST a Camera Phone

In this episode, host Dave Pederson sits down with journalist Mick Reed to explore how mobile journalism is reshaping how we tell stories, uncover truth, and hold power to account — even in an era of…

EPISODE 4

Cancel Culture vs Accountability

🎙️ Episode 4: Cancel Culture vs Accountability Can you joke without getting cancelled? Comedian Luis Jiminez (Upright Citizens Brigade) joins host Dave Pederson for a brutally funny and surprisingly honest conversation about free speech, comedy, and…

EPISODE 2

Bigfoot vs. the Strongman: Putin’s Fairy Tales, American Myths, and the Fight for Democracy

WITH GUEST Andrea Chalupa of Gaslit Nation

🎙 Episode 2: Bigfoot vs. The Strongman (with Andrea Chalupa of Gaslit Nation) In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson sits down with author, journalist, and Gaslit Nation co-host Andrea Chalupa to unpack how…

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