THE BIGFOOT MANIFESTO

EPISODES FROM THE EDGE OF THE FOREST

Conversations on politics, power, labor, media, capitalism, conspiracy culture, and the monsters hiding in plain sight.

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EPISODE 23

War as a Subsidy for Capitalism: Iran, Venezuela, and the Business of Empire

WITH GUEST historian

Is war a glitch in the American system — or is it how the system works? In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson talks with historian, foreign policy analyst, and American Prestige co-host Daniel…
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EPISODE 22

AI Singularity & Human Extinction: Dr. Peter Solomon on the Machine God

WITH GUEST Dr. Peter Solomon

Is AI still just a tool — or have we started worshipping the machine? In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson talks with Dr. Peter Solomon, author of 100 Years to Extinction and 12…
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EPISODE 21

Everything Connected: The Architecture of the American Con

In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson is joined by fellow producer Jeff Mann and director Sean Claffey to revisit Americonned and ask a hard question: what has changed since the film first came…
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EPISODE 20

The Thin Blue Myth: Policing, Power, and Accountability in America

WITH GUEST former police chief

In Episode 20 of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson sits down with former police chief, law enforcement consultant, educator, and DOJ reform expert Dr. Edward Dwain Denmark for a deep conversation about policing in America: how…
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EPISODE 19

The Sasquatch Paradox: Why AI Replaces Workers, Not Power | Paris Marx

WITH GUEST tech critic

Episode 19: The Sasquatch Paradox 2.0 — Why AI Replaces Workers, Not CEOs If AI is supposedly smart enough to replace drivers, writers, coders, designers, warehouse workers, and maybe even teachers, then why does it never…
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EPISODE 18

Why Do People Need Bigfoot to Be Real? Bigfoot as Emotional Infrastructure

WITH GUEST lifelong Sasquatch researcher and children's author Kev LeStarge to explore somet

Guest: Kev LeStarge Is Bigfoot real? That’s not the question. In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson sits down with lifelong Sasquatch researcher and children’s author Kev LeStarge to explore something deeper: why people…
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