Bigfoot with a Camera Phone: The State of Journalism and the Rise of Mobile Reporting
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 shrinking newsrooms and information overload. From the field to the feed, Mick shares how smartphones have become the modern […]
Aliens Among Us: Immigration Panic and the Fear of the “Other”
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 does. To help break it down, Dave sits down with Dr. Nandita Sharma, Professor of Sociology at the University […]
How Christianity Indoctrinates Children—and Why It’s So Hard to Leave
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 leaving faith is so psychologically difficult. James explains how Christianity spreads through childhood conditioning rather than adult choice, why […]
War as a Subsidy for Capitalism: Iran, Venezuela, and the Business of Empire
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 Bessner about U.S. empire, war, sanctions, oil, the national security state, and the political economy hiding underneath the language […]
AI Singularity & Human Extinction: Dr. Peter Solomon on the Machine God
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 Years to AI Singularity, about artificial intelligence, human extinction, Henry Adams, technology as a secular religion, and whether humanity […]