Episode 2: “Bigfoot – Myth, Missing Link, or Misstep?”

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This week on Sci-Fi Skeptic vs. Horror Girl, the battle shifts to the deep, dark forests as our hosts take on the legendary cryptid: Bigfoot. Is the elusive Sasquatch a relic of evolution, a misunderstood creature, or just a giant hoax?

Horror Girl defends the Bigfoot believers, armed with eyewitness accounts, mysterious footprints, and eerie recordings of otherworldly howls. Sci-Fi Skeptic counters with science, scrutinizing the evidence and asking the big questions: Where’s the body? Why no clear photos?

It’s a showdown of fact versus folklore, logic versus legend. Will the truth about Bigfoot finally step out of the shadows? Tune in to hear the debate—and decide for yourself!

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Episode 2: “Bigfoot – Myth, Missing Link, or Misstep?”

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