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The Bigfoot Manifesto
The Bigfoot Manifesto is a sharp, satirical podcast where progressive politics collides with cryptid culture and biting humor. Host Dave Pederson (Oscar-nominated producer of Super Size Me and Americonned) dives into the strange overlap of myths, media, and manipulation—from billionaire fairy tales and QAnon fever dreams to the legends we tell ourselves to survive late capitalism. Equal parts investigative journalism and campfire storytelling, each episode blends fact, folklore, and firebrand…
Episodes
The Bigfoot ManifestoThe Union-Busting Industrial Complex: Pinkertons With PowerPoint
Libsyn Description When workers start organizing, corporations rarely improvise. They call in the professionals. In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot vs. the Child Care Desert: Why Raising a Family Became a Luxury
Parents pay more than they can afford. Child-care educators earn less than they can live on. Providers still struggle to remain open. How can all three be…
The Bigfoot ManifestoFund the Cryptid: Universal Basic Income and the Right to Say No
Universal basic income is usually presented as an anti-poverty program. Scott Santens argues that it is also a foundation for freedom—the ability to refuse an…
The Bigfoot ManifestoMarkets Built for Humans: Nick Hanauer on Why Trickle-Down Broke America
Nick Hanauer joins The Bigfoot Manifesto for a conversation about Markets Built for Humans, his new co-authored work with Eric Beinhocker, and why America…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot vs. the Server Farm: Who Pays for the AI Boom?
Everybody says AI lives in "the cloud." But the cloud is not weightless. In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave talks with Danny Caine of the Institute…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot vs. The Union-Busting Machine
The real monster isn't hiding in the warehouse. It's in the scanner, the algorithm, the productivity metric, the union-busting meeting, the legal delay, and…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot vs. the Right-Wing Media Machine: What MAGA Reads When We're Not Looking
Howard Polskin of TheRighting joins Dave Pederson to track the headlines, podcasts, traffic charts, and outrage narratives shaping MAGA media. What happens…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot vs. the Healthcare Desert: Why America Can't Heal Its Kids
In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave talks with Victoria Casavecchia, founder of Empowered Victories Wellness, a Registered Nurse and Board-Certified…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot vs. the Monopoly Machine: Amazon, Dollar Stores, and the Fight for Local Power
What if the real monster eating Main Street isn't hiding in the woods — it's hiding in the checkout button, the delivery truck, the dollar store, the grocery…
The Bigfoot ManifestoWar 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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoAI 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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoEverything 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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoThe Thin Blue Myth: Policing, Power, and Accountability in America
In Episode 20 of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson sits down with former police chief, law enforcement consultant, educator, and DOJ reform expert Dr…
The Bigfoot ManifestoThe Sasquatch Paradox: Why AI Replaces Workers, Not Power | Paris Marx
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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoWhy Do People Need Bigfoot to Be Real? Bigfoot as Emotional Infrastructure
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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoOpacity 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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoDue Process Under Siege | ICE & Political Retaliation
"Due Process Under Siege" examines the growing threat to immigration rights and civil liberties in the United States. This episode looks at how deportation…
The Bigfoot ManifestoGnome-ageddon: Small Government Myths and Giant Systemic Failures (w/ David Dayen)
"Small government" sounds comforting — a tidy garden where everyone minds their own business and freedom magically flourishes. But while we're admiring the…
The Bigfoot ManifestoThe Frankenstein of Gentrification: How Cities Built a Monster They Can't Control
🎙 The Bigfoot Manifesto Gentrification isn't "organic change." It isn't inevitable. And it definitely isn't caused by coffee shops. In this episode of The…
The Bigfoot ManifestoHow 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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoWait Times, Bad Chatbots, Outsourced Reps—It's All Deliberate
Bigfoot vs. Customer Service Hell – Why Everything is Broken Customer service used to be a feature. Now it's a weapon. In this episode of The Bigfoot…
The Bigfoot ManifestoGhosts in the Machine: AI, Art & the Music Industry
This week on The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson is joined by Andy Shernoff — founding member of The Dictators, songwriter, producer, and historian of the New…
The Bigfoot ManifestoArt Against Extinction
Sustainable Creativity, DIY Economies, and Fighting Corporate Control with Ethan Minsker What responsibility do artists have in an era of climate crisis…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot vs. the Market Myths: Money, Fear, and the Stories We Tell About the Economy
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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot Joins the DSA: Socialism, Survival, and the Future of American Politics
What happens when America's favorite elusive cryptid starts organizing? In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson dives into the rise of…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot Manifesto Reveals The Truth About Antifa!
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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoThe Loch Ness Monster of Climate Change: Why We Ignore the Giant in the Room
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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoAliens 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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot 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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoCancel Culture vs Accountability
🎙️ Episode 4: Cancel Culture vs Accountability Can you joke without getting cancelled? Comedian Luis Jiminez (Upright Citizens Brigade) joins host Dave…
The Bigfoot ManifestoThe Myth of Meritocracy | The Bigfoot Manifesto Podcast
They told you to "work hard and you'll succeed." But what if that story was never true? In this episode of 🎙 The Bigfoot Manifesto, host Dave Pederson sits…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot vs. the Strongman: Putin's Fairy Tales, American Myths, and the Fight for Democracy
🎙 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…
The Bigfoot ManifestoBigfoot Was a Socialist: The Politics of Conspiracy Theories
Bigfoot sightings and QAnon posts share a strange DNA — both thrive where trust in institutions collapses. In this episode, host Dave Pederson (Oscar-nominated…