Why Bigfoot Hasn't Achieved Mainstream Fame Like UFOs

Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2026

By Squatchable.com staff

So there's this podcast floating around YouTube right now that honestly got me thinking about a lot of things, and I had to share it with anyone who'll listen. The host, Aaron from Unscripted With Aaron, goes deep into the paranormal rabbit hole, and while he touches on aliens, Roswell, and even reptilians, the part that really grabbed me was his take on Sasquatch. Aaron makes a point that honestly needs to be said more often. Bigfoot has never gotten the mainstream love that UFOs and aliens get. Think about it. Area 51 raids, Roswell documentaries, government disclosure hearings, news anchors casually talking about grays and reptilians on cable television. Meanwhile, Sasquatch is still treated like a joke by most people. Aaron finds that frustrating, and honestly? Same. One of the most interesting parts of his discussion is when he gets into the different classifications of Sasquatch. He mentions the classic Patty-type, the more stout baboon-like creatures some researchers call Guggwis, and even the Windigo figures that some believe can shapeshift into Bigfoot. He brings up the idea that Dogmen and lycanthropes might actually be in the same species as Sasquatch, with Bigfoot supposedly controlling them and letting them loose on people. That idea has been floating around in certain circles for years, and it's wild to hear someone talk about it so casually on a podcast. He also references Dave Politis's appearance on Joe Rogan, where Native American accounts of orbs and abductions came up. That ties into something Aaron keeps circling back to. Could Sasquatch be extraterrestrial? He's not ruling it out. The lack of bodies, the difficulty in finding them, reports of aliens abducting Bigfoot. It's a theory that a lot of researchers have quietly entertained, and hearing someone lay it out there is refreshing. He also gives a shoutout to Sasquatch Sunset, the recent film that actually tried to portray Sasquatch as a real, functioning creature in the wild. He loved it, even though he points out that Bigfoot in real lore is supposed to be massive. Seven, eight, nine, ten feet tall. Five hundred to seven hundred pounds. A creature that takes down bears and moose, not something a mountain lion can handle. That's the kind of Sasquatch lore that needs to hit the big screen, and he's right. Hollywood has been sleeping on this. What really comes through in the video is that Aaron has been into this stuff since he was a kid. Filming videos with his best friend at 13 or 14 about Bigfoot, aliens, Dogmen, vampires. All of it. And he's still a believer. That kind of lifelong passion is something that resonates with anyone who's been following this subject for years. The video is worth checking out if you want to hear someone talk about Sasquatch with genuine excitement and zero shame. He covers a lot of ground, from Missing 411 connections to Guggwis to the possibility that Bigfoot and Dogmen share some kind of connection. It's one of those conversations that makes you want to pull up your own research and start comparing notes. Definitely worth a watch for anyone who's been in this world for a while or is just starting to dig into the deeper lore.