{"podcast":{"title":"Dark Florida","slug":"dark-florida-7099627","podcast_index_feed_id":7099627,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/dark-florida/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/dark-florida","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/dark-florida/20241111_101112_c32f4dcaf6690eece0c3fad3ef38bbde.jpg","author":"Brooke Moreland","episode_count":43,"summary":"Welcome to Dark Florida – your go-to channel for the strangest stories and mysteries lurking in Florida and beyond. Join Brooke Moreland, an active field researcher, as we dive into eerie true crime, historical oddities, cryptid sightings, paranormal encounters, and strange news that defy explanation. With on-the-ground investigations and in-depth reporting, we're here to uncover the unknown and bring you the darker side of the Sunshine State. Stay curious, stay strange!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-florida-7099627"},"episode":{"title":"40: The Hunt for Florida’s Skunk Ape and the Paranormal with Bigfoot World","slug":"40-the-hunt-for-florida-s-skunk-ape-and-the-paranormal-with-bigfoot-world","published_at":"2026-01-24T01:35:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-florida-7099627/40-the-hunt-for-florida-s-skunk-ape-and-the-paranormal-with-bigfoot-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-florida-7099627","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/dark-florida/2481599","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/300348/2481599/dark-florida/2026_01_24_01_34_47_c460d8e1-e102-4a0b-bd74-bfe5549dfef9.mp3","summary":"Episode 40: The Hunt for Florida’s Skunk Ape and the Paranormal with Bigfoot World This week on Dark Florida , we head deep into the Ocala National Forest with two real Florida Bigfooters. Brooke's joined by Kathy Westerman and Pamela Esper of Bigfoot World, Cryptids and the Paranormal Researchers of Central Florida. Seasoned investigators with decades of experience researching the supernatural. We talk about their early paranormal investigations. Then we get into boots-on-the-ground cryptid fieldwork. These women have dedicated years to exploring the unexplained. In this episode, we dive into their personal backgrounds, the investigations that shaped them, and the experiences that solidified their passion for this field. We talk about what it’s really like researching deep in the Ocala National Forest. The sounds, the movement in the dark, the moments that make you question everything. We also explore key pieces of evidence they’ve collected over the years. Physical impressions, structures, audio captures, and documented findings that they believe point toward the existence of the elusive Florida Skunk Ape… or at the very least, something sharing our forests that we don’t yet fully understand. Whether you’re a skeptic, a believer, or somewhere in between, this episode is a fascinating look at what happens when curiosity meets commitment. And when researchers refuse to look away from the unknown. 🔎 Connect with Kathy & Pam - Bigfoot World Website: https://bigfootworldfl.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@bigfootworldcryptidresearchers?si=rysoq1m1dd97lHDV TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigfootworldfl1?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigfootworldcryptids/ 🌿 Connect with Dark Florida Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkf…","meta_description":"Episode 40: The Hunt for Florida’s Skunk Ape and the Paranormal with Bigfoot World This week on Dark Florida , we head deep into the Ocala National Forest…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3248,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dark-florida-7099627/episodes/40-the-hunt-for-florida-s-skunk-ape-and-the-paranormal-with-bigfoot-world/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-florida-7099627/40-the-hunt-for-florida-s-skunk-ape-and-the-paranormal-with-bigfoot-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}