{"podcast":{"title":"That Would Be Rad","slug":"that-would-be-rad-1311722","podcast_index_feed_id":1311722,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/2afc66f4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.thatwouldberadpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/7111845/7111845-1597426792895-dc28549c23f36.jpg","author":"Woody Brown and Tyler Bence","episode_count":244,"summary":"A Podcast that MAJORS IN: '80s/'90s Nostalgia, Comic Culture, ALL THINGS Paranormal. And MINORS IN: Retro Video Games, Table Top RPG's, Pre-Internet Mysteries and Raising our Kids to be HALF as cool as we were back in the '80s. Hosted by: WOODY BROWN and TYLER BENCE","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T06:18:23.676167+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-would-be-rad-1311722"},"episode":{"title":"S5 E32: Hunting the Abominable Snowman - Footprints, Folklore & The Real-Life Indiana Jones","slug":"s5-e32-hunting-the-abominable-snowman-footprints-folklore-the-real-life-indiana-jones","published_at":"2025-12-15T12:53:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-would-be-rad-1311722/s5-e32-hunting-the-abominable-snowman-footprints-folklore-the-real-life-indiana-jones","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-would-be-rad-1311722","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thatwouldberad/episodes/S5-E32-Hunting-the-Abominable-Snowman---Footprints--Folklore--The-Real-Life-Indiana-Jones-e3ccbhi","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO2519259782.mp3","summary":"What if one of the most famous monsters in the world… wasn’t just a legend of the mountains - but the centerpiece of a secret Cold War operation? High in the Himalayas - where the air thins, the snow never melts, and the mountains feel ancient and alive - Sherpas whisper about screams echoing across the ridgelines. About something powerful enough to snap a yak’s neck with a single blow. About a creature that walks like a man… but is anything but human. For centuries, locals have known it by another name: the Yeti . This week, we ascend into the frozen heart of the Rooftop of the World to explore the legend of the Abominable Snowman — from ancient Tibetan tapestries and monastery relics, to chilling eyewitness encounters, to the famous footprints photographed on Himalayan glaciers. But the mystery doesn’t end in the snow. Because in the 1950s, as the world edged closer to nuclear war, the Yeti attracted the attention of a Texas oil heir named Tom Slick — a millionaire adventurer, monster hunter, and possible CIA asset who funded multiple expeditions into Nepal, attempted to trap the creature alive, and smuggled alleged Yeti remains out of the Himalayas… with the help of Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart . Together, we’ll trace the tangled trail of folklore, footprints, secret missions, and unexplained deaths that make this one of the strangest stories we’ve ever covered. 🎙️ This episode, we’ll uncover: • The terrifying Sherpa accounts of a yak-killing beast stalking the high mountains • The ancient name metoh-kangmi — the “foul-smelling man of the snows” — and how it became the Abominable Snowman • The legendary Shipton footprints and why some scientists say they don’t match any known animal • Reports of blood-curdling screams heard by Everest climbers at 18,000 feet • The…","meta_description":"What if one of the most famous monsters in the world… wasn’t just a legend of the mountains - but the centerpiece of a secret Cold War operation? High in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5583,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/that-would-be-rad-1311722/episodes/s5-e32-hunting-the-abominable-snowman-footprints-folklore-the-real-life-indiana-jones/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-would-be-rad-1311722/s5-e32-hunting-the-abominable-snowman-footprints-folklore-the-real-life-indiana-jones.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}