{"podcast":{"title":"What if it's True Podcast","slug":"what-if-it-s-true-podcast-1329201","podcast_index_feed_id":1329201,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5445587/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/what-if-its-true-podcast","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0572bf413e8f577e783a09b380f543fb.jpg","author":"Cameron Buckner","episode_count":709,"summary":"The What if its True Podcast features odd stories from ordinary people like you and me. Each episode will have one or more stories the writers claim are true. You can dismiss them as told by folks with great imaginations. You might even call them liars. Most people do. If you're like me though, there is always that nagging question you ask, but can't get an answer to. That question: What if it's True? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-if-it-s-true-podcast--5445587/support .","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-if-it-s-true-podcast-1329201"},"episode":{"title":"Bigfoot and Mountain Men","slug":"bigfoot-and-mountain-men","published_at":"2026-03-05T22:45:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-if-it-s-true-podcast-1329201/bigfoot-and-mountain-men","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-if-it-s-true-podcast-1329201","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bigfoot-and-mountain-men--70492481","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70492481/audio_bigfoot_and_mountain_men.mp3","summary":"Bigfoot and Mountain Men While listening to a Bigfoot podcast on the porch, the narrator’s 94-year-old great-granddad Elijah shared a secret from his youth. As a teen in early-1900s Tennessee, Elijah and his two best friends were close to a hermit called Crazy Joe, who taught them wilderness skills. When Joe vanished, his shack was wrecked; weeks later he returned wealthy, clean-shaven, and driving fine horses. He revealed he had once struck gold in a hidden Idaho valley guarded by giant, hairy “Ancient Ones.” Joe invited the boys west. They reached the remote Valley of the Ancients, lived with a Shoshone friend called Long Tooth, and learned the creatures’ rules: leave food on a sacred rock and never chase them. In return, the gentle but towering Ancient Ones left gold nuggets almost daily. During three winters the boys glimpsed the hairy beings, hunted alongside them, and filled a wagon with wealth before returning to Tennessee as wealthy young men. Elijah used his share to buy the family farm that still stands today. When the narrator doubted the tale, Elijah produced a worn journal and a bag of gold nuggets matching every detail. The family has kept the secret for six generations. Join my Supporters Club for $4.99 per month for exclusive stories: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-if-it-s-true-podcast--5445587/support","meta_description":"Bigfoot and Mountain Men While listening to a Bigfoot podcast on the porch, the narrator’s 94-year-old great-granddad Elijah shared a secret from his yout…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1686,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-if-it-s-true-podcast-1329201/episodes/bigfoot-and-mountain-men/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-if-it-s-true-podcast-1329201/bigfoot-and-mountain-men.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}