Apes Among Us
Episodes
Bob Strain Interview - Part 2
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our conversation with Bob Strain, accompanying him through his first trip to Area X, his views on nature conservancy and it's impact on th...
Bob Strain Interview - Part 1
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Long time wood ape researcher and NAWAC member Bob Strain sits down with us for a look at how he became involved in this phenomenon.Â
Apes Among Us Episode 17: A Conversation With Alton Higgins Part 2
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Paul and James for Part 2 of an in-depth conversation with Alton Higgins, the Patriarch of the NAWAC. We discuss a wide range of topics fro...
Apes Among Us Episode 16: A Conversation With Alton Higgins Part 1
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this long overdue episode, join hosts Paul and James for Part 1 of an in-depth conversation with Alton Higgins, the Patriarch of the NAWAC. We disc...
Planet of the Mystery Apes, Chapter 2: Asia’s Almasty
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a region that was once the running grounds of the Mongol hordes, khans, and warlords, stretching from the Caucasus to Mongolia and the borders of C...
Musings: Technology, Science, and the Pursuit
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Daryl Colyer and Matt Pruitt have a one-on-one conversation that covers a range of topics related to the NAWAC and its efforts, including: the c...
Exploring Alternative Paths to Discovery
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Matt Pruitt and Daryl Colyer explore various alternatives to specimen collection in this new episode. A few updates regarding the summer operati...
Hadrian's Wall: An Area X Update
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, join Matt and Daryl for an update on the North American Wood Ape Conservancy's field work in Area X. Guests include NAWAC Chairman Mi...
Planet of the Mystery Apes, Chapter 1: South Africa’s Otang
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Matt Pruitt speaks with acclaimed South African wildlife researcher and author Gareth Patterson about his groundbreaking work wi...
Variance: 2019 Field Operation Recap
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Brandon, Matt, and Brian for their recap of the NAWAC’s 2019 summer field study, Operation Variance. While at the NAWAC’s Annual Strate...
2020 Training Camp
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Brandon Lentz and Matt Pruitt in this episode of Apes Among Us for an exclusive inside look at how the NAWAC trains its citizen-scientist m...
From the Archives: Persistence in Area X
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Go back in time with Brian Brown in this remixed, remastered nostalgic episode from the Bigfoot Show, originally recorded in August 2012, as he interv...
November Team — A week in Area X
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Apes Among Us, hosts Brandon Lentz and Brian Brown take you on a journey to a valley deep in the Ouachita Mountain Ecoregion design...
Citizen Scientists
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6 of Apes Among Us, entitled “Citizen Scientists,” hosts Matt Pruitt, Brandon Lentz, and Brian Brown discuss with NAWAC Chairman Michae...
Shades of Gray
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Apes Among Us, hosts Brandon Lentz, Matt Pruitt, and Brian Brown talk to North American Wood Ape Conservancy members who, while con...
Soundscape X
24 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Screams, pops, whistles, and howls. Just some of the sounds we hear in the course of our research into the North American Wood Ape. When those sounds ...
Meeting Pruitt
06 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 3 of Apes Among Us, host Brandon Lentz chats with new AAU co-host Matt Pruitt about his background and the latest NAWAC observations in Are...
Tag 7
24 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In August 2015, something happened in the mountains of the Ouachita range that had never happened before. This event was the culmination of a decade ...
Encounters
04 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In our inaugural episode, hosts Brandon Lentz and Brian Brown explore some notable wood ape encounters experienced and investigated by members of the ...