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10/4/25 - In the Shadow of Sasquatch: Al 'Squatchfather' Santariga on Bigfoot & the Paranormal

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Welcome back to the show, The Squatchfather, Al Santariga. Tonight, we'll be talking about his half decade of experience in all areas of the Paranormal. Al is the founder of the Bronxville Paranormal Society, Director of the New York State UFO Project, NY...

Highlights

In this episode, host Paranormal Paul welcomes Al 'Squatchfather' Santariga—a seasoned investigator with five decades of immersive work across UFOs, cryptids, and hauntings—and dives into a rich tapestry of firsthand encounters shaped by intuition, legacy, and unexplained phenomena.
02:56
Al 'Squatchfather' Santariga joins the show from New York
05:18
Grandmother visited Randy every night after her death, speaking Italian and tucking him in
11:01
A psychic independently saw the same Underground Railroad images the speaker captured with a Polaroid camera
16:34
They buried the photo at the site, hoping to help the girl pass on
22:05
Two friends were attacked inside the boathouse and fled in a Barracuda without stopping until New York
29:33
They believe they were tagged after doing Morse code, as sleepwalking and nosebleeds started then
38:09
The camera repeatedly failed with fresh batteries when attempting to photograph the V-shaped craft
46:37
Felt hypnotized for 10 minutes by a colorful object in a parking lot, with no time loss confirmed afterward
52:20
The object expanded and contracted in response to a telepathic request
55:36
The UFO appeared to transform into a Cessna but made no sound until it was directly overhead
1:04:09
A white Sasquatch named Alarec appeared in a dream instructing the speaker to cleanse and seal a location
1:06:54
A 10-foot, 1500-pound creature stood up 25 feet from base camp after glow-sticks blinked
1:23:35
A Dogman howled immediately upon arrival at the sacred site, sounding like a wolf—not a coyote
1:43:19
Tune in to BMR at 11 pm Central with the girls

Chapters

What kicked off Al’s lifelong paranormal journey—and why Saturday night felt like the perfect time to tell it?
00:00
Did Al really hear his grandmother speak Italian from beyond—and what did his white-witch aunt teach him about candlelight and the dead?
05:18
How did dowsing rods and Polaroid film help uncover a hidden Underground Railroad basement?
11:01
Why did Al bury a photo of a little girl at a haunted hotel—and what happened when friends entered that Connecticut mansion?
16:34
What made that beautiful lakeside property so dangerous—and why did one friend never return from the Barracuda?
22:05
Was Al really sleepwalking and claiming he was from the moon—and what do nosebleeds and Morse code have to do with it?
27:06
Why did every V-shaped UFO vanish from Al’s camera—even with fresh batteries?
32:22
What happens when your car stalls, your camera dies, and a wheel-shaped UFO lifts off right in front of you?
41:12
How did a triangular UFO respond—in real time—to Al’s telepathic request for acknowledgment?
49:24
Why did a silent Cessna-shaped object hover overhead—and what cryptid warnings came true on an unmarked trail?
55:36
What led Al and his cousin to broken branches 15 feet high—and what did the white Sasquatch named Alarec ask him to do?
1:01:20
What emerged after the glow-sticks blinked—and how heavy was the stone it hurled?
1:06:54
What did those foxhole-like nests on the mountain ridge reveal—and whose howl echoed just after they set up camp?
1:14:56
How does Al close the night—not with answers, but with gratitude, shared purpose, and quiet respect for the unknown?
1:43:19

Transcript

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