Recent podcast, youtube & radio appearances:
-March 15th, 2024: Discussing my new Strange Places series on Expanding Reality Radio: youtube.com/watch?v=MNYUbfD2ezU
-February 29th, 2024: Talking about Sasquatch and Strange Places on Into the Fray with Shannon LeGro: intothefrayradio.com/strange-places-with-aleksander-petakov
-February 2nd, 2024: Discussing a wide range of topics on the Hotel D'Amico Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=ylQ-FWWLjvk&t=3564s
-January 14th, 2024: Guest on the Bigfoot Influencers Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=yjhj-ezAEGY&t=1957s
-January 8th, 2024: Talking about Beyond the Trail on Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo: spreaker.com/-aleks-petakov
Upcoming events & speaking engagements:
-The International Cryptozoology Conference, Portland, Maine, April 26th-27th, 2024: The return of the long awaited International Cryptozoology Conference! I will be attending the VIP dinner on Friday, April 26th and will have a table on Saturday the 27th for the conference itself. Come hang out! Info: simpletix.com/e/international-cryptozoology-conference
-Cryptids and Paranormal Festival, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, June 1st, 2024: I will be speaking at this 2nd year event, info found here: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087767118405
-Monster Fest 2, Canton, Ohio, June 28th & 29th, 2024: Monster Fest, put on by Small Town Monsters, is back for a second round! I will be at this event all weekend alongside the rest of the STM crew. Come hang with us for a good time! Info: https://www.smalltownmonsters.com/stm-monster-fest-2024
-Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, July 27th, 2024: I will be attending this event alongside much of the Small Town Monsters crew, as we will be premiering a film at the event: gatherupevents.com/smoky-mountain-bigfoot-conference
-The Alaska Bigfoot Cruise, September 13th-20th, 2024: I'm very excited to be a part of the 2nd ever Alaska Bigfoot cruise as a speaker. I will also be leading some excursions while visiting different parts of Southeast Alaska. For more info, rates & travel itinerary, check here: gatherupevents.com/the-alaska-bigfoot-cruise/
-Sasquatch Calling Festival, Whitehall, New York, September 28th, 2024: I will be attending one of my favorite events, the annual Whitehall Sasquatch Calling Festival, near the infamous Abair Road incident in Whitehall, New York: facebook.com/CallingTheBeast
granite state bigfoot comic book
A collaboration in 2018 with Mitchell Comics about my personal research into accounts of "Bigfoot" sightings in New Hampshire that took place in the 1970's. Featured as a character in the comic!
Order the comic here: Granite State Bigfoot
Articles/features:
"Documentarian shares experiences investigating Sasquatch" (2020): newhampshirelakesandmountains.com/2020-08-13
"Bigfoot Lives - At Least on Screen" (2020): nhmagazine.com/bigfoot-lives-at-least-on-screen
"Blizzard of Unbelievable Beasts takes over Dartmouth College this weekend" (2020): unionleader.com/blizzard-of-unbelievable-beasts-takes-over-dartmouth
"Thar be monsters: Filmmaker explores creatures of New England Lore" (2019): unionleader.com/thar-be-monsters
"Believers talk UFO's, unexplained at Leominster Conference" (2019): bostonherald.com/leominsterUFOconference
"Resident's Believe Mountain Lions Still Roam New Hampshire's Forests" (2018): www.usnews.com/cougars-still-roam-new-hampshires-forests
"An Inside Look at the International Cryptozoology Conference" (2018): coasttocoastam.com/ICC
Articles by me:
On the Trail of...Champ, Part I: Origins: smalltownmonsters.blogspot.com
On the Trail of...Champ, Part II: Interviews: smalltownmonsters.blogspot.com
On the Trail of...Champ, Part III: Filmmaking gear: smalltownmonsters.blogspot.com