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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey there, folks, Welcome to another episode of Broadcasting Seeds.
I'm your host, Bennett Tanton, here to plow the fertile
fields of your mind with a little something strange, a
little unsettling, and maybe even a touch conspiratorial. Today we're
diving into a story that sounds like it was ripped
straight out of a Hollywood script or maybe your darkest
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campfire tales. But let me assure you this isn't fiction.
This is Honobia, Oklahoma, early two thousands. Picture this a
secluded cabin in the woods, the kind of place you'd
go to get away from the world. No Wi Fi,
no cell service, just you, your family, and the kind
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of peace and quiet that makes you forget the world's
gone mad. But what if that quiet isn't as peaceful
as it seems. What if one night you heard the
woods wake up. Not the usual rustling leaves or howling coyotes,
but something bigger, something heavier, something that leaves footprints the
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size of dinner plates. This episode, we're breaking down what's
been dubbed the Siege of Hanobia. It's a story of survival, fear,
and what happens when humans collide with the unknown. We'll
talk about the families terrifying encounter, the evidence they left behind,
and the bigger question, what if sasquatch isn't just a
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tall tail? What if these creatures are real and worse,
they're watching us just as closely as we're looking for them.
Buckle up, because this episode is part cryptid folklore, part
survival horror, and part what if exploration. So grab your flashlight,
lock the doors, and maybe double check that you're not
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being watched, because this one's going to get wild. Ready,
let's dig in. Let's start with the setting, because Anobia, Oklahoma,
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isn't the kind of place you stumble into. It's remote,
tucked deep into the Kiamichi Mountains, where the nearest neighbor
might be a few miles of forest away, and the
stars at night seem close enough to touch. The kind
of place where you'd expect peace, quiet, and maybe the
occasional deer wandering through your yard. What you wouldn't expect, though,
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is to find yourself in the middle of what can
only be described as an unwelcome visit from the unknown.
The story begins with a family living in this isolated cabin,
no street lights, no passing cars, just a homestead, surrounded
by the thick, shadowy woods. At first, it was small things,
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strange noises in the night, low guttural sounds that didn't
quite match the usual symphony of the wilderness. Maybe a
knock on the side of the house, maybe the feeling
that something was watching them. It's the kind of thing
you shrug off until you can't. One night, the noises
grew louder, closer. Heavy footsteps crunched through the brush, louder
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than anything a deer or even a bear could make.
Then came the glowing eyes in the darkness, watching. It's
one thing to think you're alone and hear strange noises.
It's another to look out your window and see what
can only be described as something else. The family was rattled,
but like any good Oklahomans, they weren't exactly defect useless.
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They grabbed their rifles, their shotguns, and prepared for whatever
was out there. At first, they thought it might be
people messing with them. That theory didn't hold water for long. Whoever,
or whatever it was, they weren't just passing through. They
were testing boundaries, making noise, throwing rocks at the house.
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Rocks not pebbles, not stones, rocks large enough to dent
siding and shake the windows. The family was under siege.
Every night, the activity ramped up, loud knocks on the walls,
movement on the roof, even the occasional glimpse of a tall,
broad figure moving just beyond the tree line. They'd shine
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lights into the woods and catch fleeting glimpses of shadowy forms,
bigger than men, faster than they should have been. By
the second or third night, fear gave way to survival instinct.
They set up a perimeter, fortified doors and windows, and
stayed armed at all times. But even with all their precautions,
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they were outnumbered. The creatures or whatever they were, seemed
to be working together, communicating in a way that made
the family question just how wild these beings were. It
wasn't just a random encounter. This was organized, calculated. The
creatures seemed to be testing their limits, watching for weak points.
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At one point, they found fences torn down and tools scattered,
deliberate acts, not random destruction. It was as if the
intruders were sending a message, were here and we're not leaving.
What makes this part of the story so unsettling is
the calculated nature of it all. These weren't mindless animals
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acting on instinct. This was something intelligent, something with a plan.
That's where things start to get really uncomfortable. Was it
territorial defensive or were they just curious about the humans
who had wandered into their domain. Whatever the case, the
family wasn't sticking around to find out. They eventually packed
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up and left, leaving their cabin in this strange, terrifying
chapter of their lives behind. Now let's get into the
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meat of what makes the Siege of Honobaya more than
just a scary story told around a campfire. The evidence
this wasn't just a case of a family hearing spooky
noises and overreacting. What they left behind and what investigators
later found adds layers of credibility to their account. First,
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let's talk physical evidence around the property. Large footprints were discovered,
big enough to make Shaquille O'Neill feel like he's got
small feet. These weren't your average bear tracks either. They
were human like, with five distinct toes and a stride
that suggested something much taller and heavier than your average
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forest critter. The depth of the impressions told another story.
Whatever made them wasn't just tall, but massively heavy, far
beyond what even the largest human could manage. Then there
were the marks on the house. The family reported heavy
pounding on the walls, and the evidence backed them up.
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Investigators found dents and scratches on the siding, with some
marks positions so high that they would have required a
ladder or a creature standing well over eight feet tall.
Rocks littered the yard, many large enough to have been weapons,
not debris. Some were embedded in the ground as though
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hurled with serious force. But the most unsettling piece of
physical evidence was the damage to the fences. Entire sections
were torn down, not with brute, clumsy force, but with
a precision that hinted at deliberate sabotage. Tools stored outside
the cabin were found moved or scattered, as if someone
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or something had been examining them. It's one thing to
lose a tool, it's another to realize it's been moved
fifty yards into the woods. Eyewitness accounts add even more
weight to the story. The family described seeing at least
three distinct creatures during the ordeal. They claimed these figures
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were enormous, broad shouldered, and covered in dark matted hair,
their eyes glowing in the darkness, seemed to reflect the
light of flashlights in a way no known animals should.
And here's the kicker. The family wasn't alone in their
Experiencezes neighbors, hunters, and even curious locals who ventured near
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the property reported similar sightings and strange happenings.
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In the area.
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They spoke of guttural growls and howls that didn't match
any known wildlife. One hunter claimed to have seen a
large figure disappear into the woods, moving faster than any
human could. Local sasquatch researchers and enthusiasts descended on Hano
Bia when word of the incident got out. Some came
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armed with equipment, game cameras, audio recorders, even thermal imaging.
While not all their findings were conclusive, a few stood out.
One recording captured an eerie, almost otherworldly howl that no
wildlife expert could confidently identify. Another investigator reportedly found hair
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samples near the property, though testing proved inconclusive as it
didn't match any known species. Of course, skeeptics will always
raise an eyebrow. They'll argue that the footprints could have
been faked, the noises exaggerated, or the family simply mistaken
about what they saw. But here's the thing, this wasn't
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a one off encounter. The sheer volume of physical evidence
and corroborating eyewitness reports makes it much harder to dismiss.
This wasn't just a family who scared themselves silly in
the woods. This was something bigger, something that left its
mark literally and figuratively, on anyone who came too close.
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So what does it all mean? Could it be that
sasquatch isn't just an urban legend, but a flesh and
blood creature quietly sharing the woods with us? And if so,
what does that say about the limits of human knowledge
or the arrogance of assuming we've discovered everything there is
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to find. So what kind of creature does this? That's
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the million dollar question, isn't it. To understand what might
have been stalking the family in Honobia, we have to
step back and look at the bigger picture of sasquatch behavior,
or at least what we think we know about it.
Let's start with what we saw at Honobia, the calculated,
almost militaristic approach of these creatures. This wasn't some random
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animal sniffing around for food. The creatures displayed what can
only be described as strategy, knocking on walls to test boundaries,
hurling rocks to intimidate, tearing down fences to disrupt the
family sense of safety. Not just intelligence, that's organized thought.
Some researchers have likened these behaviors to primate tactics, particularly
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those of gorillas or chimpanzees. In the wild. These animals
are known to throw objects and engage in territorial displays
to assert dominance or ward off perceived threats. But what
if it's more than that? What if this wasn't just
territorial behavior. Some theorists believe that sasquatch operates in small,
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tight knit social groups, much like wolves or even early humans.
The way the creatures at Honobia seem to work together,
communicating through vocalizations, moving as a unit suggests a level
of social complexity that goes far beyond what we see
in most wildlife. Could sasquatch have their own hierarchy, their
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own tribes if you will? And if that's true, what
does that mean for us, the unwelcome intruders in the territory?
There's another angle to consider curiosity While the events at
Honobia were undeniably terrifying for the family involved, it's worth
asking whether the creatures ever intended to harm them. Some
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researchers propose that sasquatch may view humans the way we
view them, as mysterious, potentially dangerous, but also fascinating. The
rock throwing, the knocking on walls, the movement just at
the edge of the tree line. It could all have
been a way of observing, testing, and interacting without crossing
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a line. Think of it as their version of knocking
on the neighbor's door to borrow sugar, if the neighbor
was eight feet tall and covered in fur. But then
there's the darker side of the theory. What if the
siege wasn't curiosity but a warning. Many indigenous cultures have
legends of wild men or forest giants, beings that are
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often described as protectors of nature. Some tribes in the
Pacific Northwest view sasquatch as guardians of the land, creatures
that don't take kindly to humans encroaching on their domain.
Could the Hanobia incident have been an example of these
creatures enforcing their boundaries, letting the family know they had
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crossed a line. And then there's the possibility that sasquatch
is something more than a mere animal. Some researchers and
theorists speculate that sasquatch may possessibilities we don't fully understand,
heightened senses, advance communication, maybe even some kind of spiritual
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or supernatural connection. It sounds far fetched, sure, but then again,
so does the idea of an eight foot tall, hairy
biped roaming the woods in the first place. If we're
going to entertain one wild idea, why not a few more.
This brings us to a funda mental question. If sasquatch
is real, and let's just say if for now, why
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haven't we caught one. Why hasn't someone dragged a body
out of the woods or snapped a photo so clear
it would make the cover of time. The answer might
lie in what we've already seen at Honobia. These creatures
are elusive, intelligent, and possibly even capable of avoiding detection
in ways we don't yet understand. Whether it's through sheer, cunning,
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heightened awareness, or some other unknown factor. They seem to
have mastered the art of living in the shadows, and
maybe that's what's most unsettling about the Siege of Honobia.
It's not just that these creatures might exist, it's that
they might be smarter, faster, and more resourceful than we've
given them credit for. They're not just hiding from us,
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they're actively staying one step ahead. So where does that
leave us? The Honobia is a case study in what
happens when humanity bumps up against the unknown. It challenges
our assumptions, forces us to confront our fears, and reminds
us that the world is still full of mysteries we
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can't explain, and maybe, just maybe that's a good thing.
After all, life's a lot more interesting when the woods
aren't empty, isn't it. And there you have it, folks,
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The Siege of Honobia a story that's equal parts chilling, fascinating,
and humbling. If this tale teaches us anything it's that
there're still so much we don't understand about the world around.
Whether you believe in Sasquatch or not, there's no denying
that events like this push the boundaries of what we
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think we know and force us to question what might
be lurking just out of sight. Maybe the Honobia creatures
were curious, Maybe they were territorial or maybe they were
sending a message. Whatever the case, their actions and the
evidence left behind are a reminder that the line between
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myth and reality isn't as clear as we like to think.
As always, my goal here at Broadcasting Seeds is to
plant ideas, spark curiosity, and get you thinking about the strange,
the unexplained, and what it all means for us as
individuals and as a society. Because, let's face it, life's
too short to ignore the mysteries that make it interesting.
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And hey, if you've got your own strange encounter theory
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Maybe your story will be the seed for a future episode.
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Until next time, stay curious, stay questioning, and maybe think
twice before wandering too far into the woods. I'm Benet
Tanton and this is Broadcasting Seeds. Thanks for listening. See
you next time.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
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hold me hostage and they don't fight fair, who don't
pray for me?
Speaker 1 (18:34):
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Speaker 4 (18:36):
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Speaker 4 (19:22):
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Speaker 5 (19:24):
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Speaker 4 (19:32):
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