Bigfoot Collectors Club
Episode: "The Berkshire UFO Abductions" w/ Marcy Jarreau
Release Date: October 15, 2025
Host(s): Michael “Mike Skull” McMillian & Riley Bray
Guest: Marcy Jarreau
Episode Overview
In this spooky, Halloween-season episode, Mike and Riley are joined by podcaster/comedian Marcy Jarreau (A Funny Feeling, 90 Day Bae) for a deep dive into the chilling Berkshire UFO abductions of 1969 in Massachusetts. The Clubhouse crew swaps recent Bigfoot sighting accounts, Halloween memories, thoughts on ghostly experiences, and goes in-depth on one of the most striking multi-witness abduction cases in American history. With their signature irreverence and warmth, they balance humor with genuine fascination about the unknown.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Marcy’s Clubhouse Welcome & What’s New (04:06 – 09:20)
- Marcy’s Recent Projects: Celebrating A Funny Feeling podcast’s move to Spectra Vision, planning a live birthday mashup show at Dynasty Typewriter (07:08).
- Clubhouse Banter: Reminiscing about live shows, audience energy, and podcasting going video.
- Mike:
“None of us thought we were gonna have to do this when we signed up… now, hey, you can watch us on YouTube.” (05:59)
2. Where In The World Is Bigfoot? – Recent Sightings (10:03 – 21:54)
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Sumter County, SC (May 2025):
- A detailed firsthand account of a reddish-brown Bigfoot crossing a road, slapping a house, and throwing pine cones.
- Marcy channeling witness:
“We have had our house slapped a few times. Yeah, you heard me. They slapped my house. Rude.” (14:36)
- The team enjoy the imagery and behavioral quirks of Bigfoots—like “house slapping”—and comment on the seriousness of the witnesses.
- Mike:
“I love this idea of a bigfoot just coming up and slapping the house.” (14:43)
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Jefferson County, OH (May 2025):
- Trucker describes seeing a huge, brown, broad-shouldered Bigfoot near railroad tracks.
- Witness describes using CB radio to alert others:
“I tried to use my CB to get someone else looked at.” (19:11) – Riley as Trucker
- Notes about credibility: trucker is 6'6" and familiar with the area.
- Marcy jokes about Bigfoot’s hunky “Burt Reynolds” chest hair.
3. Halloween Traditions & Spooky Childhoods (26:03 – 31:16)
- Marcy’s Iconic Costume:
- As a child, dressed as a “dead prostitute” (called herself a model at school), unaware of implications but loving spooky, edgy costumes.
- “I was probably 10 years old… in my head I was like, I’m a dead boy prostitute.” (26:50)
- The Smells of Halloween:
- Marcy dislikes plastic and makeup smells; Mike loved vinyl Ben Cooper masks.
- Modern Costuming:
- Marcy’s Lil Kim VMAs costume with prosthetic breastplate—hilarious reactions but also “didn’t like how it felt” (30:05).
4. Premonitions & Paranormal Sensitivity (31:16 – 36:44)
- Spooky Experiences:
- Marcy recounts a disturbing, unsolicited tarot reading, receiving extremely specific and unsettling messages from someone who had passed:
“[Tarot]…really scared me. And I was like, oh, I don’t know that I want to do tarot ever again.” (31:35)
- Discussing the sensitivity to the spirit world in her family, especially being from Louisiana, “it’s just more gothic down there. Everyone knows this.” (36:40)
- Marcy recounts a disturbing, unsolicited tarot reading, receiving extremely specific and unsettling messages from someone who had passed:
5. Trick or Treat – Lightning Round Game (39:39 – 44:18)
- Marcy calls out which supernatural phenomena she finds appealing (“treat”) or frightening (“trick”), eventually spinning it into whether she’s afraid or not.
- Funny, rapid-fire takes:
- Marcy: “Shape shifters? Treat. Sexy.” (40:55)
- On vampires: “Maybe we call it a vampire, but it’s something else.” (41:53)
6. Astrology, Birth Charts, and Energy Vampires (44:18 – 47:01)
- Talk about sun, moon, and rising signs. Marcy identifies as a Sagittarius (“big personalities, like to party”), has tense relationships with Capricorns.
- “Maybe we call it a vampire, but it’s something else… I know someone in my life… I do believe they’re an energy vampire.” (42:12)
- Observations about optimism/pessimism and interpersonal “vibes.”
Feature Story: The Berkshire UFO Abductions (50:00 – 78:04)
Detailed Case Recap (50:00 – 74:00)
- Setting the Scene:
- Berkshire region of Massachusetts, September 1, 1969. Multiple independent families report an immense saucer-shaped craft, bright lights, missing time, and abduction experiences.
- Victims/Witnesses:
- Melanie Kirchdorfer (14):
- With family near Lake Mansfield, bright aura surrounds car, missing time ensues.
- Recalls being on a table, then in a room with other children vanishing one by one.
“I was in a room with just young people and they would disappear one by one by one.” (55:08)
- Walks home alone; family doesn’t recall separation.
- Tom Warner (10):
- Was “yanked” out by an internal voice, paralyzed in a beam of light on his neighbor’s lawn.
- Oz Factor: “All the sounds… suddenly went quiet.”
- Remembers being on a craft, seeing Melanie (who doesn’t recall him)—they later meet as adults, recognize a “connection.”
- Wakes up lying in grass, beam pins him down—“we’ll be done in a minute” (telepathic voice)—returns, craft flies away.
- Tom Reed (9):
- In car with mother, brother, and grandmother while crossing a covered bridge.
- Bridge is flooded with light, time skip; passengers’ positions rearranged on return.
- Recalls being experimented on in a metallic room; possible earlier abductions.
- His family harassed intensely after trying to share their experience.
- Other accounts:
- Jane Green and girlfriend saw an immense, silent, turtle shell–shaped craft over the road.
- Kevin Titus and brother discovered a cow mutilation and observed UFO hovering over property.
- Melanie Kirchdorfer (14):
- Social Fallout & Plaque Dispute:
- The UFO incident was later made part of the town’s “historically true” record, had a park plaque funded by the History Channel (since removed amid private/public land disputes).
- Community Trauma:
- Witnesses subject to skepticism, ridicule, and in some cases (Melanie), punishment/ostracism by their families.
Roundtable Theories & Musings
- Mike and Marcy speculate:
- On the “human and alien collaboration” aspect: abductee Tom Reed suspects both humans and “ant-like entities” were present.
- Marcy floats the "future human" theory—that greys are evolved, time-traveling humans working with the government.
“There could be a middle ground between aliens and people... just humans that left... there’s time travel, they’ve evolved.” (71:05)
- Riley wonders why the abduction process is so traumatic if they’re “just us.”
- Mike (Vet Analogy):
“You could ask my dog Violet the same question about when I bring her to the vet... they basically say the same thing to us that we tell our dogs...” (75:09)
- Marcy:
“It’s so much scarier than ghosts... ghost, you’re like, they can’t actually really do anything. This is like taking you and... putting you on a scary table and God knows what.” (74:39)
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
- On the case’s trauma:
- “Her family had no recollection of how they’d gotten separated or how they had arrived home without their daughter.” (Melanie’s abduction — 55:36)
- “Tom experienced terrible pain while being operated on… could hear a woman screaming.” (Tom Reed’s abduction — 60:24)
- Why people didn’t talk:
- “I know someone… who’s had more than one experience... they don’t want to talk about it because... that will make it happen again.” (68:21)
- “Her parents… locked her in the basement until she agreed not to talk about this anymore.” (Great Barrington witness — 65:37)
- Final note from witness:
- “Something weird happened here and we were a part of it.” – Melanie Kirchdorfer (73:51)
Closing Segments
Riley’s Project Update (81:15–83:15)
- Launches peacedrone.net – browser wind chime music toy and a free audio plugin.
- “You just go there and you... It turns your web browser into a little wind chime friend.” (82:19)
Plugs & Where to Find Marcy (78:15 – 78:40)
- A Funny Feeling – all major platforms, now with video.
- 90 Day Bae and Ellis For Losers – on Patreon.
- Live show tickets: look for Marcy’s Linktree via @marcylane2 on Instagram.
- Marcy:
“You can find A Funny Feeling wherever you find your podcast and video on Spotify. We’re working with those dogs. And then, yeah, I’m around...” (78:15)
Episode Memorable Quotes (by Timestamp)
- On Bigfoot’s family variety:
- Mike: “Just because one person has brown hair doesn’t mean the rest are going to have... the same chestnut colored hair.” (16:10)
- On supernatural belief:
- Marcy: “Let’s make this clear. I believe in every single one of these things.” (40:29)
- On unwelcome extraterrestrial visitors:
- Marcy: “I don’t want it.” (77:58)
- On sharing experiences:
- Marcy: “Apparently this is why I tell everyone every thought I’ve ever had.” (67:06)
- On the abductions:
- Melanie (as voiced by Marcy): “This brilliant bright aura came round. I get goosebumps thinking about it.” (54:12)
Timeline of Main Content Segments
| Timestamp | Segment / Topic | |------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | 04:06 | Marcy’s intro, birthday show plans | | 10:03 | Bigfoot sighting #1: Sumter County, SC | | 17:07 | Bigfoot sighting #2: Jefferson County, OH | | 26:03 | Halloween costuming memories | | 31:16 | Spooky tarot/premonition discussion | | 39:39 | Trick or Treat lightning game | | 44:18 | Astrology/energy vampires | | 50:00 | Berkshire UFO Abduction case summary & discussion | | 78:15 | Marcy’s plugs | | 81:15 | Riley’s audio project plug |
Tone & Style Notes
- The conversation is irreverent, candid, and warm; playful roasting (“I was battling a cobweb in my backyard”), genre-savvy quips, and gently supportive riffing on the weirdness of paranormal events.
- Guest and hosts easily toggle between skepticism, honest awe, and comic relief, never taking themselves too seriously.
- Direct quotes are used for both factual clarity and humor—preserving Marcy’s and Mike’s personalities.
Summary
This episode exemplifies Bigfoot Collectors Club’s blend of the comedic and the uncanny. The Berkshire UFO case is explored with narrative detail, empathy for its traumatized witnesses, and deft connections to broader paranormal themes. Along the way, the episode delivers fresh credulity to the Bigfoot myth, personalizes Halloween nostalgia, and winks at the cosmic absurdity of modern high strangeness. For fans of the unexplained (and the deeply explainable human reactions surrounding it), this Clubhouse session is as inviting as it is eerie.