John O’Connor is from Kalamazoo, Michigan. His recent book, The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster, explores the obsessive world of Bigfoot believers. His essays have appeared in The New York Times, Oxford American, GQ, Creative Nonfiction’s True Story series, and elsewhere. He teaches journalism at Boston College. His upcoming book traces a historical path from Terence and Dennis´s McKenna "Experiment at La Chorrera" to our current psychedelic moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices