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Thanks to all of the endless number of paranormal shows on TV and streaming services, it really seems like there’s no haunted location that hasn’t been investigated at least twice, and some of them have been investigated to death. I’m sure there’s a handful out there that the masses don’t know about – those secret places, known only to the local paranormal teams, that produce great investigations. We need to keep those places secret, because all the others are in danger of being investigated out. In other words, I think they’ve been investigated so much that the paranormal activity is in danger of being basically sucked dry. However, besides those secret places, there are a few public places that, though they have seen their fair-share of investigations, aren’t all that well known. So, tonight, I’ll be counting down my top-10 lessor known haunted places around the world. Some of these you might have heard of, others not. To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, I began the countdown of the most haunted locations in all 50 states. I made it through the first 26, so that leaves me with 24 more to go. I didn’t want to make it seem that I was doing some sort of countdown, or that any one place was better or more haunted than the others, so I did it alphabetically. I took you along with me on a haunted road trip from Alabama to Montana and we stopped at the most haunted locations in every state. Tonight, the journey continues and we’ll make our way through the rest of the US as we pick-up on our haunted road trip in Nebraska and finally end in Wyoming. This is the official ParaReality guide to haunted locations in the United States! To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just like last episode, the subject of tonight’s episode of ParaReality is haunted houses. Except this time, I'm not sticking to just homes - anywhere is fair game. I’m going to be taking you on a haunted road trip, across the US to the most haunted spots in each state, in alphabetical order. Some of these locations, I’ve been to. The others, I have not, but I used a lot of research to come up with this list. This is the official ParaReality guide to haunted locations in the United States! To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the middle of September, fall is creeping in and that means that it’s time for everyone’s favorite time of the year – Spooky Season. Yes, Halloween is a mere 6 weeks away and that means that all of us Halloween fans are putting up our Halloween decorations, planning our Halloween parties and picking out what horror movies we’ll be binging this year. It also means that it’s time for the annual Haunted House attractions to open their doors to the public. After being closed for a year and depriving all of us “Halloweenies” our share of being scared, it’s finally time for us to get our yearly dose of medication. With this in mind, I’ve decided that I’m starting my annual Halloween episodes early this year. That means that instead of waiting until October to begin, I’ll be opening the Scary Season tonight! Speaking of Haunted Houses, that’s the subject of tonight’s episode of ParaReality. No, I’m not talking about the haunted houses of the entertainment variety. I’m talking about real life, genuinely haunted houses. What if you think that you live in one, but you’re not sure? What if you’re thinking about buying one, but you’re hesitant? Well then, you’re listening to the right podcast because tonight I’ll be giving you pointers on how you can find out if the home you’re living in is haunted along with some tips about buying a haunted house. To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I was recently in San Antonio, TX on some unrelated business last week and I found out that there was going to be a UFO convention taking place while I was there. Not being one to pass on the opportunity, I decided to check it out. It was called the Wonderland UFO Festival and this was its second year. Its more of a local convention, but it seemed interesting. After all, you don’t have to have a global convention taking place for it to be good, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the stormy night of November 29, 1980, Granger Taylor left a note for his parents to find. It said that he had gone to board an alien spaceship after recurring dreams had told him he was going to embark on a 42-month, interstellar journey. That night, Taylor vanished. Both his family and the police spent months searching for him, but no one could uncover any leads on where Taylor could be. To this day no one is absolutely certain what happened to Taylor. Rumors circulate that his body was found hanging in a tree, not far from the blast site, while others think he's started a new life in South America. But there are also those who have resorted to conspiracies on Taylor disappearance. Online UFO and blog sites, such as Mysterious Universe, have an abundance of theories: aliens blew up Taylor's car to make it look like he killed himself; it was a one way trip and he would never be allowed to return to earth; he used the dynamite to blast himself into space; or because of his genius he was recruited by a secret agency or society. The truth is no one is absolutely sure what happened to Taylor. But if the relativity of space and time actually do exist, maybe Taylor is on his way home, looking for the perfect place to land his spaceship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is the final entry in my Summer Series on mysterious sounds. From deep inside Russia, a transmission has been detected. It’s a monotonous two-tone buzzing. The exact location and purpose of this transmission is unknown. This mysterious transmission has been broadcasting the same repeating signal since 1976! It is thought to be the headquarters of a radio station that no-one has ever claimed to run. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for the last 45 years, it’s been broadcasting a dull, monotonous tone. Every few seconds it’s joined by a second sound, like some ghostly ship sounding its foghorn. Then the drone continues. It’s as if it was designed with conspiracy theorists in mind. The station has an online following numbering in the tens of thousands, who know it affectionately as “the Buzzer," but is is also known by its more popular name, UVB-76. Those who listen have no idea what it is they are listening to. We probably won’t ever know what The Buzzer’s true purpose actually is. For now, all we can do is listen – and speculate. I have a feeling that speculation is a whole lot more fun than what its true purpose actually is. To learn more, you have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you believe that human beings have a soul or some sort of consciousness that survives after our physical body dies? I do. And I also believe that while our consciousness dwells within our physical bodies, it can be attacked by invisible entities that either want to do it harm, harm our physical bodies or both. There is a vast range of beings and energies that can be “nested” in our aura or within our being, such as souls or energy remnants of deceased people, parts of personalities of living persons, or even the “classical” Beings of Darkness, i.e. demons. What is most interesting, is that some people believe that the attached beings are not originating from this planet at all – they are extraterrestrial beings. There are way too many entities to talk about in an only one hour log podcast, so tonight I’ll tackle 5 invisible entities that can cause us harm. To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part 2 in my Summer Series on Mysterious Sounds. Tonight I’ll be investigating the constellation of symptoms that are collectively known as Havana Syndrome. Havana Syndrome is a mysterious illness that was first officially detected at the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba in 2016. From 2016 to 2017, diplomats and staff suddenly developed surprising symptoms like hearing loss, dizziness, and other neurological issues. An investigation was launched, and US officials accused the Cuban government of carrying out sonic attacks on American citizens. (Cuba denied this.) Havana Syndrome wasn't just linked to the American embassy—at least 14 staffers at the Canadian embassy in Cuba also had symptoms. Since then, more instances have been reported around the world, with The New York Times reporting that at least three CIA officers have reported serious health issues from Havana Syndrome episodes while serving overseas. The syndrome is likely caused by a microwave weapon or directed-energy device. Many of the distinctive and acute signs, symptoms, and observations reported by government employees are consistent with the effects of directed, pulsed radio frequency energy. However, previous research published by both Western and Soviet sources provides only circumstantial support, at best, for this possible mechanism. Well then, what, exactly, is Havana Syndrome? Who is doing this to our government employees and how can it be stopped? To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walk through any cemetery in the world and you’ll find a solemn landscape that honors loved ones that have passed on. Accompanying the inscriptions of names, dates, and family crests are some common cemetery symbols that crop up repeatedly on tombstones. If you’ve ever wondered what they could mean, then look no further. On this episode of ParaReality, I'll be explaining the meaning behind some of the most common graveyard graphics, and a couple that aren't so common. To learn more, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you hear the "Global Hum"? Tens of thousands all over the planet claim they can hear a strange, perpetual background "hum" (sometimes referred to as the "Worldwide Hum"). Many describe it as an ongoing, low-frequency sound like that of a big truck idling a mile away, 24/7. Some areas, like Taos, New Mexico, have been famous for such a hum for decades. What is the mysterious global hum, and is it just noise pollution? The Hum is experienced as a consistent, low-pitched noise, much like the sound of a large truck idling in a nearby parking lot. Those who hear it tend to report experiencing it in urban areas – leading some to conclude that it is, in fact, a form of noise pollution screened from most people by the general city soundscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These days it seems that conspiracy theories are permeating our entire existence. Our movies are full of them, they pop up in our television shows, and now, they have made their way into our political system. While it is perfectly OK to believe in whatever conspiracy theory you want, you must make sure that the actions that you do in the name of that theory do not cause harm to people or property. You must be responsible for your actions. This includes the people who are behind the conspiracy theories. If a conspiracy theorist promotes a theory and entices his or her followers to commit acts of violence, that person needs to be held liable for his or her actions. Unfortunately, that isn't happening. For far too long, conspiracy theorists have been able to promote violence and destruction and not been held accountable. Fortunately, there is a legal battle ensuing in the court system at this very moment that just may change all of that. Please join me as I moderate a panel of podcast hosts as we discuss the liability of conspiracy theorists. Should they be held accountable for their actions if they promote violence and harm? Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many ancient cultures speak of portals to other worlds and gateways to star systems where their “creators” reside. Conventional wisdom tells us these tales are merely myths and legends. However, recent declassified FBI files have stated that our Earth has been visited by beings from other dimensions and planets. NASA has announced that “portals” do indeed appear to be hidden within the Earth’s magnetic field, making some wonder if the legends of stargates, portals and wormholes may have some degree of truth to them. On this episode, I'll be taking a look at 10 sites that are said to be ancient Star Gates to other planets. I'm joined by scientist and Star Gate enthusiast, John Harrison. Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you remember those mysterious drones that were flying around the skies over Colorado in December 2019 and January 2020? The story didn’t stay in the headlines for long and the investigation into it didn’t really produce a lot of results. Well, it turns out that the Colorado Drones weren’t the only drones to begin mysteriously appearing in the skies late in 2019. It turns out that drones of unknown origin actually began a lot earlier in 2019; July of 2019, to be exact. They appeared in the skies above San Clemente Island, off the coast of California. To make matters worse, they were swarming around a fleet of Navy Destroyers and, quite frankly, they were seemingly unstoppable. No one knows who flew them, where they came from, where they went or what their purpose was. Tonight, I’ll be looking into these mysterious drones and speculate where they came from and what their purpose is. Before I do that, I’ll revisit the Colorado drones and fill you in on what has happened since they were first discovered. And…I’ll be joined by a very special guest. To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The man who detonated a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning was carrying out a plan to die by suicide and was not attempting to commit a terrorist attack, according to the final report released by the FBI on March 15. The FBI's report is supposedly the most comprehensive explanation yet of the motives of 63-year-old Anthony Warner, who died in the blast, however in my opinion, it doesn’t really tell us much more than we already knew. To learn more, you'll need to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They are big. They are vicious. Some say they are albinos, because of a lack of sunlight.They are the alligators that supposedly infest New York City’s sewer system, slithering through the bowels just under the street level, feeding on rats and rubbish and terrorizing sewer workers armed with guns for self-defense.These gators may be the city’s most entrenched urban myth, one that has permeated pop culture and has become a recurring theme in books, television shows and movies.With every new sighting, the legend gets another boost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Christmas Day last year, a man by the name of Anthony Quinn Warner, better known as The Nashville Bomber, drove his RV right into the heart of downtown Nashville’s historic district and parked it at the intersection of 2nd and Commerce Streets. Once there, he proceeded with an incredibly elaborate plan to blow himself up in a most extreme and violent way. Since then, there’s been an extremely long and thorough federal investigation, and we’ve learned a lot about The Nashville Bomber – like his career, personal contacts and his incredibly strange conspiracy theory beliefs. But we still don’t know what, exactly, his motivation was for blowing up an entire historic city block. We also don’t know why he chose the location that he chose. If the feds know, they haven’t release anything yet, but they’re slated to give their final report sometime next month. Until then, I’m going to be reviewing what we do know about this guy and I’ll speculate as to what his motivations behind it all were. I’ve already devoted 3 entire episodes to this very topic, so if you haven’t heard them yet, I suggest that you head on over to parareality.com and check out the archives section. There may be some spoilers here. To learn what they are, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Haunted cemeteries are one of my favorite places to investigate. It takes a real pro to conduct a proper investigation outdoors. Not to mention that cemeteries are just plain old spooky in the first place! On this episode, I'm going to be counting down my top 5 most haunted cemeteries in the United States. Each one has a unique legendary spirit associated with it, and not surprisingly, most of them are located in the South. Just exactly where are these haunted cemeteries? You'll have to Turn On, Tune IN & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you heard of Numerology? Do you always see the same number throughout your life? Have you found yourself drawn to particular numbers? Perhaps you want to learn more about numerology? Maybe you have absolutely no idea what numerology is? Numerology is the idea that the universe is a system; once broken down we are left with the basic elements, which is numbers. By understanding that everything in the world is dependent on, and can equate to numbers, a numerologist can take multiple elements of a person and break them down into meaningful numbers through various methods. These numbers can then be used to help us to better understand the world and ourselves as individuals where you can discover insights about your purpose and personality traits by working out things like your life path number, expression number, and heart's desire number among many others. This episode, my guest is Cosima, a practicing numerologist from Virginia. She is going to be giving us a lesson in Numerology 101 and tell us more about it and how it can be used in our everyday lives. Then, we'll be closing the show by having Cosima perform a numerology reading on me. The results are, well...quite surprising! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda Woomer is a paranormal investigator, researcher, world traveler, foodie, author and owner of the website Spook Eats. She first became interested in the paranormal when she visited the historic Gettysburg Civil War Memorial Park in 2004. She's been visiting haunted locations ever since and has been to dozens of haunted inns, taverns and restaurants here in the United States as well as in Europe. She is currently seeking submissions for an "All-Female" paranormal journal until February 15. This is for anyone who identifies as female or non-binary. She is looking for paranormal investigators, historians, podcasters, researchers, witches, etc. to create an all female journal highlighting the work of women in the paranormal. This includes ghost stories, paranormal investigations, occult studies, cryptids, weird history, murder mysteries, witchcraft, and folklore. Anything strange and unusual qualifies for submission. The first volume of the journal will be released on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. Her hope is that it becomes a bi- annual publication to highlight the word of women in all things Paranormal. If you are interested in being considered, contact Amanda at www.spookeats.com. To learn more, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 3 of my Nashville Bomber series, I'll be discussing more new information that has come to light about Anthony Quinn Warner, the man who destroyed an entire Historic Downtown Nashville block on Christmas Day, 2020, by exploding a bomb.In this episode, I reveal that Warner was a Conspiracy Theorist who believed that the 9/11 attacks were the beginnings of an alien invasion and that an alien race known as Reptilians are controlling our planet. I also make the connection between Warner's bizarre theories and a popular 80s Sci-Fi movie. To learn more, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Season 15 premiere of the podcast, I'm joined in the bunker by Eric from World We Live In podcast and Oz from the Oddball Aussie podcast. We'll be doing a roundtable discussion about the possibility that the entire year of 2020 could have had a curse placed on it by a powerful Magickal person or cabal. There's also the possibility that a powerful group, such as the New World Order or Illuminati, are working behind the scenes, controlling the events as they unfold before us. What do you think? Can 2020 simply be attributed to "a bad year," has a curse been placed on it or are the events of this year being controlled by a powerful secret group, in an attempt to gain complete control of the entire world? To learn more, you'll need to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the second part of my investigation into Anthony Quinn Warner, the man who blew himself up in downtown Nashville, TN on Christmas Day. I continue to separate facts from fiction as I try to determine why he decided to kill himself and take out part of Nashville's infrastructure in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Christmas Day, 2020, at 1:22 AM, Anthony Quinn Warner, a 62 year old IT contractor drove his RV into downtown Nashville, TN. He parked at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Commerce Street, directly in front of the AT&T switching station. Sometime around 6:00 AM, he began to play the song "Downtown" by Petula Clark. Shortly after, he blasted a warning announcement over a loudspeaker telling everyone to clear the area. At 6:30 AM, the RV exploded with enough force to take out a city block. It damaged 40 buildings and almost completely destroyed the AT&T building. Thanks to the efforts of 6 brave Nashville, police officers, no-one was hurt and only 3 people sustained minor injuries. Warner died in the explosion, and left behind a slew of questions. Why did he do what he did? Why choose that location? Did he have a grudge against AT&T? Was he part of a terrorist cell? Join me for this very special episode of ParaReality as I break down the timeline of what happened and separate the facts from fiction and dispel some of the more crazy conspiracy theories that have cropped up during the aftermath of this terrible event. Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On tonight’s journey into the realm of ParaReality, I’m going to let you, my loyal listeners, sit back, relax and listen to me tell you some tales of Christmas ghosts. I’m actually going to break this episode down into three parts. In the first part, I’ll tell you about five traditional Christmas ghost stories. In the second part, I’ll tell you some real-life Christmas ghost stories, as told by those who experienced them. Lastly, I’m going to take a few minutes to take a look back at what’s been covered this season on the podcast, then take a look ahead to what’s in store for next season. To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanksgiving is a traditional American holiday that is observed on the fourth Thursday in November. It is considered to be a vital part of American history and identity. However, its origins are said to be full of historical inaccuracies. What are the real origins of this holiday harvest festival? Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is as pagan as they come! To learn more, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen passed away on October 6, 2020 after a very long battle with cancer. He was the guitarist of my favorite band and his passing hit me very hard. As a matter of fact, I'm still sad. Though I did not know this man, he meant a lot to me personally and I wanted to do something to show my never-ending appreciation for him and the band that was named after him. This special podcast is a tribute to Eddie Van Halen, his band and his music. I'll be playing my favorite songs from each studio album, in order, and telling you why this song means so much to me. Join me for an over two hour long special podcast as I mourn and pay tribute to the greatest guitarist the world has ever known - Eddie Van Halen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Filmmaker James Fox's latest documentary The Phenomenon has been all the talk among the UFO community since its release to video-on-demand on October 6, 2020. Its a very well-written, well-researched and well-produced documentary. However, it doesn't really present any new evidence about UFOs or provide the viewer with any ground-breaking revelations. On this episode of ParaReality, co-host Eric and I will discuss this documentary. If you haven't seen it yet, you need to listen to this podcast first. It may just help you to make up your mind. Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the original broadcast of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio play. Originally airing in 1938 this radio play caused mass panic across the country because many people thought it was real, despite the fact that it was announced as a work of fiction prior to the radio play airing. The sound effects are superb for this day and age and the actors presented the story so realistically that it helped to fuel the fire of listeners thinking the entire thing was real.Please enjoy this radio play in its entirety, as it originally aired back in 1938. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On tonight’s journey into the realm of ParaReality, I’m going to take you, my loyal listeners, on a journey to centuries ago, back when the main religion was of a more...natural thing. We refer to it now as Paganism because that religion didn't have a belief in only one god. It also was a more earth-based religion, celebrating the seasons and what they meant to the people, instead of celebrating "holidays" and concentrating on gift-giving. This religion is known today as Wicca, and its growing in popularity. So tonight, we'll take a time-travelling journey back to the beginning of Wicca and learn about its association with Halloween. We'll also take a look at the Witch and how she/he has been linked with this holiday, and how they have celebrated it throughout the centuries. We may also even learn a spell or two! To learn more, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On tonight’s journey into the realm of ParaReality, I’m going to take you, my loyal listeners, on a journey to something that used to be a dark and scary place. It used to scare the hell out of adults and children alike, giving them nightmares, making them sleep with crucifixes and causing them to hang garlic above their windows. But somehow all that changed and people are no longer afraid. I’m talking about Vampires, people! I’ll be taking you on a journey to look at the changing Vampire and how they have gone from fiendish ghoul to modern day heroes, at least as far as Hollywood is concerned. Then, I’ll tell you about the real-life Vampires. To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric from World We Live In podcast joins me as co-host in the bunker as we discuss the various legends of phantom black dogs and alien big cats (ABCs). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When ParaReality was becoming popular, I was receiving a lot of email from listeners who were asking me questions about the paranormal, UFOs, conspiracy theories and other related stuff. At some point, they even began to ask me my opinion on things like politics, education and healthcare. That was probably because of the popular segment on the podcast that I called "News of the Strange," where I read strange and weird news stories from all over the world and then gave my opinion on them. Often times, these stories were non-paranormal in nature. I was receiving so many emails that I couldn't answer them all in a timely manner, so I came up with the idea to dedicate an entire episode of the podcast to doing nothing but answering emails. I called it "Ask Sandman," and I only intended for it to be a single episode. However, I didn't anticipate the response that I got to it. It seemed that the listeners loved it. In fact, they loved it so much that I eventually made the "Ask Sandman" episodes a regular thing. Those of you who have followed the podcast for a long time know that I took a little break from things for a while. When I came back on the air, I changed things up a lot and the "Ask Sandman" episodes were put on the shelf. So, it's been a while since I've dedicated an entire episode to answering listener emails. In fact, I can't remember the last time that I did it. Well, I thought that it was time that I brought "Ask Sandman" out of retirement, so on this episode of the podcast, I'm devoting the entire show to doing nothing but answering listener emails. I never really realized how much I've missed doing this until I began recording it. It's fun and different. It gives me a chance to really connect to those who listen, yet at the same time, keeps within the overall theme of the podcast. I have reached into the email bag and brought out 8 listener emails. There's one or two that I have already addressed, but the majority of them, I haven't had the opportunity to get to. I've got some very thought-provoking questions that have been asked me, along with a couple of very strange ones that are a mystery - maybe one that the listeners can help me solve. I've even got one from an old friend of the podcast - one that I haven't heard from in a very long time! So sit back, grab your favorite beverage and maybe a snack and enjoy this very special episode of ParaReality! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda Woomer is a huge travel buff, foodie, and lover of all things strange and unusual. A couple of years ago, she decided to combine her three interests into one and that's how Spook-Eats was born. Spook-Eats is a blog dedicated to travel, food, and a little bit of the paranormal thrown in just for fun. I'll have to admit that I wish I had thought of this first, because I too, love travel, delicious food and (of course), the paranormal. I'm both a little jealous and envious of her. Amanda has been visiting haunted locations ever since 2004, when she first visited Gettysburg, PA. Since then she has traveled to dozens of haunted places in the United States from the Stanley Hotel in Colorado to the home of Robert the Doll in Key West. She frequently travels around the country, visiting bars, cafes, restaurants, and hotels, searching for delicious food and spirits of all kinds. She has been to the Lemp Mansion, the Farnsworth House, the Lizzie Borden bed and breakfast, and even some locales you probably haven’t heard of yet! Never one to sit still for long, Amanda has authored 4 books, made guest appearances on several paranormal podcasts and radio shows and has also given presentations as a couple of paranormal conventions. She is constantly updating her website by writing about her adventures and is currently expecting her first child, which is due on August 22, 2020! In addition to being a writer, she is a former international English teacher, and historian. She was born and raised in Buffalo, NY, and has a degree in anthropology. She won her first award for her writing when she was only 12 years old. With publications in anthologies and magazines all over the world, she is currently a featured writer for the award-winning Haunted Magazine. On this podcast, Amanda and I will discuss how she came up with the idea for Spook-Eats, her books and she'll tell us all about some of her most memorable locations. She will also give us the best and worst dishes that she's eaten so far in her Spook-Eats journey. To learn more, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the top Nazi officials was Heinrich Himmler, the man in charge of the dreaded SS, and Himmler was known to engage in the occult. He followed the paganism of pre-Christian Germany, something that was strongly associated with the German nationalism of the Nazi regime, and actively involved with black magic. He tried to practice necromancy, the magical art of raising people from the dead, and frequently held seances to try to contact the dead. The center of his occultic life was a place called Wewelsburg Castle, in the black forests of northern Germany. Here, he and many other Nazi officials engaged in their occultic practices. Himmler wanted SS recruits to think and live as their ancestors had. So, on July 1, 1935, Himmler founded a new SS research institute to reconstruct all aspects of primeval German culture. Officially, the organization was known as the “Deutsche Ahnenerbe” Studiengesellschaft für Geistesurgeschichte—meaning “German Ancestral Heritage” Society for the Study of the History of Primeval Ideas. But most soon began calling it the “Ahnenerbe.” They had the strange purpose of finding “evidence” that linked German ancestry to the Aryan master race, who were believed to have come from long-lost advanced civilizations. Ahnenerbe research included everything from archaeological expeditions, to witchcraft, to psychic research, and macabre human experiments. Himmler, who despised the Judaeo-Christian religion, hoped to obtain pagan incantations and rituals to be used as part of his planned pagan religion. Later he set up the SS Witches Division which investigated the persecution of pagan wise women at the hands of Jews and Catholics. A team of seventeen SS officers worked secretly for a unit called the ‘Special Assignment H’ unit (H for Haxen, or ‘witches’), carrying out a project that was ordered directly by Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler, and overseen by SS officer Rudolf Levin. The SS Witches Division was set up to try to find evidence that witches had existed and had been hunted to death by the Jews in a twisted attempt to justify the Nazi hatred of Jewish people These are just a couple of Henirich Himmler's many occult and paranormal interests. He was obsessed with re-writing German history and making it something more akin to his own liking. Was Himmler crazy, or worse - did he want to turn himself into a living god? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On June 20, 1973, while Bruce Lee was in Hong Kong he was at the home of fellow actress Betty Ting Pei. They were going over the script for the upcoming film Game of Death, which Pei had a role in. Bruce experienced a headache and asked Pei for a painkiller, so she gave him Equagesic, a combination of Aspirin and a tranquilizer. He took the medication and laid down to take a nap. Later on, when Pei tried to awaken him, she could not. She called Bruce Lee's producer, Raymond Chow, who was also unsuccessful in waking him. Chow called his personal physician, but he too, could not revive Bruce Lee. An ambulance was then called and Bruce was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The strangest things about Bruce Lee's death was not only that he looked completely normal with no visible signs of injury, but that he was an extremely fit and healthy man. The autopsy report suggested that his brain had swollen 13% while he slept. This happened due to an allergic reaction to the Equagesic. The autopsy report surmised that the tranquilizer in the medication, called meprobmate, was the culprit. The official cause of death was listed as "death by misadventure". In other words, he took a risk voluntarily and died in an accidental manner. The "misadventure" in this case was called cerebral edema. Whenever you have a beloved international movie star like Bruce Lee die under mysterious circumstances, there are bound to be a lot of conspiracy theories surrounding it. Bruce Lee's death is certainly no exception. July 20, 2020 is the 47th anniversary of Bruce Lee's death and I thought that it would be fitting to take a look at some of the top conspiracy theories behind it. To learn more, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nazis came to believe a lot of strange and horrific ideas as they built up their Third Reich and attacked the world. One of the weirdest was the theory about the creation of the universe that Hitler and other top Nazis promoted called the World Ice Theory or Global Cosmology. This obviously discredited concept was developed by the Austrian engineer and inventor Hans Horbiger, who the Nazis viewed as one of their "acceptable" scientists. In a 1912 book, he essentially claimed that ice is the basic element in all cosmic events. In fact, ice moons, ice planets and "global ether" controlled the development of the universe. How did Horbiger arrive at such conclusions? It wasn't through scientific research, but rather, it was through a dream. To learn more, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OK, I know that I am probably going to receive a lot of negativity about this episode, but I feel that I need to call attention to this matter to let everyone know that there are people out there who actually believe this was "crisis acting." The "evidence" for this is weak, at best, and it just goes to show that there are people who seek to take advantage of situations like this in order to gain their 15 minutes of fame or promote chaos and discord. I want it to be clear that I AM NOT PROMOTING RACISM, VIOLENCE, PROTESTING OR THAT THE GEORGE FLOYD INCIDENT WAS CRISIS ACTING. I feel that in some small way, that I am doing my part in exposing what's really going on. This is a conspiracy theory that is circulating around the internet. Conspiracy theories are a large part of the subject matter of my podcast and I feel that this is relevant to the Floyd situation. Alternative news agencies and independent reporters are attempting to "wake up" the people to what really happened to George Floyd. There’s a theory going around that George Floyd isn’t really dead and the police officers who supposedly killed him aren’t actually police officers. They, and everyone involved in the event, are crisis actors who have been paid by some unknown agency (probably the Illuminati or New World Order) to stage the entire thing and create the chaos and discord that we are now going through. Is this really true, though? Could something like this really be pulled off? Well if you ask Alex Jones and his followers, the answer is a resounding yes. For their answer, they’ll point to the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012. But tell me how well that theory worked out for Alex Jones!On tonight’s journey into the realm of ParaReality, I’m going to take you, my loyal listeners on a secret journey into the world of the George Floyd death, where we will investigate some of the claims that the whole thing was staged by crisis actors. I’ll present the so-called “evidence” and you to let you make up your own mind as to whether or not it’s true. Then, I’ll tell you what I think about the whole thing. To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve been a long-time listener to this podcast, you’ll know that I’m fascinated by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. In fact, I’ve done about half a dozen episodes about them over the years. And, they always get good ratings, so it would seem that I’m not the only person who’s fascinated by them. If you’ve ever taken the time to really investigate the Nazis, you’ve probably found that they had a lot of extremely strange beliefs. In fact, they went to great lengths to prove these beliefs were true and not just some crazy fantasy. Unfortunately, just about all of them were crazy fantasies. Mainly the crazy fantasies of one man – Henrich Himmler, Hitler’s head of the SS. To me, it seems that Himmler’s primary goal within the Third Reich was to completely rewrite German history and replace it with what HE personally wanted it to be. In other words, he wanted to make Germany some kind of otherworldly, ethereal, esoteric nation that was destined for world domination. On tonight’s journey into the realm of ParaReality, I’m going to take you, my loyal listeners on a secret journey into the world of Nazi Germany. Specifically, we will be journeying into the realm of Nazi science and together, we will investigate the Nazi Hollow Earth theory. To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's journey into the realm of ParaReality takes us back to what, I hope, is the last journey that we'll be taking down the COVID-19 trail, or at least the end of THIS trail. It's looking like there'll be another round of this coming in the fall, but we can't be 100% sure of that...YET. I've devoted several episodes of this podcast to COVID-19; the first was before COVID-19 was COVID-19. Back then it was simply called 2019-nCoV. I've speculated on its origins, how it's spread, how bad it actually is, and how bad it's going to get. Some things I've been correct about and some wrong, but at the end of the day, I hope that I've kept you informed as to what this deadly virus actually is and how you can protect yourself from it. So, on what I hope is our final journey on the COVID-19 path, I'm going to take us down a trail of conspiracy. There's no lack of theories surrounding this deadly novel coronavirus. Some actually make sense while other are so outlandish that there's no way any normal, sane person could have made it up, yet alone believe in it. It's enough to make your head spin. Bu don't fear, dear listener, because I have sorted through a ton of disinformation, conjecture and downright lies and tonight I'll be counting down my top 10 list of COVID-19 conspiracy theories. To learn what they are, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PSHUK Radio is a UK-based Internet paranormal talk radio station. Hosting shows most nights a week on a variety of subjects ranging from ghosts and hauntings, cryptozoology, the occult, UFOs and a variety of other subjects that could be classed as paranormal. Sam Mason has been in the paranormal field for over 5 years. She first got into the paranormal because her mother has the ability to see spirits. She is beginning to learn more about how to use her own senses & feelings to use on Paranormal Investigations. She started PSH Radio 6 years ago so she could speak to people who had the same interest in the paranormal as her. That is how she met Carl Hutchinson. Carl Hutchinson has been investigating the paranormal for over 10 years. During this time investigating the paranormal he has had some very interesting and scary moments. He has been punched by unseen hands at Fort Horsted and has even seen a full-bodied apparition of a woman at Rye Castle. He has also heard disembodied footsteps, whistles and other strange noises during his investigations. "Various things" have also been thrown at him by unseen spirits. Join me as I talk to Sam and Carl about some of their most memorable investigations and evidence that they have gathered. We will also discuss how the pandemic is affecting their investigations along with how they met each other and got into podcasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all know that the Earth is warming up. It doesn't matter if you believe in Global Warming or not - the facts are the facts. Set you personal beliefs aside. If you take a look at the facts, you cannot ignore that the climate is changing, and not necessarily in a good way. The warming of the planet is causing more than just temperature change. The ice is also thawing and scientists are sounding the alarm that we could see the re-emergence of ancient pathogens that haven't been active for, quite literally, thousands of years. These viruses have been locked away in glaciers and permafrost and could suddenly wake up if they thaw. Considering our current pandemic, this is a scary thought and, one that could be on the verge of taking place sooner, rather than later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The COVID-19 virus is sweeping its way across the world, placing the planet in a state of chaos. As this pandemic spreads its way across the United States, causing fear and panic, information about what, exactly it is, how to protect ourselves from it and what caused it, is constantly changing. This is making it extremely difficult to stay well-informed so that you can protect yourself from this potentially deadly virus. Thanks to the information age and fake news, it is also very difficult to discern fact from fiction. Even the doctors and nurses at local hospitals are unsure what is truth and what isn't. If they are finding it difficult to navigate truth from fiction during this chaos, then how can the American public be expected to know what to do? I am a medical professional, who specializes in Emergency Preparedness and as a result, I'm on the front lines of fighting COVID-19, so I know how difficult it is to sort through the ever-changing information in order to pick out what is fact and what isn't. There are all kinds of rumors about what COVID-19 is, how it spreads and how you can protect yourself from it. Just some of the rumors are: 1) you can drink enough water to flush it out of your system 2) you can protect yourself by wearing a mask or bandanna around your face 3) you can catch the virus if someone who has it touches a counter top, then you touch it Of course, all of these things are false and I'll explain why on the podcast. The power to protect ourselves from this virus comes from knowledge - correct knowledge. That begins with calling this virus by its correct name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The conspiracies surrounding the supposed "death" of billionaire Jeffery Epstein continue to grow. Now it seems that money in his bank account is being withdrawn and shifted around by millions of dollars. Millions! The attorneys for his estate say that the money is going towards restitution funds for his alleged victims, yet millions of dollars are being withdrawn in a supposed "accounting error." Where did these millions of dollars go? Who is making the money transfers? There is also the matter of Jeffery Epstein's private island, Little Saint James. It is located just off the coast of Saint Thomas and is part of the US Virgin Island chain. A recent visit to his island by a couple of podcast hosts revealed that Little Saint James is is pristine condition, as if someone is still living there. Is it Jeffery Epstein or simply the caretakers of the island? There's also some sort of strange "temple" on the island that isn't exactly what it appears to be. Why is it there and what was it used for? Join me and my co-host Eric as we attempt to find out the answers to all of these questions and maybe a few more. Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In case you don’t watch TV or live under a rock or something, you’re probably very well aware that there is a new respiratory virus that has originated in China’s Wuhan Provence. Its called 2019-nCoV, which is short for "2019 novel coronavirus. Its rapidly crossing borders and has spread to South Korea, Japan, Nepal, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and the United States. This thing is dangerous, people, and we don’t even really know how it got started, what the vector is or exactly how it is transmitted. What we do know is that its dangerous, spreads quickly and can be deadly. So, why am I devoting a podcast episode to this virus? Well, it’s because there could be something sinister at work here. This virus might not be something that “just naturally occurred.” This quite possibly could be a man-made virus that has either accidentally made its way into the civilian world or been deliberately released into the population as some sort of devious experiment or attempt to kill off a portion of the world’s population. What makes me think this? Well, you’ll just have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On December 23, 2019 the Denver Post ran a story about “a band of large drones” that had been spotted in the skies over Phillips and Yuma counties in northeast Colorado. Thomas Elliott, the Sheriff of Phillips County had this to say about the fleet of drones: “The drones stay about 200 feet to 300 feet in the air and fly steadily in squares of about 25 miles, he said. There are at least 17 drones; they emerge each night around 7 p.m. and disappear around 10 p.m.” That's an eerie description, but then again, the whole thing is kind of creepy. The press interviewed the local authorities, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, and the Air Force. None of them claimed ownership of the drones and all them said they had no idea what was going on. In the weeks since the initial sighting, we’ve learned....nothing else. After more sightings, reports, and failed attempts to record or photograph the drones, the Colorado Department of Public Safety flew an airplane over the area in question capable of detecting heat signatures below. After an almost five hour flight, they had nothing to show for it. They couldn't find a fleet of drones or any evidence to support there ever even being a fleet of drones. Nothing.​ That’s not to say this is some hoax or all the eyewitness accounts are wrong; far be it for me to question their experiences from my secret underground bunker here in Nashville. But this lack of evidence has not been lost on drone hobbyists and advocates. They have seen this play before. There is a long history of the media accepting drone sighting claims at face value, without much fact-checking going on, only for investigators to later determine that whatever was seen was not a drone at all. In fact, only about 3.5% of all reported aviation drone near misses are actually drones. So, if aviation officials can't even get it right, why should we think that civilians can? The theories surrounding the fleet of drones abound. They range from drone enthusiasts playing a huge prank to terrorists scoping out our nuclear missile silos to the US Government desperately seeking out lost nuclear warheads to, yes, aliens. As for me, well let's just say that you'll have to listen to the podcast to learn what (or who?) is behind the mysterious Colorado drones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a September 2019 poll conducted by the political website yougov.com, more than 4 in 10 Americans believe that ghosts, demons and other supernatural beings exist. More than 1 in 5 (22%) say that demons "definitely exist," while slightly more (24%) believe that they "probably exist." The numbers are similar when Americans are asked about ghosts: 20% say they "definitely exist" and 25% say they "probably exist." This number has more than doubled since the 2004 debut of the hit SyFy Channel paranormal reality show Ghost Hunters. White evangelical Christians, Protestants (both black and white), and white Catholics all have a high percentage number of people who believe that they have been in contact with the dead through a medium, psychic or other means. So it would seem that there are a lot of Christians with an interest in the paranormal, but when they talk to a church leader about it, they are dismissed or made to feel as if their beliefs are not valid with the Christian viewpoint. Therefore, if they don't get an answer from the church, it forces them to seek answers elsewhere. This is when they turn to things like Ouija boards, mediums and other things of this nature, which is probably exactly where church officials don't want them to do. But what does the Bible say about ghosts? Does religion play a part in paranormal investigations? If it does, should it? Does it even have a place in the paranormal? These are the questions that I'll be attempting to answer in the Season 14 premiere of the all-new ParaReality! To learn more, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this very special episode of ParaReality Radio, I'm joined by my part-time co-host Eric along with special guest John Harrison. If you've listened to my podcast for the last couple of years, you'll be familiar with John Harrison. He's been a guest on the podcast several times and has made regular appearances on the Skeptic's Night episodes. Mr. Harrison is a medical professional, chemist, biologist, scientist and confirmed paranormal skeptic. He holds several degrees in biology, chemistry and nursing and has worked as a scientist and medical professional. Together, the three of us will be debating the ancient alien theory and whether or not it is possible that aliens visited our planet in the distant past and helped our ancestors engineer such sites as Puma Punku, Cusco and the Egyptian Pyramids. Did these ancient aliens also help to genetically alter the DNA of our ancestors and ultimately develop us into the Homo Sapiens that we are today? Why does every ancient culture have a deluge story that is almost exactly the same? Why did our ancestors view these aliens as gods? If aliens did visit our planet in the ancient past, how did they get here? What technology did they use and what was their purpose for intervening in our timeline? These are just a few of the questions that we'll be debating. We each have a different point of view - one of the believer, one of the skeptic and one who is undecided. Who is who? Why does each one of us have a different opinion? Whose mind will be changed at the end of our debate? To learn more, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Solomon Islands are believed to have been inhabited by Melanesian people for thousands of years. Spanish navigator Alvaro de Mendaña discovered the islands in 1568 and named them Islas Salomon. The United Kingdom established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in 1893. In the Second World War, there was fierce fighting between the Americans and the Japanese in the Solomon Islands campaign of 1942–45, including the Battle of Guadalcanal. Guadalcanal is the name that most Americans are familiar with. It has long been told by the native islanders that there are giants on the islands, ranging in size from 10 to 15 feet tall. They have very long black, brown or reddish hair, protruding double eyebrows, buldging red eyeballs, flat noses, and wide gapped mouth facial features. The giants are rumored to have been violent in the past, even eating the islanders. They are also rumored to be highly intelligent with a chosen leader who put an end to the eating of the islanders. They are also rumored to live in a vast underground cave system underneath the islands that supposedly has some sort of lighting system. Is all this really true? Are there 10 to 15 feet tall giants living under the Solomon Island chain? If so, are they intelligent, violent, cannibalistic? Are they all three? Are they even of this planet? Eric and I will be investigating these theories and more tonight on this episode of ParaReality Radio. To learn more, you’ll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While it seems like innocent fun to many people, a lot of controversy actually surrounds Halloween. Some are concerned about its religious, or rather, demonic affiliations. This begs many to ask the question about whether Halloween is Satanic or not.On tonight's special Halloween edition of ParaReality Radio, I'll be taking a look at the historical origins of Halloween, the adoption of Halloween as a holiday by the Church of Satan, its Celtic roots and the right-wing Christian POV of the holiday, all in an attempt to determine if Halloween is really a Satanic holiday or just an excuse for dressing up in costume and eating tons of candy. Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices