Paranormal Or What?

Emily had her first paranormal experience age 13 and has been fascinated ever since. She has seen a full-bodied apparition of her grandmother and runs her own paranormal investigations. She runs a successful Facebook page named Emily_paranormal, where she logs her experiences, investigations and chats to like-minded people. Join us as we discuss Emily's experiences and take a turn down a rather spooky, deserted path.Music creditsIntro/outtro music- Tom CookeUnderscore- Giant Wyrm by Kevin McCleod

Michelle is a seasoned paranormal investigator with Into The Shadows paranormal team and has had a long-time interest in non-human intelligences. She is currently working with the protocols established by Dr Steven Greer for contacting these types of intelligent beings, known as CE5. They play sound recordings gathered at the sites of crop circles, use meditation and peaceful intentions to try to make peaceful contact.We talk about how Michelle got into the paranormal, her spooky moments as an investigator and how her work with CE5 is growing.Join me for our fascinating chat on lifting the lid on this new way of contacting non-human entities.Music creditsIntro/outtro music Tom CookeUnderscore- Giant Wyrm by Kevin McCleod

I chat to Ian Varrow, who runs Residential Haunting; a private case team based in Hastings. Ian has been in the field for 30 years, having investigated with some of the big names in the paranormal. He grew up in a very active house and was also in the Paranormal Truth documentary, 'Ouija: Dicing With Death'.He has been on many radio and podcast shows in the UK and USA and is featured in a book, 'Who Blew Out The Candles?' by Tessa Mauro from the Paranormal Prowlers podcast.Ian co-hosts the Freaky Friday show on the Simply Spooky Network.MusicGiant Wyrm by Kevin McCleodIntro/outtro music by Tom Cooke

Ash and Greg host Pursuit of the Paranormal podcast and Ash also hosts the UFO Identified Facebook page and database of UFO sightings in the UK. We have a good chat about their paranormal origin stories and best investigations.Music creditsIntro/outtro music by Tom CookeUnderscore by Kevin McCleod - Giant WyrmSound mixing by Jee at Jeemusic.com

Neil Nixon is an author, journalist and academic from Workington, England. Nixon's published works include titles on the paranormal, popular music, football and two novels published under the name of Stanley Manly. In 1999, he founded the United Kingdom's first full-time higher education course in Professional Writing. Nixon's scripts include material for television and radio. His radio play Mr. Lennon was nominated for a Sony Radio Academy Award for Best Single Drama.We talked about many aspects of the paranormal, Neil's experiences, his books and writing career and theories about what ghosts and aliens may be. You can find Neil's work and links at:-http://www.neilnixon.com/Music creditsIntro music by Tom Cookeunderscore - Giant Wyrm by Kevin McCleod

From katecherrell.com:- Dr Kate Cherrell is a writer, researcher and broadcaster specialising in paranormal history and popular séance. A former cemetery worker, she is the creator of BurialsAndBeyond.com, a blog exploring the stranger sides of life, death and what's left behind. She has been internationally published, writing both commercially and academically about paranormal history, and her debut novel ‘Begotten' is due to be published by Roundfire in May 2025. She has co-hosted Haunted Homecoming with Jack Osbourne and Jonathan Ross (Discovery, 2022, 2024), Unexplained: Caught on Camera (Discovery, 2023), and has provided historical expertise on television shows for both the BBC and National Geographic. She has edited her blog Burials and Beyond since 2017 and – when not exploring cemeteries or haunted locations – she can usually be found in some dark, dusty corner with a big glass of wine and a good book.I chat to Kate about her paranormal origins, childhood hauntings, new book, tv shows and much more.Kate will be appearing at The Festival Of The Unexplained in September this year.Tickets are available here:- https://www.festivaloftheunexplained.com/venue/CreditsIntro & outtro music by Tom CookeUnderscore by Kevin McCleod- Giant Wyrm

In the absence of an interview this week, we have some spooky real life stories from around the world. Settle down and see whether you can sleep well after listening to these beauties!

I have finally managed to make my first episode with listener's stories! Yay! I hope to make an episode every month with listener's experiences. I can only do it if you send me your stories though. Please record your real paranormal experience for me, by recording it on your voice recorder on your phone, then emailing it to me at paranormalorwhatpodcast@outlook.com.Then you could star on the podcast!This month's episode also has some rivetingly terrifying information on imps, by Chris Fleming!Enjoy it paranormal peeps! And remember, together we can figure it out...Credits;Imps information by Chris FlemingIntro & outtro music by Tom CookeUnderscore music by Kevin McCleod (Big Wyrm)Chris Fleming's GoFundMe page- https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-chris-fleming-battle-myelodysplastic-syndrome*Chris' imps music is not featured in the episode, as he asked me not to, as it is not finished yet. You can listen to it on his facebook page. It rocks!

Ben is a paranormal investigator who grew up in an extremely haunted house. He had multiple paranormal experiences as a child and then a strange encounter with an alien entity in his teens. I chat to Ben about his experiences then and now. Join me for some very unnerving and spooky real life experiences.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWoPfBr3A0bMUmwZjHf3BZA

Mark Hughes is a Ufologist, medium, podcaster and paranormal investigator. He hosts the podcast and YouTube channels; 'Mark's Unexplained World' and works as a medium all over the UK. Join me tonight as he tells me about his paranormal experiences, orig8in story, mediumship work and thoughts on other dimensions.https://open.spotify.com/show/3FwqvaSIRQZGJ4AYn70foahttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxfJuhjtudQqxukcSLUH88mYxiKzVasxLhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/755482988915649/Music creditsIntro and outtro music compiled by Tom Cookeunderscore- by Kevin McCleod (Giant Worm) https://incompetech.com/music/royalty...

I chat to Tracey and Andy from Conjure Quest Paranormal in Shropshire. They are a paranormal investigation team who have been incredibly busy with over 30 investigations in the last year. They have a significant Facebook presence and are kept busy with investigations, which they put out on You Tube regularly. Andy also hosts a podcast on Facebook, featuring guests from all over the country. We chat about their investigations, origin stories, spooky personal experiences and plans for the team. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1308479973357543?locale=en_GBhttps://www.youtube.com/@CONJUREQUESTParanormal

The PIT (Paranormal Investigator Team) are a team from West Sussex. At only a year old, they have been fitting a lot of investigations in over the last twelve months. Most of the team are experienced investigators, having been part of several teams previously. These are my people. I love investigating with them and I hope you enjoy hearing about our investigations, paranormal experiences and future plans. Remember, if you have a paranormal experience you'd like to share on the podcast, record it on your phone and email it to ParanormalOrWhatPodcast@outlook.com. Together, we can figure it out.

This week I interview Nicki, Gemma and Jolene from Lost Soul Paranormal. They are investigators who are launching their first paracon in Chester in 2025. Lost Soul Paracon 2025 will be a huge hit, i've no doubt. We chat about their experiences, theories on spirit and about the paracon. https://www.lostsoulparanormal.co.uk/

Daryl 'Paraman' Evans is a paranormal investigator, content creator and medium/psychic. We chat about his abilities, experiences and then something strange happens.....We resume the interview a day later and finish off with Daryl's theories on the unexplained and my very strange kitchen experience...

Join me on the Halloween Special, as I regale you with true spooky stories from home and abroad. Sleep well!

Elle has lived in the North of England her entire life. However, it was when she lived in a Victorian house near Halifax that she had her closest, and most uncomfortable, encounters with the restless spirits in her home. Listen on to see what terrifying experiences she describes, fresh from the darkest reaches of West Yorkshire.

Join myself, Bekah and Callum of Paranormal Sightings UK, as we delve into their spooky experiences and investigations. In the intro, I spill all the beans on the Festival Of The Unexplained last weekend. Don't forget to go to Paracon 2024 in Winnington. Get along if you can! Paraunity for all!

Ian Diver is a man of action in the paranormal field. Dissatisfied with the difficulties that a lot of small paranormal investigation teams face, regarding distribution and opportunities, he decided to take matters into his own hands. Along with his team mate Ben, he decided to put on a totally free Paranormal conference, named Paracon 2024 (Northwich and Cheshire). They have managed to attract top notch investigation teams and have made a streaming platform named Parastream for content creators of all kinds. It's a very exciting concept! Ian and Ben aim to do all this with little or no cost to the paranormal teams involved. It's a way of encouraging small and large teams to create unity together in the paranormal world. A refreshing change, i'm sure you'll agree. Have a listen; i'm sure you'll be amazed at what Ian and Ben have managed to achieve in such a short time...

Anyone who has watched My Haunted Hotel will know Sue. She is the unflappable Scottish investigator who can often be seen in parts of the hotel no others dare enter! Sue also volunteers with Afterlife & Spooky Events at the hotel. We talk about the hotel (naturally) and about her time investigating with the Haunted Hunts, the origin of The Grace Doll and other experiences she has had.

Deb and Russ are good friends of mine. They are paranormal investigators from the south of England. We chat about their investigations, spookiest experiences and favourite equipment. https://www.facebook.com/groups/rudeparanormal

Ash Ellis runs the paranormal podcast Pursuit Of The Paranormal and also runs the UK's premier UFO reporting programme, which he runs concurrently with UFO meet-ups all over the country. His meet-ups, UFO Identified, allow people of all walks of life to come and chat about their experiences and beliefs in a safe space. Ash also runs regular conventions in the north of England. https://www.facebook.com/groups/pursuitoftheparanormal https://www.facebook.com/groups/281330996290522

Cyn Shrader Hill is an experienced paranormal investigator from Tennessee. She is also the author of 5 books about the paranormal. We talk about her paranormal experiences, her investigations, her books and her heart-wrenching experience of communicating with a dear loved one after they were taken too soon. It was a pleasure and a privilege to talk to Cyn. https://linktr.ee/cynshraderhillauthor https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=cyn+shrader+hill&crid=1PBVMT2YCVE30&sprefix=cyn+shrader+hill%2Caps%2C81&ref=nb_sb_noss

Mike Potts has been the chief executive of Beastwatch UK and is now involved in National Exotics, UK; National Exotics is the country's only national search & rescue service for escaped or abandoned exotic animals. Mike is a former psychiatric nurse, who has had more than his fair share of spooky experiences over the years. We talk about possible big cat sightings in the UK, cryptids, and Mike's personal strange and spooky, unexplained experiences.

Chris Holm is a paranormal podcaster from the USA. He has had episodes of sleep paralysis, which have been terrifying for him. He chats to me about alien abduction and the conspiracy theory surrounding The Mandela Effect. Chris' podcast is 'Conspire A Theory', and is available on all good podcast platforms.

Chris Holm is the host of Conspire A Theory podcast in the USA. We chat about his experiences of sleep paralysis and connections to alien abduction. Chris then tells me his take on a conspiracy theory- The Mandela Effect.

A great old friend of mine shares his incredible paranormal experiences with me. We delve into the connection between the paranormal and mental health. Send me your true paranormal experiences to: ParanormalOrWhatPodcast@outlook.com

Daryl Marston is the co-lead investigator of the “Ghost Hunters.” Hailing from Middletown, Delaware, Daryl's investigation skills stem from his background as both a firearms instructor and a contractor, where he not only gained valuable knowledge of how to investigate old homes and buildings, but also an understanding of how to be a strong and disciplined leader. He founded his own team in 2011 and has led investigations of countless private residences and 40 notable historical locations including abandoned funeral home House of Wills in Cleveland, Ohio and the haunted Anderson Hotel in Laurenceberg, Kentucky. Daryl is known and respected in the field of paranormal investigation through his live, interactive investigations on social media and as host of popular podcast, The American Ghost Hunter Show. Daryl has recently had a book published, Horror at the House of Wills, in which he tells the reader about his most terrifying investigation to date. In 2023, Daryl became the lead investigator in the USA arm of My Haunted Hotel; My Haunted Manor. Guests are invited to stay at the immensely haunted Samuel Miller Mansion in Columbia, PA. With links to Gettysburg and underground rail roads, the building has produced some stunning eye witness accounts. The My Haunted Manor team is lead by Daryl, as well as brothers Jeff & Trey Bader. My Haunted Manor runs under the My Haunted format with 24/7 surveillance and is open to real people to have their experiences documented in an overnight investigation.

Patrick McCray is a regular man who is followed around by paranormal happenings. He is blessed with the power of foresight and has had multiple sightings of Bigfoot, Dogmen and aliens. He tells me all about his experiences. Brace yourself...it's a wild ride!

Karen Fray is a psychic medium, paranormal investigator and co-founder of The Festival Of The Unexplained at Bosworth Hall,near Nuneaton, UK. Karen founded the festival with her late husband, Eddie, originally as an online event during lockdown. In 2022, the first incarnation of the physical festival was held at Bosworth Hall. I chat to Karen about her gift and how she and Eddie started up the festival. See below for information about the venue and guests 2024. Have you ever had that burning desire to know more about something unexplained but didn't know where to go? THEN NOW'S THE TIME TO EXPERIENCE ‘FESTIVAL OF THE UNEXPLAINED', AN EVENT CREATED FOR PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU! Whether it's spirits, ghosts and the paranormal; crystals, cryptids and the supernatural; hauntings, histories and humour; or aliens, artefacts and UFOs, there's quite literally something here for everyone! We've taken the time to work with our stall holders to show their wares in a SUPERB, FRIENDLY AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. You'll see an imaginarium of books, products, crystals and artefacts to peruse and buy. Throughout the day you will meet a diverse line up of PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS, GHOST HUNTERS, SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHERS, UFOLOGISTS AND MORE, all willing to talk about and share accounts of investigations, personal experiences They will impart with their knowledge, where you can ask the questions you may have. Whether you are an armchair enthusiast or first-hand experiencer, there's genuinely something here for all. You'll be AMONGST FRIENDS here and believe us when we say this; absolutely nothing is off-limits! If it's unexplained – we're in. So why not join us at our ‘Festival of the Unexplained.' It may well be your first steps through the doorway to a much bigger world! https://www.festivaloftheunexplained.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BosworthHallHotel/?locale=en_GB

This week is a mix of content. I tell everyone what the benign entities in my house have been doing to wind me up, then we move onto a chat with Darren Marlar from Weird Darkness Podcast.

Dominic Zenden is an author, magazine columnist, and speaker who uses his natural abilities to sense auras in order to create detailed profiles from photos. He is the host of the podcast Twisted & Misunderstood and has appeared on many tv shows, including 'Most Haunted' in the UK and tv shows on Sky in the USA. Dominic is a professional aura reader, psychic and regression hypnosis expert. A man with many strings to his bow, yet he plays a humble tune. Join me as we talk about his career, the meaning of time and space, psychic experiences and more. Towards the end of the show, Dominic shares a hugely important, previously unknown piece of information, about when he witnessed the removal of a UFO craft by the US military, near The Falkland islands in 1982. Buckle your seatbelts, it's a wild ride!

The Northern Frightz are a paranormal investigation team from the North West of England. Paranormal investigations and urban exploration. We chat about their investigations, origin stories and best equipment to use on an investigation. https://www.youtube.com/@TheNorthernFrightzUK I also tell you about my gallery reading with medium Cindy Kaza. It's quite amazing!

John Russell has been a professional psychic for 50 years. He is a Psychic/Psychic Reader, a Medium, a Certified T.A.R.O.T. Master, a Paranormal Investigator, and now a published Author. Internationally known, he has provided psychic readings for clients in over 40 countries. For over 15 years he has been a popular featured guest, heard worldwide, on many radio shows and podcasts, including: Coast to Coast AM with George Noory; The Unexplained with Howard Hughes (UK); Beyond Reality with JV Johnson; The Leak Project with Rex Bear; FATE Magazine Radio with Kat Hobson; Beyond the Darkness with David Schrader of TV's The Holzer Files; The Singularity Lab with Michael Mataluni; and many more. John also filmed a TV pilot for The History Channel in which he psychically explored the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Thanks to a visit from a ghost John became aware of his psychic abilities when he was about 6 years old. By around age 12 he was conducting his own paranormal investigations and research. He began to give readings to friends and family in his early teens, and by the age of 18 he was reading professionally. In September of 2020 John released his first book, “Riding with Ghosts, Angels, and the Spirits of the Dead,” which has become a multi-award-winning multicategory best seller. In February of 2021 John released his second book, “A Knock in the Attic,” which has also become a multi-award-winning multicategory best seller. John's latest book, "20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Ability," was published in 2023, and became an instant best seller. John continues to provide psychic readings for his worldwide clientele, conducts paranormal research and investigations, is heard worldwide as a featured guest on podcasts and radio, and is currently working on his fourth book, "The Crying Tree and the Magic Rock," with a projected release date of 2024.

Myk Pudlo-Umney has written a beginner's introductory guide to the subject of Bigfoot. He hails from Wales and his book, 'Apemen Aping Men' intoroduces the subject of apemen to the amateur enthusiast. We chat about his book, his research and what he believes Bigfoot to be. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Apemen-Aping-Men-beginnners-Bigfoot-type-ebook/dp/B0CG4JCNX8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NDTLBIL96LET&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GE2CLrxvbU24ySFRv9sKCQ.9luhMTWIaMJSo-W9-4xLIZ0eymecGh2eGFWHxbWiUSQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=apemen+aping+men&qid=1712854202&sprefix=apemen+aping+men%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1

As many of you know, The My Haunted Hotel project was set up in Chester, UK to be the longest continuously documented paranormal investigation in the world. More than 2 years later, and the experiment is still going strong, with over 2,000 people having visited and investigated the hotel. A new collaboration project has recently been unveiled by the My Haunted Team in Columbia, Pennsylvania, with Daryl Marston (The Ghost Hunters) leading, assisted by brothers Jeff and Trey Bader, who are part of the Diamond State Ghost Investigators team in Delaware. The Haunted Manor Project continues the great work started in the UK, with it's own vintage haunted building; The Samuel Miller Mansion, owned by Chris 'Rowdy' and Amy Raudabaugh. Already, the Manor has been making lots of noise in the states, so I chatted to Harry, Danny and Brett about their future plans for the Haunted Project and taking over the paranormal world.

I investigated The Haunted Museum, Stoke, with Paramike, Patsy and two friends. We chat about the museum and what we encountered while there.

Due to losing my voice, I have re-issued one of the best early interviews for you. Ronnie is a ufo experiencer, abductee, author and digital image creator. We talk about his experiences with extra terrestrials and his childhood with twin brother Philip.

Penny was born in Essex in the UK, but spent most of her childhood living in the boonies of Norfolk. She soon developed an interest in all things historical, and especially things aviation-related. After moving back to Essex in her early 20's, she laid some roots and started exploring everything around her.  It wasn't until her late 30's that she realised that history and the paranormal worked quite well together and that she enjoyed linking the two. in 2017 her podcast, Haunted Histories, was born courtesy of Parasearch Radio, and has gone from strength to strength with guests, including the who's who of the world of the paranormal. Then she started writing. Her first book was realised in March 2019, and her second followed ten months later.  In 2021 she was given the chance to appear as a historian in Help! My House is Haunted , and is now a regular on the show.

This is a replay of my all-time-favourite interview with Cliff Barackman. He is a Bigfoot researcher and tv personality from Oregon, USA. Cliff has been an integral part of the show 'Finding Bigfoot' and is the founder of The North American Bigfoot Centre. Cliff is a long-time member of the BFRO with Matt Moneymaker and has thousands of hours' experience in field research on Bigfoot. We talk at length about his work and the big fella himself.

Jason Hewlett is a journalist, broadcaster, and podcaster with a degree in filmmaking and film studies. A lifelong interest in the paranormal led him to join Vancouver Paranormal Society in 2017, where he was a lead investigator and society director until 2020, when he and colleague Peter Renn launched the Canadian Paranormal Society. He is the writer, director and co-creator of the award-winning paranormal reality series We Want to Believe, which will soon be rebranded as The Paranormal Journey: I Want to Believe. In 2020, Jason and Peter Renn co-authored the bestselling book I Want to Believe: One Man's Journey into the Paranormal, which highlights Peter's career as a paranormal investigator, and in 2021 the follow-up book I Want to Believe: An Investigators' Archive. A third book, Dying Light: An Investigation Into Near Death Experiences, came out in 2022. Jason is currently involved in a documentary project with the guys from Small Town Monsters. https://www.canadianparanormalsociety.ca

Michael Brein, aka The Travel Psychologist, is an author, lecturer, travel storyteller, adventurer, and publisher of travel books and guides. He regularly appears in newspapers, magazines, blogs, and radio programs on the psychology of travel. Michael is the first to coin the term ‘travel psychology.' As such, through his doctoral studies, work and life experiences, and world travel, he has become the world's first and perhaps only travel psychologist. Michael is also a UFOlogist. He has written a series of books named, 'Road to strange', in which he catalogues the experiences of people who have had multiple interactions with UFOs and other paranormal phenomena. https://michaelbrein.com/about-the-travel-psychologist/

Dan is one of the people who works with the guys at My Haunted Hotel to bring you paranormal content, week after week. He has been more of a behind-the-scenes person until recently. He now helps to sort out interesting footage for the team, hosts live feeds from the hotel and works with Afterlife and Spooky events to bring guests to the hotel for investigations. We catch up on some of the haunted happenings at the hotel, old and new.

Russell Davies is a UFO experiencer. We chat about aliens, portals, trans-dimensional beings and ghosts in this intriguing episode.

Dan joins us to let us know about his many encounters with hairy hominids and other-wordly entities. We discuss the idea of all paranormal species being connected and delve into the bigger picture. Dan tells us of his theories concerning Bigfoot and trans-dimensional beings, and we get into deep theories of the wider world. Dan is a published author and soon-to-be documentary maker.

Ben is a conspiracy-theorist and paranormal researcher. He hosts his own radio show called HPATNWO; Hospital Porters Against The New World Order. We delve into aliens, ghosts and conspiracies.

This week we ask whether spirits can come through mirrors and find out all about the famous Scole Expeiment which concluded in 1998.

We have a mish-mash of spooky tales from me, listeners and other people. We consider my possibly- haunted kitchen and previous abodes. Call and leave me your true paranormal tales on 07935 100162 or email me at ParanormalOrWhatPodcast@outlook.com.

Neil Storey is an author and historian, with a penchant for the supernatural. Neil has written over 50 books and appeared on tv shows such as 'Help! My House Is Haunted', 'Who Do You Think You are?', 'Most Haunted', 'Classified Britain' and 'The Buildings That Fought Hitler'. Neil has had an interest in paranormal occurrences since childhood, and has written many books on the subject. I met Neil at Festival Of The Unexplained paranormal convention in 2023 and he was such a fascinating person to talk to, I had to have him on the podcast. Taking a more historical slant this week, we talk of where Neil finds his inspiration and what made him want to delve into the supernatural side of life. This is part 1. Neil has promised to join us again in the New Year, to expand on some of his personal paranormal experiences. https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B001KE6NHY/about Enjoy!

Twinvestigate are a new paranormal investigation team from the North West. Emma, Adi, Sarah and Toni have been guests on My Haunted Hotel and Pursuit of the Paranormal podcast. Currently in talks with a streaming app, they are one of the fastest-growing teams on the internet. I catch up with them about the paranormal, investigating and how it all began for them.

Ash & Greg have written a book on Paranormal USA! Also they spent the night at My Haunted Hotel. Find out what they have to say!

It's that time again! The Debs and I get together to discuss the paranormal around the globe. This month, I talk about my trip to Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, while Deb and Deborah tell related tales from the area. We then discuss Big Cats and UFO disclosures.