The Paranormal Podcast
America's Top Paranormal Podcaster interviews the best known names in the paranormal about UFOs, Ghosts, Bigfoot, and everything paranormal! Guests have included Bridget Marquardt, Amy Bruni, Josh Gates, Chip Coffey, George Noory and the biggest names in the paranormal. This feed reflects the last 90 days of content, The Paranormal Podcast has been in production since 2005 with over 690 episodes. Hosted by Jim Harold.
Episodes
November 4, 2025 • 39 mins
Jim talks with filmmaker Seth Breedlove of Small Town Monsters about his new documentary Lost Contact. The film explores the 1948 death of Captain Thomas Mantell, a decorated pilot who died while chasing a mysterious object over Kentucky. Seth shares what drew him to the story, why it remains an overlooked case in UFO history, and how it connects to the broader conversation about secrecy, heroism, and unexplained aerial encounters....
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October 28, 2025 • 48 mins
Ouija expert Karen A. Dahlman joins Jim to explore the mysteries of the Ouija board. Karen shares the fascinating origins of the board, from its 19th-century spiritualist roots to its rise as a pop culture icon.
She explains why she feels the Ouija itself isn’t dangerous, and discusses how she’s used it for decades as a tool for channeling and self-discovery. Karen also sheds light on the board’s misunderstood reputation, the stor...
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October 24, 2025 • 44 mins
Author Tui Snyder joins Jim to explore some of the world’s most extraordinary burial sites and the stories they tell. From marble sculptures depicting a lover’s final farewell to wooden crosses painted with cheeky epitaphs in Romania, Tui reveals how art, humor, and faith intertwine in graveyards across the globe.
Together they discuss the evolution of cemetery art — from the grand monuments of the Victorian era to today’s simpler...
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October 21, 2025 • 50 mins
Author, historian, and scholar of the occult Mitch Horowitz joins Jim to discuss his new book The Sixth Sense: Napoleon Hill’s Ultimate Step to Success. In this wide-ranging conversation, Mitch explores the enduring idea that thought can shape reality.
They discuss how thinkers like Napoleon Hill linked imagination, emotion, and willpower to real-world outcomes, and how modern neuroscience echo those same principles today. Mitch ...
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October 14, 2025 • 64 mins
Author and investigator Richard Estep joins Jim to discuss two of his newest books and the strange cases behind them. From the enduring mystery of the Mothman legend to firsthand accounts of chilling hauntings, Richard shares what he has learned from decades spent researching the world’s most unnerving phenomena.
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October 10, 2025 • 35 mins
Something strange stirs in the cold, dark waters of Lake Superior. Author and explorer Chad Lewis joins us to share tales from his new book Supernatural Lake Superior. From ghost ships that vanish into the mist to monstrous serpents seen from the shore, the world’s largest freshwater lake hides more mysteries than you might imagine.
We also explore haunted lighthouses, eerie campgrounds, and legends that predate modern history. Ch...
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October 7, 2025 • 45 mins
Is Robert the Doll really haunted, or something even stranger?
This week on The Paranormal Podcast, Jim Harold welcomes David L. Sloan, the man who literally tends to Robert the Doll in Key West. As Robert’s longtime “doll tender,” David shares chilling firsthand encounters, new historical discoveries, and the mysterious energies surrounding the infamous artifact.
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October 3, 2025 • 47 mins
Paranormal researcher and podcaster Morgan Knudsen joins Jim to explore some of the deepest questions in the field.
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Morgan shares her unique family connection to the history of parapsychology, her early inspirations, and how she came to develop her “Teaching the Living” approach to hauntings. She explains why our own c...
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September 29, 2025 • 54 mins
When it comes to the paranormal, I’ve always admired voices that balance open-mindedness with critical thinking. That’s why Dr. Ciarán O’Keefe is my kind of skeptic. Known to many from BBC’s Uncanny with Danny Robins, Ciarán brings scientific rigor to the mysteries of the supernatural while staying open to possibilities.
In this conversation we explore:
Why skepticism doesn’t equal cynicism
How parapsychology lost visibilit...
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September 22, 2025 • 43 mins
Why do we slow down to stare at accidents, binge horror movies, or devour true crime podcasts? What draws us toward the dark and disturbing even when it frightens us?
To explore this fascinating question, I’m joined by Dr. Colton Scrivner, a behavioral scientist and the world’s leading expert on morbid curiosity.
His new book, Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can’t Look Away, digs into the psychology behind our obse...
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September 15, 2025 • 46 mins
Jim is joined by paranormal investigators and real-life couple Cody Ray DesBiens and Satori Hawes — known from Ghost Hunters, TAPS, and their paranormal investigations. Together, they share how their paths crossed through the world of the unexplained and how their relationship has become inseparable from their paranormal work.
Cody and Satori take us inside The Paranormal Couple’s Haunted Museum of Objects, Oddities, and Curiositi...
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September 8, 2025 • 35 mins
Author, good witch and paranormal TV personality Patti Negri joins us to talk about her lifelong fascination with dolls and her new book Dollcraft: A Witch’s Guide to Poppet Magic and Haunted Dolls. From Hollywood’s obsession with haunted dolls to real-world cases that have left people shaken, Patti shares why these innocent-looking objects capture so much fear and curiosity. We also hear about her personal experiences with infamou...
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September 2, 2025 • 37 mins
Spooky season kicks off in style! Jim Harold welcomes back author, storyteller, and podcaster Jeff Belanger to celebrate the release of his brand-new book Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England.
Jeff shares why New England may be America’s most haunted region, the importance of local legends, and how stories from cemeteries, roadside oddities, and even a legend of “satanic imps...
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