I Want To Believe: Season 8

I Want To Believe: Season 8

The I Want to Believe Podcast is a small corner of the internet where the paranormal can flourish and strange stories take precedence. Hosted by author Nomar Slevik, this series shares unexplained encounters with high production value (kinda) and engaging narration. Stories include alien abductions, the black-eyed kids, Bigfoot, winged creatures, unexplained disappearances, ghosts, and much more. You can expect a new episode every month. A Maine Made Podcast | Since 2018

Episodes

March 16, 2025 19 mins

Welcome to season 8, episode 2 of the I Want to Believe podcast!


Tonight, we’re doing something a little different. Christina and I will be remixing an old episode from the third season of the podcast! I have done this previously with the Dover Demon episode and the Falkville Metal Man. A remix includes a re-recording of the original episode, an updated script, and additional audio. We hope you enjoy.


– tonight, we are remi...

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Welcome to season 7, episode 12 of the I Want to Believe podcast! Happy holidays and welcome to the season finale!!!


Open song: Last Christmas by Wham

Intermission Song: Santa's Coming For Us by Sia

Close Song: Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean


We have a unique Maine-based story for this holiday season. A young boy is told a strange story WHILE becoming a quasi-participant of it... I don't want to give away too much, you'll just have to...

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November 23, 2024 27 mins

Welcome to season 7, episode 11 of the I Want to Believe podcast! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!


Open song: New Brain by Naomi Scott/ Skye Riley

Intermission Song: Just My Name by Naomi Scott/ Skye Riley

Close Song: Keep Your Friends Close from EPIC The Musical

Open Clip from Oompaville


For this episode, Christina and I are covering a couple of missing person cases from Maine. The first case is about Elsie Davis, she had gone missing one...

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Welcome to season 7, episode 10 of the I Want to Believe podcast! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!


Opening & Closing song: Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot


This special episode of the podcast is showcasing THREE SPOOKY STORIES with a special guest! Ryan Knights from Mysterious Nocturnum will be here sharing one of his tales of terror!


Story 1 - Alone at Home by Nomar Slevik

Story 2 - Tall Amongst the Trees by Ryan Knights

Story 3 - The Faithful...

September 14, 2024 40 mins

Welcome to season 7, episode 9 of the I Want to Believe podcast!


Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clear Bones by Jean Dawson

Closing song: Praise Him by LL Cool J featuring Nas


This is New England Encounters, a presentation I made for Ryan Sprague's Anomacon 2024 Virtual Conference. It contains four mini documentaries about UFO cases across the Northeast United States. Included are: The Surry Light Bu...

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Welcome to season 7, episode 5 of the I Want to Believe podcast!


Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Take A Picture by Filter

Closing song: Does the Swallow Dream of Flying by Cosmo Sheldrake


Clips: Scary Mysteries


In Loveland, Ohio reports of a 4-foot frog roaming the marshes on its hind legs have fascinated locals and people from away, for decades. It's a narrative that dates back to the 1950s, when a bus...

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I Want to Believe Podcast – S7 E4 | Robert Michael Pyle and the Dark Divide


Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In Bloom by Nirvana

Closing song: Sasquatch by Giants in the Trees


Clips:

Butterfly Launches from Spar Pole

The Dark Divide Movie

Jane Goodall


Welcome to season 7, episode 4 of the I Want to Believe podcast!


Robert Michael Pyle, the bearded lepidopterist who stole our hearts with his seminal work, W...

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March 17, 2024 34 mins

I Want to Believe Podcast – S7 E3 | Black-Eyed Kids Part 666


Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Kids Are Alright by Chloe & Halle

Closing song: Empty by Kevin Abstract

Clips: Urban Whispers | Pandoras Mask | The Occult Report | Channel Dusk | Monstrum | What Lurks Beneath | Stephanie Harlowe


Welcome to season 7, episode 3 of the I Want to Believe podcast!


With an unobstructed gaze and the deeply unsettling i...

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January 14, 2024 28 mins

I Want to Believe Podcast – S7 E1 | The Many Predictions of Baba Vanga


Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New Season by Nadiiife

Closing song: Everybody's Safe Until... by Paris Texas

Clips: Myth Stories & Most Amazing Top Ten


Welcome to the season 7 premier of the I Want to Believe podcast! We have a special guest co-host with us today… they are the creator of Kiwi’s Cryptid World, they are an artist and photographer...

December 16, 2023 26 mins

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E12 | The Derry Faerie


Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Porn Acting by by Jean Dawson

Closing song: Voyage⁠ by Lemmino

Clips throughout by I Am the Universe - The Derry Fairy


Welcome to the season 6 finale of the I Want to Believe podcast! We have a special guest co-host with us today… we usually get her on board for the spooky season, but since the subject of this episode takes place in not...

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I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E10.5 | Otherworldly Mysteries Halloween Special II ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Host of Seraphim by Dead Can Dance & Vincent Price on PBS Mystery!

Closing song: Voyage by Lemmino


Welcome to a second 2023 Halloween Special of the I Want to Believe podcast!

Tonight we are sharing OTHERWORLDLY MYSTERIES from seasons' past. We have doppelgangers, black-eyed kids, bigfoot, ...

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August 17, 2023 34 mins

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E8 | Return of the Black-Eyed Kids ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Opening Song: Starface*⁠⁠⁠ by Jean Dawson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Closing song: I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door by Eddie Hodges

Clips throughout the episode: Monstrum by Storied


Ay! Welcome to the eighth episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!

There’s just something about black-eyed kids’ stories that chill me to the bone. So let’s continue where we left...

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I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E7 | The Sleep Watcher of Cape Elizabeth ⁠⁠⁠

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Opening Song: Sunglasses at Night⁠ by Corey Hart⁠⁠⁠ | Chin Check by N.W.A. Opening Clip: Scare Theater⁠⁠⁠ | Closing song: Crimson & Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells


Ay! Welcome to the seventh episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!...

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I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E6 | Incident in the Khamar Daban Mountains ⁠⁠⁠

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Opening Song: Power Freaks by Jean Dawson | Closing song: Black Rainbows by Miracle Musical

Opening Clip: Cadaber | Clips throughout episode: Nick Crowley


Ay! Welcome to the sixth episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!

In the summer of...

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I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E5 | Michelle Shores and a Gathering of Ghosts

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Opening Song: The Sound by Nomar Slevik | Closing song: Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen

Clips throughout episode: WABI TV


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Ay! Welcome to the fifth episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!

We’re doi...

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April 15, 2023 47 mins

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E4 | The Ammons Haunting AUDIBLE AFFILIATE LINK - Get a FREE 30 day trial to Audible - Help support the podcast!

Closing song: ⁠Pirate Radio by Jean Dawson

Clips throughout episode: Stephanie Harlowe | True Monsters

Ay! Welcome to the fourth episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast! In November of 2011, Latoya Ammons, her mother, Rosa Campbell and her three children - then aged 7, 9 ...

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February 12, 2023 27 mins

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E2 | Glitches in the Matrix

Open Songs: Darla Jade | Glitch in the Matrix Documentary - Closing song: Nomar Slevik

Clips throughout episode: Matt Santoro | The Why Files

Ay! Welcome to the second episode of season 6 of the I Want to Believe podcast!

People all over the world have been sharing stories about times they have experienced a "glitch in the matrix". That phrase, first coined from th...

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January 15, 2023 25 mins

I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E1 | The Fanged Humanoids of Kofu

Open Songs: Valley of Wolves | Ghostbusters 2 | Lil Wyte & Jelly Roll | Lonely Island  | Closing song: Nomar Slevik 

Clips throughout episode: Tara A Devlin | Kyoto Robato

Ay! Welcome to the season 6 premiere of the I Want to Believe podcast!

On the evening of February 23rd, 1975, two 7-year-old boys, Masato Kawano and Katsuhiro Yamahata, were roller...

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I Want to Believe the Podcast – S5 The Mandela Effect | 2nd Halloween Special 2022

Open: Mandela Effect Trailer | Closing song: Miracle Music by Black Rainbows

Clips throughout episode: Mathew Santoro | Bri Bennage Tedx

Ay! Welcome to a second, surprise Halloween episode of the I Want to Believe podcast!

The Mandela Effect has been confusing people around the world since 2009. But what is it exactly? The person who coined t...

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