Stories with Sapphire
Join host Sapphire Sandalo, a queer Filipino (Cebuano/Ilonggo) American occultist on a mission to add more empathy and diversity to the paranormal, supernatural, and horror communities through stories and interviews from the Philippines and around the world. Each episode includes true stories, with Sapphire's thoughtful commentary woven throughout. To share your story, send an email to story@storieswithsapphire.com | Support the show on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/storieswithsapphire "...It’s almost like the storytellers are in a therapy session, with Sapphire as their wise guide." -Lifehacker
Episodes
April 30, 2025 • 59 mins
In this week's bonus episode (recorded on April 3rd), the Paranormal Pinays (me, Lyn Pacificar, and Rannie AuGoGo) have a casual chat about some cool synchronicities that happened before our batok ceremony, the meanings behind our markings, our blood ritual, the accuracy of the horror movie Talk To Me, and as always we gush about how much we love and appreciate each other lol <3
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April 23, 2025 • 32 mins
In today's episode, you'll hear from Rob Gutro: author, medium, and retired NASA meteorologist. He had so much incredible and scientific insight about the spirit world, along with many amazing stories to share, I could've talked to him for hours. But for now, you’ll hear about how he interacts with the ghosts of historical places, the difference between a ghost and a spirit,
his theory on what demons are, and so much more.
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April 16, 2025 • 33 mins
In today’s episode, you’ll hear about the woman who was cursed by a jealous Vietnamese witch, a nursing student in a haunted hospital in the Philippines, and a cat who screamed for help.
Ch 1 - Vietnamese black magic, submitted by Viet
Ch 2 - The peeking spirit, submitted by Shane
Ch 3 - The talking cat, with Kat & Jethro of Box of Oddities https://www.boxofoddities.com
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April 9, 2025 • 33 mins
In this episode, you'll hear from Sadhu Dah, a world-traveling digital nomad and exorcist. While originally from the states, he now resides in Southeast Asia. You'll hear about the alien hand case in Russia, the very first possession that launched his work as an exorcist, the differences between spirit interaction in Western and Eastern cultures, and so much more.
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April 2, 2025 • 36 mins
Welcome to a brand new season! In today’s episode, you’ll hear about a haunted house in central California, a home in Australia inhabited by a ghost boy and an elongated shadow, and a restaurant in the Philippines populated by a family of entities.
Ch 1 - House of scaredy cats, submitted by Em
Ch 2 - The ghost boy and elongated shadow, submitted by Ella
Ch 3 - The family of entities, submitted by Bao
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March 28, 2025 • 30 secs
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March 26, 2025 • 55 mins
The show returns from break NEXT WEEK, so here is another bonus episode from the weekly Paranormal Pinays livestream that I do with Lyn Pacificar and Rannie Augogo, where we discuss the paranormal and supernatural from our perspectives as magickal Bisaya women.
This episode was filmed on National Love Your Pet Day, so we shared stories of our pets on the other side, and even how our pets help us magickally in this physical realm. ...
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March 19, 2025 • 55 mins
The show is still on a break. In the meantime, here is another edition of Paranormal Pinays, the weekly livestream that I do with Lyn Pacificar and Rannie AuGoGo, where we casually discuss everything paranormal and supernatural from our perspectives as magickal Bisaya women. This livestream was recorded back in November of last year after the election, and we thought it would be a good idea to talk about spiritual protection.
We d...
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March 12, 2025 • 58 mins
This episode is NOT censored, and brushes on topics like sexual abuse, so listener discretion is advised.
This week’s bonus episode is from a weekly livestream that I do with my friends Lyn Pacificar and Rannie Augogo. We call ourselves Paranormal Pinays, and we casually discuss the paranormal and supernatural from our perspectives as magickal Bisaya women.
This episode was recorded back on Halloween last year, and as usual we st...
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February 12, 2025 • 39 mins
LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED. In this episode, I speak with the human witch Janelle Lassalle (and the demon Lilith) about her book based on her real life paranormal experiences, how demons helped medically diagnose what doctors could not, how Lucifer saved her from a Tinder date gone bad, what’s really behind the fear of demonic possession, and so much more.
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January 29, 2025 • 38 mins
In today’s episode, you’ll hear about the strange apparitions a teenager witnessed during an eclipse, a Latvian trickster spirit that’s become a family friend, a deceased father who said one last goodbye, and a description of what heaven might be like.
Ch 1 - Eclipse strangeness, submitted by Dylan
Ch 2 - Little Man from the Woods, submitted by Lennon
Ch 3 - It's going to be okay, submitted by Sofie
Ch 4 - I've seen heaven, submit...
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January 15, 2025 • 32 mins
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Ch 1 - The rosary, submitted by Anonymous. A grandpa provokes an entity in his home.
Ch 2 - The hitchhiker, submitted by Min. A girl witnesses a mysterious hitchhiker.
Ch 3 - The Chuppa night, submitted by Ely. A kid and their dad have a run in with a Dominican folkloric creature.
Ch 4 - My brother's double, submitted by Nicci. Somethi...
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January 1, 2025 • 43 mins
Rissa Miller is a ghost tour guide in Maryland and a tea leaf reader. She is a wonderful encyclopedia of knowledge and tales and today she tells us of the fiery entity that appears to her throughout her life, a ghost named Loretta that she frequently speaks with, the shapeshifting imp of Clark Alley, a bartender who developed a relationship with the resident ghost, and she demonstrates how she reads tea leaves.
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Submit your own stories to story@storieswithsapphire.com
Ch 1: I can smell death, submitted by Loni
Ch 2: I've been here before, submitted by Jordan
Ch 3: I experimented with sleep paralysis, submitted by Stephanie
Ch 4: Angel of Death, with Eric Freeman Sims
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December 4, 2024 • 62 mins
En-May Mangels (Intuitive Spiritual Advisor, Medium, “Your Tour Guide to the Spirit Realm”) is such an adorable and colorful beam of light. I first saw her while scrolling through TikTok, sharing a story that she’ll later share with you here today. You’ll also hear about:
Her family of literal superheroes, including her cousin who walked through the Great Wall,
The house that no one was buying because it was so packed with stubborn...
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November 27, 2024 • 36 mins
Ch 1: An entity's marriage proposal, submitted by Lynn
Ch 2: You demon blooded creature, submitted by Lan
Ch 3: Wear your helmet, with Lydia Han @acnemindcare
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November 20, 2024 • 132 mins
On October 30th, Spectrevision Radio hosted a Ghost Story Slam at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. Nine storytellers shared their ghost stories to a sold out crowd and a panel of podcasters: Jim Perry (Euphomet), Jack Wagner (Otherworld), Betsy Sodaro (A Funny Feeling), Daniel Noah & Elijah Wood (Visitations), and me! Enjoy!
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October 31, 2024 • 48 mins
This episode contains mentions of abuse, graphic descriptions of violence, and brief profanity.
In October of 2022, I had the honor of writing a show for a Halloween event at the beach, where storytellers spun tales for an audience sitting around a bonfire. My stories were brought to life by the incredibly talented actress Nicole Javier, and the event was produced by Eric Vosmeier and David Ruzicka. It was truly a special experien...
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October 30, 2024 • 65 mins
Demon: a word that invokes many different reactions. Turn off the lights, grab your protective amulets, and listen to these true stories from real people who have been the unfortunate witness to horrifying inhuman entities.
Ch 1 - You're mine now, subimtted by Cheyenne. The time someone messed around with a Ouija board and welcomed in a taunting entity.
Ch 2 - What did you summon? Aaron Sagers tells us of the demon his brother su...
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October 23, 2024 • 25 mins
In this week’s bonus episode, Edwin Covarrubias (host of a range of podcasts on Scary FM network) shares stories of a sheet-like ghost, a possible hex, a witch that turned herself into a ball of fire, and more. After you listen to Edwin’s stories, make sure you check out Scary Story Podcast, where I narrate a story this week.
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