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 that share a theme, with Sapphire's thoughtful commentary weaving them together. To share your story, send an email to story@storieswithsapphire.com | Support the show on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/storieswithsapphire
Episodes
July 24, 2024 • 37 mins
Back in 2011, my sister's friend took the strangest photo I've ever seen: an unidentified person appeared in the center, with no explanation. So for this week’s episode, I wanted to share true stories from real people who have also witnessed an unexplainable figure, in the hopes that we can find some answers together. Visit storieswithsapphire.com to see the photo.
Ch 1 - The Cat Skull, submitted by Mew. I tell the tale of a dark ...
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July 17, 2024 • 38 mins
In this week's bonus episode, I compiled some of my favorite guest stories from the past 4 years.
Ch 1 - How did we end up here? with Cory Choy. Originally aired July 2020
Ch 2 - Dont mess with me, with Lyn Pacificar. Originally aired March 2020
Ch 3 - The woman in the church, with Rachel Marr. Originally aired March 2021
Ch 4 - The man with features crawling on his face, with Mark Alan Miller. Originally aired Feb 2020
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July 9, 2024 • 36 mins
A hot topic right now is the ethics of AI generated images and audio. What these programs are able to mimic can be scarily accurate. But this type of trickery has been going on for a long time…by spirits. People all over the world have been reporting seeing or hearing family or friends in places they actually weren’t. Spirits have already been doing what we fear AI will do in the future.
So for this week’s episode, I wanted to shar...
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A couple weeks ago I went to Twentynine Palms and had some really incredible paranormal experiences that you’ll hear about in the future. While I was out there I was reminded of a couple stories from a few years back. So while the show is still on a break, I wanted to share these stories again - as a reminder of just how freaky the desert is.First, my friend Arthur tells us of the intelligent beam of light he witnessed in Joshua Tr...
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June 12, 2024 • 30 mins
In this week's bonus episode, I read an email from Brenda Draper, a Navajo woman in Arizona who's had quite a journey. If you have any advice for Brenda, send it to storieswithsapphire@gmail.com. Regular episodes will be returning soon, thank you for your patience!
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May 22, 2024 • 21 mins
In this week’s minisode, I’ll be reading an email from someone who also sees Animal Auras like Aurora from S5 E4 "Creature Companions", and I have some interesting updates from Ted, who you may remember from S9 E2 "A Haunted Life". Regular episodes will be returning soon! If you'd like to submit an email or story, you can send it to storieswithsapphire@gmail.com
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May 15, 2024 • 17 mins
Regular episodes (and a brand new season) are returning soon! In the meantime, here's another edition of Small Tales & Emails, minisodes where I share your responses and emails to the podcast.Ch 1 - A paranormal life, submitted by MaddieCh 2 - Beele, submitted by Camas
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May 8, 2024 • 17 mins
Regular episodes (and a brand new season) are returning soon! In the meantime, here's another edition of Small Tales & Emails, minisodes where I share your responses and emails to the podcast.Ch 1 - The beeping, submitted by WrijaCh 2 - Your description of Reiki is inaccurate, submitted by ColleenCh 3 - Letter from an atheist, submitted by Adam Lombardo
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April 24, 2024 • 36 mins
"Rest in peace." We say this when somebody passes because we hope that their spirit moves to the other side peacefully. But sometimes that transition is disrupted, resulting in a ghost. In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing stories of spirits who are still lingering on earth, unable to rest.First, I tell the tale of a grandfather ghost who had to deal with his feuding wife and mistresses.Then, I narrate the time a young girl was haun...
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April 17, 2024 • 16 mins
This is Small Tales & Emails, where I read your responses to the podcast in between regular episodes. As always, if youd like to submit an email or story, you can send it to storieswithsapphire@gmail.com. In this week’s episode, I’ll be sharing email responses from the Close Calls episode a few weeks ago.
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April 10, 2024 • 38 mins
Have you ever had a dream that made you wonder if a spirit was communicating with you? In this week’s episode, I’ll be sharing true stories from real people who have.First, I tell the tale of a nursing student who dreamed of a stranger looking for her baby. Then, I recount the time a person saw the same little girl in their dreams for a week. Next, I share the story of a person who saw a glowing white figure in the middle of the ni...
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April 3, 2024 • 12 mins
Welcome to Small Tales & Emails, where I read your responses to the podcast in between regular episodes. As always, If youd like to submit an email or story, you can send it to storieswithsapphire@gmail.comToday, I’d like to share an email from Aura. She’s the one who told us of the mysterious woman on the highway and the afterlife hotel. She sent the following after she heard the story about genetic memory this past December and t...
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March 27, 2024 • 34 mins
Have you ever had a dangerous close call? This week, I’ll be sharing true stories of real people who had brushes with the other side, and lived to tell about it.First, I tell the tale of a kid who kept getting mysteriously lured out of bed. Then, I share the story of a woman’s close encounter with an unknown winged creature. Next, I recount the time a kid was surrounded by a Tik Tik. Then, I narrate the account of a young person wh...
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March 13, 2024 • 37 mins
Have you ever walked into a building and immediately became overwhelmed by… a weird feeling? And you couldn’t really pinpoint why? You just knew something felt…off. Because mainstream representations of the paranormal are dramatized and sensationalized, people think that these experiences need to be BIG and SCARY in order to be real. But sometimes - maybe, most of the time - it’s subtle. Sometimes you dont find a reason. Sometimes ...
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March 6, 2024 • 37 mins
Yesterday, a new paranormal documentary was released on several streamers and platforms including Apple TV and Amazon Prime. It’s called Shadows in the Desert, and it was directed by, written by, and stars Derek Hayes (Monsters Among Us) and David Flora (Blurry Photos). I even make a couple appearances in the film as well! So on today’s bonus episode, I sat down with Derek and David and we discussed the challenges they faced creati...
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February 28, 2024 • 37 mins
When I was getting serious about magick and opening my third eye, a skeletal face appeared to me in a vision. For this week’s episode, I wanted to share other true stories from real people who have also had bizarre experiences looking into an unfamiliar face. First, I tell the tale of a girl who was haunted by an unknown face under her bed. Then, I recount the time a man’s coworker’s face morphed in front of him. Next, I share the ...
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February 14, 2024 • 46 mins
Welcome to Season 10! Thank you for listening these past 4 years! Today’s episode features true stories from real people who have also encountered a stranger who turned out to be more than they expected. First, I share the story of a young kid who made 2 new mysterious friends at the beach. Then, I narrate the time a teen was approached by a hooded man at a carnival. And finally, we hear from Lea Sportis about the woman in her gran...
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January 31, 2024 • 27 mins
We have reached the end of this mini series featuring different deities and their devotees. This week, I’m joined by my dear dear friend Rannie AuGoGo. She works with many different deities, but today she’ll tell us all about Papa Legba, the Vodou deity of communication and crossroads. She talks about her relationship to Papa Legba, miraculous ways that he’s assisted her, concerns about appropriation, and insight on how to build me...
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January 17, 2024 • 36 mins
While the show is still on a break, we’ll be continuing the mini series with devotees of different deities and spirits. Today, we hear from Ry, a devotee of Santa Muerte, the Mexican folk saint of Death. Ry discusses who Santa Muerte is, how they found their way to her, some of their most profound experiences with her, and resources on how to learn more about her.||Ry @themestizomysticThe Red Text Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com...
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January 10, 2024 • 22 mins
Happy 2024! While the show is still on a break, I’ll be releasing bonus episodes speaking with devotees of various deities and spirits. Today, I share what led me to become a devotee of the Filipino (Visayan) goddess Dalikamata, and I speak with Angelica Cresci, a devotee of Hades, King of the Underworld in the Greek pantheon.Angelica Cresci: https://www.angelicacresci.com/
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