Stories with Sapphire

Stories with Sapphire

Join host Sapphire Sandalo, a 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

True folklore stories from the Philippines: with the editors of Signos, a Filipino fiction anthology of supernatural stories

October 29, 2025 • 64 mins
Join me for an hour of supernatural stories with John Bengan  and Darryl Delgado, two of the editors of "Signos", a fictional anthology of Filipino supernatural stories. From body snatching aswang, to people disappearing to invisible realms, Jon and Darryl share real stories that they’ve heard or experienced - stories that will definitely remind you of others you’ve heard on the show before, once again proving that these are more t...
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Stories from Twentynine Palms: The bizarre orb, The entity leaving

October 15, 2025 • 20 mins
A couple weekends ago I had a table with Steffany Strange at the Spooktackular Festival in Twentynine Palms, CA. Guests came up and shared their ghost stories - and their INCREDIBLE paranormal photos. Trust me, you don't want to miss them. View the photos on Spotify or https://www.storieswithsapphire.com/episode-photos Thank you to: Wye Davis Sandy & Donnie King of Corona Paranormal Christopher Ashlee of Crossing the...
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What's in my home?: Something broke in; The blue man in the corner; The Sacramento house

October 8, 2025 • 36 mins
In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing true stories from real people who have seen unfamiliar beings in their homes, like the tall figure in Turkey, the blue dancing man, and the face in the sprinkler. If you can provide any additional insight to the stories you hear today, or if you feel compelled to share your own experiences, or if you have any leads on any locations that could use an investigation, send me an email at story@stori...
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Spewtron! Conversation with Cig Neutron about our short film "BREEDER"

October 1, 2025 • 28 mins
This week is a collaboration with the Spewtron Podcast, in which me and Cig Neutron discuss our horror short film "BREEDER"! Cig goes into detail about how they created the special effects makeup for the Tikbalang, we discuss how we as occultists transmute heavy energy through dark art, and we talk a little bit about my dark fantasy musical! We are currently raising money to finish the film! You can learn more at https://igg.m...
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Grandma's House: the investigation of my grandma's house; The caravan is coming; The zombie girl; Grandma's Amityville Horror House

September 24, 2025 • 42 mins
This season is starting off with stories about haunted grandmas! After sharing numerous stories of hauntings in my grandma's house, I finally conducted an investigation there, which led to some interesting discoveries. In this week's episode I'll be sharing that story, as well as the grandma who heard a spectral caravan pass her home in Mexico, the grandma who came back to say hello around Halloween, and the grandma whose house h...
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Stories Revisited: Not What They Seem: Stories of spirits imitating humans and animals

July 30, 2025 • 32 mins
If a spirit walked past you, would you even know? In this week’s episode, I’ll be sharing stories from real people who encountered entities pretending to be something else. [This episode originally aired 6/12/2023] Listen to the Dinky Podcast - https://dinkypod.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Mexican bell witch; The red light; Time traveling in a dream

July 9, 2025 • 33 mins
Have you ever heard a mysterious bell while hiking? Or woken up in the middle of the night to your room filled with mysterious light? Have you ever time travelled in a dream? In today’s episode, you’ll hear true stories from real people who have. If you have also experienced something unexplainable and would like to share it with the show, you can email it to story@storieswithsapphire.com Ch 1 - The Mexican bell witch; submitted ...
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The silver gas station; Flour on the stairs; The preta family; Marisol

June 25, 2025 • 30 mins
Have you ever experienced a time slip? Or caught physical proof of a spirit? Have you ever lived among the dead without knowing it? Or ever had a deceased relative come back to say hello? In today’s episode, you’ll hear real stories from people who can say yes to all these questions. And if you can also say yes and would like your story read on the show, you can send it in an email to story@storieswithsapphire.com  Ch 1 - The sil...
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Stories Revisited: Spirits and AI

June 11, 2025 • 34 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 bonus episode, I wanted ...
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The face in the car; Things go missing; Dancer on the beach; I am my great grandma

June 4, 2025 • 32 mins
In today’s episode, you’ll hear about a phantom face that shows up in a photo in Greece, an entity who likes to steal things, the spirit that appeared on a beach in Indonesia,  and a person who believes they are the reincarnation of their great-grandmother.  If you have a real paranormal experience you’d like to share on the show, send it in an email to story@storieswithsapphire.com Ch 1 - The face in the car; submitted by Mary ...
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The seventh stranger; The girl with no eyes

May 28, 2025 • 30 mins
In today’s episode, you’ll hear about a group of college students who had to work a late night in a haunted building, and a young girl who befriended a nuisance in her home. If you’d like early access to ad-free versions of the podcast, you can join my patreon at patreon.com/storieswithsapphire Ch 1 - The seventh stranger, submitted by Hiro Ch 2 - The girl with no eyes, submitted by Hannah Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
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Throw rocks at the devil; Something doesn't like my crystals; Spiritually broken arm; My husband's gift from the other side

May 14, 2025 • 39 mins
In today’s episode, you’ll hear about the girl who asks you to throw rocks at the devil with her down by the river, the crystal enthusiast who starts experiencing strange activity, the girl whose arm became injured out of nowhere, and the gift Lindsay Stanton received from her husband after he passed. Ch 1 - Throw rocks at the devil, submitted by Bethany Ch 2 - Something doesn't like my crystals, submitted by Pookie Ch 3 - Spi...
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Updates about my short film "BREEDER"!

May 7, 2025 • 14 mins
Regular episodes of the show will be returning next week! But here is an update about my short film "BREEDER" that you may or may not have seen me post about before. Thank you to Decentralized Pictures, Jed Shepherd, Eduardo Sanchez, and Roman Coppola! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Paranormal Pinays: Receiving our batok together, and more!

April 30, 2025 • 58 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 Follow Lyn https://www.herbalaria.com https://www....
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Stories with Rob Gutro: Medium and Retired NASA Meteorologist

April 23, 2025 • 31 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.  Follow...
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Vietnamese black magic; The peeking spirit; The talking cat (with Box of Oddities)

April 16, 2025 • 32 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...
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Stories With Sadhu Dah: The Exorcist

April 9, 2025 • 32 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. If you’re a member of my Patreon, you can hear the ad-free extended ...
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House of scaredy cats; The ghost boy and elongated shadow; The family of entities

April 2, 2025 • 35 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 Learn more about your ad cho...
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Stories With Sapphire Trailer

March 28, 2025 • 30 secs
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Paranormal Pinays: Pet stories!

March 26, 2025 • 54 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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