Shadow Initiative Paranormal Talk

Shadow Initiative Paranormal Talk

Shadow Initiative Paranormal Talk is hosted by authors and ghost hunters Stephen Lancaster and Rick Hale. With a lighthearted approach, they bring years of research, experiences, compelling evidence, stories, investigations, brutal honesty, and controversial topics to this unique, uncensored, uninhibited independent streaming show.

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May 5, 2024 90 mins

In this episode, Rick and Stephen discuss disabled paranormal investigators, the types of paranormal enthusiasts, a woman with 50,000 bees in her wall, a man who killed a man over Bigfoot, and the haunting of Brentwood Wine Bistro. During this episode, they reveal captivating footage of an apparition in a restaurant, more info on the Paranormal 360 TV project, and close out with a brand new Ghost Watch. The hosts play games with th...

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In this episode, paranormal investigators and authors Rick Hale and Stephen Lancaster expose the 1955 Nuclear Test Footage as fake. Rick delivers News of the Weird with a guy who likes to get his rocks off with a car. The duo discusses the unwritten laws of paranormal land, fame seekers, and taking things at face value. A new Creature of the Week and a new Ghost Watch narrated by Rick Hale. All of that and so much more on thi...

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April 19, 2024 73 mins

On this episode, Rick and Stephen share listener ghost stories and discuss the recent wave of Alien and UFO whistleblowing.

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April 19, 2024 77 mins

On this episode of Shadow Initiative Paranormal Talk and TV, Rick and Stephen discuss the latest attempt at paranormal reality tv in the form of Eli Roth's new "The Legion of Exorcists." They cover the gamut of what paranormal reality tv actually is and how sex is selling fake paranormal investigators. Also on the program, a woman has a full-blown orgasm during the Los Angeles Philharmonic's performance of Tch...

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April 19, 2024 84 mins

Stephen and Rick welcome very special guest, Showrunner and Producer Laura Marini.

Laura Marini has been intrigued by the unknown since she can remember, favoring books on ghosts, witches, and the unexplained from a very early age. A producer for over a quarter century, she is happiest when she can combine her background in storytelling with the unknown, the mysterious, and the paranormal. In the past decade, she ...

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April 19, 2024 87 mins

On this episode, Rick and Stephen welcome animator, Oscar winner, and independent filmmaker, Ron Chevarie to the show to discuss his upcoming horror film, "The Who Incident."

Ron has been an animator for over 30 years, helping to win awards and create classics including Space Jam, The Princess and the Frog, Klaus, and Green Eggs and Ham. Most recently, he was part of the artistic team who helped win the Os...

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Imagine a paranormal investigative reality show that left no doubt in your mind. Imagine a show with complete and total transparency. Imagine ending each episode without question about what you just witnessed. Envision a show that tells you like it is, uncensored, brutally honest, and wholeheartedly real. Rick Hale and Stephen Lancaster are going to deliver just that.

No producers. No camera crew. No storywriters....

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April 19, 2024 89 mins

Paranormal investigators and authors Rick and Stephen return for episode 101 where they shove the reality of paranormal television right down your uncensored throat.

In this episode, they discuss the disgusting nature of paranormal television and its followers while releasing a rather captivating and damning audio recording of a famous ghost hunter caught faking a ghost. Rick shares three very weird, but true stor...

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March 12, 2023 89 mins

In this episode, Rick and Stephen reveal new information on the drama circling the Travel Channel and Discovery+ concerning Zak Bagan's bullying, fraud, and mission to control and monetize all public paranormal content. Paranormal show cancellations are confirmed by a producer slipping Shadow Initiative information.

Also on the program, a listener sends us insane trail camera footage of an undeniable flesh-and-blood...

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February 26, 2023 96 mins

Paranormal investigator & filmmaker Tony Cadwell returns to the Shadow Initiative to discuss his films, the fake paranormal television industry, and the future. Tony Cadwell is known for Haunted Connecticut, Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation (2021), and Behind the Sightings (2021).



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In this week's Shadow Initiative, Rick and Stephen discuss the importance of experience in the paranormal field. A Texas couple is dealing with horny ghosts & Viagra? We'll show you a video sent to us of a possible UFO. The Haunted Salvage segment returns with a spirit shedding some light on the subject and Rick gets dragged into bull$h!t paranormal drama. Ghost Watch brings you the Brumder Mansion.

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February 14, 2023 87 mins

In this episode, Rick and Stephen discuss the recent UFOs our government shot down, the paranormal code of conduct and ethics to follow, a man chases people naked with a plunger, Christians up in arms over a Grammy performance, throwing stars are now legal, a brand new Ghost Watch and so much more!In this episode, Rick and Stephen discuss the recent UFOs our government shot down, the paranormal code of conduct an...

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On this episode of Shadow Initiative Paranormal Talk & TV, we’re bringing the real and the weird with live video footage of a ghost train on fire and burning down the tracks, the painful truth behind the infamous Amityville hoax, a priest buys his ticket to hell when he brings not one, but two Dominatrix’s to church for some baby making, a man is using his penis to support his religion, we ask the question; is it OK to be in mo...

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Rick and Stephen welcome MUFON Illinois Field Investigator Brandon Burton to the show to talk all things U.F.O. and paranormal. Is it all a conspiracy? Is extraterrestrial life real? Find out on this episode of Shadow Initiative Talk & TV.



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January 8, 2023 83 mins

Rick and Stephen welcome paranormal investigator Christina Lancaster to the show to discuss her experiences as a Nurse in the paranormal field. The hosts also reveal captivating footage of a currently unidentified sea creature stalking the coast of North Carolina. Ricks lays out this week's news of the weird with a man using his penis to buy alcohol and burglars who call the police for help moving the stolen goods. All of that,...

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On our Halloween Special, we discuss the infamous and highly haunted, Norman the Doll. Also on the program, Jack o’ Laterns is full of meth, vampire teeth do not require glue, and watch out for poop! The hosts also share listener ghost stories and Rick recites Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven.  All of that and more, are on this week's Shadow Initiative Paranormal Talk.



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October 23, 2022 66 mins

Stephen and Rick welcome special guest paranormal investigator and star of the new Netflix series 28 Days Haunted and the Holzer Files, Shane Pittman to the show.

Shane discusses his childhood haunt, interest in the paranormal, Hans Holzer cases, and his experience on the Holzer Files television show.



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October 13, 2022 74 mins

In this episode, we will discuss drug and alcohol use in investigations. Then we'll search the Australian outback for a living dinosaur, the Burrunjor. On weird news, we'll learn about a tattoo artist who gives his female patrons a happy ending and other stories. And we'll end it with a new Ghost Watch. All of that and more, are on this week's Shadow Initiative Paranormal Talk.



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September 27, 2022 75 mins

In this episode, we have a smorgasbord of topics to cover. First, we'll discuss the two most feared words in a man’s life, “size matters.” But it’s not what you think. Then we have some crazy News Of The Weird Stories that involve a man amputating his own leg in front of his daughter, the police are no match for a masturbating man, and life is a highway until the highway is full of dildos and lube. In Creature Of The Week...

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September 15, 2022 68 mins

In this episode, Rick and Stephen discuss the power of suggestion when it comes to paranormal occurrences, a couple finds $120,000 which sparks a shopping spree, a man brings a sword to a gunfight, and a four-eared cat has the best hearing in the world. Headless humans were once a recognized race. Creature of the Week brings the drool with the legendary Chupacabra and this week’s Ghost Watch continues Trailing Peter Underwood. This...

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