Otherworld

Otherworld

Otherworld tells real stories of people who have experienced something paranormal or unexplainable. Host Jack Wagner takes an open minded and journalistic approach to the subject matter and aims to uncover some of the biggest mysteries of the world and how people react to it.

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February 19, 2026 13 mins
Following her college graduation, Liz spent two years traveling the U.S., working on farms and communal living spaces as part of the WWOOF program. During a stay in Boulder, CO, she attended a school focused on psychic techniques, where she was trained in visualization exercises and energy work. Surprisingly, this is not where Liz had her otherworldly encounter. The main story centers on a period when Liz was living in a rural hou...
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Phoebe in Utah and Pat in Ohio both share their experiences of witnessing deer-like creatures while driving about their town. Strangest to them, was how uncannily they resembled actual human beings and what their origins or existence might mean for the towns they live in. Check out our Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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Soleil from our recent two Folly Beach series joins me to discuss another wild experience she had while growing up that starts when her mom takes a small Civil War relic that she found in the ruins of an old fort on Folly Beach. Listen to the full thing, and Folly Beach Pt 1 & 2 on The Otherworld Patreon To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more abo...
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February 9, 2026 61 mins
After the separation of her parents, Nina's father, Mike, bought and moved into an old 1950s house in Austin, Texas. From the start, Nina immediately felt something very off in the house as if another presence already lived there. Mike's attempts to quell her fears so that she wouldn't be too afraid to visit him were thwarted when Nina finally saw what was too great and too real to ignore. After, we hear a story from a guy named ...
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February 4, 2026 22 mins
In August 2023, Soleil went to Folly Beach in South Carolina with her husband and two friends to catch the end of the Perseid meteor shower. While stargazing, Soleil noticed a light in the sky that transitioned from a blue triangle to a vivid, flashing "rainbow" strobe that appeared to respond to her thoughts. This moment began a profound shared experience between the group of friends on the beach, and continued into the following ...
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January 26, 2026 44 mins
After Jake's spiritually healing and transcendent journey through another realm with the medicinal use of Ibogaine, he is now prepared to undergo another journey with 5meo DMT where he discovers more about the reality of this existence, and afterwards, comes to terms with the pain he has been dealt. Find more information about the retreat at: ⁠The Mission Within⁠ Find free therapy tailored to Veterans at: ⁠The Headstrong Projec...
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January 26, 2026 74 mins
Jake is a Navy veteran who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) while operating a .50-caliber machine gun during his 10 years as a SWCC. The symptoms of the TBI were debilitating and impacted all areas of his life. As Jake’s condition continued to worsen over time, he began to believe the only way out of his pain might be ending it all, until his doctor introduced him to the ancient healing medicines of ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT....
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This is a short preview of a patreon bonus episode, to hear the full thing and last week's patreon episode "Grand Canyon Orbs" you can sign up for the Otherworld Patreon In this episode our producer Haley Pehrson interviews two people with short stories that both take place in antique stores. The first one may not necessarily be paranormal... but it's an extreme case of coincidence with several layers of synchronicities that put...
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January 20, 2026 42 mins
In the first part of this episode, Beau, an audio engineer and music producer, agrees to record a few singles with their roommate’s band at an old converted barn turned recording studio, and what begins as an unexplained whispering soon escalates into the manifestation of a tall, cloaked figure appearing directly before them. In the second part, Xavier and Connor are crashing at a noise house filled with fellow musicians when a f...
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January 12, 2026 31 mins
After craving a night away from the kids and the city, Jerry and his wife, Chelsea, drove out to the backroads near Heyburn Lake in northeastern Oklahoma. The rural landscape was deeply familiar to Jerry, who had grown up in the area. As they slowly drove down the dark roads, something completely unidentifiable emerged in front of them, a large, iridescent, four-legged creature crossing their path. Check out our Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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January 5, 2026 52 mins
Chris Nasrallah, a Palestinian-American raised in Sleepy Hollow, New York, was troubled by a recurring nightmare throughout his childhood taking place near the overpass of where he grew up. 20 years later, he came to experience the truth of this dream. The Kullective Check out our Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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December 22, 2025 38 mins
During the holidays at the height of the pandemic, Andrea traveled to Yuba County, California to visit her family. Desperate for a proper bed instead of sleeping on her parent's couch, she booked a cheap nearby hotel for the night. From the moment she entered the room, something felt off, but she chalked it up to the hotel's dinky conditions and went on with her night, until she found herself ambushed by an unexpected visitor. ...
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I am joined by Wendy and Harmony for a brand new type of Patreon episode, one where we take calls from listeners about the great dilemmas they are facing and do our best to give advice. In this episode, we cover a mysterious moldy house, an anonymous warning letter, grandparents freebasing cocaine, and a mom hoping to help her 21 year old son. To listen to and watch the full two hour long episode, sign up for the Otherworld Patr...
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December 15, 2025 54 mins
When Julia and John rented an unsuspecting Airbnb for a work trip to St. George, Utah, they expected a completely ordinary week. Almost immediately, Julia began to feel as though she was being watched inside the house. Unsure whether she was imagining these experiences, she kept it to herself. But when John found himself alone in the rental, he experienced something he absolutely couldn't explain away. Check out our Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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December 8, 2025 80 mins
Athena had just moved into her first rental with four roommates from college and was excited to start off her sophomore year in what she believed to be was the perfect house in the neighborhood she always dreamed of. It was only a few weeks into living there when Athena and her roommates began noticing strange occurrences, from unexplainable noises to electronics going off. When they all decide to use an ouija board in an attempt t...
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December 3, 2025 24 mins
In this two-part patreon only series about a 24 year old plant scientist named Michael whose life is turned upside down by a strange series of paranormal events and a chance encounter with a mysterious Italian-American man named Rafael. I am putting out an extra-long preview for all of you in hopes of luring you behind the paywall. If you like what you hear, both episodes are out this week! Listen at www.patreon.com/otherworld ...
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December 1, 2025 54 mins
After graduating college, Evelyn and Cassandra moved into an old house owned by Cassandra’s sister, sharing the space with a handful of friends. As they settled into the place, they soon all experienced strange occurrences of catching glimpses or hearing sounds they were certain came from one of their roommates, only to discover that person was out of the house, in a different room altogether, or dead asleep. At first, they tried t...
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November 26, 2025 13 mins
A fisherman named Chris, deep in the Canadian wilderness, discovered a strange ring of footprints in the winter mud, including several impossibly small ones, far from anywhere a person could realistically be. When he posted about it online, a friend replied with an explanation that tied the encounter to both the supernatural and First Nations beliefs. To hear the full episode, sign up for the Otherworld Patreon To learn more a...
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November 24, 2025 57 mins
Jessica Hundley is a writer, filmmaker, and creative director whose journalistic work spans music, film, and the arts. She is the creator, author, and series editor of Taschen’s ongoing multivolume project, The Library of Esoterica, an expansive anthology that traces esoteric philosophies, mystical practices, and occult traditions through the visual history of art and media. Each volume delves into a distinct theme, from Tarot to P...
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November 17, 2025 45 mins
When Alli’s father, a New York pilot, is furloughed in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, her family turns to a new Evangelical church in search of comfort and meaning. For pre-teen Alli, the sudden shift in faith and the strict new customs are disorienting as she is just trying to keep the peace and please her parents. But when a guest preacher comes into town to perform a "Slain in the Spirit" ceremony, Alli is forced to confront...
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