Podcast of the Paranormal

Phantoms, Fairies, Strange Lights, and Bigfoot: A Mixed Bag of Paranormal Phenomena

Colleen Coffman, a paranormal investigator, artist, and writer, sits down to talk about some of her experiences that inspire her creativity. Some of her experiences include glowing “cigar cherry” lights in a bush near the fence-line, huge fairy rings, light phenomena with trilling sounds, and a menacing shadow figure stalking her near a fence-line. She shares a Bigfoot-like encounter in a tent near the wood-line where everything suddenly went silent. She heard heavy bipedal footsteps accompanied by a light anomaly and a strange rotten smell before it all went away like it had never been there. Colleen moves on to describe a negative entity that appeared as a well-known horror movie baddie, which followed her for months.
Colleen also mentions that there have been EVPs in her recording with other shows. We thought this would be a neat little ways for you, our audience, to take part and see what you may find. Please, reach out and let us know if anything jumps out in the audio.
If you want to share a story or be a guest on our show, email us at:contact@podcastoftheparanormal.com
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Colleen Coffman's site:https://colleencoffman.com/
Colleen Coffman's book:https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Sketch-Diary-Colleen-Coffman/dp/1955471940
Finally, go down the rabbit hole with Colleen:https://therabbithole.club/

The Unintended Episode: Reframing Our Journey Into the Paranormal

In late February 2026, we hit a wall. In an effort to break through that creative block and embrace a fresh perspective, we decided to just sit down and record our unscripted, unfiltered thoughts. While we didn't originally intend to release this conversation, we realized it offers a rare, personal look at who we are and how our understanding of the paranormal has evolved.  
Join Gabrielle and Jody as they reflect on a year of podcasting and where they see the future of the podcast headed. They discuss theories and ideas and talk about how their perspectives have changed since starting their podcast journey.  We're hoping this leads us on an interesting journey and we're thrilled to have you along with us.
If you want to share a story or be a guest on our show, email us at:contact@podcastoftheparanormal.com
If you're loving the show, the best way to support us is to like, follow, and share our episodes on social media and subscribe on your favorite podcast directory or provider. Have thoughts on today’s episode? Drop a comment on your favorite platform. And don't forget to leave us a review and tell your friends. It’s the best way to help new listeners find us. All of our links are waiting for you at: https://www.podcastoftheparanormal.com

The High Strangeness of Bigfoot: The Intersection of Science and Mystery with Ronald C. Meyer and Mark Reeder

Filmmakers and authors, Ronald C. Meyer and Mark Reeder, discuss why Bigfoot defies simple biological explanation, saying witness reports of Bigfoot vanishing, interacting with the environment unseen, and other anomalies lead him away from being an ape in the woods to something stranger. From the Patterson-Gimlin film to Jacques Vallée’s "Control System Hypothesis", we explore how intent and ritual—like investigations facilitate paranormal experiences. Gabrielle and Jody share a recent encounter and the four discuss why humans, unlike AI, are able to thrive in the mystery, and how the phenomena itself gives us just enough, to keep us asking, "What is out there?". Let us know what you think in the comments.
If you want to share a story or be a guest on our show, email us at:contact@podcastoftheparanormal.com
If you're loving the show, the best way to support us is to like, follow, and share our episodes on social media and subscribe on your favorite podcast directory or provider. Have thoughts on today’s episode? Drop a comment on your favorite platform. And don't forget to leave us a review and tell your friends. It’s the best way to help new listeners find us. All of our links are waiting for you at: https://www.podcastoftheparanormal.com
The High Strangeness of Bigfoot Book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GM32743K?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_CA3WCDQ5F9Z2ZTT52GE0
The High Strangeness of Bigfoot Documentary:https://youtu.be/34aCIbEQXao?si=FC7SoaDZtUepI3ON

You Asked a Question: Don Hill on the Legacy of Michael A. Persinger and Our Influence on the Paranormal

We are happy to share a conversation with journalist and artist Don Hill about his collaboration with Dr. Michael Persinger and the Koren (“God”) Helmet, which uses pulsed energies to stimulate the temporal lobes. Hill recounts a ghost experience in his Rocky Mountain home and later re-experiencing the same presence and fear in Persinger’s lab, raising whether such events can be created externally or reveal something that's already inherent.
He discusses external factors that may shape paranormal and religious experiences, including geophysical features, piezoelectric effects in stressed granite, infrasound and standing waves, and “space weather” from solar storms possibly correlating with anxiety and common anomalous reports. He references Jung’s view that UFOs, poltergeists, and ghosts increase during cultural tension, and explores epigenetic memory. Hill argues some people may be exceptional “psychonauts”, but emphasizes scientific measurement, and urges collaboration between artists and scientists, using tools like sound and repetition, meditative states, and art to explain how perception can be shaped into reality.
If you want to share a story or be a guest on our show, email us at:contact@podcastoftheparanormal.com
If you're loving the show, the best way to support us is to like, follow, and share our episodes on social media and subscribe on your favorite podcast directory or provider. Have thoughts on today’s episode? Drop a comment on your favorite platform. And don't forget to leave us a review and tell your friends. It’s the best way to help new listeners find us. All of our links are waiting for you at: https://www.podcastoftheparanormal.com
Visit Don Hill's Substack to follow everything he's up to:https://donhill.substack.com/
A sample of Don's art:https://musicismedicine.bandcamp.com/album/deadline-where-is-michael-persinger
One more! The namesake of this episode's title:https://musicismedicine.bandcamp.com/track/you-asked-a-question

Roundtable: Intuition vs Instruments, Our Minds, and Experience

Gather round for a casual roundtable discussion with our podcast friends at NVus Alien and Haunted Vermont as we share how we got into paranormal investigating. We talk intuition vs. tech, and concerns with the misuse of devices like K2 meters, REM-Pods, and apps. We describe moments of fear, "gut feelings", and synchronicities as a guide to certain places or people during investigations. Does the paranormal exist and interact with us externally or from within? Let us know what you think! We're hoping to continue our discussions again soon. Let us know what you think!
If you want to share a story or be a guest on our show, email us at:contact@podcastoftheparanormal.com
Visit us at:https://www.podcastoftheparanormal.com
NVus Alien Podcast:https://www.nvusalien.com/
Haunted Vermont Podcast:https://hauntedvermont.org/

Johnny's Ghosts: Family Too and More Personal Accounts

Welcome back to the second part of our conversation with Johnny Hull. He talks about shared experiences he's had with family members and a few more personal stories. Plus, he recounts a chilling encounter while hunting—a strange apparition that feels less like a ghost and more like a time anomaly or a doppelgänger.
If you want to share a story or be a guest on our show, email us at:contact@podcastoftheparanormal.com
Visit us at:https://www.podcastoftheparanormal.comCheck out Johnny's book: John's Ghosts: Haunted Till I Die?:A True Account of Growing Up in a Haunted House with Ghosts, a Murdering Demon(s) and Other Paranormal Activity. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/johns-ghosts-johnny-hull/1147556225

Johnny's Ghosts: Inherited Abilities and Growing Up Haunted

Johnny Hull has experienced a lifetime of the unexplained. In the first of two parts, Johnny shares how he inherited his abilities from his mother and learned to trust his intuition through years of paranormal encounters.
If you want to share a story or be a guest on our show, email us at:contact@podcastoftheparanormal.com
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Check out Johnny's book: John's Ghosts: Haunted Till I Die?:A True Account of Growing Up in a Haunted House with Ghosts, a Murdering Demon(s) and Other Paranormal Activity. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/johns-ghosts-johnny-hull/1147556225

Exploring the Estes Method

How did we get from spirit horns to spirit boxes? We’re exploring a brief history of Instrumental Trans-Communication (ITC), starting with American Spiritualism, moving through the magnetic tape era, and landing on the Estes Method. Conceived at the Stanley Hotel in 2016 by Connor J. Randall, Karl Pfeiffer, and Michelle Tate, it’s a fascinating paranormal experiment and investigation tool. We’ll discuss how to use it and why we love it, while keeping a grounded perspective. Do you use the Estes Method in your own investigations?  Do you use similar or modified versions? Let us know!
Sources:Article with interview of Connor: https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3756516/hellier-investigator-connor-j-randall-discusses-the-stanley-hotel-and-co-creating-the-estes-method-interview/#:~:text=BD:%20During%20your%20time%20as,box%2C%20and%20things%20like%20that.
Spirits of the Stanley: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL34zsUPmZp5p4yYzW-7kVqgBSpBR2gdVI
Haunted Objects Podcast Episode:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FX2DBT95mBo
https://www.scottish-paranormal.co.uk/post/the-power-of-instrumental-trans-communication-itc-validating-spirit-communication#:~:text=A%20Brief%20History%20of%20ITC,psychically%20from%20a%20deceased%20scientist.
https://www.academia.edu/79656258/Paranormal_Review_ITC_paper
https://bureauoflostculture.podbean.com/e/evp-voices-from-the-other-side/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1466138119872519#:~:text=Other%20researchers%20had%20more%20conscious%20aspirations%20in,regularly%20invite%20random%20people%20to%20interpret%20them.
https://atransc.org/about-aaevp/
https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/jurgenson-friedrich-1903-1987
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/sensory-deprivation#:~:text=by%20the%20experience.-,The%20term%20“prisoner's%20cinema”%20comes%20from%20the%20vivid%20hallucinatory%20phenomena,to%20the%20hallucinations%20%5B22%5D.
https://www.healthline.com/health/ganzfeld-effect

Spirits at the Ritz

Old theaters always have stories to tell, but the Ritz in Scranton has over a century of them. From its golden age in Vaudeville to the shadows of the present day, The Ritz Theater is a treasure trove of history and stories of things that go bump in the night. Are the spirits of the Ritz still putting on a show? Listen and decide for yourself.
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Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/530076300/?match=1&terms=poli%20theater%20sold
https://www.lackawannacounty.org/news_detail_T8_R67.php#:~:text=Built%20in%201906%20by%20S.Z.,balcony%20and%20second%20story%20balcony

Revisiting The Church

We’re headed back to The Church after being chased out by an antlered shadow figure during our first investigation. Gabrielle and Jody return with Jeff to continue investigating this local spot. We’re breaking down the local legends and revealing the evidence we captured. Would you go back?
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