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Tinfoil Tales is where eyewitnesses tell their stories. Each week, host Brandon Wright sits down with people who have come face to face with the unexplained: Bigfoot and Dogman encounters, UFO sightings and abductions, ghosts, shadow people, and the high strangeness in between, along with the researchers trying to make sense of it all. Since 2022, Brandon has recorded more than 300 interviews. Brandon's documentary, The Mississinewa Triangle, investigates one of Indiana's most active paranormal hotspots, and audio from Tinfoil Tales was featured in Bugonia, which was nominated for an Academy Award.
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- 2 days ago1h 9m
Ep. 280: The Girl With Shark Teeth
Historian, researcher, and experiencer Stephanie returns to Tinfoil Tales to explore the strange overlap between folklore, history, and modern paranormal encounters. Growing up with unexplained experiences eventually led Stephanie into academic research surrounding spiritualism, New Orleans voodoo, mediumship, folklore, and the historical accounts of people who claimed to interact with spirits and entities that weren't necessarily human. We discuss the strange beings that appear throughout different cultures, from fairies, goblins and little people to modern reports of pale crawlers, black-eyed kids, aliens and other humanoids. Are these completely different creatures, or have people throughout history been encountering the same phenomenon and simply interpreting it through the culture and beliefs of their time? The conversation also ventures into Kentucky's extensive cave systems, the Hopkinsville Goblins, Bigfoot, Dogman, ancient giants, thought forms, demons, alien abductions and the striking similarities between modern encounter reports and centuries-old stories of people being taken by the Fae. Stephanie also shares one of her most disturbing personal encounters. While attending college, she encountered what appeared to be a young girl standing at the top of a staircase after something physically pushed her down the steps. The child looked almost completely normal, except for her unusually dark eyes and a mouth filled with small, pointed teeth. The activity appeared connected to a string of beads her roommate had secretly placed beneath Stephanie's bed. We also discuss haunted objects, why museums may contain far more paranormal activity than most visitors realize, and the difficulty of labeling every unexplained entity as either a ghost or a demon. Sometimes the strangest part of these stories isn't that people continue seeing impossible things. It's how similar those things have been for hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of years. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago1h 25m
Ep. 279: The Galactic Federation and the Man Who Never Stops Streaming
Rabbi Rothschild joins the show to discuss his unusual project of livestreaming his life 24 hours a day, seven days a week, creating what he describes as a digital diary and time capsule of modern human history. The conversation eventually turns toward UFO disclosure and the extraordinary claims made by former Israeli space official Haim Eshed, including alleged government knowledge of extraterrestrial intelligence, a so-called Galactic Federation, secret cooperation with non-human civilizations, and the belief that humanity may not yet be ready for full disclosure. We also discuss Eshed’s reported return to the subject after years of silence, alleged Men in Black encounters, whistleblower protections, Project Blue Beam, the growing acceptance of the UAP phenomenon, and whether disclosure will happen through one undeniable event or continue slowly over time. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 weeks ago1h 40m
Ep. 278: The Sleeper Agent: Lyme Disease & Biological Warfare
Author and researcher A.W. Finnegan joins the show to discuss his book The Sleeper Agent: The Rise of Lyme Disease, Chronic Illness, and the Great Imitator Antigens of Biological Warfare. After his own experience with Lyme disease led him down a years-long research path, Finnegan began digging into the history of biological warfare, Nazi virologist Erich Traub, Project Paperclip, Plum Island, and Cold War experiments involving ticks, insects, migratory birds, and infectious disease. Throughout the conversation, Finnegan lays out his argument that the history of Lyme disease may be far more complicated than the commonly accepted story, pointing to declassified documents, scientific research, government programs, and the concept of immune tolerance as pieces of a much larger puzzle. We also discuss vaccine research, COVID-era biodefense, government experimentation, why biological weapons can be uniquely difficult to distinguish from naturally occurring outbreaks, and the controversy that follows anyone willing to question established explanations. Toward the end, Finnegan shares some of the research he has uncovered since publishing The Sleeper Agent and gives a glimpse into his next project, which takes an entirely different direction into the history and folklore surrounding jinn. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 weeks ago1h 36m
Ep. 277: The Psychic Renaissance
Katie Jo returns to Tinfoil Tales for a conversation that starts with remote viewing and quickly goes much further into the strange possibilities surrounding human consciousness. We discuss experiments involving remote viewing and psychokinesis, the Monroe Institute, out-of-body experiences, spontaneous knowledge, altered states of consciousness, and the growing interest in studying experiences that have traditionally been pushed to the fringes. Katie also shares some of the remote viewing experiments her own group has conducted and why she believes there is still much more to understand about what the human mind may be capable of. From there, things get considerably stranger. Katie discusses filming with people who identify as psychic and sanguine vampires, including unusual experiences she witnessed while participating in group energy exercises. We also get into crisis apparitions, strange figures appearing along rural roads, astral projection, precognitive dreams, psychedelic experiences, and whether some reported hauntings could actually involve consciousness somehow projecting itself beyond the physical body. The conversation eventually turns toward the possibility that fairies, goblins, aliens, cryptids, and other entities reported throughout history could represent different interpretations of the same underlying phenomenon. We also discuss mysterious humanoids, strange experiences in caves, human involvement in alleged abductions, intuition, Dogman sightings, and why sometimes the most dangerous thing encountered during a paranormal investigation may simply be another person. It is a wide-ranging return conversation about consciousness, perception, the paranormal, and the uncomfortable possibility that the boundaries between all of these subjects may not be as clear as we think. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 weeks ago1h 9m
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Every highway has a dark side—and some roads carry travelers who never reached their destination. In this special journey, host Dave Schrader explores chilling tales of haunted highways, phantom hitchhikers, ghostly vehicles, unexplained lights, roadside cryptids and supernatural encounters from across the globe. Buckle up, set the cruise control for Crazy Town and prepare for a terrifying ride through the shadowy realm between this world and the next. If you're a fan of this episode, make sure to Follow/Subscribe to Paranormal 60 wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 weeks ago1h 20m
Ep. 276: The Mystery Behind the Crop Circles
Former crop circle maker and researcher Citizen D returns to Tinfoil Tales to discuss his new book, It Can't Be People: Voices from the Inner Circle, and the strange experiences reported by the people actually responsible for creating some of the world's most elaborate crop formations. D openly acknowledges that humans create many of the crop circles attributed to UFOs and extraterrestrials. But after collecting accounts from trusted circle makers, he believes explaining who physically flattened the crops may only uncover a much larger mystery. We discuss circle makers dreaming about designs before they appear, different teams independently creating nearly identical patterns, unexplained additions appearing in formations after the creators leave, strange orbs seemingly inspecting completed circles, and overwhelming feelings of fear that have caused experienced teams to abandon formations before they were finished. D also shares accounts of footsteps following people through otherwise empty crop circles, unusual apparitions, possible hitchhiker effects, mysterious individuals appearing within the crop circle community and then disappearing, and strange coincidences that seem too specific to easily dismiss. The conversation ultimately moves away from extraterrestrials and toward consciousness itself. Could focused human intention somehow influence what happens inside these formations? Are ideas being shared through some kind of collective consciousness? Or is something else interacting with the people creating them? After years spent searching for the intelligence behind the crop circle phenomenon, D has reached a different question entirely. What if the real mystery isn't what's visiting us? What if it's us? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Oct 6, 202645 min
Ep. 275: Searching for the Unknown
Buddy has spent years exploring the woods of eastern Kentucky, searching for answers to some of life's biggest mysteries. What began with a childhood encounter that he believes may have been Bigfoot eventually expanded into a lifelong fascination with UFOs, hauntings, mysterious creatures, and everything that exists beyond conventional explanation. In this episode, Buddy shares a remarkable daylight sighting of a metallic orb hovering just above the treetops, strange orange lights maneuvering across the night sky, unsettling paranormal investigations inside abandoned buildings, and eerie encounters deep in the woods that left him with an overwhelming sense of dread. Our conversation also explores why so many people are reluctant to share their experiences, the importance of remaining skeptical while keeping an open mind, and why the search for evidence is often just as meaningful as finding the answers themselves. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Oct 2, 20261h 8m
Ep. 274: Time Travel, UFOs, and the Paranormal
Paranormal investigator Adam joins the show for a conversation that spans nearly every corner of the unexplained. From his earliest paranormal experience as a child to years spent investigating reportedly haunted locations across the southern United States, Adam shares the encounters that convinced him there's more to reality than we currently understand. We discuss strange footsteps heard inside historic locations, unexplained sensations during investigations, why respect matters when dealing with the paranormal, and whether spirits intentionally reveal themselves to certain people. The conversation also branches into UFOs, ancient civilizations, Atlantis, interdimensional theories, consciousness, psychic mediums, Bigfoot, the Mandela Effect, and one of our favorite rabbit holes—time travel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Tinfoil Tales is where eyewitnesses tell their stories. Each week, host Brandon Wright sits down with people who have come face to face with the unexplained: Bigfoot and Dogman encounters, UFO sightings and abductions, ghosts, shadow people, and the high strangeness in between, along with the researchers trying to make sense of it all. Since 2022, Brandon has recorded more than 300 interviews. Brandon's documentary, The Mississinewa Triangle, investigates one of Indiana's most active paranormal hotspots, and audio from Tinfoil Tales was featured in Bugonia, which was nominated for an Academy Award.
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