Ghost City: The Podcast

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People love to laugh at cryptids until a credible witness looks you in the eye and says, “I saw it.” That’s where this conversation gets interesting. We sit down with author and cryptozoologist Lyle Blackburn to talk about Bigfoot, Dogman, and the stranger edge of cryptozoology, but we keep coming back to the real core of the mystery: why modern people keep reporting encounters they can’t explain. 

We dig into how eyewitness reports form under stress, bad lighting, quick glimpses, and deep fear, and why local folklore can give the same kind of encounter a totally different name depending on where you are. From Rougarou stories in Louisiana to the sudden rise of “Dogman” as a label, Lyle explains how monster traditions evolve, how internet culture changes reporting, and why some witnesses describe a darker, more threatening presence with canine-shaped creatures than they do with Sasquatch. If you’ve ever wondered whether Dogman is biological, paranormal, or simply misidentified wildlife filtered through legend, you’ll have a lot to chew on. 

We also get practical about research. Lyle makes the case for fieldwork, original sources, newspaper archives, and face-to-face interviews over copy-pasted blog posts and shallow “Google research.” Then we go deep on one of the wildest cases: the Lake Worth Monster, a 1969 encounter that involves multiple witnesses, police attention, and a story that stayed consistent inside a family for decades. We round things out with devil monkeys, phantom felines, “animals out of place,” and the future of Bigfoot research, including using AI to analyze patterns as if Sasquatch is a real animal with real habits. 

If you’re into Bigfoot, Dogman, cryptozoology, eyewitness testimony, American folklore, and investigative research, hit play and come with us. Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves a good mystery, and leave a review with the cryptid you want us to tackle next.

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A ghost that asks for nudity cards, a jelly donut, and pear cider sounds like a joke until the activity stops the moment someone finally listens. We sit down with Tammie Chavez of the Hollyweird Paranormal Podcast, a New Orleans native turned Los Angeles costume designer and paranormal investigator, to talk about what actually powers the best ghost stories. Spoiler: it isn’t the gadgets, the catchphrases, or the “prove you’re dead” questions. It’s people, history, and the need to be heard. 

We go deep on the big questions that keep investigators up at night: does consciousness survive death, do we have a choice to stay or move on, and why do spirits go silent when we ask what the other side is like? Tammie shares a powerful personal moment after her mother’s death, and we compare notes on the strange patterns that show up when you ask better questions. From haunted theatres and creative “channeling” to community-driven history like the Lopez Adobe, we explore why place, memory, and emotion cling together. 

Then we turn to haunted Los Angeles with context, not hype. We talk the Cecil Hotel, the ethics of paranormal content creation, and why the living can be far scarier than the dead in spaces shaped by poverty, trauma, and addiction. Finally, we get nerdy with methodology: shadow people that might be two dimensional, and EVP experiments that suggest voices aren’t “sound” at all, but electromagnetic energy being shaped into speech. 

If you care about haunted history, ethical ghost hunting, EVPs, shadow people, and afterlife theories, this one will give you new questions to ask and a better way to ask them. Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves the paranormal, and leave a review with your own theory: what do you think spirits actually want from us?

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A spirit box blurts out “mom’s on the phone” and then the phone actually rings. That’s the kind of moment that forces you to slow down, stop arguing about labels, and ask better questions about what we’re really interacting with when we chase the paranormal.

We’re joined by Gary Shapiro and John Santa from the Splintered Spirits Podcast to talk about ghost hunting without the performative fear. John explains his live-stream style of documenting spirits in real time, why he avoids the “everything is demons” culture, and how he tries to build simple safeguards against apps that may be listening or reinforcing what you just said. We also get into the biggest traps in spirit communication: audio pareidolia, overconfident assumptions, and the temptation to build a whole story from a single word.

From there we zoom out into the bigger debate: what would count as proof for a skeptic, and why do belief systems in the paranormal get defended like religion or identity? We talk haunted people syndrome, transliminality, and a “ghost magnet” survey meant to explore why some people seem to attract recurring experiences. Then we go philosophical with competing theories of what ghosts might be: memory fragments, consciousness streams, and thought-forms shaped by collective attention.

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You can laugh about “voodoo candles” at a gas station right up until someone explains why they work and why they sometimes go wrong. We sit down with Kalei, known online as kaleiseesdeadpeople and The Crystal Patch, to talk about witchcraft, psychic mediumship, and what it actually means to “manipulate energy to create change” in a modern, practical way.

We dig into intention as a real skill: why vagueness creates messy outcomes, how visualization and focus shape results, and what beginners should do first if they want to explore candle magic, petitions, cleansing, tarot, or spiritual protection. Kalei shares the unsexy advice that saves people the most pain: read books, learn foundations, and expect trial and error before you expect “big” manifestations. We also talk about her goal in this work now, helping people make decisions, feel grounded, and reconnect with loved ones through mediumship readings without turning spirituality into a performance.

Then the conversation shifts into the paranormal world that pulled her in fast: 200 plus investigations, what she believes separates human spirits from something darker, and why she uses the word demon as “a non-human, negative, parasitic entity” rather than a purely religious label. Kalei walks us through the pattern she’s studying in demonology, how fear and negative energy can escalate experiences inside haunted locations, and why sometimes the smartest move is simply leaving the building.

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Aliens, ghosts, consciousness, and the algorithm that decides what you see next all collide in this conversation with Serena DC, co-founder of Spark TV and creator of The Hybrids. We start with the question most people are afraid to ask out loud: what does it actually mean when someone claims they’re an alien hybrid or says they’ve had children with extraterrestrials? Serena walks us through why she made a documentary on the topic, how she presses for truth without instant cynicism, and why the sheer number of Goldilocks planets makes “impossible” a lot harder to defend than we think.

From there, we zoom out into the deeper framework that quietly ties the paranormal together: consciousness. We talk about the brain as a receiver, intuition as a kind of signal, and a practical method Serena uses to get unstuck creatively and emotionally: ask a clear question, then literally listen for the answer. Tim connects that to his own work on a consciousness theory and to how AI tools like ChatGPT can train us to ask better questions, even while hinting that we may not need the “device” as much as we think.

We also get into timeline shifting, mental health, and Mel Robbins’ Let Them concept as a surprisingly sharp tool for dropping anger and control. Finally, Serena breaks down Spark TV’s mission to modernise paranormal and consciousness content, fix the discovery problem that buries great creators, and prepare for a near future where disclosure and better evidence could flip the conversation from “is it real?” to “what now?” If you’re curious about alien hybrids, paranormal streaming, the consciousness field, and the next era of UFO and afterlife media, hit play, then subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review. What’s one belief you’re willing to let evolve?

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Something grabs your ankles the moment you slide into bed. Your wrists get forced down. You try to yell, but nothing comes out. Then a perfect copy of your boyfriend appears at the foot of the bed, except the face is a blank, distant black. Shari DeBenedetti i doesn’t tell that story for shock value, she tells it because it’s the moment that pushed her from fear into a lifetime of questions.

We sit down with Shari, a paranormal investigator of nearly 30 years and a familiar face from Ghost Hunters and Ghost Nation, to talk about what real fieldwork looks like when you care about evidence, people, and your own integrity. We get into debunking the everyday (electrical, plumbing, pests, health) and why calling everything “demonic” is not just lazy, it actively harms homeowners and cheapens paranormal investigation. Shari also shares a wild case tied to the Danvers asylum area, where activity centered on her partner, escalated over time, and forced a hard look at what “attachment” might really mean.

Then we go deeper into the part most shows skip: research. Town halls, libraries, historical societies, neighbors, and the slow work of matching names and stories to experiences. We also talk about EVPs, tools like a Dead Bell device, and the strange pattern many investigators report: spirits might answer practical questions, but go silent when asked what the afterlife is like.

If you’re into ghost stories with substance, paranormal TV behind-the-scenes honesty, and the human side of contacting loved ones, hit play. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show.

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A skeptic walks into a “haunted” pub expecting an easy laugh, and walks out with his worldview cracked open. That’s where our conversation with Adam and Dan from Ghost Trip Investigation begins, and it only gets bigger from there. We talk about how GTI grew from COVID-era TikTok livestreams into a weekly, five-hours-at-a-time grind that millions now watch, and why they insist on filming paranormal investigations live even when it means risking a totally uneventful night.

We get honest about the uncomfortable truth behind ghost hunting: most of it is waiting, listening, and trying not to fill silence with nonsense. Adam and Dan explain how they keep viewers engaged without screaming through hallways or inventing “demons,” how they debunk suspicious moments in real time, and why “nothing happened” can actually be the strongest proof that a team isn’t staging evidence. We also dig into what they think they might be communicating with, from consciousness and survival after death to the stone tape theory and time-slip style ideas that raise more questions than answers.

Then we go on the road. You’ll hear stories from Arizona (Jerome and Tombstone), culture shocks from their Texas run, and a deep dive into Yorktown Memorial Hospital and why its history still clings to the building. We also tackle the Annabelle conversation head-on: the aura people report, the negative EVPs Adam and Dan say they captured, and the nightmare aftermath that mirrors Tim's own experiences with darker-feeling cases. If you care about authentic paranormal content, community trust, and the future of ghost hunting beyond TV-style escalation, this one is for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves the paranormal, and leave a review with your most skeptical question.

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A shadow in a hallway is one thing. Watching a “lab coat” figure glide out from a nurses station when the person you sent down the corridor is wearing black leggings is something else entirely. We're joined by Ghost Hunters standouts Richel Stratton and Brian Murray for a wide-ranging, brutally honest talk about what actually keeps investigators in the field after the adrenaline fades.

We dig into the moments that started it all, Richel childhood encounter with a figure in period clothing and Brian’s first full-on sighting that left him researching out of fear and sleepless nights. From there we get into one of our favorite haunted locations, Old South Pittsburgh Hospital, including why it produces so many reports of shadow people, EVPs and apparitions, plus the recurring legend of the tall doctor often identified as Dr. Joseph E. Shelby. If you’ve ever searched for credible Old South Pittsburgh Hospital ghost stories, this conversation gets specific about what was seen and how investigators react when the gear is dead and the weird stuff still happens.

Then we head to the Conjuring House and talk about what the cameras don’t always show: how a location can feel peaceful in daylight and “switch” at night, the sounds of voices and movement, rattling doors, beds being bumped, and the very human reality of getting spooked enough to want a buddy for a dark hallway. We also tackle the demon debate with a clear stance: not every aggressive entity deserves the label, and paranormal TV and viral videos often reward the loudest claim instead of the best evidence.

We wrap with what they’re building now, including "Adventures With Brichel - The Road Trip" on Beacon TV, their podcast format, and why real on-camera chemistry is impossible to fake for long. If you enjoy paranormal investigation, haunted travel, Ghost Hunters stories and grounded takes on the supernatural, hit subscribe, share this with a friend who loves haunted locations, and leave us a review with the scariest thing you’ve ever experienced.

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A handwritten meatloaf recipe from Lizzie Borden turns into a surprisingly deep question: can food be a more honest way to time travel than any EVP session? We sit down with Amy Bruni to follow that thread from haunted houses to historic kitchens, and it gets personal fast.

Amy shares how 30 years of paranormal research and TV work on Ghost Hunters and Kindred Spirits shaped her biggest rule: don’t reduce people to the way they died. We dig into why the best investigations start with real history, genealogy, and the small details that made someone’s daily life feel like a life. That same philosophy powers her cookbooks Food to Die For and the new Cuisine to Kill For, where recipes from haunted locations connect to true crime stories and the lived experience behind the legend.

We also talk about the modern paranormal media machine: why “demons everywhere” sells, why belief systems make people shut down, and why Amy thinks the scariest thing you can run into might be a living person, not a spirit. Add in motherhood, anxiety, and the pressure of helping families in crisis, and you get a candid look at what respectful paranormal investigation actually demands.

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The Ghost Brothers pull up in-house with us in New Orleans and the vibe is exactly what you want from a paranormal podcast: real friends, real stories, and zero pretending. Dalen Spratt, Marcus Harvey and Juwan Mass talk about how they got started as “fish out of water” investigators, why that honesty connected with fans, and what it’s like staying close after a decade of filming haunted locations while life keeps moving.

From there we get into the messy middle of the paranormal world: the Annabelle doll panic, the Warren controversies, and why famous cases can contain truth while still being inflated into legend. We also unpack what “evidence” even means when you’re trying to be fair, especially when the Ghost Brothers describe an SLS camera moment that made the room go silent. That conversation naturally turns toward ethics, because haunted tourism and ghost hunting content can drift into treating real trauma like entertainment if you’re not careful.

We also go beyond ghosts into the surge of cryptid curiosity. Tim shares two Bigfoot encounters, including footprint casts in remote Oregon and a roadside sighting that still messes with his head, and we talk about why people are hungry for mysteries like UFOs and Sasquatch right now. The bigger takeaway is simple: curiosity is worth protecting, and exploring the world beats living on a screen.

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