In Episode 343: Surviving a Category 5 Hurricane in a Leaf Hut, we talk with filmmaker Michael Lees, who set out on a journey to find himself and his place in this world back on his home island of Dominica. Michael had a plan to spend six months out in the rainforest, living off the land with no modern tools to aid him. He made it about three months into his adventure when a Category 5 hurricane smashed into the island, leaving Michael clinging for his life. Once he made it through this life-threatening event, he had a story to tell with the video documentation of a nightmare turned into reality.



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The truth is stranger than fiction. The Confessionals Podcast explores the true stories of witnesses to the world of unexplained phenomena. As an interview-based podcast, host Tony Merkel holds conversations with everyday individuals who share their unique experiences crossing paths with the unexplainable and with dedicated researchers delving into realms of high strangeness.

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In episode 644: Trauma To Triumph, Carly shares her story of growing up in a tumultuous family environment and experiencing paranormal and demonic influences. She discusses the importance of acknowledging the impact of parental figures on children's lives and the need to address children's imaginations and fears. Carly dives into her early paranormal experiences, including seeing energetic fields and levitating. She also recounts her encounters with dark entities and her experimentation with the Ouija board and witchcraft. She explains how her journey led to drug use, more trauma, and a suicide attempt. Carly shares her personal journey of faith, highlighting the challenges and struggles she faced within a toxic church environment. Despite the pain and manipulation she experienced, Carly's desire for her destiny in Christ kept her connected to the church. She eventually met her husband in that same church, but the revelation of her past with the pastor created a devastating impact on their marriage. Carly emphasizes the importance of allowing God to heal and rebuild, acknowledging that the process is messy and requires honesty and vulnerability. She also encourages others who have been hurt by the church to seek community and not walk the journey alone.



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In episode 643: Quest For The Ancient Sundial, Brian Jeffrey, from Black Mass Paranormal, joins us in studio to dive into the mysterious and often eerie realm of the paranormal across East Tennessee. He explores unsettling missing person cases like that of Summer Wells and discusses bizarre phenomena such as potential portals and supernatural activities. Brian takes us through personal encounters with inexplicable sounds and sightings in mystifying locales like Black Mountain and Frozen Head. He shares chilling accounts of a shadowy figure, a witch-like presence, and ghostly translucent entities, reflecting on the challenges of documenting such elusive phenomena with antiquated equipment. Brian also ventures into speculative territory with mentions of possible government cover-ups and portals to other dimensions. Tony then shares his future plans to return to a site he'd visited 4 years prior, with new information on what could possibly be reptilian entities occupying the area.



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643: Quest For The Ancient Sundial

On Episode 486: The Dark Holler we are joined by Ward Hiney who is the producer, writer, and director of the hit docu-series called, "Dark Holler." Ward reached out to me last year to see if I would be interested in reviewing the first episode of Dark Holler, and we struck up a friendship. He became the main videographer for Merkel Media films as he has an extensive background in videography, which includes filming for Glenn Beck at The Blaze.



On Episode 486, Ward shares all about Dark Holler, and how a short trip to West Virginia to make a 15-minute video with a new camera rig turned into a five-episode docu-series gave him the realization that there is more to the spiritual realm than he ever could have imagined. UFOs. Poltergeists. Demonic possession. Premonitions from interdimensional psychedelic entities. Thin places in the veil. A paranormal parade of the highest strangeness in the lowest places. Old gods and ancient demons, names absent from the mouths of man for centuries, but are being uttered once more in reverence over backwoods altars. Could it all be connected? What if the truth lies beyond our predictable world, but closer than we think? Over our heads, under our feet. Maybe we only see what fits the rules we've chosen. Maybe it’s been in front of us the whole time. Deeper than we dream, darker than we imagine.



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In episode 642: The White Beast, Nathan recounts his encounters with a creature dubbed the 'white beast' in the Ozarks, detailing two sightings of a large, faceless entity during his teens, similar to an experience his mother had. He differentiates this creature from Bigfoot, adding to a tapestry of paranormal activity in the area, including tales of interdimensional experiences, a lost girl in a cave, and the mystique of owls. These incidents are part of broader paranormal phenomena involving his family, spanning haunted houses, mysterious sounds, and other eerie encounters, contributing to a decision to move from their current home. Nathan also speaks of alarming occurrences in his household, like strange sleepwalking episodes, objects moving unaided, and a face on a baby monitor, alongside ancestral tales of witchcraft. He plans to move, hoping to escape the unrelenting paranormal activity, and invites others to share similar experiences or theories.



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Members Preview | 642: The White Beast

In episode 641: The Cern Connection, Larry Ragland joins us to discuss CERN. He dives into the location and significance of CERN in Switzerland, including the presence of underground bunkers and Hitler's artifacts. He explains the demonic nature of CERN, its connection to Davos, along with the invention of the World Wide Web at CERN. Larry then explores the CERN whistleblowers and ponders the purpose of multiple colliders from CERN to Oak Ridge and more. He attempts to explain the mysteries surrounding ancient structures like Stonehenge and underwater structures. Larry and Tony both dive into the purpose of CERN and the possibility of it being a portal to other dimensions. Lastly, Larry also touches on the significance of Mount Hermon and the Gates of Hell in relation to portals. They both highlight the preparation for a coming war and the existence of entities from other realms.



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343: Surviving A Category 5 Hurricane In A Leaf Hut

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