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Para(normal)
Hosted by The Sonar Network · EN
Para(normal) is a weekly entertainment, comedy, and non-investigative paranormal podcast where hosts, Marie Adoranti & Nicolina Savelli share tales of ghostly experiences – from famous hauntings to listener submitted hometown haunts, and special guest encounters – it’s like listening to spooky stories at a slumber party with your best friends.
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Tony Alamo, Kenneth Law & the Psychology of Evil
4d ago00:56:59Tap to summarizeIn this unsettling episode of Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie examine two chilling true crime cases that reveal how manipulation, ideology, and exploitation can destroy lives in profoundly different ways. Before the investigations begin, they also share their candid experience with a recent tarot and psychic reading, discussing the difference between genuine intuition and vague “cold reading” techniques. The first story explores Tony Alamo, the self-proclaimed prophet who built the Alamo Christian Foundation into one of America’s most notorious religious cults. Behind promises of salvation were allegations of psychological control, financial exploitation, forced labor, child abuse, and decades of manipulation before Alamo was convicted and sentenced to 175 years in federal prison. The second investigation examines the disturbing case of Kenneth Law, the Ontario man accused of operating websites that allegedly marketed sodium nitrite to vulnerable people experiencing suicidal crises. Prosecutors allege his online operation became an international criminal enterprise that targeted at-risk individuals around the world, raising difficult questions about accountability, mental health, and where criminal responsibility begins. This portion of the episode contains discussion of suicide and may be distressing for some listeners. In this episode: The rise and crimes of Tony Alamo and the Alamo Christian Foundation How cult leaders manipulate vulnerable followers Religious abuse, coercive control, and psychological conditioning Kenneth Law and the international criminal investigation The ethics of online platforms and criminal responsibility The psychology behind manipulation, vulnerability, and exploitation Our honest review of a recent tarot and psychic reading experience If you enjoy investigations into cults, psychological manipulation, true crime, and the darker side of human nature, subscribe to Para(normal) and leave us a review. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
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Shen Yun Exposed & India’s Most Mysterious Reincarnation Case
2w ago00:44:48Tap to summarizeWhat do giant Shen Yun billboards, claims of supernatural powers, alien influence, and one of the world’s strangest reincarnation cases have in common? This week on para(normal), Marie and Nicolina dive into two stories that challenge everything we think we know about belief, identity, and reality. First, Marie investigates the controversial world behind Shen Yun, the globally famous dance production known for its spectacular performances and the slogan “China Before Communism.” What begins as a discussion about dance and culture quickly leads into the history of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement founded by Li Hongzhi. The hosts explore allegations of cult-like behavior, supernatural claims, extraterrestrial influence, anti-technology teachings, the secretive Dragon Springs compound in New York, and connections to The Epoch Times. Then Nicolina examines the fascinating case of Uttara Huddar, an Indian university lecturer whose life changed when she began speaking as a completely different woman named Sharada. Claiming to be a 19th-century Bengali woman, Sharada displayed knowledge of historical customs, spoke an older form of Bengali, and seemed bewildered by the modern world. Was this evidence of reincarnation, dissociative identity, cryptomnesia, or something science still cannot explain? Topics Covered: • Shen Yun and its connection to Falun Gong • Li Hongzhi and controversial teachings • Cult allegations and religious movements • Dragon Springs compound in New York • The Epoch Times connection • Reincarnation and past-life memories • The Uttara Huddar / Sharada case • Xenoglossy (speaking an unknown language) • Ian Stevenson’s reincarnation research • Psychology versus the paranormal Sources & Further Reading: • Shen Yun Official Website • Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) Official Website • The New York Times Investigation into Shen Yun and Falun Gong • University of Virginia – Division of Perceptual Studies (Ian Stevenson Archive) • Ian Stevenson Biography and Research Overview • Uttara Huddar Case Summary (University of Virginia Research) What do you think? Is Uttara Huddar one of the strongest reincarnation cases ever documented, or is there a psychological explanation waiting to be discovered? And is Shen Yun simply a cultural performance, or the public face of something much larger? Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
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The Ghost of George Gipp & the Televangelist Scammer Who Fooled America
3w ago00:45:35Tap to summarizeDid a legendary football player continue haunting Notre Dame long after his death? And how did a charismatic televangelist build an empire by convincing millions to believe? In this episode of Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie explore two stories where faith, fame, and folklore collide in unforgettable ways. First, they investigate the legend of George Gipp, Notre Dame’s first football superstar and the inspiration behind the iconic phrase “Win One for the Gipper.” After Gipp’s death in 1920, reports of strange activity began surfacing inside Washington Hall, where students and staff claimed to hear phantom footsteps, unexplained music, and encounter ghostly apparitions. Was Gipp’s spirit still roaming the halls of Notre Dame, or did a powerful story become a century-long legend? Then Marie takes a hard turn into the strange world of 1980s televangelism, where religion, entertainment, and big money collided. At the height of the televangelist boom, charismatic preachers filled stadiums, dominated television screens, and built multimillion-dollar empires, while some hid shocking scandals behind the pulpit. The story examines one of the era’s most notorious religious grifters, Jim Bakker, and the culture that allowed faith to become one of America’s most profitable businesses. From haunted university halls and football folklore to religious fraud and media manipulation, this episode asks a fascinating question: what happens when belief becomes more powerful than the truth? Email your paranormal experiences to: paranormalpod@gmail.com. Follow Para(normal) for new episodes every week. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
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The Ammons Haunting and Borley Rectory
4w ago00:53:16Tap to summarizeThis week on Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie investigate two of the most chilling haunted house cases ever recorded. First, they travel to Gary, Indiana, where the infamous Ammons family haunting, later known as the Demon House case, captivated the world. Witnesses claimed children levitated, growled in unnatural voices, and even walked up walls. Hospital staff, social workers, police officers, and priests all became entangled in a case that remains one of the most controversial alleged demonic possession stories in modern history. Then, the conversation crosses the Atlantic to Borley Rectory, often called “England’s Most Haunted House.” From the legendary ghost nun and phantom carriage to mysterious messages appearing on walls and unexplained poltergeist activity, Borley Rectory became one of the most investigated paranormal locations of the 20th century. Were these genuine supernatural encounters, elaborate hoaxes, mass hysteria, or something stranger? Join us as we examine the evidence, the skeptics, and the believers behind two legendary hauntings that continue to fuel paranormal debate decades later. Email your paranormal experiences to: paranormalpod@gmail.com. Follow Para(normal) for new episodes every week. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
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The Amelia Earhart Mystery and the Man Who Stole Someone’s Life for 30 Years
May 2500:49:06Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie investigate two unbelievable real-life mysteries: one buried deep in the Pacific Ocean, and the other hidden inside decades of stolen identity, paperwork, and bureaucratic horror. First, the hosts dive into the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the world-famous aviator who vanished during her 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Was her plane lost at sea? Was she captured by the Japanese military? Or did she survive as a castaway on a remote Pacific island? Using newly declassified files, forensic analysis, historical radio transmissions, and evidence tied to the mysterious Nikumaroro theory, Nicolina and Marie explore why investigators in 2026 are still actively searching for Earhart’s missing Lockheed Electra. From strange artifacts and alleged distress signals to bone discoveries and upcoming deep-ocean expeditions, the case may finally be approaching an answer nearly 90 years later. Then, the episode shifts into one of the most bizarre identity theft stories ever uncovered: the case of William Woods. What began with a stolen wallet at a hot dog stand in 1980s Albuquerque allegedly spiralled into a decades-long fraud operation where another man slowly stole Woods’ entire identity — not just financially, but socially, professionally, and legally. According to investigators, the suspect married under Woods’ name, bought property, built a career in IT, and successfully lived as “William Woods” for more than 30 years while the real Woods struggled with financial chaos, missing records, and a system that increasingly believed the imposter over him. It’s a story that sounds almost impossible…until you realize it actually happened. If you love paranormal investigations, historical mysteries, government files, aviation conspiracies, true crime, and deeply unsettling real-world stories, this episode is for you. Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe. Send us your spooky stories at paranormalpod@gmail.com. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
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The Karen Silkwood Cover-Up & The Rosenheim Poltergeist
May 1100:46:29Tap to summarizeThis week on Para(normal), Marie and Nicolina dive into two stories: the nuclear whistleblower who was killed before she could talk, and the Bavarian law office that baffled physicists from the Max Planck Institute. Karen Silkwood knew about 40 pounds of missing plutonium at the Kerr-McGee plant. She was on her way to meet a New York Times reporter when her car left the road. The documents she was carrying were never found. Was it an accident, or was Karen silenced? Then: one of the most rigorously documented paranormal cases in history. In 1967, a quiet law office in Rosenheim, Bavaria became the centre of unexplainable chaos, phones dialing on their own at speeds no human finger could match, fluorescent lamps swinging in empty corridors, paintings rotating 360 degrees on their hooks. When parapsychologist Hans Bender mapped the disturbances, they all pointed to one person: a stressed, unhappy 19-year-old secretary named Anne-Marie Schneider. If this episode got under your skin, follow Para(normal) so you never miss a story, and leave us a review. Got a story that keeps you up at night? True crime, conspiracy, paranormal, we want it. Email us at paranormalpod@gmail.com and you might hear it on the show. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
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Was Bigfoot a Psyop? Cold War Cryptids & the Horrifying Truth of the Radium Girls
May 400:43:41Tap to summarizeThis week on Para(normal), Marie and Nicolina spiral into one of the strangest conspiracy theories yet: what if legendary cryptids like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Thunderbird weren’t just folklore… but cover stories? The girls investigate the chilling theory that intelligence agencies may have allowed, or even encouraged, paranormal myths to distract from covert military operations during the Cold War. From the CIA’s infamous “Acoustic Kitty” experiment to military dolphin programs, UFO misinformation, and Loch Ness naval theories, this episode explores the uncomfortable line between conspiracy and documented history. Then, the tone shifts into one of the darkest true stories ever covered on the podcast: the Radium Girls. Young women hired during WWI to paint glowing watch dials were told radium was safe, even as companies knew otherwise. What followed was a horrifying corporate coverup involving radiation poisoning, collapsing bones, lawsuits, and women who changed labor laws forever. Follow, rate, and share Para(normal) wherever you listen to podcasts and send your spooky stories to paranormalpod@gmail.com. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
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The Philip Experiment & Havana Syndrome
Apr 2700:53:16Tap to summarizeWhat if ghosts aren’t something you find… but something you create? In this episode of Para(normal), we dive into one of the strangest real-life experiments ever conducted, the Philip Experiment, a 1970s Canadian study where researchers attempted to invent a ghost from scratch… and may have succeeded. Through séances, collective belief, and sheer imagination, participants reported table movements, knocking responses, and even the emergence of a distinct “personality.” But was it proof of the paranormal, or something even more unsettling about the power of the human mind? Then, we pivot into something far darker and very real. We investigate Havana Syndrome, a mysterious condition affecting diplomats, intelligence officers, and now potentially scientists across the globe. Symptoms include vertigo, brain fog, memory loss, and unexplained neurological damage, with some experts pointing to directed energy weapons as a possible cause. From Cold War microwave research to modern intelligence leaks and alleged Russian weapon development, this story blurs the line between conspiracy and reality in a way that’s impossible to ignore. Are these incidents psychological… technological… or something we’re not meant to understand yet? Because if belief alone can create something that feels real…how do we know what isn’t? In This Episode: The Philip Experiment: the ghost that never existed… until it did The science of collective belief & the ideomotor effect The rise of Havana Syndrome and global AHI cases Government denial vs. emerging evidence of directed energy weapons The overlap between psychology, physics, and the paranormal Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-military-tested-device-that-may-be-tied-to-havana-syndrome-60-minutes-transcript/ https://www.politico.eu/article/havana-syndrome-link-russia-military-intelligence-agency-gru-report/ 🎙️ Follow Para(normal) for new episodes every week: 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paranormalpod 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xQzybEx1WuNYqR2TEd1bV 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/para-normal/id1290295596 ⭐️ Rate & review if you’re ready to question everything Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
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Ancient Secrets and a Disturbing Experiment
Apr 2000:39:34Tap to summarizeThis week on Para(normal), we dive into two stories that challenge what we think we know—about history, science, and ourselves. First: Baalbek, Lebanon. A site built with stones weighing up to 1,000 tons, placed with impossible precision. No machinery. No explanation. And no clear answer on who actually built it. Was it Roman engineering… a lost civilization… or something else entirely? Then, we shift to one of the most disturbing experiments ever conducted. In the 1960s, researcher John C. Lilly attempted to teach a dolphin named Peter to speak English. The experiment escalated into isolation, blurred boundaries, and deeply unethical decisions, including a controversial relationship between human and animal. Two completely different stories. One shared question: Are we more advanced than we think… or less in control than we believe? Follow Para(normal) for more stories that sit right on the edge of science, history and something darker. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
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Erin Brockovich & Gerald the Dolphin
Apr 1300:36:40Tap to summarizeThis week on Para(normal), we start with a story that isn’t paranormal…but might be even more disturbing. In the quiet desert town of Hinkley, California, families began getting sick: cancer, miscarriages, unexplained illnesses. What seemed random turned out to be anything but. When a file clerk named Erin Brockovich started connecting the dots, she uncovered a corporate cover-up involving Pacific Gas and Electric Company, toxic groundwater, and a chemical no one was supposed to question. This is the real story behind one of the largest environmental lawsuits in U.S. history and the invisible danger that lived in something as ordinary as drinking water. Then, we shift into the chaos of 2026. A viral story spreads online: a Florida man claims he was kidnapped by dolphins and forced to build an underwater city. Led by a telepathic dolphin named Gerald, the story had everything; science, conspiracy, and just enough detail to feel real. Except…none of it was. We break down how the internet turned satire into “fact,” why people believed it, and what it says about the way misinformation spreads in real time. Because sometimes the scariest stories aren’t the ones that are true…They’re the ones we want to believe. In this episode: The real Hinkley water contamination case How Erin Brockovich uncovered a corporate conspiracy The 2026 “dolphin kidnapping” hoax explained How viral misinformation spreads (and why it works) If you’re loving Para(normal), follow, rate, and share this episode with someone who absolutely would’ve believed the dolphin story. Got a story we should investigate next? 📩 paranormalpod@gmail.com Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
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