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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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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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