Ghostly Talk Podcast

Author Mark Onspaugh joined us again to explore the unusual history of how Valentine's Day came to be. It's not all love and candy hearts. Mark also read aloud a new ghostly short story he wrote specifically for this show called, "Shades of Love." We were so honored Mark did that that we now dub him the "Official Story Teller of Ghostly Talk." Seriously, it's an awesome story! Mark is such a talen...

Kieran Woodhouse is the Author of “An Introduction To Paranormal Investigations“. Kieran had paranormal experiences as a child that influenced his belief that there is something out there we can’t see and lectures around the United Kingdom about paranormal investigation with a logical approach. Scott L. and Kieran get into an ocean of subjects including the state of paranormal investigating and th...

Psychic Medium Rick Hayes joined us for a conversation about inspiration, something everyone could use more of, especially if you’ve set goals and resolutions for the new year. We met Rick around 2007 and he’s just one of those guys that’s wonderful to be around. So hopefully this show gives you a little “push” to start something you’ve always wanted to do. Rick Hayes is the founder of LifesGift,...

We had a fantastic talk with paranormal researcher Zelia Edgar on making connections between the different fields in the paranormal: Hauntings, UFOs and Cryptozoology. So often they are looked at separately but when connections start to get made, the lines between the different fields start to blur. Zelia Edgar has had a lifelong interest in the paranormal and has been seriously studying it for ov...

Author, journalist, and adventurer James Nestor joins us to talk about the amazing ability of humans to freedive. Most are shocked to learn this is even something humans are capable of. Through his research and interest in freediving, James learned how freediving is allowing the closer study of sperm whales and how they communicate which is seriously fascinating. Could we be capable of cracking th...

Our last podcast of 2019 dives into the creepy side of Christmas time and child-hood monsters. Also, paranormal enthusiast and writer David Bone joins us all the way from Scotland to talk about what many consider an “unsettling” time of the year… David Bone is a graduate of the University of Stirling and holds a BA in Politics. His writing interests include British and Scottish politics, internati...

Christmas is that holly jolly time of year where we are all supposed to rejoice and be happy, but with the growth and popularty of Krampus from European folklore in our pop culture to even "Christmas Haunted Houses" to go through, Christmas seems to be taking a darker turn. We talk to fiction author Mark Onspaugh aobut this book, "Christmas Ghost Stories: A Collection of Winter Tales" and what ins...

Tim Shaw has been a lifelong researcher in the fields of the Paranormal and Metaphysical. Growing up in Western New York State and having relatives in the Lily Dale Spiritualist Assembly, a Spiritualist community, it was only natural for him to develop an interest in these mystical fields. Having been brought up Roman Catholic and Spiritualist gave Tim great insights into the miraculous as well as...

Welcome back for part 2! Steve Ward has a passion for Ufology, especially its history and considers himself a student of the late John Keel. He is the host of the podcast “High Strangeness Factor” on the Paranormal UK Radio Network. Tim Woolworth in an avid researcher of ITC (Instrumental Transcommunication) and is the owner of Paranormalstudy.com and ITC Voices and has lectured extensively on ITC...

We made it to episode 100! Steve Ward and Tim Woolworth joined us and because all of us can talk for days, we have broken this one into two parts. Steve Ward has a passion for Ufology, especially its history and considers himself a student of the late John Keel. He is the host of the podcast "High Strangeness Factor" on the Paranormal UK Radio Network. Tim Woolworth in an avid researcher of ITC (I...

Todd Clements joined us in the studio for an open night of cool conversation. We went all over the place from the Ark of the Covenant to "Baby Yoda." Sit back and eavesdrop on us while we let the show go wherever it wants.

We get ghostly with author Michael H. Brown and talk about unexplained and mysterious stories from his newest book, Lying Wonders, Strangest Things. Known initially for his ground-breaking reportage on the New York waste Love Canal toxic crisis, he has penned books on everything from the Mafia to the search for the first anatomically-modern human woman using DNA. Since 1991 he has written Christia...

Keith J. Clark of iDigital Medium joins us for part 2 in our Project St. Peter series. What is Project St. Peter? In 1986 The Metascience Foundation (founded by George Meek) was building a “Celestial Broadcast System” - an advanced system of communications.  A telepathic trance medium channeled instructions from the science team in “Heaven” to the research team on “Earth.” The plan was to receive...

We were joined in the studio by Tom and Tim Klisz.  Tom is a long-time member of The Michigan Treasure Hunters Club.  We talked about all things buried, but not forgotten.  We also discussed the fine art of collecting and selling memorabilia and Tim's massive KISS collection. Collecting is stranger than you think!

Lesley Bannatyne is an American author who writes extensively on Halloween history, literature, and contemporary celebration. One of the country's foremost authorities on Halloween, Bannatyne has shared her knowledge on television specials for the History Channel ("The Haunted History of Halloween," "The Real Story of Halloween"), with Time Magazine, Slate and National Geographic. Lesley has writt...

Halloween is upon us and we celebrate hard tonight diving into our love and thoughts on the movie "Hellraiser," among a lot of other very interesting things. We were honored to have Max Lichtor back on Ghostly Talk! Max is the curator at pyramid-gallery.com, featuring the planets greatest intricately designed music box replicas of French architect, artisan and designer “Philip LeMarchand.” You hav...

Scott L. was joined by Neighbor Brad this week who brought over Addison Binek to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of horror films. Addison has worked with the Lloyd Kaufman, one of the founders of Troma Films on his widely popular "Tromasterpiece Theatre."  Addison is currently at work with Greg DeLiso putting the finishing touches on their newest film, "Psycho Ape."

Patrick Keller joined us and we had a blast just letting our brains wander. Patrick Keller is an educator and the host of The Big Séance Podcast, which is a forum for “para-nerds” to have an open dialogue about all things paranormal. He has been a featured podcaster on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Patrick is the founder of the Missouri Spirit Seekers, a paranormal research team, and has sp...

Tea Krulos is a freelance writer and author from Milwaukee, WI. Some of his favorite subjects to explore and write about include unique subcultures, people, and places, as well as art, music, and pop culture. Krulos’s first book, "Heroes in the Night: Inside the Real Life Superhero Movement," is a thorough investigation of a subculture of people who call themselves “Real Life Super Heroes” and ado...

Scott L. enlisted the services of his next door neighbor Brad and one of our frequent guest hosts Bud Fugate for our latest installment. As Scott L. was setting levels Brad and Fugate started debating about Friday the 13th so he just let the tape roll. We were joined tonight by the Tony Lavorgne, published author, researcher and public speaker on the unexplained and the obscure paranormal who also...

Bill Sweet was always been interested in paranormal phenomena including the phenomena of prayer. Through meeting the founders of Spindrift, Bruce and John Klingbeil, Bill began to grasp new ways of applying consciousness research to religion and science. He was president of Spindrift for four years. He graduated from New Trier High School, which was the top public high school in the country at the...

King Fowley is one of death metal’s forefathers and the founder of the legendary death metal band DECEASED and old-school metal troupe OCTOBER 31. Fowley, who is known the metal world over, as one of the most ardent fans of true metal, has always been one of the most vocal, upfront figures and never pulls any punches when asked of his opinion. He has been tearing the music world asunder for almost...

So we thought we’d be old school and get a table at the 10th Annual Michigan Paranormal Convention in the Upper Peninsula. We managed to grab a few people and get some chats in. We broke it up into two shows to make it easier to listen to.

So we thought we’d be old school and get a table at the 10th Annual Michigan Paranormal Convention in the Upper Peninsula. We managed to grab a few people and get some chats in. We broke it up into two shows to make it easier to listen to.

Michael A. Cremo, also known by his devotional name Drutakarmā dāsa, is an American freelance researcher who identifies himself as a Vedic creationist and an "alternative archeologist" and argues that humans have lived on Earth for millions of years.  In his book, "Forbidden Archeology," Cremo argues for the existence of modern man on Earth as long as 30 to 40 million years ago! We talked with Mic...