The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio

Gene and Chris present conspiracy theory researcher, Olav Phillips, who covers the entire spectrum of possible secrets about whether some UFO reports are based on sightings of test aircraft, Nazi UFOs, the secret space program and other fascinating tales. Phillips has been featured on nationally syndicated radio and TV shows, and is the owner of The Anomalies Channel, an online video channel with...

Gene and Chris present an episode featuring the ever-prolific Nick Redfern, who will be discussing his latest book, "Close Encounters of the Fatal Kind: Suspicious Deaths, Mysterious Murders, and Bizarre Disappearances in UFO History." So was there really a plot to cut short the lifespans of people heavily involved in UFO research? What about the untimely deaths of Secretary of Defense James Forre...

Gene and Chris present a special episode featuring Ryan Skinner, who has spent a number of years investigating the strange events that have been reported in and around the Skinwalker Ranch in Utah. He has co-authored "Skinwalker Ranch: No Trespassing: True Stories And Secret Files" with D.L. Wallace. You'll learn more amazing facts about possible portal or cross-dimensaional areas in and around th...

Gene and Chris welcome veteran UFO researcher and author Kevin D. Randle, to discuss his latest book, "The Government UFO Files: The Conspiracy of Cover-Up." Randle will explore the ints and outs of alleged government secrecy, whether it's due, in part, to "government incompetence, and, potentially, malfeasance." What about Area 51? What, if anything, is the government hiding? Can we do something...

Gene and Chris present freelance journalist, novelist and blogger James Renner, author of "It Came from Ohio." The book contains "true tales of the weird, wild, and unexplained," including the famous 1966 case involving Ohio deputy sheriff Dale F. Spaur, who, along with a fellow officer, Wilbur Neff, chased a UFO across state lines. The UFO was dismissed as conventional by the Air Force, but Spaur...

Gene and Chris present wildly outspoken paranormal researcher George Wingfield, who has an extensive background following and investigating such ongoing mysteries as crop circles, cattle mutilations, UFOs, strange disappearances and so on and so forth. In taking about cattle mutilations, he'll reveal how he once worked as a cowboy in Arizona, and was actually involved in what he regards as mutilat...

Gene and Chris present a special episode about "the inside story of the world's best-documented UFO incident" featuring Nick Pope and John Burroughs, authors of "Encounter in Rendlesham Forest." Nick was a former head of the UFO research project at the UK Ministry of Defense, and John Burroughs, USAF (Ret.) was one of the witnesses. You will hear not just summaries of this incredible and sometimes...

Gene and Chris present Loyd Auerbach, considered by many to be our top expert on the "paranormal." According to his bio, Loyd is Director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations, and is the 2013/2014 President of the Forever Family Foundation, an organization supporting research on Life After Death and the work of spirit mediums in the grieving process. He has served on their Scientific Advisor...

Gene and Chris welcome pioneer cryptozoologist Loren Coleman back to The Paracast with an update of ongoing research into the field, including a global call for DNA evidence. You'll hear about case histories, including recent reports, along with a dose of myth busting. According to his bio: "Loren Coleman is one of the world’s leading cryptozoologists, some say 'the' leading. Certainly, he is ackn...

Gene and Chris present filmmaker Matty Beckerman, who made his directorial debut with "Alien Abduction," a sci-fi thriller based on the legend of the Brown Mountain Lights. The movie was released by IFC Midnight on April 4, 2014. We will be discussing the role of media in public perception of so-called paranormal subjects and what responsibilities the artist has in regard to accuracy versus. enter...

Gene and Chris present special interviews with James Fox and Tracy Torme, who have teamed up to produce a feature film tentatively title "701." This figure represents the number of unexplained cases in Project Blue Book. James is best known for his films "Out of the Blue" and "I Know What I Saw." Tracy was chief story editor for "Star Trek: Next Generation," and is credited for developing the "Hol...

Gene and Chris conduct a special listener roundtable, featuring three regular listeners of the show whom you might recognize from our forums. You'll hear from HoJack (Howard Jackson), Sentry (Curtis Collins) and Ufology (J. Randall Murphy). This will be a wide-ranging discussion about personal experiences, the impact of UFO abductions, the state of the field and a lot more. Become a supporter of t...

Do you think UFO sightings are at a low ebb? Not so, and not widely publicized outside of Canada is the fact that there was a wave of UFO sightings in that country in 2013. So we've asked long-time investigator Chris Rutkowski to come on The Paracast and cover the key cases and his latest research into the subject. You'll learn about some of the most compelling reports and how they disprove claims...

Getting the goods on the cattle mutilation phenomenon, as Chris presents his long-time mentor/researcher/friend David Perkins. Perkins, who does not normally do any radio shows, was one of the first mutilation researchers back in the mid-1970s. He was Linda Howe's cameraperson for the filming of A Strange Harvest in 1979 and wrote the foreword to several books from Chris. Are cattle mutilations ca...

Presenting a special episode profiling the oldest U.S. magazine about the paranormal — Fate — founded in 1948 by Ray Palmer and Curtis Fuller. It has gone through several ownerships, and has a long, storied history of presenting articles about the strange and the unknown to a general audience. This episode features Phyllis Galde, the editor and publisher, and UFO historian Jerome Clark, a former e...

Gene and Chris welcome long-time paranormal researcher Rosemary Ellen Guiley, author of "Dream Messages from the Afterlife." So are some dreams the result of contact with the dead? According to the blurb from Rosemary's latest book, "We can have contact with the dead, and the most common and powerful way is in dreams. This book is a ground-breaking validation of dreams that reach into the afterlif...

It's "shop talk" 2014, as Gene and Chris present an episode where we catch up on recent developments in paranormal research, and we give you our own unvarnished opinions. We'll be answering your questions about our favorite cases, researchers and books, along with future plans for the show. This is the sort of episode we like to do every few months so we can speak directly, from the heart, and tel...

Gene and Chris present Derrel Sims, who is also known as "The Alien Hunter." His official background calls Sims "the world's leading expert on alien abductions. His 38+ years of field research has focused on physical evidence, and led to his groundbreaking discoveries of alien implants and alien fluorescence. As a former military police officer and CIA operative, Sims has a unique insight to the a...

Gene and Chris go monster hunting with Lyle Blackburn, who, according to his biography, "is an author, musician, and cryptid hunter from Texas. His books, 'The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster,' and 'Lizard Man: The True Story of the Bishopville Monster,' reflect his lifelong fascination with legends and sighting reports of real-life 'monsters.' During his research, Lyle h...

Gene and Chris present veteran UFO investigator and photographic expert Dr. Bruce Maccabee. The controversial Gulf Breeze UFO flap of the 1980s and 1990s is one of the main topics on the agenda, but we'll be covering his other work in the field that focuses mainly on UFO photos and accompanying evidence. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-sta...

Gene and Chris present that outspoken blogger on the paranormal, Red Pill Junkie. Under his online name, he is a regular contributor for The Daily Grail, Mysterious Universe, the Intrepid Magazine blog. He also collaborates frequently with The Grimerica Show podcast and also lends a little hand on The Gralien Report radio show. He says, "But my true forte is that I like to comment on things…a lot....

Gene and Chris present everyone's favorite crypto-chaser J.C. Johnson. J.C. has been keeping busy with his research into the paranormal, and has quite a number of updates about his various projects and trip reports to reveal since his last visit to the show. You'll hear about the latest sightings of Bigfoot, dog men, possible wolf men and other strange creatures, and J.C.'s ongoing research into t...

Gene and Chris welcome Ryan Skinner for a return engagement. Ryan has spent a considerable amount of time out in Utah these past seven years sleuthing around the Sherman Ranch and digging into the strange goings-on that are alleged to occur there. He has released an eBook called "Skinwalker Ranch : Path of the Skinwalker" that details his exploits. Here's your chance to get the skinny from Skinner...

Gene and Chris present UFO and Mothman researcher Andrew B. Colvin, who has recently published two volumes of a proposed trilogy of John Keel books, which include various interviews and selected articles by Keel from various stages throughout his career. The are entitled Flying Saucer to the Center of Your Mind and The Outer Limits of the Twilight Zone. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://...

Gene and Chris introduce long-time investigative journalist and author Barry Chamish. Barry is best known for his Israeli number one bestseller, "Who Murdered Yitzhak Rabin." His research on a bizarre Israeli UFO wave led to five episodes of "Sightings." His work led to a book called "Return of the Giants." And, whether you accept the murder of JFK as a possible conspiracy, did you ever consider w...