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To find out more and see where to buy Dr Paul's books, please visit https://www.paullee.com/  You can also catch Paul on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/drpaullee.bsky.social    Interview summary: Dr Paul Lee, a nuclear physicist and paranormal researcher, discussed his latest book on haunted UK eateries and shared personal experiences with paranormal activity, including challenges in collecting data and gaining access to haunted locations. Paul and James explored various aspects of paranormal investigation, including changes in ghostly phenomena, the challenges of verifying historical claims, and the importance of thorough research to separate fact from fiction. They discussed the limitations of paranormal investigation tools, the role of psychics and mediums, and the need for maintaining accurate databases of haunted locations, while emphasising the importance of honesty and scepticism in paranormal research.   If you would like to support the running of this Podcast, please consider buying James a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast

Listeners send in their stories and experiences of the terrifying and unknown for your spooky listening pleasure  Please support the running costs at https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast  Find Dr Alasdair MacCalium on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alasdairmaccaluim?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app  Find Lewis Pugh's music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2UZjuvAEogynjO4mmG4Uhf?si=6EotcAldTZKrro0UXXbj6g    thank you so much for listening    

A spooky Halloween special, we talk to the wonderful Paul Cowmeadow, who has been immersed in the paranormal and occult since his teenage years. Since then, he has been on a journey of discovery, both of himself and of the unknown and magical world of the paranormal and high strangeness.    Listen to the interview where he tells us how he was chosen by a haunted doll named Peggy, how he has found proof of the other side,  how he was attached by spirit in a jail, leaving him with two years of damage to his body and was attacked by "Mr No Face" in his own home and much more.     We hope you enjoy this fascinating interview on the Fortean News Podcast and find out about Paul's work below:   Watch the Ghost of Gloucestiershire here https://www.youtube.com/@GhostsofGloucestershire See some of Paul's older investigations here: https://www.facebook.com/G.P.I.S2016 Attend the world's greatest film festival here: https://www.forteanfilmfestival.com/   Support the cost of running the podcast here: https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast   If you need help in the UK please call Samaritans https://www.samaritans.org/  In the USA please call https://988lifeline.org/  and support for those left behind: https://winstonswish.org/    Thank you for listening        

Thank you so much for listening   email forteannewspodcast@gmail.com and consider buying a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast    on this episode: Tribal people are terrorised by silver aliens in Peru Did Einstein’s theories prove the existence of ghosts? Ghost of an 8 year old boy in a Devon cave inspires new play A ghost girl appears on camera in the National Assembly in Ecuador Was Jesus Christ a stoner? Man breaks his bones to get a little bit taller Android womb to breed humans invented Did slo mo in Sweden capture a UFO? https://youtu.be/sE3SwlhWNYA?si=brxiJtOo4tUlpGKb Harvard paper says aliens are living amongst up Irish soldier becomes shaman exorcist James’ poltergeist makes an appearance Spanish study into the Ouija Board The Rogue River UFO sighting Should you have a mirror facing your bed? Or does it invite in an unwelcome presecnece? La Lechuza, the owl witch Ghost baby caught in a crib Demon appears in mans crawlspace Ouija board is all in the mind, study suggests Big foot body to be shown at the state fair Chinese animal psychic con Blue fleshed pig UFO seen in Weesp in the Netherlands Alien bases underground debunked? IS the moon an alien base Hundreds of haunted dolls The plaque ghosts of Clerkenwell Square Can we prove there is an anti universe running parallel to ours? More findings about the Chachapoyas Is Machine Gun Kelly Half alien? Loch Ness Monster Babies The ghost of black Aggie Near death experience and blue skinned creatures Near death experiences and visiting hell Woman diagnosed with having constant orgasms In Argentina, ghost is filmed standing by the side of the tracks Soiled nappy dumper found in wheelie bin with trousers down Mystery surrounding dead Brazilian woman with 26 iPhones glued to her Strange creature spotted in the Han River is South Korea Matt Rife by the Annabelle doll    

Part one. Featuring James sees a weird bird cryptid Man disappears in Romania and returns thirty years later wearing the same clothes The lost Atlantis of Europe Women’s TV sees in other persons house Bigfoot footprints seen in Missouri 31/ATLASS enters our solar system and people think it is an alien spaceship Strange triangular UFO almost collides with a A3200 plane at London Heathrow UAP’s are a danger and don’t even splash when hitting the ocean Thousands of silver balls hovering over USA Military bases Strange plasma lights appear on Chilean university trail cams Crying ghost seen at a Mexican cinema The modern day Satan Why do people of different religions have different near death experiences? Bob Lazar and alien technology Bob Zappa contacts his wife from the dead\

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People describe times they think someone has been possessed and how exorcisms occurred.    We then have the most terrifying stories you have never been able to explain

Loads of stories on UFO's, Ghosts, Demons, Cryptids and all thing paranormal, supernatural and Fortean.    If you can spare the cash please buy James a coffee https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast     Dan Rivera’s death is blamed on the demonic doll Annabelle Does A.I. clean up an image enough to prove the Roswell Incident is real? The annual Loch Ness Quest weekend provides evidence of Nessie Bigfoot is videoed in Colorado https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymail/video/7512119911825558827 There have been 66 confirmed UFO/UAP sighting over the state of New York in the first 6 months of this year Deb Lantz is a psychic medium who helps the dead https://obscurix.com/deb-lantz-the-psychic-medium-from-tv/ 31/ATLAS discovered entering our solar system. Is it aliens? Further analysis of the Buga UFO sphere which crashed to earth. Has a Chupacabra been seen and filmed in Oklahoma? https://www.nbcdfw.com/video/news/local/chupacabra-sighting-in-oklahoma_dallas-fort-worth/244827/ The 25 most haunted locations in the USA What questions should you and should you not ask during a psychic medium reading Bigfoot sitting on the coyote ridge in Eastern Sierras :  https://youtu.be/pDXEnVJ4Qxw?si=TZjZ2vnjL-4HAPcz Has the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant been found? A 17 year hold who hasn’t even finished high school solves the Mizohata-Takeuchi conjecture New statues suddenly discovered on Easter island Has the lost city of Atlantis been found? The Turin Shroud, was it draped over a body or a statue? California man arrested for sniffing butts Black triangle UFOs captured on camera  in county Park Wisconsin https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/black-triangle-ufos-photographed-in-wisconsin/ Davidt Dunlops Etsy https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DavidtDunlop AI music generates a deeper response than human music Mysterious juniper tree fossil appears too far north creating a mystery The high strangeness in the Nevada desert with aliens, ghosts and clowns Does a teacher demonically posses children in Uganda? How the new Reform chairman was once strangled by he ghost of his dead grandmother Savannah in Georgia has a Ghost map, using science to explain the paranormal Celebrities and their haunted houses Are the deep state inventing the UFO craze? The sceptics fight with the paranormal over the Telepathy Tapes Ectoplasm covers the streets in Devon causing people to be hospitalised Surfers go to Baja and meet Chupacabra cryptos Spirit images caught on camera Coronation street star is being haunted Man wins a fight against the church for exorcising gay demons Psychic pet reader Map’s medieval manuscript documenting the undead and other paranormal entities Secret service whistleblower claims the UK has three downed UFO’s they are reverse engineering All living creatures emit light https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/living-things-strange-light-glow-life-death-b2754168.html Rabi Sforno and demonology A psychic predicts a women’s future with uncanny accuracy Inside Liverpools haunted Hotel Peer reviewed Sociological study published on gender, sexuality and the belief in the paranormal Loftus Hall, the place in Ireland where the devil came to play cards is up for sale Has a UFO crashed in the Sahara The ghosts of the buried Crystal Palace pneumatic railway train The Stronsay Beast revisited Kilcooley is haunted with ancient orchestral monks Four men lose time and find out they are abducted by aliens New York State is the highest for Alien abductions Serbians Loch Ness creature filmed UFO’s caught on camera https://youtu.be/RaJWaPGoni8?si=qrHg25nJCwXQOL37 Do NASA need to update their UFO disclosure plan? Britts measured on their beliefs of the paranormal and magical thinking The Best UFO evidence ever recorded? https://supercarblondie.com/best-ever-ufo-footage-autenticity-confirmed-ufologist/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/SupercarBlondie People getting sick from Area 51 Was Sasquatch filmed crossing a mountain in Alberta Canada?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KevyfqzGT6Q Should Trump release UFO disclosure to bring about world peace? Khloe Kardashian has her hair brushed by a ghost girl The most terrifying Haunted house in Ireland in Galway’s Woodlawn House Have you ever let a cheese reader tell your future? Can cats see ghosts? Paris Hilton’s child detects a ghost https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKC-HsqON1u/?igsh=aTd0eGxkNW8ydHJ4 The ghost of a black dog captured in Gloucester  Hypersonic orbs in New York State The only case where a ghost led to a conviction in a murder trial The ghosts of house 2910

If you prefer to watch the interview you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAPFQBsBOeo  Liah is a fascinating person. She is an academic, an educator, an author, a  textile artist, historian and much more. She also researches and runs a ghost tour here in Scarborough. She has a thread of the paranormal and strange running through her family and she can sense what may be her own past lives. Join us on this fascinating discussion where we explore life in Salem after the trials, past lives, and so much more.    If you want to help support the costs of the show you can donate a coffee here :  https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast    Please check out Liah's work and tours:  Here tours can be found here: https://blackwidowtours.co.uk/ Find her book "Hidden Doorways" here: https://amzn.to/46Fciqx  Find her book "Homeward" here: https://amzn.to/4ohx7yE  Find her awesome Vampire series "The Dark Evolution Chronicles" here: https://amzn.to/4fiA0LH  and find out more about Liah's work here: https://liahsthorley.com/   Thank you so much for listening and all your support  

James is joined by Iaian from Two Guys What's UP podcast again to discuss the previous month's news. They also look at the Betz Sphere from the Fortean archive and fiinish with a quiz on which Yokai are real and which did James make up? Play along at home.    The second official Loch Ness Sighting this year is a bit pants: https://www.lochnesssightings.com/index.asp?pageid=717286   Here is some info on Springheeled Jack https://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/england/black_country/article_1.shtml   Here is Springheeled Jack from the Skullduggery Pleasant universe https://skulduggery.fandom.com/wiki/Springheeled_Jack   The story of the Hammersmith ghost https://www.tiktok.com/@confessions_of_ghost_boy/video/7151915170208435462?lang=en   The story of the London Monster who stabbed ladies in the buttocks with a fork https://strandmag.com/the-london-monster/   The James Randi 1 Million Dollar Paranormal challenge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Million_Dollar_Paranormal_Challenge   Want some German spunk liquorice? https://www.scandikitchen.co.uk/product/spunk-saltlakrids-25g-salt-2/?utm_source=Google%20Shopping&utm_campaign=Scandi%20Google%20Shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=10827&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=performance_max&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16775290768&gbraid=0AAAAADwrBUoHtPR6--miOyhsqC4ez9a9B&gclid=Cj0KCQjws4fEBhD-ARIsACC3d28DKdY_N_spaoo2j_lD5twBqJDs5a2HgBX2dIp5i5phEtm0UELbySYaAugUEALw_wcB   Check out Origami Nick and say hi https://www.instagram.com/paperbotherer/   Aliens in Compton ring door video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDk7Hc-4TWs   Here is some notes on the Betz Sphere https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-mysterious-betz-sphere-of-fort-george-island/   You like Yokai? Check these out https://yokai.com/?srsltid=AfmBOor6ZP1x4LR4vRHNjvy4p0Vv_RxuMdBVhVMavURm8IDUEkhTdjqz and  https://bpwriter22.wordpress.com/2018/06/20/9-strange-yokai-from-japanese-folklore/   If you want to donate to support the hard work and help front the costs please donate here https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast   email forteannewspodcast@gmail.com and please leave us a review     

In this month's episode:   The cryptid of the Orang Pendek Second official sighting of Nessie in Loch Ness Loch Ness camera found Death Superstitions and Folklore What is the one blob of cold water in the ocean? Revisiting Spring Heeled Jack Was an alien caught on a Ring doorbell in the USA look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3l95rDDXu0 What are the strange lights in Lake Nahuel Huapi in Argentina? Look here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSj7FRBDE8c Did the USS Memphis, a nuclear submarine get shut down by a UFO/UAP? Adele makes a house unsellable due to the paranormal goings on Why do couples feel their new house is haunted? The ghost of Amub-Ra on the haunted underground London Station The vanishing ladder in Wirral Buying your old haunted house 3D Printed gel that eats CO2 Strange urns found under a fallen tree Huge city beneath the Egyptian pyramids USA Military release footage of a disc-shaped UFO Why is Wyoming a UFO hotspot? Did Mamma Cass from the Mammas and Pappas haunt Ghostbuster Dan Ackroyd’s house? Two men dressed as police try to steal UFO Sphere in Kazakhstan Was a Bigfoot photo taken on Mount Washington Strange Alien-structured staircase under the ocean Silver sphere filmed in China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxv8DNKtXKw Reddits unexplained stories CIA Coverup of aliens living on far side of the moon Man's flask kills him Is the Chinese space station fake? The conspiracy says so. The ghost that made love to a living human Please support the cost of the show here https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast 

James is joined by Iain from the weekly comedy podcast Two Guys What's Up to discuss a study of UFO's/UAP's which led to seeing cryptids and poltergeist activity and more. While enjoying a few spirits of a different kind, the two gentlemen discuss the philosophical aspects of high strangeness and all things Fortean support the show and help with costs here https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast   Please go check out Two Guys, Whats Up  

All the UFO, Paranormal, Weird and Cryptid news for May 2025 Did Annabel the demonic Doll escape? Can you cure cancer by praying? All this and ghosyely news and more   email forteannewspodcast@gmail.com support the show if you want https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast 

James is joined by Iain from Two Guys Whats Up podcast to discuss James' appearance on the Channel 4 TV Show First Dates with Brocarde, Paranormal investigations and all the Fortean news from UFOs to ghosts of satanic goats and plates of peeled bananas   Check out Two Guys, What's Up wherever you get your podcasts   to help cover costs, please consider buying James a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast    

In the last episode I spoke about the poltergeist scratching after I talk about it. Now you can hear it happening

An immense head scratcher requires your ideas and James gives a preview of his First Date!   email forteannewspodcast@gmail.com   Listen to james on BBC Upload here:   https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kt135c?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile   James YouTube Confessions of a Ghostboy channel here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydh2CH5E7mo 

While the world is seemingly getting more turbulent some of us may be trying to find a way through it all to bring us peace and enlightenment. Could the Aetherius Society be the place where you find your peace? James sits down with Paul Nugent, director of the Aetherius Society to talk about his book Maya Mire for a truly fascinating conversation on how our spiritual understanding links in with UFO's/UAP's and more.    If you want to purchase Paul's book the link for USA listeners is here: https://www.amazon.com/Maya-Mire-Spiritual-Journey-Dawning/dp/1803415525 and for European listeners here: https://amzn.eu/d/0wRPt3F    For more info on Paul and the society please find the links here:    www.aetherius.org   www.sedimentofmysoul.com   contact forteannewspodcast@gmail.com   and to support the show please click here https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast   Thank you for listening and for your support

Happy New Year dear listeners   Getting attacked by the Edinburgh poltergeist video here: https://www.tiktok.com/@confessions_of_ghost_boy/video/7453888641576815904?lang=en   Koppert ADHD Spotify link https://open.spotify.com/episode/3b8BXcz0REszyKtVn5is5t?si=92b360f3975d4e7f    Koppert ADHD Apple link https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/saving-billions-the-adhd-argument-you-need-to-hear/id1788770618?i=1000682889075 Book a free ticket to the poetry event here Leon the poet and friends - online book launch   Date: Thu, Jan 16 • 19:00 GMT   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leon-the-poet-and-friends-online-book-launch-tickets-1119741138889?aff=ebdsshother&utm_share_source=favorite-events_android Send a tip if you feel you would like to  https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast 

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