Tinfoil Tales

John grew up on his grandmother's land in rural southwest Alabama, where a cloaked, near invisible being watched him in the woods for years, blocking out the trees behind it and staying unseen until it moved. John is 44 and had never told this story publicly before. As a kid on 300 acres near an old abandoned house place, he kept running into a shape he could barely see, one that stayed invisible until it shifted, the same cloaking effect he compares to the Predator films himself. Around the old house place there was something else, something that did not feel friendly: screeching sounds, tapping, the smell of cigarette smoke with nobody there, and things going missing. Years later, walking back from a hunting blind, something huge charged through the woods straight at him, leaves and grass moving, wind coming off it, and nothing visible to shoot at. The being stepped toward him at the fence line the last time he ever saw it, when he was 15. Support the show by becoming a Patreon member for just $1.99 a month. Members get ad free episodes, episodes up to two weeks before they are released, and exclusive content, and it is a huge help in keeping Tinfoil Tales going. Join at patreon.com/tinfoiltales. You can also help the show grow for free: leave a rating and a review on whatever podcast app you use, and share an episode with someone or post about it on social media. Word of mouth really does make a difference. Have you had a paranormal encounter, seen a cryptid or a UFO, or experienced something you cannot explain? Brandon wants to hear your story. To be a guest on Tinfoil Tales, visit tinfoiltales.com or email [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today, we venture inside mysterious gateways. We step through the glass, and gaze beyond our own reflection. Around the world for thousands of years, these objects have been feared, covered, shattered, and whispered to. Some say they’re capable of trapping souls. Others claim they reveal hidden truths, and bring good luck, or bad. It depends on who you ask. From ancient superstitions to ghostly reflections – today we are discussing one of the most ordinary, yet powerful objects in our homes. Today’s episode is all about mirrors! Want more Perplexity? https://www.flow.page/perplexitymysterypodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Historian and experiencer Stephanie returns to explore New Orleans voodoo, folklore, and the strange beings that appear in paranormal encounters across cultures. Historian, researcher, and experiencer Stephanie returns to Tinfoil Tales to explore the strange overlap between folklore, history, and modern paranormal encounters. Growing up with unexplained experiences eventually led Stephanie into academic research surrounding spiritualism, New Orleans voodoo, mediumship, folklore, and the historical accounts of people who claimed to interact with spirits and entities that weren't necessarily human. We discuss the strange beings that appear throughout different cultures, from fairies, goblins and little people to modern reports of pale crawlers, black-eyed kids, aliens and other humanoids. Are these completely different creatures, or have people throughout history been encountering the same phenomenon and simply interpreting it through the culture and beliefs of their time? The conversation also ventures into Kentucky's extensive cave systems, the Hopkinsville Goblins, Bigfoot, Dogman, ancient giants, thought forms, demons, alien abductions and the striking similarities between modern encounter reports and centuries-old stories of people being taken by the Fae. Stephanie also shares one of her most disturbing personal encounters. While attending college, she encountered what appeared to be a young girl standing at the top of a staircase after something physically pushed her down the steps. The child looked almost completely normal, except for her unusually dark eyes and a mouth filled with small, pointed teeth. The activity appeared connected to a string of beads her roommate had secretly placed beneath Stephanie's bed. We also discuss haunted objects, why museums may contain far more paranormal activity than most visitors realize, and the difficulty of labeling every unexplained entity as either a ghost or a demon. Sometimes the strangest part of these stories isn't that people continue seeing impossible things. It's how similar those things have been for hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of years. Support the show by becoming a Patreon member for just $1.99 a month. Members get ad free episodes, episodes up to two weeks before they are released, and exclusive content, and it is a huge help in keeping Tinfoil Tales going. Join at patreon.com/tinfoiltales. You can also help the show grow for free: leave a rating and a review on whatever podcast app you use, and share an episode with someone or post about it on social media. Word of mouth really does make a difference. Have you had a paranormal encounter, seen a cryptid or a UFO, or experienced something you cannot explain? Brandon wants to hear your story. To be a guest on Tinfoil Tales, visit tinfoiltales.com or email [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rabbi Rothschild joins the show to discuss his unusual project of livestreaming his life 24 hours a day, seven days a week, creating what he describes as a digital diary and time capsule of modern human history. The conversation eventually turns toward UFO disclosure and the extraordinary claims made by former Israeli space official Haim Eshed, including alleged government knowledge of extraterrestrial intelligence, a so-called Galactic Federation, secret cooperation with non-human civilizations, and the belief that humanity may not yet be ready for full disclosure. We also discuss Eshed’s reported return to the subject after years of silence, alleged Men in Black encounters, whistleblower protections, Project Blue Beam, the growing acceptance of the UAP phenomenon, and whether disclosure will happen through one undeniable event or continue slowly over time. Support the show by becoming a Patreon member for just $1.99 a month. Members get ad free episodes, episodes up to two weeks before they are released, and exclusive content, and it is a huge help in keeping Tinfoil Tales going. Join at patreon.com/tinfoiltales. You can also help the show grow for free: leave a rating and a review on whatever podcast app you use, and share an episode with someone or post about it on social media. Word of mouth really does make a difference. Have you had a paranormal encounter, seen a cryptid or a UFO, or experienced something you cannot explain? Brandon wants to hear your story. To be a guest on Tinfoil Tales, visit tinfoiltales.com or email [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Author and researcher A.W. Finnegan joins the show to discuss his book The Sleeper Agent: The Rise of Lyme Disease, Chronic Illness, and the Great Imitator Antigens of Biological Warfare. After his own experience with Lyme disease led him down a years-long research path, Finnegan began digging into the history of biological warfare, Nazi virologist Erich Traub, Project Paperclip, Plum Island, and Cold War experiments involving ticks, insects, migratory birds, and infectious disease. Throughout the conversation, Finnegan lays out his argument that the history of Lyme disease may be far more complicated than the commonly accepted story, pointing to declassified documents, scientific research, government programs, and the concept of immune tolerance as pieces of a much larger puzzle. We also discuss vaccine research, COVID-era biodefense, government experimentation, why biological weapons can be uniquely difficult to distinguish from naturally occurring outbreaks, and the controversy that follows anyone willing to question established explanations. Toward the end, Finnegan shares some of the research he has uncovered since publishing The Sleeper Agent and gives a glimpse into his next project, which takes an entirely different direction into the history and folklore surrounding jinn. Support the show by becoming a Patreon member for just $1.99 a month. Members get ad free episodes, episodes up to two weeks before they are released, and exclusive content, and it is a huge help in keeping Tinfoil Tales going. Join at patreon.com/tinfoiltales. You can also help the show grow for free: leave a rating and a review on whatever podcast app you use, and share an episode with someone or post about it on social media. Word of mouth really does make a difference. Have you had a paranormal encounter, seen a cryptid or a UFO, or experienced something you cannot explain? Brandon wants to hear your story. To be a guest on Tinfoil Tales, visit tinfoiltales.com or email [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.