Weird Kitchen

What happens when a no-nonsense entrepreneur who’d never been high walks into a therapy session with MDMA and a gong?Mike Faith, founder of Headsets.com and a 30-year business veteran, joins Rob and special guest host, Chad, to share what happened when he went looking for a controlled first experience and came back changed. From a cosmic encounter that cracked open decades of hardened emotion, to an LSD trip that left him with a mysterious name to decode, to an ayahuasca ceremony where he says he became someone else entirely, Mike takes us through it all.We also get into breathwork, lucid dreaming, an astral projection experiment Mike tried to verify, and why he doesn’t believe in “bad trips.”Pull up a seat. Things are about to get weird.This episode discusses psychedelics, some of which remain illegal under U.S. federal law and may be prohibited where you live. Nothing in this episode is medical or legal advice or encouragement to use illegal substances. For entertainment and informational purposes only.Mentioned in this episode:How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan (book and Netflix series)Altered States of Consciousness by Charles TartLike, subscribe, and hit the bell so you never miss a new mystery. Then tell us in the comments: what’s the strangest thing you’ve ever experienced?

Touring bass player John Billings never believed in ghost stories—until an 1800s antique turned his home into an active haunted house. After bringing home a vintage lectern rescued from a tragically burned theater, John’s family was thrown into a paranormal nightmare filled with phantom footsteps, disembodied voices, and swinging chandeliers. In this spine-chilling episode of Weird Kitchen, John details his terrifying ghost encounters and shares real paranormal audio evidence captured right in his living room by a professional investigator. Tune in to find out what happens when a haunted relic brings the other side directly to your front door.

The Truth Paranormal team—Allison, Jeremy, and Dee—joins the Weird Kitchen podcast to reveal the reality behind investigating haunted homes and businesses across Tennessee. The crew shares their most compelling evidence, including an encounter with a pitch-black shadow entity at a local bike shop and a grumpy spirit verifying its presence during a flashlight session. They also dive into their personal origins in the paranormal field, from growing up in a haunted house to surviving a profound near-death experience, while exploring fascinating theories on how local limestone might act as a tape recorder for residual energy.Follow the Truth Paranormal Team on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TRUTHParanormalTN/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthparanormaltnTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truthparanormaltnYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCD4Ph6dBqOke4JBtgubeUIQ

In this episode of Weird Kitchen, we sit down with Nashville local David Fredrickson to explore a deeply personal and bizarre sequence of events surrounding his family's dream home. Imagine building a house right across the street from a cemetery, only to have it struck by lightning—twice. After a series of tragic losses in the home, David's family moved in, but it quickly became apparent they weren't alone. Unexplained phenomena began taking over their daily lives: family dogs mysteriously terrified of crossing the yard, heavy cabinets slamming on their own, and brand-new lightbulbs exploding without cause. Tune in as David shares his journey from total skeptic to a believer.

Former materialist psychologist Candice Sanderson, author of The Reluctant Messenger, joins Weird Kitchen to share her extraordinary shift from viewing the world strictly through physical senses to experiencing undeniable spiritual phenomena. Candice discusses how her mother's precognitive dream initially sparked her curiosity, eventually leading her to the Monroe Institute. There, during a "soul retrieval" exercise, she accidentally unlocked her ability to channel highly specific, verifiable information from beyond the physical realm.Get Candice’s books:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Candice+M.+Sanderson&i=audible&ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_2Candice’s website: https://candicesanderson.com/