A trio of Chicago Phantom reports. ABC in the UK means “A Big Cougar”. Cryptozoologist of the year announced. Are Fast Radio Bursts a message from aliens? Is HAARP responsible for hurricanes? The Book of the Week, "The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind", by Michio Kaku.
More large flying humanoid sightings in Chicago! Thylacine caught on video? Wow! Signal explained after almost 40 years. MUFON sighting statistics for May, 2017. Ghost tool that should be for entertainment use only. Book of the Week, "Space Science: Challenges for the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis of UFO Phenomena", by Antonio Paris.
Are paranormal conferences sexist? How not to be a psychic. Learn how to be a psychic. NASA’s big announcement leaves questions. Bigfoot or ghost? Crop circles and beer, it’s not what you’re thinking. The Book of the Week, "Circular Evidence: A Detailed Investigation of the Flattened Swirled Crops Phenomenon" by Pat Delgado and Colin Andrews.
Alien abduction caught on satellite imagery. Psychic Russian cat fetches $83,000. We celebrate the 300th episode of the Paranormal News Insider with a background of the show, "inside" information about past episodes, and listener questions.
Will Facebook ban paranormal stories? The Top Ten Paranormal News Stories of 2016 continues with #4 and #3, plus a couple of stories that didn't make the cut this year. The Book of the Week, "Bad Clowns" by Benjamin Radford.
Review of the 3rd Ghost Excavation Conference. Misappropriation of public funds, well that’s cryptozoology for you, wait, what? Bigfoot sold on eBay. The Phoenix Lights (Part 3). Lies and scandals in politics might not be true. The Book of the Week, "The "E4" Method: Breaking the Mold of Paranormal Investigation" by Brian D. Parsons.
No live show this week, but I bring you the tradition of a special treat for Halloween. This year we present the episode "Hitch-Hiker" from the radio play show Suspense from September 2, 1942. The play stars Orson Welles and was adapted in 1960 for an episode of "The Twilight Zone".
Return of the thylacine (?$?), MUFON sighting statistics for August, who put the “pub” in publicity stunt? What’s up with those lights? The book of the week, "It Came from Ohio: True Tales of the Weird, Wild, and Unexplained" by James Renner.
Update on Wessie (breaking news) and a little monkey business. Signal in space detected, could it be aliens? Bill Nye the skeptical guy gets a taste of his own medicine. El Ojo needs your assistance, por favor. The Book of the Week, "The Science of Ghosts: Searching for Spirits of the Dead" by Joe Nickell.
Bigfoot drone video is admitted hoax (you don’t say!). Welcome, to the rock! Fermi Paradox meets the Mediocrity Principle. Drake Equation gets divided. Ghost hunter makes the major leagues. The Conjuring 2 is taking on a life of its own. The book of the week (Monsters Caught on Film: Amazing Evidence of Lake Monsters, Bigfoot & other Strange Beasts by Dr. Melvyn Willin).
