Extraordinary— anomalous, highly strange and exceptional—experiences happen to all of us. So why don't we talk about them? Precognitive dreams, synchronicities, angel contact, a visit from the dead, telepathy, clairvoyance and miracles of healing have been reported across the world since antiquity. This podcast explores our relationship with the otherwordly ... Show More
Oct 2017
S1E1 Dearly Beloved: A Meditation on After Death Communication
After Death Communication, or ADC, is a spiritual and transpersonal phenomenon as varied and mysterious as death itself. Seen by science as a common response to grief, contact with the dead through dreams, visions, voices, or physical sensation appears in literature and testimony ... Show More
20m 7s
Oct 2017
S1E2 The Second Sight: The Science of Detecting the Future Across Space and Time
The Second Sight, better known as precognition or presentiment, is a predictive gift that dates back to the Old Testament and in mystical texts from around the world. Oracles, shamans and monks of the past offered intuitive guidance and insight to royalty and politicians based on ... Show More
20m 35s
Oct 2017
S1E3 Oracles of Las Vegas: Gamblers Who Use Precognition to Wager and Win
Astral projection, the ability to send the "subtle" or energetic body across space and time, is an ancient shamanic practice with little relevance to professional gamblers. But much like card counting, this unusual technique appeals to a small sector of professional gamblers inte ... Show More
20m 19s
Jul 2025
The Disappearance of Starlette Vining (Maine)
<p>Starlette Vining disappeared in 1998 and has never been found, yet 15 years after she was last seen in the small town of Presque Isle, Maine, a suspect was convicted of her murder. </p><p>This is a wide-open look at how a cold missing persons case was successfully investigated ... Show More
38m 9s
Feb 2025
Roberta Michels-Hopkins
<p>In February of 1981, Roberta Michels-Hopkins, a 29-year-old mother of two, disappeared from Camden, New Jersey, without a trace. The story goes that she left her home, heading out to buy a pack of cigarettes, and never returned. Roberta's sister said she received a phone call ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 2024
Her Killer Was Caught on Surveillance Moments Before Her Abduction: The Case of Aniah Blanchard
<div>Aniah Blanchard was a 19-year-old college student living in Auburn, Alabama, when on October 23, 2019, she never returned home. Despite dropping off her brother and telling him she was headed back to her apartment, she never arrived. Then, odd messages to her roommate starte ... Show More
59m 25s
Sep 2024
244 - The Vanishing of Loy Evitts
When twenty-nine year old Loy Evitts failed to return to her Kansas City, MO office job after taking a late lunch, her co-workers were concerned. When they found her car, parked in its assigned spot, but could find no trace of the woman, that concern transformed into worry. The ... Show More
1h 38m