I had a delightful time talking with Jennifer - journalist, author, and world's only professional cheese fortune teller - about the arguing shadow people she witnessed, her visit to the Lizzie Borden house, and so much more.
If you have any paranormal stories you’d like to share on the show, you can send them in an email to story@storieswithsapphire.com
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Nov 19
Something's wrong with the nanny; What I see when I sleep; The grinch gremlin
In this week’s episode, you’ll hear true stories from real people - like the nanny in the Philippines who morphed into something unrecognizable, the whistling heard at night that lead to more horrifying apparitions, and the grey goblin that followed a woman throughout the stress ... Show More
37m 26s
Oct 29
True folklore stories from the Philippines: with the editors of Signos, a Filipino fiction anthology of supernatural stories
Join me for an hour of supernatural stories with John Bengan and Darryl Delgado, two of the editors of "Signos", a fictional anthology of Filipino supernatural stories. From body snatching aswang, to people disappearing to invisible realms, Jon and Darryl share real stories that ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 15
Stories from Twentynine Palms: The bizarre orb, The entity leaving
A couple weekends ago I had a table with Steffany Strange at the Spooktackular Festival in Twentynine Palms, CA. Guests came up and shared their ghost stories - and their INCREDIBLE paranormal photos. Trust me, you don't want to miss them. View the photos on Spotify or https://ww ... Show More
20m 26s
Jul 2024
Orientalism and Cultures of Death
<p>John, Jim, Brian, and Paul discuss how Japan reversed western notions of orientalism, particularly in psychology, so as to create a unified national identity dealing in death in both inward self-identity and outward colonialism. Japan is a case in point of how cultures reify d ... Show More
1h 2m
Mar 2023
John Miller, "The Philosophy of Tattoos" (British Library, 2021)
The Philosophy of Tattoos (British Library, 2021) by Dr. John Miller presents an impressively broad yet personal account, exploring tattooing as a unique expression of individual, cultural and national identity.
Dr. Miller explores tattooing as an innate human impulse throughout ... Show More
52m 25s
Nov 2024
'I Am Happy That She Lived Her Short Life to the Fullest'
Ricarda Louk, the mother of Shani, a tattoo artist who became one of the most iconic victims of the Nova festival massacre, talks to us upon the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack. This episode is made possible by the Israel office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, which pro ... Show More
28m 44s
Aug 5
Discovering the path to honor, by Ghuan Featherstone
<p>Ghuan Featherstone is determined to go his own way – to live with courage, kindness, and faith in justice. To be a cowboy. But growing up in a neighborhood rife with gang violence, the forces marshaled against him feel beyond his control. After visiting a little-known hor ... Show More
31m 28s