Fortean News Podcast

Paranormal Investigation Round Table Discussion!

James gets together with medium Pamela Heyward and author and Paranormal tour guide Liah Thorley, aka The Black Widow to discuss a paranormal investigation we did in the Market Vaults in Scarborough. Liah is a brilliant guide who runs ghost tours, and she organised and invited us along to investigate the vaults for Halloween. Tune in and see what happened
If you want to go on one of Liah's incredible tours and delve into spooky tales and history, please book on: https://blackwidowtours.co.uk/ 
My investigation with Paul here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPCIIO8BCT0
And an interview with Paul Sinclair on one of my experiences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61LkzwR-0uU
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Nurses and the Paranormal, 7Ft Shadow Figures, Jesus magic wand, UFO's shutting down nuclear bases and more

On this episode:
 
Ghost activity https://www.tiktok.com/@confessions_of_ghost_boy/video/7585921645886311702?_r=1&_t=ZN-92ZXChWjRSg
The etymology of the word ghost
The introduction gateway book for us all. Osbourne book of ghosts
Standish Church in Maine being researched by paranormal investigators
Somerset named as most haunted in UK
Top ten most haunted regions of the UKBolton’s all female ghost busters
James has his own JOTT
Meet the Basingstoke ghost hunters
Has someone caught the photo of a ghost monk at Conisbrough Castle? https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/people/paranormal-investigator-claims-to-have-spotted-ghost-of-monk-at-conisbrough-castle-5382702
Nurses and the paranormal
The Ghost Club, the worlds oldest paranormal society
The majority of Americans believe in the paranormal
What is ghost hunters Steve Gonsalves most scary moment?
Nearly half of Canadians believe in the paranormal
Jedward can see ghosts
The scariest paranormal roads in Europe are over in Ireland
A third of the English believe in the paranormal
What is behind the #HauntedAppalachia trend and is the real haunted Appalachia folklore scarier?
The Greenbrier Ghost: Zona Shue
The Screaming Skull of Burton Agnes Hall
Man marries a rice cooker
Haunted English Heritage sights at the sites
Adults share the creepiest things children have said to them
Country Living’s top ten signs your house is haunted
The real origin of the MIB
Frogs rain down in Brazil
A peer-reviewed study finds aliens may have been observing us blowing up nuclear bombs
A Dr. States ghost hunting isn’t actually about hunting for ghosts
The Ghosts of Bluebell Hill
Ghost Adventures' Aaron Goodwin won’t watch the moment his wife tried to have him killed
Does the paranormal affect house sales
Did Steve Jobs have a deathbed vision
Quantum computer passes the lie detector test
Polish pipeline digs up ancient warriors, merging the pagan with Christianity
Car picks up ghosts on its sensors?
Was Jesus the ultimate pagan sorcerer?
Area 51 road trip
Nurse sees 7ft shadow figure standing by dying patient's bed
Do aliens only “virtually” abduct you?
UFOs are shutting down nuclear bunkers and flying off
 
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A Christmas Ghost Story Number 2: Unearthly by Paul Spencer

Thank you so much for listening. If you have enjoyed it, Paul is releasing "Pocket Nightmares", a collection of 50 x 5-minute reads in 2026!
 
Thank you all for your continued support this year. I sincerely appreciate it. 
 
Unearthly:
Story by Paul Spencer
Caitlin's voice performed by Abbie Ingham
Alex's voice performed by James Koppert
 
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Love you all. Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year
 

A Ghost Story For Christmas: The Root of it All

This is a ghost story in a poem I wrote for Christmas for you all to enjoy. Merry Christmas to you all, and thank you for supporting the show this year
 
Hope you have a beautiful one. 
 
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The FNP and Two Guys, What's Up Christmas Crossover Special

Iain and Jordan from the top ten global podcast Two Guys What's Up? join James at the Britannia Pub to have a couple of drinks and celebrate the end of the year together. 
 
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The Interview: Phantoms of Christmas Past with the author Paul Weatherhead

Paul brings a brilliant interview about hoaxes of ghosts at Christmas leading to moral panics and huge ghost hunts. Also available visually on YouTube. 
 
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You can buy his book here: https://amzn.to/4q4S7IV 
You can listen to Monsters, Myths and Mania here https://weirdcalderdale.podbean.com/ 
 
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Village Time Slips, Interstellar Objects Breaking Laws of Science, Hat Man and more

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This months: 
The mysterious village time-slip
The 3rd interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, to come into our solar system breaks the laws of science.
UFO over the pyramid in Egypt
Pyramid UFO in Texas
Underwater UFOs are real
Everything we thought we knew about consciousness is wrong
RIP to the UKs oldest witch
Exorcisms to try and get rid of a hex on Charlie Kirk
Is the Bissell Mansion in St Louis the most terrifying haunted mansion in America?
The holographic inter soul
Meeting Jesus in death
The most haunted road in Scotland
UAP cover up
Has the cryptid Ogopogo moved lakes?
Brocarde chats to motor heads Lemmie who is eating pizza on a black horse
Is Bruce Forsyth’s ghost joking about fire extinguishes?
Is there an ancient pyramid submerged off New Orleans
Teacher loses job spraying poop spray
Tech billionaire loser tells people regulating AI is the antichrist
Ohio mansion is most haunted
More investigation into Utah cattle mutilations
Were the Anunakki aliens?
The 13 Ghost of the Joelma Building in Brazil
S.k. Pierce Mansion sold for one million dollars
Strange UFO seen over Tulcingo de Valle, Mexico see here https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Uamlx-TTWtzkQ7S8&v=HE2Ih2IaaNE&feature=youtu.be&themeRefresh=1
The Nessie was a hoax all along?
San Antonio folklore stars in new paper Occulto
All living things emit a glowing aura
Have archaeologists found ancient aliens in Kuwait?
Hail so big it can be seen from space
Did we face the rapture?
V Shaped UFO over Los Angeles
The High Strangeness of the Wold Newton Triangle
Are Labubu actually things for Pazuzu to possess?
Can welcome mats invite in demons?
Is remote viewing intelligence laundering
Has Noah’s ark been discovered
Answers found for the dragon stones
The Siirt poltergeist
The UFO/UAP Coverup of reverse engineering
Who is the hat man?
The real Stranger Things, The Montuak Experiments
21 grams the weight of the soul
The Whitey river monster

Quick Hi and Yuletide Announcement

See you all soon

The Interview: Dr Paul Lee and Haunted Hospitality

To find out more and see where to buy Dr Paul's books, please visit https://www.paullee.com/ 
You can also catch Paul on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/drpaullee.bsky.social 
 
Interview summary: Dr Paul Lee, a nuclear physicist and paranormal researcher, discussed his latest book on haunted UK eateries and shared personal experiences with paranormal activity, including challenges in collecting data and gaining access to haunted locations. Paul and James explored various aspects of paranormal investigation, including changes in ghostly phenomena, the challenges of verifying historical claims, and the importance of thorough research to separate fact from fiction. They discussed the limitations of paranormal investigation tools, the role of psychics and mediums, and the need for maintaining accurate databases of haunted locations, while emphasising the importance of honesty and scepticism in paranormal research.
 
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Happy Samhain/Halloween Special: Your Scary Stories

Listeners send in their stories and experiences of the terrifying and unknown for your spooky listening pleasure 
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