Ryan sits down with Dean Logan to explore his upbringing, career journey, election administration, the role of election watchdogs, and more. Dean Logan is the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for Los Angeles County, California -- the nation’s largest, most diverse local election jurisdiction serving more than 5.7 million registered voters. In additi…

Join Tudor and Natalie as they interview Ben Laude on preserving and revitalizing classical Piano for younger audiences. Ben Laude is a concert pianist, music educator, and video producer whose playing has been described by the New York Times as “superb in pace, tone, and eloquence.” He has performed in recent seasons with the Southern Tier Symphon…

Send us a text In December of 1900 three keepers were working on the Isle of Eilean Mor. This light house was set on an isle in the Flannan Isles, off the coast of Scotland. These isles are said to have an energy to them and are seen as sacred by some locals. Days later when a ship passed the isle it was noted that the light wasn't working. Once pe…

Send us a text I'm sure most people have never heard of Martin Couney, so we are bringing his story, and a little bit of ours, to the masses. Born in what was German Prussia at the time, Martin's early life is not well known. For what ever reason he was very secretive about his early life. But whatever he did in his early life, can not over shadow …

Send us a text This week we have a fun little treat for yall as Ian covers a couple of ghost towns. The first one is apptly named Ghost Town In The Sky and is a landmark local to us that has passed hands many times over the years. Since 2002 many people have tried to revive the land mark with little success. Then we head to New England to look at a…

Send us a text This week are are looking into the case that created OSHA, and paved the way for the labor and safety laws we have today. This laws were put in place after thousands of women began getting sick and dying. Their deaths were at first attributed to and STD, but it soon became apparent that was not the case. ROH Episode 6 Source Notes ht…

Send us a text This week started off just being about the Wolf Woman of Mobile, but there really is not a lot of information. So I went looking for more stories from that state. There is also the story of a large Sasquatch like creature, with the countriest name, and the legend of a spirit who is know to scream in your face should you run across he…

Send us a text We have all been taught the story of Rosa Parks in school, but what we were taught was not the whole story. Rosa's actions that day were staged after another woman did the same thing. Claudette Colvin was a pregnant 15 year old dark skinned black girl who one day refused to give her seat up on the bus. But Claudette did not look the …

Marshal and Ellie sit down with Omer Bartov, the Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, to speak about his new novel, "The Butterfly and the Axe," the Holocaust, and the history of Ukraine in this enlightening episode.

Send us a text In 1957 an alien ship allegedly landed in Virginia. The being that came out of the ship supposedly looked like any other human, and he had a message. Well it was more of a mission, he came to help us not kill each other, and work together for a better earth. But he did not get the support he expected. Which is ok, according to some, …

Send us a text We got a sticky sweet event for yall today. The morning of January 15th 1919 was like any other in the North Boston neighborhood where Purity Distilling kept their 2.3 million gallon tank of black strap molasses. Around 12:30 in the afternoon everything changed when that tank exploded, flooding the neighborhood in millions of gallons…

Send us a text This week we look at the end of the life of fame occultist Aleister Crowley. This man has been all over the world and his travels have not ended yet. As a matter of fact, if you believe those who think Crowley was a British spy, with the 2nd world war on the horizon, Crowley's travels have just begun. But so have his troubles. Physic…

Send us a text This week on ROH we look at the life and legacy of a woman, who never knew what was done to her. After giving birth to her 4th child Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer. While undergoing treatment samples were taken of her cells, without her consent. Henrietta would never know how far and wide her cells would end up go…

Send us a text This week Ian takes us through a few events that happened through the 1800's. In small towns on the coast of Japan, a boat of sorts was found floating in the Sea. Inside the boat was a small pale beautiful woman, whom no one could communicate with. Was she a princess, set adrift for some transgression, or an interterrestrial being? W…

Send us a text In this second episode of Rethinking Our History we are going through the events of November 10th 1898 when a posse of white men began terrorizing the black community. Once it was all said and done at least a dozen men lay dead in the streets and hundreds more had been forced from their homes. In conclusion, we hope that people becom…

Send us a text Known as the father of modern occultism Aleister Crowley was a poet scholar, occultist and magician who lived one of the most interesting lives. Born to extreme Christian parents, Crowley began questioning everything at a young age. He also began doing whatever he wanted after the death of his father, with the inheritance he recieved…

Send us a text In this first episode of Rethinking Our History we take a look at an event that is not talked about in the history of North Carolina. And we say this as two people who spent their whole school years in the NC education system. It was not until the events of January 6th that Felicia learned about the only successful insurrection in th…

Send us a text This week Ian takes us through reports of a creature that seems to live in the cold waters of Antarctica. Reports of this creature are few and far between but they are fairly similar. A large whale/dolphin like creature that much like the narwhal in the Arctic, has a large horn protruding from it's face. While the Narwhals horn is ac…

Send us a text This week we are going back to some creepy to take a break from the rage with a poltergeist. In the 1950's Battersea was a quaint town when one family suddenly came under attack by an unseen force. For years this family was assaulted and tormented by and entity they named Donald, until one day he just left. This story was made into a…

Send us a text Sale this week until July 23rd over at theparanormallovers.threadless.com with $12 Tees and use code SUMMER20 at checkout to get 20% off sitewide. This week Ian gives us a walk through the life of famed author and poet Conrad Aiken, whom we had an experience with during our vacation. While taking a stroll through Bonaventure Cemetery…

Send us a text This episode was supposed to come out at the end of pride month but here we are. Some people may call this a conspiracy but this is very real. Conversion therapy has been around since the late 18, early 1900's. Between talk therapy, and medical surgeries, the " treatments" for this "disorder" have varied. There has also been know var…

Send us a text On the night of November 9th 1979 forestry worker Robert Taylor was out in the woods with his dog when he had an experience that no one can explain. Not even the investigators that came out to investigate and opened a report on the incident. As far as we know this is the only case of possible abduction that was investigated by law en…

Send us a text Due to life we do not have a new TPL episode today but that doesn't mean you don't get an episode. As we come to the end of Pride month we highlight a case that shows not only the dangers of being queer, but also the dangers of dating LEO, and the dangers of leaving an abusive situation. After having what some might call a situations…

Send us a text This week we are looking at a legend of Jewish Folklore that Felicia fines fascinating. Golems are brought forth for a multitude of reasons but more often than not it is for hard labor or protection. But the things we build to protect us can also be the very thing that leads to our down fall. Episode 76 Source Notes: Weirdsdale Podca…

Send us a text Happy Pride folks! Ian tried his best to find us a queer abduction story but believe it or not, he couldn't find much. But what he did find was a youtube channel featuring a team of LGBT+ ghost hunters looking for the queer ghost everyone else has missed. Although they haven't been active in a while we do have their channel linked be…

Send us a text As a recovering christian and a pagan, the Jewish people are ones that don't bother me. May just be my experience but not once has a Jewish person tried to push their faith on me. But that's probably because I haven't met anyone from this sect. Lev Tahor is an ultra extreme orthodox Jewish sect most people would describe as a cult. I…

Send us a text I began my research for this episode looking at one case of an MMIW. Then I ran into a few more cases. Then I ran into something I did not expect. In this episode we are going to go all the way back to when "settlers" first came to this area, and work our way forward to how that still affects the indigenous community to this day. DLE…

Send us a text Long before the US got their dirty hands on the Hawaiian Island, there was already a rich, thriving culture. One of their most intriguing legends is that if The Night Marchers. This is a band of warriors that is said to march to protect the Chiefs, Chieftess, and other important people of the islands. To run into these Marchers almos…

Send us a text This week and next week we will be releasing a Patreon episode to bring light to the MMIP epidemic. This week is the story of Kristen Huntington who was murdered by her live in boyfriend, and the father of her the 9 month old daughter Chanel. But that was just the beginning of this story. Before his arrest, Rustad gave custody of Cha…

Send us a text Out in the middle of the pacific ocean there is a small atoll, a ring of reef that has grown around a volcano, that has been the site of many shipwrecks, mysteries and even a murder or two. Palmyra Atoll was also a base during WW2 and was a critical site for Allied Forces. But although the buildings were mostly torn down and hauled o…

Send us a text Warning: This weeks episode contains graphic talk of a young child's death. This week Ian has a special tale from right here in our hometown. This is a peek at our show Deadly Lovers over on Patreon and also a special for Mothers Day, which is real messed up once you get into it. Nance Dude was born to a poor family out on Utah Mount…

Send us a text Hello loves, we have a sale going on at the moment over at https://theparanormallovers.threadless.com for 20% off sitewide with code SPRING20 until May 10th. Warning, this weeks episode contains discussions about suicide and mental illness. We are headed back to Japan this week to take a look at Aokigahara AKA the Suicide Forest and …

Send us a text We have a real special episode for you guys this week. We are joined this week by the hosts of the podcast Total Conundrum Traci and Jeremy for a spooky tale from our beloved Asheville. This week Felicia goes through the history of Asheville and the life of Edwin Grove. Edwin is credited with building a few of the beautiful old build…

Send us a text In 1971 a man boarded a Northwest Orient flight. It was supposed to be a 30 minute flight but ended up being a situation that lasted all day. This is the only successful hijacking of a plane in US history. And no one know who committed the perfect crime. Episode 68 Source Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper https://en.w…

Send us a text This week Ian is going through more stories from SAR officers about their encounters of stairs, and other strange things that lurk in the woods. Warning as one of these stories contains the disturbing death of a child. Other stories include one of an officer who goes missing for 2 days, a child who showed up clean and healthy after m…

Send us a text We have an extra episode for you guys this week! We had the great opportunity to co host an episode of Paranormal Misfits Podcast with Chrissy. In this episode we talk to Leslie and Steven Shaw, abductees with a long and sordid history with extra terrestrials. We talk about their personal experiences as well as their theories about e…

Send us a text 10 years. April 2, 2024 marked 10 years of sobriety for Paranormal Lover Ian!!! So this week in honor of that milestone Felicia is going into the life an legacy of Bill W. William Wilson had a long struggle with alcohol abuse. It ruined his schooling, his business, and almost his family. After meeting with a friend who had recently g…

Send us a text This week Ian is taking a dive into Reddit. While here he found some interesting stories of an alleged phenomenon that has been reported by search and recuse personal for years. We are not sure where these stories allegedly took place, or even the validity of them, but the way it goes is that during training, SARs personal are given …

Send us a text Forced, involuntary or coerced sterilization is a tactic that has been used for decades. It started out in hospitals and prisons but quickly grew to include anyone that didn't fit in. In North Carolina over the span of 40 years there was over 7500 sterilizations performed. Many of them were low income families, people of color, and d…

Send us a text Lordy Lordy Ian's 40....3. Happy Birthday Ian!! This week we come to the conclusion of the Betty and Barney Hill saga. Ian takes us through their journey to find someone to use hypnosis on them and what they learn from their sessions. It doesn't really seem like either of them had a pleasant experience during their abductions. And al…

Send us a text Just six years after Betty and Barney Hill had their alleged encounter, another Betty in New England would allegedly have an encounter of her own. But this Betty had more than one witness. It would take about ten years for this Betty to go under hypnosis to recover her memories of that night. And what she uncovers changes things for …

Send us a text In part 2 of Ian's story about Betty and Barney Hill we learn about what began happening after the couple's abduction. As much as Barney wanted to ignore what had happened, the nightmares that Betty began having were enough for him to agree to reach out for help. They talked to several people and like with most abduction stories, the…

Send us a text In honor of Black history Month Felicia takes us to the low country to learn about a legend that comes from a community that is a part of her heritage. The Gullah Geechee people have a rich history and culture that is still found in the low country today. These people are descendants of enslaved people who were brought to work the un…

Send us a text In honor of Black History Month this month and Women's History Month in March Ian is taking us though the abduction of Betty and Barney Hill in the 1960's. An interracial couple living up North, Betty and Barney were respected members of the community, fighting for equality and justice during the civil right era. Which is why when th…

Send us a text In this Part 2 Felicia takes us into the most well known crime of this cult. It is recorded as the worst terrorist attack in Japan's history. But that is not the end of the story for Aum. Even after all of their crimes, and their highest officials being taken out of the game, Aum, now known as Aleph, has not slowed down with their ac…

Send us a text We have finally made it to the end of Blackbeard's, aka Edward Teach's, story. The governors of the east coast states had had just about enough of his shenanigans. Since he was hanging out on the coast of N.C, one governor sent some of his best men to find the pirate captain and take him out. And find him they did. Many years later t…

Send us a text This week Felicia takes us through the early life of Shoko Asahara, born Chizuo Matsumoto, founder of the cult Aum Shinrikyo, now known as Aleph. And yes folks, this is another cult that is still technically active in 2024. She tells us all about his childhood and teenage dreams of being an " all powerful ruler", the beginning of his…

Send us a text This week Ian takes us through Edwards trip from the island of Hispaniola (known as Ayiti by the locals of the DR) up through to Delaware and Pennsylvania, and his path from a little pirate nobody, to one of the most feared pirates in all of written history. Although his ships were known to fly a blood red flag, to symbolize their in…

Send us a text It should come as a surprise to no one that with the conditions of this facility, a lot of people did not make it out alive. Whether they died by disease, were murdered at the hands of a fellow patient, or even unalived themselves, at least eight spirits are known to haunt these halls. And a couple other strange things have made thes…

Send us a text This week Felicia takes us through the history of the hospital also known as TALA. Built as a better way to treat patients with mental illnesses, TALA was a beacon of a better future in medicine. But it didn't take long for the crowds to grow and conditions within the facility to worsen. Open for 130 years, this hospital has a legacy…