Small Town Tales Podcast CL Thomas

In the first part of this episode Small Town Tales talks with the founder and CEO of Mysterious Adventures Tours, a dark adventure tour group that travels worldwide to explore the most haunted locations in the world. Maria Schmidt shares her insights on haunted travels and how it has changed her perspective on life. Maria has also founded the world’s largest ghost hunt & started recognition for the National Ghost Hunting Day in September. In the second half of this episode, I talk ab...

When we think of hauntings, we think of places that are old, Victorian homes, abandoned asylums, old schools and jails, old bricks, old dolls, you see where I am getting at. But this isn’t always the case is it. How many investigators out there found that their most extraordinary paranormal experiences came not from the popular tourist attractions and haunted houses, but rather, from your own home or place where you least expect it? My guest tonight has a story like my own in a haunting ...

One of the most profound spiritual trips that I have ever embarked on had to have been my trip through Transylvania. At the time, I was going through some spiritual changes, and the dark eerie atmosphere of Romanian spiritualism took hold, from the trek through the Carpathian Mountain sides exploring the very Castles where Vlad the Impaler was either imprisoned or lived, to the most haunted forest in the world there are many events that to this day stand out. Along the way – I met some v...

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I take Small Town Tales in a little bit of a different direction in this episode to explore the life of Frank Calabrese, Jr right here in Las Vegas, NV. Fascinated with organized crime lords, our culture often romanticizes these historical figures and events, such as Al Capone and Valentine’s Day through Hollywood theater. But what is it really like inside the family? Frank Calabrese, Jr. discusses the opposition, risks, and need in going against his father, and t...

What really happened at Roswell in July of 1947?Greg Lawson, an expert for investigating procedures, has dedicated years to unraveling the mysteries that shroud Roswell's after-report. He sifted through a thousand pages of declassified documents in attempt to connected dots that many might have overlooked in the case of Roswell in his book. In this episode, we discuss what went wrong with the Roswell case. Prepare yourselves for a riveting conversation that goes beyond the extraterrestrial cr...

What is it like to grow up in the middle of high profile haunted cases alongside the Warrens? In this episode I speak with the Warren Legacy Foundation's founder and CEO, Chris McKinnell about his experiences doing cases with Ed Warren, being locked in the museum with haunted objects by accident, his abilities and his desire to help those who are being affected negatively by the paranormal. About Chris McKinnellChris McKinnell is the Founder and CEO of the Warren Legacy Foundation for Pa...