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The I Want to Believe Podcast is a small corner of the internet where the paranormal can flourish and strange stories take precedence. Hosted by author Nomar Slevik, this series shares unexplained encounters with high production value and engaging narration. Procured stories include alien abductions, the black-eyed kids, Bigfoot, winged creatures, unexplained disappearances, and much more. You can expect a new episode every month.

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I Want To Believe: Season 7 Nomar Slevik

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    • 4.6 • 25 Ratings

The I Want to Believe Podcast is a small corner of the internet where the paranormal can flourish and strange stories take precedence. Hosted by author Nomar Slevik, this series shares unexplained encounters with high production value and engaging narration. Procured stories include alien abductions, the black-eyed kids, Bigfoot, winged creatures, unexplained disappearances, and much more. You can expect a new episode every month.

A Maine Made Podcast | Since 2018 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/207believe/support

    S7 E4 | Robert Michael Pyle and the Dark Divide

    S7 E4 | Robert Michael Pyle and the Dark Divide

    I Want to Believe Podcast – S7 E4 | Robert Michael Pyle and the Dark Divide



    Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In Bloom by Nirvana

    Closing song: Sasquatch by Giants in the Trees



    Clips:

    Butterfly Launches from Spar Pole

    The Dark Divide Movie

    Jane Goodall



    Welcome to season 7, episode 4 of the I Want to Believe podcast!



    Robert Michael Pyle, the bearded lepidopterist who stole our hearts with his seminal work, Where Bigfoot Walks, is a man of many talents and pursuits. He is, of course, an author… but also a naturalist, a professor, a poet, he has been a husband, and now a widower.  



    In 2020, he was lovingly portrayed by actor David Cross in the movie The Dark Divide. With special co-host Christina, we’ll be discussing the life and adventures of one of cryptozoology’s most unexpected proponents.



    A quick reminder that you can check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. My NEW BOOK - UFOs Over Maine: 10th Anniversary Edition is NOW available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlevikStore.Company.Site⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & The Green Hand Bookshop in Portland, Maine and their online store. All books come signed with a bookmark and sticker (while supplies last). There is an eBook version too, available on ⁠Kindle⁠.



    My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ParaFlixx Paranormal+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.



    Sources:

    1889 Mag | Entosoc.org | Xerces |

    WWeek | Academic | The Week

    Where Bigfoot Walks Book

    The Dark Divide Movie


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    • 33 min
    S7 E3 | Black-Eyed Kids Part 666

    S7 E3 | Black-Eyed Kids Part 666

    I Want to Believe Podcast – S7 E3 | Black-Eyed Kids Part 666



    Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Kids Are Alright by Chloe & Halle

    Closing song: Empty by Kevin Abstract

    Clips: Urban Whispers | Pandoras Mask | The Occult Report | Channel Dusk | Monstrum | What Lurks Beneath | Stephanie Harlowe



    Welcome to season 7, episode 3 of the I Want to Believe podcast!



    With an unobstructed gaze and the deeply unsettling idea that the youngest of our species are out to do us harm… black-eyed kids continue to terrify many unsuspecting people across the world. So, let’s continue where we left off… This is part 6 of the black-eyed kid’s saga!


    A quick reminder that you can check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by clicking on the links. My NEW BOOK - UFOs Over Maine: 10th Anniversary Edition is NOW available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlevikStore.Company.Site⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. All books come signed and with a bookmark and sticker (while supplies last). There is an eBook version too, available on Kindle.



    My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ParaFlixx Paranormal+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.



    Sources:

    Phantoms & Monsters 1
    Phantoms & Monsters 2
    Phantoms & Monsters 3
    Phantoms & Monsters 4
    Phantoms & Monsters 5
    Phantoms & Monsters 6
    Phantoms & Monsters 7



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    • 34 min
    S7 E2 | Cryptids & Microphones

    S7 E2 | Cryptids & Microphones

    **UFOs Over Maine: 10th Anniversary Edition Fundraiser**



    I Want to Believe Podcast – S7 E2 | Cryptids & Microphones



    Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Admit It by Hannah Jagado

    Closing song: How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried Near a Highway by Kennyhoopla

    Clips: Cryptid Warfare Podcast



    We’re doing something a little bit different tonight… I have invited a couple of podcasters and Bigfoot investigators on to the show, recommended to me by Kevin from Where the Weird Ones Are podcast.


    We have Drewski and Z - Baby from the Cryptid Warfare podcast. With this episode, I'll give you a bit about who they are and what they do and they'll we'll get into some of their cryptid investigations and what they have experienced firsthand.



    Thanks so much for listening!

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    A quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlevikStore.Company.Site⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Green Hand Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!



    My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ParaFlixx Paranormal+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.


    **⁠UFOs Over Maine: 10th Anniversary Edition Fundraiser⁠**



    Sources:

    Interview with Drew & Z from Cryptid Warfare podcast


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    • 44 min
    S7 E1 | The Many Predictions of Baba Vanga

    S7 E1 | The Many Predictions of Baba Vanga

    I Want to Believe Podcast – S7 E1 | The Many Predictions of Baba Vanga



    Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New Season by Nadiiife

    Closing song: Everybody's Safe Until... by Paris Texas

    Clips: Myth Stories & Most Amazing Top Ten



    Welcome to the season 7 premier of the I Want to Believe podcast! We have a special guest co-host with us today… they are the creator of Kiwi’s Cryptid World, they are an artist and photographer and turns out... they are also the love of my life. Her name is Christina.

    Tonight, our story starts in Bulgaria and ends in the cosmos.



    Baba Vanga was a Bulgarian woman who lost her sight as a child. In 1923, at 12 years old, Vanga claimed that she was caught in a tornado and thrown into a field. After the storm, she could not be located and her family assembled a search party. After nearly 72 hours, Vanga was found.



    She was frightened, bruised and covered in dirt. She was cleaned and doctors addressed her superficial wounds but they found that she could not open her eyes. Vanga told them that her eyes hurt and felt as if there was sand and dirt inside of them.



    She claimed that she had her first vision during that storm. She eventually lost her sight over the following years. Her visions of the future became stronger during those years as well.



    Over time, she became world renowned for her accurate predictions which included the death of Hitler, Stalin, the Kennedy brothers, and numerous presidential elections.



    With this episode, we'll tell you about her life, her past predictions and what she said is in store for us for 2024 and beyond.



    Thanks so much for listening!

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    A quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlevikStore.Company.Site⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Green Hand Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!



    My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ParaFlixx Paranormal+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.



    Sources:

    The Independent⁠ | Vanga.ru⁠ | ⁠Daily Record | Astrofame


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    • 28 min
    S6 E12 | The Derry Faerie

    S6 E12 | The Derry Faerie

    I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E12 | The Derry Faerie



    Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Porn Acting by by Jean Dawson

    Closing song: Voyage⁠ by Lemmino

    Clips throughout by I Am the Universe - The Derry Fairy



    Welcome to the season 6 finale of the I Want to Believe podcast! We have a special guest co-host with us today… we usually get her on board for the spooky season, but since the subject of this episode takes place in not only her home state but her home town, we just had to get her on for this one. Valerie Lofaso is joining us!

    Goblins and ghouls have been reported in all shapes and sizes. The Kinnula Humanoid was a 3 foot tall, suited creature witnessed by numerous people in Finland during the 1970s. The Dover Demon was a strange little oddity reported by several eyewitnesses in Massachusetts. And the Kentucky Goblins were little alien-like creatures who tormented a large rural family in 1955.

    Tonight, our story takes place just one year after the Kentucky Goblins incident. A man, in a small New Hampshire town, bore witness to an otherworldly visitor...

    Hope you enjoy!

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    A quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe ⁠⁠⁠⁠social media⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠ are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlevikStore.Company.Site⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Green Hand Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!

    My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ParaFlixx Paranormal+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.

    Sources:

    New England Folklore | Derry, NH | Derry News


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    • 26 min
    S6 E11 | Nomar Goes to the Library

    S6 E11 | Nomar Goes to the Library

    I Want to Believe the Podcast – S6 E11 | Nomar Goes to the Library⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Opening song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mr. Ouija by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

    Closing song: Thuggish Ruggish Bone by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony


    Welcome to season 6, episode 11 of the I Want to Believe podcast!

    Tonight, I am sharing a talk I gave last September at the CM Bailey Library in Winthrop, Maine. I share extraterrestrial stories from around the state of Maine and I also get into writing and the publishing process that I've experienced. Hope you enjoy!

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    A quick reminder that all of our I Want to Believe ⁠⁠⁠social media⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠ are in the show notes. All my books and projects are available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlevikStore.Company.Site⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Green Hand Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in Portland, Maine also has some of my work. Stop in and see everything they have to offer!

    My documentary, Otherworldly Amor, has a new home. It is streaming exclusively on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ParaFlixx Paranormal+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Once subscribed, you have access to not only Otherworldly Amor but hundreds of other paranormal shows, documentaries and even horror movies. By using the code OTHERWORLDLYAMOR10 at checkout, you can get 10% off your first 3 months.


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    • 59 min

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