The Questions That Won't Leave Us Alone

Erika Celeste
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A podcast about the questions humans have been asking for thousands of years. Some questions just refuse to stay quiet. What happens when we die? Can love be measured? Does consciousness exist outside the body? Why do smart people sometimes fall victim to con artists? Just how far can positive thinking go to change our lives? And what if the answers to some of our biggest mysteries are stranger—and more fascinating than we ever imagined? Welcome to The Questions That Won’t Leave Us Alone, a podcast for the curious, the skeptical, the believers, and anyone who has ever looked at the world and thought, Wait… but what if? Hosted by award-winning journalist and storyteller Erika Celeste, this is where we explore the questions that sit at the edges of what we know and refuse to let them go. Episodes dive into mysteries surrounding everything from death and the afterlife, to consciousness, unexplained phenomena, extraordinary human experiences, and the nature of existence itself. But this isn't about telling you what to believe. It’s about asking better questions. Erika brings her decades of experience as a journalist and storyteller to conversations with fascinating experiencers, experts, and people whose stories challenge everything we thought we understood. We’ll examine extraordinary claims without automatically accepting them, question conventional explanations without automatically rejecting them, and follow the evidence down rabbit holes wherever they may lead. Because some of the most interesting questions don't have easy answers. Come curious. Stay skeptical. Keep an open mind. Because the biggest mysteries aren't always the ones with answers. Sometimes, they're The Questions That Won't Leave Us Alone.

Episodes

  1. 4d ago

    What do we owe people even when we don't agree with them? (Ep 10)

    What do we owe people whose beliefs are different from our own? And can we stand firmly for what we believe without losing sight of our responsibility to one another? In this deeply personal conversation, Erika sits down with her father, Wayne Brass, to explore a lifetime of convictions put to the test. From the civil rights movement and the streets of Detroit in 1967 to Vietnam-era draft resistance and protests against nuclear waste, Wayne has faced moments when doing what he believed was right meant taking a stand—even when the stakes were high. But this conversation isn't about agreeing. It's about what happens when we encounter people whose views challenge our own, and whether understanding someone's story can change the way we see them. Because it's easy to care about people who think like us. The harder question is what we owe the people who don't.

    What do we owe people even when we don't agree with them? (Ep 10)

  2. Oct 27

    What do we get wrong about Mediums? (Episode 8)

    When we seek answers from someone who can potentially to see what we can't, what are we really hoping to find? Erika sits down with card reader and medium Karen Lowery Hall for an intimate chat in Karen's living room. Together they explore some of the misconceptions people bring to a reading, some funny and surprising stories, and delve into the question of the most popular questions people ask, as well as why they turn to her for answers.

    What do we get wrong about Mediums? (Episode 8)

  3. Oct 20

    What Does Justice Look Like For Cold Cases: The Mongo Murders (Episode 8)

    Twenty one years ago, murder shattered the idyllic small town of Mongo, Indiana. To this day no one has been arrested let alone convicted of the crime. So what does justice look like for a cold case, when many of the players have moved away or may have died themselves? Erika Celeste sits down with retired cold case detective Kevin Smith, whom listeners may be familiar with from Crime Junkie, to answer these questions and learn what still might be done. Anyone wishing to share cold case information can call regional offices such northern Indiana at 1-260-432-8661, central Indiana at 1-317-899-8577, western Indiana at 1-765-653-4114 or email ispcoldcase@isp.in.gov. You can also digitally upload documentation on https://www.solvethecase.org/.

    What Does Justice Look Like For Cold Cases: The Mongo Murders (Episode 8)

  4. Oct 13

    Mothman: What if the things that scare us are here to warn us? (Episode 7)

    The Questions That Won't Leave Us Alone is exploring Halloween inspired themes for the month of October. Erika sits down with Jeff Wamsley, founder of the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, to find out more about this legendary creature and what it might teach us.

    Mothman: What if the things that scare us are here to warn us? (Episode 7)

  5. Oct 6

    How do we live with what can't be proven? (Episode 6)

    Danielle Boyd's father, Danny, died earlier this year. He was a well-known WV filmmaker and man living a very full life when he died suddenly. Danielle's sure she can still communicate with him. So how does she know it's him, when there's no way to prove it? We're not debating what she believes, rather this week we're asking about navigating uncertainty and how we come to terms without being able to prove things that may be incredibly important to us.

    How do we live with what can't be proven? (Episode 6)

  6. Sep 30

    What happens next? (Episode 5)

    Erika shares the intimate story of what it was like to be stalked and asks the question When you can't control what's happened to you, what do you do next?

    What happens next? (Episode 5)

  7. Sep 22

    A Question of Humor (Episode 4)

    Erika sits down with Dr. Dusten Lyvers to explore the field of humor in healthcare. Dr. Dusten is in the process of creating a new protocol for the use of humor in therapy!

    A Question of Humor (Episode 4)

  8. Sep 15

    Life After Death Communication (Episode 3)

    What if death isn't the end of the conversation? Throughout history and time people have reported the ability to communicate with with loved ones who've crossed over to whatever awaits us on the other side. But what's really happening? In this Episode of The Questions That Won't Leave Us Alone we step into a personal and haunting question Can we really communicate with those who have died? New episodes drop every Tuesday morning. VJ8h7e5RwbLbIWIwvH8z

    Life After Death Communication (Episode 3)

  9. Sep 8

    Are Out of Body Experiences Real? (Episode 2)

    What if you could leave your body without dying? Have you ever had the experience of feeling detached from your body, like you were watching someone else's life from somewhere outside yourself? In episode 2 of The Questions That Won't Leave Us Alone listeners step into the strange world of out of body experiences. Are they something the brain creates or is something else happening? New episodes drop every Tuesday morning.

    Are Out of Body Experiences Real? (Episode 2)

  10. Aug 31

    Knowing Beyond Knowing (Episode 1)

    What if some of the deepest things we know can't be explained by what we've been taught to believe? or inner knowing In this first episode of The Questions That Won't Leave Us Alone, host Erika Celeste introduces herself to the audience and tackles the question that has followed humanity for centuries: How do we know what we know? Knowing Beyond Knowing explores those moments when we recognize a truth before we can explain it--the quiet certainty, sometimes called intuition that gives us answers before should know them. New episodes drop weekly on Tuesday mornings. To learn more about Erika Celeste visit her website www.ec.newmoon.com.

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A podcast about the questions humans have been asking for thousands of years. Some questions just refuse to stay quiet. What happens when we die? Can love be measured? Does consciousness exist outside the body? Why do smart people sometimes fall victim to con artists? Just how far can positive thinking go to change our lives? And what if the answers to some of our biggest mysteries are stranger—and more fascinating than we ever imagined? Welcome to The Questions That Won’t Leave Us Alone, a podcast for the curious, the skeptical, the believers, and anyone who has ever looked at the world and thought, Wait… but what if? Hosted by award-winning journalist and storyteller Erika Celeste, this is where we explore the questions that sit at the edges of what we know and refuse to let them go. Episodes dive into mysteries surrounding everything from death and the afterlife, to consciousness, unexplained phenomena, extraordinary human experiences, and the nature of existence itself. But this isn't about telling you what to believe. It’s about asking better questions. Erika brings her decades of experience as a journalist and storyteller to conversations with fascinating experiencers, experts, and people whose stories challenge everything we thought we understood. We’ll examine extraordinary claims without automatically accepting them, question conventional explanations without automatically rejecting them, and follow the evidence down rabbit holes wherever they may lead. Because some of the most interesting questions don't have easy answers. Come curious. Stay skeptical. Keep an open mind. Because the biggest mysteries aren't always the ones with answers. Sometimes, they're The Questions That Won't Leave Us Alone.

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