Mysterious Universe

8th Kind
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Always interesting and often hilarious, join hosts Aaron Wright and Benjamin Grundy as they investigate the latest in futurology, weird science, consciousness research, alternative history, cryptozoology, UFOs, and new-age absurdity.

  1. Hermit Magic

    2D AGO

    Hermit Magic

    Tony Cornell stands out as one of the most remarkable investigators to ever work with the UK’s Society for Psychical Research, and this episode follows his extraordinary life and career. Drawing on long lost archives uncovered at the University of Cambridge, author Ben Machell resurrects Cornell’s world through unpublished memoirs, tapes, and case files, revealing a man determined to probe the mysteries of haunted houses, phantom hounds, and baffling manifestations while keeping a sceptic’s eye. In the Plus+ extension we travel to the mist shrouded shores of Maryland’s Eastern waterfronts with Mysterious Middle River, where Joshua and Dolores Bell recount decades of chilling encounters filled with spectral visitations, ghostly apparitions, and otherworldly forces that linger at the edge of the supernatural. Chasing the Dark eBook Chasing the Dark: Encounters with the supernatural Tony Cornell Phantasms of the Living Tony Cornell - The S.P.I.D.E.R. Mysterious Middle River: Unexplained Phenomena & Forgotten History East of Baltimore APG R2C2 Facility Rake Middle River Confidential: Business Secrets - Getting Theirs, Keeping Yours Pooles Island Light Encounter with The Aberdeen Wildman The Alien Factor (1978) LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 17m
  2. Invisible Joy Ride

    4D AGO

    Invisible Joy Ride

    Strange beings appear in the dead of night. Some say they’re aliens, others aren’t so sure. In this episode, we explore unsettling encounters that seem extraterrestrial but may be something far stranger. Through the research of Nigel Watson, we uncover bizarre contact reports and ask whether these visitors come from the stars or from deep within the human mind. Then, coming up for our Plus+ members, we dig into eerie outlier cases including ghostly visitations tied to UFO phenomena and the chilling account of Betty Hill’s paranormal experiences that began even before her famous abduction. The deeper you look, the stranger it gets. Nigel Watson's Picture Perfect Portraits of Alien Encounters Paranormal Perspectives: Portraits of Alien Encounters Revisited: High Strangeness British UFO Cases Paranormal Perspectives: Portraits of Alien Encounters Revisited Nigel Watson Woman claims she's been abducted by aliens 52 times and 'has bruises to prove it' Abductee Claims Aliens Gave Her Warnings and Bruises Alien Abductee Sets the Record Straight About Her Amazing Encounters The Bedroom Invaders The Collected Issues of THE A.P.R.O BULLETIN AERIAL PHENOMENA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience The Ghost and Betty Hill John Keel - The Cape May Incident LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 24m
  3. The Orb Pilots

    AUG 15

    The Orb Pilots

    They’re often dismissed as harmless lights in the sky, but the glowing orbs that haunt the edges of our reality may be far more than they appear. In the quiet fields near crop circles and the forgotten corners of the world, witnesses report beings emerging from these luminous spheres. Others speak of noxious vapors, choking fog, and the sense of something watching, something intelligent. Are these orbs alive? Are they scouts, probes, or entities themselves, cloaked in shimmering disguise? For our Plus+ members, we trace the unsettling journey of a woman whose natural psychic abilities cracked open the veil. Drawn from a quiet life as a cat Reiki practitioner into a realm of spirit attachments and unseen intrusions, her world transforms into one of hidden battles and shadowy forces. Guided by intuition and haunted by the unknown, she steps deeper into the strange. We're Hiring! - The Future of Mysterious Universe & Our New Podcast in 2026 From Another World Or Beyond The Veil? The Pennsylvania Sphere Beings Encounters Biomechanical Alien Drones or Spirits from the Other Side? Lightquest: Your Guide to Seeing and Interacting With UFOs, Mystery Lights and Plasma Intelligences Quest for Contact: Crop Circles, Psychics and UFOs The UFO Kidnappers The Goddess and the Shaman: The Art & Science of Magical Healing J.A. Kent Goodreads LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 15m
  4. Web of the Plasma Angel

    AUG 10

    Web of the Plasma Angel

    New Age communities often promote "love and light", but many hide darker influences. This episode explores clairvoyant Maya Zahira’s claims of false-light entities manipulating spiritual groups through energy healing and channeling. She describes encounters with shapeshifting beings, demonic attachments, and energy-draining cords, revealing unseen dangers in these practices. From a plasma entity posing as a divine force in a church to predatory healers exploiting trust, her experiences highlight the serious pitfalls facing spiritual seekers. We also discuss broader patterns tying these entities to concepts like the djinn. For Plus+ Members, we cover how Maya escapes these forces, her ongoing struggles after relocating, and her exposés of deceptive spiritual leaders. We're Hiring! - The Future of Mysterious Universe & Our New Podcast in 2026 Revealing the False Light Agenda: Firsthand Experiences with Imposter Entities in New Age, Religion, and Beyond Darkness Disguised As Light: The Hidden Truth About Psychic Protection and the Illusion Matrix Psychic Protection Sanctuary with Maya Zahira Work with Maya Zahira Energy Strands: The Ultimate Guide to Clearing the Cords That Are Constricting Your Life Egregores: The Occult Entities That Watch Over Human Destiny Has anyone ever worked with a Double Action Reversal Candles? Reversing Double Action 7 Day Candle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 5m
  5. Truth Lurks in Shadows

    AUG 1

    Truth Lurks in Shadows

    Despite the fierce efforts of skeptics to dismiss the supernatural, a persistent truth emerges: countless ordinary people continue to report chilling encounters with the unknown. In this episode, we explore unsettling tales of crisis apparitions, haunted landscapes, and bizarre energies that seem to seep through the fabric of our everyday world. From phantom hands that grope in the darkness to strange portals opening in suburban homes, the phenomena refuse to be ignored. We also delve into the enduring work of psychical researchers and examine the patterns behind these mysterious intrusions into normal life. Then, for our Plus+ Members, we uncover the strange histories of lightning strike survivors, individuals who not only lived through multiple bolts from the blue but were forever changed. Some report heightened sensitivities and psychic perceptions, while others bear physical anomalies, including one man who developed an inexplicable religious image etched into his back, a mark science has yet to explain. Strange: Paranormal Realities in the Everyday World Strange Portals Spontaneously Appearing in the Home Personal Experiences of Apparitions and Related Phenomena Crisis Apparitions, What Are They? About the Society for Psychical Research The Hairy Hands – Haunted Devon Ghosts: Haunted houses, caveman ghosts and confusing rules Ghostly Travel: New Walls And Otherworldly Passages Mysterious Disappearing Phantom Houses Strange Electromagnetic Dimensions: Science, Paranormal, and the Unexplainable Transformed by Lightning: Real‑Life Stories Isle of Weired The Shocking Tale of Abbott Parker Hubert’s Last Dime Museum in the Old Times Square Zapped by the Spirit – Betty Biggers & Galvano Commitment, Jail & ChatGPT Psychosis LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE. 00:00 - Intro to Mysterious Universe Season 34, Episode 5 00:13 - Episode Preview and Hosts Introduction 00:24 - The Lightning Rod: Cleveland Sullivan's Seven Strikes 01:10 - Lightning's Lasting Impact: Life-Destroying Effects 02:42 - Debunking Myths: Lightning Survivors' Struggles 04:08 - Supernormal Abilities: Rare Lightning Miracles 05:25 - Predatory Phenomena: Clouds and Intelligent Orbs 07:28 - Strange Paranormal Realities: Book Overview 09:09 - Cynicism vs. Paranormal: The Skeptic's Dilemma 11:22 - Personal Stories: Everyday Paranormal Encounters 13:15 - Skeptics at Lectures: Confronting Paranormal Evidence 15:30 - X-Files Reboot Discussion 16:29 - Crop Circles: Transformative Paranormal Experiences 18:42 - Paranormal Top 10: Ghosts, UFOs, and Creatures 20:23 - Ghostly Children in Trailer Parks 23:12 - Sentient Ghosts: The Queen Mary Encounter 25:00 - Poltergeist Activity at Arthur Conan Doyle Centre 26:59 - Crisis Apparitions: Visits at the Moment of Death 28:31 - Awkward Relatives: Ghosts of Ex-Husbands 30:01 - Spectral Faces and Hands: Recurring Phenomena 46:24 - Haunted Beams: Victorian Ghosts in Modern Homes 47:36 - Ghostly Smoke: Addicted Spirits Lingering 48:40 - Astral Travel Dangers: Dark Souls and Attachments 49:10 - Haunted Chimneys: Ghostly Smoke Manifestations 51:37 - Sentient Wall Walkers: Ghosts Acknowledging Witnesses 55:50 - Roman Soldiers and Time Slips: Historical Hauntings 57:13 - Interactive Ghosts: Library Spirits Helping Patrons 01:02:11 - Hospital Hauntings: Ghostly Figures Comforting Patients 01:03:29 - Book Review: Five Smoking Chimneys for Strange Realities 01:04:15 - Malevolent Hands: Terrifying Hotel Encounters 01:10:02 - Portals in Homes: Hands from Other Dimensions 01:11:49 - UFO Obsession: Alien Arms Through Rifts 01:13:22 - Outro and Plus Extension Preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 17m
  6. The Occult Wyrm

    JUL 25

    The Occult Wyrm

    The mystery of the Loch Ness Monster is far from settled. This episode dives deep into the legends and firsthand accounts of strange beings not only in Loch Ness but in surrounding bodies of water—creatures described as black-skinned beasts, spectral water horses, and other mythic entities that seem deeply tied to the land itself. Are these guardians of the landscape? Spirits of place? We revisit the curious investigations of Ted Holiday, whose search for the monster led him into a tangled web of high strangeness and encounters with dark, paranormal forces. Then, for our Plus+ members, we follow the remarkable journey of T.C. Lethbridge and his evolving research into the hidden energies of the Earth. After a powerful induction experience, Lethbridge claimed to glimpse what lies behind the veil—an invisible world that shapes ghost sightings, psychic phenomena, and even physical boundaries. His exploration of a haunted landscape led him to an invisible force field that defied logic and deepened the mystery of what truly haunts our world. Loch Ness Monster: Nessie spotters not swayed by postcard depictions, says Scots university Loch Ness: Well known misinformation, little known truths Significance of the Loch Ness “monsters” (Nessies) --- Some morals of the story The case for the Loch Ness ''Monster'': The scientific evidence Tim Dinsdale. Loch Ness. The Enigma of Loch Ness: Making Sense of a Mystery Serpents of the Sky, Dragons of the Earth The Goblin Universe The dragon and the disc: An investigation into the totally fantastic Glen County Galway Ballynahinch Castle Dragons West of Loch Ness: Tales of dragons roaming the hills and forests near Scotland's infamous loch Nessie! : Exploring the Supernatural Origins of the Loch Ness Monster The essential T. C. Lethbridge T C Lethbridge: The Man Who Saw the Future The Haunted Universe by D. Scott Rogo Straight Track, Crooked Road: Ley's, Spirit Paths and Shamanism Ghost and Ghoul - An Archaeologist's Account of His Personal Experiences with the Supernatural Extrasensory Perception: Beyond Time and Distance Ghosts and the Weird World of the Stone Tape Theory LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 21m
  7. Treading the Infinite

    JUL 18

    Treading the Infinite

    In this episode, we dive into the radical theories of parapsychologist D. Scott Rogo, who suggested that many hauntings, abductions, and even poltergeist phenomena might not come from outside forces, but from within ourselves. Could we be unknowingly manifesting our own paranormal experiences? And what if some forms of mental illness or multiple personality disorder are actually cases of spirit obsession or full-blown possession? We also journey through the hidden chambers and forbidden tunnels of a world-famous institution, where ancient relics and human remains seem to stir with unrest. Staff and psychics alike report ghostly voices, locked doors opening on their own, and encounters with entities that cling to artifacts like shadows. Are these echoes of colonial violence, or the spirits of the dead refusing to be forgotten? The Haunted Universe Minds and Motion: The Riddle of Psychokinesis Phone Calls from the Dead The Infinite Boundary: Spirit Possession, Madness and Multiple Personality Exploring Psychic Phenomena Our Haunted Planet Life After Death: Problems of the Future Life and Its Nature James H. Hyslop Ghosts of the British Museum: A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects The British Museum The 20th anniversary of the Great Court Kunstkammer Wien: der Schiffsautomat The Royal Burial Ground at Sutton Hoo The Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo British Museum Kozo, the double-headed dog British Museum finds 268 more missing artefacts The Queen of the Night LinksPlus+ Extension The extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 14m
  8. Underground Hybrid Vault

    JUL 11

    Underground Hybrid Vault

    Eric Nanstiel lived an ordinary life as a graphic designer and single father. But buried beneath that normalcy were decades of terrifying experiences: glowing orbs emerging from closets, unexplained blackouts, and chilling encounters with beings that defy explanation. When his memories resurfaced they revealed a disturbing truth: a life entangled with non-human entities conducting invasive experiments, extracting genetic material, and showing him children he never knew he fathered. Who are they? Why do they hide underground? And what is their endgame for humanity? For our Plus+ members, we descend into the eerie folklore of Latin America, where tales of phantom black dogs and flying humanoid canines erupt from the shadows. Are they mythical guardians or manifestations linked to deeper, hidden forces? We explore their strange overlap with UFO encounters and uncover new threads in the global tapestry of high strangeness. Angst in the Shadows: A True Story of Alien Abductions About Erik Nanstiel Dog With A Human Face 32.08 - MU Podcast - Spirit Impostors Beware of the Sinister, Phantom Black Dog More on the Mystery of Phantom Black Dogs Phantom black dogs in Latin America Dogs, devils, and demons: Lore and legend of the dog LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 21m
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Always interesting and often hilarious, join hosts Aaron Wright and Benjamin Grundy as they investigate the latest in futurology, weird science, consciousness research, alternative history, cryptozoology, UFOs, and new-age absurdity.

Information

  • Creator
    8th Kind
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 8th Kind
  • Show Website
    Mysterious Universe

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