WTF Just Happened?!: All about the afterlife. No woo.

Elizabeth Entin

All about the afterlife without the "woo." This show is hosted by Liz, a sciencey-skeptic who delves into exploring evidence of an afterlife, asking skeptical but open-minded questions of psychic mediums, scientific researchers, and ordinary people who have had inexplicable experiences. *NOTE: WE HEARD YOU. SOUND ISSUES ARE FIXED*

  1. 5d ago

    Normalizing Death: Getting Honest About Grief After his Dad Died | David Ferrugio (Episode 190)

    David Ferrugio lost his father on 9/11 at age 12. Now he hosts Dead Talks, a podcast normalizing conversations about death and grief through hundreds of interviews. His new book, You're Not Dead Yet, explores how grief and loss teach you to live fully. His core belief: when we face death openly, we learn to live more completely. Instead of letting his father's death define him, David learned that loss is inevitable and you choose how you respond. The experience shaped his philosophy about mortality and meaning. He discusses the choice between fear and action, staying open to possibilities, and how normalizing death conversations actually decreases anxiety. David shares a remarkable moment at the 9/11 memorial when he heard his mother's voice speaking his father's name through the audio system at an extraordinary coincidence. He explores what happens when we assign meaning to experiences, how to balance openness without attachment, and why the absurdity of existence proves miracles are possible. His work bridges philosophy, spirituality, psychology, and lived experience through interviews with experts, celebrities, and people with extraordinary stories. Guest: David Ferrugio, Dead Talks Podcast Book: You're Not Dead Yet: How Grief and Loss Can Teach You How to Live (Available for pre-order) Website  Instagram  Full show notes Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, Washington Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

    Normalizing Death: Getting Honest About Grief After his Dad Died | David Ferrugio (Episode 190)
  2. Jul 7

    Drawing the Deceased: How Spirit Art Proves Consciousness Continues | Reverend Nancy Smith (Episode 189)

    Reverend Nancy Smith creates spirit drawings that accurately depict deceased loved ones she's never met, reads the Akashic Records to access consciousness-level information, and brings through mediumship messages providing evidence that awareness continues after physical death. Her work bridges artistic expression with spiritual communication, offering families specific details that prove loved ones are still present. Smith has been highly sensitive since childhood, perceiving information beyond what people say in words. A major awakening forced her to develop and trust her abilities. Now she works from what she calls the highest vibrational level, accessing information directly from the "creator." Her spirit drawings capture faces she's never seen with specific details like eye shadows, jawlines, and exact hairstyles that families instantly recognize. As she draws, she simultaneously receives personality traits, last words spoken, and emotional information. The process evolved from sketching what she visually perceived to automatic drawing where consciousness guides her pencil. One drawing contained multiple family members, each recognizable in the single image. Another time she drew a masculine face for a woman's grandmother but it turned out to be the son the person actually needed to hear from. She also creates soul art using pastels to show healing colors and symbolic guidance, and works as a medium bringing through deceased loved ones who describe their existence on the other side. Each method accesses the same source but with different intentions and outcomes. Guest: Reverend Nancy Smith Website  Instagram @nancyangelscapes Full show notes Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, Washington Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

    Drawing the Deceased: How Spirit Art Proves Consciousness Continues | Reverend Nancy Smith (Episode 189)
  3. Jun 25

    From Terrifying Visions to Pure Joy: Her NDE Revealed What Happens After We Die | Kathy McDaniel (Episode 188)

    Kathy (M.K.) McDaniel had a near-death experience while in a medically-induced coma from severe pneumonia. What she witnessed during those moments of clinical death challenges everything we think we know about consciousness and what happens after we die. Her experience included terrifying visions followed by profound joy, providing compelling evidence that awareness continues beyond physical death. Kathy was raised Catholic and believed everything she was taught about the afterlife, including concepts of purgatory and hell. When she fell critically ill in Seattle, she was put into a drug-induced coma with only a 38 percent chance of survival. During that coma, she had an extensive near-death experience that lasted what felt like years. She witnessed dark, disturbing scenes and confusing scenarios. But the experience shifted dramatically, revealing something that transformed her entire understanding of existence. What makes Kathy's case compelling is the contrast between the terrifying visions and the profound joy that followed. She describes the experience in her book Misfit in Hell to Heaven. Her story raises important questions about consciousness, the nature of the afterlife, and whether our beliefs shape our experiences when we die. Kathy shares details about what she witnessed, why she thinks her experience began the way it did, and what the joyful portion revealed about survival of consciousness and the reality of life after death. Guest: Kathy (M.K.) McDaniel Book: Misfit in Hell to Heaven Website  Instagram @kathymcdaniel.foxis Full show notes Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠| Buy me a coffee Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, Washington Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

    From Terrifying Visions to Pure Joy: Her NDE Revealed What Happens After We Die | Kathy McDaniel (Episode 188)
  4. Jun 18

    Solving Cold Cases + Advising CEOs: How Psychic Abilities Guide High-Stakes Decisions | Elizabeth Rea (Episode 187)

    Elizabeth Rea uses psychic abilities to advise CEOs and founders on high-stakes decisions, and previously worked with US federal agents solving cold murder cases. She's the founder of Insightful, where she provides expanded intelligence to help leaders make clearer decisions in complex business environments. Her work spans solving unsolved murders and guiding executives toward better outcomes. Rea had a near-death experience at 16 in a McDonald's bathroom. During the incident, she watched from outside her body as a nurse checked her pulse on a white Timex watch. She could hear people's thoughts and feel their emotions. That experience revealed to her that consciousness exists independently of the physical body. Her ability to access this expanded intelligence later helped solve a cold murder case in a Napa Valley tavern that had been unsolved for 20 years. She saw a man with dirty blonde hair and a white T-shirt, and visualized an old Cadillac with a tail fin. Thirty days after sharing these details, DNA evidence identified the murderer serving time in a Colorado prison. He had stolen the exact white Cadillac she described. Now Rea works confidentially with ethical founders, CEOs, and investors worldwide. Her clients seek her out for clarity, sharper decision-making, and understanding the forces at play in complex situations. She discusses how the CIA has infiltrated psychic programs and why government agencies continue using psychic abilities despite public denial. Guest: Elizabeth Rea, Founder of Insightful Website: insightful.com Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ Full Show Notes https://shorturl.at/2uQAe Psi Games International Dates: July 31st - August 2nd, 2026 Location: Charlotte, NC https://psigamesinternational.com/ Of all the events on Psi this is the most fun! The Psi Games are a tournament to explore, learn about and celebrate psychic abilities. You can join a team to compete or be a spectator. Team member focuses on one of five core categories - Remote Viewing, Mind Sight, Precognition, Psychokinesis, and Dowsing. This will be a transformative, fun, and playful weekend. There will also be some fascinating completely WTAF?! talks and presentations. Check out my conversation with The founder of Psi Games International, Hakim Isler. SomeWTF?! Podcast Guestswho will be giving talks Paul Smith, John Kruth, Dr. Jeff Tarrant, Dale Graff, Laura Lynne Jackson (hasn't been a guest but I never shut up about her in my books,  Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

    Solving Cold Cases + Advising CEOs: How Psychic Abilities Guide High-Stakes Decisions | Elizabeth Rea (Episode 187)
  5. Jun 11

    Phone Calls From the Dead: A Parapsychology Professor Explains Unexplained Cases | Callum E. Cooper, PhD (Episode 186)

    Professor Callum E. Cooper, PhD has spent two decades researching parapsychology and haunting cases with scientific rigor. His research covers out-of-body experiences, phone calls from the dead, mediumship cases, and death bed apparitions. Unlike the dismissal of paranormal research as woo, his work is grounded in psychology, statistics, and field investigation. He holds PhDs in social sciences, serves on the council of the Society for Psychical Research, and has written multiple books providing evidence that challenges conventional explanations. Cooper studied classic haunting cases like the Cheltenham Ghost, where an apparition appeared repeatedly and could be tracked through a house. Researchers could experiment with it, follow it, and document its behavior over time. The apparition cast shadows, was seen from windows, and left questions that remain unexplained even today. He investigated Dr. Alex Tanous, who was tested for 20 years for out-of-body experiences. During experiments, strain gages were activated when Tannis performed well on remote viewing tasks. He achieved remarkable statistical outcomes describing objects in distant rooms through optical illusion devices. Cooper's work includes phone calls from the deceased and the living, mediumship cases with verified details, and Gansfeld experiments showing statistically significant results in extrasensory perception research. Even skeptics acknowledge the statistical outcomes from Gansfeld studies are more replicated than expected in psychology. His approach separates genuine unexplained phenomena from hoaxes and hallucinations through rigorous analysis. Liz and Professor Cooper discuss his most compelling cases, what remains unexplained in parapsychology research, how logical thinking supports rather than dismisses paranormal evidence, and what his research reveals about consciousness, death, and afterlife. Guest: Callum E. Cooper, PhD Psychologist, Author, Professor, Parapsycholgist, and Science Promoter Affiliations: University of Northampton, Society for Psychical Research, British Psychological Society Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ Full Show Notes https://shorturl.at/0FLsH IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, Washington Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

    Phone Calls From the Dead: A Parapsychology Professor Explains Unexplained Cases | Callum E. Cooper, PhD (Episode 186)
  6. Jun 4

    He Died. Was Put into a Body Bag. Came Back to Tell. | Vincent (Vinney) Tolman (Episode 185)

    Vincent (Vinney) Tolman died in 2003 in a Dairy Queen bathroom after taking an accidental overdose of a supplement. Clinically dead, he was bagged and transported to a medical examiner. A rookie medic broke protocol and resuscitated him. What makes his case compelling: while clinically dead, Vinney had verifiable experiences that challenge our understanding of consciousness  and what happens when we die.   While his body lay dead in a bathroom, Vinney's consciousness watched from outside his body. He observed paramedics attempting resuscitation, watched his body being bagged, saw the ambulance, and witnessed specific medical procedures including defibrillation shocks. He watched his arm being strapped down in the ICU. When he reconnected with his body, he could verify details he had no way of knowing while unconscious. He also had some remarkable and transformational experiences in a non physical dimension. Including some people and beings he met there, which later provided shocking evidence that something very real was going on.   Vinney's case included observable elements that corroborate his account. He describes what he saw while dead, what was verifiable, and what this suggests about consciousness continuing after brain death. This is a documented case of someone who experienced verifiable events while clinically dead, providing evidence that consciousness may exist independently of brain function. Guest: Vinney Tolman https://livinggodslight.org/ Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠| Buy me a coffee Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, Washington Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

    He Died. Was Put into a Body Bag. Came Back to Tell. | Vincent (Vinney) Tolman (Episode 185)
  7. May 28

    Finding Treasure and Missing Objects with Remote Viewing | Debra Lynne Katz, PhD (Episode 184)

    Dr. Debra Lynne Katz uses remote viewing to find missing people, predict future outcomes, and locate lost objects. She's founder of the International School of Clairvoyance and former president of the International Remote Viewing Association, a practicing clairvoyant, medium, and parapsychological researcher. Remote viewing isn't what you think. Clients hire Dr. Katz to predict crypto and stock movements, find missing jewelry and pets, hunt buried treasure, and locate missing people. She worked with police on a case where a two-year-old boy went missing in Oregon. She described the location matching where his body was found in the river. Dr. Katz discovered her psychic abilities at 27 after realizing she and her identical twin sister had lifelong synchronicities. What started as personal practice became a mission teaching others that psychic abilities aren't rare. Everyone can develop them. But here's what's surprising: even the most celebrated remote viewers sometimes hit and sometimes miss. Dr. Katz spent years researching why performance varies. Her studies reveal consistency problems nobody talks about. When she had judges re-score hundreds of sessions, ratings ranged from 3 to 6.5 on the same session. This led her to explore AI judging for reliability humans can't achieve. Liz and Dr. Katz discuss retrocausality, the theory that future events impact the present, why remote viewing becomes addictive, and her groundbreaking research on remote viewing viruses and using AI to analyze psychic data. Guest: Dr. Debra Lynne Katz https://www.debrakatz.com/ Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠ |Patreon | Buy me a coffee More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ Society for Scientific Exploration Conference 2026 June 17–21, 2026 Denver Marriott Westminster Hotel in Westminster, Colorado Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us! Full Show Notes

    Finding Treasure and Missing Objects with Remote Viewing  | Debra Lynne Katz, PhD (Episode 184)

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All about the afterlife without the "woo." This show is hosted by Liz, a sciencey-skeptic who delves into exploring evidence of an afterlife, asking skeptical but open-minded questions of psychic mediums, scientific researchers, and ordinary people who have had inexplicable experiences. *NOTE: WE HEARD YOU. SOUND ISSUES ARE FIXED*

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