Skepticism meets the supernatural when Gary sits down with Benjamin Radford, one of the world’s best-known paranormal investigators and deputy editor of Skeptical Inquirer. Author of Investigating Ghosts, Scientific Paranormal Investigation, Tracking the Chupacabra, and more than a dozen other books, Ben has spent decades chasing claims about hauntings, monsters, and mysterious phenomena around the globe.​

Together they dig into why “I know what I saw” is powerful but unreliable, how culture and media shape what we think ghosts and spirits are, and what real evidence for hauntings, EVPs, and cryptids like Bigfoot or lake monsters would actually look like. Gary challenges Ben on what could ever convince a skeptic that ghosts are real, while Ben explains why good investigations start with psychology, baselines, and careful definitions—not just gadgets in the dark.​

If you’re into ghost hunting, paranormal TikTok, skeptical inquiry, or you’re a believer who secretly wants a sharper BS detector, this Splintered Spirits episode will push your thinking on what “spirits” might be—and what happens when someone truly tries to test that belief.

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John sit down with viral paranormal content creator and ghost hunter Jake Bruce to explore what happens when you mix legit fear, smart storytelling, and the weirdest corners of the spirit world. Together they dig into Jake’s early experiences that pushed him beyond “ghost tour tourist” into full‑blown ghost hunter, how childhood trips to historic battlefields and haunted orphanages shaped his view of spirits, and why he still admits he’s genuinely terrified on investigations. Listeners get a behind‑the‑scenes look at how a new‑school creator approaches hauntings, from live streams and short‑form content to fully planned, smartly produced paranormal episodes designed for YouTube, TikTok, and beyond.

The conversation also tackles the realities of modern ghost hunting and paranormal fame: dealing with trolls, getting banned from locations, experimenting with ghost apps and budget gear, and trying to balance authenticity with entertainment value. Jake talks about using humor, loud music, and high‑energy reactions as coping mechanisms in dark locations, while still taking the history and the phenomena seriously. If you’re into ghost hunting, haunted locations, paranormal investigation, or you’re a content creator curious how to turn supernatural adventures into binge‑worthy video, this episode delivers a mix of storytelling, practical insight, and genuinely unsettling encounters—all in the signature light‑hearted, tone of Splintered Spirits.

One of the most recognizable psychics and mediums on the planet sits down with Splintered Spirits in this candid, no-BS conversation with television legend Chip Coffey. Known from hit shows like Kindred Spirits, Psychic Kids, and Paranormal State, Chip unpacks his near-death–adjacent birth, growing up in genuinely haunted homes, and how a background in acting, counseling, and psychology shaped the way he works with both spirits and living clients.

Gary and John dig into Chip’s definitions of ghosts versus spirits, residual versus interactive hauntings, and why he believes our own energy is often the real catalyst for paranormal activity. Chip shares harrowing cases from Paranormal State (including demonic assaults that even shocked hospital staff), explains what TV gets right and wrong about the field, and offers blunt thoughts on skeptics, infighting in the paranormal world, and the fading era of paranormal television.

Along the way, he challenges Gary’s beliefs, talks about why he’s retreated from the public eye, and leaves listeners with heartfelt advice for families raising intuitive kids and anyone who suspects they might be psychic themselves.

Welcome to Splintered Spirits, the podcast hosted by me, Gary, and my nephew, Johnny, who you might already know as @santaparanormal on TikTok. Yep, that’s right—the guy who talks to ghosts for an audience of close to a million.

Johnny has a theory, and it’s a wild one: ghosts aren’t roaming entities like you see in the movies. Instead, they’re fragments of energy left behind in places that mattered to them in life—scattered memories of the living.

Over the course of this series, we’re going to dig into Johnny’s theory. We’ll explore haunted locations and bring in expert guests to help explain to us – let’s be real – explain to me – what the heck is going on.

And of course – talk to spirits: 

Whether you’re a believer, a skeptic, or just someone who loves to hear family goof on each other, you’re in for a ride. So grab your headphones, keep an open mind, and join us on this journey to uncover the fractured echoes of the past.

This is Splintered Spirits. Let’s dive into the conversation.

Gary and John celebrate one year of Splintered Spirits by breaking down their most ambitious experiment yet: a multi-participant Estes Method session that evolves into what they call the Synchronized Estes Protocol (SEP), a group format where multiple blindfolded listeners simultaneously report what they hear from spirit boxes. They unpack synced responses, wild physical reactions (from trance-like sleep to someone walking out after feeling touched), and how group Estes sessions expose personal bias, audio pareidolia, and the blurred line between spirit communication and human expectation.​

Along the way, they explore what this experiment means for modern ghost hunting, ITC research, and the core question “What are spirits?”, while teasing upcoming episodes with mediums, skeptics, investigators, and researchers tackling consciousness, haunted locations, and real-world paranormal claims. Perfect for fans of paranormal podcasts, ghost hunting, spirit boxes (Necrophonic, Spiritus, Vox), the Estes Method, and anyone curious about pushing spirit communication experiments to the next level.

A century-old textile factory, a notorious spirit named Peter, whispered rumors of blood rituals from 1997, and a room full of blindfolded guests wired into the unknown might be Splintered Spirits’ most ambitious experiment yet. In this first ever SEP Test (Synchronized Estes Protocol Experiment), Gary and John return to John’s former office inside a massive 1860s factory to attempt what they believe is the first multi-person Estes Method session, using silent-disco headsets provided by Silence Activations ( silenceactivations.com) sensory deprivation to separate real spirit communication from audio pareidolia.

Across the night, the group appears to connect with documented entities like Peter and the mask-bound spirit Sam, hears chilling references to long-whispered rituals, and witnesses a bizarre “F you Lisa” moment that lands just as John’s wife stands up to leave. Some guests feel touches and intense presence, others slip into deep calm or nod off entirely, leaving listeners to decide whether this was coordinated contact from the other side or just our pattern-seeking brains working overtime.

Splintered Spirits is live talking about ghost hunting, upcoming guests, the pod's one-year anniversary, and a call-to-arms to save one of Paranormal's Most Valuable Assets - John's Tooth!

Drag queen paranormal investigator and author Monique Toosoon joins Splintered Spirits for a wild dive into ghosts, hauntings, and high‑camp horror. From legendary haunted locations like The Conjuring House, Wilson Castle, and historic asylums to sold‑out overnight ghost hunts, Monique shares how investigating in full drag as “the ghost-ess with the mostest” turns her into a powerful trigger object that supercharges spirit communication and EVPs. Gary and John explore what spirits are, queer visibility in the paranormal field, and how glamour, energy, and $20K of ghost‑hunting equipment transform a traditional ghost hunt into a live paranormal experience. Fans of haunted locations, real‑life ghost stories, paranormal investigation, drag, and horror will find plenty to latch onto in this conversation.

Links to Monique and her latest book can be found in the linktree in our bio.

Author, witch, and medium Melissa St. Hilaire joins Splintered Spirits for a live deep dive into real signs from the afterlife, everyday magic, and what it truly means to live as an “American Witch.” She shares how spirits communicate, the most misunderstood “signs” people receive, and how her work as a psychic, spellcaster, and animal communicator helps bridge the gap between the living and the dead. All of it circles back to our favorite big question: What are Spirits?

Links to Melissa and her book can be found in the linktree in our bio.

On this episode of Splintered Spirits, we’re crossing over into the Realm of Darkness.

Our guests are the duo behind one of the most atmospheric, boots-on-the-ground shows in the paranormal true crime space: producer, writer, and investigator Ashley Moreno and filmmaker, investigator, and storyteller Nate Cogar. Together, they’ve built Realm of Darkness and The Dark Travel Chronicles into a journey through haunted locations, unsolved histories, and the lingering echoes of lives cut short, blending meticulous research with firsthand encounters in some of the most unsettling places you can visit.

In this conversation, we’re digging into how Ashley and Nate got pulled into the paranormal, how they balance true crime with the ethics of real-world tragedy, and what it actually takes to chase ghosts and dark history across the country with cameras rolling. We’ll talk investigations that changed them, locations they’ll never forget, and how their work has reshaped what they think spirits might be.

https://www.youtube.com/@RealmOfDarkness04

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, we’re joined by Lauren Hellekson, the mind behind Lauren Haunts (laurenhaunts.com), a paranormal investigator, equipment builder, author, and physics student who lives at the intersection of curiosity and skepticism.

Lauren approaches the paranormal from an angle we don’t often see. She designs and builds her own investigative gear, grounding her work in concepts like electromagnetism, static fields, and energy theory, while still leaving room for the unknown. With a background that blends hands-on electronics, spiritual inquiry, and formal studies in physics and astronomy, she challenges how ghost hunting is usually done and asks harder questions about what we’re really measuring when we say a place is haunted.

We talk about custom-built paranormal equipment, the role of science in investigating unexplained phenomena, common mistakes investigators make, and how belief, bias, and environment can influence results. Lauren also shares what drew her into this work, how her academic studies have reshaped her thinking, and what she believes the future of paranormal research could look like if curiosity and rigor finally meet in the middle.

Whether you’re a skeptic, a believer, or somewhere in between, this conversation digs into the gray area where data ends and mystery begins.

Subscribe, follow, and join the conversation as we continue trying to understand what ghosts might actually be, fractured memories, energy, or something we haven’t named yet.

What if you could hear a voice and see its color? What if a single touch revealed someone’s soul?

In this live episode of Splintered Spirits, we’re joined by The Blue Bodhi, known to her followers as The Godmother of Magic. A shamanic medium, aura artist, and spiritual advisor with over 600K followers on TikTok, Bodhi has a rare neurological condition called synesthesia that allows her to see sound, touch, and even letters as color. She uses this gift to read the layers of a person’s aura and reveal what lives beneath the surface.

After surviving two near-death experiences at nineteen and later being diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy, Bodhi began connecting ancient spiritual traditions with modern neuroscience, exploring why seers, shamans, and oracles throughout history shared similar neurological traits.

She’s drawn aura portraits for celebrities like Dustin Diamond, Ray Park, and Vinnie Appice, hosts twice-weekly live Reiki healing sessions for thousands around the world, and runs the Black Horse Project, a spiritual initiative designed to help people feel safe at night.

Let’s Dive into the Conversation.

Amber Copeland from hauntedatx.com, a haunted tour guide in Austin, TX, joins the pod and shares some of her ghostly evidence. Gary and John catch up and talk about what's to come in 2026. And Gary has a new theory on what spirits may be.

Splintered Spirits sits down with broadcaster, paranormal investigator, and intuitive ITC specialist Greg Bakun, host of Ghost Box Radio, for a deep dive into what it really means to talk to the dead. From the first time a spirit box answered him in a creepy Minneapolis basement to a jaw‑dropping session where a voice claiming to be Abraham Lincoln identified his own deathbed photo, Greg unpacks why he believes these aren’t “dark forces” but actual people still trying to communicate. He walks Gary and John through his no‑nonsense, SB7‑driven method, his reluctance to over‑process evidence, and how he found himself unexpectedly acting as a bridge between grieving families and the voices of their loved ones.

Across the conversation, Greg tackles the big questions at the heart of the show: what spirits are, why some refuse to “cross over,” and how belief, fear, and even ideas like “soul contracts” might shape your afterlife. He shares visceral stories from public investigations gone sideways, locations ruled by “gatekeeper” entities, and his evolving sense of ethics when audiences, spirits, and content all collide. Along the way, the three get candid about ego in paranormal media, rising investigation costs, the tension between tech and mediumship, and what responsible, evidence‑based investigation should look like in an era of viral clips and celebrity ghost hunters.

Greg Bakun: Ghost Box Radio

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary sits down with Matthew Botsford, whose life changed forever in 1992 when a stray bullet struck him in the head. His heart stopped. Doctors fought to save him. But while his body lay in a coma, Matthew says his consciousness went somewhere else… and it was not peaceful.

Matthew describes a realm of darkness, agony, and malevolent entities, a place he believes was “hell,” and the profound moment something reached into that darkness and pulled him out. We explore what he experienced, what he believes spirits truly are, whether these realms are psychological, spiritual, or something we don’t yet understand, and how it reshaped his entire life.

Whether you’re skeptical, spiritual, fascinated, or unsettled, this conversation forces you to confront a question we ask every week: What are spirits… really?

Happy New Year, Splintered Spirits Society! On this episode Gary talks about everything he's learned in 2025 and what's to come for Splintered Spirits on 2026!

How do you know when you come across an evil spirit that it's not necessarily a demon, but just an "asshole"?

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary sits down with demonologist and author James Annitto to answer that question. James, a former ordained Old Catholic deacon and founder of the Dominion Ministry, brings over two decades of experience investigating the dark edges of the paranormal.

James is known for his objective approach, often looking through a psychological lens before jumping to supernatural conclusions. In this interview, he shares terrifying case files that blurred the line between mental health crises and true evil, including a premonition of murder that almost made him quit the field.

In this episode, we cover:

• The Difference: Distinguishing between a haunting, a demonic infestation, and a spirit that is just a jerk.

• The Nightmare Case: A harrowing story where James dreamt of dismembering a family—only to arrive the next day and find them wearing the exact clothes from his dream.

• The "Wall Puncher": The time James caught a lonely elderly woman staging poltergeist activity on CCTV.

• True Possession: A violent encounter in Salem, MA involving physical transformations and a rosary that instantly oxidized.

• Pop Culture: What movies like Nefarious and Insidious actually get right about the paranormal.

Featured Book:James Annitto’s new book, The Psychological Dimensions of the Paranormal, is available now:  https://amzn.to/47duJBs

Timestamps:0:00 - Intro: What are spirits?2:15 - From Deacon to Demonologist8:45 - Defining a Demon: Evil Spirit or Fallen Angel?22:45 - The Nightmare Case: A Demonic Infestation40:30 - Debunking the Wall-Punching Ghost51:00 - The "Trifecta" of Evidence1:04:00 - Advice to a Young Demonologist

About Splintered Spirits:Hosted by Gary, Splintered Spirits explores the strange, the haunted, and the theories that might explain it all. We are trying to find the answer to one question: What are spirits?

Marie Jackson, the fearless creator behind Ghost Link Productions and Paranormal Impact, joins Gary and John on Splintered Spirits Live!

With more than 100 investigations across haunted homes, abandoned sites, historic locations, and active hotspots, Marie brings lived experience, emotional truth, and cinematic storytelling to the world of the paranormal. She has become a powerful voice in a space that has not always been inclusive, using her work to uplift underrepresented communities and reshape how paranormal stories are told.

In this conversation, Marie shares how growing up in a haunted home shaped her perspective, what she believes spirits truly are, how trauma and healing intersect with the supernatural, and why representation matters in paranormal media. We also dive into her upcoming TV series Supernatural Sistas, her books TEN FEET UNDER and TEN FEET ABOVE, and how she bridges spirituality, investigation, creativity, and cultural identity.

If you care about authenticity, powerful storytelling, inclusivity in the paranormal world, and redefining what it means to encounter the unknown, this episode is for you.

Links to Marie's Insta and Book can be found in our Link Tree:

https://linktr.ee/splinteredspirits

What happens when a law written during the Civil War crawls out of the history books to threaten a modern-day business owner with jail time?

In October 2023, the Police Chief of Hanover, Pennsylvania, walked into The Serpent's Key Shoppe & Sanctuary with a warning for owner Beck Ravenswood: Stop reading tarot cards for money, or face prosecution under an 1861 state statute banning "fortune telling for gain or lucre."

Instead of hiding the decks, Beck fought back, filing a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of trying magic in a modern court.

In this episode, Gary and John sit down with Beck Ravenswood to discuss not only her background but:

• The surreal experience of being threatened with an archaic law in the 21st century.
• The dark history of anti-vagrancy laws used to target spiritual communities.
• The reality of the ongoing battle to protect First Amendment rights for pagans and practitioners.
• Whether this legal zombie is just bureaucracy at work, or a historical prejudice actively haunting Hanover.

Does the law fear what it can’t understand? Join the conversation as we split the difference between the legal and the mystical.

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Brian Sterling-Vete joins Splintered Spirits for a conversation that cuts through hype and superstition with equal parts science, skepticism, and dry British humor. Brian is the founder of Paranormal Rescue, a best-selling author, a Guinness World Record holder, and a former BBC broadcaster who brings a sharp, analytical mind to the world of ghosts, hauntings, and unexplained phenomena.

Brian shares the strange UFO encounter that set him on this path, the wild events he lived through inside a 110-room Tudor mansion, and why his upcoming book Quantum Paranormal aims to connect the mysteries of consciousness and hauntings with real physics. We dig into his scientific ghost hunting approach, the story behind Project Half-Life, and why being open-minded does not mean abandoning logic.

If you have ever wondered where solid investigation ends and real high strangeness begins, this conversation is a clear reminder that the truth is usually stranger, funnier, and far more complicated than people want to admit.

Despite some tech issues and internet drop-outs, Gary and John manage to pull off another live episode catching up John's Gettysburg Trip, the Ghost of the Grandfather Clock, and the big things to come as we turn the year.

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John talk with Steven Parsons, one of the UK’s most respected paranormal investigators and the author of Ghostology: The Art of the Ghost Hunter. Unlike the TV shows and viral ghost hunts built on flashing gadgets and jump scares, Steven approaches the supernatural with a scientist’s precision—studying how sound, psychology, and technology can both reveal and distort our perception of the unseen. Together, we explore why ghost hunting needs more skepticism and fewer theatrics, how audio and environmental data can uncover natural explanations for “hauntings,” and what social media is doing to reshape the way people experience the paranormal. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the science behind the spirits—and what happens when you stop chasing shadows and start asking better questions.

Ghostology: https://amzn.to/4heGJHs

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John Santa (@santaparanormal) sit down with producer and documentarian Mike Dorsey, whose career has taken him deep into the world of the paranormal.

Dorsey produced and edited the hit documentary Demon House with Zak Bagans, co-executive produced Ghost Adventures: House Calls on Discovery+, and served as showrunner for Destinations of the Damned, a globe-spanning docuseries filmed in 13 countries. His work has brought him face-to-face with haunted homes, cursed destinations, and unexplained phenomena across the world.

We talk with Mike about what it’s like to produce ghost shows with major talent like Zak Bagans, how he balances storytelling with authentic paranormal experiences, and why audiences are so drawn to the mysteries of the spirit world. Along the way, Mike shares behind-the-scenes insights into the challenges of filming in haunted places, the surprises that happen when the cameras are rolling, and what he’s learned from years of bringing ghost stories to life on screen.

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to capture the paranormal for television, this episode is a must-listen.

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John sit down with Rosie Grant, the food folklorist behind Ghostly Archive and the author of To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes. Rosie has spent years traveling to cemeteries around the country, uncovering headstones engraved with actual recipes, baking each dish, then bringing the finished food back to the grave to share a bite with the person who inspired it.We talk about her unusual childhood surrounded by ghost tours, how she fell in love with archives, the moment she discovered her first gravestone recipe, and what it’s like to cook for people who can’t exactly leave a Yelp review.Rosie opens up about the families she’s met, the memories behind these recipes, and why food might be one of the most powerful ways we keep the dead alive. There are cookies, casseroles, touching stories, and a surprising amount of joy for an episode about those that have passed.If you’ve ever wondered how a recipe becomes a legacy or why cemeteries might be less scary than you think, this conversation is for you.Rosie's Book: TO DIE FOR

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, host Gary sits down with world-renowned psychic medium Cathy Nadal for a live coffee reading at Coffee Unique in Bronxville, New York. Cathy—author of Seeing More Than Clouds in Your Coffee, certified with the Forever Family Foundation, registered nurse, and retired U.S. Army Colonel—uses espresso and Turkish coffee to demonstrate tasseography, turning Gary’s cup into a map of his past, present, and future. As repeating symbols emerge in both cups, Gary and Cathy dig into psychic validation, spirit communication, and how coffee readings can reveal deeply personal messages from the other side, making this a must-listen for fans of psychic mediums, paranormal podcasts, and coffee divination.

John spends Veterans Day cleaning soldiers’ headstones while Gary wonders if it’s really “volunteering” when the ghosts might be supervising. Between stories of eerie calm and unexpected energy spikes, they dig into why honoring the dead sometimes leads to very lively encounters.

A thoughtful (and occasionally ridiculous) episode of Splintered Spirits that mixes heart, history, and a few laughs among the tombstones.

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John talk with Mark Marinaccio (https://linktr.ee/strangestoryco), Executive Producer of The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch and veteran of Ghost Hunters. Mark has built a career exploring the edge of what can be explained. He has documented strange events, guided research teams through unusual experiments, and helped define how audiences experience the paranormal on screen.

He shares how growing up with a psychic mother and a sci-fi-loving father shaped his curiosity, what it’s really like to oversee investigations at Skinwalker Ranch, and how he balances skepticism with belief.

If you’re drawn to the space where science meets mystery, this conversation belongs on your playlist!

A live episode from the vault that slipped though the cracks, and we dropped

Gary and John talk about commonalities amongst our guests interpretations of spirits, the idea of other dimensions, the "woo-woo"-ness of energy, big plans for the future, and maybe have an interaction with a spirit.

Modern Mortisha joins Splintered Spirits for a conversation that dives into the strange space where horror becomes art. She has built a world of two-sentence stories, silent performances, and carefully crafted moments that feel unsettling even when nothing moves. Her characters tilt their heads a little too slowly, her scenes linger a little too long, and her humor slips in at the moment you least expect it. In this episode we explore how she designs fear without relying on jump scares, how she shapes a story with nothing but a gesture, and why the smallest choice in framing can twist a simple idea into something haunting. If you love creators who reinvent how horror feels online, you are in the right place. Let’s dive into the conversation.

Modern Mortisha: https://beacons.ai/modern.mortisha

John and Gary talk about big plans for John's Holiday party.

ALERT: Everything you hear from Ghost Fire is 100% real, buuuuut I did add some Halloween fun. Let me know if you see any apparitions and how many you spot 😈

Gary takes Ghost Fire, the custom spirit box he built from scratch, out for its first real test. The mission: find out if the device can actually let us communicate with whatever’s on the other side. Join Gary as he pushes the boundaries between science and spirit in this hands-on field test of Ghost Fire.👻 Follow @santaparanormal and @splinteredspirits for behind-the-scenes updates#GhostFire #SpiritBox #SplinteredSpirits #ParanormalPodcast #GhostHunting

The Hudson Valley all female paranormal investigation team, Full Moon Paranormal joins John and Gary on this week's live!

Gary's sister and John's mother, Cathy Santa visits Splintered Spirits to go over the re-release of Episode 6 where Cathy Nadal gave Gary a reading. The guys also talk about their upcoming episode with Andrea Perron and her mission to make sure her family's former farmhouse (aka The Conjuring House) winds up in good hands.

Andrea Perron's GoFundMe:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-conjuring-house

This week on Splintered Spirits, Gary and John sit down with Andrea Perron—author, survivor, and the eldest daughter from the true story that inspired The Conjuring. But this isn’t about the haunting. It’s about everything that came after.Andrea opens up about decades of reflection, how she made peace with what happened in that farmhouse, and how she’s now facing a new fight: five brain tumors and a renewed mission to preserve the home that changed her life forever.It’s a conversation about fear, faith, and what survival really looks like when the ghosts don’t leave—and neither do you.

🔗 Support Andrea’s GoFundMe with Jason Hawes: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-conjuring-house

House of Darkness, House of Light - vol 1 - https://amzn.to/4okWte9vol 2 - https://amzn.to/4ofafz4vol 3 - https://amzn.to/3KV3p3e

In this less-edited redux of one of our wildest early episodes, Gary and John head back into Johnny’s infamous haunted basement with psychic-medium and author Cathy Nadal to see what still lurks in the dark. With cameras rolling this time, Cathy walks into the space cold and immediately starts pulling detailed hits on the building’s history, secret societies, and a vicious Scottish spirit named Edward—long before the spirit boxes ever turn on. As the tension builds, the energy spikes so hard that an object literally flies off the wall, and everyone has to decide whether to keep going or get out.​

This re-release is the raw, nearly unfiltered cut of that night: more basement, more spirits, more of Cathy and Johnny comparing their abilities, and more of Edward’s taunts as he wages his own “fight for the nexus.” You’ll hear how Cathy validates years of Johnny’s basement investigations, calls out a serpentine secret order, and even gets directly acknowledged—and threatened—by the spirits themselves.​

If you heard the original audio-only version, this is your chance to experience the full Big Ghost Energy of that session with added video and fewer cuts, exactly as it unfolded in real time.

This is an extended re-release with video of episode 6 which is Part 1 of 3 with Psychic-Medium, Cathy Nadal. Cathy meets with Gary to give him a reading (and we share about 99% of it), explain her history and what it means to be psychic and medium.

Cathy Nadal can be found at her website⁠ dreamcentralstation.com⁠ or ⁠@catwitchnyc⁠ on Instagram.

Her books,⁠ And She Danced by the Light of the Moon⁠ and⁠ Seeing More than Clouds in Your Coffee⁠ can be found on Amazon.

Let's dive into the conversation...

What happens when a seasoned journalist leaves the newsroom and steps into haunted houses, eerie bakeries, and historic sites filled with ghost stories? In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John talk with News 12 anchor Kristie Reeter about her journey from covering politics and parenting to reporting on the paranormal.

Kristie shares what it was like to investigate some of the Tri-State area’s most chilling locations, the unforgettable people she met along the way, and the moments that left even a journalist reaching for holy water. From eyewitness accounts that defy explanation to behind-the-scenes surprises the cameras didn’t catch, this conversation pulls back the curtain on what it means to cover the paranormal with a reporter’s eye.

Join us as we explore where fact meets folklore, and why some stories are too strange to ignore.

News 12 Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@News12Originals

Author Joni Mayhan, the self-described “Ghost Magnet,” joins Splintered Spirits to reveal why some people attract spirits—and why spirit communication isn’t always fun.In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John talk with paranormal author and investigator Joni Mayhan, whose book Ghost Magnet explores what happens when spirits attach themselves to the living. With more than twenty titles on hauntings and spirit communication, Joni has built a reputation for capturing compelling EVPs, documenting haunted history, and pulling back the curtain on attachments that can turn dangerous.She shares how she first discovered her sensitivity, what it means to live as a “ghost magnet,” and the chilling story of the entity she calls the Soul Collector. We also dive into her work on Hanover Haunting, the eerie tales of Haunted New Harmony, and her insights from Signs of Spirits.Not every ghost story is comforting. Some forms of spirit communication are unsettling, frightening, and even harmful. Joni explains how she navigates those encounters, how to tell the difference between a sign from a loved one and something darker, and why respecting the unknown is just as important as seeking answers.If you’re curious about why spirits linger, how investigators separate fact from folklore, and what it feels like to be a true “ghost magnet,” this is an episode you don’t want to miss.

Joni's Website:

https://jonimayhan.com/about/

In this Live episode of Splintered Spirits, John and Gary revisit the fireplace room, talk briefly about its history, its hauntings, and share a few videos of John's captures over the years where spirits decided to be physically destructive - throwing candles, mirrors, and of course - slurs.

We’re re-releasing Episode 2 of Splintered Spirits — now with full video!

In CEMETERY SPIRITS, Gary and John dig into John’s theories about the paranormal while surrounded by cemetery lore. This is the episode where John first introduces Gary to Edward, a ghost whose presence becomes central to our ongoing journey.

We also set up an experiment involving two versions of Edward to test John’s theory about fractured spirit energy. The results of that test appear in a later episode — but it all starts here.

If you’re new to the podcast, this is a great entry point into how we explore ghost encounters, history, and the strange ways energy lingers after death.

👻 Splintered Spirits is a lighthearted paranormal podcast hosted by Gary Shapiro and his nephew, John Santa (@santaparanormal), where we mix humor with the hunt for answers about what ghosts really are.

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John sit down with psychic medium and healer Heidi Kemper to explore the mysteries of the Akashic Records and past lives. Heidi shares how the loss of her brother in her teens opened the door to her psychic abilities, eventually leading her to a career helping others through mediumship, shamanic healing, and Akashic Records readings.

We dive into what the Akashic Records are, how past life stories reveal themselves, and the ways unresolved trauma from other lifetimes can shape the present. Heidi explains the difference between a past life regression and an Akashic Records reading, offers powerful examples from her practice, and shares how these insights can transform healing today.

Heidi also talks about her experiences on The Ghost Finders, her travels with psychic medium Sam Baltrusis, and her own podcast Scorpio Rising. Whether you’re curious about past life regression, spirit communication, or the ethics of mediumship, this episode is full of wisdom and real-world experiences from one of the field’s most engaging voices.

👉 To learn more or book a session with Heidi, visit: www.HeidiKemper.com

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary sits down with special guest Mayra Rath (soulsigns.net) to get a crash course into the mysterious world of Past Life Regression. Together, they explore how guided lifelines can uncover vivid scenes, emotions, and identities that may seem to come from lifetimes long past, but are really everything happening all at once. We talk about what these experiences might reveal about the nature of spirits, consciousness, and the echoes of energy we carry forward. From fascinating client stories to the ethics of regression and the line between imagination and memory, this conversation opens up new perspectives on reincarnation, healing, and the possibility that our stories began long before we were born.

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, we sit down with Enocha Edenfield: former news producer, print communications grad, and now Savannah’s go-to guide for all things haunted. She turned her news-eye toward the weird history of Savannah during the pandemic, building a following on TikTok and YouTube and launching ghost tours built on both research and chills.

We also hear from John, fresh off a paranormal investigation in Gettysburg, and explore how the haunted stories of the South (like Savannah) compare with those from the North—how atmosphere, culture, and history shape what lingers.

• ​Instagram: @eenieedenfield
• ​TikTok: @saltwavesspanishmoss
• ​YouTube: Enocha Edenfield

Welcome to Splintered Spirits, the podcast hosted by me, Gary, and my nephew, Johnny, who you might already know as @santaparanormal on TikTok. Yep, that’s right—the guy who talks to ghosts for an audience of close to a million. Johnny has a theory, and it’s a wild one: ghosts aren’t roaming entities like you see in the movies. Instead, they’re fragments of energy left behind in places that mattered to them in life—scattered memories of the living. Over the course of this series, we’re going to dig into Johnny’s theory. We’ll explore haunted locations and bring in expert guests to help explain to us – let’s be real – explain to me – what the heck is going on.And of course – we'll talk to spirits.Whether you’re a believer, a skeptic, or just someone who loves to hear family goof on each other, you’re in for a ride. So grab your headphones, keep an open mind, and join us on this journey to uncover the fractured echoes of the past.In this extended video edition of our very first episode, we’re taking things further: more stories, more laughs, and never-before-seen footage that pulls you directly into our world of haunted locations, spirit encounters, and family banter that keeps it all grounded.This is Splintered Spirits. Let’s dive into the conversation.#SplinteredSpirits #ParanormalPodcast #ExtendedCut #VideoPodcast #GhostHunting #HauntedPlaces #GhostStories #ParanormalActivity #Supernatural #HauntedHistory #GhostHunters #ParanormalInvestigation #PodcastWithVideo #HauntedCemeteries #GhostEncounters

Gary and John catch up on the Amie Balesky episode, how frequency plays into spirit communication, the 7 Wonders of the Paranormal World, and what's to come on Splintered Spirits.

On this week’s episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John go off-script and deep into the tension between believers and professional skeptics in the paranormal world. They unpack their conversations with skeptic heavyweights. From what it would actually take to convince a skeptic—a levitating grandfather clock, maybe?—to how evidence is judged in science versus ghost hunting, they probe why some people need something almost cinematically impossible before they’ll even consider spirits might be real.

They also pull back the curtain on the cottage industry of rage‑bait creators who build channels by tearing down mediums, investigators, and even grief counselors, using Gary’s mind‑bending reading with psychic medium Cathy Nadal as a case study.  Along the way, they tease a loaded slate of upcoming episodes: a conversation‑driven Shanley Hotel deep dive, a sit‑down with REM pod and SB7 inventor Gary Galka, another skeptic interview with Benjamin Radford, an intimate look at sexual energy and spirits with an adult film star, and a full Turkish‑coffee reading with Cathy that will delight believers and make skeptics grind their teeth.

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John sit down with world-renowned psychic-medium Amie Balesky (thebaleskyexperience.com), whose extraordinary gift was shaped by surviving four near-death experiences—from childhood cancer to medical crises in adulthood. Amie shares how each brush with death heightened her connection to the spirit world and deepened her understanding of vibration and frequency as the keys to spirit communication.

We explore the intersection of survival, medical trauma, and the afterlife—how the human spirit endures, what it learns in those liminal moments, and how we can tune our own frequency to connect with those who’ve passed. Along the way, Amie offers raw, heartfelt stories from her own life and from spirits who’ve come through with messages of healing, closure, and hope.

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when the heartbeat stops—or how survival changes your connection to the unseen—this is an episode you won’t forget.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide and death, which may be distressing for some listeners.

On this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and Johnny welcome Spooky Scoundrel, a Toronto-based paranormal investigator, ghost tour guide, and TikTok creator with over 406,000 followers. Since 2005, Spooky has been exploring the paranormal, and since 2021 they’ve been leading public investigations, teaching people how to talk to spirits while balancing curiosity, humor, and healthy skepticism. Specializing in historic and heritage hauntings, Spooky brings history to life through the voices of the dead while making the paranormal less scary and more fun. In this conversation, they share how they got started, the Estes Method, and why TikTok has become such a powerful platform for building a community around ghost stories and accessible paranormal investigation.#SplinteredSpirits #SpookyScoundrel #ParanormalPodcast #GhostStories #HauntedHistory #GhostTour #GhostHunters #ParanormalTikTok #ParanormalCommunity #TorontoHauntings #ParanormalInvestigation

On this EXTENDED EPISODE WITH VIDEO, Gary speaks with an expert who has thousands of paranormal investigations  and decades of research under his belt. He has writtern numerous books, including A PARANORMAL CASEBOOK, and all of them can be found on Amazon. This is Professor Paranormal himself, Loyd Auerbach, and he’s about to give Gary a crash course in psychical phenomenon. Let’s dive into the conversation. #ParanormalPodcast #ProfessorParanormal #LoydAuerbach #ParanormalCasebook #Parapsychology #GhostStoriesPodcast #ExploreTheUnknown #SupernaturalExplained

Loyd Auerbach's Bio:⁠

https://www.parapsych.org/users/profparanormal/profile.aspx⁠

Loyd Auerbach's YouTube Channel:⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AskProfessorParanormal⁠

A Paranormal Casebook on Amazon:⁠

https://amzn.to/4le3nAt