Late-night maps of the unexplained.
The gist
ParaReality follows Sandman through fringe history, eerie testimony, and speculative theories about what sits outside ordinary explanation. Its recent episodes move from early internet-radio flashbacks to alien contact aftermath, mystery airships, AARO, and the uneasy psychology of fear.
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About ParaReality
ParaReality is a paranormal and alternative-mystery show with a deep back catalog and a distinctly late-night sensibility. Sandman presents the unknown as a borderland where logic, myth, testimony, and suspicion keep colliding. The show moves comfortably between polished mood-setting and rougher conversational stretches, which gives it the feel of a broadcast that has been shaped by years of trial, return, and reinvention. Flashback episodes are part of that identity. They look back to early Parareality Radio broadcasts from January 2004 on the Live 365 radio network, before podcasting had become the dominant form. Those archival segments preserve the uncertainty of a first live show, complete with technical trouble, direct audience appeals, and a desire for interaction. Newer episodes are more theatrical, opening with shadowy imagery and a promise to step into places where ordinary explanations start to fray. The subject matter is broad. Alien contact aftermath sits beside ghost investigations, psychic abilities, spirit communication, AARO, UAP terminology, chupacabras, ABEs, and claims about government or human-made experimentation. One episode focuses on contact experiences not as spectacle, but as something that can leave fear, anxiety, coping questions, and a search for meaning behind it. The Midnight Syndicate episodes shift the tone again. There, Sandman gathers Eazy-E, Chainsaw, and Drew for a looser boardroom-of-the-weird format. Their conversations jump from the Sonora Aero Club and Charles Delshow to mystery airships, Christopher Columbus logs, World War II technology, NASA, and the way paranormal theories link distant events into one sprawling timeline. The show is earnest, but not stiff. It jokes, speculates, repeats itself, doubles back, and keeps asking what else might be hidden in the story. Its appeal lies in that mixture of occult atmosphere, outsider history, and conversational momentum. ParaReality is for listeners who want unexplained cases presented with belief-friendly curiosity, while still hearing the hesitations, side paths, and human reactions that make these stories feel lived-in rather than neatly packaged.
Made for: ParaReality is for listeners drawn to UFO lore, hauntings, psychic claims, occult themes, and long-form paranormal speculation. It especially suits fans of atmospheric talk radio and rough-edged archive episodes.
What sets it apart: The show pairs a paranormal archive with present-day group discussions and reflective flashbacks to early internet radio. Its strongest texture comes from treating strange claims as both eerie stories and personal experiences with aftermath.
In their own words
ParaReality airs the first & third Friday of each month. The host, known only as Sandman, talks to guests from all over the world as they explore paranormal & alternative topics and issues including subjects related to ghosts, spirits, hauntings, apparitions, electronic voice phenomena, the unexplained, Wicca, the esoteric, the occult, magick, dreams, UFO sightings, medicine, alternative healing, psychic abilities, conspiracy theories and more. Join long-time paranormal researcher Sandman and his roster of special guests, experts and experiencers, as they explore the realms of the known and unknown. Listen to the show to learn about the great mysteries of the paranormal field in the 20th and…
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Sandman's secret bunker has room for alien aftermath, mystery airships, and your raised eyebrow.
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- alien-contact stories that linger on coping, acceptance, and what happens after the fear
- a loose roundtable tracing 1800s airship sightings toward stranger theories about modern technology
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Episodes
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Midnight Syndicate Episode 9
Hidden gemParaReality's Midnight Syndicate Episode 9 centers on black-eyed kids, a modern legend about children in parking lots, on lonely roads, and at front doors who ask adults for help or permission to come inside.
Apr 18, 2026·1h 9m·5 clips - 2
ParaReality Flashback: Season 1, Ep. 3
The host revisits the third episode of his podcast from 2004, discussing the era of internet radio before podcasting existed.
Mar 28, 2026·1h 17m - 3
The Watchers of Windham
The host introduces a podcast episode about the mysterious Watchers of Windham, setting the tone for exploring unexplained phenomena.
Mar 21, 2026·1h 9m - 4
Midnight Syndicate Episode 8
A brief, cryptic monologue about secrets and hidden power.
Mar 14, 2026·1h 31m - 5
AARO: What is it?
An introduction to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the Pentagon's office for investigating unidentified aerial phenomena.
Mar 7, 2026·50m - 6
Flashback: Season 1, Episode 2
Hidden gemPuerto Rico's 2,000-plus mutilations since December 1994 are tied to wounds the speaker says "no known animal species" can make.
Feb 28, 2026·1h 4m·2 clips - 7
Children of the Greys: Aftermath with Bret Oldham
Hidden gemSandman and Brett Oldham focus on Children of the Grays: Aftermath, a follow-up to Oldham's 2013 book Children of the Grays.
Feb 21, 2026·1h 11m·2 clips - 8
Midnight Syndicate
Hidden gemParaReality’s "Midnight Syndicate" centers on Charles Delchow, the Sonora Aero Club, and late-1800s mystery airship sightings across the American West.
Feb 14, 2026·1h 15m·2 clips - 9
Disclosure - What We Aren't Being Told
Feb 7, 2026·1h 6m - 10
ParaReality Flashback - The Devil's Footprints
Jan 24, 2026·1h 5m - 11
The Flying Saucer Esoteric
Jan 17, 2026·1h 17m - 12
The Flying Saucer Esoteric
Jan 17, 2026·1h 18m - 13
Midnight Syndicate: United Healthcare CEO Murder
Jan 10, 2026·1h 3m - 14
Disclosure: What We Know (Video Version)
Jan 3, 2026·1h 3m - 15
Disclosure: What We Know
Jan 3, 2026·1h 6m - 16
Paranormal Nashville Interview
Dec 27, 2025·1h 59m - 17
ParaReality Flashback
Dec 6, 2025·1h 57m - 18
Anthony Pratt: Mapping the Hidden Network Behind JFK’s Assassination
Nov 22, 2025·1h 16m - 19
Beyond the Veil: Strange Tales from Tennessee and Kentucky (Part Two)
Nov 8, 2025·1h 31m - 20
Ghosts of the Airwaves
Oct 31, 2025·2h 5m - 21
Beyond the Veil: Strange Tales from Tennessee and Kentucky (Part One)
Oct 18, 2025·1h 24m - 22
Emma MacDonald Interview
Oct 4, 2025·1h 24m - 23
Feral Humans of the Smokies
Sep 20, 2025·1h 23m - 24
3I/ATLAS
Sep 13, 2025·1h 17m - 25
Into the Wild with Jerry Millwood
Aug 16, 2025·1h 2m - 26
Epstein's Web
Aug 2, 2025·1h 11m - 27
The 2025 Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival
Jul 19, 2025·1h 41m - 28
Who's That Walking Beside You?
Jul 5, 2025·39m - 29
Third Man Syndrome
Jul 4, 2025·43m - 30
Talking Bigfoot with Mike Familant
Jun 21, 2025·1h 36m - 31
Lost in the Shadows
Jun 7, 2025·1h 12m - 32
Your Higher Power
May 17, 2025·1h 10m - 33
The Covenant School Tragedy – Inside the Mind, Without a Manifesto
["Parareality's \"The Covenant School Tragedy \u2013 Inside the Mind, Without a Manifesto\" follows the March 27, 2023 Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, through the Metro Nashville Police Department's final summary.", "Sandman hosts the episode, says he is a medical professional, and uses the report to argue that Audrey Hale's planning matters as much as the attack itself.", "He says Hale spent months drawing maps, filming doorways and stairwells, and collecting 16 journals before the shooting.", "The episode says there was no manifesto, only scattered writings, legal gun purchases, and a 14-minute assault that killed Michael Hill, Haley Scruggs, William Kinney, Evelyn Deakhouse, Cynthia Peek, and Catherine Kuntz."]
May 3, 2025·1h 8m·4 clips - 34
UFOs & Personal Awakenings with Debbi Dachinger
An interview with Debbi Dachinger exploring UFOs and personal awakenings in the context of mystery and the unexplained.
Apr 19, 2025·1h 18m - 35
The 80-Year Theory
Apr 5, 2025·1h 3m - 36
George Haas Interview
Mar 22, 2025·1h 14m - 37
An Interview with Coastal Canines
Host Sandman interviews a guest from Coastal Canines about dog training and pet care, departing from his usual paranormal topics.
Mar 15, 2025·34m - 38
The Power of Curses
Mar 8, 2025·1h 21m - 39
Persistence of the Soul with Mark Ireland
Feb 22, 2025·58m - 40
Diddy Conspiracy Theories
Feb 8, 2025·1h 28m - 41
Into the Danger Zone
Jan 18, 2025·1h 32m - 42
New Jersey Mystery Drones
Jan 4, 2025·1h 6m - 43
Deep Underground Military Bases
Nov 23, 2024·1h 3m - 44
The UFO Paradox with Keith Thompson
Nov 10, 2024·1h 2m - 45
Jim Harold Interview
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Oct 19, 2024·1h 10m - 46
Five Secret Haunted Locations in Nashville
Oct 5, 2024·1h 18m - 47
Nancy Thames Interview
Sep 21, 2024·1h 14m - 48
Water and Unexplained Phenomena
Sep 7, 2024·1h 4m - 49
Talking UFOs with Dr. Christopher Macklin
Host Sandman introduces a conversation with Dr.
Aug 17, 2024·1h 9m - 50
The Lake Michigan Triangle
Aug 12, 2024·44m