What do cemeteries, vintage fashion, and spiritual connection have in common? For Sarah Neoma , they all tell stories. In this delightful conversation, Sarah joins Patrick to talk about Grave Matters , her work preserving cemeteries, and her deep reverence for the past. Along the way, she shares personal experiences, stories from being a fourth-generation seamstress, her boutique Spellbound, and a chilling ghost story from her lovingly restored historic cabin. Whether she’s water witching forgot...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 260
Patrick reconnects with the spirited crew behind CREEPZ Ghost Commandos — Alec and Adam Tillery , and Gideon Coyle (absent Caleb Tillery)—who reveal how a shared childhood fascination with the unknown turned into a full-fledged paranormal investigation team. Patrick and the CREEPZ reflect on their recent collaboration at the 2024 Missouri Paracon, dive into creepy encounters including ghostly handprints and unexplained scratches, and discuss how their beliefs have evolved over time. With tales o...
May 24, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 259
Patrick sits down with one of the new friends he met at Missouri Paracon, Raven Knight from the Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast . Raven considers herself an empath, and her interest in both the paranormal and true crime goes back to childhood. We discuss the Villisca Axe Murder House, the importance of finding your group, reflections from the paracon, paranormal pet peeves, and her recent interview with paranormal investigator, Dustin Pari! Visit BigSeance.com/258 for more info. Other Listening Opt...
Apr 02, 2025•48 min•Ep. 258
Dr. Olivia Cacchione , a musicologist, sat with Patrick in the parlor to discuss her current work and study of music and sound in Victorian seances. Olivia also shared about years of uncomfortable out-of-body experiences and hearing voices that led to her being diagnosed with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Plus skepticism, haunted listening, enchantment, possibility vs. disbelief, Victorians and the accordion, the channeled music of Rosemary Brown, and asking the question, “How does music haunt us?” Vi...
Feb 22, 2025•58 min•Ep. 257
Brad Blair of the Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society and Jesse Leimkuehler from Belvoir Winery and Inn, join together to create the Missouri Paracon , which will take place at Ameristar Kansas City from February 28th to March 1st 2025. Patrick gets the scoop on what’s in store for those attending. Plus conversation on topics such as psychics, apparitions, people who flee haunted locations, drones and alien invasions, and changes in the paranormal space since the boom that started with S...
Jan 01, 2025•47 min•Ep. 256
Titanic expert James Penca joins Patrick in the parlor for this unique episode of the Big Seance. James is a spokesperson and researcher for RMS Titanic, Inc., Creative Director for Titanic: Honor and Glory, and host of the Witness Titanic podcast. He only recently returned from the exciting 2024 Titanic Expedition that made headlines. Have you ever wondered what can be learned about a passenger or crew member, just from recovering a single artifact from the wreckage? Other topics include the re...
Sep 28, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 255
Earlier this year, psychic medium Jeni Juranics released an episode of her Spirit Call podcast where she opened up about what she described as a heartbreaking experience at a mediumship conference, where on more than one occasion she witnessed a fairly well-known physical medium faking seances. She decided to call out his fraudulent behavior. He’s been called out before, but Jeni’s story seems to have struck a chord with many in the community. In this important and sometimes emotional conversati...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 254
Evidential Medium, Jeffrey Peck , returns to the show with advice and inspiration for developing mediums. Does the structure of a medium's training help or hinder them? How does one get over fears and imposter syndrome? And what is considered great evidence? Plus lots of laughs and news about some exciting Sedona retreats! Visit BigSeance.com/253 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: Intro :00 Some notes about today’s conversation with Jeffrey Peck, includi...
Jun 14, 2024•53 min•Ep. 253
In anticipation of an exciting private overnight at the historic and haunted Lemp Mansion with Australia's Anne and Renata , Patrick shares an episode of their True Hauntings Podcast . In this 2021 episode, titled "Case 17: The Curse of Lemp Mansion", Anne and Renata cover the tragic history and lore of the Lemp family and their famous St. Louis home. Visit BigSeance.com/252 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick has been getting excited fo...
May 24, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 252
Join Patrick in a truly interesting conversation with author and psychic medium June Lundgren , who refers to herself as a demon seer whose specialty is getting rid of demons. Along with detailed descriptions of what she sees and how she works, June also covers archangels and tells stories of working with Zak Bagans and the Ghost Adventures crew! She is the author of the forthcoming book, Dark Encounters . Visit BigSeance.com/251 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In thi...
May 10, 2024•49 min•Ep. 251
In this episode we look back at highlights of two great interviews from 2017 and 2019. Roberta Grimes is an afterlife expert, author of The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next , and host of the Seek Reality podcast. Sandra Champlain is the author of We Don't Die - A Skeptic’s Discovery of Life After Death and host of We Don't Die Radio and Shades of the Afterlife. Visit BigSeance.com/250 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: Intro :00 A remaster...
Apr 27, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 250
Psychic Medium Dana Stricker tells Patrick of the fascinating, yet strange experiences of her childhood that helped to shape her work, which began at the age of 15 when she gave tarot readings. Other topics include her "Battle Axe" of a spirit guide, a shared experience that left a handprint burned into Dana's leg, and what it really means to be a Witch! Plus, what's life like on the Other Side? Visit BigSeance.com/249 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: ...
Apr 12, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 249
Have you received communication from a dead loved one? In this Part 2 episode, listeners Leslie , Kelly , Susan , Bruce , and Amy certainly have! From a physical and literal sign left on a desk to a comforting voice from the garden. Plus a spirit who communicates through an alarm system, the return of a beloved cat, and a lost and found bracelet. Visit BigSeance.com/248 for more info, and to learn how you can share your own story! Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: Int...
Mar 28, 2024•46 min•Ep. 248
Have you received communication from a dead loved one? Listeners Ayla , Melissa , Bruce , and Sherri have! From a gentle and reassuring touch by invisible hands, to a Christmas wish, and even a missing ingredient for a recipe from the afterlife! Visit BigSeance.com/247 for more info, and to learn how you can share your own story! Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick recently asked listeners to send in stories of messages from loved ones in the spirit wo...
Mar 15, 2024•53 min•Ep. 247
Building on the work of Friedrich Jürgenson and Marcello Bacci, Tony Rathman , along with wife Cherie, Ron Yacovetti, and Lourdes Gonzalez, has taken EVP and Direct Radio Voice to a brand new level. They've developed the technology and an exciting new method that they call Staticom ! In this episode, Tony, who is also the founder and lead investigator for Entity Voices Paranormal Investigation (or EVPI), tells Patrick how it works, and even shares several fascinating audio samples of the method ...
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 246
Have you received messages from a dead loved one? Are you open to it? Do you encourage it? And how does it come through? Does it come through in dreams, signs, or symbols? Inspired by a beautiful conversation among a group of strangers, Patrick invites you to share your stories for an upcoming episode of the podcast. Visit BigSeance.com/245 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: Intro :00 While working on a library reorganization project, Patrick was reminde...
Feb 15, 2024•26 min•Ep. 245
The Mourning Society of St Louis is a civilian reenacting group with an interest in mourning, death culture, Spiritualism, and the funeral customs of the mid-nineteenth century through the early twentieth century. This incredibly unique group, co-founded by Edna Dieterle and Katherine Kozemczak in 2005, plans educational events such as historically accurate funerals and wakes, and is the first of its kind. Join the conversation with Patrick, Edna, Katherine, and Sherri Morrow , a member since 20...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 244
Step into the Victorian era with an author and Victorianist, Steele Alexandra Douris . Steele specializes in Victorian crime, gothic fiction, and Spiritualism, and is the author of Spirits, Seers & Séances: Victorian Spiritualism, Magic & the Supernatural . In this episode you’ll discover the hidden gems of 19th-century newspapers, periodicals, and the women's magazines that helped to shape the Spiritualist community. Need a response to someone worried about the dangers of practicing any...
Jan 18, 2024•52 min•Ep. 243
Listen in as psychic medium April Roane , who can always be depended on for powerful insights, discusses the evolution of her journey since her last appearance on the Big Seance Podcast in 2016. She provides a unique perspective on the shifts in paranormal investigation and how psychic mediums contribute to them. Hear a powerful discussion on the dangerous side effects of paranormal investigation, including the chilling tale that led to the need for an exorcism. April candidly discusses her move...
Jan 03, 2024•56 min•Ep. 242
Uncover the enchanting history of Yule and Christmas in this interview with Ellen Evert Hopman , master herbalist and Druidic initiate since 1984. Her book, The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas: Remedies, Recipes, Magic and Brews for the Winter Season , gets beautiful reviews. The recipes, cocktails, and traditional Christmas meals from around the world will have you salivating. Ellen introduces you to mystical figures like Gully Gawk, Pot Scraper, Bowl Licker, Flora the Roman Goddess, Saint L...
Dec 22, 2023•59 min•Ep. 241
Patrick's candid interview with the "Queen of the Paranormal" herself, Most Haunted's Yvette Fielding . She's a true pioneer in paranormal television, and she shares her thoughts on everything from how she thinks spirits communicate to SNL's hilarious 2006 parody of Yvette and Most Haunted. She looks back on the traumatizing 30 East Drive episode and a Most Haunted event where guests got stuck in a prison cell. How does the UK’s Most Haunted compare to American paranormal television? Plus, did y...
Dec 14, 2023•58 min•Ep. 240
Have you heard about the upcoming film, The Haunting in Wicker Park , starring Erin Moriarty (The Boys) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things)? It was inspired by the experiences of the Becker family who invited NBC News cameras to film an exorcism in their Chicago home in 1971. Hear what we’ve learned about this new film, and take another listen to Patrick's 2014 interview with Edwin F. Becker , who sadly passed away about a year ago. Visit BigSeance.com/239 for more info. Other Listening O...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 239
Patrick revisits the mysterious story of Pearl Curran (1883 - 1937), the Saint Louis housewife who between 1913 and 1937, channeled entire books and other works from a spirit known as Patience Worth , and mostly through the Ouija board. Visit BigSeance.com/238 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick is planning for an upcoming speaking engagement and was looking back to some of the early episodes of the podcast. He was reminded of a short ep...
Nov 18, 2023•44 min•Ep. 238
In this fascinating conversation, Lisa M. Gunshore , a multifaceted spiritual guide, shares her remarkable journey. She’s a tantric yogini, quantum coach, psychic medium, and she's had initiations by the Dalai Lama. Lisa discusses her near death experiences, the connection between astrology and tarot, and her favorite paranormal and spiritual tools. She also dives into her nightly lucid and often prophetic dreams, offering tips on dream recall. The episode concludes with a glimpse of her upcomin...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 237
Enjoy this special look back at highlights from two different Halloween episodes from the past -- The Legends, Lore, and Symbols of Halloween, with Special Co-Host Karen A. Dahlman (2014) and Halloween Withdrawal and a LIVE Report from Trick-or-Treating (2019) . Plus hear a track from Sam Haynes' new album, Haunted House Party II . Visit BigSeance.com/236 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: Highlights from the following two Halloween episodes from the pas...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 236
In this interview, Patrick once again welcomes back Karen A. Dahlman , a paranormal researcher, licensed counselor and spirit communicator. The conversation starts with a humorous incident they both shared at the Haunted Castle House in Missouri, highlighting the importance of fun in paranormal investigations. Karen introduces her book, When Cats Had Wings , co-authored with her cat, Jack, who channeled the book's content on and off the Ouija board. The book focuses on the unconditional love bet...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 235
In this episode, Patrick reviews a few vintage books on parapsychology and Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP), shares the spooky family stories inspired by a recent mediumship reading, and interviews longtime listener/friend/librarian Susan Davy on why you need to check out Uncanny . Uncanny , produced by Danny Robins, is an incredibly popular podcast/book/TV series from the BBC. Visit BigSeance.com/234 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: Intro :00 About toda...
Oct 14, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 234
The New York Times calls Dr. Raymond Moody the “father of the near-death experience”, or NDE. He has been studying the phenomenon for nearly five decades. Paul Perry is a bestselling author and documentary filmmaker, whose best-known film is Jesus: the Lost Years . Together, Raymond and Paul have co-authored their sixth book together, Proof of Life after Life: 7 Reasons to Believe There Is an Afterlife , which finally has the answer to humanity’s most pressing question: What happens when we die?...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 233
Astrologer Dena DeCastro returns to tell us how we can take advantage of two upcoming October eclipses to benefit our lives. In this interview, we learn that eclipses are not rare. We also learn why an eclipse is such a great device to use in Hollywood. According to Dena, “There is a spooky, supernatural quality to the whole idea of an eclipse. Something is literally being interrupted [in] the natural order, and it’s a moment of pause. And you can look at that and be kind of spooked out, or you ...
Sep 28, 2023•51 min•Ep. 232
Medium, spiritual teacher, and bestselling author Claire Broad , returns to convince you that the romanticized concept of twin flames or twin souls is NOT what you think they are. It’s just one chapter out of her book, Heaven Sent: Soul Lessons from the Afterlife , but it’s such a huge topic, which sometimes seems to be polarizing in the spiritual community, so we devoted an entire episode to it! Visit BigSeance.com/231 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode:...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 231
