It's the big finale of series 2! What better way to end things than with a sincere and probing test of Ian's psychic abilities. Will ESP experiments prove something that nature could never explain? Or will we be left with psychic egg on our faces?
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This week we have an extended chat with the delightful Stefan Keeler, the psychic and tarot reader from earlier episodes. Can Stefan offer any insight into Ian's budding psychic powers?
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This week, Dr Kate and Pixie-blooded Ian meet the fascinating Kate Ray, an aficionado of all things gnome, pixie and fae. Will Dr Kate meet a gnome in trainers, or will Ian ruin it with a gun turret? Let's find out...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Another esoterotic smasher awaits! This week, our learned guest is real-life barrister and ghost law expert, Naomi Ryan, who talks us through the legal ramifications of killing a would-be ghost.
May 29, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This week, we have an interview with paranormal event host Amy Cox, and a further interview with Kev Kerr, the investigator turned skeptic. This time around, we're putting ghost-hunting tech equipment under scrutiny...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In today's show, we discuss Ian's increased psychic abilities as he harnesses them for evil. We go through all your correspondence as always, have an informative and fun chat with Jon Williams off Very Hard Talk, and an extended interview with Kev Kerr who is a believer turned skeptic with a fascinating tale to tell.
May 15, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This week, we're talking all things algorithm and Amityville. Are fake histories harmful, and what's being manipulated for the sake of a good haunting? We chat to Paranormal Advisor Karin Beasant from the Jamaica Inn paranormal team for some insight.
May 08, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Hello there! Join Kate and Ian as we check in with close encounters of the egg kind, discuss the ethics of tarot reading and wonder why ghost threesomes aren't more common.
May 01, 2024•1 hr 19 min
This week, Kate goes out of her way to upset Ian and checks in with dead entertainer, Freddie Starr. We also chat to double-doctor and Telephone Calls From the Dead author, Dr Cal Cooper!
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Loopholes is back! And we've brought you a brand new format! This week is a bumper crop as we chat about ghost marriage and meet Stefan Keeler, the Tarot reader!
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 18 min
This is it! The end of Loopholes Series 1 is marked by an Ian-shaped takeover as we enter the world of the Haunted Mansion. Are there real ghosts? Can a haunted house look rather pleasant? Will Ian finally admit some things are truly spooky...?
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 40
It's the penultimate episode of series one! What better way to celebrate than with a trip to the Isle of Man to visit Gef the talking Mongoose!
Sep 06, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 39
This week is a courtroom special as two of the greatest scientific minds of the 19th century go head to head in a spiritualist drama for the ages. It's also Kate's birthday, so Ian has to bite his tongue for once.
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Today, we barrel back into Celebrity Séance Corner and pay a visit to Blanche Cooper. Not only did she chat with Egyptian Pharaohs, but the spirit of a man who was not...quite...dead. At all.
Aug 23, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 37
This week's episode is another comments special, where the discussion is entirely led by you! Kate and Ian tackle behaviour in the paranormal, Blair Witch, our own fizzy brains and the power of celebrity.
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 36
This week, Kate recounts the wondrous tale of Ken Webster's 'Vertical Plane' where communications across time were made possible via a BBC Micro Computer. Ian...isn't convinced.
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 35
This week takes a more solemn tone as Kate and Ian discuss the life of Thomas Lynn Bradford, the spiritualist who died with the hope of returning to a seance table.
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 34
The Belmez Faces. Supernatural phenomena or simply dodgy flooring? Kate and Ian see how a small Spanish town made world headlines with quite fantastical claims.
Jul 26, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 33
It's the Loopholes Summer Special! This episode has peak waffle, manky membranes and two - yes, two! - special guests!
Jul 19, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This week, Kate and Ian head to Northumberland to enter the world of the Hexham Heads. There's Celtic evil, curses, wolf-men and mystery...and the small chance that Kate accidentally cursed Ian's house.
Jul 12, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Grab your hoverboard and put on some Huey Lewis to get yourself in the mood as we're going time travelling! This week, we're looking at time slips; instances where people suddenly find themselves in the past. A great way to explain why you were late for work.
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 30
This week, we don't skip through comments, but give one important comment its due. This week's chat is pretty death-heavy, but also thoughtful, funny and gives us all a lot to think about.
Jun 28, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 29
This week, Kate and Ian try to understand the Unified Theory of the Paranormal , which explains how aliens, Mothman and psychics all skip along the same electric corridor, and we just need to be clever enough - or a dog - to see them. We might be paraphrasing, but that's basically it.
Jun 21, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week is a rollercoaster of esoterotica! Ian continues his successful career as a barrister while Kate attempts to tell him about Auras. A deep-dive into Crown Court ensues and Ian has a rare 'serious moment'.
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Its Loopholes day! This week, Kate fully converts Ian to the world of ancient hilltop magic with an introduction to Harry Price's Brocken Experiment . Also known as one girl, one goat . (Probably not).
Jun 07, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 26
This week, Kate and Ian cover the definitely-very-successful exorcism of the Bermuda Triangle and the exploits of the Exorcist Fr Dr Donald Omand.
May 31, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week, the topics are led by you! Ian's in full mischief mode as we tackle the dangers of esoteric beliefs, Noel Edmonds, Kate's recent takeaway stresses, Jack the Ripper and the possibilities of IBS-induced sleep paralysis.
May 24, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 24
This week is a bumper Loopholes, so grab a cuppa and get comfy! Your comments lead us down into a discussion about Jack the Ripper and crime as entertainment, JZ Knight's cult of ancient self-empowerment and Ian's auditorium psychic fantasy. Meanwhile, our main chat tackles the dreaded world of orbs...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week, Kate and Ian tackle something of a mega Celebrity Seance, with the late Bill Burns' televised seance back in 2000. What two Hollywood greats do we check in with? Why Marilyn Monroe and Andy Kaufman. If anyone can make sense of that pairing, its probably not us...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 22
[re-uploaded after a ghost in the machine duplicated the last episode] This week Kate and Ian discuss the God Helmet, learn a lot, get fighty at comments and have a great laugh in the process.
May 03, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 21