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494. The World’s Weirdest Discoveries

222 Paranormal Podcast

Release Date: 12/21/2025

495. Ouija Boards: Doorway to the Unknown or Just a Game show art 495. Ouija Boards: Doorway to the Unknown or Just a Game

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Please hit Subscribe and tell a friend about the show.       *** Do you have a Shared Death Experience you would like to share in a video? Joe is looking for guest for an upcoming series. ***   For decades, the Ouija board has been one of the most controversial objects in the paranormal world. Sold as a simple parlor game in toy stores, yet whispered about in haunted houses and horror stories, the Ouija board sits at the crossroads between curiosity and fear. In this episode of *222 Paranormal Podcast*, we dive deep into the history, myths, and real-world experiences...

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494. The World’s Weirdest Discoveries show art 494. The World’s Weirdest Discoveries

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Please hit Subscribe and Tell a friend about the show.       https://poshmark.com/closet/happie22     In this chilling episode of the 222 Paranormal Podcast, Jen and Joe Shortridge journey into the shadowy edges of history to uncover some of the world’s weirdest discoveries—finds so strange, so unsettling, that they blur the line between science, the supernatural, and the unknown. We begin with the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient device pulled from a Greek shipwreck that behaves like a ghost in the archaeological record. This intricate system of gears could...

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493. Inside the Historical Gilchrist County Jail – A Conversation with Patrick show art 493. Inside the Historical Gilchrist County Jail – A Conversation with Patrick

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Please Hit Subscribe and tell a friend about the show. https://www.facebook.com/222paranormal https://a.co/d/4hH7mb9 https://a.co/d/0BclKSu https://poshmark.com/closet/happie22   In this chilling and informative episode of the 222 Paranormal Podcast, Joe and Jen sit down with Patrick, a passionate caretaker and historian connected to the Historical Gilchrist County Jail, one of Florida’s lesser-known but deeply intriguing haunted locations. What begins as a conversation about preservation and history quickly turns into a deep dive into unexplained encounters, lingering spirits, and...

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492. Inside the Red Ritual Bag: A Mojo Hand Mystery show art 492. Inside the Red Ritual Bag: A Mojo Hand Mystery

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Please hit Subscribe and tell Somone about the show. https://www.facebook.com/222paranormal https://a.co/d/0CFyrFm https://a.co/d/583VdkN Click here to save on Clothing and home goods.   In this week’s episode of the 222 Paranormal Podcast, we dive deep into the mysterious and powerful world of the mojo hand — one of the most iconic tools in Hoodoo and American folk magic. You’ve heard it in blues music, seen it referenced in Southern folklore, and maybe even spotted one tucked away in an old attic or antique store. But what exactly is a mojo hand? And why do so many people...

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491. Miracle Builds: The Loretto Staircase, Rosslyn Chapel, Overnight Churches & Ethiopia’s Rock-Cut Marvels show art 491. Miracle Builds: The Loretto Staircase, Rosslyn Chapel, Overnight Churches & Ethiopia’s Rock-Cut Marvels

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Please hit subscribe and tell a friend about the show. https://www.facebook.com/222paranormal https://a.co/d/acgRtDd https://a.co/d/1FC7XDL https://poshmark.com/closet/happie22 https://poshmark.com/closet/toledojoe   This episode of the 222 Paranormal Podcast dives into some of the most mysterious, miraculous, and utterly baffling structures ever attributed to divine hands, supernatural helpers, and ancient secrets lost to time. From spiral staircases that defy physics to chapels carved straight into living rock, these are the places where architecture crosses into the...

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490. The Paranormal Pilgrimage: Legends and Spirits of Thanksgiving show art 490. The Paranormal Pilgrimage: Legends and Spirits of Thanksgiving

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Please hit Subscribe and tell Somone about the show. https://www.facebook.com/222paranormal https://a.co/d/72aEutf https://a.co/d/64BY0i4 https://poshmark.com/closet/happie22 https://poshmark.com/closet/toledojoe     Thanksgiving & The Paranormal: Haunted Traditions, Spirits of Gratitude, and Mysterious Encounters Thanksgiving is known as a time of gratitude, family gatherings, warm meals, and reflection — but hidden beneath the familiar traditions is a surprisingly deep well of paranormal lore. In this episode of the 222 Paranormal Podcast, we explore the mysterious, the...

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489. The Akashic Records – The Universe’s Library of Every Soul show art 489. The Akashic Records – The Universe’s Library of Every Soul

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Please hit subscribe and tell a friend about the show. https://www.facebook.com/222paranormal         In this enlightening episode of the *222 Paranormal Podcast*, we invite listeners on a journey into one of the most mysterious and spiritually profound concepts in metaphysical lore: **the Akashic Records**. Often described as the “cosmic library” or “universal database” containing the energetic imprint of every soul’s thoughts, actions, emotions, and experiences across lifetimes, the Akashic Records have fascinated mystics, psychics, philosophers, and...

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488. Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes Revisited show art 488. Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes Revisited

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Please hit Subscribe and share the show.           In this chilling episode of the 222 Paranormal Podcast, hosts Joe and Jen Shortridge set sail into the dark, foggy waters of the Great Lakes to uncover some of the most haunting and mysterious ghost ship legends ever told. From phantom schooners appearing out of nowhere to spectral crews doomed to sail for eternity, the Great Lakes—often called the “Inland Seas”—have a long history of tragic shipwrecks and unexplained apparitions that continue to baffle sailors and historians alike.   The Great Lakes...

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487. Painting the Spirit World with Brian Danhausen Paranormal Investigator Witchcraft Artist show art 487. Painting the Spirit World with Brian Danhausen Paranormal Investigator Witchcraft Artist

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Please hit subscribe and leave a 5-Star review.             In this fascinating episode of the 222 Paranormal Podcast, we welcome back a truly unique guest — artist, author, empathic medium, and paranormal investigator Brian Danhausen. Known for his extraordinary mediumship paintings, Brian bridges the worlds of art and spirit in a way few can. Through brush and color, he channels energy, emotion, and sometimes even messages from beyond, creating what he calls Energy Portraits — stunning visual reflections of the sitter’s soul and spiritual essence....

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486. The Return of Nick Mulae – Paranormal Investigator Extraordinaire show art 486. The Return of Nick Mulae – Paranormal Investigator Extraordinaire

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Please Hit Subscribe and click those 5-Stars.   https://www.facebook.com/222paranormal https://a.co/d/iLatf8W https://a.co/d/hvEdSpe https://poshmark.com/closet/happie22 https://www.facebook.com/nick.mulae     In this thrilling new episode of the 222 Paranormal Podcast, we welcome back one of the most respected and recognizable figures in the world of the unexplained — the world-famous paranormal investigator and celebrated researcher Nick Mulae. Known for his dynamic investigations, deep knowledge of haunted history, and appearances across numerous paranormal media...

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In this chilling episode of the 222 Paranormal Podcast, Jen and Joe Shortridge journey into the shadowy edges of history to uncover some of the world’s weirdest discoveries—finds so strange, so unsettling, that they blur the line between science, the supernatural, and the unknown.

We begin with the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient device pulled from a Greek shipwreck that behaves like a ghost in the archaeological record. This intricate system of gears could predict eclipses, planetary movements, and cosmic cycles thousands of years before such knowledge should have existed. Some believe its creators were guided by lost knowledge, celestial beings, or even spirits of ancient astronomers who understood the universe far better than we do today. Was this device a tool… or a message from a forgotten intelligence?

Next, we explore the haunting mystery of the Atacama Humanoid, a tiny six-inch body discovered in the Chilean desert. With an elongated skull, unnerving facial features, and bones aged far beyond its size, this being has sparked whispers of alien hybrids, interdimensional entities, and spirits bound to the land. Locals in the Atacama have long spoken of “star people” and desert guardians—was this discovery physical proof of those legends, or something far more unsettling?

From the desert, we descend into darkness at Lovelock Cave in Nevada, where ancient legends tell of red-haired giants known as the Si-Te-Cah. Oversized tools, massive footprints, and burned remains suggest a violent end to these towering beings. Paranormal researchers believe the cave may be spiritually charged, possibly haunted by the restless spirits of giants who perished in fire, leaving behind echoes that still linger in the stone.

The mystery deepens with the Voynich Manuscript, a centuries-old book written in an unrecognizable language and filled with illustrations that feel more dreamlike than earthly. Some psychics claim the manuscript carries residual energy—that it was created through automatic writing or channeled knowledge from nonhuman sources. Is it a spellbook, a coded grimoire, or a guide meant for minds not yet ready to understand it?

We then turn to modern mystery with the Montauk Monster, a bizarre creature that washed ashore near a location infamous for secret experiments and paranormal lore. Was this an undiscovered cryptid, a biological experiment gone wrong, or something that slipped through from another realm? Its sudden disappearance only adds to the fear that we weren’t meant to examine it too closely.

Throughout the episode, Jen and Joe also touch on other eerie discoveries—the Baghdad Battery, impossible maps, ancient tools trapped in stone—each one whispering the same chilling message: history is not what we’ve been told.

Join us as we question reality, explore haunted discoveries, and uncover the unsettling truth that some things were never meant to be found.

 

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