228 - Your Best Halloween Ever! - Big Seance
Big Seance: My Paranormal World
Release Date: 08/31/2023
257 - Music and Sound in Victorian Seances with Olivia Cacchione - Big Seance
Big Seance: My Paranormal World
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?” Visit for more info. In this episode: Intro :00 Dr. Olivia Cacchione studies the...
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256 - Missouri Paracon 2025 with Brad Blair and Jesse Leimkuehler - Big Seance
Big Seance: My Paranormal World
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 Syfy’s Ghost Hunters. Visit for more info. In this episode: Intro :00 Brad Blair...
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255 - Titanic with James Penca - Big Seance
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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-discovery of the statue of Diana, the debate on whether the famous wreckage is a...
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254 - Calling Out Fraudulent Physical Mediumship with Jeni Juranics - Big Seance
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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 conversation, Patrick and Jeni discuss what this means for the mediumship community, as well...
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253 - Catching Up with Evidential Medium Jeffrey Peck - Big Seance
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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 for more info. In this episode: Intro :00 Some notes about today’s conversation with Jeffrey Peck, including that of a big belly laugh and delicious simmering homemade soup! :49 Bio for Jeffrey Peck 2:28 Catching up! 4:47 Lessons, growth,...
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252 - True Hauntings and the Curse of Lemp Mansion - Big Seance
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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 for more info. In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick has been getting excited for Anne and Renata’s next trip to the US from Australia. This fall they’ll be spending a few days in his area, which will include a...
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251 - Psychic Medium June Lundgren on Demons and Archangels - Big Seance
Big Seance: My Paranormal World
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 for more info. In this episode: Intro :00 June Lundgren is a psychic, medium, demon seer, healer, animal communicator, international author, and nurse. She is...
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250 - Roberta Grimes and Sandra Champlain: Another Listen - Big Seance
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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 for more info. In this episode: Intro :00 A remastered look back at two afterlife experts! :49 Highlights from with Roberta Grimes, afterlife expert and author of The Fun of Dying: Find Out...
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249 - Psychic Medium Dana Stricker - Big Seance
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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 for more info. In this episode: Intro :00 Dana Stricker’s Bio :46 Patrick and Dana met each other at Amy Bruni’s Strange Escapes event at Belvoir Winery in 2022. 2:26...
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248 - Your Stories of Messages from Passed Loved Ones Part 2 - Big Seance
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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 for more info, and to learn how you can share your own story! In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick recently asked listeners to send in stories of messages from loved ones in the spirit world. The most recent episode, , was Part 1...
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Andrew and Devin from YourBestHalloweenEver.com are here to kick off their sixth year of helping you with tips, tricks, and treats, so that you can prepare to have Your Best Halloween Ever! Andrew is also the author of Thirteen Tales for Halloween and Thirteen More Tales for Halloween. Other discussion topics include a recent paranormal experience, the haunt industry, the nostalgia of Halloween from our childhood, and looking back at the special memories made at this year’s Midsummer Scream in California. Visit BigSeance.com/228 for more info.
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Intro :00
Patreon Paranerd Parties! If you want to learn more about how to become a Patreon supporter, visit Patreon.com/BigSeance :45
Andrew and Devin are the team behind Your Best Halloween Ever! Andrew is also the author of two books, Thirteen Tales for Halloween and Thirteen More Tales for Halloween. 1:39
Andrew was previously on our Half-O-Ween episode from 2022. 2:55
Andrew and Devin introduce themselves. 4:11
Your Best Halloween Ever really started out as a Halloween lifestyle guide. 5:10
Andrew brings the magical and whimsical. He wants to bring back the magic and cuteness of your childhood. With Devin’s background in the haunt and makeup industries, he wants to haunt your childhood! 6:40
More about Devin’s work in the haunt industry, including a story of working a haunt in the basement of the actually haunted Lemp Brewery in Saint Louis! 9:46
The images, smells, and nostalgia of Halloween! 13:58
Costumes, crafts, recipes, playlists, short stories, 6 weeks of different chili recipes, and the 5 previous years of past content on the site! Plus more on the beginnings of Your Best Halloween Ever! 16:12
What does the Halloween of your childhood look like? 20:41
The smell of duct tape and an old rubber latex mask! Plus creating a character through costume, makeup, and props! 22:42
“Working in a haunted house is so closely related to theater.” “If you can’t scare somebody going through a haunt, make them laugh. Make them have some kind of emotional reaction that they can be like, ‘I was at least entertained.’ So working at the haunt, I would always give myself a character backstory.” 26:41
Andrew and Devin both had a paranormal experience recently while on vacation with family. “It left us a little freaked out, you might say.” 28:03
Andrew is a trekkie and loves the X-Men! 35:20
Devin loves to collect, loves Celine Dion, and is a total drag nerd! 36:35
Our favorite Beistle Halloween cutouts, and other treasured possessions! 38:02
Three days of non-stop memory making at Midsummer Scream in California! 42:40
All about Andrew’s books, Thirteen Tales for Halloween and Thirteen More Tales for Halloween. 50:30
Andrew wanted to be a writer going back to before he could even write! 54:23
Final thoughts from Andrew and Devin and some changes to what’s coming up this year on the site. 56:15
Outro 59:05
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:00:20
For more Your Best Halloween Ever!
Andrew's appearance on our Half-O-Ween episode in 2022!
Instagram: @YourBestHalloweenEver
Facebook: @YourBestHalloweenEver
Pinterest: @YourBestHalloweenEver
Spotify Playlists
Thirteen Tales for Halloween and Thirteen More Tales for Halloween on Amazon.
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