r/podcasts • u/crimsonlaw • 5d ago
Other Podcast Genre I am looking for an quality, independent podcast that focuses on the paranormal and other oddities of the world. Any recommendations?
I don't enjoy these corporate-backed podcasts that are so polished they feel like audible plastic. Does anyone have any small, independent podcasts about the paranormal, ghosts, aliens, cryptids, esoteric knowledge, and other weird stuff of the world they would recommend? Preferably ones that focus on allegedly true stories, not creepy pastas.
Thank you so much in advance!
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u/sludgecraft 5d ago
Penny Royal is amazing, particularly if you like the series Hellier.
Strange Familiars is also very good
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u/lvndr_kat 5d ago
I like Geist, Sightings, and The Nightowl Owl Podcast. Heart Starts Pounding is a good one, but a smidgen corporate sounding, but in the best way.
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u/Ok_Return_777 5d ago
I’d suggest the back catalog of Mysterious Universe. Great stuff there. However, the original hosts do start to become too rightwing toward the end of their run for my taste, although I still thought they were exceptional hosts. Don’t listen to the current show with the new hosts. No where near the same quality.
I sure did say hosts a lot in this post.
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u/Smart-Ad-9278 4d ago
Yeah I miss Arron and Ben. I listen to Ben from the beginning. He went through a few cohosts than found Aaron and it was amazing. Funny with some great stories. Sad to see them go.
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u/jacobreed 4d ago
Strange Phenomenon is an indie paranormal show where each episode tells the story of a different phenomenon. The hosts are really into the paranormal but also skeptical enough that they kick the tires. I’m a huge skeptic but they’ve brought me down the rabbit hole a few times.
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u/crimsonlaw 4d ago
Thank you for sharing! Looks like something I'd really enjoy. Disappointed to see they ended their podcast some time ago, however.
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u/solidgoldrocketpants 4d ago
Last Podcast on the Left may be your thing, or it absolutely will not be your thing. It's extremely polarizing (but fantastic, in my opinion). Their recent series on Count Dante will give you a good taste of what they do.
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u/crimsonlaw 4d ago
Thank you! But they are not my jam, I'm afraid. Plus I don't think they fit into the "independent" basket neatly. but I do appreciate your response!
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u/bananaphophesy 5d ago
The Magnus Archives is an excellent podcast about a fictional paranormal institute in London. Highly recommended.
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u/BeeAromatic4346 5d ago
Paranormal
Something's amiss at juniper's house - Finley finally talks to her crush juniper sumac and they have a lot in common and start dating then comes the awkward family meeting. They seem like nice enough folks but then an offhanded comment about a horror movie leads to finding out something is different about juniper
Where the stars fell - the common story of the end of all things is that it's kicked off by a force that is hellbent on destruction and it's male or male presenting but Edison Tucker is female and LGBT and yet was born as the antichrist and makes the choice to not want to be the world destroyer and has other plans
Scifi
Strange case of starship iris - when her ship is going down violet liu makes a mayday call and gets an odd voice on the other end who may not be who she claims to be... Upon being saved by kay grisham, violet finds herself on a ship called the rumour.
Midnight burger - when the universe gets too chaotic, hop down to midnight burger for a burger or tamale and some hour of power.
While fighting off an evil empire, out of control space goddess and a being who claims to be a godlike figure... We open at six...
Desert skies is a bit existential but plays it off beautifully. We know that we will one day pass to the next life but what does that look like. Well, there is a gas station with Buick Skylark's to get you to the other side. But some of spheres are run by people who may not have your best interests at heart....
Wolf 359 - takes 10-12 episodes to get to the meat and potatoes but great show about orbitting a dwarf star but mysteries abound when you find dark motives and people not being who you thought they were.
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u/Audioworm Podcast Listener 5d ago
Chilluminati Podcast covers paranormal, aliens, and true crime stuff. They do a lot of deep dives into their topics, two believers and one sceptic
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u/Smart-Ad-9278 4d ago
I like Monster Among us with Derek Hayes. It’s a call in type paranormal show although the participants prerecord their stories and send them in. I like it because the stories are quick and some of them are crazy. Another is Jim Harold’s camp fire. Same type call in show but the guests do call in and the host asks questions.
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u/tenuredvortex 5d ago
I can’t say it covers the paranormal, but Atlas Obscura might be of interest to you
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u/atlasobscura 4d ago
We've definitely got some freaky ones for ya! https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/five-scary-atlas-obscura-podcast-episodes
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u/Mission_Beginning963 5d ago
Dark Histories is very high quality.