In this week’s episode, I share stories about mistaken identity. First, I read a true account of a young woman who was visited in the middle of the night by a spirit that looked like her sister. Then, I speak with Pete Benavides, who recalls seeing…

What if there was a persistent spirit who constantly played tricks on you…? In this week’s episode, you will meet Ashley Casseday, and hear her epic saga with an otherworldly gentleman she called Ben. Listen to Keep It Weird…

I’ve always been fascinated by the belief in guardian angels and divine intervention. When do they decide to step in? Who do they decide to protect? In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing stories that explore the concept of protection: how we can better…

Where do you fall on the skeptic to believer scale? In today’s episode, I speak with 4 skeptics – all friends of the podcast – who have had experiences that challenged their beliefs.  Femlore Podcast
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Clairaudience: the ability to hear what other’s cannot. Sometimes it can be voices, footsteps, or music. Sound plays a big role in many paranormal occurrences, but is it just our ears playing tricks on us? Or perhaps malfunctioning radios? …Or is it…

Have you heard of the practice of Spirit Keeping? Hear all about one Christian man’s experience dabbling in this form of witchcraft on this week’s episode. Check out these other great paranormal podcasts: Monsters Among Us:…

Stories With Sapphire will now be releasing episodes every other Wednesday. In between those weeks, I’ll be posting a new spooky animated video on https://www.YouTube.com/sapphiresandalo — Send in a voice message:…

For the 4th season of Stories With Sapphire, I will be releasing episodes every other week. But in the weeks in between, I’ll be releasing an animated video story on my Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/sapphiresandalo, so make sure you…

Lopaka Kapanui runs the ghost tour Mysteries of Hawaii. He is an endless well of supernatural stories and Hawaiian paranormal history. In this week’s episode, you’ll hear about what led to his spiritual awakening and learn more about the Night…

Mike Clelland has dedicated his life to studying the connection between owls, UFOs, and death. This was an incredibly eye-opening conversation, one that changed the way I think about these birds, and even led to my own owl synchronicities. To learn…

Humans, by nature, are territorial creatures. Whether it’s a seat at a coffee shop or our lane on the freeway, we make it known with our bags or car horns when we have claimed a space. But there are non human entities that are territorial as well. So…

I usually share true tales on this show, but this week I wanted to share the original stories I wrote for the Grand Rapids Library Halloween special for October 2020. Enjoy! Chapter 1: Beware of Kuchisake-Onna, by Sapphire Sandalo Chapter 2: The…

What comes to mind when I say the word “ghost”? For most people, a ghost is the spirit of a person who has passed. But ghosts are not limited to that one definition. They can be an energy stealing force, the personification of unresolved trauma, or…

There is nothing more classically horror than a haunted house. The thought of your safe space being invaded by an otherworldly force is enough to make anyone lose sleep. This week’s episode is dedicated to those who have had to deal with uninvited…

Welcome back to Stories With Sapphire! I’d like to begin this short and sweet season by sharing the enlightening experiences of Nida: a yoga therapist, psychiatrist, and psychic. As a practical woman of science and a highly intuitive medium, she has…

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When the sun goes down and the moon controls the sky, it’s almost as if the rules of our physical world change. In this week’s episode, I share stories of the unexplainable things that can happen at night. First, a young man tries to astral project…

American history is a horror story – for Black people, indigenous people, and people of color. And yet mainstream horror cinema has vastly left these groups out of the picture, both on and behind the screen. In this week’s episode, I speak with horror…

We are visitors, passing through locations and through people’s lives. This week’s episode is about the visits that have a life changing impact on us. First, I speak with Brian J. Cano, paranormal investigator, about the most terrifying place he’s…

I’d always known that my great grandfather, Marciano Calderon (Mars for short) died in World War 2, but I didn’t know much else. Then, when I was texting my mom about my podcast, she asked if she ever told me the story of how they found Lolo Mars’…