April 12, 2026 — All Things Paranormal with Maxim W. Furek

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3.3 • 691 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present paranormal investigator Maxim W. Furek. Among the topics: Furek, born the same town as Richard Shaver (Berwick, Pennsylvania), covers the outsized influence of Shaver and Ray Palmer in the early days of the UFO era. He has a rich background that includes aspects of psychology, addictions, music journalism, and the paranormal. And he has a master’s degree in communications from Bloomsburg University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Aquinas College. He has interviewed celebrity demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, white witch Dr. Frederick Lamonte Santee, and Annabelle handler Dan Rivera. He was featured on Coast to Coast with George Noory, Exploring the Bizarrewith the legendary Timothy Green Beckley and Tim Swartz, and Art Bell’s Midnight in the Desertwith Heather Wade. Furek is a respected contributor to Fate Magazine, Paranormal Underground, and Strange Knocks,showcasing his expertise and knowledge in the field. He was the invited guest speaker at the 2025 Butler (PA) Paranormal Conference and the ECBRO Virginia Bigfoot Expo. His web site: www.maximfurek.com.

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0:00.0	You're in the Paracast. You're in the Paracast, the gold standard of paranormal radio.
0:28.2	And now, here's Gene Steinberg.
0:32.7	On the Paracast this week, Tim Swartz is back as our co-host,
0:38.3	and we have lots of ground to cover.
0:40.3	So much ground that even a rink will not get rid of the ground that we have to cover.
0:45.3	That's how it works.
0:47.3	Maxim Furik returns to the show after what?
0:50.3	It's been like three years, has it?
0:52.3	I think we might have been on your show in 20 2024, but, you know, I don't know. I lost my
0:58.8	memory's not that good, but it might have been 23 or 24. I won't account for bad
1:04.2	memories because we get to be in the senior years, bad memories are part and parcel of the game.
1:12.8	Anyway, there was something about UFOs in your original appearance on the show.
1:19.3	And I wanted to ask you something here.
1:22.2	Maybe it's an informal survey.
1:23.8	It is the Steinberg survey.
1:26.1	Yes.
1:26.8	And what it says is this. How many people know where the
1:32.1	modern UFO era began? Okay. So if I dropped the name to you and we're just hanging out here, guys,
1:42.7	if I dropped the name to you, would you recognize what that name is?
1:47.8	Ray Palmer.
1:49.5	Yep. RAP.
1:52.3	RAP, indeed.
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