Is The Paranormal Messing With Us? - The Paranormal Podcast 916

The Paranormal Podcast

Jim Harold

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Joshua Cutchin joins us for a conversation that heads straight into one of the most uncomfortable questions in the paranormal. Is this stuff simply happening around us, or does it sometimes feel like it’s reacting to us? From UFOs that change with the times to fairies, trickster figures, and high strangeness that refuses to fit in a neat box, we dig into the idea that the phenomenon may adapt to our beliefs, culture, and expectations. We talk about fictional characters appearing in real life, the Philip Experiment, thought forms, retrocausality, and why so many experiences seem oddly playful, absurd, or unsettling. There are no easy answers here, but plenty to think about, as we explore whether the paranormal is just being observed… or if it might actually be messing with us. You can find Joshua's recent book, Fourth Wall Phantoms: Reflections on the Paranormal, Narrative, and Fictions Becoming Fact, at Amazon: https://amzn.to/4pqTOR4 Thanks Joshua! --- This post contains Amazon affiliate links that benefit Jim Harold Media when you make a qualifying purchase. Thank you for your support! --- JIM’S SPOOKY STUDIO PLUS CLUB Get access to the entire back catalog of Jim Harold’s Campfire, The Paranormal Podcast & exclusive Plus ONLY shows. That’s over 2,700 episodes. Join today here: https://jimharold.com/plus --- HOLIDAY ORNAMENT CONTEST Get in on the holiday fun and maybe win a great prize with your own creation. Get all the details at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jimharold.com/holiday2025⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — JIM HAROLD MERCH Buy Jim Harold Merch on ETSY in the US and on AMAZON in the UK! ⁠⁠https://jimharold.com/merch/⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.0	Teas and Cs apply.
0:30.2	Deep thinking and reflections on the paranormal.
0:33.4	Up next on, you guessed it, the paranormal podcast.
0:36.1	The paranormal podcast.
0:49.7	Music Up next on, you guessed it, the paranormal podcast. Welcome to the paranormal podcast. I am Jim Harold and so glad to be with you today. And we're going to have some deep thoughts on the paranormal. There is a recent book out. It is called Fourth Wall Phantoms, Reflections on the Paranormal, Narrative, and Fictions Becoming Fact by Joshua Cutchin.
1:10.9	And we're so glad to have him on the line.
1:13.1	He's always such a great guest and such a great thinker on all of this material.
1:18.8	He has appeared on a wide variety of paranormal programs discussing his work,
1:22.9	including Coast to Coast A.M.,
1:24.6	the hit history channel TV show, Ancientens and 2024's breakout UFO, documentary
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