RELOADED | 623: Sacrificing To Kandahar Giants
The Confessionals
Merkel Media
4.6 • 6.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2026
⏱️ 100 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In Episode 623: Sacrificing To Kandahar Giants, we are joined by Ray who discusses his grandmother's involvement in witchcraft in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and her interactions with the giants and Jinn. He recounts his father's experiences and stories about his grandmother, who practiced witchcraft and was known to make offerings to giants in caves with livestock. Additionally, Ray shares accounts of Jinn encounters within his family, illustrating a deep-rooted generational connection with these supernatural entities. Tony and Ray explore the intersection of his family history, cultural legends, and personal experiences with the unexplained.
Please pray for Tony's wife, Lindsay, as she battles breast cancer. Your prayers make a difference!
If you’re able, consider helping the Merkel family with medical expenses by donating to Lindsay’s GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/b8f76890
Become a member for ad-free listening, extra shows, and exclusive access to our social media app: theconfessionalspodcast.com/join
The Confessionals Social Network App:
Apple Store: https://apple.co/3UxhPrh
Google Play: https://bit.ly/43mk8kZ
The Counter Series Available NOW:
The Counter (YouTube): WATCH HERE
The Counter (Full Episode): WATCH HERE
Tony's Recommended Reads: slingshotlibrary.com
If you want to learn about Jesus and what it means to be saved: Click Here
Bigfoot: The Journey To Belief: Stream Here
The Meadow Project: Stream Here
Merkel Media Apparel: merkmerch.com
My New YouTube Channel
Merkel IRL: @merkelIRL
My First Sermon: Unseen Battles
SPONSORS
SIMPLISAFE TODAY: simplisafe.com/confessionals
GHOSTBED: GhostBed.com/tony
CONNECT WITH US
Website: www.theconfessionalspodcast.com
Email: contact@theconfessionalspodcast.com
MAILING ADDRESS:
Merkel Media
257 N. Calderwood St., #301
Alcoa, TN 37701
SOCIAL MEDIA
Subscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TlREaI
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/
Discord: https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h
Show Instagram: theconfessionalspodcast
Tony's Instagram: tonymerkelofficial
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcas
Twitter: @TConfessionals
Tony's Twitter: @tony_merkel
Produced by: @jack_theproducer
OUTRO MUSIC
Joel Thomas - Pulp
YouTube | Apple Music | Spotify
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hiring isn't just about finding someone willing to take the job. |
| 0:03.5 | You need the right person with a right background who can move your business forward. |
| 0:07.4 | If you want candidates who match what you're looking for, trust Indeed sponsored jobs. |
| 0:12.3 | And listeners of the show will get a 100-pound sponsored job credit to help get your job the premium status it deserves at Indeed.com slash broadcast. |
| 0:21.7 | Just go to Indeed.com slash broadcast right now and support this show by saying you heard |
| 0:26.7 | about Indeed on this podcast. |
| 0:28.8 | Indeed.com slash broadcast. |
| 0:31.2 | Terms and conditions apply. |
| 0:32.9 | Hiring? |
| 0:33.6 | Do it the right way with Indeed. |
| 0:36.0 | I guess it's time to go back in time. |
| 0:39.1 | Are you telling me you built a time machine? |
| 0:42.3 | Out of a Dolorian? |
| 0:44.4 | Time is but a stubborn illusion. |
| 0:48.6 | I have a lot of memories of the past. |
| 0:52.3 | People are time traveling within themselves. |
| 0:56.6 | Time travel is possible. |
| 1:00.0 | Merkel. |
| 1:02.2 | Media. |
| 1:06.5 | This was all circulating around the base that a giant had to kill, but no one was supposed to talk about it. |
| 1:12.6 | I saw three long, bony fingers, reach up underneath the door, curl up to grab it, and then disappear. |
| 1:23.6 | When he came over to me, dude, he slithered over to me. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Merkel Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Merkel Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.