My name's Jack Wagner, host of Otherworld, a podcast featuring real people who experience something paranormal, supernatural, or unexplained.

I have no idea how I got there.

I don't think I've ever seen anything that looks like this.

It felt like electric stars on fire.

I started Otherworld to take a grounded approach to the paranormal, help people tell their own stories, and encourage more to come forward.

I certainly don't have the answers,

but maybe one day we will.

Join me as we explore our world's greatest mysteries.

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The Good evening and welcome to Monsters Among Us.

I am your guide, Derek Hayes.

Welcome back to another spine-tinkling episode.

Like I said, I am Derekase, and this is Monsters Among Us, and I'm mighty glad that you could join us here this evening. I have something interesting

lined up for you here tonight. Now we typically do a central theme for these Tuesday episodes.

All Bigfoot, all alien, all ghosts, something like that. But this week I thought we'd try something a little bit different,

just a breathy little variety into these episodes.

So while each of tonight's calls might cover a wildly different subject,

they all have one thing in common.

They all took place in my state of California.

From the north to the south, to the Alpine Forest to the desert floor,

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