Michael J Baker - NECAPS Interview is here

Here is tonight's excellent interview with the New England Center for Advancement of Paranormal Science. We spoke of theories, practices, methods, ideology, process and how to become one of the teams that actively participates in the overall research. Click the title above and don't miss out on educating you and your team!

Ghost Hunting Certification - Who decides what qualifies?

So what exactly is a certified ghost hunter? Who decides what constitutes certified? Hell, I haven't even died yet, and have never seen a ghost directly in the 11 + years I've been involved in the paranormal world. So since I can't talk with factual knowledge (as a ghost myself) or with the direct experience that is incontrovertible, how in the world is someone certifying people to document and validate their experience?

There are several "courses" that you can take to become certified. You have online and home-based CD Rom courses you can use. There are a few courses that you take with a live instructor as a part of a larger class. The International Ghost Hunting Society has their CD Rom based IGHS ghost researcher course. Patti Starr has her Certified Ghost Hunter course (a live, instructor-led class).

So are these classes and courses legitimate, or just another form of paranormal money grabbing? Well, to say something like this is legitimate as a certification is a stretch. If they titled their courses as a ghost hunting investigation training course, I might be able to swallow it a little easier. Of course, these people don't have to prove anything to me, because I'm never going to pay to take the courses anyway. But, they do have to answer to the paranormal society as a whole. They only look to those who are new to the field, and have an interest in the genre from watching TV or in some cases their own personal experiences. But eventually, with time and effort, these people that pay to take these classes are going to learn they never had to pay to take these classes anyway. At that point, how do these "certification bodies" answer to their own clients?

So as you look to become a certified ghost hunter, or certified anything in life, take a look at the "body" that certifies the course and issues your certification. What is their expertise and qualification to state that method is the best and most recognized. If you look at the courses offered by any of these groups or individuals, are you sure the methods they teach are the most commonly used, and widely accepted, as being the best and top method of doing things? If you think so, then you should sign up and take these courses. If you don't think so, you should maybe think twice about spending the money.

How many "certified ghost hunters" have you seen on TV, heard on the radio, or met in person that has a better methodology or better way of doing things than the investigators who don't hold those certifications?

Monday June 27th - Our guest is Michael J. Baker

Our guest this coming Monday, 6-17, is Michael J.Baker. He studied BioMedical Engineering and is a Co-Founder of the New England Center for the Advancement of Paranormal Science team.

Join us Monday night @ 7pm EST as we talk with Michael and learn about how they do what they do, and why the do it that way. If you're a paranormal investigator, ghost hunter, or want to join in the field, this is a must-hear interview!

Come to Arnold's Monday July 11th for the Haunted Happy Hour!

Arnold's Bar and Grill is hosting a Haunted Happy Hour on Monday July 11th from 6-9 pm. While there, from 7-8pm, Arnold's will have our show live in the bar speakers to listen to our interviews, and the EVP's we captured. Then, from 8:15 till 9:30 Inside The Paranormal hosts Dave and Teresa will be at Arnold's live to let you listen to our evidence up close and personal, and to see the quick, one second video we captured (soon to be posted here). So don't miss some great food, have some spirits with the spirits, catch an episode of Inside The Paranormal with your Friends and meet Teresa and Dave! 

No show on Monday June 20th!!

The radio studio is undergoing a maintenance changeover for equipment move and other facilities improvements. There will be no Inside The Paranormal episode tonight due to this change. We look forward to having you join us next Monday @ 7pm EST on WVQC 95.7 FM!

Quantum Jumping discussion 6-13-11

The June 13th episode featuring the discussion on Quantum Jumping is now available to listen or download. Simply click on the title above to listen or right click and save as to download for future enjoyment.

Start your journeys to another dimension today! (and don't forget, you can find all this info for free on the web, don't waste your money on paying someone to teach you this information. It may or may not even work for you!)

Arnold's Cafe - Cincinnati, Ohio

The Cornerstone Paranormal team, of which Teresa and Dave are members, visited the longest running bar in Cincinnati, Arnold's Bar and Grill. Having been continuously operated as a bar since 1861, the stories of the paranormal range from glasses flying off the bar, to full body apparitions. We'll feature the evidence we captured, and the interviews we had with patrons, employees, owners and even a former Cincinnati Councilman that once owned the bar for over 20 years. The Arnold's Bar and Grill investigation will be featured Monday July 11th on WVQC 95.7 FM and on Wednesday July 13th on CBS Radio / Sky Networks nationwide!

Investigation and interviews

Tonight (right now as I type) we're on location at Arnolds Bar and Grill in Cincinnati. The longest standing bar currently in the city. We've interviewed former owner, and Cincinnati City Councilman Jim Tarbell about the history of the place, and will be interviewing the current owners, staff and customers about some of their experiences. Look for us to feature the investigation on Monday July 4th on WVQC 95.7 FM and then again on CBS Radio on July 13th on our first ever nationwide episode on the CBS Radio/Sky Network!

Quantum Jumping show

We'll have the MP3 of the Quantum Jumping show aired last week posted here tomorrow for all to listen and download if you'd like!

Listen to some of the EVP's captured by Cornerstone Paranormal

Cornerstone Paranormal EVP's

Here are some of the EVP's we captured at the Mansfield Reformatory on May 28th. In no particular order:

Help    Cough 

Get me outta here   Hey

Shower   Turn the light off 

Wow  Chair scooting sound

Conspiracy  Inside The Paranormal Intro Clip

Mansfield Reformatory Show Replay

Click on the title above to be able to listen to the entire show from June 6th where we play some EVP's captured from Mansfield and interview two first time paranormal investigators (a brother and sister). Stay tuned for individual EVP's to listen to as well!

Tonight Mansfield Reformatory - EVP's

Tonight we discuss the Cornerstone Paranormal/Inside The Paranormal trip to the Mansfield Reformatory on May 28th. What an active location! We'll play some EVP's we captured (and we have over 30) and we'll talk to two first time investigators that accompanied us to the old prison. Besides being a former prison, movies like Tango and Cash, Air Force One and of course the Shawshank Redemption were filmed here as well as rock and roll and hip hop music videos (Lil Wayne, Godsmack, Metallica and others). 

Join us at 7pm EST on WVQC.org or 95.7 FM in Cincinnati to hear about our trip north to Mansfield!

What does it take to be a paranormal investigator?

So what does it take to do what we do? Why are some people called ghost hunters and some paranormal investigators? Is there really a difference? Depends on who you ask I suppose. On our show, Teresa and I often talk about being paranormal investigators, and not ghost hunters. We believe ghost hunters will always find what they're looking for, whether or not it was ever really there.

But how do we tell the difference with all the Facebook, Twitter, Web sites, YouTube videos, Podcasts and online paranormal "radio" shows, it's tough to say if we even can. Many teams put on a great face, and they get others to follow them or buy into their agendas, and then *poof* you have a whole following of those simply doing what they do best: find "evidence". Doesn't matter if they don't know anything about building materials or the surrounding layout of the location they're in. Doesn't matter if they have no control over who's walking around in other parts of a building that may be affecting the "evidence" they're collecting. Doesn't matter if they catch "sounds" as long as they believe it's a "voice". Or does it matter?

Many teams have a singular goal: to be the next television stars. You see it in all the marketing material they have (posters, shirts, hats, stickers, YouTube Channels, paid tours of locations, etc). But they tout they're only in this field to help others. How does all that other stuff help others? Does a sticker scare a negative presence away? Does the cool new hat make the energies want to talk to you more for better EVP's? Now don't get me wrong, we're not against someone getting into this field and having fun with it, or even making a living from it. Just don't be a hypocrite about it. Let people know you're the next best TV thing, or let them know they can get your new video straight from YouTube. But don't sell them a bunch of bullshit, and not even come back for a second, follow up investigation.

Lastly, if you truly are investigating to find the hidden truths, how about incorporating some of these ideas:

• Show up to an investigation on more than one day, so that you can accrue data to truly validate
• Document each investigation like someone was paying you for it
• Know what your tools will really show you, not just what you saw on TV
• Make sure that a healthy dose of skepticism plays a part of your investigation
• Ask questions, perform interviews and record them for later reference
• Look for ways the property owner may be trying to trick or "punk" you (yes it's happening more and more with the TV stuff)

Springfield Paranormal Society Interview is here!

Springfield Paranormal Society

Here is our interview recorded on May 30th 2011 with the Springfield Paranormal Society. Click on the title to listen to the entire hour or click here. You may also download the MP3 as a podcast to listen later while driving to work or doing other work. 

Alltop listing

Inside The Paranormal is a 5 star blog!

We have been added to the ranks of the Alltop RSS listing service. Only the best of the best show up here. We're in the oddities section (at the bottom, cause you have to start somewhere) but we're in the company of Fark, Urban Prankster, The Laughing Squid and other great online blogs and journals. We appreciate the Alltop team listing us as a 5 Star, top blog in the category.