The wait is finally over...

After an incredible journey, S.I.P.A. Paranormal Chronicles is officially evolving into The Paranormal Prism!!

This is more than just a new name—it's the beginning of an exciting new chapter.

You'll still get the same weekly Friday episodes, the same host, and the same fascinating conversations covering ghosts, UFOs & UAPs, cryptids, true paranormal experiences, unexplained mysteries, and everything that lies beyond the ordinary.

What's new? The Paranormal Prism will have its own dedicated social media channels and YouTube platform, making it easier than ever to watch, listen, and become part of our growing community.

And that's not all...

A brand-new collaboration with two incredible people will be revealed over the coming days, and I can't wait to share it with you!

Thank you to everyone who has supported this journey. Your encouragement has made this possible, and I'm excited for you to join me as we begin this next adventure.

Welcome to The Paranormal Prism... where the unknown comes into focus.

Breaking News - Big announcement

Today i am delighted to speak with Bishop Robbie Crossan.

Bishop Robbie Crossan, is a Bishop of the Independent Catholic Ministry and an experienced exorcist with nearly 30 years of ministry.

Robbie discusses his childhood paranormal experiences, his path to becoming an exorcist, and why genuine cases of possession are exceptionally rare. 

He explains the rigorous investigative process used before an exorcism is ever considered, including medical and psychological assessments, and reveals why most reported cases have natural explanations.

The conversation also explores the signs of alleged possession, the importance of faith and teamwork during exorcisms, paranormal investigations, spiritual protection, and some of Robbie's most memorable cases. 

Along the way, Robbie and I separate fact from fiction, challenge popular misconceptions, and discuss the responsibilities involved when investigating extraordinary claims.



SPC S2 E31 Bishop Robbie Crossan - Exorcist

Stephanie Roy joins What's Kraken to talk about her book Chemotherapy and Tequila: The Last Road Trip — part memoir, part her late sister's actual journal from the road trip she took to say goodbye to everyone she loved. Stephanie traces the road from shy straight-A dropout to the woman whose daily life is orphan Thanksgiving: married at 17, an aortic aneurysm at 23 that broke her open, a trailer park tragedy, and two deathbed promises she kept. Jo and Stephanie also go back to where it all started — ghost hunting meetups in Montreal — and ahead to the TV series she's writing now.

Take Away: Life doesn't get easier — the way you deal with it does. You can't order the tools on Amazon. You build them by living through it.

Key Moments

 * Ghost hunters at the mall — mostly there to weed out the weirdos (01:03)
 * Why Stephanie writes longhand: road trips, the Metro, and the lost art of being bored (04:56)
 * The book that's written by two sisters — her sister's journal is right there in the middle (08:32)
 * The extrovert and the introvert: a tracheotomy at three vs. quitting high school over social anxiety (10:29)
 * Married at 17 — "I knew everything" (14:44)
 * An aortic aneurysm at 23: "Call your friends. You're not going to make it." (16:03)
 * Waking up from the coma a different person — broken open, not broken (17:33)
 * Trailer park tragedy, fireworks, and never blowing up your own supply (20:41)
 * Her sister's last road trip — smiling for the kids the whole way (34:12)
 * Two promises: be there for her kids, and finish the book (36:21)
 * The memoir is becoming a TV series (41:10)
 * Advice to her younger self: hang in there — the tools are coming (44:20)

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Stephanie Roy: Chemotherapy, Tequila, and Fireworks | What's Kraken

Today I'm more than delighted to have with me Richard Freeman. Richard is from the UK. He's a cryptozoologist and author, a zoological journalist and web TV presenter

We started off with talking about the Sci-fi Show Dr Who, as we are both fans.

We then went on to discuss some of Richards expeditions, from looking for Giant Snakes in Thailand, The Orang Pendek in Indonesia, to looking for the Di-Di in Guyana.

Richard then spoke about the Mongolian Death Worm, and the Dragons of England and Europe

Richard and i finished off with talking about the Yeti, and it being a flesh and blood animal.





SPC S2 E30 Richard Freeman - Cryptozoologist, Author, and Zoological Journalist

Jo sits down with Yung Hee — yes, that Yung Hee, all grown up and off the Mystery Team — to break down Hold the Fort (2025), William Bagley's horror comedy about a young couple who move to the suburbs and discover their HOA fights the literal hordes of hell once a year. One of them thinks neighbors are a gift. The other one is Jo. Spoiler-free, mostly.

Key Moments:

 * The one-year embargo on a movie that's been out for a year
 * Jo's real HOA story: the "gardener" who paid half the rent
 * The premise — gates of hell open yearly, dues are monthly
 * Bruce Campbell rules: horror comedies need real stakes
 * Three Stooges violence... with death
 * Would we watch it with the neighbors? One of us would.
 * Verdicts: two yeses, zero clubhouse parties

Jo's take: Tight 74 minutes, impeccable pacing, comedic violence with an actual body count. I'd watch it again — alone, on my couch, no neighbors.
Yung Hee's take: A celebration of community. Everyone knew their role. Great teaming. I'd move in.

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S5 E16 | Hold the Fort (2025) | The HOA vs. the Hordes of Hell (with Yung Hee)

Tonight, I'm delighted to welcome back Philip Kinsella.

In this mind-blowing episode, Philip takes us back to his extraordinary UFO abduction experience in 1989. He shares chilling details of mysterious entities, unexplained physical after-effects, and how this life-changing encounter led him to question the true nature of the UFO phenomenon.

Philip explains why he believes UFOs may be interdimensional, intimately connected with human consciousness, and closely linked to the wider paranormal. He also recounts his encounters with Grey and reptilian entities, offering his personal perspective on what these beings may represent.

We also discuss government secrecy surrounding UAPs and the future of official disclosure. Our conversation then explores whether information received through Ouija boards may actually be communicated through the subconscious mind rather than by external spirits.

We conclude the episode by discussing Philip's latest book, Hijacked: The Hidden War for the Human Soul, and what readers can expect from this thought-provoking work.

SPC S2 E29 Philip Kinsella - Psychic Medium, UFO researcher, and author

Tonight i am delighted to have with me Chris Whitehouse. Chris is a YouTuber and his YouTube website is called Whitehouse Investigations.

From hiding under his bedsheets as a child, to seeing large black sheets in his bedroom, to creating his first Ghost Gang at school, Chris has experienced the paranormal from an early age

Chris then told me about his hand being shaken by an apparent ghost called Ursula. he went on to discuss a reoccurring threatening spirit named Sam. 

We also spoke in-depth about communicating using a Ouija Board

Chris and i then discussed that you should be respectful towards ghosts and spirits, and how spirits can lie into who they are.

We finally discussed on if protection before an investigation is a good or a bad idea





SPC S2 E28 Chris Whitehouse - Youtuber with Whitehouse Investigations

Tonight, I have The Darkwood Paranormal podcast with me, Raven Knight and Gabriel Von Graves.

Raven Started by telling me about playing with a Ouija board as a kid, without her mum knowing (She does now), and being haunted by the Dean of a school.

Gabriel then revealed that he dreaded nightfall, and never really felt alone at night, as he kind of saw images and shadow people, until he realised it was visits from his great grandma. 

Gabriel goes on to tell me about how a ghost or spirit, saved his life in a boat leaking gas, and how he rudely ghosted a ghost after it said hi.

Raven then tells me how she was able to debunk lights at her first investigation

We discussed people not knowing what Pareidolia is, how Darkwood Paranormal Podcast was born, and the fact Gabriel would throw Raven to Bigfoot to save himself.

And finally we spoke about the different kind of investigators, good and bad, and does Gabriel ever admit that he's got mediumistic skills?





SPC S2 E27 - The Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast

Jo brings Box back to talk Lesbian Space Princess, the Australian adult-animated quest about the galaxy's most boring royal rescuing the ex who dumped her in public. They agree the animation and songs are award-worthy. They agree the writing is not. They also agree the best-developed character is the spaceship. Spoiler-light, content very R-rated.

The setup — Saira, the most boring royal in a galaxy where everyone's queer, gets publicly dumped by bounty-hunter girlfriend Kiki at her own birthday party and decides the fix is a perilous quest to win her back. Nobody's sure she should.

Anxiety as a personality — Crippling anxiety, imposter syndrome, two impossibly cool moms. Box finds her relatable; Jo clocks her as Meg-meets-Lisa-Simpson with the volume up.

Willow, robbed — The non-binary singer-songwriter is the funniest, most fully-formed character in the thing — pineapple on the pillow — and the script forgets she exists. Both of us mad about it.

The ship has the arc — The actual best-developed character is the talking spaceship (Richard Roxburgh, Dracula in Van Helsing). That's a writing problem and a running joke.

The straight white maleans — Aunty Donna's man-cave villains look exactly like the Mooninites and land the sharpest jokes — when those jokes don't meander or lean too hard on "women game too."

Craft vs. script — Gorgeous animation, great color, terrific voices, genuinely good songs. The writing runs on hack and potty jokes, the Safety Bubble bit dies on arrival, and the ending is forced and unresolved — plot-driven where it needed to be character-driven.

The verdict — A low-stakes popcorn movie that flies by and is more fun than it has any right to be. Better than Bros. Worth a cinema seat with friends — just not with your parents.

Find Box — Instagram @jmbrannyk, new writing project on the way. Jelly Beans the cat supervised throughout.

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In a SPOILER FILLED Episode, Jo drags in Charlotte Noon — who has watched Clone Wars twice on purpose — to talk The Mandalorian and Grogu, a movie Jo refuses to call anything but the Baby Yoda show. They agree it's beautifully made. They agree they have no idea what the plot was. Both things are true at once. That's the episode.

The G-word — Jo sets the rule early: it's the Baby Yoda show, the PR team can get bent, the other word is never getting said.

Charlotte's credentials — A New Hope taped off the telly until the tape snapped, Jedi in the cinema, all of Rebels, Bad Batch four times, Clone Wars twice. Jo gets schooled on who Zeb is in real time.

The verdict — Ridiculously well made, don't look at the writing. Plays like a full TV season crammed into a movie, resetting the act every time Mando gets captured — which is constantly. Net character change by the end: about zero.

Practical effects win — Phil Tippett (yes, that one, also Mad God) does the creature work in stop-motion instead of CGI, and both agree it's the better film for it. Strings over gloss.

The recasting shuffle — Sigourney Weaver steps into a role rewritten around an absent actor, Gina Carano's character gets quietly swapped out, and the seams show if you're looking.

Where it lands — Andor's still the high-water mark. This sits around Ahsoka/Solo, below Rogue One and Andor, above Book of Boba Fett and the Acolyte.

Watch it where — Made-for-IMAX marketing aside, it's fine on the couch. Save the big screen for something that earns it.

Next time — Box returns for lesbian space princesses, then the crew takes on Obsession — a theater movie purely for the sound

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Welcome to The Paranormal Prism, where strange stories, real paranormal experiences, UFOs, UAPs, ghosts, unexplained mysteries, and the supernatural all come together.  

Join our host Lee, who explores the world's most fascinating mysteries through thoughtful conversations, eyewitness accounts, expert interviews, and evidence-based discussion. From haunted locations and cryptid encounters to alien encounters, government secrecy, and the unexplained, no subject is off limits.  

Having an open mind, healthy skepticism, and a passion for exploring, see what lies beyond conventional thinking, we take listeners into the places where the most intriguing questions begin.  

Whether you're a lifelong believer, a curious skeptic, or simply fascinated by the unexplained, The Paranormal Prism invites you to question, explore, and discover what may lie beyond our current understanding.  

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