Weekly discussions during the forecast season from the USFS snow rangers. Hosted by Andrew Drummond of Ski The Whites and Frank Carus, lead Snow Ranger and director of the Mount Washington Avalanche Center (MWAC)
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Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation Team) We are a group of paranormal investigators and researchers whom have dedicated ourselves to continually educating ourselves, other paranormal investigation or ghost hunting groups, and the general public about paranormal science, related sciences, investigation philosophy, tools, & techniques, as well as proper comportment and professionalism while engaged in investigations or research. T ...
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Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
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Intertwined tells the story of the more than 577 people enslaved by George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon. Told through the biographies of Sambo Anderson, Davy Gray, William Lee, Kate, Ona Judge, Nancy Carter Quander, Edmund Parker, Caroline Branham, and the Washingtons, this eight-part podcast series explores the lives and labors of Mount Vernon’s enslaved community, and how we interpret slavery at the historic site today. Intertwined is narrated by Brenda Parker and is a production ...
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NOW AVAILABLE: Leadership and Legacy: Conversations at the George Washington Library
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New from the Washington Presidential Library, Leadership and Legacy invites prominent leaders and historians to reflect on their growth, challenges, and innovative approaches that made them the leaders that they are today, as well as how these questions can be informed by the past — in particular the lessons and legacy of George Washington. Learn m…
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NOW AVAILABLE: Inventing the Presidency
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Now Available on all platforms! In this new podcast from the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, we'll explore George Washington as both President and precedent. From the very origins of the US presidency at the Constitutional Convention to Washington’s final warnings in his Farewell Address, we will break down how one man shape…
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The Four Biggest Threats To The Paranormal Field
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Today I will discuss the four biggest threats to the paranormal field and how together they have caused a situation where outsiders laugh at those of us in the field and that integrity has for all intents and purposes been severely damaged due to a lack of self-education and people focusing more on chasing either personal notoriety or social media …
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Twelve Mistakes Made By Ghosthunters and How to Prevent Them
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As always I will preface this episode with the statement that I am not taking shots at anybody in the field. I am pointing out opportunities for improvement in the field. The purpose of my podcast is to help educate those ghost hunters who wish to eventually become a paranormal investigator, or help paranormal investigators refresh and sharpen thei…
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How to Conduct a Paranormal Investigation
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This will be my 52nd podcast episode, and I have yet to cover how I conduct a scientific paranormal investigation. Today I will remedy that and detail how I perform this task. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at: https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2022/11/24/how-to-conduct-a-paranormal-investigation/ We are a group of paranorm…
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Understanding Photographic Anomalies in the Paranormal Field
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Anyone with any remote interest in the anomalous research field or more particularly in either ghost hunting or paranormal investigations has spent time on the internet visiting social media, various websites, or reddit searching for pictures of what is reported to be activity of a paranormal nature. The truth is that well over 99% of the material …
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Help Me I Think That My House Is Haunted
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I do frequently receive emails from the general public asking me various questions on my opinion on certain perceived paranormal activity in their house or what to look for in a paranormal investigation team in their area. I thought that it would be beneficial for me to write a piece on the various types of paranormal investigation teams and the mo…
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How to Start or Improve a Ghosthunting or Paranormal Investigation Team
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So you have an interest in the paranormal and either there isn’t a ghosthunting or paranormal investigation team in your area for you to join or you don’t agree with the philosophy of a local group and wish to start your own. You are toying with the idea of starting your own team and don’t know where to start or wish to make sure that your bases ar…
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Vibroacoustic Phenomena Reception and Analyzation
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Vibroacoustic phenomenon is a term that refers to when audible and or non-audible frequencies combine with vibration and the result influences human physiology or inanimate objects. This is not paranormal theory, and is a subject of science that has had controlled scientific method based experiments by scientists with advanced college degrees. In m…
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I am back from hiatus. Today I discuss the importance of pursuing educational studies as it pertains to paranormal investigations as well as not focusing on what you see on television as an ample representation of a scientific paranormal investigation. We also discuss the future of the Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT Podcast. A nearly identical tran…
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Intertwined Stories: What We Leave Behind...
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In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. The Quander Family can trace its roots in Virginia and Maryland back to the early seventeenth centur…
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Intertwined Stories: Martha Washington's Mount Vernon
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In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. Mount Vernon was as much Martha Washington’s home as it was George Washington’s. It was Martha’s wea…
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Intertwined Stories: Rediscovering Families
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In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. As a child, Ann Chinn didn’t understand her family’s connection to Mount Vernon, the Washingtons, or…
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Intertwined Stories: The Origins of Slavery in Virginia
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In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. The origins of Mount Vernon’s enslaved community are linked directly to the early history of slavery…
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Intertwined Stories: Living and Laboring
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In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. Labor dictated life for enslaved communities at Mount Vernon and beyond. And yet despite their ensla…
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Intertwined Stories: How Historians History
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In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. Historians are in constant conversation with each other about the past. As we uncover evidence, ask …
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Intertwined Stories: Dividing Families
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In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. In Episode 6 of Intertwined, we began to explore what happened to the enslaved community after Janua…
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Intertwined Stories: Landscapes of Meaning
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In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. Throughout Intertwined, archaeological research helped us uncover the lives of Kate, Doll, Frank Lee…
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Intertwined Stories: Finding Hercules Posey
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In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. In Episode 5 of Intertwined we encountered Hercules Posey, a man enslaved by the Washingtons, worked…
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Intertwined is a story about the entangled lives of Mount Vernon’s enslaved community, the Washington Family, and the legacies of slavery at the historic plantation today. The stories we tell in the series are stories of a shared past that continues to shape us all. Music was an essential part of life in eighteenth-century America. It remains so ou…
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Delegation For Paranormal Investigation Team Leadership
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What is delegation? Delegation is the act of entrusting a task or responsibility to another person. This podcast is geared towards anyone on a paranormal investigation team that has any level of authority and could be somewhat relevant to someone who leads a ghost hunting group. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://…
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Negativity In Your Paranormal Investigation Team
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Did you know that negativity most often starts out as a very tiny seed and with each following instance of negativity that original seed gets watered, and in a serious enough happenstance may receive a heavy dose of miracle grow. Let’s say hypothetically that leading a paranormal investigation team is synonymous to tending to a garden. It doesn't t…
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I receive a lot of questions via email pertaining to people sharing their paranormal experiences and looking for my interpretation on their situation. I would guesstimate that four out of 5 emails that I receive are related to orbs. I have discussed orbs in the past in various blog posts and podcasts, but I thought that it would be beneficial to cr…
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Why We Investigate At Night Part 2
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When you watch paranormal investigation television shows you may have noticed that the extreme majority of investigations or ghost hunts are completed at night. Have you ever wondered why this is so? Today’s podcast episode is part two of a two part series where we will discuss this phenomenon. On part one we discussed how many paranormal investiga…
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Why We Investigate At Night Part 1
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When you watch paranormal investigation television shows you may have noticed that the extreme majority of investigations or ghost hunts are completed at night. Have you ever wondered why this is so? Today’s blog entry is part one of a two part series where we will discuss this phenomenon. Today we will discuss the human component of why we investi…
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Prioritize Science Before The Paranormal
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We all have our own reasons for getting into the paranormal field. For some people it is due to what they perceive to be paranormal experiences in their childhood or as an adult. For others it is due to the television and movie craze that focused on paranormal investigations, ghost hunting, or paranormal stories. Perhaps a friend or family member w…
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On part one of Paranormal Stereotypes we discussed some stereotypes such as ghost hunters and paranormal investigators as well as the terms paranormal investigations and ghost hunting being used interchangeably when they are two completely different things. We discussed how to maintain a level of professionalism by not using some various bogus equi…
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Whether you are a paranormal investigator, a ghost hunter, or split your time between both, you are quite aware of stereotypes in the field of study or entertainment that we enjoy. Today I will discuss some of these stereotypes and what you can do when they arise and to help prevent them from being associated with you, allowing you to rise above th…
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Episode 8: "Legacies" Interpreting slavery at Mount Vernon was not part of the mission of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association when the organization purchased the estate in the mid-nineteenth century. Over time, however, investigating the people enslaved at Mount Vernon and educating the public about their lives and legacies has become central to t…
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Mother Nature’s Effects On Your Paranormal Investigation Part 4
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This is the fourth installment of a four part series on Mother Nature’s effects on your paranormal investigation. On the previous three podcast episodes entitled Mother Nature’s Effects On Your Paranormal Investigation - Parts one, two, and three, we discussed natural situations and phenomena due to meteorology as well as from from the cosmos and r…
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Episode 7: “Preserving” Edmund Parker never knew George and Martha Washington, but he knew Mount Vernon and the Washington Family very well. Parker was one of the many enslaved people who labored on the plantation in the nineteenth century after the Washingtons’ deaths. Later, as a free man, Parker was among Mount Vernon’s first interpreters when t…
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MWAC Outreach Dec 17 2021 - Dec 5th Avalanche
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Links: Dec 5th Avalanche Incident Report. F6 Forms (Observatory weather archives).Av Ski The Whites
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Mother Nature‘s Effects On Your Paranormal Investigation Part 3
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This is the third installment of a four part series on Mother Nature’s effects on your paranormal investigation. On the previous two podcast episodes entitled Mother Nature’s Effects On Your Paranormal Investigation - Part 1 and Mother Nature’s Effects On Your Paranormal Investigation - Part 2 we discussed natural situations and phenomena due to me…
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Episode 6: “Leaving” Nancy Carter Quander was just a child when George Washington died in December 1799, but his death changed her life forever. Washington’s decision to emancipate his enslaved people in his will had consequences for Mount Vernon’s enslaved community and their descendants that persist into our own time. In this episode, we look at …
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Mother Nature‘s Effects On Your Paranormal Investigation Part 2
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This is the second installment of a four part series on Mother Nature’s effects on your paranormal investigation. On the last episode entitled Mother Nature’s Effects On Your Paranormal Investigation Part 1 we discussed how various meteorological phenomena could influence a paranormal investigation. In today’s episode we will discuss more meteorolo…
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Mother Nature‘s Effects On Your Paranormal Investigation Part 1
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During your paranormal investigation or ghost hunting activities you may have experienced man made interference during your paranormal investigation. Such things as construction, a local radio communications tower, appliances, electricity, your other devices, among many other things can interfere with your investigation. What I haven’t seen discuss…
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Episode 5: “Resisting” In May 1796, Ona Judge self-emancipated by fleeing from President George Washington’s Philadelphia home. Her escape was just one example of the many ways that Mount Vernon’s enslaved community resisted their bondage. Some acts were subtle and easy to miss, others were much more dramatic, regardless the threat of punishment wa…
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Seeing Shadows, Hearing Noises, and Feeling Choked or Being Unable to Move Upon Waking Up Is Not Paranormal
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Often situations are reported that are perceived to be paranormal activity when someone is waking up or falling asleep. You often hear about people seeing shadows or spirits, hearing sounds, or smelling scents upon waking. You often hear that someone feels paralyzed, that they are being choked or held down, or that they have trouble breathing upon …
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The Mandela Effect In Paranormal Investigations
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How does The Mandela Effect, which are false memories, come into play during paranormal investigations and the field of paranormal study? We discuss this in our latest podcast. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/12/02/the-mandela-effect-in-paranormal-investigations/ We are a group of pa…
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Today we explore Direct Voice Phenomena and Electronic Voice Phenomena including class systems, methodology, and evidence integrity. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/11/29/voice-phenomena/ Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretati…
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Episode 4: “Living” Kate, her husband Will, and their children lived and worked on Muddy Hole Farm. When her family suffered a tragedy, they drew strength from the kinship ties and friendships they shared with other members of Mount Vernon’s enslaved community. In this episode, we examine daily life, culture, and religious practices of the enslaved…
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As it doesn’t make for entertaining television you will very rarely hear about various phenomena pertaining to tricks that our mind plays on us that could result in misinterpreted activity that you then perceive to be paranormal. This blog post discusses topics pertaining to this phenomenon. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be foun…
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Déjà Vu, Jamais Vu, and Presque Vu in Paranormal Investigations
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During their lifetime most people have heard about and most likely experienced déjà vu at some point. Have you ever heard of or experienced jamais vu or presque vu? Presque vu is more common than déjà vu (and when I explain it you will agree it has happened to you countless times), however jamais vu is much less common than the other two. Today we …
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Episode 3: “Revolutions” William Lee was George Washington’s trusted enslaved valet. For over two decades, he attended Washington from early morning until nightfall. In times of peace and war, Lee rode with Washington through Mount Vernon’s fields, out to his western lands, and into battle against the British. In this episode, we follow Lee’s journ…
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Paranormal Investigation Equipment That We Don’t Recommend
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Today I will discuss one of the elephants in the room as it pertains to certain equipment that can be seen being used at paranormal investigations on television and on the internet. There are some devices used on paranormal investigation shows that to some people seem possibly questionable to the ability of the equipment to perform the task that it…
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Episode 2: “Laboring” As an overseer, Davy Gray was entrusted by George Washington with the management of the enslaved laborers on Dogue Run Farm. His weekly reports to Washington revealed progress toward Washington’s goal of transforming Mount Vernon into a model of British agriculture. But Gray was also enslaved, just like the men, women, and chi…
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Episode 1: “Passages” Sambo Anderson was just a boy when he was captured in West Africa, survived the Middle Passage, and purchased by an ambitious George Washington sometime in the late 1760s. During his years of enslavement at Mount Vernon, Anderson became a carpenter, a husband, and a father. In this episode, we tell the story of Anderson’s life…
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Schumann Resonances’ Effects On Paranormal Investigations
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Today I will be discussing Schumann Resonances which is another phenomenon that could present itself to affect a paranormal investigation. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/11/15/schumann-resonances-effects-on-paranormal-investigations/ Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Parano…
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Semmelweis Reflex’s Effects On Paranormal Investigations
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Also known as the “Semmelweis Effect”, the Semmelweis Reflex is a behavioral tendency for a person to hold on to their preexisting beliefs about a subject and to summarily reject new knowledge or evidence that contradicts the person’s preexisting belief even if said knowledge or evidence is strong or unequivocal. A nearly identical transcript of th…
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Ionospheric Radio Wave Propagation‘s Effects On Paranormal Investigations
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Unless you are a radio communications hobbyist you most likely are not aware of a phenomenon known as ionospheric radio wave propagation. This phenomenon can unknowingly affect your paranormal investigation and in some cases cause perceived paranormal activity that isn’t paranormal at all. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found …
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