The idea is seductive: take the moments that haunt us—the trauma, the grief, the sharp memories we wish we could forget—and replace them with something warm, comforting, and false. A better childhood. A gentler ending. A memory that never happened, but feels real enough to soothe the ache. It’s the premise behind films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Total Recall, once firmly in the realm of science fiction. But according to neuroscientist Professor Steve Ramirez of Boston University, this kind of memory manipulation may not remain fictional for long.

The veil between the natural and the spiritual is thinner than ever. In this live broadcast, we explore the terrifying and glorious reality of worlds colliding. Is the "Upside Down" manifesting in our world actually the beginning of the Great Tribulation? We are diving deep into the Apocalypse, the rise of darkness from beneath the earth, and the ultimate hope found in the Return of Christ. Join us as we discuss how spiritual warfare is manifesting into physical reality and what you need to do to be ready for the final clash.

Florida is a land of extremes. Vast swamps swallow roads whole, ancient rivers cut through primeval forests, and the coastline stretches into waters that have claimed ships, lives, and stories for centuries. Long before theme parks and beach resorts, Florida was already known as a place where strange things thrived. Where heat, isolation, and wilderness gave rise to monsters that refuse to fade into myth. From swamp-dwelling humanoids to creatures that wash ashore under newspaper scrutiny, these are five of the most legendary monsters ever reported in the Sunshine State.

As 2025 fades into the rearview mirror, it’s worth taking a moment to look back at the stories that made us stop, reread, and occasionally ask, “Wait… what?” From AI-fueled delusions and haunted buses to brain-powered computers and possible portals ripping open reality, these were some of the most unusual headlines we covered this past year. There’s no ranking here—just a grab bag of high strangeness for you to peruse again as the new year breaks and the world continues doing whatever this is.

As the year comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to look back at the conversations that left the biggest mark on 2025. This year took us deeper into the unseen than ever before: spiritual warfare, deception, deliverance, ancient powers, and the undeniable reality that the supernatural is not theoretical, it’s personal. These episodes stood out not just for their intensity, but for the questions they raised and the truths they exposed long after the microphones were turned off. Here are The Confessionals Podcast’s top 15 episodes of 2025!

The following written confession was submitted via email: On the morning of April 20th, 2023, my life changed forever. It began like any other day on our farm. I was getting ready to check a section of the property on my quad bike. But that morning, something felt different. Our border collie, Shep, was acting strangely. He’s full of energy—always eager to run alongside me—but this time, he was restless and uneasy. His behaviour was so unusual that I stopped to reassure him, telling him I was fine, and even asked if he was okay. When I finally rode off, instead of following me like he always did, Shep stayed sitting in the driveway, just watching me disappear down the road. Looking back now, I know something spiritual was stirring, even then….

This live show dives headfirst into the uncomfortable question no one wants to ask: what happens when artificial intelligence starts consuming more power than the system can handle? As AI data centers explode in size and demand, our already fragile power grid is being pushed to the breaking point, raising serious concerns about rolling blackouts, energy rationing, rising costs, and who ultimately gets prioritized when electricity becomes scarce. We’ll explore how this race for computational dominance could quietly reshape daily life, strain communities, and usher in a very real dystopian future where human needs come second to machines—and whether there’s an off-ramp before the lights go out.

Christmas Eve is a great time to slow down, reflect on the year, and revisit some familiar voices. Over the years, The Confessionals has released a variety of special episodes around Christmas Eve and Christmas Day—music specials, collaborations, and unique holiday releases that have become part of the season for many listeners. Below is a roundup of our past Christmas-time episodes, all in one place, for anyone looking to add something merry and scary to their holiday playlist!

That familiar lyric about “scary ghost stories and tales of old glories” isn’t just poetic flair. Long before Christmas became bright lights and playlists, it was a season for storytelling . . . especially stories that touched the supernatural, the sacred, and the unseen. Long winter nights invited reflection, and reflection often turned toward spirits, angels, judgment, redemption, and hope. Here are 12 Christmas-connected ghost and supernatural stories, one for each day of Christmas, along with where you can read them online.

There’s something extra unsettling about a creature that shows up when the world feels the merriest—like the middle of a snowy December, during a family trip to cut Christmas trees. That’s exactly when one unique cryptid made its one and only recorded appearance. In the quiet woods of Derry, New Hampshire, a man encountered something small, green, and very much not of this world. Was it a goblin, an alien, or a forest spirit? Check out what we know about our Creature Feature Friday: the Derry Fairy!

More than fifty years after the fact, a rare piece of the D.B. Cooper mystery has surfaced. A 12-minute audio recording, pieced together from tapes made on the day of the hijacking, has been released to the public. It captures real-time communications between the flight crew and airline officials during one of the most infamous unsolved crimes in U.S. history.

A bizarre statue in Joshua Tree has gone viral, with many claiming it’s opening a real spiritual portal in the desert. In this episode, we dig into where this story came from and why Joshua Tree has repeatedly appeared in portal and gateway encounters shared on The Confessionals over the years. We examine the symbolism surrounding the statue, the idea of spiritual gateways, and the patterns that suggest certain locations act as access points to the unseen realm. The conversation expands into music, Hollywood, and live performances, exploring whether lyrics, imagery, and mass participation events are being used to open spiritual doors—intentionally or not. As the lines between art, ritual, and belief continue to blur, this episode asks a pressing question: are these portals real, and if so, who is opening them?

New national research has revealed something striking about Canadian attitudes: nearly half of the population believes in at least one form of paranormal activity — ghosts included. The paranormal refers to phenomena that science cannot currently explain and that fall outside mainstream religious doctrine. In Canada, abilities like telekinesis or psychic intuition and creatures like Bigfoot are considered paranormal, while angels and demons fall under religion.

The following written confession and images were submitted via email: …Around 9:30am one of the naturalists (teaching staff) began inspecting our trails, seeing if he needed to stomp them down in prep for students to use them that day. It was then when he first noticed these strange tracks near a trail down by our shop. My boss was notified about it so he took a quick look. Both people thought the tracks were odd but were too busy to linger and didn't investigate any further. Later that morning, that same naturalist asked if I had seen the bigfoot tracks…

We dive into the world of dreams, supernatural encounters, and the scriptures that most people skip past without realizing what they’re actually saying. Jack recently found himself pulled into a lucid dream realm that felt less like imagination and more like a location. Tony shares a dream revealing government elites as hybrid beings. Together, the team unpacks what these experiences might mean spiritually — and why dreams may be one of the primary battlegrounds in today’s supernatural war.