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Evidence of the Afterlife is a new documentary on evidential mediumship. Director Robert Lyon and mediums Kerry McLeod and Philip Dykes discuss the making of the film, how evidential mediumship works, and why they believe it is at risk. In this episode: - How a former CBS photojournalist who did not believe in an afterlife came to make a documentary on mediumship - Robert's first attempt at a reading during Kerry and Philip's class at the We Don't Die conference - Kerry's and Philip's early experiences and how each came to train as a medium - Three years of filming in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. - Why the film uses unscripted footage from live demonstrations and private readings - A reading for Robert with a detail about a former colleague that could not be found online - The difference between psychic readings, which focus on the sitter, and evidential mediumship, which focuses on the deceased person - What counts as evidence, and why unique, verifiable details matter more than names and dates - Why "the messenger should never be bigger than the message" - Social media, sensationalism, and people calling themselves mediums without practicing mediumship Listen for an inside look at evidential mediumship and the making of Evidence of the Afterlife. Guests: Kerry McLeod + Philip Dykes, Psychic Mediums + Tutors Website: Philip Dykes + Kerry McLeod Robert Lyon, Director   Website: We Don't Die Films Watch: Evidence of the Afterlife  Website | Apple TV Full show notes Buy my Books HERE  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/

Lyn Buchanan spent 25+ years in the U.S. military's classified Stargate remote viewing unit, where controlled remote viewing was used to gather intelligence using what is essentially psychic abilities. In this episode, he explains what remote viewing is, how it differs from general psychic ability, and why the military deployed it as an operational tool for over two decades. He also discusses his face-to-face alien encounter during an abduction, technology transfer between humans and extraterrestrials, and remote viewing assignments targeting other planets and alien civilizations for space research companies. Lyn's military career inspired the film "The Men Who Stare at Goats" and his book "The Seventh Sense." He founded the International Remote Viewing Association (IRVA) and now trains civilians in controlled remote viewing through his website and course platform. Topics include: how controlled remote viewing accesses subconscious intelligence with 10x accuracy of traditional psychic methods, his psychokinesis incident that led to military recruitment, classified encounters with Gray aliens, technology trading between governments and ET groups, demographic profiling tools for cultural integration, and why remote viewing ability exists in all humans but has been suppressed culturally and genetically. Lyn discusses ongoing remote viewing contracts with space agencies and why governments classify findings that could reshape human understanding of consciousness and extraterrestrial contact. Guest: Lyn Buchanan Website: CRV Viewer  IRVA (International Remote Viewing Association) Website: IRVA  2026 IRVA Conference October 1 - 4, 2026, Dayton, Ohio Full show notes Buy my Books HERE  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/

Luciano Arruda, president of the International Remote Viewing Association (IRVA), has been collecting information through remote viewing and psychic abilities since 1989. He shares the incredible story of President Jimmy Carter witnessing something that proved remote viewing works: psychic abilities finding a missing plane. Remote viewing is a structured protocol that allows people to access information that is non-local and not attached to time and space without knowing what the target is. Luciano has experienced remarkable precognition throughout his life. He anticipates what people will say seconds before they speak, hears future events like a blue car pulling out of a parking lot three seconds before it happens, and accesses information through meditation that most people miss. He explains why remote viewing matters more than general psychic abilities: it's structured, allows you to work with groups, and keeps practitioners humble by showing them where they're wrong so they can learn. He discusses government remote viewing programs, how remote viewing differs from ESP and clairvoyance, and why the CIA used this technique. He shares specific examples of remote viewing sessions that provided accurate information about targets people never knew beforehand. Luciano emphasizes that anyone can learn remote viewing. It's like learning violin. Some will excel; others will stay at beginner level. But everyone can improve their intuition and decision-making. He invites people to practice free through IRVA's website and attend their annual conference. Guest: Luciano Arruda, President, International Remote Viewing Association (IRVA) IRVA (International Remote Viewing Association) Website: IRVA  Email: [email protected] 2026 IRVA Conference October 1 - 4, 2026, Dayton, Ohio Full show notes Buy my Books HERE  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/

Stephan A. Schwartz has spent 60 years researching consciousness through remote viewing, a technique he developed in 1968 to access the non-local aspect of human consciousness. He's used remote viewing to locate Cleopatra's Palace, Mark Antony's Timonium, Christopher Columbus's caravels, and archaeological sites that no one else could find. His work proves non-local consciousness exists and is not electromagnetic in nature. Schwartz discusses his precognitive research warning of a major crisis coming in 2040. He's documented through remote viewing that people unconsciously sense this future threat, which is driving contemporary fear, resentment, and social division. This precognitive awareness is manifesting as fascism, racism, and gender suppression as people seek strongman leaders promising to fix what they emotionally sense but don't consciously understand. He explores the 10% tipping point: when a significant percentage of people shift consciousness, entire societies transform. He cites examples like the elimination of slavery language, the decline of cigarette smoking, and the shift to LGBTQ terminology. He explains how consciousness is causal and fundamental, how intentioned awareness can alter reality, and why meditation and focused consciousness matter for both individual and collective transformation. Schwartz addresses the 2040 crisis, what precognitive evidence reveals, and what humanity must do to avert catastrophe through conscious evolution. Guest: Stephan A. Schwartz, Consciousness Researcher Website: stephanaschwartz.com | Schwartz Report Full show notes Buy my Books HERE  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/

David Collura co-founded Mosaic Wellness and Education, offering free energy workshops on experiencing your multidimensional self. He's the author of "Multidimensional Lens: Practical Ideas for Spiritual Co-Creation," a part-memoir and practical framework for multidimensional living. David shares his out-of-body experiences, which range from full projections to mini OBEs where he steps partially out of alignment with his physical body. These experiences allow consciousness to operate outside familiar neural pathways, creating new insights and reframings. He discusses the spectrum between dreams and projections, and how they can mix together in complex ways. He explores why experiential validation matters as much as empirical proof. When you have an experience, you know it's real. His sustained energy work through Mosaic produces measurable shifts in the quality of his energies, providing personal verification that works better than external proof. David emphasizes play and enjoyment in spiritual practice. When experiences come from genuine interest and feel like personal expression, people sustain them. When they feel like obligation or something you're supposed to do, people run out of gas. His approach prioritizes discovery and experimentation over predetermined frameworks. He also shares striking experiences, including encounters in non-physical spaces that left clear impressions of something real happening. Guest: David Collura, Co-founder Mosaic Wellness and Education (https://www.mosaicwe.com/) Book: Multidimensional Lens: Practical Ideas for Spiritual Co-Creation Join The Mosaic Weekend Dynamic You can find all the details and registration at mosaicwe.com, or email them directly at [email protected] Mention you heard about it from WTF?! to honor early bird rates no matter when you sign up. Dates:October 2nd through 4th  Location: Clark, New Jersey  Full show notes Buy my Books HERE  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/

One spot available at our next Science + Spirituality Salon This is an intimate, highly emotional, and evidential experience. It consists of Liz sharing her experiences examining evidence of an afterlife and a scientifically certified psychic medium giving group readings. Learn about up to quintuple-blinded studies of psychic mediums, research that shows how time isn't what we think, and remarkable stories of Near Death Experiences and kids whose memories of past lives were verified. Get highly evidential readings that connect you to your loved ones. Join a Virtual Group of 5 On Zoom Meet new like-minded people. 5 guests max (this is so all attendees can get a reading) Psychic medium readings for guests Talk by Liz on the evidence of an afterlife from a scientific perspective.  If you are interested, email [email protected]  Cost $200 per person https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/science-spirituality-salons

Ishtar Howell has been having out-of-body experiences and communications with deceased relatives since childhood. Raised in an agnostic, scientifically-oriented family, he experienced high strangeness that defied conventional explanation. His out-of-body experiences began around age five or six and continue to this day, providing evidence that consciousness exists beyond the physical body and that communication with deceased loved ones is real. When Ishtar was 13, a car accident took his mother's life. He had a near-death experience during that accident that shifted his entire understanding of consciousness and the afterlife. His out-of-body experiences intensified after this event, and he began receiving verified communications from his mother and other deceased relatives on the other side. His out-of-body experiences are characterized by a hyper-real quality similar to his near-death experience. Everything feels "realer than real," crisp, and fully conscious. He describes knowing things he shouldn't know, like historical facts that appear in his mind without any prior study. During school, information would surface that helped him pass classes he hadn't studied for. On a ghost tour at age 10, he accurately knew stories about the locations before the tour guide confirmed them. Now a meditation teacher, monk, and intuitive, Ishtar shares how his lifelong connection to deceased relatives provides evidence that death is not the end and that communication across dimensions is possible. Guest: Ishtar Howell www.ascension-meditation.com www.awakenedlightastrology.com https://ishtarhowell.substack.com/= https://www.youtube.com/@ishtarishaya Full show notes Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, Washington Join Us

David Ferrugio lost his father on 9/11 at age 12. Now he hosts Dead Talks, a podcast normalizing conversations about death and grief through hundreds of interviews. His new book, You're Not Dead Yet, explores how grief and loss teach you to live fully. His core belief: when we face death openly, we learn to live more completely. Instead of letting his father's death define him, David learned that loss is inevitable and you choose how you respond. The experience shaped his philosophy about mortality and meaning. He discusses the choice between fear and action, staying open to possibilities, and how normalizing death conversations actually decreases anxiety. David shares a remarkable moment at the 9/11 memorial when he heard his mother's voice speaking his father's name through the audio system at an extraordinary coincidence. He explores what happens when we assign meaning to experiences, how to balance openness without attachment, and why the absurdity of existence proves miracles are possible. His work bridges philosophy, spirituality, psychology, and lived experience through interviews with experts, celebrities, and people with extraordinary stories. Guest: David Ferrugio, Dead Talks Podcast Book: You're Not Dead Yet: How Grief and Loss Can Teach You How to Live (Available for pre-order) Website  Instagram  Full show notes Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, Washington Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

Reverend Nancy Smith creates spirit drawings that accurately depict deceased loved ones she's never met, reads the Akashic Records to access consciousness-level information, and brings through mediumship messages providing evidence that awareness continues after physical death. Her work bridges artistic expression with spiritual communication, offering families specific details that prove loved ones are still present. Smith has been highly sensitive since childhood, perceiving information beyond what people say in words. A major awakening forced her to develop and trust her abilities. Now she works from what she calls the highest vibrational level, accessing information directly from the "creator." Her spirit drawings capture faces she's never seen with specific details like eye shadows, jawlines, and exact hairstyles that families instantly recognize. As she draws, she simultaneously receives personality traits, last words spoken, and emotional information. The process evolved from sketching what she visually perceived to automatic drawing where consciousness guides her pencil. One drawing contained multiple family members, each recognizable in the single image. Another time she drew a masculine face for a woman's grandmother but it turned out to be the son the person actually needed to hear from. She also creates soul art using pastels to show healing colors and symbolic guidance, and works as a medium bringing through deceased loved ones who describe their existence on the other side. Each method accesses the same source but with different intentions and outcomes. Guest: Reverend Nancy Smith Website  Instagram @nancyangelscapes Full show notes Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, Washington Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

Kathy (M.K.) McDaniel had a near-death experience while in a medically-induced coma from severe pneumonia. What she witnessed during those moments of clinical death challenges everything we think we know about consciousness and what happens after we die. Her experience included terrifying visions followed by profound joy, providing compelling evidence that awareness continues beyond physical death. Kathy was raised Catholic and believed everything she was taught about the afterlife, including concepts of purgatory and hell. When she fell critically ill in Seattle, she was put into a drug-induced coma with only a 38 percent chance of survival. During that coma, she had an extensive near-death experience that lasted what felt like years. She witnessed dark, disturbing scenes and confusing scenarios. But the experience shifted dramatically, revealing something that transformed her entire understanding of existence. What makes Kathy's case compelling is the contrast between the terrifying visions and the profound joy that followed. She describes the experience in her book Misfit in Hell to Heaven. Her story raises important questions about consciousness, the nature of the afterlife, and whether our beliefs shape our experiences when we die. Kathy shares details about what she witnessed, why she thinks her experience began the way it did, and what the joyful portion revealed about survival of consciousness and the reality of life after death. Guest: Kathy (M.K.) McDaniel Book: Misfit in Hell to Heaven Website  Instagram @kathymcdaniel.foxis Full show notes Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠| Buy me a coffee Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, Washington Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

Elizabeth Rea uses psychic abilities to advise CEOs and founders on high-stakes decisions, and previously worked with US federal agents solving cold murder cases. She's the founder of Insightful, where she provides expanded intelligence to help leaders make clearer decisions in complex business environments. Her work spans solving unsolved murders and guiding executives toward better outcomes. Rea had a near-death experience at 16 in a McDonald's bathroom. During the incident, she watched from outside her body as a nurse checked her pulse on a white Timex watch. She could hear people's thoughts and feel their emotions. That experience revealed to her that consciousness exists independently of the physical body. Her ability to access this expanded intelligence later helped solve a cold murder case in a Napa Valley tavern that had been unsolved for 20 years. She saw a man with dirty blonde hair and a white T-shirt, and visualized an old Cadillac with a tail fin. Thirty days after sharing these details, DNA evidence identified the murderer serving time in a Colorado prison. He had stolen the exact white Cadillac she described. Now Rea works confidentially with ethical founders, CEOs, and investors worldwide. Her clients seek her out for clarity, sharper decision-making, and understanding the forces at play in complex situations. She discusses how the CIA has infiltrated psychic programs and why government agencies continue using psychic abilities despite public denial. Guest: Elizabeth Rea, Founder of Insightful Website: insightful.com Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ Full Show Notes https://shorturl.at/2uQAe Psi Games International Dates: July 31st - August 2nd, 2026 Location: Charlotte, NC https://psigamesinternational.com/ Of all the events on Psi this is the most fun! The Psi Games are a tournament to explore, learn about and celebrate psychic abilities. You can join a team to compete or be a spectator. Team member focuses on one of five core categories - Remote Viewing, Mind Sight, Precognition, Psychokinesis, and Dowsing. This will be a transformative, fun, and playful weekend. There will also be some fascinating completely WTAF?! talks and presentations. Check out my conversation with The founder of Psi Games International, Hakim Isler. SomeWTF?! Podcast Guestswho will be giving talks Paul Smith, John Kruth, Dr. Jeff Tarrant, Dale Graff, Laura Lynne Jackson (hasn't been a guest but I never shut up about her in my books,  Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

Not to miss events:  You can read the details here - https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/grief-retreats-psi-spirituality-events 1 - Science + Spirituality Salons https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/science-spirituality-salons or email [email protected] 2 - Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Grief Transformation Retreat Dates: July 24th - 26th, 2026 Location: Chester, Connecticut https://foreverfamilyfoundation.org/ 3 - The Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE)  Conference Theme: Evidence & Encounters – Two Paths to Exploring the Unexplained Dates: June 17th – 21st, 2026 Location: Westminster, Colorado https://www.scientificexploration.org/ 4 - PsiGames International Dates: July 31st - August 2nd, 2026 Location: Charlotte, NC https://psigamesinternational.com/ 5 - IANDS - International Association for Near-Death Studies 2026 Theme: Expanded Lives: Exploring the Impact of Near-Death and Related Experiences Dates: August 16th - 30th, 2026 Location: Bellevue, Washington (near Seattle) https://iands.org/events/conference/

Professor Callum E. Cooper, PhD has spent two decades researching parapsychology and haunting cases with scientific rigor. His research covers out-of-body experiences, phone calls from the dead, mediumship cases, and death bed apparitions. Unlike the dismissal of paranormal research as woo, his work is grounded in psychology, statistics, and field investigation. He holds PhDs in social sciences, serves on the council of the Society for Psychical Research, and has written multiple books providing evidence that challenges conventional explanations. Cooper studied classic haunting cases like the Cheltenham Ghost, where an apparition appeared repeatedly and could be tracked through a house. Researchers could experiment with it, follow it, and document its behavior over time. The apparition cast shadows, was seen from windows, and left questions that remain unexplained even today. He investigated Dr. Alex Tanous, who was tested for 20 years for out-of-body experiences. During experiments, strain gages were activated when Tannis performed well on remote viewing tasks. He achieved remarkable statistical outcomes describing objects in distant rooms through optical illusion devices. Cooper's work includes phone calls from the deceased and the living, mediumship cases with verified details, and Gansfeld experiments showing statistically significant results in extrasensory perception research. Even skeptics acknowledge the statistical outcomes from Gansfeld studies are more replicated than expected in psychology. His approach separates genuine unexplained phenomena from hoaxes and hallucinations through rigorous analysis. Liz and Professor Cooper discuss his most compelling cases, what remains unexplained in parapsychology research, how logical thinking supports rather than dismisses paranormal evidence, and what his research reveals about consciousness, death, and afterlife. Guest: Callum E. Cooper, PhD Psychologist, Author, Professor, Parapsycholgist, and Science Promoter Affiliations: University of Northampton, Society for Psychical Research, British Psychological Society Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠ Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ Full Show Notes https://shorturl.at/0FLsH IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, Washington Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

Vincent (Vinney) Tolman died in 2003 in a Dairy Queen bathroom after taking an accidental overdose of a supplement. Clinically dead, he was bagged and transported to a medical examiner. A rookie medic broke protocol and resuscitated him. What makes his case compelling: while clinically dead, Vinney had verifiable experiences that challenge our understanding of consciousness  and what happens when we die.   While his body lay dead in a bathroom, Vinney's consciousness watched from outside his body. He observed paramedics attempting resuscitation, watched his body being bagged, saw the ambulance, and witnessed specific medical procedures including defibrillation shocks. He watched his arm being strapped down in the ICU. When he reconnected with his body, he could verify details he had no way of knowing while unconscious. He also had some remarkable and transformational experiences in a non physical dimension. Including some people and beings he met there, which later provided shocking evidence that something very real was going on.   Vinney's case included observable elements that corroborate his account. He describes what he saw while dead, what was verifiable, and what this suggests about consciousness continuing after brain death. This is a documented case of someone who experienced verifiable events while clinically dead, providing evidence that consciousness may exist independently of brain function. Guest: Vinney Tolman https://livinggodslight.org/ Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠| Buy me a coffee Join a Science and Spirituality Salon  More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ IANDS CONFERENCE International Association for Near Death Studies August 27th - 30th Seattle, Washington Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us!

Dr. Debra Lynne Katz uses remote viewing to find missing people, predict future outcomes, and locate lost objects. She's founder of the International School of Clairvoyance and former president of the International Remote Viewing Association, a practicing clairvoyant, medium, and parapsychological researcher. Remote viewing isn't what you think. Clients hire Dr. Katz to predict crypto and stock movements, find missing jewelry and pets, hunt buried treasure, and locate missing people. She worked with police on a case where a two-year-old boy went missing in Oregon. She described the location matching where his body was found in the river. Dr. Katz discovered her psychic abilities at 27 after realizing she and her identical twin sister had lifelong synchronicities. What started as personal practice became a mission teaching others that psychic abilities aren't rare. Everyone can develop them. But here's what's surprising: even the most celebrated remote viewers sometimes hit and sometimes miss. Dr. Katz spent years researching why performance varies. Her studies reveal consistency problems nobody talks about. When she had judges re-score hundreds of sessions, ratings ranged from 3 to 6.5 on the same session. This led her to explore AI judging for reliability humans can't achieve. Liz and Dr. Katz discuss retrocausality, the theory that future events impact the present, why remote viewing becomes addictive, and her groundbreaking research on remote viewing viruses and using AI to analyze psychic data. Guest: Dr. Debra Lynne Katz https://www.debrakatz.com/ Buy my Books HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠ |Patreon | Buy me a coffee More at: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ Society for Scientific Exploration Conference 2026 June 17–21, 2026 Denver Marriott Westminster Hotel in Westminster, Colorado Join Us Forever Family Foundation Love Knows No Death Summer Grief Transformation Retreat 2026 July 24 @ 4:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:30 pm Chester, Connecticut Join us! Full Show Notes