{"podcast":{"title":"The Dark Paranormal","slug":"the-dark-paranormal-496815","podcast_index_feed_id":496815,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/a6c9faa8-824f-48d7-8673-81f508368fb4","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-dark-paranormal","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/1/22/19/99e02813-ab85-4daf-b981-9c35ecb130d5_tdp_new_resized.jpg","author":"The Dark Paranormal","episode_count":423,"summary":"True Stories, from terrified people. The darkest unexplained stories, direct from the source. Keep one eye open, or you may end up on the show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T10:17:51.420273+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dark-paranormal-496815"},"episode":{"title":"Dark Realms: The Scole Experiments","slug":"dark-realms-the-scole-experiments","published_at":"2026-03-23T00:00:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dark-paranormal-496815/dark-realms-the-scole-experiments","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dark-paranormal-496815","url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/a6c9faa8-824f-48d7-8673-81f508368fb4/episodes/ef7be4d8-3dab-43cd-a2d4-064ba27ca8d3","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/ef7be4d8-3dab-43cd-a2d4-064ba27ca8d3/stream.mp3","summary":"Welcome back to Dark Realms. In this Dark Realms season finale, we explore the Scole Experiments, one of the most controversial and debated chapters in modern paranormal research. Set in a cellar in the village of Scole, Norfolk, a small séance group claimed to produce astonishing physical phenomena including moving lights, spirit communication, mysterious photographs, apported objects, and possible materialisations, all under the watch of members of the Society for Psychical Research. But were these events genuine proof of life beyond death, or a powerful example of how belief can survive inside flawed conditions? This episode examines the uneasy collision between paranormal evidence, scientific method, scepticism, and hope, asking not only what happened at Scole, but what it would truly take, and mean, to prove the impossible. Stay safe, Kevin. We’re giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon away! Just head over on the link below and away you go! www.patreon.com/thedarkparanormal If it’s not for you? Simply cancel before your trial expires, meanwhile enjoy FULL access to our highest tier, and thank you for being the best listeners by miles. By making the choice of joining our Patreon team now, not only gives you early Ad-Free access to all our episodes, including video releases of Dark Realms, it can also give you access to the Patreon only podcast, Dark Bites. Dark Bites releases each and every week, even on the down time between seasons. There are already well over 190+ hours of unheard true paranormal experiences for you to binge at your leisure. Simply head over to: www.patreon.com/thedarkparanormal To send us YOUR experience, please either click on the below link: The Dark Paranormal - We Need Your True Ghost Story Or head to our website: www.thedarkparanormal.co…","meta_description":"Welcome back to Dark Realms. In this Dark Realms season finale, we explore the Scole Experiments, one of the most controversial and debated chapters in mo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1535,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dark-paranormal-496815/episodes/dark-realms-the-scole-experiments/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dark-paranormal-496815/dark-realms-the-scole-experiments.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}