{"podcast":{"title":"Tinfoil Tales","slug":"tinfoil-tales-5662785","podcast_index_feed_id":5662785,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6147818/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales--6147818","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f88c2d035d981e50aeb511d884e83796.jpg","author":"Brandon Wright","episode_count":287,"summary":"Tinfoil Tales is a paranormal podcast featuring true eyewitness accounts of the strange, unexplained, and unknown. Each episode dives into real stories of cryptid encounters like Bigfoot and Dogman, UFO sightings, alien abductions, shadow beings, government conspiracies, and other forms of high strangeness. Hosted by Brandon Wright, the show focuses on firsthand experiences from everyday people who have witnessed something they can’t explain—as well as researchers who have spent years investigating paranormal phenomena, cryptozoology, and unexplained events across the United States. If you’re into true paranormal stories, cryptid sightings, UFO encounters, conspiracy theories, and the darker edges of reality that rarely make the news, Tinfoil Tales delivers grounded conversations without hype, ridicule, or forced conclusions. Truth comes at a cost… are you willing to pay the price? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales--6147818/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T14:17:18.140786+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales-5662785"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 243: I Didn’t Know I Was in a Cult Until I Left","slug":"ep-243-i-didn-t-know-i-was-in-a-cult-until-i-left","published_at":"2026-03-17T04:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales-5662785/ep-243-i-didn-t-know-i-was-in-a-cult-until-i-left","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales-5662785","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-243-i-didn-t-know-i-was-in-a-cult-until-i-left--69356863","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69356863/ep_248_melissa_os.mp3","summary":"Melissa joins the show to share how isolation during the pandemic led her into a small, highly controlled group that slowly crossed the line from spiritual study into manipulation and control. What began as online classes and one-on-one mentorship gradually turned into isolation from family, pressure to quit her career, and constant psychological influence. As a therapist who had studied cult behavior, Melissa explains how subtle the process really is, why people don’t realize what’s happening until they’re out, and how easily anyone can be pulled in when control is introduced a little at a time. Website: www.sifsniffs.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sifsniffs Podcast: www.sillageandsorcery.com YouTube for Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRiHYIzXDXy2uylMJmt47FQ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales--6147818/support . Want to be a Guest? If you have a paranormal encounter, conspiracy theory, or unexplained story to share, we'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us at tinfoiltalespodcast@gmail.com or use the contact button on our website. http://www.tinfoiltales.com Let's schedule you for a future episode and dive into the mysteries together! Got Weird Stuff? Have some strange physical evidence you want to share? Mail it to: Tinfoil Tales P.O. Box 302 Peru, IN 46970 📱 Follow Us on Social Media: Stay engaged on Facebook to join the conversation. http://www.facebook.com/tinfoiltales and look for Brandon Tinfoil Tales Explore mysterious visuals on Instagram and share your own experiences. https://www.instagram.com/tinfoiltalespodcast 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:","meta_description":"Melissa joins the show to share how isolation during the pandemic led her into a small, highly controlled group that slowly crossed the line from spiritua…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3509,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tinfoil-tales-5662785/episodes/ep-243-i-didn-t-know-i-was-in-a-cult-until-i-left/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales-5662785/ep-243-i-didn-t-know-i-was-in-a-cult-until-i-left.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}