Stories with Sapphire

Aug 27 2024 1k
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Join host Sapphire Sandalo, a queer Filipino (Cebuano/Ilonggo) American occultist on a mission to add more empathy and diversity to the paranormal, supernatural, and horror communities through stories and interviews from the Philippines and around the world. Each episode includes true stories that share a theme, with Sapphire's thoughtful commentary weaving them together. To share your story, send an email to [email protected] | Support the show on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/storieswithsapphire

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Stories With Sapphire on SpectreVision Radio

Aug 27 2024 1 mins  
Listen to Stories With Sapphire on SpectreVision Radio every other Wednesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Death By Water: Stories of hauntings near bodies of water

Aug 21 2024 40 mins  
Are you afraid of the water? (As a non-swimmer, I am) In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing true stories from real people who have witnessed a haunting that was created from a death in the water. Ch 1 - The woman on the bridge, submitted by Christine. I narrate the account of 2 people in the Philippines who witnessed a floating apparition on a bridge. Ch 2 - The graduate, submitt

Stories Revisited: Haunted Homes

Aug 14 2024 18 mins  
The episode that went live last week featured a very creepy story from Marissa Angelique about a haunted home in northern California. So on this week's bonus episode, I revisit 2 of my favorite haunted home stories from past episodes. First, I read a true story about a fishpond business in the Philippines that houses a spirit that refuses to leave. Then, I share another story from

The Nanny House: Stories from a haunted home in Northern California

Aug 07 2024 40 mins  
Marissa Angelique, a professional dancer from the bay area of CA, reached out to me after seeing me on Paranormal Nightshift, a series where real people share their most terrifying paranormal encounters while working the nightshift. The show brought back memories for Marissa, as she had her own horrifying experiences working nights as a babysitter and housesitter for a family in 20

Explain Yourself: Stories of brief creepy encounters with unidentified figures and spirits

Jul 24 2024 37 mins  
Back in 2011, my sister's friend took the strangest photo I've ever seen: an unidentified person appeared in the center, with no explanation. So for this week’s episode, I wanted to share true stories from real people who have also witnessed an unexplainable figure, in the hopes that we can find some answers together. Visit storieswithsapphire.com to see the photo. Ch 1 - The Cat

Stories Revisited: Favorite Guest Stories

Jul 17 2024 38 mins  
In this week's bonus episode, I compiled some of my favorite guest stories from the past 4 years. Ch 1 - How did we end up here? with Cory Choy. Originally aired July 2020 Ch 2 - Dont mess with me, with Lyn Pacificar. Originally aired March 2020 Ch 3 - The woman in the church, with Rachel Marr. Originally aired March 2021 Ch 4 - The man with features crawling on his face, with Mark

Identity Theft: Stories of Shapeshifters and Trickster Entities

Jul 09 2024 36 mins  
A hot topic right now is the ethics of AI generated images and audio. What these programs are able to mimic can be scarily accurate. But this type of trickery has been going on for a long time…by spirits. People all over the world have been reporting seeing or hearing family or friends in places they actually weren’t. Spirits have already been doing what we fear AI will do in t

Stories Revisited: The Intelligent Ball of Light in Joshua Tree, The Twentynine Palms Shadow Man

Jun 19 2024 30 mins  
A couple weeks ago I went to Twentynine Palms and had some really incredible paranormal experiences that you’ll hear about in the future. While I was out there I was reminded of a couple stories from a few years back. So while the show is still on a break, I wanted to share these stories again - as a reminder of just how freaky the desert is.First, my friend Arthur tells us of th

Small Tales & Emails: The Hand Trembler

Jun 12 2024 30 mins  
In this week's bonus episode, I read an email from Brenda Draper, a Navajo woman in Arizona who's had quite a journey. If you have any advice for Brenda, send it to [email protected]. Regular episodes will be returning soon, thank you for your patience! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Small Tales & Emails: I also see Animal Auras, Updates from Ted

May 22 2024 21 mins  
In this week’s minisode, I’ll be reading an email from someone who also sees Animal Auras like Aurora from S5 E4 "Creature Companions", and I have some interesting updates from Ted, who you may remember from S9 E2 "A Haunted Life". Regular episodes will be returning soon! If you'd like to submit an email or story, you can send it to [email protected] Learn more abou