Paradelphia

What is the afterlife like? Do we go to heaven or hell? Do we roam the Earth as ghosts? Or are we instantaneously beamed up to an alien spacecraft to wonder the universe for all of eternity? Doug & Taryn are officially joined by Paradelphia’s newest crew member Mario Cerrito to discuss the beliefs and practices of some of history’s most controversial cults! From the mass suicide of “Heaven’s Gate” to the secret society at “Bohemian Grove,” this episode reveals some unbelievable details about these groups that you won’t believe! We also introduce a new segment called “Rickisms” to honor our late host Rick Prewitt! “Mrs. Paradelphia” (Taryn Prewitt) reveals her very first “Rickism” and explains the meaning behind one of Rick’s many clever “quotes.” Don’t miss an episode full of some unbelievable details about what people will do just to secure peace (or their “seat”) in the afterlife!

What does it truly mean when you hear of someone “selling their soul to the devil?” We’ve seen it in movies and read it in books, but did you know there is a long list of celebrities and musicians who actually claim to have made the deal to gain the fame and fortune they have? On this episode, we go through a list of famous individuals who have credited the devil himself for the talents they share with the world! Plus, what does a deceased blind mystic woman predict for the year 2022? Are we doomed? You be the judge!

On Christmas Day of 2021, Paradelphia’s Host and Creator Rick Prewitt passed away after a long battle with cancer. It has been a very emotional time, but the entire Paradelphia Crew returns in this special 2-hour emotional episode to honor “The Man, The Myth, The Legend” Rick Prewitt! Hear memories and stories of Rick from the crew, his wife Taryn & from our newest crew member Mario Cerrito III who calls in to share how Rick inspired him on his latest films! We also share memories from listeners in the live chat and hear from author Kelly Roncace who first introduced Rick to everyone! Plus, Jennabee has a surprise for the Toxic Radio Studio that brings tears to everyone’s eyes! The show will go on in Rick’s honor! You don’t want to miss this emotional tribute to Rick Prewitt!

Christmas…Hanukkah…Kwanza…we all know this is the time of year where everyone is running around all day and night preparing for whichever holiday tradition they celebrate! But what was it that made these holidays what they are? And, the Christmas classic “A Christmas Carol” is full of ghosts of Christmas Past, Present & Future; but what influenced Charles Dickens to write a story that became a timeless classic? Plus, we welcome back fellow Paradelphia Crew member MELLIE who joins Doug as cohost to talk about the holidays we all celebrate this time of year and much more!

Imagine what people thought when things like the television and telephone were invented! Now, almost 100 years later, we are in our way to being able to have microchips inserted into our brains and actually live in that television program! Superhuman intelligence or are we finally figuring out alien technology from the Roswell crash? On this episode, Doug takes over as host and discusses the latest in Para-News; including Elon Musk investing in microchips in the human brain and TikTok psychics “reading” the tragic Gabby Petito case! Plus, did the government shut down the Toxic Facebook feed halfway through the show because technology was being discussed? Find out what happens on this episode of ‘Paradelphia!’

 Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few decades you've heard of Batman, the Caped Crusader who dishes out vigilante justice to the likes of the Joker, the Penguin and any other hood who dares cause trouble in Gotham City. Batman's origin story in which he witnesses the murder of his parents is both tragic and empowering but is that really the true origin story? If you ask any fan of DC Comics you'd get a hearty "yes" for an answer but what if you asked an archeologist who studies ancient Mayan culture? Why might you ask such a person? Tonight we discuss what may just be the true origin of "the Batman" and it is far more ancient and violent than you might have imagined.    Toxic Radio True Origin of Batman?

It's Halloween week and we're getting spooky. This week we dive into some local haunted locations around South Jersey from the Absecon LightHouse to Gabriel Davies Tavern. Then after the show stick around for the original 1938 radio play War of the Worlds starring Orson Welles.    Toxic Radio

Are they aliens, interdimensional beings, unknown cryptids or pants off doing a dance off? This week we look at one of the more recent new creatures of the night, the Fresno Nightcrawlers. Looking like either a clothespin or disco pants these creatures have appeared on CCTV cameras in California since 2007 and also in ancient Native American lore. What they are is anyone's guess and tonight we made a few guesses.    Fresno Nightcrawler Scary Monsters Magazine (Issue #123) Toxic Radio

We return after a....well, let's just call it a summer vacation.....and kick off the spooky season with a question. What scares you? Not bigfoot or UFO's....but everyday things like heights, dogs, being alone or a particular horror movie bad guy? Everyone is scared of something and some people have fears that others might find odd and yet the terror is very real. Welcome back and welcome to our favorite time of year. Grab a cold pumpkin brew or hot pumpkin coffee listen......if you dare!!   GoFundMe for Mellie DeVault Toxic Radio

This week we speak with Andrew Stopko of RAMS Paranormal, a group that has built a solid reputation over the past decade investigating various locations throughout Ohio, Western PA, West Virginia and Maryland. Our wide ranging and informative discussion included everything from best practices and equipment to bucket list investigation locations and theories about what causes hauntings to begin with. Join us as we get back to our roots and dig deep into the world of things that go bump in the night.  ' RAMS Paranormal Toxic Radio

This week we invite chaos once again as Doug, Jennabee, Toxic Mike and Taryn (yes, 2 weeks in a row) join me for a discussion that flys around the room and bounces off walls like a drunken moth in lighting store. Topics include ghosts and incarnate voices, the ongoing Free Britney movement, ancient lifeforms that may reak havoc on mankind and much more! Buckle up....this week takes a detour into CrazyTown. Toxic Radio

Do you like Italian? No....not pasta fagioli and bruschetta. I'm talking about a good old fashioned (say late 60s, early 70s) Italian gorefest? Well tonight we have what you're looking for....or at least we tell you where to go get it. Joining us from The Colonial Theatre once again we welcome Chuck Francisco to wax poetic about their upcoming Splatterfest 9! Five fantastic Italian horror/mystery films played in succession on one glorious night full of intrigue, blood and guts. This will be The Colonial's first post Covid live festival and they are looking to get as many of you in the door as possible to enjoy the celebration. Also tonight we discuss one of New Jersey's most bizarre cryptid cases not named the Jersey Devil. The Millville Insanity Bird took flight and gave one farmer a really bad day way back in 1909. You have to hear this to believe it and even then you may not. Splatterfest 9 (The Colonial Theatre) Millville Insanity Bird Toxic Radio 

This week we celebrate our 300th episode in style with a wide....and I mean WIDE ranging discussion with Toxic Radio on air personalities. Joining the fun is Thee Godfrey, The Fishman, Paradelphia crew members Doug Hogate, Mellie DeVault and Jennabee, as well as a special guest appearance by the much talked about but rarely seen Taryn, the "better half" of host Rick Prewitt. Topics on the agenda are ghost sex, alien abductions, Bigfoot (including Bigfoot porn), the strangeness of our consciousness and more! For the 300th time....COME GET SOME!!   Taking It Deep with Godfrey The Heavy Metal Happy Hour - The Fishman Interviews Jersey Unique Minds Paranormal Society (JUMPS) - Facebook Toxic Radio

If it's July it must be Blobfest season! Tonight we talk with Chuck Francisco (aka Dash Daring) as he catches us up on all the gooey goodness to come next week during "Blobfest 2021 - House of Harris". From tin foil hat contests to Mr. Lobo's spook show to wall to wall horror/scifi movies this year's virtual event is looking to top last year's Rondo Award winning edition. Also, 113 years ago something exploded over the Tunguska River in the middle of Siberia. To this day nobody is sure what exactly it was but over 800 square acres of forest were flattened and tonight we discuss some theories that have been suggested over the years.   Blobfest 2021 - House of Harris Tunguska Event - The Debrief Toxic Radio

If someone told you that they remembered being someone else in a different life, remembered details about a family hundreds of miles away, that they knew intimate jokes and nicknames known only within that distant family, would you believe them or would you think they somehow used the internet to research the family in question in order to perpetrate a hoax? Now, how about if the person telling you all this was 4 yrs old? Younger than that? What would you think then? This week we bring back researcher/author James Matlock to discuss a book he co-authored called "I Saw A Light and Came Here: Children's Experiences of Reincarnation" and discuss some compelling cases of very young children.....toddlers really, who knew way, way too much about the lives of other, totally unrelated people living a world away. Amazingly the best proof of reincarnation appears to lie with the youngest among us....if only we're smart enough to listen.    James Matlock (website) I Saw A Light and Came Here (Amazon) Signs of Reincarna

 As we grind our way toward our 300th episode we take a look tonight at some of the great unsolved mysteries that happened right here in the state of New Jersey. From the Lindbergh baby kidnapping to missing atomic bombs off the coast of Atlantic City we shed light on some of the biggest WTF moments in local history over the past 100 years. Also, ParaNews about zombie frogs, bloody snow and much more! Come get some!   Paranews (Mysterious Universe link) Toxic Radio

Does the arrow of time always go in a straight line from past to present to future or can we skip ahead much like a rock skittering across the surface of a pond? Tonight Rick describes a recent incident of missing time that happened to him while driving on Rt. 422 in Southeastern PA where 7 minutes and miles of roadway just seemed to......vanish. Toxic Mike joins Rick in the studio for a trippy discussion of the nature of time and just how surprisingly malleable it really is. Also, the guys discuss a report released just tonight by the NY Times stating that the US government doesn't believe recent UFO sightings are extraterrestrial....but.....how they come to that opinion isn't clear. A Blobfest 2021 update and more!   Blobfest 2021 (Colonial Theatre) Toxic Radio

The color blue is often associated with the King of Rock, Elvis Presley. You have songs like Blue Suede Shoes and Blue Christmas, movies like Blue Hawaii and the blue alien light that lit up the small house where he was born in 1935 and then proceeded to follow him around nearly his entire life. Wait. WHAT? Yes....The King was a true believer in many paranormal topics but none quite as much as UFO's. Aside from the aforementioned "Christ-like" glow around the Tupelo, MS house where he was born Elvis had many sightings, near abductions and claimed that "he wasn't from here" to close friends. This week we dig into this strange but strangely ignored part of the life of one of America's icons of rock and roll. Also, Paranews, updates on Blobfest 2021 (coming soon) and a shout out to a longtime friend of the show who's hospital bound but will hopefully be on the mend soon.  Alien Rock Mysterious Universe (news) Blobfest 2021 Toxic Radio

We all grew up listening to and watching fairy tales. It's practically a right of passage to hear stories like Cinderella, Pinnochio, The Frog Prince and all the rest, but was it all a lie? Did we get a whitewashed, Disney-fied version of these tales of perseverance and bravery? This week we take a look at the truth behind some of our most cherished childhood fairy tales and well....it's not pretty. In most cases, the tales of self mutilation, torture and beastiality make Game of Thrones sound like a bedtime story. Also this week we dig into some recent strange ParaNews and more!  Like and share us on social media: Paradelphia on Facebook Paradelphia on Twitter  The Gruesome Origin of 10 Classic Fairy Tales Breaking News - Mysterious Universe Toxic Radio

For close to 70 years J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece of fantasy fiction "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has been read, watched and adored by millions. But what if it wasn't just fantasy thought up by Tolkien's fantastic imagination? What if the epic struggle for Middle Earth was really a retelling of the true history of ancient Europe of 6500 yrs ago? And what if none other than J.R.R. Tolkien was the one who said so? This week we dig into the idea that LOTR and its sequels are taken directly from the pages of a book read by Tolkien deep in the bowels of the Oxford University library that tells the true history of early man's struggle for power against real life subspecies of the human race.   Robert Kearney's Twitter Feed (re: LOTR) Tolkien's Middle Earth - True History? Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia