Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT Podcast

Sleep Deprivation

Sun, 19 Oct 2025

Host Eric Extreme examines how chronic sleep loss distorts perception and can mimic paranormal activity. He presents a science-based pre-investigation intake that screens for sleep issues and other natural causes across sound, sight, touch, and smell, with clear red flags and when to refer to professionals. The focus is on evidence, ethics, and client well-being over theatrics.

A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at:

https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2025/10/19/sleep-deprivation/

We are a group of paranormal investigators and researchers who have dedicated ourselves to continually educating ourselves, other paranormal investigation or ghost hunting groups, and the general public about paranormal science, related sciences, investigation philosophy, tools, & techniques, as well as proper comportment and professionalism, while engaged in investigations or research. This podcast will be an audible version of our blog on the website which will explore topics pertaining to paranormal science and parapsychology.

Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation Team)

Learn about my book at https://www.ApparitionOfThePast.com

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The Four Biggest Threats To The Paranormal Field

Tue, 13 Dec 2022

Today I will discuss the four biggest threats to the paranormal field and how together they have caused a situation where outsiders laugh at those of us in the field and that integrity has for all intents and purposes been severely damaged due to a lack of self-education and people focusing more on chasing either personal notoriety or social media likes on the internet.

A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at:

https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2022/12/12/the-four-biggest-threats-to-the-paranormal-field/

Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation Team)

Learn about my book at https://www.ApparitionOfThePast.com

Twelve Mistakes Made By Ghosthunters and How to Prevent Them

Fri, 02 Dec 2022

As always I will preface this episode with the statement that I am not taking shots at anybody in the field. I am pointing out opportunities for improvement in the field. The purpose of my podcast is to help educate those ghost hunters who wish to eventually become a paranormal investigator, or help paranormal investigators refresh and sharpen their skill set. Today I will discuss twelve mistakes commonly made by ghost hunters and how to prevent them. These are not in any particular order.

A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at:

https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2022/12/01/twelve-mistakes-made-by-ghosthunters-and-how-to-prevent-them/

Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation Team)

Learn about my book at https://www.ApparitionOfThePast.com

How to Conduct a Paranormal Investigation

Thu, 24 Nov 2022

This will be my 52nd podcast episode, and I have yet to cover how I conduct a scientific paranormal investigation. Today I will remedy that and detail how I perform this task.

A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at:

https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2022/11/24/how-to-conduct-a-paranormal-investigation/

Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation Team)

Learn about my book at https://www.ApparitionOfThePast.com

Understanding Photographic Anomalies in the Paranormal Field

Thu, 17 Nov 2022

Anyone with any remote interest in the anomalous research field or more particularly in either ghost hunting or paranormal investigations has spent time on the internet visiting social media, various websites, or reddit searching for pictures of what is reported to be activity of a paranormal nature. The truth is that well over 99% of the material that you find has an easily explainable natural cause to what is being perceived as paranormal. Today we will discuss photographic anomalies that are often misperceived as paranormal activity.

A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at:

https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2022/11/17/understanding-photographic-anomalies-in-the-paranormal-field/

Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation Team)

Learn about my book at https://www.ApparitionOfThePast.com