Our Paranormal Afterlife : Finding Proof of Life After Death

In this episode I talk to the medium Claire Broad about her new book 'What The Dead Are Dying To Teach Us: Lessons Learned from the Afterlife'.
As a young child, Claire experienced psychic phenomena, as she grew older her experiences and the communications she received became stronger, resulting in Spirit teachers making their presence known and guiding her. Naturally analytical and now an adult, Claire was forced to question the validity of her experiences against the common academic opinion surrounding survival after physical death and embarked upon a life long quest for the truth. In her refreshingly down to earth, honest and open manner, Claire shares personal stories to bring comfort and hope to many whilst highlighting findings from consciousness studies that challenge our understanding of the world and encourage us to consider our true nature and full potential. Claire teaches us why we may have confidence there is life after death, how we can heal and awaken spiritually through the therapeutic practice of mediumship and most importantly what we can learn from those already on the other side in order to make the most of this life whilst we are here.
By the end of this compelling book, readers will have an understanding that we all have a natural connection to the spirit world and will have gained tips and tools to deepen this connection; that death is an illusion; that our loved ones can visit us after their passing and that we can learn to recognise the signs; that genuine mediumship is a therapeutic practice and why visiting a medium is nothing to be feared; that spirit guides gently support us all; that it is natural for a child to display psychic ability and what you can do to support a child that does; that there is scientific research to support the validity of mediumship and psychic ability and that it is possible to seek evidence for survival as well as keeping faith.
At the age of four, whilst visiting the cemetary where her Grandfather was laid to rest, Claire Broad encountered the spirit of her grandfather and delivered a message from him to her mother and grandmother, stunning them both. The experience would mould her outlook on life and her ideas about the nature of reality forever. In Claire s adult years, she would go on to explore afterlife communication directly and share her message of hope and life after death, to many thousands of people across the world.
Described as the honest medium in the media and by Sunday Times best selling afterlife author, Theresa Cheung, Claire Broad ISM/RAM is a highly popular spiritual medium, teacher and author, with a passion to share the experiences that lead her to hold an inner knowing that the afterlife is real. Her warm, down to earth and compassionate manner puts clients at ease, whilst her integrity and no nonsense approach attracts many to both her private practice and her public demonstrations. Claire is known for her spiritual wisdom and teachings too and holds training events and public talks regualrly in the hope of inspiring others to live their best life and to learn for themselves about their eternal nature. Claire has addressed sold out theatre audiences and works closely with thought leaders and researchers in her field. She has also been featured in The Daily Mail, The Sunday Mirror and The Express.
http://www.clairevoyant.co.uk/
https://www.amazon.com/What-Dead-Are-Dying-Teach-ebook/dp/B07WJY326H

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This week I'm talking to Keith Thompson about his book 'Anomalous Phenomena: Apports and the Mystery of Objects That Materialize and Translocate'
• Defines apports—objects that appear, vanish, or relocate under mysterious conditions—and documents the Scole Experiment’s remarkable physical materializations
• Examines ancestral dreams revealing hidden truths, ghosts seeking resolution, conscious UFOs, spontaneous healings, and phantom companions guiding explorers in danger
• Shows how these events point toward untapped human potentials and a larger model of reality where intention and meaning exert real effects
Apports—objects that materialize, dematerialize, or translocate without known physical cause—are among the most startling anomalous phenomena on record. Yet they are only one part of a much wider story.
Drawing on archival reports, eyewitness testimony, and on-the-ground investigation, Anomalous Phenomena presents a panoramic chronicle of extraordinary events: mysteriously transported objects, telepathic communications, apparitions of the departed, remarkable healings, and UFOs that behave less like machines than intelligent presences.
Across cultures and centuries, the same motifs recur—phantom figures guiding the lost, ancestors arriving in dreams, unearthly lights that seem to rearrange reality’s fabric. Far from fringe curiosities, such episodes demand recognition as part of the human record. Threaded throughout this book are Thompson’s own glimpses of the uncanny.
Inviting readers to reconsider the mind–matter divide, Thompson’s Anomalous Phenomena opens onto a larger, empirically open model of reality—one that brings science, spirit, and lived experience onto shared ground—where the extraordinary often lives just a breath from the ordinary.'.
Bio
Keith Thompson is an author, independent journalist, talk radio host, former TV talk show host, and former U.S. Senate staff member. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Esquire, and San Francisco Chronicle, Idaho Statesman. He is the author of Angels and Aliens ("the most fascinating book written on the subject" says SF Chronicle) and The UFO Paradox.
https://www.thompsonatlarge.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Anomalous-Phenomena-Apports-Materialize-Translocate-ebook/dp/B0GWRGZN1L

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This episode I am reading from Laura Bruno's book 'The Astrology of NDEs: What the Sky Reveals about Near-Death Experiences and Those Who Have Them'
Are some people destined to have a near-death experience? Do souls plan ahead for life-changing visits to the other world? The Astrology of NDEs explores how movements in the heavens track with these powerful inner journeys. Uncanny patterns in the stars reveal an intricate dance between consciousness and the cosmos. From luminaries like Eben Alexander, Raymond Moody, and P.M.H. Atwater to never-before-told stories, Laura Bruno weaves a compelling tale of transformation at the highest and deepest levels. This is a groundbreaking work for both astrology and near-death studies.
Bio
Laura Bruno is an astrologer, intuitive life coach, Reiki Master Teacher, and author with a lifetime of precognitive dreams and paranormal experiences. Her veil between worlds has always been thin.
On the verge of beginning a PhD program in English Literature, Laura suffered a 1998 brain injury that dramatically altered the course of her life. Instead of reading books, she began to read people's energy. Four years of near-total disability initiated her into yoga, deep meditation, shamanic journeys, and a world of uncanny synchronicity—shifting her intended life path from professor of English Literature to a very different type of “reader.”
Laura's first novel (2009), "Schizandra and the Gates of Mu," combines her expertise in natural healing, synchronicity, and expanded consciousness, offering deep personal healing in the guise of a fast-paced paranormal novel. In "The Astrology of NDEs" (2026), she profiles famous and unknown near-death experiencers--revealing a complex dance between heaven and earth at the threshold of life and death.
https://www.amazon.com/Astrology-NDEs-Reveals-Near-Death-Experiences-ebook/dp/B0HN57TPY6
https://laurabruno.wordpress.com/

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In this episode I am talking Bill Bennett about his film PGS the movie. The movie features some of the world’s leading experts on intuition, spanning the fields of science, religion, and spirituality, and discusses what is intuition, how it works, and how we can access it to lead a more enriching life.
In a career spanning more than thirty years, Bill Bennett has made numerous feature films and documentaries and won many awards, both in his home country of Australia, and internationally. He’s won Australia’s equivalent of the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director, and been nominated a further twelve times. Twice he’s won Australia’s equivalent of the Emmy for Most Outstanding Documentary.
His films have been distributed through several Hollywood studios, and have screened at some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals. He’s been in Official Selection at the New York Film Festival, and had two films in Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. He’s won the Crystal Globe for Best Picture at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and had three major international retrospectives, including the Chicago Museum of Art’s Film Centre.
PGS – Intuition is your Personal Guidance System is an 83 minute movie shot all around the world over a three year period. It documents Bill Bennett’s journey to find the source of a voice which saved his life.
Making the film changed Bill’s life – watching it could change yours.
https://www.pgsthemovie.com/

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In this episode I am reading from 'Death Bed Visions' by Sir William Barrett
First published in 1926, Death Bed Visions by Sir William Barrett remains one of the most fascinating early investigations into the possibility that human consciousness survives physical death. Drawing on accounts from doctors, nurses, relatives and others who witnessed the final
Some of the most intriguing cases involve people who appear to recognise deceased friends or relatives, including individuals whose deaths they had not been told about. Barrett was particularly interested in accounts containing details that seemed difficult to explain through ordinary knowledge, coincidence or imagination. Rather than relying on personal beliefs, he sought testimony from those who had directly witnessed these events, preserving their observations for future generations.
Sir William Barrett was a respected physicist and one of the founders of the Society for Psychical Research, an organisation established in 1882 to investigate unusual human experiences through systematic enquiry. His scientific background and interest in psychical research led him to examine subjects that were often dismissed or overlooked by the wider academic community. Death Bed Visions was published shortly after his death and became an important contribution to the early study of survival after death.
A century later, Barrett's work remains surprisingly relevant. Advances in medicine have transformed our understanding of the dying process, yet important questions about the nature of consciousness remain unresolved. His collection of eyewitness accounts provides a valuable historical perspective on experiences that continue to attract the attention of researchers, medical professionals and those interested in the possibility of an afterlife.
As the original book is now in the public domain, I'm able to share this historical work with listeners. Rather than summarising or interpreting the cases, I'll be presenting Barrett's original words, allowing you to hear the evidence as he assembled it and reach your own conclusions.

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