Fortean News Podcast

About Fortean News Podcast

Your fix of the Paranormal, Supernatural, and High Strangeness. While other shows get lost down the rabbit hole, Fortean News delivers the weirdest news of the day in bite-sized chunks. Hosted by James Koppert, we blend humour, discussion, and genuine curiosity into a perfect daily listen for the commute. Whether you are a believer or a sceptic, join us as we explore: 👻 Ghosts & Poltergeists: The latest hauntings and spectral evidence. 🛸 UFOs & UAP: Sightings, disclosure news, and alien encounters. 👣 Cryptids: From Bigfoot to the Mothman. 👹 High Strangeness: Demons, glitches in the matrix, and the unexplained. Featuring exclusive interviews with leading experts in the world of the weird. Got a story? Email us: forteannewspodcast@gmail.com

Publisher

Fortean News Podcast

Category

comedy · education · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Mar 2020

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

21 of 134 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A Poltergeist Tried to Burn My House Down

   James shares his harrowing experience with intense paranormal activity that nearly destroyed his home.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The FNP Interview: Exclusive Paranormal Research from the Brilliant Dr Paul Lee

   Host [Host Name] interviews paranormal researcher Dr. Paul Lee about his exclusive new research from an abandoned WW2 airfield.

3. 

   11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   UAP/UFO Tranche 6 release briefing

   Host [Host Name] briefs listeners on the contents of the latest UAP/UFO file release tranche, offering insights into new government disclosures.

Inside a recent episode

A Poltergeist Tried to Burn My House Down

Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So I go and clean that up. But I thought, do you know what? It might have fallen. The lid's kind of screwed as it's fallen and hit the floor. You know, the things do. They have vibrations. Stuff sometimes happens. So I didn't really think much more after that. While I was in there, I put on an egg to boil for my lunch. And I'm working away. And I'm like, what's that smell? It smelled like burning. I was like, I wonder if my candle's kind of gone quite low to the bottom. and checked, and I was like, oh no, it's fine, that's odd, and then my kitchen's glowing, like an orange, and I thought, sometimes you do get that weird orange light, but I'm like, no, because it's not constant, it's flickering, and then it just dawned on me, my kitchen's on fire, and I'll be honest, there were a couple of milliseconds I went, what can I do without, can I, shall I just, claim on insurance to start again, move somewhere else. […]

Who has been a guest on Fortean News Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Paul Lee
• Chris McKinnell
• Dylan
• Iain
• Pamela Hayward

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,986

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

28 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

17

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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