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    <title> The Doorway - Episode 5: &quot;The Kids Are NOT Alright&quot; </title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail                 Some of the most unsettling encounters in the paranormal world involve the spirits of children. In Episode 5: "The Kids Are NOT Alright," MAPS co-hosts Shawn and Terri delve into their most spine-tingling experiences seeing and hearing child ghosts over their combined 20 years of paranormal investigation. We're thrilled to welcome our very special guest, Professor Greg Pejsar , a seasoned investigator who brings a wealth...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2290946/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>                Some of the most unsettling encounters in the paranormal world involve the spirits of children. In <b>Episode 5: &quot;The Kids Are NOT Alright,&quot;</b> MAPS co-hosts Shawn and Terri delve into their most spine-tingling experiences seeing and hearing child ghosts over their combined <em>20 years</em> of paranormal investigation.</p><p>We&apos;re thrilled to welcome our very special guest, <b>Professor Greg Pejsar </b>, a seasoned investigator who brings a wealth of knowledge and his own chilling accounts of encounters with the littlest spirits.</p><p>Plus, you won&apos;t want to miss a major throwback story! The team recounts the incredible and unusual activity encountered during an investigation at <b>KFAB, Nebraska&apos;s Radio Superstation</b>, including the shocking phenomena witnessed by the station crew and, of course, the one-and-only, former radio host <b>Tom Becka</b>!</p><p>Join Shawn, Terri, and Professor Pejsar as they share tales that prove age is no barrier in the afterlife—and that sometimes, the hardest stories to hear are the ones whispered by children.</p><p><b>New episodes of The Doorway drop once a month! Subscribe and hit the bell so you don&apos;t miss our next exciting find!</b></p><p>You can&apos;t catch what you can&apos;t see... but we can.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Tom Becka Interviews Shawn Halpenny of Metro Area Paranormal Society Omaha              Join us for a thrilling conversation with Shawn Halpenny, co-founder of the Metro Area Paranormal Society Omaha. Tom Becka, a local news celebrity, delves into the world of the paranormal with Shawn, discussing their experiences investigating haunted locations in the Omaha area. In this episode, you'll hear about: Chilling Encounters: First-hand accounts ...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail MAPS Omaha opens the Vault with "The Doorway" the very first "Show" recorded in August of 2008! Long before Podcasts where a thing! Hosted by MAPS cofounders Terri and Shawn and built as a "Demo" Radio Episode for Tom Becka when he was On-Air at KFAB in Omaha (Disclaimer: This never aired on KFAB) This Episode has a bit of history and some very exciting EVP's from an Angelic voice of Forest Lawn Cemetery and a few "Entities" questioning us from The Full House Bar in Benson an...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2290946/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>MAPS Omaha opens the Vault with &quot;The Doorway&quot; the very first &quot;Show&quot; recorded in August of 2008! Long before Podcasts where a thing! Hosted by MAPS cofounders Terri and Shawn and built as a &quot;Demo&quot; Radio Episode for Tom Becka when he was On-Air at KFAB in Omaha (Disclaimer: This never aired on KFAB) This Episode has a bit of history and some very exciting EVP&apos;s from an Angelic voice of Forest Lawn Cemetery and a few &quot;Entities&quot; questioning us from The Full House Bar in Benson and a few more surprises! FYI: The episode ends without a tag out ( Remember, This was a proof of Concept ) Much more to come!     </p><p>You can&apos;t catch what you can&apos;t see... but we can.</p>]]></description>
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