256 - Missouri Paracon 2025 with Brad Blair and Jesse Leimkuehler - Big Seance

  Brad Blair of the Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society and Jesse Leimkuehler from Belvoir Winery and Inn, join together to create the Missouri Paracon, which will take place at Ameristar Kansas City from February 28th to March 1st 2025. Patrick gets the scoop on what's in store for those attending. Plus conversation on topics such as psychics, apparitions, people who flee haunted locations, drones and alien invasions, and changes in the paranormal space since the boom that started with Syfy's Ghost Hunters. Visit BigSeance.com/256 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Brad Blair is co-founder of the Michigan Paranormal Convention, co-founder of the Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society, and he's also the co-host of Creaking Door Paranormal Radio. Jesse Leimkuehler is a previous guest of the Big Seance. He's the owner of the haunted Belvoir Winery and Inn in Liberty Missouri. Together, Brad and Jesse have put together an exciting NEW event — the Missouri Paracon. It's held from Feb. 28th to March 1st, 2025 at Ameristar Casino Kansas City. :45 Welcome to the parlor! 2:10 Getting to know Brad Blair. 3:45 How has paranormal investigation changed, good or bad, since the first season of Syfy's Ghost Hunters and the rise of paranormal TV shows? 7:42 Jesse Leimkuehler announced that My Haunted Hometowns, another paranormal TV production, just wrapped filming at Belvoir Winery and Inn. 15:51 When people flee the Inn. 18:31 Before taking ownership of Belvoir, Jesse wasn't really a believer in ghosts. And now? "I've only seen about five apparitions." 21:10 Planning and organizing Missouri Paracon 2025. 24:00 The benefits of a winter paranormal event. 26:17 Getting tickets! Plus more of what to expect and some of the celebrities that will be there! 28:00 Patrick will be there with his vendor table, and will also be leading investigations again at an add-on event at Belvoir. 31:10 Brad on concerts, psychics, and the gallery readings offered at Missouri Paracon 2025. 33:00 Is Ameristar Kansas City haunted? 35:50 Mysterious drones and an alien invasion? 39:05 The things you can learn at the casino bar after midnight. 40:49 Getting a room for the event. 42:31 Outro 46:00   Resources: missouriparacon.com [email protected] belvoirwinery.com Creaking Door Paranormal Radio yoopernaturalhaunts.com     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!