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Hacking the Afterlife podcast. Jennifer Shaffer works as a medium/intuitive and helps law enforcement agencies nationwide with missing person cases. Richard Martini is a best selling (kindle in their genre) author of books about the Flipside. They met 8 years ago, and have been filming their conversations weekly, the past two years on this podcast

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Episodes

  1. Best of Day of the Dead Podcast with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, JFK, Shriver, Phoenix, Perry and pals

    Here we are at another DAY OF THE DEAD, but this one is in 2026. Also happens to be a day of Election, and going over some of the previous days of the dead, some of the same folks showed up. Two weeks ago, John McCain showed up on the podcast to tell us that "change is inevitable." In this one…

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  2. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Lulu the Dog, John McCain on voting

    We've been doing this podcast for six years, and meeting up weekly for 12. When Maverick, John McCain left the stage, he showed up a number of times. He asked us to send a private message to his daughter, which I protested I had no way of doing that, and he said "You'll figure it out." I did…

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  3. Hacking the Afterlife DEBUT PODCAST Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Will Shakespear, John Lennon, Anthony Bourdain

    I ran across the debut episode of our podcast from March 20, 2020. All the guests we had spoken to before - so it wasn't new for us to have them show up in our "classroom in the afterlife" that is moderated by Luana Anders. For fans of "Hacking the Afterlife" "Backstage Pass to the Flipside"...

  4. Hacking the Afterlife w Jennifer, Luana, Amelia Earhart, Robt Towne, Ebert & Siskel re DIGGER

    Another mind bending podcast. Amelia Earhart is in the news - and came through to talk about what the expedition means to her. She then was followed by the screenwriter, my old boss Robert Towne who wanted to weigh in on Tom Cruise's performance in the film "DIGGER." Robert worked with Tom often,...

  5. Hacking the Afterlife REDUX Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Lisa Marie, Michael Jackson, Robin Williams, Charlie Chaplin

    This is a rerun of a podcast from two years ago - it didn't have subtitles but I've included them now. This was an unusual podcast just based on the folks who showed up to chat with us. Jennifer and I had taken a trip to the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Blvd, and we had a group of folks who stopped…

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  6. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Prince, Sitting Bull, Amelia REDUX

    THIS IS A PODCAST WE DID ON THIS DATE TWO YEARS AGO IN 2024. Before the book SHE WAS NEVER LOST came out... but the story remains the same. This version has subtitles for the hard of reading, but the sound is the same for the hard of hearing! xo Another fun podcast with Jennifer Shaffer and folks...

  7. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Robert Thurman and Tarek McCarthy

    Today's episode begins with a discussion about talking to people on the flipside - Jennifer describes the over 200 people that she read recently, and gives an account of one of the stories where someone came through and flipped out their family when the grandmother said "I'm so glad you didn't…

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  8. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Charles Grodin and Dolly Parton

    Another mind bending podcast... Elvis introduced Jennifer to his friend Dolly Parton. I had an inkling she would show up this week - as the day she passed I heard her voice say "I'd love to be on your show Richard" or something to that effect. I know I was thinking about something else at the…

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  9. HACKING THE AFTERLIFE with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Amelia Earhart & Prince REDUX

    This is a rerun from last year - however, there are a number of things brought up that are relevant to today. Amelia Earhart makes an appearance to talk about what she wishes was going on in the US... and talks about finishing the book SHE WAS NEVER LOST: The Amelia Earhart Saga (which is…

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  10. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Jim Medlyn, Professory Lucy & student Jeff

    Talking about Dreams and communication with teachers on the flipside. In today's episode, Jennifer's father Jim comes through - to remind her that he was in her dream the evening before, and reminded her when she went for a walk on the beach that he'd be showing up in our podcast today. Jim, a...

  11. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Robert Thurman, Michael Newton, Robert Towne

    Another mind bending podcast. Jennifer said Robert Towne, Luana's pal had stopped by to admire the "puppy paw" necklace she had on (that she forgot she was wearing.) Then Robert Thurman came through. He came to talk about a celebration ("birthday party") someone was having with his wife Nena. I...

  12. Hacking the Afterlife podcast; a Tale of Two Carl Jungs with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders

    In this podcast, Jennifer asked for Carl Jung to stop by. I knew that we had interviewed him before, so I tried to not ask him the same questions, but she had a couple of things she wanted to clarify about his journey. In the later part of the podcast, I trimmed just the part where we spoke to…

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  13. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Maverick, Hira, Robert Towne on "The Odyssey"

    Another mind bending podcast. Just prior to going on the air, I happened upon a quote from John McCain's daughter that I thought was silly, hostile - misplaced anger. But as sometimes happens in my world, my reaction included feeling as if John McCain wanted to respond to my reaction - and I...

  14. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Jim & Linda Medlyn, Anthy Martini and Luana

    Welcome to Hacking the Afterlife podcast. Here's where to find the new book in Audible: https://www.amazon.com/AI-Flipside-Artificial-Intelligence-Pictures/dp/B0H8FF9SN7/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0 Jennifer's back from her vacation, and we jumped into a conversation about consciousness and AI (the book…

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  15. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Jesus, Steve Jobs, Amelia Earhart Redux

    While Jennifer is on a much needed vacay, I'm posting one of our earliest conversations. This was one of the earlier times when we met in her office - it was posted early on - perhaps as our second podcast. (but before subtitles existed). As noted, Steve Jobs was someone that a friend of mine...

  16. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Charles Grodin, Robert Thurman in the Bardo part 3

    Another mind bending adventure on the Flipside. In today's episode, part three of our "Robert Thurman in the Bardo" series - Robert stops by to continue what he was saying last week. Two weeks ago, just after his passing, he stopped by to chat with us. By way of introduction, Robert and I were...

  17. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, interview with Robert Thurman part 2

    So here's a more indepth conversation with my old friend, mentor and teacher Robert Thurman on the flipside. It's a unique conversation because I studied Tibetan Buddhism with him, traveled to Mt. Kailash in Tibet with him, made a documentary JOURNEY INTO TIBET WITH ROBERT THURMAN with him - and...

  18. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders and Robert Thurman in the Bardo

    So one of the great thinkers of the planet has left the stage. I got to know Robert Thurman when I audited his class at Columbia University. I traveled with him to India and Tibet and got to know his wonderful soul mate Nena, mother of their children. I have many great stories to tell about…

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  19. Hacking the Afterlife REDUX with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Kobe Bryant, Marilyn Monroe, Jesus and pals

    THIS IS A RERUN OF A POPULAR EPISODE - ALSO BECAUSE MARILYN IS BEING FEATURED AT THE ACADEMY MUSEUM.... #kobebryant #KOBE, #JESUSCHRIST, #JESUS, #marilynmonroe We weren't able to do a podcast tonight, "unforeseen circumstances" (isn't that funny for a podcast where we talk to the afterlife?)…

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  20. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Amelia Earhart, Prince, Hawking, Five

    Another fun episode. In this episode, we talk about the amazing adventure going to the set of Beyond Belief with Jimmy Church talking about Amelia Earhart. Amelia shows up to give her two cents about the show , then Prince shows up to remind us that June 7th is "Prince Day" - and reiterates we...

  21. Hacking the Afterlife w Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Charlie Chaplin talking Disclosure and Spielberg

    Another mind bending conversation with the flipside courtesy of Jennifer Shaffer and Luana Anders. Conversation begins with Luana talking about telepathic conversation - how people in dreams don't see lips moving but get information telepathically. The discussion revolves around the new film...

  22. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Prince, Elvis, Five and Robert Towne

    #ELVIS, #ELVISPRESLEY, #PRINCE, #ROBERTTOWNE, #LUANAANDERS, #JENNIFERSHAFFER, #RICHARDMARTINI, #FLIPSIDE, #HACKINGTHEAFTERLIFE, It's another fun packed podcast talking about esoteric stuff. FIVE shows up - to talk about AI and about accessing the afterlife. Luana Anders is our moderator on the...

  23. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Prince, Beethoven, Ma Durga & Five

    You just never know who's going to show up to this podcast. In today's adventure Prince shows up to talk about the hierarchy of the afterlife. Prince talks about how people onstage have a belief in hierarchy - which includes fame, wealth, power, etc... and how offstage there is no hierarchy....

  24. BEST OF Hacking the Afterlife w Jennifer Shaffer, Prince, Hawking, Lincoln, Animals, Robin Williams

    BEST OF HACKING THE AFTERLIFE These are excerpts from a number of podcasts - with conversations with people offstage about how things work. Charles Grodin, Robert Towne, Phil Hartman, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix stop by briefly Prince stops by, Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Hawking, Robin Williams, and...

  25. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, David Wilcock, Michael Newton, Prince, Michael Jackson

    As I've noted in the past, we aren't in charge of the guest list. In this episode, the late David Wilcock makes an appearance. As I mention in the podcast, I asked him how that happened - if he was invited or wanted to step forward. I had some rudimentary questions about his journey - the press...

  26. HACKING THE AFTERLIFE with Jennifer Shaffer - Best of Amelia Earhart clips over the past years

    I went through four different interviews with #AmeliaEarhat #amelia #earhart over the past few years - dating back to 2022 - before the book SHE WAS NEVER LOST: THE AMELIA EARHART SAGA was published. In these clips- Amelia references things that Jennifer doesn't know, couldn't know - including a...

  27. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Amelia Earhart discuss "signs" and the "Team"

    Another fun conversation with folks on the Flipside. In this, Luana Anders, our moderator on the Flipside wants to discuss a dream that I had recently where I was on one side of a door with my brother, both of us trying to get it open - and on the other side I could hear my mom's voice. As I…

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  28. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders & Rich Martini talking to JESUS

    I wasn't sure if we were going to be able to do a podcast this week (we did, it's posted) - so I put together a few (four) different interviews where we "spoke to Jesus." Now, for those who find that problematic, in the book HACKING THE AFTERLIFE there is a transcript of my first conversation…

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  29. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Rich Martini talking to trees and Saint ANTONINUS

    Another one of these mind bending podcasts. In this one, Jennifer and I begin to speak to Luana Anders offstage about how to communicate with loved ones, and the importance of daily meditation. At some point we talk about how we can communicate with trees, animals, other beings we share the…

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  30. Hacking the Afterlife w Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Robert Towne, Redford, Paul Newman, Tesla, Dickens

    Another crowd filled podcast from our class on the flipside! Luana Anders shows up to talk about an article I wrote on Medium about her pal Robert Towne on the flipside. (I sent Jennifer a video clip about Chinatown but not the article)...

  31. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Kobe Bryant, Joan of Arc, Jesus, Amelia Earhart

    Another mind bending session... First Jennifer shared how she missed a car crash below her office by a few minutes - and Kobe Bryant stopped by to tell us how that works... how what appears to be stones in our path are sometimes put there so we don't do the wrong thing, or get caught in a…

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  32. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Claude AI, Prince, Five, Robin Williams

    It's my birthday so we decided to have our annual birthday lunch together in Manhattan Beach near Jennifer's office. Then afterwards, we went back where we first spoke to folks on the flipside - her office. Another mind bending podcast which began with Jennifer speaking about her weekend retreat...

  33. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, REDUX brother Jeff, Lois Tracey and Bill Paxton

    Exactly one year ago today we did this podcast - and it was so I could invite my older brother Jeff to have a chat with us (he'd passed some years earlier). It's fun to listen to because Jennifer didn't realize it was him at first until he reveals it to her. Also a conversation with a friend's…

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  34. Hacking the Afterlife w Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Heath, Robert Duvall, Carl, Paul, Gene, Chuck and Bud

    Another mind bending podcast with Jennifer Shaffer and Rich Martini inviting Luana Anders and her clipboard to talk to us from the flipside. In today's edition, Amelia Earhart comes forward to talk about our appearance on Gaia's #BEYONDBELIEF the previous week where we spoke about her and the…

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  35. Hacking the Afterlife "Best Of" w Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Fred Roos, Harry Dean, Brando, Liz and pals

    This is an edited podcast from 2024 where we spoke to the recently departed film producer Fred Roos. A close friend to Luana Anders, our moderator on the flipside, Jennifer had no idea who we were interviewing until midway through the podcast. Fred had messages for many of his close friends, and…

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  36. Hacking the Afterlife BEST OF w Jennifer, Luana, Prince, Brian Wilson, Aretha, Beethoven, Shakespeare and friends

    Something a little different - I took three podcasts and cut them together - so there are no seques or the usual introductions or conversational tidbits we normally do. I've got so much of these, and this is an hour taken from three different podcasts. One includes Prince and Brian Wilson, along...

  37. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, ghosts of Paris and Amelia Earhart

    Jennifer and I are getting ready to film a segment at Beyond Belief about all the research regarding Amelia Earhart - so I pulled this file from three years ago to demonstrate that every time Amelia Earhart shows up - she's outside of time as we understand it. Can answer questions about her path...

  38. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Rich Martini, Luana Anders, Steve Jobs & Coleman Hough

    Jennifer Shaffer is a medium/intuitive who works with members of law enforcement nationwide, including agents from the FBI, NYPD and LAPD. We met ten years ago and began a conversation that has continued undaunted onto this podcast. I'm a filmmaker, author who has written 13 books about the...

  39. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana, Kobe, JFK jr, Maverick, Carolyn and Oprah

    As usual, another mind bending session. It begins with a visit from Kobe, who mentions some of the work that Jennifer has been doing with his family. I asked him some questions about his observations of watching NBA players, and he says he plays an active role in terms of helping those who are…

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  40. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer REDUX with Luana, Jimmy Carter, Elvis and pals

    HERE'S A PODCAST FROM A YEAR AGO - 2025... LAST YEAR'S Happy New Year! Well no time like the present to kick off the new year with a mind bending podcast courtesy of Jennifer Shaffer and Rich Martini. Jennifer's web page JenniferShaffer.com has links to her "Uncorked" events, or to book with her...

  41. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Amelia Earhart, Hira New Year Revolutions!

    Happy New Year! Jennifer and I chat about the upcoming New Year, about pets in the afterlife. Also a visit from Amelia Earhart prior to my going on Coast to Coast to talk about the new book SHE WAS NEVER LOST: THE AMELIA EARHART SAGA. George's mom stopped by (she's still on the planet, but his...

  42. Hacking the Afterlife Holiday Edition; Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders talk to people offstage about the coming year!

    Welcome to the podcast Hacking the Afterlife. I tend to put information here that gives context to the podcast. In that vein, for those unfamiliar with what we're doing: At what point in time is it okay to ask recently deceased people questions on the flipside? When is too soon? When is it...

  43. HACKING THE AFTERLIFE with Jennifer Shaffer, Frank Gehry, Luana Anders, John Lennon, Elvis

    Some years ago, when Jonathan Krane was producing my films and married to the Oscar nominated actress Sally Kellerman - who was Luana Anders closest pal on the planet - my wife and I had a Christmas dinner at Sally and Jonathan's home. Frank Gehry was there - by himself, so my wife and I, both...

  44. HACKING THE AFTERLIFE with Jennifer Shaffer, Eddie Hassell, Classrooms in the Afterlife, SANTA

    As always, the podcast is around whatever topic that Luana Anders, our moderator on the Flipside wants to discuss. In this case, it was about how to modify stress, how to change the paradigm, and most importantly, to talk about Santa. I make a joke about how you never see Santa and Satan in the...

  45. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Prince, Robert Towne, Robin, Fred Roos

    Another mind bending podcast. #Prince #Hira #RobertTowne #RobinWilliams #FredRoos Jennifer begins the podcast talking about a kitty she's rescued and what she's going to name it. Robert Towne's dog Hira stopped by - often does when it comes to animals - and we asked him about how the cat found...

  46. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Kobe Bryant, Jesus and friends

    We weren't able to do a podcast tonight, "unforeseen circumstances" (isn't that funny for a podcast where we talk to the afterlife?) - but am rerunning one of our most popular podcasts, with the additional opening and subtitles, so people can "sing along with us." Just kidding. Here's the…

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  47. HACKING THE AFTERLIFE with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Prince and President Kennedy

    Another mind bending podcast. In this case, Luana brought JFK forward to chat with us about a number of things. Including a conversation I had with him yesterday via a guided meditation. I ask as many questions as I could think of - and I'm happy to report that he's still the charming fellow he…

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  48. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Robert Towne and his dog Hira and pal Jeanne

    It's the "Day of the Doorway" podcast. Jennifer begins by talking about some of the incredible things happening in her world, the Fox TV show they're making that Jessica Alba is producing, and the unusual events that have happened in the past around her "Day of the Dead." As we like to point out;...

  49. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Luana Anders, Lisa Marie Presley, her dad, Prince, Bill Paxton

    Another mind bending session if only because of the scope of the conversations. We begin with our usual catching up - Jennifer is doing her "Wine and Spirits" events in Manhattan Beach, and I've been doing guided meditations with people (she's at JENNIFERSHAFFER.COM) and I'm at RICHARDMARTINI.COM...

  50. Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Kobe Bryant, John Candy, John Hughes, Luana Anders

    I happen to catch the "I like me" documentary about #JohnCandy on Netflix, directed by Colin Hanks. It's a wonderful trip down memory lane. In my case, I studied at Second City in Chicago (took classes for a semester) before I moved to LA. I joined a group of improv actors in the Harvey Lembeck...

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Hacking the Afterlife podcast. Jennifer Shaffer works as a medium/intuitive and helps law enforcement agencies nationwide with missing person cases. Richard Martini is a best selling (kindle in their genre) author of books about the Flipside. They met 8 years ago, and have been filming their conversations weekly, the past two years on this podcast

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How many episodes does Hacking The Afterlife podcast have?

Hacking The Afterlife podcast has 299 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on November 5, 2026.

What is Hacking The Afterlife podcast about?

Hacking the Afterlife podcast. Jennifer Shaffer works as a medium/intuitive and helps law enforcement agencies nationwide with missing person cases. Richard Martini is a best selling (kindle in their genre) author of books about the Flipside. They met 8 years ago, and have been filming their...

How often does Hacking The Afterlife podcast release new episodes?

Hacking The Afterlife podcast publishes weekly, based on its 299 episodes since March 2020.

Who hosts Hacking The Afterlife podcast?

Hacking The Afterlife podcast is created and hosted by richardmartini.
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