According to Jesse Walker -- government agencies, media outlets and individuals develop conspiracy theories, both to fill in the blanks of missing data and to suit their individual political biases -- from alleged Russian hacking to secret societies.

What's more American than a conspiracy theory? Jesse Walker of Reason Magazine examines the role of paranoia in American history. Finding it a kind of folklore, Walker explores what these plotlines say about the country's basic beliefs and fears.

In part 2 of Native American Elementals, the investigative team at Native Paranormal discuss some of the potential hazards that untrained investigators face when tracking elementals -- most are mischievous but know no boundaries with living humans.

Nature spirits, aka "Elementals", can be found in trees, rivers, plants, mountains, and minerals. They attach themselves to nature's natural elements. And according to the investigators at Native Paranormal Seekers, they are also drawn to the living!

Mike Stevenson proudly assumes the designated role of Gatekeeper to the deceased occupants of the Worthington House -- a Maryland mansion built in 1841 by Captain John Worthington, a wealthy Quaker landowner.

What if there is an underlying reason for all the chaos, anger and violence that has overcome the globe? In the early 90s, Lindy Baker, gifted clairvoyant psychic, had visions of what her guides called Karmic Dissipation -the black hole for karma.

The voice of a skeptic is a matter of perspective: is the voice you hear an external one, such as that from Dr Bryan Farha, or is it a voice that represents our own duality -- best described by the yin and yang of Chinese philosophy?

Can the scientific community reconcile with the "sixth sense"? The sixth sense, aka intuition, collects information is its most raw form (unlike the other 5 senses) and must not be filtered by "thinking" the answer. Dr Bryan Farha, skeptic, weighs in

Claims of life after death and psychic ability is often dismissed as "pseudoscience". But to parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach, the only way to know is through the exploration of unusual experiences and exceptional phenomena in a laboratory environment.

Do humans all too often see what they want to see and hear what hey want to hear when it comes to paranormal phenomenon? According to parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach, many skeptics are just as guilty of doing this as some paranormal investigators.