Larry Arnold is regarded by many as the world’s expert on spontaneous human combustion (SHC) and, consequently, by others as a “mystery monger” and “world-class fool." After leaving Lafayette College and a brief career in electrical engineering, Arnold founded PSI: ParaScience International in 1976 to pursue the exploration of Fortean anomalies and consciousness. His controversial article published in August 1978, titled “Meltdown…at TMI-2” would 8 months later be termed “uncannily accurate” by The Philadelphia Inquirer in presaging the future of that nuclear power plant's "impossible" Class IX meltdown near his home.An author of four pioneering books – "The Parapsychological Impact of the Accident at Three Mile Island" (1980), "The Reiki Handbook" (1982), and "ABLAZE! The Mysterious Fires of Spontaneous Human Combustion" (1995) translated into Japanese (1998). He has also had articles published in, among others, Fate; Fortean Times (United Kingdom); INFO Journal; Life; Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators (PAAI) Newsletter; Pennsylvania Magazine; Pursuit (Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained); Esotera (Germany); Science Digest; Seeing Journal; Rainbows; Susquehanna Monthly Magazine; UFO Annual, UFO Report, and UFO Universe.
He has been a guest on hundreds of radio and internet-radio programs and a number of radio and TV shows that include provocative radio host Howard Stern. He has also delivered lectures at a number of colleges and universities.
As of 2023, "The Unexplained Files" SHC episode was considered the most-aired of all Science Channel programming.
His "unofficial" website is www.ParaScience.com
Our cohost is Tim Swartz.
Recording Date (including After The Paracast):
Monday, June 16th at 2:00 PM (5:00 PM Eastern)
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Broadcast and Streaming Date:
June 22, 2025