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Every year the President of The United States gives a speech on the intended
direction of the nation and goals that are hoped to be achieved. Just as POTUS
pontificates on the possibilities of the upcoming year, Jim Malliard muses over the
mysterious and the direction of the unusual in his Paranormal State of The Union.
A topic and question that is a frequently discussed on this show is the future
of paranormal investigations. The early-mid to late 00s so the rise of paranormal
investigations in popular culture with many shows exploding on to the scene;
drawing huge views, fan-bases, the creation of larger than life personalities, and a
new found infatuation with the ethereal that had not been seen since the likes of
Victorian era parlor days. However, like most trends (like it or not, there is no
denying that the paranormal search wave was in fact a trend) it eventually waned
into an existence that is more hum drum now than exhilarating. Even those of us
that have had a lifetime interest…
