<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/questionsthatwontleave/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[The Questions That Won't Leave Us Alone]]></title><podcast:guid>8bfefbf5-27b2-5027-9d5c-d59cc331197a</podcast:guid><lastBuildDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 Erika Celeste]]></copyright><managingEditor>Erika Celeste</managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A podcast about the questions humans have been asking for thousands of years. 

Some questions  just refuse to stay quiet.

What happens when we die?
Can love be measured?
Does consciousness exist outside the body?
Why do smart people sometimes fall victim to con artists?
Just how far can positive thinking go to change our lives?

And what if the answers to some of our biggest mysteries are stranger—and more fascinating than we ever imagined?

Welcome to The Questions That Won’t Leave Us Alone, a podcast for the curious, the skeptical, the believers, and anyone who has ever looked at the world and thought, Wait… but what if?

Hosted by award-winning journalist and storyteller Erika Celeste, this is where we explore the questions that sit at the edges of what we know and refuse to let them go.

Episodes dive into mysteries surrounding everything from death and the afterlife, to consciousness, unexplained phenomena, extraordinary human experiences, and the nature of existence itself.

But this isn't about telling you what to believe. It’s about asking better questions.

Erika brings her decades of experience as a journalist and storyteller to conversations with fascinating  experiencers, experts, and people whose stories challenge everything we thought we understood.

We’ll examine extraordinary claims without automatically accepting them, question conventional explanations without automatically rejecting them, and follow the evidence down rabbit holes wherever they may lead.

Because some of the most interesting questions don't have easy answers.

Come curious. Stay skeptical. Keep an open mind.

Because the biggest mysteries aren't always the ones with answers.

Sometimes, they're The Questions That Won't Leave Us Alone.]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/625ed1d7-a723-4e2c-a5a5-c0af616804e3/Erika-Celeste-Captivate-3000x3000-under512KB.jpg</url><title>The Questions That Won&apos;t Leave Us Alone</title><link><![CDATA[https://questionsthatwontleave.captivate.fm]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/625ed1d7-a723-4e2c-a5a5-c0af616804e3/Erika-Celeste-Captivate-3000x3000-under512KB.jpg"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Erika Celeste</itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author>Erika Celeste</itunes:author><description>A podcast about the questions humans have been asking for thousands of years. 

Some questions  just refuse to stay quiet.

What happens when we die?
Can love be measured?
Does consciousness exist outside the body?
Why do smart people sometimes fall victim to con artists?
Just how far can positive thinking go to change our lives?

And what if the answers to some of our biggest mysteries are stranger—and more fascinating than we ever imagined?

Welcome to The Questions That Won’t Leave Us Alone, a podcast for the curious, the skeptical, the believers, and anyone who has ever looked at the world and thought, Wait… but what if?

Hosted by award-winning journalist and storyteller Erika Celeste, this is where we explore the questions that sit at the edges of what we know and refuse to let them go.

Episodes dive into mysteries surrounding everything from death and the afterlife, to consciousness, unexplained phenomena, extraordinary human experiences, and the nature of existence itself.

But this isn&apos;t about telling you what to believe. It’s about asking better questions.

Erika brings her decades of experience as a journalist and storyteller to conversations with fascinating  experiencers, experts, and people whose stories challenge everything we thought we understood.

We’ll examine extraordinary claims without automatically accepting them, question conventional explanations without automatically rejecting them, and follow the evidence down rabbit holes wherever they may lead.

Because some of the most interesting questions don&apos;t have easy answers.

Come curious. Stay skeptical. Keep an open mind.

Because the biggest mysteries aren&apos;t always the ones with answers.

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