2025 Episodes
Episode 226
May 14, 2025
This week we have a subject request from Kala's mama! Annapolis, Maryland, was founded in 1649. This makes it over 375 years old. An old town has a lot of history, and that history can include ghost stories and local legends. Kala talks about three different locations in this Maryland city that are known by the locals to be a little spooky!
The Middleton Tavern dates back to 1740 and is believed to be haunted by a few different ghosts. One has been spotted in the dining rooms on the first floor and wears Revolutionary War-era clothing, peeking out the window toward the water. Other haunting reports here include shadowy figures, furniture that moves by itself, wall lanterns that turn upside down, and dinnerware getting thrown around. It's a server's worst nightmare.
People staying overnight at the Governor Calvert House have reported many sightings of otherworldly spirits, but no stories are as creepy as the stories of their ghost who sticks around just because he likes to watch people undress. *blech*
And one local legend will definitely send chills up your spine: The Headless Ghost of Cornhill Street. After being murdered by his younger brother, this apparition now wanders the street looking for anyone to help him find his missing appendage.
Maryland is known for its rich history and many haunted locations, and these stories are just more proof that we need to plan a trip out to the East Coast!
Episode 225: A doll FULL of DEMONS? No thank you...
May 28, 2025
Have you heard the latest controversy rocking the paranormal world? SOMEONE LOST ANNABELLE!
Well, allegedly.
TikTok and other social media platforms are buzzing with claims that the infamous haunted doll has mysteriously vanished while on her U.S. tour. And wherever she’s been, chaos seems to follow—fires, escaped convicts, and some seriously bad luck. Meanwhile, the person currently in possession of Annabelle (haha, puns) swears she’s never left his sight, but the internet remains skeptical. If only she could use her supernatural powers for good instead of… whatever this is.
Curious about what’s actually going on with Annabelle but don’t want to wade through endless articles and speculation? Good news—Brittany did all the research so you don’t have to! Tune in this week to get the full breakdown on the eerie rumors, the strange events linked to Annabelle, and whether there’s more to this mystery than meets the eye.
Episode 224: Who you gonna call? Dan Aykroyd
May 21, 2025
Are you involved in a family business? So is the famous actor Dan Aykroyd! But his family business has nothing to do with Hollywood, and everything to do with the supernatural. It turns out all that ghost hunting jargon used in the Ghostbusters movies comes from a place of experience. Beginning with his great-grandfather, members of the Aykroyd family have been communicating with spirits since the early 1900s. Now Dan his continuing on his family legacy, using his fame to bring their research to the public! This is a family we'd love to hang out with.
Episode 223: Ooh-wee-ooh, I look just like Buddy Holly
May 14, 2025
We're still coming down from the Homegrown Music Festival high, so let's keep things rolling with some haunted music venues. This week Kala's got 5 haunted venues from around the United States:
House of Blues (Chicago, Illinois)
Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee)
The Rave/Eagles Club (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
The Rapids Theater (Niagara Falls, New York)
Roseland Theater (Portland, Oregon)
While some seem to have more "proof" than others, all five venues have stories from staff and music lovers with paranormal encounters. Have you seen anything at these locations? Do you have a favorite music venue with ghosts of its own? Let us know! If there's anything we love more than the supernatural, it's local music!
Episode 222: Stay Out of the Forest
May 7, 2025
You’ve heard of the Bermuda Triangle and the Alaska Triangle, but did you know there’s a Bennington Triangle?
In Southwestern Vermont, a string of mysterious disappearances happened between 1945 and 1950. With very few pieces of evidence, these disappearances remain unsolved.
Could it be a portal, a Sasquatch-like creature, or Aliens? The disappearances have stopped, so this may forever remain unsolved!
So while the Bermuda triangle got a lot of airtime during the 90s, perhaps, the polygon we should have feared most was in our own backyard… or, you know, in Vermont.
Episode 221: Aren't we all a little Grumpy Man?
April 30, 2025
This week we have two locations with very similar names. Inspired by her recent trip to the UK, Kala talks about The Golden Fleece in York. This old building is one of the most haunted inns in York, and the ghosts like to move furniture in the middle of the night. How annoying. And that brought her to The Golden Lamb in Ohio, where a man accidentally died after trying to show how someone could accidentally set off a gun… by accidentally setting off a gun into his stomach. How annoying. These are come certified baaaaaa-d ass hauntings. 🤣
Episode 220: Call the Exorcist, Uncle Todd's ghost needs a girlfriend
April 23, 2025
When people think of ghost stories, they usually think of specific time periods. For example, the mid to late 19th century, when spiritualism was at its peak. Or the 70s and 80s, when Satanic Panic was spreading. But what if we told you that ghost stories go back much further than that?
Brittany is about to tell you all some ancient ghost stories, and these stories are creepy! This is just further evidence that belief in the paranormal is nothing new... It's very, very old.
Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there. Just ask Dr. Finkel..
Episode 219: Drink up, Witches!
April 16, 2025
We're talking about two of Kala's favorite subjects this week: witches and beer. For thousands of years, the process of creating beer and other fermented beverages was a household task, and so it was mostly done by women. By the middle ages, these women (called brewsters or alewives) were taking that excess foamy, golden liquid and selling it in the local market places! #GirlBoss But eventually the men weren't as excited about their success, and that's when things started to go downhill. How does this relate to witches, you might ask? I guess you'll have to listen to find out.
Episode 218: I'm not SUPERstitious, I'm just a little stitious
April 9, 2025
Our story this week is a drama nerd's dream! 🎭 Brittany is diving headfirst into the world of theater superstitions. Thespians have always been dramatic (pun intended), and what brings more drama than whispered rumors of potential tragedy? So if you're going to be working on a stage production, be ready to hear all about what you can (and more importantly, CAN'T) do.
Don't tell someone 'good luck.'
Never leave the theater entirely dark.
Learn what words to avoid.
The list goes on and on...
Episode 217: Conspiracy theorists always be conspiracy theorizing
April 2, 2025
We’re heading in a new direction this week and exploring conspiracy theories! Let’s start with the “mother of all conspiracy theories” and have Kala tell you all about the JFK assassination. Well, not all about it. This goes so deep that it would take too long. So instead she’s gonna tell you a lot about the JFK assassination. The 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, was shot in Dallas over 60 years ago. Theories have swirled around this national tragedy for decades. Though the official report said it was the fault of a lone gunman, the public is not so convinced. Was it the CIA? The mafia? The Secret Service? The Vice President?
Take a listen and let us know what you think! Editor's Note: That episode of Bones that Brittany was talking about was The Proof in the Pudding | Season 5, Episode 12
Episode 216: Friend Soup
March 26, 2025
This week Brittany is going to tell you all about the Dauphine Orleans Hotel in the New Orleans French Quarter. Considered one of the most haunted places to stay in the state, this hotel has been crafted from a number of historical buildings. As a result, a wide variety of ghosts haunt the location. Will you encounter the ghostly bride? The long-gone soldier? Will you catch an apparition in the square? Or will you see something move on its own in the bar? If the reviews are correct, you’re definitely going to see something! Alternate titles that were considered:
Episode 216: Two men in a tub
Episode 216: Ghosts are friendly, reasonable parking rates.
Episode 215: Smelly rooms and bad vibes
March 19, 2025
This week Kala's going to tell us all about the Magnolia Hotel in Seguin, Texas. Built in the mid-1800s as a two-room log cabin. It quickly became a hotel, stagecoach stop, and social hub of the area. The building had been in poor repair for a number of years, but in the last decade, new owners have started to fix it up as a nice Bed & Breakfast AND a haunted tour spot. There are many newspaper and magazine articles as well as social media posts where people recount the many paranormal encounters they experienced in the building. It's been visited by Watcher's Ghost Files, The Daytripper, Ghost Brothers, and many more! While there are many skeptics who believe the owners might be ramping things up for publicity, with this many first-hand accounts, we have to believe there's SOMETHING spooky going on here.
Episode 214: The Swedish Chef explains glitches in the Matrix
March 12, 2025
This week Brittany is bringing you the story of the Vardøger - a kind of spirit or paranormal experience (depending on who you ask). Often confused with things like déjà vu, it makes you feel like you experienced something before it happens! It’s described as a precursor spirit. It imitates an individual’s actions, characteristics, and even physical appearance before their actual arrival. Have you ever heard your partner walk into a room and turn on the TV? But when you go into the room, they’re not there and the TV is off? And then 15 minutes later they come home and turn on the TV? You might have been Vardøger-ed. It sounds pretty harmless, but we’re pretty sure it’s an experience that would be very creepy if it happened to you.
Episode 213: Don't fjord the river, okay?
March 5, 2025
Have you ever heard a local legend that grows so wildly over time that no one knows its origins? That's what we're talking about this week with the legend of Char Man in the Ojai Valley in California. While most of the origin stories seem to be born from the horrific 1948 wildfire, the story of why Char Man exists varies from tale to tale. The one thing they can seem to agree on is that there is the ghost of a strange man who chases the locals away from his bridge due to some tragedy in his life.
But is this really a ghost? Or a local hermit who just wants teenagers to leave his property alone? Or is there an even sadder tale at work here?
Episode 212: Boys Night! Boys Night! Boys Night!
February 26, 2025
We’re discussing The Olde Pink House in Savannah, GA this week. This extremely popular restaurant exists in a building that has been around for over 250 years. And it’s collected some ghosts along the way, most of which seem to be the family that lived there even before the American Revolution.
Who will you encounter if you decide to pop in for an evening of enjoyment? The Revolutionary War soldier? The bitter woman who wants you to get out of her bathroom? The children running amok in the basement? Better stop by and find out!Editor's Note: I wanted to call this one Episode 212: You know what they say… with great power comes great opportunities to use the free labor of enslaved individuals to continue to grow one's own wealth through a variety of business ventures.
But it was simply too long.
Episode 211: The Devil’s Lettuce
February 19, 2025
Thank you very much to Kortenie for the listener request this week! Kala's going to tell you all about Devil's Island in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Some say that Casper Henneberry, a resident of Devils Island, saw the Devil in the form of a halibut. Yup. You read that right... Devil Fish. The next day, he was found drowned. There have also been reports of ghostly apparitions, strange fires, and other unexplained phenomena.
It turns out this isn't the only location in Halifax Harbor with strange occurances. McNabs Island has a bunch of strange local legends associated with the land. And St. Paul's Church has an odd anomaly in one of its windows.
Is this Canadian town cursed? Is it just so old that it can't help but have a few ghosts? Are we really buying the story about the Devil Fish? Guess you'll have to listen to find out!
Episode 210: Everybody be giving Shirley side-eye!
February 12, 2025
Are you ready for a story that’s sure to shiver your timbers? We hope so! Because Brittany is about to tell you all about the Battersea Poltergeist. In the 1950s, a family in Battersea, London began experiencing strange noises, flying objects, and unexplained fires. Yeah. That’s right. More fires. This ghost (who the family named Donald) became BIG NEWS in the UK and was even discussed in Parliament.
But was it real? Or the imaginings of a teenage girl? Considering this took away more than a decade of her life, we’re tempted to believe her.
Episode 209: Wisconsin! Stop setting everything on fire!
February 5, 2025
Thank you for celebrating our 4 year podiversary with us!
This is our first episode with our new format, and Kala is talking all about haunted roads in the state of Wisconsin. One of the most famous legends is that of The Phantom Hitchhiker of Hwy 12 in Baraboo. He's been seen many times by drivers late at night. No one knows who he is or why he's there. And if you see him once, it's likely you'll see him again just a few miles down the road. Other spooky stretches of pavement include:
The Jogger and the Ghosts Cats of Jay Road
The strange phenomena on Callan Road (AKA Witch Road) near Fond du Lac in Rosendale
Spirits of roadkill on Paradise Road in Jefferson
Old Man Weary, Spectral Cars, and other unexplained occurrences on Weary Road near Evansville
This episode is sure to make you question your next midwest road trip. This leaves us wondering why Wisconsin has so many spooky roads? Is it the only state like this, or is there more to worry about when travelling across the country?
Episode 208: Jack the Ripper
January 29, 2025
We're wrapping up 2025 True Crime January with Jack the Ripper, one of the biggest unknowns in the genre. And we've got a special guest joining us for the occasion: Sean Moria! That's right, Kala's husband hopped in the studio to discuss the unidentified serial killer who terrorized the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. Considered one of the greatest mysteries of the past, Jack the Ripper has inspired many shows, movies, and music in pop culture (including Sean's band Gnarwals).
Is the identity of the killer the only mystery here? Or have these tragic events brought about some of the ghosts who wander the London streets?
Important Timestamps:
When Brittany starts her story (we've got a decently long intro this week): 7:30 or possibly 12:04
When Kala starts her story (skip the True Crime bits): 51:00 or possibly 55:30Episode 207: Fox Hollow Farm
January 22, 2025
We're continuing our True Crime January with the location known as Fox Hollow Farm, formerly owned by the infamous serial killer Herb Baumeister. Baumeister, despite appearing to be an average family-minded businessman, murdered several men and disposed of their bodies right in the yard where his children played. When it seemed he was going to be caught, he left and took his own life.
The tragedies he inflicted have left people to believe that the land he owned is now haunted, but there doesn’t seem to be much evidence to support it. So is it actually haunted and the ghosts just aren’t showing themselves? Or is this human nature to apply the paranormal to a place of darkness? And that’s the case, why do we do it? Episode 206: Los Feliz Murder House
January 15, 2025
We’re in our third week of True Crime January, and we’re covering the Los Feliz Murder House. In 1959, a doctor murdered his wife, attacked his child, and then took his own life. And the house has been cursed ever since! Or has it? Decades of the home sitting seemingly unused has led to urban legends and ghost stories.
But is there any truth behind these tales? Or is it just the wild imagination of a community still unable to understand the tragedy?
For more information, check the AMAZING docu-pod: thelosfelizmurdermansion.comEpisode 205: Lizzie Borden took an axe...
January 8, 2025
For our second week of True Crime January, we are covering one of the most infamous murder cases in United States history. The Borden Murders of 1892 resulted in the notorious trial of Lizzie Borden. Even though she was acquitted of the crimes, a nursery rhyme asserting that she killed her father and stepmother followed her for the rest of her life and decades after her passing. And it seems like this infamy may be feeding the haunting in not one, but TWO locations!
Does her ghost really hop between the two homes? Or do people just want to believe there is a ghost because of this heinousness of the crime?Episode 204: Hiding from ghosts behind sofas
January 1, 2025
Happy True Crime January!
This week, we are talking about The Cecil Hotel, which has... let's say... not the best history when it comes to the folks who have stayed there. But is it HAUNTED? A certain ghost TV show host by the name of Bagans-Liar-Liar-Pants-On-Fire certainly thinks it is, but let's see what Kala has to say about it.
Editor's Note: The John Cusack movie is 1408, not 1308. I knew it sounded off...