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Episode 131- A Practical Joke and a Tyrannical Governer
Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. This week, is opening week and we're looking at ghosts! We're 4 days in, and looking at haunted places from around the world! Today, we're off to South Africa to look at the oldest castle in the country, the Castle of Good Hope. First built in 1652, the castle has seen renovations and even a move throughout the years. After being occupied by the Dutch and English during wartime, the ghosts that haunt this place range from kind to troublesome. Who built the Castle of Good Hope? What ghosts appear there? How does a castle just move? Listen in to hear all the theories!
Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod
References for the episode:
“De Buys Genealogy: Governor Van Noodt’s Mysterious Death!” De Buys Genealogy, https://debuys.blogspot.com/2011/12/governor-van-noodts-mysterious-death.html. Accessed 12 Sept. 2024.
Haritakurdu. “Castle Of Good Hope — Steemit.” Steemit, https://steemit.com/travelfeed/@haritakurdu/castle-of-good-hope. Accessed 12 Sept. 2024.
SiyakhaBotha. “The Haunting of Cape Town’s Castle of Good Hope.” Reddit, https://www.reddit.com/r/DownSouth/comments/193cgtw/the_haunting_of_cape_towns_castle_of_good_hope/. Accessed 12 Sept. 2024.
Sonja. “Castle of Good Hope - The Little House of Horrors.” The Little House of Horrors, 15 Nov. 2020, https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/castle-of-good-hope/.
Tracy. “South African Ghost Stories – Cape Town Castle | Tracyloveshistory.” Tracyloveshistory, 18 May 2012, https://tracyloveshistory.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/south-african-ghost-stories-cape-town-castle/.
You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!
Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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By Glen KennellyWelcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. This week, is opening week and we're looking at ghosts! We're 4 days in, and looking at haunted places from around the world! Today, we're off to South Africa to look at the oldest castle in the country, the Castle of Good Hope. First built in 1652, the castle has seen renovations and even a move throughout the years. After being occupied by the Dutch and English during wartime, the ghosts that haunt this place range from kind to troublesome. Who built the Castle of Good Hope? What ghosts appear there? How does a castle just move? Listen in to hear all the theories!
Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod
References for the episode:
“De Buys Genealogy: Governor Van Noodt’s Mysterious Death!” De Buys Genealogy, https://debuys.blogspot.com/2011/12/governor-van-noodts-mysterious-death.html. Accessed 12 Sept. 2024.
Haritakurdu. “Castle Of Good Hope — Steemit.” Steemit, https://steemit.com/travelfeed/@haritakurdu/castle-of-good-hope. Accessed 12 Sept. 2024.
SiyakhaBotha. “The Haunting of Cape Town’s Castle of Good Hope.” Reddit, https://www.reddit.com/r/DownSouth/comments/193cgtw/the_haunting_of_cape_towns_castle_of_good_hope/. Accessed 12 Sept. 2024.
Sonja. “Castle of Good Hope - The Little House of Horrors.” The Little House of Horrors, 15 Nov. 2020, https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/castle-of-good-hope/.
Tracy. “South African Ghost Stories – Cape Town Castle | Tracyloveshistory.” Tracyloveshistory, 18 May 2012, https://tracyloveshistory.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/south-african-ghost-stories-cape-town-castle/.
You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!
Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.