Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal

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What's Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal about?

Jason Horton & Rebecca Leib discuss and explore some of the most mysterious and interesting events in history. Take a trip to haunted hotels, abandoned malls, deserted amusement parks, paranormal experiences, infamous true crimes, and weird historical and cultural events. This is Ghost Town.
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12.01.2023

A restaurant in Japan raises awareness by getting your orders intentionally wrong. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/47yqfnH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal episodes:

12.01.2023 The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders (GT Mini) A restaurant in Japan raises awareness by getting your orders intentionally wrong. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/47yqfnH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.29.2023 289: The Starvation Doctor A doctor kills her patients with very dangerous treatments in the early 1900s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3Gi8YDg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.24.2023 The Kid Nation Controversy (GT Mini) A reality tv show crosses the line in 2007. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3QPwegL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.22.2023 288: The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Disaster A holiday tradition takes a dangerous turn in 1997. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3sFYWZs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.17.2023 The Great Lego Spill (GT Mini) A 1997 ecological disaster still looms off the coast of England. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/47B2zP9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.15.2023 287: The Chameleon A professional con man impersonated his way through the 1990s and 2000s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/49x1YQo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.10.2023 The Supertrain Disaster (GT Mini) A television show goes off the rails in 1979. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3SwDj8r Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.08.2023 286: The Rolex Killer A murderous con man runs out of time in the 1990s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3MvYwf9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.03.2023 The Lost Temple University Cemetery (GT Mini) A cemetery gets lost at sea in 1950s Philadelphia. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3Qir9NL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.01.2023 285: The Death of Polly Pastori A break in a 2002 murder case surfaces quite literally in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/49ggH2b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10.27.2023 284: The Notorious Chateau Marmont: Hollywood Ghosts (Part 3) The final chapter in the Chateau anthology, complete with a seance in Room 15. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Patti Negri is a Psychic-Medium and "Good Witch" from Travel Channel & ...
10.25.2023 283: The Notorious Chateau Marmont: Marmontophilia (Part 2) The dark history of Hollywood's most notorious hotel gets even darker as it solidifies itself in its infamy. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Shawn Levy is the bestselling author of The ...
10.20.2023 282: The Notorious Chateau Marmont: The Castle On the Hill (Part 1) Check in to one of Hollywood's most infamous hotels with part 1 of a 3-part series on the historic Chateau Marmont hotel. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Guest produced by Brian ...
10.19.2023 Ghost Town Presents: The Notorious Chateau Marmont This Halloween, take a trip to one of Hollywood's most infamous hotels: The Chateau Marmont. In this 3 part special, we discuss the dark history of one of LA's most exclusive landmarks with in-depth interviews with those who knew it ...
10.18.2023 281: The Haunted Hotel del Salto The dark history of Columbia's most haunted hotel. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/46Qm0mJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10.17.2023 Listen Now: MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries Follow MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge the first 8 episodes, early and ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today. The human body is a miracle. But when it’s not working, it ...
10.13.2023 The Brave Red Maiden Costume (GT Mini) A Halloween costume backfires in 2018. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3tmmnHn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10.11.2023 280: The Dark History of the Palais Garnier A notorious opera house in Paris inspires a phantom. The Successful Failure Podcast: https://bit.ly/3rO7Io0 More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/45khMCW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10.06.2023 Thursday of the Dead (GT Mini) This female-centric celebration of the dead goes all the way back to the 12th century. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3LQRQHX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10.04.2023 279: Return to the Haunted Whaley House One of the most haunted homes on earth lies in the heart of San Diego. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/48zxFbo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
09.29.2023 The Pan Am First Moon Flights Club (GT Mini) An airline offers flights to the moon in 1968. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3rp8Vlx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
09.27.2023 278: The George Psalmanazar Hoax A mysterious explorer dupes 18th-century London. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3PTZ94f Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
09.22.2023 Woops!: The Post Apocalyptic TV Disaster (GT Mini) A post-apocalyptic sitcom doesn't survive the fallout in 1992. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/44WrKtS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
09.20.2023 277: The First Space Crime An intergalactic fraud makes waves in 2019. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3PsyABK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
09.15.2023 The Hollinwell Mystery (GT Mini) In July 1980, an unexplained illness overtook a yearly musical event that remains unexplained to this day. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/36D3ox4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
09.13.2023 276: The Twisted Triangle of Pattie Boyd The dark history of a rock n roll muse makes her mark in the late 1960s & 1970s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3LhzNKX Learn more about your ad choices. ...
09.08.2023 The Cabbage Patch Snacktime Disaster (GT Mini) A popular kids toy comes with an unexpected and terrifying feature in 1996. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/486m9Ur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
09.06.2023 275: The Ouija Board Murder A supernatural murder plot makes waves in 1920s Buffalo, NY. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3EwPc60 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
09.01.2023 Edison’s Food Machine (GT Mini) A hoax causes a food based stir on April Fools Day, 1873. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/47UdjZW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.30.2023 274: The Kidnapping of Kevyn Wynn A high profile kidnapping rocks Las Vegas in 1993. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3QS1sWl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.25.2023 The Kingdom of Talossa (GT Mini) A recognized nation born in 1979 Milwaukee lives on. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3YWgoos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.23.2023 273: The Yoga To The People Cult A popular yoga studio becomes a hotbed of crime and cult-like behavior. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3YIaPcW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.18.2023 Cave of the Hanging Snakes (GT Mini) A cave near Cancun has dangerous and deadly inhabitants. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/45z6T0C Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.16.2023 272: The Strip Search McDonalds Phone Scam A serial phone call scam terrorized fast food restaurants in the 90s and 2000s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3s8wOxI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.11.2023 An LA Minute Fraud (GT Mini) A film director's criminal activity proves to be more interesting than the movies he makes. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3QxMd4E Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.09.2023 271: The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death Crime based dollhouses pioneer the forensic science field. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3QBVPvq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.04.2023 The Barbie Hack (GT Mini) A toy hacking made waves with the press and consumers alike in 1993. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3OikemR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
08.02.2023 270: The Murder of Jill Dando The 1999 murder of a beloved newscaster is one of the UK's most baffling crimes. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3O462h5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
07.28.2023 The Strange History of Grimace (GT Mini) This high profile McDonald's mascot has an interesting past. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3pZkMWH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
07.26.2023 269: Haunted Franklin Castle Ohio's most haunted home boasts many terrifying tales. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3rCeTz4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
07.21.2023 The Dress (GT Mini) The 2015 viral phenomenon has a dark update. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/44TFplI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
07.19.2023 268: The Kubrick Conman One man's elaborate con successfully involved impersonating director Stanley Kubrick in the 1990s. Check out Ghost Town on Podurama! Calm History: https://www.calmhistory.com More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3rqK3Jy Learn more ...
07.14.2023 The Sbarro Crime Connection (GT Mini) A popular pizza chain has a connection to organized crime in 1980. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3JWrweO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
07.12.2023 267: The Coleman Family Murders The 2009 murder of a Columbia, Illinois family had ties to a high profile Evangelical community. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/3XLMItE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
07.07.2023 The Expected One (GT Mini) A painting from 1860 indicates time travel might just be real. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3PKfgBK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
07.05.2023 266: The Source Family Cult A new age health based commune makes waves in 1970s Southern California. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3DeSvyt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
06.30.2023 The Ghost Blimp (GT Mini) A crew vanishes mid-flight on a Navy blimp in 1942. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/46qOS5x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
06.28.2023 265: The Chocolate Candy Murders A candy calling card lead to murder in 1898 Delaware. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3XogMuS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
06.23.2023 The Big Grey Man (GT Mini) Lore of a creature terrorizes mountain climbers in Scotland. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3CEXzvB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
06.21.2023 264: The Just Do It Murders The iconic 1988 Nike slogan got its inspiration from a dark and unexpected source. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https;//www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3CAnjJr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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