Spoop Hour

Celebrate one full year of spoopin' it up with our anniversary episode! We test how well we know each other after one year of podcasting/14 years of friendship and recount our anniversary ghost tour of Old Town Alexandria (including the Female Stranger, the tale of Short Jack, and a possibly murdered dentist). We are also joined by Maxwell of Relic: The Lost Treasure Podcast and Everything is Crystals for his firsthand account of ghostly encounters on his recent trip to the UK. Thanks for hanging out on our podcasting couch with us for a whole year!

Get literary with us in this extra English major-y episode! We discuss the queens (and kings) of literary spoop, centering on Newgate Novels, the 1800s as a murder-obsessed true crime culture, and some prominent figures in the spooky scene. Get to know William Godwin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Mary Shelley, and of course, Sasha's problematic literary boyfriend, Edgar Allen Poe. (Be sure to stick around til the end of the episode to hear an outtake in which we get spooped by a mystery noise!)

Mentioned in this episode: Our friend Kristen's GoFundMe for a service dog. If you want to donate (because you are incredible and generous), please visit https://www.gofundme.com/a-service-dog-for-kristen.

The latest episode is here - or is it mysteriously gone? Augie Peterson, author and podcasting friend, joins us for a discussion of mysterious and spooky disappearances. We discuss where Agatha Christie went for 11 days at the height of her success, the sad story behind the disappearance and death of a college freshman, why you shouldn't swipe right on Bela Kish, and more.

In our most Hamilton episode ever, we feast on the topic of spooky restaurants! Hear about the hauntedness of the Manhattan Bistro and Poogan's Porch, wild speculation on the identity of the ghostly Female Stranger at Gadsby's Tavern, and more.

We welcome special ghost Jack of Pop Culture Bento to explore the world of horror media! Learn the secrets behind Polybius and Sad Satan, discuss survival horror games, learn what a waterphone is, and see what the future of horror games has in store for us (spoiler alert: it's nothing good).

Set sail for ghost ships! Learn the stories behind eight infamous ghosts ships, like the mischief that befell the Mary Celeste, the otherworldly horror of the Ourang Medan, and the infamous Flying (or Frying?) Dutchman. Also get the tools you need to recognize if you're in a love triangle and on course to cause watery mayhem...

Set sail for ghost ships! Learn the stories behind eight infamous ghosts ships, like the mischief that befell the Mary Celeste, the otherworldly horror of the Ourang Medan, and the infamous Flying (or Frying?) Dutchman. Also get the tools you need to recognize if you're in a love triangle and on course to cause watery mayhem...

Step right up for the creepier side of summer: haunted theme parks and attractions! Featuring the game Haunted Theme Park or Episode of Scooby Doo?, a discussion of Lake Shawnee Amusement Park's bloody history, the mysteries surrounding Okpo Land, and the pinnacle of creepy childhood rats, Chuck E. Cheese, get ready for a ride on the rollerghoster.

(Be sure to stick around to the very end for an impromptu duet of a song you might recognize...)

In a very girthy episode, we're joined by special ghost Maxwell from Relic: The Lost Treasure Podcast and Everything is Crystals! We explore the world of historical oddities and mysteries, like the recently uncovered sarcophagus, the Catacombs in Paris, and Russia's greatest love machine, Rasputin. Grab your honey, hollowed gourds, and weird skull torches for a wild ride through history!

We focus on Americana-ish spoop this week by traveling to New England to axe questions about Lizzie Borden and the Bridgewater Triangle! Find out how much it costs to stay in the room where Lizzie gave her mother 40 whacks, what haunted hitchhikers you need to watch out for on Route 44, and the fantastic beasts that call the Triangle home.