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PODCAST

Is This a Ghost?

Clayton Smith and Patrick Dean

A real podcast about real ghosts that"s real funny.

comedy

All Episodes

36:08

83. The Mistletoe Bride

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/12/27

Merry Christmas, friends! This year, we got you the dubious gift of an unedited episode recorded very late at night after way too much whiskey. Whoops!This is the story of the Mistletoe Bride. Come for the ghost, stay for creepy quotes sad, manor moles, movin’ some muscles and removin’ some bustles, let’s go to Waffle House, and bone love is

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92:29

82. The Monterey Bay Aquarium

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/12/20

Welcome to Clayton's own personal hellscape, where we talk about nothing but fish for an entire episode. This is the story of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Come for the ghosts, stay for appeasing the elder gods, parka wrestling, the kung pao steamer, sea lion boom town, Ozark marinade, surprisingly Russian Norwegians, "Barney Fife lived," no one neckin', and corn: the fish of Kansas.Sources:https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/stories/tales-from-the-a-scary-um

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64:12

81. The Ghosts of Grumblethorpe

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2023/12/13

A whole lot of ghost problems would be solved with a Magic Eraser. What are those things, anyway? Makes you wonder.This is the story of the ghosts of Grumblethorpe. Come for the ghosts, stay for fake fake names, count the rings and put it back, ze German style, 9000 husbands, ghost stew, the Blarney Stone of Germantown, Justinia Hotdog, and the birth of

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78:58

80. King Richard III, Parking Lot Ghost

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2023/12/06

Hear ye, hear ye, the king is dead; long live the king, primarily beneath a parking lot. "A pasture! A pasture! My kingdom for a pasture!" But lo--t'was not a pasture to be.This is the story of King Richard III, the parking lot ghost of Bosworth Battlefield. Come for the ghost, stay for faux-thers and foe-thers, lawnmower sigils, Taki fingers, penguins vs zombies, foot strings, the Newarke bus to York, Blockbuster vodka, and Edwards and Richards for days and days.

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45:14

79. The Witch of Saratoga

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2023/11/29

This week's story is kind of sweet, actually, in that whole "lonely life, sad witch, botched hanging, way too many cats" kind of way. We expect to receive an offer from the Hallmark channel any second.This is the story of the Witch of Saratoga. Come for the ghost, stay for a sad sow, bewitching for pleasure and revenge, bench press more weight, England (booo), gig witch, the real estate value of witchcraft, and tasteful 8-bit

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72:58

78. The Thanksgiving Ghosts of Plymouth Rock

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2023/11/22

Gobble gobble, it's a ghost! We all know that Thanksgiving started in Plymouth, but what you might not know is, that whole era of American pioneering was sort of a downer! Oh, you did know that? Well...great!This is the story of the Thanksgiving ghosts of Plymouth Rock. Come for the ghosts, stay for chicken tootsies, wet stuff, dragons down there, Human Body Hill (Living or Dead), rum is for mouths, and the enormous real estate investment potential of the Black Death.Sources:Ghosts of Plymouth,

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73:32

77. The Post-Death Life of Dorothy Parker

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2023/11/15

Sometimes it's like, "Why is there a ghost in here?" Other times it's like, "Hey dumb-dumb, how about you don't store the ashes of an American literary treasure in your desk for 15 years if you don't want her to ghost so much?"This is the strange story of Dorothy Parker's post-death life. Come for the ghost, stay for tooth math, solving ghosts, all doctors are catholic, Jeeves Harvey Oswald, teaspoon of ashes (DO NOT DRINK), the Marvel flapperverse, human cadaver prank

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68:46

76. The Real Story of Annabelle the Doll

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2023/11/08

We've "conjured" up something special this week -- a real-life look at the real-life Annabelle doll, star of the real-life movies from the real-life Conjuring universe. But this ain't your grandmother's Hollywood flim-flam. This is a real Raggedy Ann doll that's really goshdarn haunted.This is the real story of Annabelle the Doll. Come for the ghost, stay for Nels Olson energy, how birthdays work, it’s the bugs, roommate stuff, normal doll behavior, and the wusses of

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65:16

75. Peg Entwistle, Ghost of the Hollywood Sign

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2023/11/01

Hoo-ray for Ghost-ywood! La la la something something, Ghost-ywood! The Academy Award for Best Podcast Episode About Ghosts This Week goes to...us!This is the story of Peg Entwistle, ghost of the Hollywood sign. Come for the ghost, stay for the sound effect stylings of Taco Cat, the most punchable county in Britain, four retirees named Hope, giardiniera for your wrists, and American folk hero Alice

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78:38

74. 2023 Halloween Spooktacular: Two Haunts and a Flaunt

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2023/10/25

Happy Halloween, boils and ghouls! Welcome to another Halloween Spooktacular! It's that special time of year when Patrick pastes on a really cool beard and walks on stilts and pretends to be Clayton for one harrowing night. But this year, the Spooktacular comes with a twist -- Patrick brought three stories to the seance table, and Clayton must determine which one of them is a lie.This is the story of three different hauntings. (Well, two, technically.) Come for the ghosts, stay for no such thing as

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66:43

73. The Doppleganger Ghost of Beacon Hill Park

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2023/10/18

In what is already being called "the funniest episode of our generation," we examine a doppleganger ghost, which is like a twin, but opposite, and reverse-dead. Got it?This is the story of the Doppleganger Ghost of Beacon Hill Park. Come for the ghost, stay for the appeal of video, improv energy, captain's butt, MySpace Tom, doppelganger vs. parent trap, old person jokes, the most distressing thing to come home to, silently screaming horses, and the return of the return of the return of Naked

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62:43

72. The Bannister Doll

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2023/10/11

You thought this was going to be about an actual doll, didn't you? Gotcha! It's about a real women who was OBJECTIFIED as an actual doll! Do you feel good about your choices? Hey, we're in this together.This is the story of the Bannister Doll. Come for the ghost, stay for pen pals, the Edward Scissorhands solution, return to Pound Town, the Love Actually question, nature vs nurture, don’t let Kevin Bacon into your town, and elephant

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73:06

71. The Weeping Woman of Fish Creek

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2023/10/04

Saddler up, fellers, we're gonna go punch us a ghost! We're all very beefy, and we've got two shotguns each, so we'll catch this sad, frail ghost, or my name isn't E.L Jamerton McGillicuddy, knee-pinchin' frontier man.This is the story of the Weeping Woman of Fish Creek. Come for the ghosts, stay for most of a hermit crab, sailors and manatees, sea-stuff-dot-xxx, the return of naked Lincoln, mitts vs. ghosts, and super beefy men.Stay tuned after the episode for a story about how Patrick fell out of

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63:46

70. Jean Baptiste, Ghost of the Great Salt Lake

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2023/09/27

Climb aboard the LDS immigrant ship, it's time to sail to the Great Salt Lake! Come on down to the Utah town where the salt content in the water is higher than the alcohol content in the beer.This is the story of Jean Baptiste. Come for the ghost, stay for soundboard options, the porn finger, Mormon bullets, new new new new Zion, Jason Bourne but really nice, shaking the coffin like a Boggle cube, and dismantling cows.We apologize that the first ten minutes are a pretty big downer. But Axl always

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69. The Clown Motel

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/09/20

Look. You read the title. And now you're here. We support that. In for a penny, in for a clown, we always say. And boy, we have just so many clowns.This is the story of the Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada. Come for the ghosts, stay for Old Sludgey Creek, the Burning Man of Silver Mines, 150 grease-painted maniacs, the devil’s Precious Moments, Count Chocula vibes, the Terre Haute Adnans, and clown

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59:33

68. Gerald FitzGerald, the Wizard Earl of Kildare

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/09/13

Faith and begorrah, it's off to wee Ireland to crack on about a wizard earl, boyo! Pitch your legs to the Emerald Isle, 'ere you get collywoddled o'er its wet castles and weird meat, and we'll hand you no blarney, though ye may pass some stones.This is the story of Gerald FItzGerald, the Wizard Earl of Kildare. Come for the ghosts, stay for the spooky season calendar, soft, velvety Thomas, Master of Horse, men-magic, and smoke that goes

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52:13

67. The Pirates' House in Savannah, Georgia

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2023/09/06

Strap on in to your peach holes, it's time for a trip down south to genteel Savannah, Georgia! My stars and garters, I do declare, this is one of the finest episodes we've had yet, or my name isn't Colonel Nathanius Budgerbuddy of the Macon Budgerbuddies.This is the story of the Pirates' House. Come for the ghosts, stay for sliding into Hugh Jackman’s DMs, the most boring hurricane ever, the height and weight of Jesus, manatees hate this one weird place, pirate daycare, dressing people up as little

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73:12

66. The White Witch of Rose Hall

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/08/30

You guys, we did it. They said it was impossible, but I'm here to tell you, we recorded an entire episode about Jamaica and didn't mention Cool Runnings once. This is the story of the White Witch of Rose Hall. Come for the ghost, stay for Hulk wars, Coming for the Hulks, Jim Caviezel energy, the Ruffalo gap, classic Risk strategy, the Genghis Khan of Jamaica, and Anne Hathaway, but

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64:28

65. The Ghosts of Cock Lane

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/08/23

It's hard to even say the name of this episode with a straight face. We're so sorry about that. But listen, here's what we will say--this episode kicks it up to 11 about halfway through. When the seances start, the world falls apart. Is what they say.This is the story of the ghosts of Cock Lane. Come for the ghosts, stay for my live-in Patrick, Olyde Eynglysh, the approximate ages of children, deep cut Muppets, acceptable levels of e. coli, and syphilis of the bottom. Now, who wants a t-shirt that

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62:30

64. The Monkeys and the Occultist

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/08/16

Have you ever seen the ghost of a monkey? How can you be so sure? HOW WOULD YOU KNOW IF A MONKEY IS A REAL MONKEY AND NOT A GHOST MONKEY? What if monkeys actually went extinct a thousand years ago, and everything that we think is a monkey is actually the ghost of a monkey? Makes you think, doesn't it? Makes you think.This is the story of the aptly named Monkey Bridge. Come for the ghosts, stay for organs (various), a big, tough bridge, assess and teakettles, how Bitcoin started, snobby occultists,

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