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Is This a Ghost?

Clayton Smith and Patrick Dean

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

comedy

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45:40

43. The Witch of Yazoo City

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/03/22

Yazoo City is more Yazoo than city, but that's what you get for not heeding witches. Also, this is the second episode where we reference death by quicksand, so Clayton's childhood fear wasn't so unfounded after all, WAS IT? This is the story of the witch of Yazoo City. Come for the ghost, stay for some Denny’s energy, cockle clams, two or three dozen gyrating cats, and S.M.A.R.T. goals for

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60:54

42. The T.B. Scott Mansion

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/03/15

Not all ghosts are ghosts. Some ghosts are curses that make new ghosts. But you already knew that. You've seen the movie Poltergeist.This is the story of the T.B. Scott Mansion. Come for the ghost, stay for the Tom Sawyer-level white washing, no more hospitals, God’s latrine, Flintheart Glomgold, and holy water power washers.

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61:36

41. Loftus Hall

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2023/03/08

Ireland isn't all just shamrocks and marshmallows. It's also about sheep wool and ghosts! And one of those ghosts lives in Loftus Hall, an old mansiony castle thing with a long history and a heck of a lot of holes. This is the story of Loftus Hall. Come for the ghost, stay for our best James Spader impressions, little toy cannons, the devil Mr. Tumnus, confusing Patrick for a peanut, mud hut work, the tappin' it room, and some of our finest accent work

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56:32

40. The Consumptive Cabins of Mammoth Cave

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/03/01

Caves are horrifying. Have you been inside a cave? They're horrifying. So yeah, they make great hospitals. Thanks, Kentucky.This is the story of Dr. John Croghan's "consumptive cabins" inside of Mammoth Cave. Come for the ghosts, stay for the Pre-Americans, low C.H.U.D. awareness, anti-gypsy drywall, and the pro-consumption nanny state, and absolutely horrifying "remedies" for

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51:12

39. Mad Anthony Wayne

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/02/22

I know what you're thinking. "I really like this podcast, but where are all the stories about treating bodies like soups?" Don't worry. We got you.This is the story of Revolutionary War hero Mad Anthony Wayne. Come for the ghost, stay for the Playskool-brand guard towers, Joe Rogan sewage, 18th century internships, a savory Dad reduction, the cost of AirTagging bones, and

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57:07

38. The Monte Cristo Homestead

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/02/15

G'DAY, MATES! This week, we're pandering to our Aussie friends, but we're doing a very bad job of it, because everything we know about Australia comes from Bluey. And Bluey has not, to our knowledge, "gone ghost," as they say.This is the story of The Monte Cristo Homestead. Come for the ghosts, stay for the bike ride to the gyro place, criminal gentrification, white cholera, an alarming number of stains, Aussie bucks, and horse law,

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54:25

37. Marie Corriveau

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/02/08

You've heard of France, right? Well get over yourself, we've all heard of France, and today's story takes place in NEW France. You might know it as Quebec, but in the time of La Corriveau, it was a half-British Frankophilic no man's land, and you can tell people we said that.This is the story of Marie Corriveau. Come for the ghost, stay for horse law, ghost drippings, father-in-law stuff, spewing in caps, and the exorcism of Captain Planet,Sources:Uncertain Justice: Canadian Women and Capital

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51:59

36. The Riddle House

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/02/01

We're back in Florida, against our better judgment, and this time, we brought urns in jars. So yeah, we fit right in.This is the story of The Riddle House. Come for the ghosts, stay for the Murder Engine, no summer breaks, the perks of grave robbing, ghost law, gator vengeance, and Patrick's extraordinary powers of ESP.

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64:29

35. The Brattleboro Retreat

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/01/25

In the picturesque woods of Vermont, there is a very tall tower with a very low wall, and the only potential problem with it is that it lives on the grounds of a 200-year-old mental institution, which, we have to say, was an extremely bold choice.This is the story of The Brattleboro Retreat. Come for the ghosts, stay for the body paint apologies, genteel terms of art for electroshock therapy, many, many fires, WOMAN SEES DEER TWICE!, and Patrick's callous opinions on life and death.

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69:50

34. The Ancient Ram Inn

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/01/18

Most super-old buildings are still standing because they're made of strong stuff, like stone and the spit of a scorned witch. But the Ancient Ram Inn is an absolute wonder, because it's still standing after almost 900 years, and it's basically made of stucco and ghosts. Oh also, it's English, so it has horrible teeth. This is the story of The Ancient Ram Inn. Come for the ghosts, stay for Double Wet January, automatic homemade wood cutting ghost-makers, the algebraic formula for ghosts, the dumb

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58:11

33. Gunna the Icelandic Witch-Ghost

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/01/11

Not all ghosts were just regular yo-yo's in their former lives. Some ghosts used to be honest-to-goodness witches. You can tell by whether or not they owned a pot. If there's one thing witches do, it's have pots. Especially in Iceland.This is the story of Gunna the Icelandic Witch-Ghost. Come for the ghost, stay for an absolute butchering of Icelandic pronunciation, the famous Pinckney bend, burying Icelandic Yoda, Paul Hollywood's eyes, which are a glamour, for he is a witch, how to fight a ghost,

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59:52

32. The Ghost Ship Lady Lovibond

Is This a Ghost? ·

2023/01/04

One if by land, two if by sea, three if by haunted ocean. DING, DING, DING! Three bells, friends, because today we're heading out onto the open sea for a wonderful tale of a destination honeymoon for old-timey sailors gone wrong.This is the story of the Lady Lovibond. Come for the ghosts, stay for stripper poles but made of wood, the complicated Uber drivers of the internet, the multiple masts in hipster cocktails, Kirk Hinrich's last game, nautical source material for Camp Crystal Lake, and how to

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59:02

31. Captain Tony's Saloon

Is This a Ghost? ·

2022/12/28

Welcome to Florida, where men swallow grenades, babies fight gators, and a mouse makes more money than anyone. And every Florida Man must eventually becomes a Florida Ghost, and a whole heck of a lot of them live at this one bar in Key West.This is the story of Captain Tony's Saloon. Come for the ghosts, stay for the evil child geniuses, all-clown brothels, holy water Quikrete, dead-box box covers, a lil bit o' Clooney, and an unfortunate tale of drugs gone wrong.

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50:10

30. Molly Crenshaw, the Missouri Witch

Is This a Ghost? ·

2022/12/21

This episode is about a ghost, we promise. You're going to have to wade through a surprising amount of conversation about Thomas Kinkade and fish screws, but it's all worth it in the end. If you're into vengeful witch-ghosts.This is the story of Molly Crenshaw, the Missouri Witch. Come for the ghost, stay for more lies than usual, an undead guy, but not in the way that you think, gorgeous Beast pecs and the pastoral X-Men, the storied Missouri liberalism of the 1800s, and an exhaustive look at crop

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55:14

29. Robert the Doll

Is This a Ghost? ·

2022/12/14

There's no sugar-coating this one. It's a haunted doll. This is a haunted doll episode. It's about a super-scary doll that's super-super haunted. We don't know how else to say it. We're in haunted doll territory. You've been warned.This is the story of Robert the Doll. Come for the ghost, stay for the rebrand of bears, killing the head doll, the tricks grandpas play, bad parents making bad ghosts, scrolling until you throw up in your mouth, and the absolute bummer of having a four-year-old

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87:25

28. Abraham Lincoln, the White House Ghost

Is This a Ghost? ·

2022/12/07

Look, I'll just say it: We're not experts in history, but we are experts in ghostology, and the hard truth is, Honest Abe is honestly a ghost. That may be hard for you to hear, because all the ghosts and all the seances and all the spirit photography somehow got scrubbed from the Daniel Day-Lewis flick, because Hollywood is run by lizard people, but listen. There is a ghost in the White House, and his name is A-boo-ham Lincoln. This is the story of Abraham Lincoln, the White House ghost. Come for

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61:36

27. Wolfsegg Castle

Is This a Ghost? ·

2022/11/30

Deep in the forests of Bavaria lurks an evil presence that feeds on innocent children by luring them in with the promise of gingerbread and candy. This is not that story. It is really something quite different. This is the story of Wolfsegg Castle. Come for the ghosts, stay for the sexual potency of the Hammermuehle in Heitzenhofen, Patrick's secret for pronouncing German names, people in the 16th century hanging on by a thread, a Google maps exploration of the German hellmouth, and the good, sexy

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65:20

26. The Lady in Black of Georges Island

Is This a Ghost? ·

2022/11/23

There are lots of laides who wear lots of colors, and Melanie Lanier was one of them. Known now as The Lady in Black, Melanie is part newlywed, part pirate, and all ghost; She also would have been a super-inspirational folkhero that we'd celebrate the heck out of if she hadn't been so squarely on the side of the Confederacy. Ah, well.This is the story of The Lady in Black of Georges Island. Come for the ghost, stay for the endless power of furious Georges, being quiet quitted by our sponsor, some

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25. The Ghosts of South Manitou Island

Is This a Ghost? ·

2022/11/16

Don't get too excited. South Manitou is an island, yeah, but only in the literal sense. There's not a single palm tree, and honestly? It's no wonder everyone there is a ghost.This is the story of the many ghosts of South Manitou Island. Come for the ghosts, stay for Patrick’s cat’s fat, fat body, the disappearing nuisance of glaciers, the Han Solos of 19th century shipping routes, Death Race 2000 but on steamships, and boy, cholera,

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32:48

24. Mary Howe

Is This a Ghost? ·

2022/11/10

Did you know Maine is more than just a hotbed of fictional horrors? We’re coming for you, Stephen King. The Pine Tree State is also home to at least one maybe-dead maybe-ghost, and we honor her today on Is This a Ghost? (The answer is…maybe?)This is the story of Mary Howe. Come for the ghost, stay for the Hippocratic Oath for gravediggers, the transcendentalism of Batman, the right temperature for not-dead hot stones, horse-drawn busses of 1882, the perfect month for pizza, and Glidden: The “Nick”

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