Is This a Ghost?

Dec 11 2024 133 ep. 57 mins 81

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

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133. The Dead Children's Playground

Dec 11 2024 52 mins

Dead children? Yick! Who runs this show? (It's Ryan Smith, please send him all complaints.)THis is the story of the Dead Children's Playground. Come for the wee ghosts, stay for: setting the curve; we are working right now; it is cold down here; the woke mind virus; make my tongue warm; feet are black, send them back; I will uncork grandma; ghost economy; and real sexy freaks.Sourc

132. Vivia Thomas

Dec 04 2024 60 mins

Welcome to the Kill Bill of the Reconstruction era. Or, as Patrick likes to call it, "Get your Pocohontas out of my Mulan." Good luck to us all. Oh, and we're a Belatro fancast now.This is the story of Vivia Thomas. Come for the ghosts, stay for: Balatro Boys; pig spout; rubber stamp David; the Trail of Tears game; let’s not make a t-shirt of that; sweaty from all that arbitratio

131. Nelly Butler, America's First Ghost

Nov 27 2024 36 mins

America wasn't always the haunted nation we know and fear today. No, there was a time when this land's soul was pure as driven snow, Then the Europeans people came, and now we have ghosts. Thanks a lot, Europe.This is the story of Nelly Butler, the first ghost ever seen in America. Come for the ghost, stay for: 101 best cow jokes; the Stineverse; who remembers how to subtract?; pro

130. Bobby Mackey's Music World

Nov 20 2024 56 mins

You know Bobby Mackey, right? Country billboard chart-topper Bobby Mackey? No? Well, you like Pepsi, right? So maybe you know his whole deal. Anyway, he's not the ghost, so why are we even talking about this?This is the story of Bobby Mackey's Music World. Come for the ghosts, stay for: I just want a Cobb salad; ghost boosters; I don’t think this is legally binding; ambitious den

129. Kreischer Mansion

Nov 13 2024 52 mins

It's Germany. Early 1800s. Blink. Now it's New York. Later 1800s. No overlap. Go to sleep. Wake up. The worlds have collided. There are bricks. There are ghosts. What is happening? No one knows. Was that a hitman? Spooky.This is the story of the Kreischer Mansion. Come for the ghosts, stay for: cat spikes; a big ol' glass of Four Roses; anything is possible at patrick-dot-com; the

128. Hoosac Tunnel

Nov 06 2024 79 mins

Clayton got distracted this week, so it's Audio Editor Jeremy to the rescue! He brought us a story that's going to just absolutely thrill the engineer in your family. Also, there are ghosts. This is the story of the haunted Hoosac Tunnel. Come for the ghosts, stay for: bacon defense contracting; Timothee unlookalike; does Jeremy have the Internet?; big ol’ peeper; an afront to Go

127. 2024 Halloween Spooktacular: Two Haunts and a Flaunt

Oct 30 2024 60 mins

It's that special time of year when Patrick digs out his Clayton Smith costume and takes over host duties for a very special episode of Is This a Ghost! This year, he's back with two haunts and a flaunt--or, in other words, two truths and a lie. Is this the year Clayton correctly guesses which story is made up? The suspense is killing us!This is the 2024 Halloween Spooktacular. Com

126. Louis de Buade de Frontenac

Oct 23 2024 52 mins

This is a ghost story of heartbreak, kinda, but not the kind of heartbreak you feel sad about. More like the kind of heartbreak that the guy deserved 'cause he was a real ninnymuggins about stuff. This is the story of Louis de Buade de Frontenac. Come for the ghost, stay for: skeleton jammies; Sephiroth, what a scamp; constant laundry; the world's richest baby; jeans with hammer lo

125. The Lizzie Borden House

Oct 16 2024 55 mins

We have a bit of an axe to grind about this hack job of an episode, but we're cut pretty short on time, so chop chop.This is the story of the Lizzie Borden House. Come for the ghosts, stay for: All dial-up on the inside; killer coffins; penurious and injurious; I do want you to take the blood out; mutton in the cabinet; if the hatchet don’t fit; wood blood everywhere.Sources:http

124. The Caribou Hotel

Oct 09 2024 63 mins

If you're one of those listeners who love our tangets, then you're going to absolutely wet yourself over this episode. If you're one of the folks on Spotify who complains VERY vocally about how we don't stay on track, well...maybe sit this one out?This is the story of the Caribou Hotel. Come for the ghosts, stay for: America's hat; San Francisco, ghost town; they use mice; the Klon