Is This a Ghost?Explicit
by Clayton Smith and Patrick Dean
A real podcast about real ghosts that's real funny.
Podcast episodes
113. Eastern State Penitentiary
You know what they say, if you want something done right, call a Puritan. Real populist do-gooders, those Puritans! Great ideas about prison reform. For sure, for sure, for sure. This is the story of Eastern State Penitentiary. Come for the ghosts, stay for so many ways to style a sleeveless shirt, he’s my French girl, PSAMPP, the Boaty McBoatface thing, dads who just need one f***ing minute, he’s no Nicolas Cage, I would love to see this dog’s mugshot, Pennsylvania, you know? and these walls are so soft. Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/eastern-state-penitentiary-a-prison-with-a-past-14274660/ https://www.npr.org/2013/10/24/232234570/is-eastern-state-penitentiary-really-haunted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary https://paranormalmilwaukee.com/locations/eastern-state-penitentiary/
112. Swannanoa Palace
Do you like swans? You'll love this episode. But it has less to do with swans than you think. Wow, what a ride. This is the story of Swannanoa Palace. Come for the ghosts, stay for you don’t sound very jammin’, wine thievery, exorcist rules, the job market in 1860, Dolphin Dean, Irish valor, C or B and O, I think it’s called extortion, and you can buy a lot of orphans with that. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Dooley https://colonialghosts.com/swannanoa-palace/ https://www.newsleader.com/story/life/2014/09/27/swannanoa-mysterious-mountaintop-marble-mansion/16242299/ https://angelaandrieux.com/swannanoa-palace-decaying-haunted-awesome/
111. Loretta Lynn's Haunted House
The Coal Miner's Daughter had a few skeletons in her closet. Literally. But unlike most sane people, Loretta Lynn decided living with ghosts was actually kind of fine? Weird life. This is the story of Loretta Lynn's Haunted House. Come for the ghosts, stay for Coal Miner's Minor, burly men named Norm, take that, Bible!, city of lights and chicken, Latin for bones is grist, how smushy is that smush room, and the plumbing is very restrictive. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta_Lynn https://nashvilleghosts.com/loretta-lynn-ranch/ https://www.wideopencountry.com/story-behind-loretta-lynns-haunted-hurricane-mills-plantation/
110. Hales Bar Dam
In the first of what is probably destined to be some sort of suite of dam episodes, we're tackling the Hales Bar Dam. Which is a surprisingly unknown name for what is apparently the most haunted dam in the U.S.! Also, it's actually very bad at damming. This is the story of the Hales Bar Dam. Come for the ghosts, stay for M-16 pocket protectors, MCU Donny, the meany lessons of Poltergeist, land investor Dracula, you can eat a horse, mom got the big suck, Schrödinger’s town, and normal naked dude. Sources: https://samterryskentucky.com/kentucky-history/f/the-treaty-of-sycamore-shoals https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/contributors/2016/03/13/dragging-canoe-true-american-indian-hero/81501938/ https://www.visitchattanooga.com/blog/post/whats-hiding-in-the-tennessee-river/ https://www.nativehistoryassociation.org/dragging_canoe.php https://www.britannica.com/topic/Treaty-of-Sycamore-Shoals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania_Colony https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/primary-source-transylvania https://ghostresearch.org/Investigations/hales.html https://hauntedus.com/tennessee/hales-bar-dam-and-marina/ https://tataandhoward.com/tag/hales-bar-dam/ https://ghostresearch.org/Investigations/hales.html https://youtu.be/IMyiL2yi-ZY
109. Fort De Soto Park and the Sunshine Sky Bridge
Ah, the gulf coast of Florida, where the fish are boiling and the reefs are painted red, white, and blue. Good luck, Floridians. This is the story of Fort De Soto Park and the Sunshine Sky Bridge. Come for the ghosts, stay for I'm very swampy, canoe warfare, battle stingrays, beach wool, The Price is Right gun pit, unkillable buses, and the first Florida Man. Sources: https://thehauntedlibrarian.com/2020/12/24/floridas-fort-de-soto-parks-haunted-history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_De_Soto_Park https://paraholics.com/2019/04/04/the-hauntings-of-fort-de-soto-park/ https://spiritsofstpete.com/2021-investigations/fort-de-soto/#page-content https://pinellas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Fort_DeSoto_historic_guide.pdf https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/florida/fl-most-haunted-campground/