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My Favorite Haunting

Two best friends sit down to have conversations about haunted places, the history behind them, and a lot of rambling about unrelated things along the way.

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My Favorite Haunting
59 - Please Do Not Encase Yourself In Ballistic Gel from 2021-10-18T12:00:23

In episode 59 we discuss the Marshall House Hotel in Savannah, GA and the Queen Anne Hotel in San Francisco, CA.

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58 - No Shortage of Sweetness from 2021-10-12T03:10:08

Short and sweet this week! The Bullock Hotel in Deadwood, SD and the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, TX.

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57 - The Case of the Rumbling Curtains from 2021-10-09T05:10:54

We have a couple updates for you at the end, but first we'll talk about The Whaley House in San Diego, CA and the Historic Anchorage Hotel in Anchorage, AK.

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56 - Cats'N'Covid from 2021-05-05T14:00:19

56 - Cats’N’Covid

We’re goofy and have some cat news, if you’re interested. If you’re not, scrub up to 12:12 to get straight into the nitty gritty!

Calcasieu Courthouse, Calcasieu, L...

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55 - Meat Muffins from 2021-03-01T13:00:27

Ames tried something new in covering the ghost of Elivs Presley and Mel has the creepy Hotel Monte Vista in Flagstaff, AZ. To skip over non-ghostly things, scrub up to 9:18

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54 - Indiana Jones: Ghost Hunter from 2021-02-05T13:00:25

Episode 54 has you learning about the Pittock Mansion (The Happiest Haunted House on Earth!) and the Shanghai Tunnels (not quite as happy of a place), both in Portland, OR.

We jabber on ab...

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53 - A Baseball Bat, Not A Flappy Bat from 2021-01-04T21:16:41

Frontier Field in Rochester, NY (GO WINGS!) and Lee Williams High School (GO VOLUNTEERS!) in Kingman, AZ.

Ghosts start at 2:10.

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52 - If I'm Talking, I'm Ad Libbing from 2020-12-02T13:00:19

This episode we explore the Glore Psychiatric Museum in St Joseph, MO and Malvern Manor in Malvern, IA.

The audio is better than the last episode, but it has its moments, so listen with ca...

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51 - Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands (It's a Pandemic!) from 2020-11-02T19:43:08

Apologies in advance, we’re having some sound issues. Thank you for bearing with us (and this awful echo) while we figure out a new method of recording episodes!

Fort Riley, KS and Coe Col...

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50- Episode Fifty! Gee, That's Nifty! from 2020-04-28T06:06:42

50 - Number Fifty, That’s Nifty!

We’re going to start out shooting the shit about staying at home, face masks, Animal Crossing, and cats. If you’d prefer to skip this or feel it might trig...

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49 - I'm About to go HAM(House) from 2020-04-12T19:56:34

The Haunted Ham House (we love our alliteration) in Richmond, England and the Sagamore Resort in Lake George, NY.

Skip ahead to 22:22 to get right down to business.

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48 - Ghost Kids Are Creepy, Man (AKA: Stay TF Home and Wash Your Damn Hands!) from 2020-03-30T02:27

St. Vincent’s, New Orleans, LA and The Dakota Building, New York City.

Stay healthy. Stay safe.

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47 - Ghosts in the Graveyard; AKA Wash Your Damn Hands! from 2020-03-17T20:09:36

Alternatively titled: Don’t Fuck With Iguanas

WASH YOUR HANDS!

Bobby Mackey’s Music World in Wilder, KY and the Key West Cemetery in Key West, FL

*A Note:

As of today, 3/...

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46 - Don't Wear the Real Diamonds from 2020-03-09T00:13

One If By Land, Two If By Sea restaurant in NYC and the Mermaid Inn in East Sussex, England.

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45 - Let's Talk About the Ghost Elephant in the Room from 2020-03-02T03:29:05

The Turner-Ingersoll Mansion aka House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Mass. and the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, KY.

Check out Instagram for some awesome photos!

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44 - What's Down That Big Blue Hole? from 2020-02-24T02:16:48

Eastern Pennsylvania State Institution for the Feeble Minded and Epileptic AKA The Pennhurst Asylum, Spring City, PA

Pine Barrens, NJ, featuring a ghost boy, the helpful spirit of a downed...

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43 - Hey, you! from 2020-02-17T15:58:01

This week we discuss the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah, NV and the Athenaeum in Indianapolis, IN.

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42 - Oh My Ballygally! It's the Meaning of Life! from 2020-02-10T19:41:47

To skip our delightful banter, skip ahead to 2:30

The Riddle House in West Palm Beach, FL

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41 - Oshkosh B'Gosh, A Ghost! from 2020-02-03T15:55:28

41 - Oshkosh B’Gosh, A Ghost!

Returning listeners, skip ahead to 6:07 for the nitty gritty. Noobs, please listen to our opening PSA. Thanks!

Our first post-holiday hiat...

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40 - Lordy, Lordy, Look Who's Forty! from 2019-11-05T22:21:59

It's Number 40! Our last one before we take a bit of a break to recenter oursevles, take care of some real life stuff, and get started on some research to bring you more stories!

Now is a...

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Bonus #2 - Rolling Hills Recap from 2019-10-31T19:58:48

In this special Halloween bonus episode, we go over our investigation of the Rolling Hills Asylum that we did with some listeners back in August. You'll get to hear EVPs and other mysterious noi...

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39 - I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watching Me from 2019-10-28T19:41:37

39 - I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me

 

Beware the cat bells… That jingling you hear are the mewmews living their best lives (despite being closed in the other room).

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38 - The One With the Construction Noise and Autocorrect Fails from 2019-10-21T08:30

Sorry for the construction noise in the background, you guys. We asked them to hold for recording, but they said no. Something about our podcast not being more important than City Works. *shrug*...

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37 - A Plunger Doesn't Fix A Leak, Jan from 2019-10-14T16:46:25

37 - A Plunger Doesn’t Fix A Leak, Jan

 

Fast forward to 6:06 to get straight to the hauntings.

 

Mount Pelier Hill, Dublin, Ireland and the Denver and Rio Grande Rai...

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36 - My Favorite Haunting, Vacation Planners from 2019-10-07T13:16:18

If you’d like to skip through our charming bullshit, start at the  3:30 mark

 

We should add "Travel Agent" to our resumes, honestly. Just plan your vacations around our episodes!<...

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35 - Aloha Maholo Ghostolos! from 2019-09-30T08:44

Here, have a podcast.

This week we talk about the haunted Iolani Palace in Hawaii and the former Perron home, which was the inspiration for the movie The Conjuring.

 

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34 - Paul is the Walrus, Cuckoo Cachoo from 2019-09-23T20:34:58

This week we discuss the history of the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AK and the guests who may have checked out, but never left, then we're on to the Villisca Axe Murder House in Villisca, ...

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33 - There's No Basement in The Alamo! (Except There Is) AKA I'll Investigate Your Bottom Bits from 2019-09-16T14:25:12

It's another short one this week! We're diving straight in with encounters from the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, and then hopping across the pond to Scotland to investigate the MacDuff Castle. <...

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32 - It's Not A Haunting, It's Team Building from 2019-09-09T06:00

It's a super short one this week, but there are still featured cat purrs! 

In episode 32 we talk about H.H. Holmes and his murder castle, and the haunted post office that stands on the si...

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31 - Never Perform Amputations While Drinking Champagne and Eating Caviar from 2019-09-02T22:10:09

We’re back! It’s been a crazy summer but we’re back to bring you all the historical ghosty haunted stories you came for. Like the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, WV and the McBride Hou...

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Bonus Episode 1 - Viewer Mail! from 2019-08-30T14:26:11

Hey guys! Here's your first bonus episode, featuring stories submitted by YOU!

Special thanks to Mariah, Andy, Grant, Angie, Jenn, Iván and Kristin for sharing your stories and experience...

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30 - She's Married to the Muffin Man! from 2019-07-29T08:54

Hey guys! Here's episode 30 for you. It's pretty short, minimal ramblings. There's a brief intro from Ames in the beginning, followed by some reminders and then the story of the haunting of Wolf...

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29 - The Rambling Podcast from 2019-07-22T17:41:32

This week we cover the history and alleged hauntings of the former Maxwell District police station in Chicago, IL, and several allegedly haunted locations around the Bahamas.

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28 - A Bobby's Dog Named Bobby from 2019-07-16T02:10:45

Apparently we "ramble too much," so if you’d like to skip the contest and meet up announcements, skip ahead to 11:57.002 to get right to the hauntings!

Merchant’s House Museum, NYC and Gr...

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27 - King Henry is a Chicken Dinner from 2019-07-08T10:39

Heavy on the history this week. Oradour Sur Glane, France and Tower of London.

 

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26 - This Is Not A Chris Evans Podcast from 2019-07-01T12:36

Some announcements in the first few minutes, then we bullshit about Chris Evans for another three. If you want to skip all of that, jump ahead to about 9 minutes

Headed back to New Orlean...

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25 - Ghosts Say Naughty Words Too from 2019-06-24T10:16

Important announcement about five minutes in, before the stories!

 

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24 - Gift Shops Have Feelings Too, Steve. from 2019-06-17T16:39:11

The Lizzie Borden House in Falls River, MA and the Bhangarh Fort in India.

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23 - When Everyone's Crazy, No One Is from 2019-06-10T21:31:28

It’s Episode 23 for your ear holes! Rolling Hills Asylum in Batavia, NY and Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane in Ovid, NY.

If you want to skip our fun banter and anecdotes (though why...

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22 - Out For Revenge...ers from 2019-06-03T10:35

Queens Park in Toronto, featuring a haunted government building, and the Battleship North Carolina, stalked by a man with a flaming head. There will be Avengers talk. And Revengers. No cats thou...

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21 - We Live To Serve (The Power Plant) from 2019-05-28T01:41:39

We're back! Again. Just your standard 20 or so minutes of banter before getting to the nitty gritty of the haunted Myrtles Plantation and some spooky happenings in and around Chernobyl, both bef...

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20 - Facebook Live Spectacle! from 2019-05-13T22:14:25

On May 5th, we broadcasted Episode 20 via Facebook Live. It was a ton of fun! We both talked about Warren cases, Mel did the Enfield Poltergeist, which inspired the Conjuring 2, and Ames did Ann...

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19 - Pop It For A Player from 2019-04-29T12:56:38

Did you know that the Poltergeist movies were inspired by the true story of Popper the Poltergeist? Neither did Ames (surprise!) when she set out to cover the curse of Poltergeist, so she switch...

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18 - Andrew Jackson: Ghost Hunter from 2019-04-22T15:07:59

Episode 18 starts out with a fantastic Viewer Mail (TM) from Brittany- Thanks Brittany! Then we move on to the haunting of the Bell family by a vengeful witch, followed by the Ancient Ram Inn, a...

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17 - Domo Arigato Mr Wealthy-San from 2019-04-15T15:29:28

Live from New York, it’s My Favorite Haunting! In a first, we have a guest co-host, my neighbor and yours, Karen from Brampton! She’s on hand to give us some background info on Japanese culture ...

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16 - Not Tron The Movie from 2019-04-09T01:14:56

To celebrate our new listeners, we did stories from the UK and Denmark, where our newest subscribers are listening from! The Tron Theatre in Glasgow and the Dragsholm Castle in Denmark both have...

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15 - Safety First! from 2019-04-01T11:00

An accidental theme episode! Both Mel and Ames each picked stories about a different abandoned, allegedly haunted house. Both stories end up being cautionary tales of exactly how NOT to conduct ...

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14 - Predjama Mama from 2019-03-25T16:36:20

The Predjama Castle in Slovenia, which was featured on Ghost Hunters International, and the Amityville house which needs no introduction.

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13 - Mon Histoire de Fantôme Préférée from 2019-03-18T07:00

We tell you about the famous Paris Catacombs, lined with piles of human bones and the site of many disappearances and cult activities, and then jump to West Virginia to tell you about Zona Heast...

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12 - Oh Haunted Canada from 2019-03-11T08:00

Canada! You came in second to Australia for listener volume! Here is your reward. There are also a bunch of deer at one point. You can see the video of that on our social platforms.

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Episode 11 - The Hauntings Down Under from 2019-03-07T01:53:54

Holy cow, Australia representing! While most of our listeners are in the US, Australia comes in second in subscribers, so we thought we'd celebrate with an Australia theme. There are no koalas b...

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Episode 10 - Our 10th Episode Spectacular! from 2019-01-07T09:30

Another long one, but for legitimate reasons this time! For our 10th Episode Spectacular, we decided to celebrate by giving you TEN ghost stories! We’ve each picked five ghost stories from the (...

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Episode 9 - RIP in 7's Belly from 2018-12-24T17:29:28

First Ames tell you all about Sarah Winchester and her famous Winchester Mystery House, where she claimed to have been cursed and haunting by hundreds of spirits killed by the Winchester Rifle. ...

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Episode 8 - The Ocho from 2018-12-17T06:32:49

Ames officially retracts her support of Thanos and we have another Viewer Mail about a ghostly marriage, followed by the Castle of Good Hope in Capetown, South Africa and the ghostly Queen Mary....

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Episode 7 - Put the Right EmPHASis on the Right SyllABle from 2018-12-10T08:00

We managed to stay (mostly) on topic this week! Our first story is back to basics with the classic haunted house, that Ames took from our Viewer Mail and was sent in by Scott from Rochester. The...

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Episode 6 - Let's Go To Prison! from 2018-12-03T21:34

Hello loyal viewers! Welcome to Episode 6 of My Favorite Haunting. We’re doing our first ever Viewer Mail and then going to prison- haunted prisons, that is! We’re going to tell you all about th...

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Episode 5 - Five Alive! from 2018-11-27T00:13:37

It's our fifth episode! Did anyone think we'd make it this far? Well, we did. Mel tackles a murder most foul at Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks circa 1906, where the victim still hangs around....

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Episode 4 - Haunted Hotels from 2018-11-19T08:17

The theme of the week is Haunted Hotels, and both ladies bring you stories with personal experiences. Ames tells you all about the Shanley Hotel in Napanoch, NY, where she personally investigate...

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Episode Three - A Slight Miscommunication from 2018-11-12T08:00

Our insistance on keeping our stories a surprise to each other backfires slightly, in the most hilarious way, when Mel busts out a bunch of ghost stories from Disneyland, of all places, but Ames...

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Episode 2: Hometown Haunts from 2018-11-06T22:48:39

Our second episode brings you ghost stories from around the Rochester, NY area, starting with the Rundel Memorial Library and adjacent abandoned subway tunnel, then moving on to Hartwell Hall at...

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My First Haunting from 2018-10-29T19:05:01

You guys. Halloween is this week! We figured there is no better time to publish our very first pod episode than NOW! In our premiere, Ames comes clean about living in a haunted apartment for ove...

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