Giving up the Ghost

Ramblesode – There’s No Easy Way to Die Well…..it happened; Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators, fell down a deep rabbit hole. While researching information for our upcoming ‘Crypt Creeper’ tour, where we take a few people and investigate local cemeteries we found some disturbing facts. Keeping in mind these tours are in the daylight of course….we’re not that crazy, but we did stumble upon a treasur...

Episode Reincarnation – 5 Scary Interviews Buckle yourselves in! You’re in for a bumpy ride!!! Bawahahahaha. On this week’s episode we thought it would be awesome to replay – thusly – Reincarnate – 5 of our favorite interviews that we have had in the past. We could also call it the ‘Snipet’ Episode, kinda like a Costco sample. Taken from past episodes, we speak with: Sherisse – Paranormal Haunting...

Ramblesode Cemetery Superstitions On this week’s episode Jas and Sher, Your Audio Curators, tackle one of their favorite subjects: Superstitions…..not just the regular type, but Cemetery Superstitions and every kinda superstition related to the beliefs of what you do when someone dies: from the time they depart, to when they are burred in their final resting place. Just like with any superstition,...

Spirits in Northern Manitoba This week Jas and Sher, you Audio Curators, go North….waaaaay North in our glorious Province to discuss an urban legend handed down from generation to generation. Its concerns a young couple in love who plan on making their house a home and filling it dozens of children, however as fate would have it, those plans dissolved after the death of their 1 year old baby. Sorr...

Mini-Manitoba Ghost Stories Back for more Paranormal poo-poo with your Audio Curators, Jas and Sher. This week’s episode is a quickie as we focus on the amazing book called Prairie Ghosts – True Manitoba Ghost Stories written by Lois Frosberg from 1992. It is an amazing collection and we are grateful to have found this wonderful gem! During this episode we also brought back a favorite – The magnet...

Creepy Falcon Lake Grandpa Ghost Back in the Paranormal Saddle, Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators return to the PodShop to get their spooky on and talk about a traditional Manitoba Ghost Story. Falcon Lake Manitoba has had its share of creepy stories including the famous UFO Encounter experienced by Stephen Michalak. Another urban legend that we cover on today’s episode involves an abandoned farmh...

Ramblesode – Whistling at Night Omens Reunited (in the flesh) and it feels so good! Its been a long time coming and after our 6 month Covidcation – Jas and Sher, Your Audio Curators, are back at it again – recording LIVE – together in the same location. This time around they are in the PodShop – 3 feet apart we can assure you. After a quick Catchup (yes we are yakky girls) we get down to business...

Paranormal Hauntings on Portage Ave. It seems like Lockdown even has the spirits a little agitated. Nothing like walking through black mist, hearing your flip flop slippers taking a walk and watching a disembodied hand press the elevator buttons. This week Jas and Sher, Your Audio Curators, have the pleasure to speak with Sherisse. Sherisse has an interest in the paranormal as she has been surroun...

Ramblesode: Alien Blood (aka RH Negative) Have you heard of it? Do you have RH Negative Blood? It really is a strange topic. To think that among all the different blood types there are 4; A-, B-, AB-, and O- that is so different, the consequences are deadly! If you have this type of blood and try to have a child with someone who has Positive blood, your blood could look at your fetus as foreign an...

Hamilton House Revisited – 100th Episode GUTG Amazing how it all comes together! Today’s episode is the 2nd Anniversary of Giving up the Ghost Podcast, as well as our 100th Episode. The Hamilton House, thought to be the origin of Spiritualism and Psychical research in 1920s Winnipeg, was our inaugural episode. We were so fascinated by the history we knew that if there was any topic to enter the Po...

The Episode so nice.... we aired it Twice! In preparation for our 100th Episode to coincide with our 2 year Anniversary, we thought we would re-play one of our favs. This was our 14th Episode in 2019 and featured our special guest, our 3rd Wheel - Jenn! Sleep Paralysis is no joke and is very, very frightening if you've ever experienced it yourself - you just know! Did I mention we are now on TikTo...

Interview with SPA - South East Paranormal Association - Part 2 This week Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators, continue with Part 2 of their interesting Interview with SPA - We couldn't start the 2021 New Year with a better episode! Like Giving Up The Ghost, SPA strive to get answers for people that are having their life turned upside down by unknown spirits invading their home. SPA share their stor...

Well.....well....well...… 2020 is almost over! Some could groan that it was the longest year of their lives. It certainly wasn't a normal year. If you made it to 2021 - Congratulations - consider yourself fortunate as not many did! May old acquaintance be forgotten? or however that song goes. Jas and Sher would like to thank all of the Listeners that stuck it out, as we go through our ups and down...

Christmas Creepy Victorian Ghost Stories Nothing better than curling up with your loved ones, gathered around the fireplace, the lanterns dimmed low, with nothing but the shadows on the wall from the Christmas tree and its reflecting balls to set the mood……for GHOST STORIES!!! Unless you were not made aware of it already, at the turn of the century it was very common in Victorian times to share sp...

Ramblesode – The Witches Ball Oh man this week’s episode is cooler than cool and in fact there is a connection between Witches Balls & Christmas ornaments. Thought to be a talisman, a deterrent for evil spirits or even a symbol to bestow good luck. Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators discuss the history of this mysterious bauble – the good, the bad and the shiny. We will even tell you how to make a...

The Legend of Krampus So nice....we covered it twice!!! Due to Covid we needed a little break and thought since this is the week of Krampus - what better way to reminisce then re-airing on of our favorites from last year! St. Nicholas’s ying to his yang. You can’t have good without bad and why should bad children benefit from getting gifts from Santa? They need to repent….they need to pay for thei...

Interview with Infamous Urologist & Fortean Chris Rutkowski Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators are pleased as punch this week to present to you our interview with Chris Rutkowski; The Man, the myth, the legend. Jas picks his brain on everything ‘Alien’ including how his interest got started and some of his favorite UFO stories that he has collected, as well as his other interests that fall under th...

Interview with SPA – SouthEast Paranormal Society – Part 1 This week Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators, have a video call chat with the fine people known as SPA South Eastern Paranormal Society. This fine, caring and inquisitive group of individuals came together because of their love of the unknown and the paranormal. Like Giving Up The Ghost, SPA strives to get answers for people that are having...

Ramblesode - The Bermuda Triangle Disappearances One of the creepiest and coolest topics, outside of Winnipeg and Manitoba that Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators has discussed: The Bermuda Triangle, also known as The Devil’s Triangle. Not since quicksand as this mysterious patch of ocean sent more chills up the spine and spun the imagination of many a ten year old! Aliens? ….A Vortex? ….Sea Monste...

The Brown House – St. James’ Haunted Museum Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators, are always excited to find new locations that are haunted and barely known. On this week’s 90th Episode they discuss ‘The Brown House’, originally built and lived in by the Brown family located in the parish of Headingley along the Assiniboine River in 1956. Now this Historical family home is used for education purposes...

Shadow People Attachment in Winnipeg ***Warning **** if the subject of attachments or possession creeps you out, you may want to bypass this weeks episode. This week’s Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators bring you a topic that no parent wants to encounter. Laura, a new listener was kind enough to share her family’s experience about her teenage son having something attach to him. How do you different...

True Winnipeg Ghost Story from Australia HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!! And Welcome to Giving Up The Ghost~ For our 88th episode, Jas and Sher, Your Audio Curators have the honour to speak with Angela, a former Winnipegger who now lives in Australia. Before she made the huge move of a life time, Angela lived here…..with the DEAD! She has 2 extraordinary tales that will haunt your dreams, considering since...

Creepy Morris Manitoba Mystery On this 87th episode Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators, talk to Maria who had some very, very scary interactions with a ghost. While a teen growing up in Morris, Manitoba, both herself and her mother witnessed a ghost hand reaching through a sweater at the same time! A little unnerving to say the least! In fact, the way this spirit continued to communicate every nigh...

Ramblesode – Scary Fairy Tales These are definitely NOT your Grandmother’s Fairy Tales! in fact, the only reason why you would read these to your kids is if you wanted them to run away! Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators, tell you the demented take on actual Fairy Tales that barely resemble their pure, sweet and wholesome nature that you often see in the Disney versions. Oooooh I wonder what it wou...

Ghostly Footsteps in the Dark on Anderson Ave. Welcome to October – our favorite time of the year!!! A quick shout-out to all our super awesome and supportive Listeners …. Thanks for showing us the Ghost Love