Giving up the Ghost

Ramblesode – The Djinn aka The Genie What would you wish for if a strange Blue Man appeared and offered you 3 wishes?? Millions of Dollars? Eternal Fountain of Youth? Another Three Wishes? On tonight’s episode Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators, discuss the topic of The Djinn or aka The Genie - the Arabic folklore legend which was also the basis for Aladdin. Listen and you’ll find a lot of similari...

Tales from Haunted Gimli Part 2 Welcome back!! Thanks for tuning in for our 71st Episode. Tonight, Jas and Sher revisit (well virtually speaking) to Gimli, Manitoba for spooky tales sent in by listeners; 3 tales to chill, squirm and make you ask yourself ‘WTF’? This week we have a bride apparition, a Black Shadow spirit and of course a haunted church……and did I forget to mention the ghost blood?!?...

The Little Ghost Girl of Rapid City Manitoba Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators, threw out the call for stories & YOU did not disappoint! This week, we cover Rapid City located 30 km North of Brandon, Manitoba. This town was incorporated in June 1883. Surrounded by beautiful scenery, and steeped in history as the town that is over 100 years old. Then….there are the hauntings. This week’s guest Mely...

Ramblesode: The Stir Crazy Effect of Isolation Well, it’s very clear Jas and Sher like to talk….and talk….and talk. (Today is a very long episode...longer than we would normally like) Mostly about how they and everyone else is coping with Self Isolation – it’s the responsible thing to do in these strange times indeed. That’s the thing with recording a podcast, the love is there but it’s a differen...

Haunted Brandon Stories We’re Baaaaaaack!!! Well sorta – back for another weekly episode but far from back to normal and remember normal is just a setting on the dryer! Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators, are still recording in their separate self-isolation residences but have some spooky tales courteous of FaceBook contributors!!! About a month ago, Giving Up The Ghost put out a call for local Bra...

Ramblesode: Spontaneous Human Combustion ON this week’s episode you Audio Curators, Jas and Sher, discuss a weird type of phenomena known as the ultimate Hot Flash – Spontaneous Human Combustion. It seems that it is more science than paranormal, yet the whole idea of some bursting into flames with no definable explanation and nothing else around that person igniting, sound pretty far-fetched. It s...

The Bowler Hat Ghost in St. Boniface Of all the places….of all the communities you had to haunt St. Boniface – which is a very, very popular hangout for spirits, as we have found out lately. This week the Ladies are holding an audience with Doris and Colleen who listen in on the interview with Tomas B. a former Winnipegger now living in Prince Rupert. In The Pod Cellar, Tommy describes the Guardia...

Spooky Tales from South Winnipeg Well…that’s a lie. This week, Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators, are pleased to have 2 guests join us in the PodCellar as the Pod Lounge would be too hot and packed to record (pardon the soothing aquarium sounds in the background and the cringe-worthy furnace on its last screechy legs) We lied because our guests Doris and Colleen have several tales to share. They c...

The Legend of The Old Man of The Woods in Marchand, MB Jas and Sher love a good legend, even more so when it’s told first hand by someone who has experienced it! This week’s episode, your Audio Curator’s interview Lorena who contacted ‘Giving Up The Ghost’. She tells of the harmless yet curious and sometimes mischievous spirit that watches you in the forest and sometimes will let you know you, tha...

Beware The Leprechaun – St. Patrick’s Day Special Well, Gosh and Begora! Tis’ the greenest day of the year! Kiss my Blarney stone and pass the green beer!! On today’s special episode, Jas and Sher wish they could chase the rainbow to find their pot of gold, but instead they discuss everything ‘Leprechaun’. The stuff legends and nightmares are made of. These mischievous little creatures have a been...

Get The Out of My House! Part 3 Sooooo many, many old neighbourhoods in the City of Winnipeg. With it many houses are well over a hundred years old. These same houses served their purpose through time providing shelter to several generations of families. Some of these centurion houses were more than just a residence but a safe place, a home where memories were made for their occupants that are lon...

RAMBLESODE Creepy Things for Sale on EBAY On this week’s episode, your Audio Curators, Jas and Sher are joined once again with their favorite third wheel….Winnipeg’s Best-est First Responder – Jenn, who decided to sit in the PodLounge and keep us on track! Jas and Sher take a look at the peculiar ….tacky…..and downright CREEPY possessions people try to sell on EBAY. Do you believe these are genuin...

Ghosts of Gimli - Part 1 Your Audio Curators had the privilege on this week’s episode to interview a lady named Judith who calls Gimli Manitoba home for past twenty years. Her resident ghost has lived there even longer, as Judith’s home was built for the pastor of the neighboring church! She’s not too sure who her invisible roommate is, but from time to time it makes sure to let her family know –...

Ramblesode Creepy Hobgoblins Do you ever feel like you’re not alone? Do you ever get the feeling like you’re being watched? Has your house mysteriously ever cleaned up itself? Then you may be an unwitting host of a Hobgoblin! Dobbie isn’t just a character in a multi-billion dollar purchasing empire – he’s a known type of Hobgoblin rumoured to exist ! Hobgoblins are like little elves but you have t...

Disembodied Voices of St. Andrews Church On this week’s episode, Jas and Sher discuss the known rumours and spooky campfire tales of the infamous spirits residing at the St. Andrew’s Church. The province of Manitoba’s oldest operating Church is located on River Rd in the tranquil, yet beautiful St. Andrews community where it has a fantastic view of the Red River that it dutifully has watched over...

The Infamous Demon Hotel Sensationalized rumours or simply people that checked in an dtheir ghost refused to check out? You be the judge. On today’s episode, Jas and Sher discuss the legend that burnt to the ground in downtown Winnipeg in 2017. Some say it was the home to a demonic cat lady that led people to their death while trying to lure them to help in aiding one of her stray cats. Others tal...

The ‘Quickie’ Episode – 3 Scary Ghost Stories No No NO – get your mind out of the gutter; but now that we have your attention, listen in as Jas tries to make Sher S*#@ her pants! Each story is unique, true and local: East Kildonan, Elmwood and Emerson, Manitoba – 3 Es…..coincidence? Enjoy For more information on our podcast, or if you have a story to share or would like to just get in touch with u...

The Horrific Dugald Train Disaster This week is a very, very sad episode. Our Audio Curators, Jas and Sher, discuss that pivotal night September 1st 1947 in Dugald Manitoba which is infamously known as the Dugald Train Derailment. Through an error of timing two locomotives from opposite directions smashed head-on, killing 31 people. It traumatized the survivors, and mentally scarred the area resid...

Ramblesode Demon Conjuring Games NOT to Play Jas and Sher, love the unknown but there is a fine line. They know that there are tools to use as a conduit to connect with the dearly departed however be certain when you use such tools it just acts as a gateway for all spirits to enter, not just those you are searching for. Its like a door that should never be open. Like Ouiji Boards- very unpredictab...

A Few of Our Scariest Things 2019 recap 2019 has come and gone! About time as it was a fun year for GUTG and Jas and Sher your audio curators discuss some of their favorite moments and also give ‘Gratitude’ Shout Outs! For more information on our podcast, or if you have a story to share or would like to just get in touch with us, shoot us an email at givinguptheghostpodcast@gmail.com Please check...

The Legend of Krampus 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 their wicked behaviour!!! Back in the day, all the rotten children were told the tale of Krampus – Santa’s evil – devil looking brother who roams the Germanic Europe landscape looking for devious children...

The Historic German Society Building On this week’s special episode leading up to our ‘Special’ Christmas surprise for next week – we thought we introduce you to the very, very, cool and even older Building at 121 Charles St now home to The German Society of Winnipeg ( www.gsw.com ) since 1953, but before that it was the Hebrew Free School (Talmud Torah) built in 1912 and among 3 of the best Talmu...

Our 50th Episode with Guests SeanGeek Podcast AMAZING!!!! Almost a year since ‘Giving Up The Ghost’ started and Jas and Sher couldn’t be happier than a Ghostie in a Haunted Liquor Factory – Take that however you see fit! On today’s special episode your Audio Curators were fortunate enough to bring on Sean and Todd McGinity from SeanGeek Podcast to tell their story of growing up in a Haunted House,...

Ooooh this week’s episode is extremely creepy! Jas and Sher, your Audio Curators discuss the strange and creepy creature known in Indigenous cultures as ‘The Wendigo’. Legend says Wendigoes hide among the trees in the forest and prey on the emotionally, physically and mentally weak for a tasty snack. Is this the distant cousin to the Skinwalker or a completely different creature all together? Jas...

Where do we go when we drift off to sleep? Is this something we can control? Can we check up on friends and family by leaving our bodies at night and then safely return? Astral Projection – is it just lucid dreaming in disguise or is it just the cruel joke that happens before sleep paralysis seeps in. Jas and Sher, Your Audio Curators, discuss this very unusual yet believably cool subject. Anyone...