Clayton Smith and Patrick Dean
Is This a Ghost?
A real podcast about real ghosts that's real funny.
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Clayton Smith and Patrick Dean
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Latest episode
May 20, 2026
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Episodes
200. Captain Kidd 20.05.2026 1:21:43
Did you know we're ending hte podcast? This is the final episode. That feels important in case you're just finding us for the first time. Wow, this is awkward. Yeeeeah....well, goodbye! This is the story of Captain William Kidd. Come for the ghost, stay for can't go full ghost, mashin' d*cks, the chat is so mad, far down the Muppet spectrum, Pickle Express, we shouldn't give the crabs any of this...
199. Borley Rectory 06.05.2026 1:06:17
This episode is about Borley Rectory. It's a rectory in Borley. There's a ghost or more than one ghost. There are jokes and other things, too. Probably fun stories. Maybe even a new shirt idea? We're not sure. Okay, Clayton didn't have time to listen to the episode and so now we don't have any show notes. But it's a super great episode for sure for sure for sure. Good luck!
198. Snug Harbor 29.04.2026 1:02:16
Snug sounds nice, doesn't it? Snug as a ghost in some toast. We like that. This is the story of Snug Harbor. Unfortunately, Clayton's new puppy ate all the show notes. Goddammit. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Richard_Randall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snug_Harbor https://awriterjourney.wordpress.com/2020/10/13/ghosts-of-snug-harbor/ https://visitalltheplaces.wordpress.com/2019/1...
197. Woodburn Mansion 22.04.2026 35:34
Sometimes a house is just a house, sometimes a trainwreck is just a trainwreck, and sometimes a coxswain is just a coxswain, but that's a discussion for next week, not this week. This is the story of Woodburn Mansion. Come for the ghosts, stay for a hurtful meme, Jeremy's on a mission, foot stuff, This Sucks: An Architectural Podcast, no wonder it's cursed, I don't speak ghost, and the Flemish Bon...
196. Bowers Mansion 15.04.2026 1:00:50
There are way too many inappropriate jokes in this episode and we should go on record saying they are Patrick's fault. This is the story of Bowers Mansion. Come for the ghosts, stay for the only thing daddy needs, the coolest spaceship on the block, castle-debtor's prison-flat-gutter, convenience that God has bestowed upon us, ignore the sores, the Comstock load, having a baby on the moon, and she...
195. The Goat Inn 08.04.2026 53:54
England never fails to disappoint, and by that we mean, oh boy, England is disappointing. This is the story of the Goat Inn. Come for the ghost, stay for I don't care about romance, look at the slopes on that broad, Mrs. Isaac Newton, goat loves baseball, Austin Powers time, an intense thing to think about, museums with anything from anyone, tyres can't possibly be right, and spread eagle.
194. The Great Train Wreck of 1856 01.04.2026 49:24
What began as a routine Sunday school excursion would become one of the deadliest railroad accidents in early American history. An overcrowded passenger train, running behind schedule, collided head-on with a locomotive traveling in the opposite direction on a single-track line. In the absence of modern signaling systems or centralized control, a series of small breakdowns in timing and communicat...
193. The Wesley Poltergeist 25.03.2026 52:29
Christians are weird, aren't they? Hit the music! This is the story of the Wesley poltergeist. Come for the ghost, stay for deep in the stink, I'm a mean girl now, nursery rhyme levels of children, just three bros, the hornery, and something for everyone.
192 .Olive Thomas 18.03.2026 55:29
In some ways, this is the story of an olive and a cocktail. But in some very important ways, it's not. This is the story of Olive Thomas. Come for the ghost, stay for the smart one on the podcast, a little bit romantic, Harry Van Dutch, Dick Gingham, the Camelot of Western Pennsylvania, poor Leo,, and gay baby vampire bats, Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Thomas https://boroughsofthed...
191. Alice Flagg 04.03.2026 44:23
You ready for some hot, sweaty lumberjack lust? Yeah, you're ready. Look at you. Talk about wood. This is the story of Alice Flagg. Come for the ghost, stay for the alpha application, straight to the knife drawer, mermaid attacks, every time we lose an Ebeneezer, and that's a lumberjack idea. Bonus! Bonus! Bonus! Join Ghost+ for so many bonus episodes! Sources: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/e...
190. Bonnie and Clyde: Part 3 25.02.2026 1:03:21
The shocking conclusion to the three-part epic where we'll finally answer the question, "Is there even a ghost in this one?" The answer...may surprise you. This is the story of Bonnie and Clyde (still). Come for the ghosts, stay for curling club, the ITAG watchlist, Chuck Norris deep pull, one of those is a Bonnie, the little Dutch boy, and super sexy mass murder outlaws. Sources: https://en.wikip...
189. Bonnie and Clyde: Part 2 18.02.2026 51:52
The cozy love story of the century continues! This is part 2 of the story of Bonnie and Clyde. Come for the ghosts, stay for the Ricky Martin fancast, a shame to lose the alliterative ones, real human skin suit debate, she's more chicken than woman now, these are talking guns, and hey, let's have a picnic! Show your love and support by joining Ghost+! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_...
188. Bonnie and Clyde: Part 1 11.02.2026 37:34
Get in, loser, we're going to rob some banks. This is the story of American outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. Come for the ghosts, stay for the Disney vault, some kind of brick incident, the turkeys aren't talking, that's why I put a hole in the box, now it's crime time, vacation nun, and the Golden Girls Gang. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde https://mykisscountry937.com/are-bonnie...
187. Tuckahoe Plantation 04.02.2026 57:34
All right, listen. Everything's cool, okay, and if this is your first episode, PLEASE, GOD, CHOOSE ANOTHER, LITERALLY ANY OTHER EPISODE FIRST. This is the semi-prepared story of the Tuckahoe Plantation. Come for the ghosts, stay for the Scarface special, the pretzel part, I don't know which penis, human baby stag, clones in the spiritual sense, baby Thomas senior, and jump jiving and wailing. Sour...
186. John Dee and the Devil's Hoofprint 28.01.2026 50:23
One of these days we'll get back to telling ghost stories, but real quick, can we tell you this absolutely bonkers true story of a weird virgin who summoned the devil? This is the story of John Dee. Come for the devil's hoofprint, stay for a professional ghost, a good male midlife crisis, this horoscope can't be right, cyclops cowboy, 12,000,000 degrees Celsius, book smart not street smart, and th...
185. James Andrews and the Kennesaw House 21.01.2026 1:04:07
Some people say the Easter story is the greatest story ever told. But they're wrong. Strap in for the REAL DEAL. This is the story of James Andrews and the Kennesaw House. Come for the ghosts, stay for naked Wednesday, please we have to find the monkeys, zero-plus, a whole-a$$ train, microwaved cheeseburgers for the whites, a boxcar with a pride flag, and purple monkey dishwasher. Get even more ep...
184. Edgar Allan Poe 14.01.2026 55:33
Once upon an evening dreary, while we podded pleased but weary, over a single ne'er-forgotten piece of American lore, while I nodded, nearly boisterous at my co-host's use of "moisturous" suddenly there came a WHaM! For next came a fun fact. This is the story of Edgar Allan Poe. Come for the ghost, stay for dripping strength, rejected mortally speaking, I have spun such a tale, an auspicious day f...
183. The Bird Cage Theatre 07.01.2026 50:30
If you want to talk Tombstone, then this episode is your huckleberry. This is the story of the Bird Cage Theatre in Tombstone, Arizona. Come for the ghosts, stay for a needs-based person, Benicio is hard to explain, Avengers: Doomsday in monochrome, an outboard motor on that ship, a family of orca, cabin murder math, and a time of great national health, Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Sc...
182. Ghosts of Hawaii 31.12.2025 43:33
The Aloha State? More like the Oh-No-Ah-Ghost State! The Hawaiian islands are chockablock with haunts, and we cover a couple of them in this very special episode. This is the story of two Ghosts of Hawaii. Come for the ghosts, stay for the only thing we got you, Patrick's scary basement, a literal archipelago, I've got a new type, a thousand-year plan, the bigger the moon, the nighter the marchers...
181. Lincoln Park Zoo 24.12.2025 57:16
Zoos are fine if you don't think about them too much. And almost none of them have thousands of corpses beneath them! This is the story of the Lincoln Park Zoo. Come for the ghosts, stay for puma content, the New Yerk Yerkies, this podcast makes you horny, a little wander down the fairy path, more chained animals please, lessons from Jurassic Park, I miss the goop, will you look at me, and bone ra...
180. The Ghost of Jacob's Island 17.12.2025 36:15
They can't all be winners. This is the story of the ghost of Jacob's Island. Come for the ghost, stay for pudding out the fire, a little bit quieter every day, the worst color for water, the Hindu Exorcist, Is This a Train?, and a subset of American congresspeople. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob%27s_Island https://london-overlooked.c...
179. Dyer Lane 10.12.2025 48:09
Patrick gets pretty excited about the sexy witches in this one, you're going to really like it! This is the story of Dyer Lane. Come for the ghosts, stay for a national conversation about parades, the half plus seven rule, classic America stuff, a disappearance of women, don’t let my pigs see me like this, tractor violence, and the coven-tractor-demon tarot. Sources: https://ancestors.familysearch...
178. Fort William Henry 03.12.2025 37:00
Men will build so many forts in the same exact location rather than go to therapy. This is the story of Fort William Henry. Come for the ghosts, stay for the biggest turkeys, no grazi, we hate this stuff, chip-on-the-shoulder piracy, permanent squid, a bastion you could eat off of, little French feet, and a girthy chub. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Maine https://en.wikipedia.o...
177. Forepaugh's Restaurant 19.11.2025 41:33
Land O' Lakes? More like Land O' Hot Takes, amiright? (Please forget everything you hear in this episode.) This is the story of Forepaugh's Restaurant. Come for the ghosts, stay for bad bears, chicken pox party soccer team, foreplay of the animal kingdom, every dry good vendor's dream, the few privileges left to white males, a different John Hammond, acceptable syphilis levels, Molly’s rope, and t...
176. Bugsy Siegel and the Flamingo Hotel: Part 2 12.11.2025 52:36
I'll tell ya, this is a LOT of Bugsy content, I sure hope the payoff is worth it! This is part two of Bugsy Siegel and the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. Come for the ghost, stay for bowling math, the newest Executive Member at Costco, a little tugboat action, the full all-star team, let’s see him get out of this one, get it out of your mouth, the worst color for a toilet, and we had quite a journey...
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