Is This a Ghost?

Pfister? I hardly Gasser! Thanks, everybody, ITAG will be right back. This is the story of the Pfister Hotel. Come for the ghosts, stay for yeah it is a ghost, there's a Far Side about this, that's how you make whipped cream, not a fire ghost probably, it's definitely gooshy, Kung Fu Panda is spooked, the ghost got to my credit card. Get more ghosts! Join Ghost+ for just $5.99/month! Sources: http...

Welcome to Little House on the Podcast, our brand new LHOTP reaction show. We're going deep on all the nuance of America's favorite field-based family, and make sure stick around at the end for a quick visit to Nels' Corner! This is the story of the Gibbs' haunted farmhouse. Come for the ghost, stay for cave in the ghost coin mine, an elderly cupboard, try to get $1.50/pound, Patrick's time to shi...

The sexual tension of this episode is off the charts. But don't blame us. Blame Willem Dafoe. This is the story of the St. Augustine Lighthouse. Come for the ghost, stay for you're so manly, I make-a da map, we have never discussed coquina, a cartographer who is not rushed, the Snipe Hunt of surveying, Hezekiah versus Jeff, checking the timestamp, and don't become a lighthouse keeper no matter how...

In this special episode of Is This a Ghost?, Clayton takes you into the magical world of Ghost+ by way of extended preview! You'll hear some highlights and lowlights of our live episode on The Red Onion Saloon...and if you want to hear the full episode, you can listen on Ghost+ at isthisaghost.supercast.com !

The "cabin in the woods" trope that used to seem so terrifying when we were young just seems so calm and peaceful now. I'd like to go to a murder cabin by a lake. Can I? It sounds nice. Anyway, this is the story of the Lady of Crescent Lake. Come for the ghost, stay for the special kink rate, Falcor zoomies, first one shunned; second one witch, the body's in great shape, Joe Rogan cold dip, could...

There was a time in this country when trees were big, lakes were haunted, and tuberculosis could only be cured by staying underground or being out in fresh air or some sort of northwestern wall situation. Those times are now, and they were also in the time of Galen Clark. This is the story of the Grouse Lake Ghost of Yosemite National Park. Come for the ghost, stay for baby had a big one, eeep--be...

This week, we kick off our national parks suite, and Patrick asks a very important question: Why is it that on this show, 20% of the time someone ends up in a bucket? This is the story of Gram Parsons in Joshua Tree. Come for the ghost, stay for the fevers and the visions, semi-Fat Elvis stripper, feeling F+, dump me on Alison's head, my special place, an enormous fireball, and the creed of the un...

Yeah, you read that right. Makes you wonder, doesn't it? Who's Francis Bacon? What's a chicken? Why am I suddenly so hungry? I'm sure you have lots of questions. Good news--we have lots of answers. This is the story of Sir Francis Bacon's Chicken. Come for the ghost, stay for the highest number is 100, there will be a Roku, the mushing thing, my father's foot stamps, Uncle Bong, foot rubs and magi...

Get ready for a good, solid dose of American industrialism! In Canada. That's right, on the advice of J.P. Morgan, Charles Melville Hays is going to bring American grit to the Canadian railway, and how do you think that'll work out for the 51st state? This is the story of Charles Melville Hays, Railroad King. Come for the ghost, stay for teeny tiny knuckle workout, the most Midwestern person, the...

The Great Salt Lake does not have any whales. We want to be clear about that. We DO take a departure here and talk about whales for a surprisingly long time, but please understand that we realize that there are no whales in the Great Salt Lake. Allegedly. This is the story of the Great Saltair. Come for the ghosts, stay for a race to the spike, D-coin, I’ll keep adding wives until I love myself, I...

It's time to talk about Mercy Brown, not to be confused with Murphy Brown. One is a fesity single mother who endeared herself to us by shaking up the workplace in the '80s, and the other is a vampire. So try to keep them straight. This is the story of Mercy Brown. Come for the ghost, stay for Prince would hate that, they called it a curse and in some ways it is, snort it, you fool!, thicken up the...

We're wrapping up our Ozarks suite with the crown jewel of holler haunts, the most haunted hotel in America! And as the most haunted hotel in America, you won't be surprised to learn that its roots are in shystery and chicanery. It's a story that feels WAY too familiar in these, our modern times. This is the story of the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Come for the ghosts, stay for the...

Get out your pencils, ghost lovers! We've got 100 people with 200 names, so you're going to want to keep a list. This is the story of the Castle House in Brumley, MO. Come for the ghosts, stay for $GHOST, nobody doesn’t like childless witches, rabbit DNA, in my merchant era, nobody has feet now, it’s either on the skin or it’s not, the Boaty McBoatface of children, and you've ruined my beautiful s...

The Ozark suite continues with a visit to the Devil's Pool holler! That's where you'll find the leavings of Harry Worman, one of the more unfortunately named men in history. This is the story of the Worman House. Come for the ghost, stay for Mo-wanna get a lawyer, Jesus takes January off, poor Frisco, look who’s in the club tonight, what am I gonna do with this, it’s all wet, she lives in the floo...

Welcome to the Ozark suite! It's weird down here. Did you bring moonshine? You're going to need it. This one gets messy! This is the story of Jake Fleagle. Come for the ghost, stay for the surplus equine problem, cows bang, a cool story about brothers, f*ckin Houdini over here, he does not need to be inseminated, like snowflakes, ladies and gentlemen, and we’re more of a Shoji Tabuchi family. Sour...

This time we're going to take about the Drake Hotel, WE PROMISE. Welcome to the second half of our no-holds-barred live show with guest host Megan Phillips. This is the continued story of the Drake Hotel. Come for the ghosts, stay for: Their kids are super weird; find one bear that’ll eat a pig; the 1870s EpiPen; that screams to me "West Edmonton Mall"; Canadian seconds; and now the gun is useless...

Hold onto your plasma, it's the most off-the-rails live show we've done yet, featuring a special guest host, Megan Phillips ! She brought her own game, and lots of questions, and yadda yadda yadda, now the episode is two parts long. (We never actually get to the point of mentioning the Drake Hotel in this episode, if that does anything for you.) This is the story of the Drake Hotel. Come for the g...

This one takes place in Scotland, so get ready for accents! This is the story of the Mackenzie Poltergeist. Come for the ghost, stay for: New Year's pumped and Christmas plumped; those fancy, fancy mole people; oh, crickey!; you’re thinking of Pangaea; Scrooge McDuck, throat goat; serf-cum-stances; and all the people Leonardo da Vinci killed. Links referenced in the show: https://www.youtube.com/w...

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! Here's a ghost who has a dog without a head. This is the story of Geoffrey de Mandeville, the Christmas Eve Ghost. Come for the ghost, stay for: Ice for taste; are those both legs?; 0 for 1; Herschel Walker, prison guard; gotta take that head; I will tear thee down to the grapes; a distemper of men; I am a bleeder; and this poor tree. Get even more ITAG content with Ghos...

Some would say that if you're living in Florida, you've already been dragged down to hell. But you be the judge. This is the story of the Devil's Chair. Come for the ghosts, stay for: Muppet sex; Looney Tunes style; the Steve Gutenberg Project; liberal horses; it's the Tifa, not the mana; Jacksonville is still the end of the line; It’s an Infinite World; and a bounty crop of wackadoo. Sources: htt...

Dead children? Yick! Who runs this show? (It's Ryan Smith, please send him all complaints.) THis is the story of the Dead Children's Playground. Come for the wee ghosts, stay for: setting the curve; we are working right now; it is cold down here; the woke mind virus; make my tongue warm; feet are black, send them back; I will uncork grandma; ghost economy; and real sexy freaks. Sources: https://ww...

Welcome to the Kill Bill of the Reconstruction era. Or, as Patrick likes to call it, "Get your Pocohontas out of my Mulan." Good luck to us all. Oh, and we're a Belatro fancast now. This is the story of Vivia Thomas. Come for the ghosts, stay for: Balatro Boys; pig spout; rubber stamp David; the Trail of Tears game; let’s not make a t-shirt of that; sweaty from all that arbitration; dozens of Dary...

America wasn't always the haunted nation we know and fear today. No, there was a time when this land's soul was pure as driven snow, Then the Europeans people came, and now we have ghosts. Thanks a lot, Europe. This is the story of Nelly Butler, the first ghost ever seen in America. Come for the ghost, stay for: 101 best cow jokes; the Stineverse; who remembers how to subtract?; probably conjuncti...

You know Bobby Mackey, right? Country billboard chart-topper Bobby Mackey? No? Well, you like Pepsi, right? So maybe you know his whole deal. Anyway, he's not the ghost, so why are we even talking about this? This is the story of Bobby Mackey's Music World. Come for the ghosts, stay for: I just want a Cobb salad; ghost boosters; I don’t think this is legally binding; ambitious dental students; if...

It's Germany. Early 1800s. Blink. Now it's New York. Later 1800s. No overlap. Go to sleep. Wake up. The worlds have collided. There are bricks. There are ghosts. What is happening? No one knows. Was that a hitman? Spooky. This is the story of the Kreischer Mansion. Come for the ghosts, stay for: cat spikes; a big ol' glass of Four Roses; anything is possible at patrick-dot-com; the snow witch; wha...