History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Out among the bleached bones of Death Valley National Park sits a quirky little building known as the Amargosa Hotel and Opera House. Death Valley features salt flats and ancient lakes with jagged rock formations and several ghost towns. It really resembles a place where things go to die. And thus, it is a haunted landscape. Join us as we explore the haunted Amargosa Hotel and landscape of Death Valley. The Moment in Oddity features 40 Acre Bog Island. Our location was suggested by listener Anna Frias.
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In Leicestershire, England the ruins of a religious settlement can be found that was once the Grace Dieu Priory. Despite the fact that not much of the stone structure still stands today, people from all around the world come to visit the site for various reasons. Some are tourists interested in the history. Other visitors are interested in the esoteric and come to the ruins seeking the spiritual. They believe the ruins are situated over ley lines. Still others come because of their interest in things unseen. Reportedly, the stones of the priory are not the only vestiges still here. The spirits of those who have come before seem to remain. Join us for the history and hauntings of the Grace Dieu Priory.
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Middletown is located in the state of Connecticut and was once a prosperous port. Wesleyan University is here and it has a couple of haunted locations, including the historic Samuel Russell House. There are several other haunted locations in the town and an awful murder has left behind spiritual residue. Join us for the history and hauntings of Middletown. This Month in History features the birth of Peter Paul Rubens.
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(This Month in History) "In Your Arms" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Lake View Cemetery is located in Cleveland, Ohio and is affectionately known as Cleveland's Outdoor Museum. And that is for good reason because there are thousands of beautiful trees, flowers, memorials, monuments and even a dam. During the Gilded Age, this was the cemetery to the elite. Burials continue today for anyone. Behind the iron gates lie the remains of many well known people, including a former President. And one memorial is dedicated to those lost in a tragic and deadly school fire.
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Anyone who has followed and listened to History Goes Bump for any amount of time knows that we consider ourselves open-minded skeptics when it comes to paranormal activity. Particularly the kind of activity connected to psychics. When science gets involved in the paranormal, it lends it some credibility. Parapsychology became a part of college curriculum and at that same time, scientists and government agencies also started paying attention to psychic phenomenon. Intelligence organizations even tried to use it to spy on other countries. On this episode, we are going to look at one of the main tools used to test psi abilities - Zener Cards - and wind our way through the history of parapsychology and some of the famous names connected to this and operations like Project Stargate. The Moment in Oddity features a 1986 Concept Car.
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(Moment in Oddity) "Vanishing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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