In this episode, Matt speaks with archaeologist Dr. April Beisaw about the connection between archaeology and ghost hunting, as well as what academics might learn from ghost hunters in terms of communicating with the public.

Dr. April M. Beisaw is a professor of anthropology at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. There she teaches courses on archaeology, museum ethics, forensic anthropology, and haunting heritage. She has published several books including Taking Our Water for the City: Archaeology of New York City's Watershed Communities and Identifying and Interpreting Animal Bones: A Manual. Her research has also appeared in American Anthropologist, Historical Archaeology, the International Journal of Historical Archaeology, and Museum Worlds. 

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71. Interview With Dr April Beisaw

The Moss Beach Distillery, located just north of Half Moon Bay on California’s coast, is reputed to be haunted by a number of ghosts, most notably a 1920s flapper garbed in a blue dress. In this episode, Matt discusses ghost stories, historical research, commerce, tourism, and technological trickery

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76. Blue Lady Ghost of the Moss Beach Distillery

In this episode, Matt talks with Rob Hawthorn, who creates and leads ghost tours in Mendocino County, California. They discuss the process of gathering stories, putting them together, and leading a ghost tour as well as how ghost stories represent the community from which they come.

Special Guest Rob Hawthorn: a writer, history buff, paranormal enthusiast, and bookseller on Califonia's Mendocino Coast. His volunteer work with the Kelley House Museum has allowed him to connect with many fascinating people and has allowed him to flourish in all those aspects. Rob is always interested in hearing the next local (or not local) ghost story.

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77 Interview With A Haunted Tour Guide

In this episode, Matt speaks with podcaster Jim Harold who has been the host of The Paranormal Podcast since 2005 and Jim Harold's Campfire since 2007. The Paranormal Podcast has allowed listeners to hear both believer and skeptic voices on paranormal subjects. At the same time, the Campfire Podcast has been a venue for listeners to share their own stories. This episode covers Jim Harold's history as a podcaster, his interest in the paranormal, and a few of his favorite stories. 

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Jim Harold is the host of Jim Harold's Campfire and The Paranormal Podcast, bestselling author of the Campfire series, and President of Jim Harold Media. His latest addition to the series, True Ghost Stories: Jim Harold's Campfire Volume Six, was released in May 2024.For more, visit https://jimharold.com/

78 Interview With Jim Harold

The White Lady is a common ghost story motif, and the city of Santa Cruz, California, is home to a classic example. She wanders in a place that is at the edge between urban and rural in a small canyon that gets dark before the sun has even set. If you aren’t careful, you might just find an axe flying towards your head…or not. In this episode, Matt talks about the White Lady of Santa Cruz.

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79 The White Lady of Santa Cruz

Communities of paranormal enthusiasts have long been in dialogue with communities of skeptics, therefore understanding the skeptics movement is relevant to understanding how paranormal beliefs develop and function. In this episode, Matt discusses the history of the skeptics community, as well as his own experiences as a former member in order to illustrate both the good and the bad of turning skepticism into an identity.

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80 The Skeptic Ghosthropologist

Matthew takes a quick look at some odds and ends… little bits of interesting stuff that doesn’t quite fit anywhere else. From who is in on the joke, what Freud has to do with folklore, and even a very famous private part, this episode has a tiny bit of everything.

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81. Odds And Ends

Far to the north and deep in the woods, there is a ghost town… but unlike some ghost towns, this is a place where the mysteries of the forest and the supernatural converge. Matthew takes us to Alaska to unravel the facts from the fiction and to find out what Bigfoot has to do with this spooky place. 

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82 Port Chatham, Alaska

Mudhouse Mansion is one of the better known haunted houses in Ohio. From a historically dubious story about slavery to a deeply creepy story about a woman staring out of a window for ten days straight, Mudhouse Mansion provides a range of ways to think about ghost stories.

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83. Mudhouse Mansion

The Big Yellow House in Summerland is reputed to be one of the most haunted houses in California, but Matt thinks this claim is a bit overblown. In this episode, he discusses how the fading of cultural memory can lend credence to stories that are otherwise unremarkable.

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84. The Big Yellow House (Summerland)

Matt speaks with Sharon Hill about the Stone Tape Theory, a common explanation for ghosts in paranormal circles. Matt and Sharon discuss the history of the concept, its plausibility, and how it is often applied to locations that don't actually meet the conditions required for it to work.

Sharon A. HIll is an independent researcher, geologist, author, and science communicator with 25+ years of research experience regarding anomalous natural phenomena, paranormal popular culture, pseudoscience, cryptozoology, Forteana, and geologic topics. Author of Scientifical Americans (McFarland, 2017). Website: SharonAHill.com Social: idoubtit@mstdn.social

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85. The Stone Tape Theory With Sharon Hill

Ghostthropology Podcast examines ghost stories, folklore, and tales of the weird.  It is writen and preformed by Matthew Armstrong and produced by Kaylia Metcalfe

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