According to a 2009 poll, more Americans believe in ghosts than don't. But what are ghosts exactly? If they do exist, what are they made of and why are they hanging around? Josh and Chuck explore both sides of the divide between belief and skepticism on the topic of ghosts and look at some pretty cool explanations for hauntings.
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In this episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh and Chuck dive into the spooky world of ghosts and paranormal phenomena. Chuck shares his own unexplained encounter with a mysterious elderly woman in Athens, Georgia, before the hosts explore what ghosts might be made of, famous ghost photographs, and the various scientific explanations for supposed supernatural experiences. From infrasound waves that can cause hallucinations to electromagnetic fields that mess with our brains, they examine both the believers' perspectives and the skeptics' theories about why nearly half of Americans report believing in ghosts.
3 Men and a Baby
1987
1h 42m
★ 6.2
"there's the funny things like the three men and a baby ghost. It was a cut out of Ted Danson. — Josh mentioned this movie when discussing famous ghost photos that were later debunked."
— Josh
"if you saw the movie ghost, would be Goldberg — Josh referenced the movie Ghost when discussing mediums who claim to contact the dead."
— Josh
Ghostbusters
1984
1h 47m
★ 7.5
"Because the ghost busters emeter is going crazy. Right. Exactly. What do they call that? I can't believe I can't remember that. — Josh referenced Ghostbusters when discussing how paranormal investigators measure electromagnetic fields."
— Josh
Knock at the Cabin
2023
1h 40m
★ 6.3
"They're breaking in! From M. Night Shyamalan. Your family must sacrifice one of the three of you to prevent the apocalypse. — This appears to be a movie trailer or advertisement that played before the podcast episode began."
SpaceCamp
1986
1h 47m
★ 5.9
"Remember Space Camp? Yeah. Great movie. Not really. I never saw the movie. — Chuck mentioned SpaceCamp when reading a listener email about a teacher taking students to Space Academy."
— Chuck
Star Wars
1977
2h 1m
★ 8.2
"midichlorians. What is that? This is the Star Wars. Oh, okay. That was how they explained the force. — Josh mentioned midichlorians from Star Wars when discussing theories about what ghosts might be made of."
— Josh
The Shining
1980
2h 24m
★ 8.2
"Overlook. They're the one they use for the overlooking. — Chuck was trying to remember the name of a haunted hotel, referencing The Shining's Overlook Hotel."
— Chuck
The Sixth Sense
1999
1h 47m
★ 7.9
"Like in the movies, you walk into the corner and you can see your breath all of a sudden and you're freezing. Yeah. Like the sixth sense. — Josh used The Sixth Sense as an example of how temperature drops are portrayed in movies during ghost encounters."
— Josh
The Wizard of Oz
1939
1h 42m
★ 7.6
"Or the Wizard of Oz, like hanging munchkin, which was like a bird. — Josh referenced this movie when discussing supposed ghost sightings that were explained by other phenomena."
— Josh
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