Seances R Us

BSP: Believer Skeptic Podcast

We have a very special live episode for you recorded for the Arizona Theatre Matters 2022 Festival. In it, we talk all about seances (as if it wasn’t obvious from our last minisode). First, Cody talks about Helen Duncan, the last woman tried as a witch in Britain for talking to dead soldiers during WW2. Then, Chris discusses Mae West, the Hollywood starlet fascinated by seances. Next, Cody shares the story of a man who sets up a fake seance only to have the real thing thrown in his face. Finally, Chris talks about a crazy seance set up in a haunted Toys R Us…You read that right. Our drinks were whatever the heck we wanted to make for this special.
Advisory: 0:00s-0:18s
Intro Music: 0:18s-0:46s
Topic: 0:46s-7:27m
Drinks: 7:27m-10:37m
History: 10:37m-20:24m
Helen Duncan: 20:24m-32:40m
Mae West: 32:40m-41:37m
Trailer: 41:37m-42:32m
Gross Pointe: 43:32m-51:30m
Sylvia Browne: 51:30m-59:23m
Ouija: 59:23m-1:04:50h
Believer: 1:04:50h-1:07:46h
Skeptic: 1:07:46h-1:13:40m
Creep of the Week: 1:13:40m-1:15:35m
Sign Off: 1:15:35h-1:28:16h
Exit Music: 1:28:16h-1:28:33h
Original Music: “Halloween Pumpkin” found at https://www.purple-planet.com
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Links
History-
https://coolmomsusa.com/the-history-of-the-seance/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9ance#:~:text=The%20word%20s%C3%A9ance%20comes%20from,%22a%20movie%20session%22).
https://www.history.com/news/flu-pandemic-wwi-ouija-boards-spiritualism
https://allthatsinteresting.com/seances
Helen Duncan-
https://www.express.co.uk/news/history/727844/Britain-last-witch-Helen-Duncan-exoneration-60-years
https://www.ranker.com/list/scary-stories-from-seances/melissa-brinks
Mae West-
https://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/lives-behind-the-legends-mae-west-spiritual-vixen/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_West
Gross Pointe-
http://www.castleofspirits.com/ghoststories/stories99/November1999_4.html
Sylvia Browne and the Haunted Toys ‘R Us:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Browne
https://www.jmplumbley.com/2015/09/03/clean-up-on-aisle-15-the-haunting-of-toys-r-us-sunnyvale/
https://www.strangerdimensions.com/2016/07/03/haunted-toys-r-us-sunnyvale-california/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/651670/haunted-toys-r-us
Ouija-
https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/20mq5c/to_those_who_played_with_a_ouija_boarddo_tell/cg4ykgm/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/20mq5c/to_those_who_played_with_a_ouija_boarddo_tell/cg599ny/
Believer-
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mishagajewski/2021/01/17/heres-why-some-people-say-they-hear-dead-people/?sh=2165b37a439a
https://everettclipper.com/13425/showcase/modern-seance-searching-for-a-connection/
Skeptic-
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mishagajewski/2021/01/17/heres-why-some-people-say-they-hear-dead-people/?sh=2165b37a439a
https://everettclipper.com/13425/showcase/modern-seance-searching-for-a-connection/