It's Brittany's birthday week! And this Spooky Wednesday we are celebrating by heading outside of the U.S. again to tell you about locations in Mexico and Ireland. Kala talks about some haunted areas in and around Mexico City. The Island of the Dolls is exactly what it sounds like... and Island. Filled with creepy, old dolls. Posada Del Sol is an abandoned hotel with creepy altars in its basement and bones in its walls. And Mexico City's airport keeps ghosts in its planes. Brittany takes us over...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast This Spooky Wednesday the world is on fire, and it may or may not be reflected in our podcast. We head out to California this week for both of our locations. Kala tells us about her own experiences taking The Donner Pass in Northern California. The story of the Donner Party is tragic, and it's easy to see how this area is now haunted by the people who met their tragic end here. Travel + short cuts = cannibalism? Brittany takes us down to Southern California to talk about the Whaley House in San ...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week is all Brittany bay-bee! This Spooky Wednesday, Brittany tells us all about the phenomenon known best as The Glitch in the Matrix. These errors in our everyday life may leave you wondering if our world is as it seems, or a simulation that we exist in without realizing it. Kala, fresh back from her Californian vacation, shares an extra-long anonymous listener story which makes you wonder if Duluth's Lakeside is really as nice as it seems. Doppleganger-real-life-slash-computer-errors? Th...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Spooky Wednesday! And Happy Birthday Kala! This week Kala and Brittany are heading overseas! On this special birthday episode, Kala is covering the haunted Poveglia Island in Italy and Brittany will be telling you about the nearly 900-year-old Ancient Ram Inn in Great Britain.
Jul 21, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode marks our 25th Spooky Wednesday! What better way to celebrate than telling really depressing tales that lead to really haunted locations? First Kala talks about Road L in Nebraska City, Nebraska. It is better known to its residents as Seven Sister's Road. This is the kind of road that reminds you why it's worth it to take the scenic route sometimes. Next, Brittany tells us about the Congress Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Y'all... this hotel... it's got history. Bad history. Sad histor...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Spooky Wednesday, y'all! This week we've got witches (well... maybe witches) and cryptids! Kala talks about Whitewater, WI which is also known as the Second Salem, as a listener request. This city has tales of the witches and ghosts that plague the town going back over a hundred years. Is it really haunted, or is it a college town that just keeps spreading outdated rumors from years ago? Brittany tells us about Crawlers, the basis for a very popular creepypasta. These creepy, lanky cryptid...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast We've got missing library books, brutal bludgeonings, mosh pit loving ghosts, and tasty beer for you this week! Kala tells everyone about The Harvey Public Library in Harvey, ND. A woman was murdered in her home and now haunts the library that sits on the land, puzzling unsuspecting librarians by making keys disappear and restocking books. Brittany takes us down south to Savannah, GA to tell us about Moon River Brewing Company, where each floor of the building brings new and unwelcome surprises ...
Jun 30, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week brings us a fake hospital, a professional feline, a dumb fraternity ritual, and cuddles from a burnt, disembodied arm. Kala talks about The Crescent Hotel & Spa in Eureka Springs, AK. This hotel located in the Ozarks has a complicated past that contributes to it being one of the most haunted hotels in America. Brittany tells us tales from Kenyon College in Gambier, OH. Students that attend this college often leave with many ghostly tales from all around campus including the dormito...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you know what's terrifying? Children. Well maybe not to you, but that's apparently what Brittany and Kala have decided this week. Kala takes over this week with a long story centered around the cryptid known as Black-Eyed Children. What are these creatures? Aliens? Demons? Vampires? We only know one thing for sure... Brittany is having absolutely none of it. Then Brittany tells us one of her all-time favorite Reddit stories... and Kala is having absolutely none of it. This episode is likely t...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Kala is talking about Summerwind, a mansion that once stood on the shores of West Bay Lake in Wisconsin! Once a beautiful summer lake home with a less than beautiful history, it is now simply a foundation with stairs and a chimney after it burned down in 1988. And Brittany introduces Obojoki, also known as the monster of Lake Okoboji in Iowa. There's a lot going on this week as we premiere our very first sponsor, Kala shares details about her recent visit to Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, ...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast This Spooky Wednesday Kala talks about the haunting figure known as the Grey Lady that resides in the Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana. And Brittany discusses The Phillip Experiment that took place in Toronto, Canada in the ’70s. These stories have given us our highest scores on the Skeptic Scale to date! This episode is all classic ghosts and demons, dear listeners! Well... ghosts and demons and science experiments. You're in for a treat! ...
Jun 02, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kala talks about the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City, MO, a building that once earned the name "The bloodiest 47 acres in America". Closed 2004 after holding violent criminals for 168 years, some of the inmates seem to have stuck around the grounds. Brittany discusses the Wabasha Street Caves in St. Paul, MN. These caves, which have been used for a number of activities including growing mushrooms and gangster big band parties, are actually mines! Fun fact. Another fun fact... they ...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast This spooky Wednesday Kala takes us over to South Dakota to discuss the Ellsworth Airforce Base, which has seen enough unusual UFO activity to become known as the Area 51 of the Dakotas. Well, they could be UFOs, but they could also be ducks. And Brittany talks about a small town in Wisconsin that no longer exists if it ever existed at all. This episode is the first-ever episode edited by Kala! So, you know... do with that information what you will.
May 19, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Kala talks about the two ghosts with very different style choices that haunt the halls of The Drake hotel in Chicago, IL. And Brittany discusses the Central State Hospital, formerly known as the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane in Indianapolis, IN. This building's tragic history while it was in operation has led to some interesting activity now that it is abandoned. Finally, our listener story helps us realize how we would handle it when faced with the possibility that our partn...
May 12, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Kala and Brittany talk about the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival and how it served as the inspiration for our first ever listener story episode! We're sharing stories from Duluth, MN musicians, photographers, poets, and attendees! Get ready to have a cluckin' good spooky time! HAPPY HOMEGROWN!!!
May 05, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Kala talks about the Sallie House in Atchison, KS. Though the lore behind the location leaves a lot to the imagination, it's certainly got the activity to prove that something happened in this house. And Brittany tells us about not-deer, a cryptid found in the Appalachian mountain area. These creatures may look like deer, but they are absolutely NOT deer.
Apr 28, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week is all about Grand Rapids! Kala discusses several locations in this Michigan city that indicate it's more haunted than you might think. And Brittany tells us about the haunted eBay painting "The Hands Resist Him". Can you guess where that painting resides now? You guessed right! Grand Rapids! Ghostly prank calls, jealous lovers, disembodied hands, and weird girl-doll-robot things. Who knew Michigan could be so exciting?
Apr 21, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast From a big city to a small town! This week Kala talks about the former Chicago Historical Society building, now known as TAO restaurant and nightclub, and best known for its history as Excalibur nightclub in Chicago, IL. Brittany discusses the Bellaire House in Bellaire, OH. They are two very different buildings, but they both have long histories filled with many haunted tales. And instead of a listener story, Kala shares a story that has lived in the back of her mind, freaking her out for years...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's episode, Brittany tells us about the small community of Grey Cloud Island in Minnesota and the online rumors that have spread about the private cemetery located on the island. This marks the first place discussed on our podcast that both Brittany and Kala have no desire to visit. And Kala tells us about the tragic history of the Lemp family that has caused the haunting of the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Missouri. This week has secrecy, drama, and tales of woe... but it also has bee...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode #10! Double digits bay-beee! This week Kala tells us about The Devil’s Punchbowl in Menomonie, WI. It's a scientific study area that is magical during the day and mystical at night. And Kala gets a pleasant surprise as Brittany takes us out to Colorado to talk about a little place called The Stanley Hotel! Perhaps you’ve heard of it? Featuring a new theme song, gnomes, trolls, and Kala making a bunch of pop culture references that Brittany doesn't understand.
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Brittany tells us about the history and hauntings of The Chauncey Griggs Mansion in St. Paul, MN. And we get our first UFO encounter when Kala goes "full Midwest X-Files" with the story of the 1953 Kinross UFO incident. Bonus content includes vaccination, talking cats, hot tubs, Kala's grandma, and a listener story that provides a valuable lesson about entering abandoned grain elevators.
Mar 24, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Keeping it in the Midwest this week! Kala talks about the luxurious The Elms hotel and spa in Excelsior Springs, MO. Brittany heads in the opposite direction by discussing the absolutely-not-luxurious Mansfield Reformatory in Mansfield, OH. Not much in common here... Except for the whole "being haunted" thing. Kala makes multiple references to things she swore made her edgy as a teenager, and Brittany makes multiple references to cats. So it's back to business as usual...
Mar 17, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s episode of Left of Skeptic: Kala shares a few of the creatures known as “Fearsome Critters”, and Brittany brings us to Lead, SD to talk about the historic Homestake Opera House!
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Brittany and Kala talk about The Spider House Cafe & Ballroom in Austin, TX, and The Hannah House in Indianapolis, IA. It's an episode full of birthday wishes, historic Indiana facts, and a couple of exhausted hosts. They may be tired, but they're still having a good time!
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 5 brings two tales from Two Harbors, MN. Kala discusses haunts from her hometown: the Split Rock Lighthouse and Blackwoods Grill and Bar. And Brittany brings us our first cemetery with tales from Bachelor's Grove Cemetery in Cook County, IL. And they both marvel at the adventurous activities and disturbing hobbies of the teenagers in Illinois. Damn youths.
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kala and Brittany leave Minnesota behind this week to discuss the Beast of Bray Road in Elkhorn, WI, and The McPike Mansion in Alton, IL. They also chat about TikTok, wrestling, and ghostly fashion sense. And towards the end of the episode, Kala shares a different style of listener story!
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Brittany and Kala discuss the Nopeming Sanatorium in Duluth, MN and Pepie, the monster of Lake Pepin in Lake City, MN. Creepy makeup brushes, Oreos, and grey-scaled, thick-thighed, beefy-man-thighs serpents. And Kala makes several references to the movie The Water Horse when she is actually talking about the movie Magic in the Water .
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Left of Skeptic Kala and Brittany discuss two famously haunted hotels: The Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre, MN and St. James Hotel in Red Wing, MN. Including haunted basements, ghost kitties, and past owners who really don't like it when you move their table. As an added bonus: how Kala really feels about Zak Bagans.
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brittany and Kala start their adventure into the paranormal podcasting world by talking about two of their favorite locations: the SS William A. Irvin and the Glensheen Mansion. And we immediately establish that Brittany absolutely does not want ghosts to touch her.
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 
