Left of Skeptic
Episodes
Episode 273: Kala made it weird.
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! This week, we’ve got the exciting (and confusing) conclusion of the Heaven’s Gate story with special guest Derec...
Episode 272: Gays and the white witchy women who love them
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! IT’S HOMEGROWN WEEK! And we have a very special guest for our last Homegrown episode in 2026. The Big Boss - Derec...
Episode 271: Nightmare fuel
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This week, we have a special guest, Luke Nyen! If that name sounds familiar is because he is the guitarist in Kala’s ...
Episode 270: If anyone knows beavers, Anonymous knows beavers!
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! This week, Brittany’s telling us all about a lake monster, so we thought it was best to bring in an expert on the ...
Episode 269: Shadow Daddies and Drag Kings
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week is all about Spooky Smutty Little Books and why we love them! We are joined once again by the amazing Hex A’Peel, ...
Episode 268: Sam the Sandown Clown, a true inspiration.
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This is our first week of April, where we bring in special guests from the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival to discuss o...
Episode 267: Spooky Statues
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This week, we’ve got Kala talking all about spooky funerary sculptures. Giant hooded figures and angels with big wing...
Episode 266: The mall goths would NEVER
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends!This week, Brittany is delving into some true crime with the Watcher Letters.
Episode 265: Shine your little light on me
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday!Welcome to the exciting conclusion of the mysteries surrounding Lake Baikal! In episode 263, we talked about the things that ma...
Episode 264: I don't have to tell you it's haunted
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends!
Episode 263: Happy Spooky Lake Week!
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! This week, Kala is sharing some of the mysteries of Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. This is the world’s deepest, o...
Episode 262: ... to remind you of my love
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We’re heading overseas this week while Brittany tells us all about Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh, Scotland. This 1...
Episode 261: There was a high Dudley ratio there
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! Can a whole town be cursed? Because apparently, that’s exactly what happened. This ghost town is now completely prohi...
Episode 260: Broken brains are just empty calories
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday!
Episode 259: BECAUSE fish have fins, obviously.
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! Question: can you name one fun fact about Finland? No? Maybe it’s because Finland… doesn’t exist? At least that’s what...
Episode 258: Around them there parts, you get no hotdish
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday!For two weeks, we have been asking... when will the Bloody Benders end their murderous ways? Why are they murdering people? Wil...
Episode 257: John, Mary, Kill
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesdays!We are back for Part 2 of the Bloody Benders, and this week, we're getting to know a little bit about their victims as well as...
Episode 256: The family that slays together, stays together
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! Coming in hot in this new year, Brittany brings us the story of The Bloody Benders, America's first serial killin...
Episode 255: Is it a ghost? Is it a UFO? Is it a portal?!
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! And welcome to the last episode of 2025! We’re ending the year with one of the most haunted forests in the world, ...
Episode 254: Then the rooster roasted her
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends!
Episode 253: They were rappin' like LL Cool J
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends!
Episode 252: Gaslighting via ghosts and Smellementary with The Prophecy Girls
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week, we are joined by our friends The Prophecy Girls for a very special AITA: Paranormal Edition! Listen and let us know...
Episode 251: One of Filmdom's Favorite Phantoms
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky-Funny Wednesday, folks! Why spooky-funny? Because this week we’re talking about two queens of comedy! Lucille Ball is beloved in the en...
Episode 250: Never remove the blanket barrier
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends!
Episode 249: Drop Dead Fred
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday!
Episode 248: Spirits with a side of ghosts
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, Friends! This week Brittany is going local with the Forepaugh’s Restaurant in St. Paul, MN. While it is now known for fine d...
Episode 247: Don't be such a cry baby
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! Does your local town have a haunted location that sounds strangely familiar? Like you’ve heard of it somewhere els...
Episode 246: It's like Where's Waldo, but for thumbs
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! For our final episode of 2025 Urban Legends October, we are joined by Adam Herman! Kala tells u...
Episode 245: Just paint over it, it'll be fine.
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday!It's the 4th week of Urban Legends October and we are here to bring you: Creepypastas!
Episode 244: Oh... Canada...
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, Friends! We continue our Urban Legends October with tales of Canada! First, we've got the Dungarvon Whooper, a murdered lu...
Episode 243: Pedro Pascal is more effective than priests
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, Folks! It is the second week of Urban Legends October, and Brittany is taking us all the way to Guatemala with the legend of E...
Episode 242: Embalming... otherwise known as Vampire Botox
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! And welcome to the first week of Urban Legends October! We've got two legends that serve as warnings for children...
Episode 241: All the fans left
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! We’re heading across the world this week to talk about one of the most haunted skyscrapers: Sunshine 60 in downtow...
Episode 240: I hardly know him
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! We’ve covered a lot of water cryptids in the past, but never one we’ve given a new name. It’s time to talk abo...
Episode 239: Lake George is for lovers
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday!
Episode 238: Tom Hanks.
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, listeners!This week, Brittany tells us the curious tale of Sergei Ponomarenko - a man who claimed to have been born in 1932 Ky...
Episode 237: No sound, no warning, no suspicion.
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! Kala's got another conspiracy theory for you this week! About 600,000 people go missing in the United States eve...
Episode 236: Caution: DEATH CHAIR
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends!After our break last week, Brittany is hitting hard with the tale of the Baleroy Mansion on Mermaid Lane in Philadelph...
It's a re-re-re-REMIX! Mystery Edition
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends!It doesn't happen often, but every once in a while, the stars simply don't align for us to get together for an...
Episode 235: Do not mock me, sir.
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! And Kala is feeling especially spooky this week. Inspired by a number of creepy videos, it’s time to learn all about ...
Episode 234: Supersonic Bar Mascot
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! As you know, we love beer! And this week, Brittany is diving into a haunted brewery—what a perfect subject! We're e...
Episode 233: A tale as old as time...
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! This week, Kala is telling us all about the Pennhurst State School and Hospital in Spring City, Pennsylvania. This pr...
Episode 232: I’m not a Cheesman, I’m a Cheese Man
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! This week, Brittany tells us all about CHEESE MAN PARK! Wait, that can’t be right. Oh… yeah. Chessman Park! In De...
Episode 231: Is it a ghost? Is it a zombie? Either way, no thanks!
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! We’re covering one of Kala’s favorite subjects this week: a spooky road! Kala is talking all about Zombie Road. T...
Episode 230: Ain't nobody like Mr. Nobody
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, dear listeners! If our subject this week sounds ominous, that’s because it is! Brittany tells us all about the Black Monk of...
Episode 229: Were the skeptics right?
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! This week we're diving into the controversy of Ed and Lorraine Warren. We've covered some of their most famo...
Episode 228: Warren Shadiness
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We're bringing you yet another Ed and Lorraine Warren haunting this week as Kala tells us all about the Smurl Family Ha...
Episode 227: That Beyond-The-Grave-Passive-Aggressive Family Drama
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, dear listeners! This week is a classic style haunting as Brittany tells us all about the West Virginia Penitentiary AKA the Mo...
Episode 226: Ghosted from the Neck Up
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! This week we have a subject request from Kala's mama! Annapolis, Maryland, was founded in 1649. This makes it ov...
Episode 225: A doll FULL of DEMONS? No thank you...
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! Have you heard the latest controversy rocking the paranormal world? SOMEONE LOST ANNABELLE!Well, allegedly.TikTok and o...
Episode 224: Who you gonna call? Dan Aykroyd!
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! Are you involved in a family business? So is the famous actor Dan Aykroyd! But his family business has nothing to do with Holl...
Episode 223: Ooh-wee-ooh, I look just like Buddy Holly
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! We're still coming down from the Homegrown Music Festival high, so let's keep things rolling with some haunted music...
Episode 222: Stay Out of the Forest
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, you beautiful people. You’ve heard of the Bermuda Triangle and the Alaska Triangle, but did you know there’s a Bennington ...
Episode 221: Aren't we all a little Grumpy Man?
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week we have two locations with very similar names. Inspired by her recent trip to the UK, Kala talks about The Golden Fl...
Episode 220: Call the Exorcist, Uncle Todd's ghost needs a girlfriend
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, dear listeners! When people think of ghost stories, they usually think of specific time periods. For example, the mid to late...
Episode 219: Drink up, witches!
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We're talking about two of Kala's favorite subjects this week: witches and beer. For thousands of years, the pr...
Episode 218: I'm not SUPERstitious, I'm just a little stitious
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! Our story this week is a drama nerd's dream! 🎭 Brittany is diving headfirst into the world of theater superstitions. Th...
Episode 217: Conspiracy theorists always be conspiracy theorizing
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, dear listeners! We’re heading in a new direction this week and exploring conspiracy theories! Let’s start with the “moth...
Episode 216: Friend Soup
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This week Brittany is going to tell you all about the Dauphine Orleans Hotel in the New Orleans French Quarter. Conside...
Episode 215: Smelly rooms and bad vibes
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week Kala's going to tell us all about the Magnolia Hotel in Seguin, Texas. Built in the mid-1800s as a two-room log ...
Episode 214: The Swedish Chef explains glitches in the Matrix
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends!This week Brittany is bringing you the story of the Vardøger - a kind of spirit or paranormal experience (depending ...
Episode 213: Don't fjord the river, okay?
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! Have you ever heard a local legend that grows so wildly over time that no one knows its origins? That's what we're t...
Episode 212: Boys Night! Boys Night! Boys Night!
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We’re discussing The Olde Pink House in Savannah, GA this week. This extremely popular restaurant exists in a buildin...
Episode 211: The Devil's Lettuce
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everybody!Thank you very much to Kortenie for the listener request this week! Kala's going to tell you all about Devil'...
Episode 210: Everybody be giving Shirley side-eye
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks!Are you ready for a story that’s sure to shiver your timbers? We hope so! Because Brittany is about to tell you all ab...
Episode 209: Wisconsin! Stop setting everything on fire!
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! Thank you for celebrating our 4-year pod-iversary with us! This is our first episode with our new format, and Kala is talkin...
Episode 208: Jack the Ripper
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We're wrapping up 2025 True Crime January with Jack the Ripper, one of the biggest unknowns in the genre. And we&#...
Episode 207: Fox Hollow Farm
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! We're continuing our True Crime January with the location known as Fox Hollow Farm, formerly owned by the infamous serial...
Episode 206: Los Feliz Murder House
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! We’re in our third week of True Crime January, and we’re covering the Los Feliz Murder House. In 1959, a doctor murdered ...
Episode 205: Lizzie Borden took an axe...
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! For our second week of True Crime January, we are covering one of the most infamous murder cases in United States h...
Episode 204: The Cecil Hotel
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spook Wednesday, everyone! And Happy True Crime January! This week, we are talking about The Cecil Hotel, which has... let's say... not the best...
Episode 203: “Anti-Santa Shadow Daddy”
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Holiday Wednesday, dear friends! We’ve got a Christmas spectacular for you this year! Kala talks about Mari Lwyd. This is essentially a...
Episode 202: "Let's all hold hands, here on the subway..."
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! We’ve got some classic Brittany and Kala stories for you this week! First, Kala brings on the ghostly transportat...
Episode 201: “He sure is Naddi”
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! We’re starting out this week with a listener request about a very interesting museum: The Iceland Phallological Museum. You ...
Episode 200: "Wolf Mafia 2026!"
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! We are celebrating our 200th episode this week with special guests Kara Babcock and Stephanie Chow of Prophecy Girls: A Buff...
Episode 199: "Go SPORTS!"
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We're going classic this week with a haunted university and hospital. Kala talks about the University of Portland in O...
Episode 198: "Sky Drama"
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, dears! We’ve got extraterrestrials and the Wild Wild West for you this week. Kala talks about former United States Presiden...
Episode 197: "High Fae Minnesotan Smut"
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! This week we’ve got two stories that will leave you wondering, "Are humans cursed or blessed?" Kala starts by dis...
Episode 196: “Molly Brown’s Air BnB”
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, sweet listeners! This week, we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming with two salty little tales. Kala talks abou...
Episode 195: Sorry about the whistling.
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Content warning: Kala’s story this week includes some discussion of suicide. If you wish to skip this topic, jump to Brittany’s story at 42:08. ...
Episode 194: "I play Rod Stewart to save money"
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, dear listeners! We’ve got a treat for you! The return of special guest, Adam Herman! He joins us for Spooky Game week of Urb...
Episode 193: "Sorry, Mitch."
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! We are at the midpoint of our 4th Urban Legends October, and we have some creepypastas sure to keep you up at night! Unless yo...
Episode 192: "Give me a Cryptid over a Phantom Menagerie any day"
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, ghouls and zombies! We are in our second week of Urban Legends October and this week we are featuring legends from Scotland! ...
Episode 191: “Wife Poisons Husband with Candy”
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, and Happy Urban Legends October, everyone! We’ve got two stories that are perfect for putting you in the mood for the Hallo...
Episode 190: "I'm a professional Skeptic"
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! We have an iconic episode this week, because we’re covering two absolute icons. First up, Kala talks about Joan C...
Episode 189: "Let's go, girls!"
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, Folks! Kala’s got two locations for you this week, which are often discussed at the same time. The Tennessee State Prison ...
Episode 188: “Inappropriate, Melissa!”
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! We went a bit off the rails this week, so prepare for a giggle. First up, Kala discusses The Mammoth Cave system in ...
Episode 187: "The Unusually Ambitious Mongoose"
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! As summer fades and fall peeks it’s head around the corner, we’re always keeping it creepy here. First Kala discusses the...
Episode 186: "There are a variety of overalls to consider..."
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! We are getting close to the end of summer, so we've got some stories this week that just scream "vacation ...
Episode 185: "Who the hell is Joe Cocker?"
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, dear listeners! We’ve got two Midwest stories this week all inspired my music… kinda. First Kala talks about a location i...
Episode 184: "Because.... Australia"
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everyone! It's Brittany's Birthday Spooky Spectacular! The birthday girl starts us off with the tale of the Goat Man ...
Episode 183: "Well, that was... wacky."
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! Yes, we’re a paranormal podcast, but this week we’re also a paranormal drama podcast! We’ve got the hot goss o...
Episode 182: “Everything is coming up Johan!”
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, y'all! It is our last episode of July! Where has the summer gone? Kala starts it off with one of her great passions: Wres...
Episode 181: "I like this weird mishmash of bodies"
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy spooky Wednesday, friends! This week is Kala’s birthday episode! She celebrates by telling you all about the Danvers State Hospital in Danver...
Episode 180: “For the living and the dead to enjoy”
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! To start off this week, Kala tells us about Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, which is actually the inspiration behind The ...
Episode 179: "... now we're just naming pits."
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! It may be summer outside, but we're keeping it creepy here on the podcast. Kala had a special seeeeester birthday ...
Episode 178: "That's weird, right?!"
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! This week has us asking “How often do coincidences actually happen?” First, Kala talks about precognitive dreams...
Episode 177: #HauntingsForWomen!
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, dear listeners! This week we've got a special guest! Singer & Songwriter, Park Ranger, and all-around awesome person: ...
Episode 176: "They had a ball-room"
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! We've got a classic haunting and a major coincidence on the docket this week. I know what you're thinking? A ma...
Episode 175: "Play Bowl!"
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week we're finishing up our U.S. takeover. Kala realized that there we hadn't covered any locations in two differ...