Left of Skeptic
Episodes
Episode 76: The Return of the Black Eyed Kids
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, y’all! And this Wednesday is extra spooky for a listener request. Listener Sara (Kala’s seeeeester) makes a special birthd...
Episode 75: “That’s my broken bone!”
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday y'all! We've got three locations from two states we have not yet visited on the podcast! First up Kala takes us to Delaware to ...
Episode 74: “I said it was my dying hill, not that I wanted to die on it"
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! We’ll be the first to admit that unless we. tell you what this description is about, you’re going to have no idea. We’ve...
Episode 73: "Wow. Keening... I have drastically misread that situation."
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week Kala is taking it back to the Midwest with the story of Hotel Hell. No, not the Gordon Ramsey show… the Maribel Ca...
Episode 72: "Who the f**k is Ed?"
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday everyone and welcome to episode 72! This episode gets a little goofy... sleep depravation and recording multiple episodes a wee...
Episode 71: “How dare you use your inheritance powder!”
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This week, in preparation for her trip to New York City, Kala talks about the NYC restaurant One if by Land, Two if by ...
Episode 70: "I want to walk into a room and be haunted by happiness.”
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week we've got a birthday request, a listener story, and a haunting that leaves you feeling happy and calm. Does it get a...
Episode 69: “Once you go ghost, it’s what you want the most.”
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fair warning… this episode is NSFW. It is the Spooky Wednesday that Kala had been waiting for… Episode 69! Kala starts the episode with the concep...
Episode 68: "Did you just 'yadda yadda yadda' cannibalism?"
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! We’re comin’ at ya with two very different tales. Brittany tells us about the life and death of Edgar Allen Poe. This man’...
Episode 67: "It's not episode 69, but it is close."
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's not episode 69... but almost. This Spooky Wednesday, Brittany starts us off by finishing her two part story about Kilkenny, Ireland. Not on...
Episode 66: "Call me maybe"
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kala continues on her theme of paranormal modes of transportation by telling us all the story of The Bus to Nowhere. This mysterious SEPTA b...
Episode 65: "Oh my god! Where is my leprosy gargoyle?"
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Spooky Wednesday we’ve got a terrifying train and a haunted hotel! First, Kala discusses the Lincoln Funeral Train, a ghost train that follows ...
Episode 64: "I'm more confused about an elephant in Loch Ness than a plesiosaur."
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday folks! We have a haunted location, a famous cryptid, and a lister request of a small-town legend in Wisconsin! First up, Kala t...
Episode 63: “You lost me at ‘pink puff stone’.”
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! We’ve got THREE locations for you! First, Kala talks about the S.K. Pierce haunted mansion in Gardner, MA. Then Brittany bri...
Episode 62: "Swaggy cattle!"
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, everybody! What's the biggest takeaway from this episode? It's raining men down in Manville. It's raining men. This week...
Episode 61: "The f**k is Misophonia?!"
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, y'all! This week we're heading down south with haunted locations in two different southern states. First, Kala talks about the...
Episode 60" "How she pulled that all together in one night, I do not know. But she did."
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks the 60th Spooky Wednesday at Left of Skeptic, and we're visiting two new states to celebrate! First Kala takes us all the way up throu...
Episode 59: "Sssurreal-real-paranormal-normal-ism"
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! Kala is going to come and write a better description later, but the gist of this week's episode includes the curious tales of ...
Episode 58: "She's like a 'Priority Pincher'"
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week Kala tells you about the humorously named Slippery Noodle Inn in Indianapolis, IN. This rockin' restaurant and bar f...
Episode 57: “Boo! Or should I say ‘Moo’?”
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week is an eventful one! We’ve got aliens, ghost cows, ghosts that aren’t cows, project blue book, magical silencing pillowcases, and maybe-s...
Episode 56: “Jail, but pretty.”
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re going back to spooky basics with two very old buildings! First up, Kala talks about Rolling Hills Asylum in East Bethany, New York. This 18th ...
Episode 55: “I want to know who handles mergers and acquisitions for cemeteries.”
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! We’re going full Universal Classic Monsters on y’all with tales of a vampire and a mummy! Brittany takes us over to London...
Episode 54: "Spill the tea, Bell Witch! Spill the tea!"
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back to our regularly scheduled programming this Spooky Wednesday with some haunted locations and subjects! First, Kala takes us back to Grand...
Episode 53: "That shit was bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S"
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! It is the LAST week of True Crime January, and Brittany and Kala are here to tell you the tale of the Salem Witch Trials. Whil...
Episode 52: “It’s not funny business, but it’s funny you said it that way.”
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This spooky Wednesday is our third installment of True Crime January, and we’re coming at you with one of the most classic of true crime subjects: H...
Episode 51: "I promise to not kill you... fast or slow." True Crime January!
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Spooky Wednesday we continue our true crime January with the tale of the murders from Amityville Horror House in Amityville, Long Island, New Yor...
Episode 50: "I assumed that the killer brought the bacon." True Crime January!
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday to you all! This is our first episode for our first ever True Crime January! Every week this month we will pick a location wher...
Episode 49: "And then tragedy struck... as is what happens in most of our stories"
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week Kala will be telling us about the haunting of the now Nederlander Theater in Chicago, IL which sits on the site of t...
Episode 48: “A Christmas Yule log where the Yule log is YOU!”
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday and Happy Holidays, friends! This is our first ever Holiday themed episode! Well, kinda… who knew that spontaneous human comb...
Episode 47: "Oars and sharp sticks against a lake monster? Fer fuck's sake."
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, friends! This week we're all about Wisconsin! Kala starts us off with the mystical Rock Lake near Lake Mills. What secrets doe...
Episode 46: “Billy Bob and his brother Willard—” **uncontrollable laughter**
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! We’ve got THREE LOCATIONS FOR YOU THIS WEEK! Kala takes us to Grand Haven, MI to discuss the Lake Forest Cemetery where ther...
Episode 45: “Everyone had to meet a skeleton named George to face their own mortality.”
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week Kala is telling you about the Milton School House in Alton, Illinois. Yep, we’re back in Alton, and it’s still h...
Episode 44: "You gotta be pretty schwasted to have a mural come to life."
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday, folks! This week Kala is telling you about Robert the Doll, an object that is over 100 years old and brings misfortune to thos...
Episode 43: "I grew up Lutheran, we don't even have exorcism rites... lameos."
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kala went to a sexy little place called Whispers Estate in Mitchel, Indiana. It might sound like something you'd see on late-night satellite...
Episode 42: "Maybe people in California just assume everyone in the Midwest has possums in our walls."
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week Kala takes over with the extra-long tale of the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, WI. This hotel has a long, surprisingly ...
Episode 41: "KALA! GAY STREET!"
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Spooky Wednesday we’re heading to New York! Kala starts by talking about two different locations in Greenwich Village, New York City. The famou...
Episode 40: "If they're pillaging and you're... pinching?"
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday and a HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL! For our last episode of the spooky season, we are wrapping up our Urban Legends October series wi...
Episode 39: "When I straightened myself out with... another abnormal crunch?"
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! It's our third episode of our Urban Legends October and we are traveling across the world to tell you tales from Japan. Kala s...
Episode 38: "I hate...I hate...HATE when animals have human teeth."
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week we are continuing on with our Urban Legends October series. The stories this week are based on the classic creepypas...
Episode 37: "Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline. Maybe it's the souls of many young girls."
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! The first spooky Wednesday of the spookiest month of the year, which brings us to the first special series in our podcast hist...
Episode 36: “Everything that I read said that all of the ghosts seemed super hip… super chill.”
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! This week is heavily and unintentionally inspired by the TV show Supernatural. Kala is talking about one of her favorite curse...
Episode 35: “All sailors were fuckboys, basically.”
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode Kala tells the legend of Minnie Quay. A tragic tale of a real girl from Forester, Michigan who drowned in Lake Huron and now ...
Episode 34: "These people just don't know enough about aliens to realize IT'S ALIENS."
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday everyone! This week, Kala talks about Smallett's Cave near Ava, MO that is allegedly home to the spirit of a headless cobbler t...
Episode 33: "Mr. Punny McPunderson"
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Now back to our regularly scheduled programming with another Spooky Wednesday! This week Kala takes us back to Alton, IL to discuss the Mineral Spring...
Episode 32: "Serial killer slash wizard?!"
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Thuuuuuuuuursday? WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING? While the timeline may be a bit different this week, the stories are as good as ever. It'...
Episode 31: "I mean, what can you do? They're nuns."
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Spooky Wednesday, we go back to the midwest! Kala talks about Kemper Hall in Kenosha, Wisconsin. This building (formerly known as Durkee Mansion,...
Episode 30: "I literally googled 'Franklin Castle + porn'!"
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Spooky Wednesday marks our 30th episode! We're celebrating the same way we celebrate every week, by telling you some haunted tales! Kala talks ab...
Episode 29: "Hang a doll. Have a beer."
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 28: "It’s very traumatic to be eaten, even if you’re already dead."
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 loc...
Episode 27: "I want a leather black duster." "I know you do."
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 err...
Episode 26: "The story of death whistles..."
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spooky Wednesday! And Happy Birthday Kala! This week Kala and Brittany are heading overseas! On this special birthday episode, Kala is covering ...
Episode 25: "If it makes you feel any better, they call him Drywall Dave."
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode marks our 25th Spooky Wednesday! What better way to celebrate than telling really depressing tales that lead to really haunted locations?...
Episode 24: "If they accept ribs, I don't know why they're so concerned about the spine thing."
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Episode 23: "Thanks for moving my murder house and leaving me with all these books!"
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 P...
Episode 22: "Oh my god... they are DKEs!"
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 21: "It's okay! Kids are creepy!"
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Episode 20: "Multiple dozens of thousands of years ago... that's a long ass time."
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Episode 19: "I understand the scientific theories behind it, but... DEMON."
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Spooky Wednesday Kala talks about the haunting figure known as the Grey Lady that resides in the Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana. And Brit...
Episode 18: "That is a delightful story of a cat! Having a job! In a prison!"
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kala talks about the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City, MO, a building that once earned the name "The bloodiest 47 acres in America". Clos...
Episode 17: "Ducks. Ducks? Ducks! DUCKS?!"
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 16: "Great. I'll just cancel the appointment for the exorcist. No biggie!"
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 discu...
Episode 15: Happy Homegrown Listener Story Episode!
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 epis...
Episode 14: "It's not a deer and WE NEED TO LEAVE."
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Episode 13: "Men who, quote, 'had more legs' than him."
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 12: "I think your laptop is haunted."
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Episode 11: "PBR, crab legs, and Kylo Ren... I've never felt so seen."
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 10: "All work and no play makes Brittany a dull girl."
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 magi...
Episode 9: "Mulder told us to trust no one." "Yup! I have that on a pencil somewhere."
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 8: "I CAN'T MAKE IT ON MY OWN 'CAUSE MY HEART IS IN OHIO!"
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 di...
Episode 7: “Bomb-ass lady, long-ass name”
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Episode 6: "That's more than I've ever learned about Indiana ever in my life."
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
Episode 5: "It's just me, the internet, and my Kylo Ren lightsaber."
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 4: "Wrestling is just theater kids that are more athletic."
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ch...
Episode 3: "If a large aquatic creature can skim across the water, why can't I?"
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 2: "You know Zak Bagans went there, right?"
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 R...
Episode 1: "I just don't want ghosts to touch me..."
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brittany and Kala start their adventure into the paranormal podcasting world by talking about two of their favorite locations: the SS William A. Irvin...