Ep. 618 - The Capitol Building
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind
Diane Student
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🗓️ 1 January 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. is the heart of our American government. Both houses of Congress meet here to pass the laws of the land. The building is over 200 years old and has changed through the decades. While this just seems to be a standard government building, there is a lot of symbolism connected to the structure and its location. And there were rituals too. Could that be why this is one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, D.C.? Join us for the history and hauntings of the Capitol Building. The Moment in Oddity features Claire Sylvia, transplant recipient.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.5 | Hello, you sputacular people. Welcome to this 618th episode of the History Ghostbump Podcast. |
| 0:06.4 | Ghost tours for The Theater of the Mind. I'm your host, Diane. And this is Kelly. Kelly on this episode, |
| 0:11.3 | we're heading over to Washington, D.C. We've never done the Capitol building. Wow. That's |
| 0:18.1 | shocking to me. We've done capitals in other states, but not the official, you know, federal capital. |
| 0:24.6 | And it has some ghosts, quite a few of them. |
| 0:27.6 | Excellent. |
| 0:28.6 | All right. |
| 0:30.6 | History tells the story of the world and of our lives. |
| 0:36.6 | Sometimes that history goes bump in the night. |
| 0:41.8 | Broadcasting from the center of oddity and the supernatural in central Florida, it's the |
| 0:48.3 | History Goes Bump podcast. Before we get into talking about the history and haunts of the Capitol building, |
| 0:57.3 | we want to welcome into the Sputacular Crew, Glenna and Georgette. Thank you so much for joining |
| 1:03.1 | the Sputacular Crew. And now, this moment, Nodity. |
| 1:19.0 | Moment in Audity was suggested by Tammy Burroughs. |
| 1:26.8 | In 1988, a 47-year-old professional dancer, Claire Sylvia, was dying from primary pulmonary hypertension. She required a heart-long transplant. |
| 1:30.2 | Her story gained international interest as she was the first person in New England to be a |
| 1:34.8 | recipient of the procedure. Her donor was an 18-year-old male that had passed away in a motorcycle |
| 1:40.5 | accident. Post-surgery, Claire began to experience some unusual and uncharacteristic behaviors. |
| 1:47.8 | She suddenly craved beer, chicken nuggets, and green peppers. |
| 1:52.4 | These were foods that she had never liked before. |
| 1:55.2 | Her energy levels heightened drastically, which could have been due to the younger heart |
| 1:59.4 | that she had received, but she also |
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