Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Bill of Jesse Thorn. This week,

Fright Court. Jesse files suit against her husband Carter. Carter says he grew up in

haunted house, but Jesse doesn't believe him. Who's right? Who's wrong? Only one can decide.

Please rise as Judge John Hodgman enters the courtroom and presents an obscure cultural reference.

Are there ghosts? Or aren't there ghosts? Wouldn't you really like to know?

I saw a ghost once or I think I did and it frightened me so much as it approached my bedside

that when I screamed no sound came out of my mouth. Mysteries have always intrigued me

to the point where I am determined to solve them. So like Don Quixote, I set out on a quest

in New England to see if I could unravel the mystery of the hauntings accompanying me on

most of these surgeons was Brian the monk, a lay Franciscan who did a remarkable job of

capturing some of these elusive spirits on film. But our Odyssey wasn't as much

frightening as it was fascinating. We did however have a few creepy experiences as well as a few

laughs and we listened to many podcasts, Baylor Jesse Thorn swear that mean.

Please rise and raise your right hands. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth, so help you God or whatever? Do you swear to abide by Judge John

Hodgman's ruling despite the fact that the show is now over? He spent the entire time doing that

obscure cultural reference. I could go on. You may proceed in your normal voice please.

Carter and Jesse you may be seated for an immediate summary judgment in one of your favors.

Can I have your name in the piece of culture that I was direct quoting from until the very end when

I made a reference to podcasts, which is non-contemporaneous with this piece of culture. Jesse,

not Jesse Thorn, Jesse litigant, Jesse with an eye. You can hear me pronounce it differently,

right? Jesse versus Jesse. Obviously I'm talking to you Jesse. Why don't you guess first? I'm going

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