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Those Conspiracy Guys

Ghosts: Revisited

Those Conspiracy Guys

Gordon Rochford

True Crime, Comedy, History

4.44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2017

⏱️ 265 minutes

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Summary

DEEP DIVE - On this episode we out on our proton packs and edge our way into the world of the hereafter where the spirits of the dead hold dominion. This is the reconstituted version of a show from the start of Season 1, which was horroibly disfigured by technical faults. This is the full version of Ghosts, with some extra juice! We talk about the origins of ghost stories from around the world and the types of ghosts that the human mind thought relevant to create. There is an imperative for people to think there is something after death, why would we behave while we were alive if there wasn't? But from culture to culture and all through the ages there have been stories of ghosts to quieten naughty children and scare heathen adults into obedience. As in our Ed and Lorraine Warren episode, we discuss a haunting and what speaking with the dead can do for someone who wants to make a quick buck. There are the most famous haunted houses and well known stories of ghouls and apparitions from thorughout history too and we try to fit in as many as we can. There is also a science to the world of the afterlife, and ghost hunters have made their living trying to bring us closer to the truth of where we go when we die. We chat about exorcists and spiritual mediums and how these alleged TV charlatans can have any method of truly communicating with the spirit world. ________________________This podcast is supported by the generous donations of the wonderful folks over at Patreon. If you want to support the show and get exclusive content, ad-free episodes, access to live chats and private social media like Instagram and Discord and a whole load of other stuff click here http://bit.ly/TCG-PatreonIf you want to follow TCG on social platforms including the Discord, watch video versions of the livestream podcast and documentaries; or even join in on live chats about current events; buy TCG merch; get notifications of and buy tickets to upcoming live stage shows or to just support the show on Patreon; all the links, info and instructions you can find by clicking this link http://www.linktr.ee/thoseconspiracyguys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.5

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0:13.8

They've got some of the chunky, as swirly as flavours, but the new sundae's range has an awesome whipped ice cream topping that's covered in gooey sauce and chocolatey chunks.

0:22.1

Mmm, I'm really loving the new Dolcey Delicious Chocolate Cheesecake.

0:25.5

Mmm, mmm, oh man, you've got to try this.

0:28.4

Available now.

0:30.8

This time, on Dolce conspiracy, guys, we dusted off the book of the dead and once again dived deep into the world of the paranormal, where we examined the hereafter and the land beyond the pines.

0:44.4

Discover the history, myth and legend, behind the afterlife, as we know it.

0:49.6

The psychological imperative to give life to the lifeless and a childhood habit of imagining consciousness in the inanimate world around us

0:59.1

could be the reason the concept of ghosts are brought into our adulthood.

1:02.7

The need to have something more than our corporeal form is eternal and we like to think we are too.

1:08.7

From funeral rituals and very specific burial customs, the geographically particular ghost types, we will attempt to expand your vocabulary of ghostliness

1:17.7

and tell you all about the strange customs that ensure people don't rise from their graves to torment the living.

1:23.9

We also recap on what it takes to haunt someone, the dangers of a haunting, and the symptoms to watch out for if you're feeling a bit haunted yourself.

1:32.4

From cold spots and strange noises to getting the shit kicked out here by somebody you can't see, a haunting is no joke, even to the experts.

1:43.7

The experts being ghost hunders, with their duffel bags full of questionable accurate and suitably expensive equipment,

1:50.1

will have you believe every click and rattle is a spirit communicating from the other realm.

1:54.1

Is it just that they really want to believe? Or are they somehow communicating with the other side?

2:00.1

There is a science to the business of death and experts have been trying to unravel the mystery for years.

2:06.1

If there is a possibility of actually quantifying what centuries of spiritual scholars have been trying to find out,

2:12.1

then will the human race be forced to believe in life after death?

2:17.1

Some believe that ghosts aren't our loved ones returning with some unfinished agenda as we may like to believe.

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