Halloween Special: Twain's Ouija Novel

The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families

The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids

Kids & Family

4.5 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Did a no-longer-living Mark Twain send a novel from the great beyond with a Ouija Board? Find out about the real story with help from our pal Nate DuFort of the podcast, Unspookable.

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0:00.0	If you're a nurse or future nurse, you know how challenging and rewarding this career can be.
0:06.5	Hi there, I'm Nurse Mo, creator of the Straight A Nursing podcast.
0:10.6	I'd love for you to join me every Thursday as I teach nursing concepts and share tips to help you succeed in school and at the bedside.
0:19.3	Each episode breaks down often complex information
0:22.5	so it's easy to understand so you could feel more confident whether you're taking an exam or
0:28.1	taking care of patients. So subscribe to the Strading Nursing podcast and I'll see you on Thursday.
0:36.5	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:49.3	Oh my gosh, as you can tell.
0:52.7	This is a very special episode of the past and the curious.
0:55.9	In fact, we have our friends from unspookable, which means this is actually the past and the unspookable,
1:04.2	or the unspookable and the curious.
1:08.6	How about the past and the unspookable and the curious?
1:13.3	Uh, yes.
1:14.1	Thank you, Nate.
1:15.6	Well, that was Nate DeFort from Unspookable.
1:18.8	A friend of mine, I'm Mick Sullivan.
1:21.2	And welcome to this very special episode.
1:23.5	It's a Halloween-ish episode that involves messages from the Great Beyond.
1:30.1	Mark Twain, a novel, a Ouija board.
1:34.6	It's an enduring mystery.
1:36.2	It's a really fun story.
1:37.4	It's not spooky.
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