In the Mist - Spooked LIVE

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Snap, Glynn, Storytelling, Wnyc, Society & Culture/personal Journals, Performing Arts, Washington, Society & Culture/documentary, Arts/performing Arts, Music, Arts

4.8 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The hallowed halls of an Airbnb house a spirit that can only be seen through sprinkles, spritzes, and sparkles… of air freshener. Snap’s Queen of Comedy, Jen Kober, returns with a story only she could tell. Plus, Glynn shares a story about a close personal witch.

The episode contains strong language, sensitive listeners please be advised.

These stories were told at Spooked LIVE! We have a West Coast tour this year in Oakland, Los Angeles, and Seattle! Join us in September and October! Cross over. Pre-sale for our Oakland show begins August 13, 2025. Get your tix + listen to Spooked on any podcast platform.

Thanks, Jen, for sharing your story with us! For all things Jen -- and to see her live on tour -- check out her website.

Original music performed live by Doug Stuart and Brijean Murphy. Mixed by Miles Lassi. Artwork by Teo Ducot. Special thanks to Ryan Davis, Sarah Rose Leonard, Jon Cohn, Rebecca Stumme, Kristen Payne, and the LA Orpheum Team.

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0:00.0	Snap Studios
0:02.0	Okay, so backstage at the hallowed halls of LA's haunted Orphean theater, over 2,000 spookters have gathered waiting on the other side of that curtain.
0:23.9	Preparing to summon the shadow for spooked live, they think they're going to get one thing.
0:30.3	But friends, y'all about to get something else entirely.
0:33.5	I am so excited.
0:34.7	A woman who is royalty to this snap judgment enterprise.
0:39.2	Roll out the red carpet.
0:40.7	She's about to step on the spook stage.
0:43.1	No!
0:44.5	I will never be able to predict the next word out of her mouth,
0:47.8	but I promise, I guarantee, you can love the ride.
0:52.3	Now, this story does contain explicit language.
0:56.3	And dear friend of mine, Snap fan, Jen Colbert.
1:05.6	I just have to say, I didn't know who was on this show.
1:15.6	And when you show up to a gig, and there's a CNN correspondent there,
1:23.2	I was already spooked.
1:29.3	This can't be good.
1:41.3	I don't like spooky things. This can't be good.
1:46.5	I don't like spooky things.
1:49.9	I hate to be scared. I have been in a dressing room in the bowels of this building.
1:55.5	Listening to music.
1:58.8	La la la la la la la la la la la
	...

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