meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Skeptoid

Skeptoid #817: Your Ghostliest Tales, Explained

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In which we hear, analyze, and attempt to explain the ghostly personal stories you've sent in.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

If you experience the loss of a loved one, how likely is it that you will see them after

0:08.6

they die or even hear them speak to you?

0:12.0

We're going to find out because today we're going to hear some of your ghostly experiences

0:16.6

that you've sent in and give each of them the scaptoid treatment.

0:21.4

That's coming up next, Unscuptoid.

0:29.9

I'm Brian Dunning from scaptoid.com.

0:35.2

Your ghostliest tales explained.

0:40.5

On a show about urban legends, we often talk about the true science or true history behind

0:45.2

random stories that you may or may not have heard.

0:48.2

But sometimes it's fun to bring this closer to home, to talk about your own personal

0:53.3

experiences, stories that have actually happened to you.

0:57.4

And that's just what we're doing today.

0:59.2

I asked scaptoid premium members to send in their ghostliest tales.

1:04.9

And we're going to find out if I can get rid of the para and the super and expose the

1:10.0

natural and the normal.

1:13.8

The Phantasmic Study Partner.

1:17.6

We'll get started today with a story from listener Chris, who found himself astonished

1:23.0

by an experience that some of you may have had as well.

1:28.8

Back in the early 2000s, I had a glass tube CRT monitor.

1:32.8

I was studying and out of the corner of my eye, I saw a shadowy figure walking towards

1:37.5

me.

1:38.5

Normally when you look directly at something like this, it disappears.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Brian Dunning, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Brian Dunning and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.