What's with the Winchester Mystery House?

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2013

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

After her daughter and husband died, heiress Sarah Winchester became obsessed with the idea that spirits haunted her and to appease them she had to have a house continuously built for them. So she did - 24 hours a day for 38 years.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:30.3	Brought to you by the all new 2014 Toyota Corolla.
0:34.1	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from HouseofWorks.com.
0:44.1	Hey and happy Halloween and welcome to the podcast.
0:47.9	I'm Josh Clark.
0:49.5	Go do what you're about to do, Chuckers.
0:51.5	Boo.
0:53.5	And Jerry.
0:55.5	Jerry's sing.
0:58.5	You put the three of us together.
0:59.5	Me, Josh Clark, they're Chuck Bryant and they're Jerry.
1:03.5	And you've got Stuff You Should Know Halloween Edition.
1:06.5	We got a big old tub of candy corn here.
1:08.5	Have you tried Starburst Candy Corn?
1:12.5	My goodness.
1:13.5	I don't like candy corn and I like Starburst Candy Corn.
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