Least Haunted

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A well researched deep dive into the world of the paranormal from a skeptical and comedic perspective. Using science, anthropology, and humor to find the truth behind history's greatest supernatural events, mysteries, and creatures. "The only thing that's haunted is you!"

Episode 133: The Amazing Randi
#133
06/06/2025

Happy Pride! To celebrate we are going to discuss the magical and fabulous life of James Randi. One of the greatest magicians of the twentieth century, and a skeptical investigator without equal. From precocious beginnings in Canada, to the television screen, he battled misinformation and scammer "hoo-ha peddlers". And along the way he will test the boundaries of what it takes to bring honesty to a world of lies.  
So grab a few spoons, some strong rope, and your skepticals. Things are about to become AMAZING! 

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Episode 132: Fee-Fi-Fo-DUMB!
#132
05/23/2025

This time Cody tells Garth an internet favorite legend that is a giant pile of crap. And in searching for the origin, he causes himself physical pain and mental damage. Hold on tight for The Kandahar Giant!

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Episode 131: The Beauty of The Beast.
#131
05/09/2025

Garth is on assignment once again. So this time Cody is joined once again by wildlife biologist Carolyn to discuss a beastly set of occurances in pre-revolutionary France. What was to be a simple walk in the woods, becomes a very deep and thorough exploration of the ins and outs of The Beast of Gevaudan! 

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Episode 130: The Bell Witch
#130
04/25/2025

This time Cody tells Garth about a legend from Tennessee, a tale of poltergiest-like shenanigans, Gef The Mongoose akin mischief, and MURDER? Hear the tale of The Bell Witch. "The Most Documented Haunting in history"* 
Also take a trip to Garth's Corner to learn about Barnard's Star! 
* "Most" is a relative term... 

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Episode 129: Cody & Garth Review Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose
#129
04/11/2025

It's our FIFTH ANNIVERSARY! And to celebrate we have returned to the story that started it all. That's right, Gef The Talking Mongoose! Only this time we will be reviewing the 2023 film, Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose, starring Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver, Christopher Lloyd, and... Neil Gaiman, unfortunately, as Gef the Mongoose. 
Does it hold up to the tale we told in the first episode of this podcast? Who did it better? Spoiler: it was us. We did it better.
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Episode 128: Going on a Ghost Adventure
#128
03/28/2025

It's almost April 1st! And you know what that means? Time to talk about some Paranormal Fools! And arguably there is no one who fits that bill more than Zak Bagans and the Ghost Adventures Crew! Who is that? And what is Ghost Adventures? Well, just sit right back and hear a tale. A tale of a paranormal trip. That started from a ghostly town and the throwing of a brick... 

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Episode 127: Duncan Do Nots
#127
03/15/2025

This time Cody tells Garth all about Ectoplasm! What is it? Where does it come from? Should you eat it? etc. And along the way tells the story of the last woman to be "tried for witchcraft" in The United Kingdom!

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Episode 126: Information Not Found...
#125
02/28/2025

Get the 411 on the 411. No, not those 411, the other 411! Confused? That's to be expected. This time we get tangled up in the weblike string of the old "crazy board" and try not to lose ourselves in the wild conspiracy of The Missing 411... And along the way we'll visit some National Parks too! 

Content Warning: This episode discusses topics that some listeners might find upsetting or disturbing.

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Episode 125: The Misty Nights of The Ogo-Pogo
#125
02/14/2025

There is something in the waters of Lake Okanagan, British Columbia. It is the subject of myths and legends. And It has stymied the likes of both Leonard Nimoy and The History Channel... But We're pretty sure we've got it all figured out. Also, borders. What's up with those?

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Episode 124: Atlantis Sinking
#124
01/31/2025

This is the story of what happens when no one gets satire or allegory. When generations of people fail to get the point and instead go searching for a metaphor. A cautionary tale about how fan fiction can potentially lead to genocide and aliens... A slippery slope that leads right into the very depths of the human imagination, and possibly to the bottom of the ocean itself. This is Atlantis! 

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Polterbites: This Podcast Kills Fascists.
01/22/2025

Garth is back with a brand new Polterbites! This time we talk about what we were up to the last three months while he was away, why he was away, and then we dive into politics and the philosophical ways to oppose fascism. Then finish it off with an old song for a new world.

This would normally be a Patron Exclusive, but we are making it free to everyone so you can all experience it.

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Episode 123: Lights! Phoenix! Action!
#123
01/17/2025

Garth has returned from his special assignments, and Cody has returned from Phoenix with a tale to tell. Get out your telescopes and potato cameras, look upwards and through the past to the mid 90's as we explore one of the largest mass UFO sightings in history! And along the way we'll take a ride on a warthog too. 

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Episode 122: Mayapocalypse 2012
#122
01/03/2025

Cody is joined once again by Dr. Tim King to go over the very complicated workings of the Mayan calendar, and why in the extremely grand scale of things, December 2012 wasn't as much to worry about as many wanted you to believe at the time. Or was it? 
Included: ASMR of rain on a cabin roof. 

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The Crepuscular Quadrant: They Give
#121
12/20/2024

This is the story of Fred and Jane. An ordinary couple who are about to find that not only has The Holiday Season always been a little less stressful when it happens to other people, but more so when it isn't being celebrated in The Crepuscular Quadrant.

Cast:
Fred..... Lord Havelock
Jane..... The Bibarbarian
Tom/Jaspar..... Cody Franks
Sarah..... Kelly Flynn
Rodd Sterling..... Himself
Written and Directed by.... Cody Franks
Art and Music by..... Garth von Ahnen

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Episode 120: Spooky Lighthouse
#120
12/06/2024

Cody talks to his brother Gunner about his obsession with Lighthouses. Why are they so spooky? What are they for? Why is it a bad idea to have two men with the same name in the same one? Follow the flashing beacon to the answers as they try to solve a 124 year old mystery. 

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Episode 119: Headless Horsepeople
#119
11/22/2024

This time Cody is joined by The Least Haunted beer expert/attorney Travis Alexander of The Hoppy Trails Pod to talk about cephalically challenged equestrians, and the origin of one of the first American Ghost Stories. So tighten the straps on your saddle, pour yourself a nice beer, and hold on tight! It's a bumpy ride. And above all else, don't lose your head. Unless you are into that sort of thing...

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Musical Minisode: Laughing in The Abyss
11/08/2024

It's been a stressful few weeks. So this episode is not a typical episode. It's a surprise musical performance the likes of which many an open mic night and local venue has seen before! Honestly, we all just deserve a little break. We will be back to laughing about silly supernatural shenanigans next time.

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The Crepuscular Quadrant: Taint No Sin
#117
10/25/2024

You are about to gain ingress to another realm. A zone not just of time, and place... but one that is a theater of the mind. A place where the spooky and horrifying meet both the inane and the ridiculously bizarre or contrived. Grab on to your butts. For you just stumbled on a curb of strange, and tripped into The Crepuscular Quadrant! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!   Starring: Havelock... The Driver Bibarbarian... Hitchhiker 1 Cody Franks... Hitchhiker 2 Garth von Ahnen... Rodd Steriling    Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/6jSqPXupJk Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leasthaunted Follow us on Tumblr! https://l...


Episode 116: Stonehenge
#116
10/11/2024

Join us for quite possibly the most boring episode we've ever done. More fun than watching paint dry is listening to rocks get stacked! This time we try to get to the bottom of Stonehenge. Who built it? Where did they come from? And what were they doing?.. What's the meaning of Stonehenge?!!

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Episode 115: Wherever The Devil Leeds You.
#115
09/27/2024

Sometimes you just want to talk about The Jersey Devil, but all of the little details keep getting in the way. This time we are going to scour The Pine Barrens for the secret untold truth of The Garden State's second most famous monster... After Bruce Springsteen, that is. 

Also in this episode: We run with The Sun Dogs in search of alien life in Garth's Corner.

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Episode 114: The Dark Watchers
#114
09/13/2024

From the coast of Big Sur, to the top of the second highest peak in The British Isles, Cody and Garth explore tales of giant shadow figures in the mist. What are The Dark Watchers? Who is The Big Gray Man? and What does a specter from Germany have to do with it? All of this and the opening of your third eye await in the latest episode of Least Haunted!

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Episode 113: The ABC's of BBC's
#113
08/30/2024

Do unknown giant felids stalk the moors of Great Britain? Do Scottish sheep have something else to fear on the shores of Loch Ness? Do cats recognize the monarchy? This time wildlife biologist and Least Haunted's resident "Cryptid Hunter" Carolyn joins us once again to take a look at the mystery of Alien Big Cats.

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Episode 112: How Ghost Work?
#112
08/16/2024

Cody has a migraine and Garth has a cough. So of course the only logical thing to do is address the really important questions: How Ghost Work? What Ghost do? Why is Ghost? Etc. Admittedly there are a hell of a lot more questions than answers in this one, so you've been warned. 

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Episode 111: Firestarter
#111
08/02/2024

Today is our One Hundred and Eleventieth episode! In New Zealand they dial 111 for emergencies, so here we are, talking arson and summer fun. Cody and Garth discuss some recent brushes with rapid oxidation and then we travel to England to get to the bottom of a spooky photograph of a burning city hall. Come and join us and we promise we won't put on a ring of invisiblity and never be seen 'round these parts again. Clean a firebreak and we'll teach you to burn!

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Episode 110: Ghost Writers in A.I. (featuring Michael Swaim)
#110
07/19/2024

This time Cody and Garth are joined once again by the incomparable Michael Swaim to discuss the time a famous author wrote a book posthumously. That's right! It's actual ghost writers!

They also discuss Michael's new book, The Climb and delve into the philosophical ramifications of generative A.I. on the world of artists and creators. 

So grab your Ouija™ boards, fire up the chatbots, and crack a few glo-sticks, it's about to get weird. 

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Episode 109: Let's Get Kraken!
#109
07/05/2024

It's a hot one at Least Haunted HQ, so to escape the heat we are going to dive deep beneath the ocean. But as we do we need to be on the look out for the grasping tentacles of one of the briney deep's most feared sea monsters! Look out for Kraken!

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Episode 108: Minge Magic (Genital Magic C*ntinued)
#108
06/21/2024

Here it is! The c*ntinuation of the discussion regarding the magical role of genitals. This time, Cody and Garth focus more on the Middle Ages, and instead of just talking about dicks, they explore the depths of the magic and mystery that is The Vulva. Obvious CONTENT WARNING.
Also, an ILLUMINATING trip to Garth's Corner!

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Episode 107: The Dick Knight Rises
#107
06/07/2024

This time we talk about Richard Payne Knight, a man so interested in phalluses that he inadvertently created not just magick, but possibly our modern world. It's a long hard subject, but we're going to grasp it tight and work it out to completion. Listener discretion is of course strongly advised... 

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Episode 106: The Cottingley Fairies
#106
05/24/2024

Cody and Garth talk about the time that two young girls fooled a whole new age movement and the creator of Sherlock Holmes down by a beck. What's a beck? You'll have to listen to find out!

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Episode 105: Stinkubus & Stuckubus
#105
05/10/2024

This time Garth and Cody take a look into the upsetting and troubling business of inapropriate nocturnal attacks by Incubi and Succubi. What is the deal with these demons, and why do they want our fluids? Learn the ancient origins and very problematic functions of these supernatural terrors of the night as we just try to make some sense of it all. 

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Episode 104: Least Haunted 4th Anniversary Retrospective
#104
04/26/2024

Has it been four years already? This time Cody and Garth are joined once again by Mule-Man Jared, who is now the official Least Haunted Archivist. Listen as they discuss the origins and development of fan favorite bits and characters, in a pretty self indulgent exercise (if we are being honest). 

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Episode 103: Pyramid Scheme
#103
04/12/2024

Has anyone ever told you that "No one knows who, how, or why the Great Pyramids of Egypt were built"? Or did they try to tell you that "Aliens" somehow were involved? Well if someone ever told you that, they were full of Sh*t. Listen as we explain not everything, but pretty damn close to it, about The Great Pyramids of Giza. We'll also go through some of the more outrageous claims regarding the pyramids and their purpose. Also, Garth's Corner is going to explore The All Seeing Eye! 

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Crushing It 4: Garth & Cody Get Schism'd
03/29/2024

That's right! It's happening again! Spring is here, and like the swallows retuning to San Juan Capistrano, Garth and Cody return once again to Star Trek The Next Generation to discuss the episode, Schisms. Not as much Dr. Crusher this time, but it's still a spooky episode that falls within the borders of the Least Haunted. 

If this is your first time listening to the show, we recommend an different episode. Maybe number 100: The Bigfoot instead? 

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Episode 101: The Flatwoods Monster
#101
03/15/2024

This time we talk about the story of a strange encounter in the hills of West Virginia that often gets labeled as a Cryptid. But is is really? We'll use lessons that we've learned from past episodes to analyze and try to get to the bottom of The Flatwoods Monster. Along the way we will travel to some truly unexpected places.

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Episode 100: THE BIGFOOT
#100
03/01/2024

It only took us 100 episodes, but we are finally ready to talk about The Bigfoot. Learn about the origins of this american crytpid, how it got its name, where it is said to roam, and how likely it is that it even exists at all. It's been a long road to get here, now join us as we celebrate this milestone with the help of our friends, and we get to the sole of this whole Bigfoot situation. 

 

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Episode 99: Cryptozoology 101
#99
02/16/2024

Welcome back to The Least Haunted Paranormal University! Today's class is an introduction to Cryptozoology! Learn the pre-history and the regular-history of this psuedoscience! Hear the tale of the two "Father's of Cryptozoology", and also how what you think you know about Crytpids might actually be wrong! 
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Episode 98: It's About Time...
02/02/2024

It's Groundhog Day... Again. Which means we are here at LH HQ to talk about all manner of Time Travel Shenanigans and legends. Did two British ladies travel through time to Marie Antoinette's garden party? Did a Hipster hit his head and wake up in 1941? And why is it so important that your time machine is also a space machine? SO fire up the fax machine, and tune your radio to AM, because we are taking it coast to coast and from past to future looking for time travelers! 

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Episode 97: The Ghost Army
#97
01/19/2024

Cody tells Garth the story of the time that the US Army hoaxed it's way to victory in World War Two, and then Garth tells Cody about the time the US Army tried to "Scooby-Doo" their way to victory in Vietnam. Along the way a lot is learned about deception, misdirection, and why you should never trust an army of ghosts. 

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Episode 96: Clever Arizona Ghost Pun (we'll figure it out later...)
#96
01/05/2024

Happy New Year! Cody is on vacation finding himself in the American South West. And due to some logistical difficultues- instead of a "regular episode" this time, Garth and Cody just chat about the spooky adventures Cody is having in the parallel alternate reality that is Phoenix Arizona and the twilight zone that surrounds it.   We promise there will be a real episode next time!   Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/2hbankQffy Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leasthaunted Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/leasthaunted Visit our Website: https://www.leasthaunted.com


Episode 95: Consent Fetishist Rassy's 100% Consensual Christmas Extravaganza!
#95
12/22/2023

You're invited to the party to end all holiday parties! It's guaranteed to be the most festive and completely consensual event of the season. So put on your ugliest sweater, bring a gift for the gift exchange, and make sure you have plenty of lube to share!  Wait, what was that last bit? You'll just have to listen to find out. It's time for Consent Fetishist Rassy's 100% Consensual Christmas Extravaganza! 

Cast:

Garth von Ahnen, Cody Franks, Nate Nauseda, Ulysses Noman, Travis Alexander, Nick Huey, Alison Franks, and Blue Roan. 

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