091 Skeptics Day with Freak of the Week




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Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> Do these Celebrities Haunt this Earth?<br> <br> <br> <br> Do these celebrities haunt this earth? Join Ghostly for a special Skeptics Day episode with guests Dr. David Hickney (not Nick Mataragas) from <a href="https://memoriamdevelopment.com/category/podcasts/freak/">Freak of the Week</a> and Dr. Simon Scumbajay (not Al Morgan) from <a href="https://memoriamdevelopment.com/series/x2z/">From X to Z </a>talking about celebrity ghosts. Our guests have a very different take on these potential ghosts and not everything is as it seems.<br> <br> <br> <br> Questions Explored in this Episode<br> <br> <br> <br> How did Lucille Ball become famous? What are some interesting facts about the life of Alan Rickman? Who was Jim Varney?<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Ball#/media/File:LDBALL1950s.jpg">Lucille Ball in a 1955 film still, for I Love Lucy episode “Face to Face”, aired on November 14, 1955.</a><br> <br> <br> Listener Mail<br> <br> <br> <br> This week’s listener mail is about a mysterious voice. Have a spooky story or question of your own (or someone you know)? Send your story or question to <a href="mailto:info@ghostlypodcast.com">info@ghostlypodcast.com</a> and we might read it on the podcast. You could be on a future episode of Ghostly!<br> <br> <br> <br> History of the Celebrities<br> <br> <br> <br> Pat and Rebecca both give an overview of the life stories of this episode’s celebrities: Lucille Ball, Alan Rickman, and Jim Varney.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rickman#/media/File:AlanRickmanDec2009.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rickman at a Hudson Union Society event in 2009</a><br> <br> <br> The Debate<br> <br> <br> <br> Pat and Rebecca are joined in this week’s debate by Dr. David Hickney and “celebrity ghost expert” Dr. Simon Scumbajay. What will the believers and skeptics say?<br> <br> <br> <br> Poll Results<br> <br> <br> <br> Did listeners think Bela Legusi’s apartment was haunted? Want to listen to our previous episodes? Check them out <a href="http://www.ghostlypodcast.com/">here</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Done Listening to the Episode?<br> <br> <br> <br> Please subscribe to Ghostly and give us a rating on iTunes, Spotify or any podcast app where they let you. Tell your friends! Then you can debate the truth yourselves. Word of mouth is one of the best ways to grow our audience, so we can do all the amazing things we have planned for this year. And be sure to find us on all social media at Ghostly Podcast.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Varney#/media/File:Jim_Varney.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Varney in the film The Expert (1995)</a><br> <br> <br> Patreon and GhostlyX<br> <br> <br> <br> Consider joining our Patreon for all sorts of great extra Ghostly, including our new show, GhostlyX, which comes out on the opposite weeks of Ghostly. We talk about listener comments, share paranormal news, and talk to interesting guests about our favorite paranormal topics. You can also get early access to Ghostly episodes, Rebecca’s creepy bedtime stories, and a monthly AMA with Pat and Rebecca! Join today: <a href="https://ghostlypodcast.com/support/">ghostlypodcast.com/support/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Visit our website, <a href="http://www.ghostlypodcast.com/">www.ghostlypodcast.com</a>, to learn more about Ghostly, and, of course, give us your opinion on our polls. <br> <br> <br> <br> Support Ghostly<br> <br> <br> <br> How can you help support Ghostly?<br> <br> <br> <br> * Leave us a rating and a review.* <a href="https://www.patreon.com/GhostlyPodcast">Support us on Patreon</a>! Check out all the rewards of becoming a Patreon supporter of Ghostly, including our new show, GhostlyX!