Analyzing a Ghost's Handwriting

The dead speak! Well, they write, actually. In this episode, we analyze the ectoplasmic product of a 200-year-old séance: the paranormal penmanship of a ghost. During our exploration of the afterlife, Dana discovers feminist pirate poltergeists, Connor comes out of magical retirement, Greg summons dead goldfish with his toes, and the gang has an existential crisis while weeding out haunted hoaxes. Join hands and have a seat at the séance circle, because it's about to get ghostly. Join the Museum: https://patreon.com/paramuseum Visit Our Website: https://hauntedobjectspodcast.com Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/25xf92nx Follow Greg Newkirk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nuekerk Instagram: https://instagram.com/nuekerk Website: https://gregorynewkirk.com Follow Dana Newkirk Twitter: https://twitter.com/weird_dana Instagram: https://instagram.com/weird_dana Follow Connor J. Randall Twitter: https://twitter.com/connorjrandall Instagram: https://instagram.com/connorjrandall Show Notes: Ghostly handwriting close-ups: https://tinyurl.com/42pstyhc The Fox Sisters: https://tinyurl.com/mr2db43v Spiritualism, Pirates, and Mumler Photos: https://tinyurl.com/3uyhyx94 The Tenets of Spiritualism: https://youtu.be/FxgsSd32oTE William Robinson’s Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena: https://amzn.to/3inAF5g More on magician William Robinson: https://tinyurl.com/3bsnpw5y Chung Ling Soo vs Ching Ling Foo: https://youtu.be/BnFpyEqKjYE Houdini’s work against Spiritualism: https://tinyurl.com/6r6ebca2 Get your own Spirit Slates: https://amzn.to/3QFdeBr The Infamous Gambols With The Ghosts Catalog: https://tinyurl.com/55pvs4jb Modern-Day Seance Photographer Shannon Taggart: https://tinyurl.com/yjynvan6   Timestamps: 0:00 - Karl Pfeiffer is not a serial killer 5:35 - Object History: Antique Spirit Slates 7:37 - Mr. Splitfoot and the Mediums 17:17 - The Fox Sisters Have Beef 20:45 - Progressive Poltergeists 31:00 - Capitalism and Conjuring 40:37 -Magicians Ruin Everything 55:10 - By the way, Connor’s a Magician 1:11:10 - Message from the Great Fishtank in the Sky 1:18:35 - Slate Analysis & Speculation 1:31:51 - The Middle Line on Mediums Copyright 2023 Planet Weird Hosted by Greg and Dana Newkirk Produced by Connor J Randall Photography by Karl Pfeiffer Art by Dustin Williams Theme by Adam Hayman "The Disembodied Voice" by Chuck Fresh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices