Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
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In this limited series, Jamie Loftus investigates and interrogates American spiritualism, a century-old tradition of communing with the dead that takes place in camps full of mediums across the country. Who is drawn to these camps, how did the religion come together, and why are the tarot card readers and the seance-havers fighting? Ghost Church is a look at grief, religion, and loneliness, with on-site reporting and interviews with everyone from spiritualist psychics to Protestant pastors to a very lonely carnival employee.
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1: Not a Cult
Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
04/25/22 • 49 min
5.0
American Spiritualism is a frequently invoked, rarely understood religion that hinges on speaking with spirit through mediums. In our first episode, Jamie Loftus puts your little baby brain at rest -- it's not a cult. But what is it?
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04/25/22 • 49 min



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Introducing: Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
04/15/22 • 3 min
Jamie Loftus investigates American spiritualism, a tradition of communing with the dead that takes place in camps full of mediums across the country.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/15/22 • 3 min



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4: Four Roads to Cassadaga
Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
05/16/22 • 51 min
This week, Jamie passes the mic to four women of Cassadaga to tell their stories about how they came to American spiritualism -- from being raised by NASA scientists to a tragic loss.
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05/16/22 • 51 min



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3: The Tables Are Tipping
Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
05/09/22 • 66 min
This week, Jamie goes to a table tipping class — a Spiritualist tradition that uses tables to connect people with their dead. Elsewhere in the past, the Fox sisters go on tour, where the skeptics put increasing pressure on the teenagers to meet their hype.
Further Reading:
Talking to the Dead, Barbara Weisberg
Calling the Spirits: A History of Seances by Lisa Morton
The Road to Seneca Falls by Judith Wellman
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi
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05/09/22 • 66 min



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2: No Proof is Necessary, No Proof is Sufficient
Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
05/02/22 • 62 min
This week, Jamie returns to Cassadaga for a Gala Day with one Reverend Doctor and one Reverend Doctor / Former Dojo Owner, then attends her first spiritualist church service, complete with a message from the spirit after hymns. Back in 1848, spiritualist's founding Fox sisters become stars overnight, immediately stoking skepticism and smothering press attention.
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05/02/22 • 62 min


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9: Waiting for the Spirit in the Cape
Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
06/27/22 • 51 min
In the final episode of Ghost Church (for now), Jamie befriends a Cassadaga medium, reads a manifesto, and looks backwards and ahead to where American spiritualism goes from here. Thank you for listening, and abolish the Supreme Court bitch.
Find Uncle Dennis Here: http://www.mysticallahan.com/
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06/27/22 • 51 min
Introducing: Internet Hate Machine
Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
11/10/22 • 2 min
Hi, Ghost Church fans! Here's a preview of a new podcast, Internet Hate Machine. Bridget Todd explains how bad actors use the internet to target and silence women, especially Black women. Excluding them from discourse and desensitizing us to sexist, racist attacks makes us all less safe. Bridget talks with women who have been the targets of coordinated attacks, activists who are fighting back, and experts to help break down the deliberate agenda behind it.
Listen here and subscribe to Internet Hate Machine on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!
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11/10/22 • 2 min
5: Apples, The Manipulator, and The Curse of Spiritualism
Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
05/30/22 • 59 min
This week, Jamie visits a legendary Cassadaga medium and traces the story of spiritualism's Fox sisters to its end -- where the sisters abandoned the religion that had defined their lives.
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05/30/22 • 59 min
6: The Legend of Seneca the Spirit Guide (or: Colonizer, Please)
Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
06/06/22 • 50 min
This week, Jamie heads to the only spiritualist library in the American south -- open two hours a week -- to try and trace the legend of Cassadaga's founding to its root, as land taken from indigenous Americans. Writer Olivia Woodward stops by to discuss spiritual traditions of the Caddo Nation, thoughts on spiritualism's appropriation of Native culture, and questions George Colby's spirit guide.
Follow Olivia's work here: https://twitter.com/LivNative93
More on the Seneca Nation: https://sni.org/
More on the Mascogo: https://about.proquest.com/en/blog/2019/what-juneteenth-means-to-the-mascogo-tribe/
More on the Timucua: https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/77/3/502/144849/The-History-of-the-Timucua-Indians-and-Missions
More on the Miccosukee: https://www.miccosukee.com/history
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06/06/22 • 50 min
7: The Fool's Golden Rule (Espiritismo and Spiritual Churches)
Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus
06/13/22 • 62 min
This week, Jamie goes to a ghost museum, high fives a Jigsaw doll, and takes a look at two religious movements that pulled from American Spiritualism, took what they needed, and left the rest. Dr. Carlos Camacho stops by for a chat about espiritismo, and still no talk of ectoplasm.
Dr. Margarita Simon Guillory on "The Religious Studies Project": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q3kvN3RDpI
More information on Dr. Camacho here: https://linktr.ee/carloscreates2018
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06/13/22 • 62 min
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Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus currently has 11 episodes available.
What topics does Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus?
The episode title '1: Not a Cult' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus is 48 minutes.
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Episodes of Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus?
The first episode of Ghost Church by Jamie Loftus was released on Apr 15, 2022.
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