124 Typhoid Mary
08/23/23 • 52 min
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Does Typhoid Mary still haunt this earth? Typhoid Mary was one of the most famous cases of an asymptomatic carrier of disease. Mary Mallon was forced to spend the last 20-plus years of her life on North Brother Island in New York. Did she leave her spirit behind? Listen and you decide!
Questions Discussed in this Episode
Who was Mary Mallon? How did she get infected and why did she get others sick? How many people did she get sick? What happened that lead to her capture? Why was she quarantined twice? Why do we still talk about her today?
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Check out our premiere sponsor, Sinister Coffee and Creamery! Ghostly loves coffee and we especially love Sinister coffee. It is small-batch roasted to order and women-owned. Order their paranormal-themed coffees on their website SinisterCoffeeAndCreamery.com or visit them on Instagram @sinistercandc. If you are in the Portland area, visit them at the PSU Farmers Market every Saturday April-November.
Special code for our listeners Ghostly15 for 15% off your total order!
#PatFacts are sponsored this episode by Tarot by Ptah. Ptah is a professional Tarot card reader with over 20 years of experience who does readings all over the Chicagoland area as well as online. To find out more about Ptah visit and like his Facebook page at Facebook.com/TarotByPtah
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Sources for this Week’s Episode
Haunted Long Island: Paranormal Experiences & Spooky Historic Sites
Hauntings of North Brother Island – NY Ghosts
The Real Life of Mary Mallon, the Infamous Typhoid Mary
Typhoid Mary: The Plague Doctors Right Hand Woman! | Ask Mystic Investigations
The Haunted Key West Lighthouse | Ghosts of the Key West Lighthouse
Paranormal Asylum: The Revenge of Typhoid Mary streaming
Typhoid Mary lived and died on NYC’s North Brother Island
See the Abandoned and Inaccessible Island Where Typhoid Mary Died | Vanity Fair
TYPHOID MARY — American Hauntings
NY Ghosts – Typhoid Mary: History & Ghosts
Music for this episode was performed by Michael Rivers
“Pat Facts” and “Ghost Story” themes by Mondo
“Time for a Debate” theme by Gail Gallagher gailgallaghermusic.com
Does Typhoid Mary still haunt this earth? Typhoid Mary was one of the most famous cases of an asymptomatic carrier of disease. Mary Mallon was forced to spend the last 20-plus years of her life on North Brother Island in New York. Did she leave her spirit behind? Listen and you decide!
Questions Discussed in this Episode
Who was Mary Mallon? How did she get infected and why did she get others sick? How many people did she get sick? What happened that lead to her capture? Why was she quarantined twice? Why do we still talk about her today?
Sponsors
Check out our premiere sponsor, Sinister Coffee and Creamery! Ghostly loves coffee and we especially love Sinister coffee. It is small-batch roasted to order and women-owned. Order their paranormal-themed coffees on their website SinisterCoffeeAndCreamery.com or visit them on Instagram @sinistercandc. If you are in the Portland area, visit them at the PSU Farmers Market every Saturday April-November.
Special code for our listeners Ghostly15 for 15% off your total order!
#PatFacts are sponsored this episode by Tarot by Ptah. Ptah is a professional Tarot card reader with over 20 years of experience who does readings all over the Chicagoland area as well as online. To find out more about Ptah visit and like his Facebook page at Facebook.com/TarotByPtah
Vote on the Episode
Done listening to this episode? Go vote on what you think at ghostlypodcast.com/polls. #TeamBeliever #TeamSkeptic
Patreon and GhostlyX
Join our Patreon for all sorts of great extra Ghostly, including our bonus show, GhostlyX, which comes out on the opposite weeks of Ghostly. We talk about listener comments, share paranormal news, and talk to interesting guests, and cover extra ghostly stories. You can also get early access to Ghostly episodes, and a monthly AMA with Pat and Rebecca! Join today: ghostlypodcast.com/support/
Visit our website, www.ghostlypodcast.com, to learn more about Ghostly, and, of course, give us your opinion on our polls.
We want to hear from you! We want your ghost stories! Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at GhostlyPodcast.
Sources for this Week’s Episode
Haunted Long Island: Paranormal Experiences & Spooky Historic Sites
Hauntings of North Brother Island – NY Ghosts
The Real Life of Mary Mallon, the Infamous Typhoid Mary
Typhoid Mary: The Plague Doctors Right Hand Woman! | Ask Mystic Investigations
The Haunted Key West Lighthouse | Ghosts of the Key West Lighthouse
Paranormal Asylum: The Revenge of Typhoid Mary streaming
Typhoid Mary lived and died on NYC’s North Brother Island
See the Abandoned and Inaccessible Island Where Typhoid Mary Died | Vanity Fair
TYPHOID MARY — American Hauntings
NY Ghosts – Typhoid Mary: History & Ghosts
Music for this episode was performed by Michael Rivers
“Pat Facts” and “Ghost Story” themes by Mondo
“Time for a Debate” theme by Gail Gallagher gailgallaghermusic.com
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123 Doppelgängers
Are Doppelgangers paranormal? In this episode Pat and Rebecca discuss and debate the phenomena of doppelgangers – those entities that look just like us. Are they something unexplainable? Listen and vote!
Questions Discussed in this Episode
What are doppelgangers? How long have humans seen them? What explanations does science have? What are some famous paranormal stories about these figures?
Sponsors
Check out our premiere sponsor, Sinister Coffee and Creamery! Ghostly loves coffee and we especially love Sinister coffee. It is small-batch roasted to order and women-owned. Order their paranormal-themed coffees on their website SinisterCoffeeAndCreamery.com or visit them on Instagram @sinistercandc. If you are in the Portland area, visit them at the PSU Farmers Market every Saturday April-November.
Special code for our listeners Ghostly15 for 15% off your total order!
#PatFacts are sponsored this episode by Tarot by Ptah. Ptah is a professional Tarot card reader with over 20 years of experience who does readings all over the Chicagoland area as well as online. To find out more about Ptah visit and like his Facebook page at Facebook.com/TarotByPtah
Vote on the Episode
Done listening to this episode? Go vote on what you think at ghostlypodcast.com/polls. #TeamBeliever #TeamSkeptic
Patreon and GhostlyX
Join our Patreon for all sorts of great extra Ghostly, including our bonus show, GhostlyX, which comes out on the opposite weeks of Ghostly. We talk about listener comments, share paranormal news, and talk to interesting guests, and cover extra ghostly stories. You can also get early access to Ghostly episodes, and a monthly AMA with Pat and Rebecca! Join today: ghostlypodcast.com/support/
Visit our website, www.ghostlypodcast.com, to learn more about Ghostly, and, of course, give us your opinion on our polls.
We want to hear from you! We want your ghost stories! Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at GhostlyPodcast.
Sources for this Week’s Episode
The disturbing consequences of seeing your doppelganger – BBC Future
Doppelgangers | Unnatural World Wiki | Fandom
Famous Cases of Real Dopplegangers
What Is A Doppelgänger? The Mythology Of Your Ghostly “Evil Twin” Is Very Creepy
Doppelganger: Paranormal phenomenon theories – SpiritCrossing
What is a Doppelganger ? Is it a Paranormal Phenomenon?
Doppelganger Stories: People Share Real-Life Creepy Encounters
The doppelgänger effect | Ghost Cities
Doppelganger – Spirit Or Omen?
What’s the scientific explanation of ghost doppelgangers? – Quora
What Is A Doppelganger? | Paranormal Authority
The Time When You’re Most Likely to See Your Doppelgänger
Music for this episode was performed by Michael Rivers
“Pat Facts” and “Ghost Story” themes by Mondo
“Time for a Debate” theme by Gail Gallagher gailgallaghermusic.com
Next Episode
125 Hammond Circus Train Wreck
Do the victims of the Hammond circus train wreck still haunt this Earth? One of the worst train crashes in history happened in Hammond, IN in June of 1918. Over 50 Hagenbeck Wallace circus performers died when their train was hit by a troop train whose conductor fell asleep. The bodies were buried at the Showman’s Rest plot at Woodlawn Cemetery in IL. Are their spirits at rest? Listen and you decide!
Questions Discussed in this Episode
Why was the circus train stopped? Did they put out warnings? Why did the conductor fall asleep? What made the crash as bad as it was? Who died in the crash? Why were they buried in Woodlawn Cemetery? What noises do people believe they hear when at the cemetery? Is anything haunting the crash site?
Sponsors
Check out our premiere sponsor, Sinister Coffee and Creamery! Ghostly loves coffee and we especially love Sinister coffee. It is small-batch roasted to order and women-owned. Order their paranormal-themed coffees on their website SinisterCoffeeAndCreamery.com or visit them on Instagram @sinistercandc. If you are in the Portland area, visit them at the PSU Farmers Market every Saturday April-November.
Special code for our listeners Ghostly15 for 15% off your total order!
#PatFacts are sponsored this episode by Tarot by Ptah. Ptah is a professional Tarot card reader with over 20 years of experience who does readings all over the Chicagoland area as well as online. To find out more about Ptah visit and like his Facebook page at Facebook.com/TarotByPtah
Vote on the Episode
Done listening to this episode? Go vote on what you think at ghostlypodcast.com/polls. #TeamBeliever #TeamSkeptic
Patreon and GhostlyX
Join our Patreon for all sorts of great extra Ghostly, including our bonus show, GhostlyX, which comes out on the opposite weeks of Ghostly. We talk about listener comments, share paranormal news, and talk to interesting guests, and cover extra ghostly stories. You can also get early access to Ghostly episodes, and a monthly AMA with Pat and Rebecca! Join today: ghostlypodcast.com/support/
Visit our website, www.ghostlypodcast.com, to learn more about Ghostly, and, of course, give us your opinion on our polls.
We want to hear from you! We want your ghost stories! Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at GhostlyPodcast.
Sources for this Week’s Episode
A visit to the Hagenbeck Wallace crash site
Documentary tells tale of 1918 circus train tragedy on Indiana lakeshore
PARANORMAL ENERGIES AT THE INFAMOUS HAMMOND TRAIN CRASH LOCATION. [ PART 2 ] – YouTube
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train Crash and Haunted Showmen’s Rest in Illinois – YouTube
Hammond Circus Train Wreck – Wikipedia
Horrific Circus Train Crash In 1918 Killed Popular Circus Entertainers | History Daily
The Great Circus Wreck of 1918 – Yesterday’s America
Showmen’s Rest: The Deadly Hammond Circus Train Wreck of 1918
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train crash more horrifying than myths
The Hammond Circus Train Wreck | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror – YouTube
Showmen’s Rest Circus & Clown Cemetery – FrightFind
Music for this episode was performed by Michael Rivers
“Pat Facts” and “Ghost Story” themes by Mondo
“Time for a Debate” theme by Gail Gallagher gailgallaghermusic.com
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