Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Guest Host: Patrick Madden
Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown.
“If you want to understand a place,” Colin Dickey writes in Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places, “Ignore the boastful monuments and landmarks, and go straight to the haunted houses.”
The Washington region has its share of spooky spots, from Decatur House and St. John’s Church to the Oak Hill Cemetery and Exorcist Steps.
This Halloween, we explore our area’s haunted history with a few experts on local lore, a Baltimore podcaster talks the “noir and the bizarre,” and Ghostland’s author unravels why we seek out spooky stories in the first place.
Produced by Julie Depenbrock
Guests
- Colin Dickey Author, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
- Katie Marquette Producer, The Noir and the Bizarre
- Andrew Rawls Founder, Fiat Luxe Tours
- Natalie Zanin Drama Teacher and Historic Interpreter, Ghost Story Tour of Washington
The Local Roots of Blair Witch
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