Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery · Megan and Kara

363. SPOOKY: Listener Stories, Vol. 22

·24 min

Kara and Megan begin by introducing another round of listener stories. They mention that they try to do these about once a month and note that November seemed to disappear. The opening feels loose and familiar, with both hosts settling into the chatty rhythm that shapes the rest of the episode. They talk about how many emails they get and how much they enjoy the regular listeners who keep sending stories back. One anonymous email comes in with praise for the podcast and a question about how Megan does what she does. The hosts handle it with the same amused warmth that carries through the whole segment. They laugh at the compliment and pause to appreciate how often listeners write in with personal experiences. The mood stays conversational and open. From there, the stories start to get stranger. One listener shares a mountain tale involving a shovel-dragging noise heard late at night. The family is sitting on the deck when the sound shows up. The listener’s dad calls it the Lost Dutchman. The moment the name is spoken, the noise stops. That pause becomes the center of the scare. The family reacts all at once, as if the sound had heard them back. Kara and Megan lean into the chills and keep circling the oddness of the moment. The episode also folds in a sponsor read, which briefly breaks the story flow. Even there, the hosts keep the same easy back-and-forth. They return to listener mail and continue reading reactions from people who love the show. Another story lands with heavier tension when the hosts discuss a listener’s account of surviving a terrifying situation by holding it together and pretending to be dead. That detail gives the episode a sharper edge. The hosts react with disbelief, sympathy, and the kind of astonished commentary that makes the segment feel shared rather than performed. Throughout the episode, the tone stays affectionate. Kara and Megan keep thanking people for sending in stories. They say they love these submissions and want more of them. The conversation keeps bouncing between eerie recollections, light jokes, and gratitude. The result is less a single case than a collage of strange, personal moments gathered around the microphone. It ends the way the show often does, with appreciation for the audience and another reminder to keep the stories coming.

As heard by us

Listener stories, quick reactions, and enough eerie momentum to keep things moving.

Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery works best when Kara and Megan stay in the moment and react to each strange turn as it lands. The move from an anonymous note of appreciation to a haunted-mountain story keeps the episode loose, and the hosts' disbelief gives the conversation…

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Why you'd press play

For when you want ghost stories told like a group chat with chills.

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