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Corinne Vien and Sabrina Deana-Roga explore the eerie phenomenon of phone calls from the dead, examining historical attempts to build spirit phones by inventors like Thomas Edison alongside documented case studies and listener submissions. The hosts discuss the distinctive patterns identified by parapsychologists, such as phantom voices sounding distant or underwater, calls terminating immediately upon asking questions about the afterlife, and messages arriving from disconnected numbers. Throughout the episode, the hosts share chilling accounts ranging from a musician receiving calls from his recently deceased deaf grandmother to an unexplained home visit by a physician summoned by a spectral telephone call that saved a young girl's life.
Hosts introduce the episode and list sponsors and ad reads.
Corinne and Sabrina welcome listeners and set the stage for the ghost-themed episode.
Sabrina explains how her pregnancy and a lingering house smell set a spooky mood for the podcast.
The hosts discuss their plan to investigate ghostly phone calls and search for a psychic medium.
They dive into the origins of spirit phone calls, from Morse code to early 20th-century mediums.
Several true accounts are recounted, including a grandmother, a radio medium, and a life-saving doctor.
The hosts outline common characteristics of ghostly calls, such as distant voices and short durations.
A listener shares a personal experience, and the hosts wrap up the episode with final reflections.
Hosts welcome listeners and discuss podcast background.
Woman receives a mysterious call from deceased dad.
Call log shows outgoing call from dead father's phone.
Listener recounts voicemail frames playing during storm.
Corinne Vien reviews the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 and its expansion into American households during the 1950s post-World War II boom.
Researchers in the early 20th century attempted to build specialized communication devices, including a psychic telephone featuring a headset connected to a box containing a balloon filled with a medium's breath.
In October 1968, a man received a distressed phone call from his friend Lee Epps, who was later found to have died in a hospital at the exact same minute the call occurred.
Patterns of Spirit Callsinsight
Researchers identified common characteristics of phantom phone calls, including a distant or underwater voice quality, short call durations, and calls originating from disconnected lines.
Liverpool Radio Station Callstory
A woman trying to reach a live mediumship radio segment received a direct home phone call from her deceased grandfather, who reassured her before his voice faded into static.
A grieving mother renting an old cottage received an unexpected late-night visit from a doctor who arrived after receiving a phantom phone call requesting a house check for her sick daughter.
Mass Hole Dad Bluetooth Callstory
A listener sobbing in her car after her father's sudden passing received an incoming Bluetooth call from his phone, which showed an outgoing log entry made at 3:14 PM from his untouched bedside device.
“The phone call ends, and Ethel is like, oh, my gosh, like what is happening to Lee? I'm concerned.”
“In almost every case, the phantom caller's voice sounds very distant. It sounds like they're very far away.”
“The second is the duration of the call. So it's always pretty quick, never more than a few minutes.”
“And the moment someone remembers to bring attention to the fact that this caller has passed away, the call ends.”
“My dad loved taking drives, which is also something I inherited.”
“When we left, I cried in the car because I had the strangest feeling that it would be the last time I saw him.”
“It was my fucking dad. I answered, completely shaken. Hello?”
“Proof that we don't just disappear. From one spooky mass hole to two others, Amanda.”
We’re answering the phone, but this time, the call might be coming from the other side. We’re diving into the eerie history of phone calls from the dead, including early attempts to build devices that could communicate with spirits, Thomas Edison’s mysterious “spirit phone,” and the strange patterns researchers have found in reported phantom calls. Then we get into the truly creepy stuff: personal experiences of voicemails from loved ones who have already died, calls from disconnected numbers, and messages that seem to arrive with a warning or final goodbye. Watch the video version here. Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at [email protected] New Episodes are released every Thursday and Sunday at 12am PST/3am EST (the witching hour, of course). Corinne and Sabrina hand select a couple of paranormal encounters from our inbox to read in each episode, from demons, to cryptids, to aliens, to creepy kids... the list goes on and on. If you have a story of your own that you'd like us to share on an upcoming episode, we invite you to email them to us! If you enjoy our show, please consider joining our Patreon, rating and reviewing on iTunes & Spotify and following us on social media! Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Discord. Edited and produced by Jaimi Ryan. Original music by Arms Akimbo! Disclaimer: the use of white sage and smudging is a closed practice. If you’re looking to cleanse your space, here are some great alternatives! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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