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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Entertaining and smart
09/25/2024
Love Jamie’s work. She’s funny, thoughtful and compassionate towards people and ideas that may not align with the norm. My only complaint is we need (deserve?) more Uncle Dennis.
Very entertaining and interesting!
08/06/2023
I am a JL fan and have listened to her other podcasts. This is typical of her work: well researched without being too scholarly, funny without being too light hearted or sarcastic, and entertaining with challenging ideas and interesting historic tidbits. Listen to this once if you want to have a fun and engaging story of a truly American religious movement. Listen twice to really get all of the layers of intersectionality worth of several “Oberlin dissertations.” (A Sarah Marshall throw back!🤪)
Wow. All kinds of bias just 3 minutes into the episode
03/23/2024
An obviously biased and misinformed hipster made all kinds of assumptions and spouted enough disdain for certain demographics to offend this rarely offended listener within the first few minutes. I’m continuing to listen because we share an interest but it’s sad to hear her potential and interest in the subject wasted on discrimination and profanity.
TLDR
07/23/2023
Great fun. Good narrator. There is a ghost behind your shoulder right now.
10/10 👻
05/05/2023
I was really pleasantly surprised by this series. I came for some jokes & ghosts, but greatly appreciated the thoughtful analysis of race & inequity, as well as acknowledgement of POC cultures that have contributed so much to spiritualism. The spooky & woo-woo need more perspective like this.
People who sincerely believe in a scam are still marks
07/15/2023
I was looking for a little more skepticism in a multipart exploration of a “church” that purports to speak to “ghosts.”
Audio is difficult to hear
07/15/2023
I love Jamie. This podcast though is difficult to hear. There is background music playing while she’s speaking, and the recordings of interviews are faint.
Don’t miss this
01/30/2023
This was a well-rounded, no holds barred exploration of spirituality. Jamie did her homework. She’s also a hoot to listen too as well - clever and witty and empathetic. Great podcast! Thanks, Jamie.
Excellent!
01/08/2023
She is an excellent storyteller, I love hearing the history as well as the stories of the living Spiritualists mixed in. I’ve been adjacent to that community in the past and visited Cassadaga before, and I love hearing more about the place. She seems genuinely curious about the people and subject matter. She’s very honest about her experience. Great podcast!
Incredible writing.
12/18/2022
I’ve listened to tons of podcasts and have even been involved in professional audio production (for radio) myself. The writing on this podcast is absolutely standout. I love what Jamie Loftus is doing here.
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