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
Sep 25
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
Mar 23
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.
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07/23/2023
Great fun. Good narrator. There is a ghost behind your shoulder right now.
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- Years Active2K
- Episodes10
- RatingExplicit
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