Episode 123: "The Big Three: Alcohol Addiction, Menopause, and Tuberculosis."

Left of Skeptic

Happy Spooky Wednesday, dear listeners! This week we've got two haunted locations known by many different names. We start with Kala discussing "Old Main" Utica State Hospital in Utica, NY. This facility was considered groundbreaking in the mid-1800s as they attempted to move towards more compassionate care of patients (though, as we've learned, what they considered compassionate back then was still pretty barbaric.) It's known as one of the most haunted places in upstate New York, but because it is not open to the public, it's hard to verify with personal stories. Is this place really haunted? Or is it all rumors and local legends? And Brittany heads over to Ohio to discuss Ohio University in Athens. This large campus is full of buildings, one of the most famous being The Ridges. Full apparitions and phantom noises can be experienced within its walls, and like our first location, it seems to be the result of poor treatment of patients while the building operated as a care facility. But this isn't the only haunted building on the Ohio University campus.

Where else has the spooky vibes? You'll have to wait until next week to find out.

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