Encounters x278 - Not-Deer, Horrifying Cryptids and Ghosts in the TGOG Studio

In 1996, a mysterious man nicknamed the Grinning Man began to approach people, warning of a disaster. Simultaneously, Mothman sightings were on the rise and a bridge was soon to fall. Who was this grinning man? And were his prophecies to be trusted? His identity, and his home planet, would soon be discovered…  Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at twogirlsoneghostpodcast@gmail.com This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp, IQ Bar, and Füm.  Learn to make time for what makes you happy, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/TGOG today to get 10% off your first month. Refuel smarter with IQBAR’s Ultimate Sampler Pack. Get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus get free shipping when you text TGOG to 64-000.  Start the year off right and get 10% off The Good Habit by going to TryFum.com/tgog and getting the Journey pack.  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

10 Maalis 20241h 38min

Landlady Lola needs our help. Let's gather as the fantom community to banish the darkness that plagues Lola night and day, tell it to leave her home, to stray far far away to never to return. As we manifest our energies, let's remember not to use a ouija board in a cemetery, remember to keep track of our friends and look up... because you might just see a UFO.  Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at twogirlsoneghostpodcast@gmail.com   This episode is sponsored by Nutrafol, Rocket Money, Quince and Dinnerly Take the first step to visibly thicker, healthier hair. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code TGOG. Rocket Money is a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps lower your bills so that you can grow your savings. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/TGOG. Quince is here to transform the way you shop, with a range of high-quality items priced within reach. Indulge in affordable luxury! Go to Quince.com/tgog for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Dinnerly is the most affordable meal kit I’ve ever come across. Make cooking exciting, affordable, and easy with Dinnerly! Head to Dinnerly.com/offer/TGOG and use code TGOG for up to 25 FREE meals! 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

7 Maalis 20241h 10min

We’ve received our very first piece of haunted mail and it’s being shipped straight to Sabrina! Until then, we’re entertaining ourselves with tales of a lost colony of people deep within the Appalachian mountains. The Moon Eyed People. Their existence pre-dating many of the people who’ve since called this area home. Are these nocturnal cave dwellers an ancient people? A colony of aliens? Or perhaps a group of weary goblins?  Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at twogirlsoneghostpodcast@gmail.com This episode is sponsored by Beis, HoneyLove, and Smalls. Beis has thought of everything you could ever want in a piece of luggage. Right now, BÉIS is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase by visiting BEISTRAVEL.com/TGOG Treat yourself to the best bras and shapewear on the market and save 20% off honeylove.com/TGOG Smalls cat food is protein packed recipes made with preservative free ingredients. If you want to give Smalls a try and ditch kibble forever, head to Smalls.com/TGOG and use promo code TGOG at checkout for 50% off your first order plus free shipping! 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

3 Maalis 20241h 3min

As rain falls from the sky, and the moon fills the night, we, the witches, gather. Harvest the hands from all your grave-robbing, sit alongside your familiars and open your soul to the powers within the. This is a journey into witchcraft along with tales of vortexes, weddings, and creepy kids. Books Mentioned: Witches Potions and Spells Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at twogirlsoneghostpodcast@gmail.com This episode is sponsored by ShhTape and Collective. ShhTape knows they can increase your quality of sleep, and they want you to get started ASAP. To help, they’re giving you a chance to buy ShhTape for 50% off, using code TGOG50 on their website ShhTape.com.  Collective is the all-in-one financial solution for self-employed entrepreneurs that specializes in S Corp election. Right now Collective is waiving the onboarding fee when you go to Collective.com/TGOG and tell them TGOG sent you. 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

29 Helmi 202450min

Deep breaths… Deep breaths… We are beyond excited to be joined by our idols, Greg and Dana Newkirk. Greg & Dana are full-time paranormal investigators, caretakers of haunted objects, and collectors of historical paranormal oddities and antiquities. These two have been on some wild adventures including Bigfoot hunting with Jeff Goldblum and communing with the dead (and the two of us) at the Conjuring House. If you’re into the wacky and the terrifying, you’ll surely love the Newkirk’s stories. A fleshy blob that could be a baby Greg, a screaming demon named Hatred, and a hypnosis-induced alien abduction … we’re obsessed! Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at twogirlsoneghostpodcast@gmail.com This episode is sponsored by Chomps. Chomps makes snacking simple. Their tasty meat sticks are packed with mouthwatering flavor and only the best real ingredients. Go to Chomps.com/TGOG, to see all the delicious flavors and get 20% off your first order and free shipping. 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

27 Helmi 20241h 45min

Kells Irish Restaurant is a seemingly family-friendly bar in downtown Seattle. But its history is filled with a bison bone collector named Butterworth, a revolutionary mortuary, and a scandal involving a female serial killer… a perfect backstory to make this a very very haunted bar. And haunted it is, indeed! Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at twogirlsoneghostpodcast@gmail.com This episode is sponsored by Lume, Lean, PrettyLitter, Dipsea, and Apostrophe. Lume is a whole body deodorant and is seriously safe to use anywhere on your body. As a special offer for listeners, new customers get $5 off a Lume Starter Pack with code TGOG at LumeDeodorant.com. Chronic stress wreaks havoc on blood sugar which can cause your body to store excess fat. Lean can help. Get 15% off and free shipping at takelean.com and enter TGOG. Sabrina and Leia count on Pretty Litter to keep their house smelling fresh and clean. You can too! Go to prettylitter.com/TGOG to save 20% on your first order. Dipsea is an app full of hundreds of short, sexy audio stories designed by women for women. For listeners of the show, Dipsea is offering an extended 30 day free trial when you go to dipseastories.com/TGOG. Apostrophe is an online platform that connects you with an expert dermatology team to get customized acne treatment for your unique skin. Get your first visit for only five dollars at apostrophe.com/TGOG when you use our code: TGOG.  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

25 Helmi 20241h 21min

We've moved our mailbox to one of the spookiest and most magical places - Salem, MA!  You can find out address on our socials, website, or right here! P.O. Box 2074 Salem, MA 01970 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Helmi 20243min

Sabrina might not have won anything beyond 2 dollars on a lottery ticket, but we are all winning today with this episode of encounters. Halloween at the Villisca Axe Murder House. Facts about birds you never asked for. A baby changeling and so much more.   Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at twogirlsoneghostpodcast@gmail.com This episode is sponsored by iBotta, Stellar Sleep and Betterhelp Ibotta is a free app that gives you the most cash back every time you shop on hundreds of items from groceries to beauty supplies to toys. Right now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 just for trying Ibotta by using the code TGOG when you register. Just go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app. Stellar Sleep revolutionizes how chronic insomnia is treated, offering the very first digital solution to all your sleep issues. For a 7 day free trial then JUST $99 a year, head to StellarSleep.com/TGOG.   If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. It’s entirely online. Designed to be convenient, flexible, and suited to your schedule. Visit BetterHelp.com/tgog to get 10% off your first month. 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

22 Helmi 202448min