Least Haunted
True Crime & Paranormal
About
A well researched deep dive into the world of the paranormal from a skeptical and comedic perspective. Using science, anthropology, and humor to find the truth behind history's greatest supernatural events, mysteries, and creatures. "The only thing that's haunted is you!"
Episodes
- Episode 157: Internet Ghost Videos
We've all seen them. Maybe even spent countless hours staring at the screen watching them. You might have your favorites, and you probably have your least favorites as well. However you can't deny that they are a thing. Today Cody is joine…
- Pod Free Sequoidea Dispatch: General Strike
This is a special dispatch of Pod Free Sequoidea regarding the General Strike occuring in The United States on Friday May 1st 2026. Note: There will be be no Least Haunted Episode this week. "Pod Free Sequoidea" ©2026 Sequoidea Productions…
- Episode 156: BEAM Me Up Billy!
Happy Anniversary! Six years of Least haunted! Can you believe it? And today we are going to mark the milestone by discussing a topic that is a little closer to home for Cody (it is his birthday too after all). Learn all about Plejarans, F…
- Episode 155: Crushing It! Dealing with The Devil
What happens when a podcast about paranormal skepticism gets crossed with two dude's love of Star Trek The Next Generation? You get Crushing It! Originally a joke about loving Dr. Beverly Crusher, now an obligatory annual tradition. We mus…
- Episode 154: Other Powers
It's the exciting conclusion of Spiritualism Month! Buckle up as we go over the many complicated details and relationships between Spiritualism, the abolition movement, and women's suffrage in the mid 1800's. In particular the life of Vict…
- Episode 153: The Fox Sisters & The Beginning of Spiritualism
At long last we're going to start talking about Spirtualism! Just in time for Women's History Month! Hear how two young sisters in a haunted house sparked a religious movement that had far reaching repercusions. From a farmhouse in upstate…
- Episode 152: A Ghost Divided
This time Cody does a bit of recycling, and tells Garth about the ghosts of Abraham Lincoln. But how many hauntings can one ex president have? A score? Four score? ! How many is a score anyway? We don't answer that. But we do go for a trai…
- Episode 151: An Octopuses Garden in The Trees
What's that sound ? Can it be the gentle pop of tenticular suckers in the forest? But how could that be? This time we explore the world of The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus! Along the way we find out how an 85 year old engineering disaste…
- Episode 150: Paul Bunyan
It is our sesquicentennial episode! And in deference to the state of things in Minnesota, we will be talking about yet another giant of American folklore, Paul Bunyan . Who is he? Where does he come from? What does he want? Some of those q…
- Episode 149: Cryptid For The Year 2026!
Only a week in and it looks like we are in for a hell of a rocky year ahead. We need a figure of inspiration to guide us. To exemplify the energy we'll all need to get through this together. If only there was someone, something... nay! Som…
- The Crepuscular Quadrant: C.O.A.L.
Christmas is a time for family, friends, food, and good will towards your fellow persons. That is, unless you live in a world where every day is Christmas... For if you live in The Crepuscular Quadrant it is a time for fear, paranoia, and…
- Episode 147: In The Horse Mouth of Fadness
It's the holiday season! Time for incomprehensible traditions and seasonal fads. The sort of annual things that make one say, "How the hell did that get started?" and "What in the hell is that supposed to mean?!" Well today we are going to…
- Episode 146: Back Crack Quack
This time Cody and Garth take a crack at setting the story straight in regards to a fairly controversial topic. This'll be a divisive one involving: a ghost, murder, cults, conspiracies, legal precedence, strange technologies, lawsuits, se…
- Episode 145: least Conspired #3. MMMKay Ultra
Cody and Garth went to Dr. Tim King's cabin in the woods so that he could tell them all about the nefarious shenanigans and crimes of the C.I.A. and how American tax payer money contributed to the development of the 1960's counter culture,…
- Episode 144: Least Haunted Presents, "House on Normal Hill"
It's Halloween! And that means it is time once again for The Least Haunted Digital Theater to open its audio doors! When Cody and Garth receive a mysterious invitation in their P.O. Box, little can they suspect the perfectly normal average…
- Episode 143: The Brookdale Lodge
It's a dream come true for Cody! Least haunted has finally been granted an "overnight" investigation of a famous haunted location! Or have they? Could this long awaited dream really be a nightmare? Or will it just be a somewhat sleepy slum…
- Episode 142: Scientifical Americans with Sharon A. Hill.
This time we are joined by writer, researcher, and paranormal expert Sharon A. Hill to discuss her book, Scientifical Americans , in which she researched and documented the phenomenon of Amateur Reasearch Investigation Groups (ARIGs) or as…
- Episode 141: Ride Scare
You know this story. Even if you don't think you do, you do. It's totally true and it happened to a friend of a friend of mine... This time Cody and Garth talk about one of the most widespread "urban myths" in history, The Vanishing Hitchh…
- Episode 140: There's Something About Mary Celeste
Some ships just keep on sailing, they drift across the map. Some ship's just keep on sailing, tell me what is up with that? They've lost their crew and captain, left a mystery and cargo. But there's something about Mary that they don't kno…
- Episode 139: Rosemary's Babies in A Flat
There is an old joke, "What is Beethoven up to these days?" Answer, "Decomposing." Haha very funny. Everybody laughs. But what if I told you that in the 1960's famous dead musicians of the past got tired of decomposing and decided to start…
- Episode 138: Hodag Hoedown
This time Cody and Garth explore the legend of the fearsome Hodag with a little help from Least Haunted's resident old timey prospector Lucky Johnson. What is a Hodag? Why is the Hodag? And how is the Hodag? All good questions, and all wit…
- Episode 137: Rod Fishing
You heard about Rods ? How about Sky Fish ? Did you know about the mysterious lifeforms that this very monent swarm about everything you know at speeds too fast for the naked eye? You didn't? Then It's time to point your cameras up at the…
- Episode 136: Crashing Roswell
It's the exciting conclusion to UFO Month! Pick up the story of Flying Saucer Mania two weeks later, and hear about the most famous UFO cover-up conspiracy of all time! Buckle up because we're Crashing Roswell! This Episode will also be av…
- Episode 135: Attack of The Saucers!
It's Least Haunted UFO Month! And to kick it off we're going all the way back to the beginning. Get ready to meet Kenneth Arnold. A 1940's flying fire extinguisher flogger who's strange encounter in the skies over the state of Washington w…
- Episode 134: The Point of Unicorns
Everything you think you know about Unicorns is probably wrong. Or is it? What is the point of these creatures? Where do they come from? And what do they even look like? One thing is for sure, somehow capitalism is probably to blame. Suppo…
- Episode 133: The Amazing Randi
Happy Pride! To celebrate we are going to discuss the magical and fabulous life of James Randi. One of the greatest magicians of the twentieth century, and a skeptical investigator without equal. From precocious beginnings in Canada, to th…
- Episode 132: Fee-Fi-Fo-DUMB!
This time Cody tells Garth an internet favorite legend that is a giant pile of crap. And in searching for the origin, he causes himself physical pain and mental damage. Hold on tight for The Kandahar Giant! Support us on Patreon! https://w…
- Episode 131: The Beauty of The Beast.
Garth is on assignment once again. So this time Cody is joined once again by wildlife biologist Carolyn to discuss a beastly set of occurances in pre-revolutionary France. What was to be a simple walk in the woods, becomes a very deep and…
- Episode 130: The Bell Witch
This time Cody tells Garth about a legend from Tennessee, a tale of poltergiest-like shenanigans, Gef The Mongoose akin mischief, and MURDER? Hear the tale of The Bell Witch. "The Most Documented Haunting in history"* Also take a trip to G…
- Episode 129: Cody & Garth Review Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose
It's our FIFTH ANNIVERSARY! And to celebrate we have returned to the story that started it all. That's right, Gef The Talking Mongoose! Only this time we will be reviewing the 2023 film, Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose , starring Sim…
- Episode 128: Going on a Ghost Adventure
It's almost April 1st! And you know what that means? Time to talk about some Paranormal Fools! And arguably there is no one who fits that bill more than Zak Bagans and the Ghost Adventures Crew! Who is that? And what is Ghost Adventures? W…
- Episode 127: Duncan Do Nots
This time Cody tells Garth all about Ectoplasm! What is it? Where does it come from? Should you eat it? etc. And along the way tells the story of the last woman to be "tried for witchcraft" in The United Kingdom! Join us on Discord! https:…
- Episode 126: Information Not Found...
Get the 411 on the 411. No, not those 411, the other 411 ! Confused? That's to be expected. This time we get tangled up in the weblike string of the old "crazy board" and try not to lose ourselves in the wild conspiracy of The Missing 411.…
- Episode 125: The Misty Nights of The Ogo-Pogo
There is something in the waters of Lake Okanagan, British Columbia. It is the subject of myths and legends. And It has stymied the likes of both Leonard Nimoy and The History Channel... But We're pretty sure we've got it all figured out.…
- Episode 124: Atlantis Sinking
This is the story of what happens when no one gets satire or allegory. When generations of people fail to get the point and instead go searching for a metaphor. A cautionary tale about how fan fiction can potentially lead to genocide and a…
- Polterbites: This Podcast Kills Fascists.
Garth is back with a brand new Polterbites! This time we talk about what we were up to the last three months while he was away, why he was away, and then we dive into politics and the philosophical ways to oppose fascism. Then finish it of…
- Episode 123: Lights! Phoenix! Action!
Garth has returned from his special assignments, and Cody has returned from Phoenix with a tale to tell. Get out your telescopes and potato cameras, look upwards and through the past to the mid 90's as we explore one of the largest mass UF…
- Episode 122: Mayapocalypse 2012
Cody is joined once again by Dr. Tim King to go over the very complicated workings of the Mayan calendar, and why in the extremely grand scale of things, December 2012 wasn't as much to worry about as many wanted you to believe at the time…
- The Crepuscular Quadrant: They Give
This is the story of Fred and Jane. An ordinary couple who are about to find that not only has The Holiday Season always been a little less stressful when it happens to other people, but more so when it isn't being celebrated in The Crepus…
- Episode 120: Spooky Lighthouse
Cody talks to his brother Gunner about his obsession with Lighthouses. Why are they so spooky? What are they for? Why is it a bad idea to have two men with the same name in the same one? Follow the flashing beacon to the answers as they tr…
- Episode 119: Headless Horsepeople
This time Cody is joined by The Least Haunted beer expert/attorney Travis Alexander of The Hoppy Trails Pod to talk about cephalically challenged equestrians, and the origin of one of the first American Ghost Stories. So tighten the straps…
- Musical Minisode: Laughing in The Abyss
It's been a stressful few weeks. So this episode is not a typical episode. It's a surprise musical performance the likes of which many an open mic night and local venue has seen before! Honestly, we all just deserve a little break. We will…
- The Crepuscular Quadrant: Taint No Sin
You are about to gain ingress to another realm. A zone not just of time, and place... but one that is a theater of the mind . A place where the spooky and horrifying meet both the inane and the ridiculously bizarre or contrived. Grab on to…
- Episode 116: Stonehenge
Join us for quite possibly the most boring episode we've ever done. More fun than watching paint dry is listening to rocks get stacked! This time we try to get to the bottom of Stonehenge. Who built it? Where did they come from? And what w…
- Episode 115: Wherever The Devil Leeds You.
Sometimes you just want to talk about The Jersey Devil, but all of the little details keep getting in the way. This time we are going to scour The Pine Barrens for the secret untold truth of The Garden State's second most famous monster...…
- Episode 114: The Dark Watchers
From the coast of Big Sur, to the top of the second highest peak in The British Isles, Cody and Garth explore tales of giant shadow figures in the mist. What are The Dark Watchers? Who is The Big Gray Man? and What does a specter from Germ…
- Episode 113: The ABC's of BBC's
Do unknown giant felids stalk the moors of Great Britain? Do Scottish sheep have something else to fear on the shores of Loch Ness? Do cats recognize the monarchy? This time wildlife biologist and Least Haunted's resident "Cryptid Hunter"…
- Episode 112: How Ghost Work?
Cody has a migraine and Garth has a cough. So of course the only logical thing to do is address the really important questions: How Ghost Work? What Ghost do? Why is Ghost? Etc. Admittedly there are a hell of a lot more questions than answ…
- Episode 111: Firestarter
Today is our One Hundred and Eleventieth episode! In New Zealand they dial 111 for emergencies, so here we are, talking arson and summer fun. Cody and Garth discuss some recent brushes with rapid oxidation and then we travel to England to…
- Episode 110: Ghost Writers in A.I. (featuring Michael Swaim)
This time Cody and Garth are joined once again by the incomparable Michael Swaim to discuss the time a famous author wrote a book posthumously. That's right! It's actual ghost writers! They also discuss Michael's new book, The Climb and de…