Bonus Episode - A Ghost in the Room: A Conversation with Ann McDougall

What happens when you take ghost stories out of the shadows… and place them inside historic homes?

In this special interview, we sit down with Ann McDougall, author of A Ghost in the Room: Supernatural Adventures in Historic Houses, to explore the space where history, belief, and the unexplained collide.

Drawing on her years working in historic house museums, Ann shares the stories that shaped her book—from quiet, unsettling encounters to the broader patterns in how we’ve tried to understand and communicate with the dead across time.

But this isn’t blind belief.

Ann approaches the supernatural with both curiosity and clarity—examining the rituals, the cultural shifts, and the science behind ghost hunting, while also calling out the frauds and performative hauntings that have shaped the narrative.

Together, we talk about what draws us to these stories, what it means to witness something you can’t explain, and why the desire to reach beyond the veil has endured for centuries.

This is a conversation about ghosts—but also about people. About memory, place, and the stories we choose to hold onto. 🕯️

Edited by Kyle McDonnell