Holy Ghost Stories

The Beastmaster, the Counselor, and the Anointed One

March 04, 2024 11:00 - 39 minutes - 72.9 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour King Darius uninentiaonlly send his favorite adviser, Daniel, to a gruesome death. But Yahweh has other plans. Text: Daniel 6 Players: Yahweh Darius Daniel What's Spooky: Children, women, and men eaten alive by lions Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Sound Editing: Justin Gerhardt Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Four Trees Outro Music: "Fine-Toothed Chrome," Sam Barsh L...

The Almighty and the Patriarch

February 08, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes - 80.3 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Abram hears a voice calling him away from his home…but can the voice be trusted? Text: Genesis 11:27-12:20 Players: Yahweh Terah Abram Sarai Pharaoh What's Spooky: Insinuated extra-marital sex A blistered face Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Sound Editing: Justin Gerhardt Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Four Trees Outro Music: "Fine-Toothed Chrome," Sam Barsh Links...

The Regent and the Boy King (part 2)

January 22, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes - 81 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour The discovery of The Book incites major change within Josiah’s kingdom—bad news for some. Text: 2 Kings 23:1-30; 2 Chronicles 34:29-35:27 Players: Yahweh Josiah Jeremiah Hilkiah Shaphan Huldah What's Spooky: Execution Ehumation and defilement of human remains Animal slaughter Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Sound Editing: Justin Gerhardt Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Cha...

The Regent and the Boy King (part 1)

January 08, 2024 11:00 - 30 minutes - 55.8 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour When an unexpected discovery interrupts Josiah's renovation of the temple, panic ensues. …For good reason. Text: 2 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 34:1-28 Players: Yahweh Josiah Jeremiah Hilkiah Shaphan Huldah What's Spooky: Not too much in this one. Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Sound Editing: Justin Gerhardt Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Four Trees Outro Music: "Fine-T...

The Guide and the Reaper

December 18, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 57.9 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour The world's first brother commits the world's first murder. Where has Eden gone? Text: Genesis 4 Players: Yahweh Cain Abel Adam Eve What's Spooky: Murder Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Sound Editing: Justin Gerhardt Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Four Trees Outro Music: "Fine-Toothed Chrome," Sam Barsh Links: —Sign up for The Latest, an email Justin sends twice ...

Bonus Episode: Together

November 28, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes - 49.1 MB

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The Truth, the Messenger, and the Parasite

November 13, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 64 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour A prophet from the south visits King Jeroboam with a grim forecast. But Jeroboam isn't the only one in danger. Text: 1 Kings 13:1-34; 1 Kings 23:13-18 Players: Yahweh Jeroboam The man of God from Judah The old prophet in Bethel What's Spooky: A disemboweled corpse A shriveling hand A fatal lion attack Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Sound Editing: Justin Gerhardt Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt I...

The Companion and the Right-Hand Man (part 3)

October 30, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 64.1 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour When Pharaoh cannot find someone to interpret his dreams he turns to Joseph, who turns to Yahweh. Text: Genesis 41:14-56; 46:29-30 Players: Yahweh Pharaoh Joseph Israel What's Spooky: Starvation Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Sound Editing: Justin Gerhardt Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Four Trees Outro Music: "Fine-Toothed Chrome," Sam Barsh Links: —Tickets to H...

The Companion and the Right-Hand Man (part 2)

October 16, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 57.6 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Two of Joseph's fellow inmates encounter a helpful gift in the Hebrew—one that might just get him out of prison. …Or will it? Text: Genesis 40:1-41:14 Players: Yahweh Joseph The Chief Cupbearer The Chief Baker Pharaoh What's Spooky: Impalement Decapitation Bloodshed Birds eating human flesh Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Sound Editing: Justin Gerhardt Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Musi...

The Companion and the Right-Hand Man (part 1)

October 02, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes - 68.9 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Joseph finds himself sold as a slave in Egypt, but soon slavery is the least of his worries. Text: Genesis 39 Players: Yahweh Joseph Potiphar's Wife Potiphar What's Spooky: Human trafficking Extramarital seduction, sexual propositioning Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Sound Editing: Justin Gerhardt Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Four Trees Outro Music: "Fine-Tooth...

The Harbinger, the Fugitive, and the Host

September 18, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 64.8 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour When Elijah is forced to flee King Ahab's wrath, Yahweh cares for the prophet and those around him in unconventional ways. Text: 1 Kings 17 Players: Yahweh Elijah Ahab Jezebel The Widow of Zarepath The Widow's Son What's Spooky: Maggots eating a bird carcass A child's death Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Sound Editing: Justin Gerhardt Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Change...

At Last (The Exodus, part 10)

June 26, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 86.3 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Moses asks for something no one since Eden has experienced, and Yahweh reveals His unexpected dwelling place. Text: Exodus 26-28; 31:1-11; 33:7-23; 34:1-10, 28-35; 35:4-40:38 Players: Yahweh Moses Bezalel Aaron What's Spooky: Not too much in this one. Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Direction: Justin Gerhardt Season 4 Original Score: Kendall Ramseur Sound Engineering: Joël Dollié Manuscript Editing...

Bound & Determined (The Exodus, part 9)

June 05, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 81.4 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Yahweh confirms His covenant with Israel, but the people want a God they can touch... Text: Exodus 24, 32:1-33:6 Players: Yahweh Moses Aaron Joshua What's Spooky: Orgiastic behavior Bloody execution Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Direction: Justin Gerhardt Season 4 Original Score: Kendall Ramseur Sound Engineering: Joël Dollié Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Four Tr...

Storm, Rising (The Exodus, part 8)

May 22, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 60.5 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour When Yahweh invites the Israelites to the thundering Mt. Sinai, they begin to realize what relationship requires. Text: Exodus 19:1-20:21 Players: Yahweh Moses What's Spooky: This one's quite family-friendly Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Direction: Justin Gerhardt Season 4 Original Score: Kendall Ramseur Sound Engineering: Joël Dollié Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Change," F...

Visitation (The Exodus, part 7)

May 08, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 60.3 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour In a dire moment, Yahweh gives Moses a simple way to save the Israelites. But simple doesn't mean easy. Text: Exodus 17:8-18:27 Players: Yahweh Moses Aaron Hur Jethro What's Spooky: A mild battle scene Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Direction: Justin Gerhardt Season 4 Original Score: Kendall Ramseur Sound Engineering: Joël Dollié Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Fou...

Always Enough (The Exodus, part 6)

April 24, 2023 10:03 - 40 minutes - 74.8 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Hunger and thirst threaten the Israelites' survival. …Or is it something else? Text: Exodus 15:22-17:7 Players: Yahweh Moses Aaron What's Spooky: (Not a lot—this one's pretty kid-friendly) Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Direction: Justin Gerhardt Season 4 Original Score: Kendall Ramseur Sound Engineering: Joël Dollié Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Four Trees Outro M...

Telling the Story of the Exodus (part 1)

April 11, 2023 11:19 - 1 hour - 138 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Holy Ghost Stories creator Justin Gerhardt sits down with composer Kendall Ramseur to pull back the curtain on Episodes 1 and 2 of The Exodus. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:49 How It Began 06:04 The Major Theme of Exodus 06:59 How Does Kendall Score an Episode? 11:53 Leitmotif Case Study: Moses 15:16 Moses' Birth, Moses' Theme 23:00 Shiphrah & Puah, The Midwives' Theme 28:52 The Death of the Firstborn Theme 34:22 Pharaoh's...

Rite and Passage (The Exodus, part 5)

March 06, 2023 11:00 - 45 minutes - 83.8 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour When the Israelites finally escape from Egypt, it seems their freedom will be short-lived. But Yahweh has a plan. Text: Exodus 12:33-15:21 Players: Yahweh Moses Aaron Pharaoh Miriam What's Spooky: Mass drowning Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Direction: Justin Gerhardt Season 4 Original Score: Kendall Ramseur Sound Engineering: Joël Dollié Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music: "Winds of Cha...

It Comes to Blows (The Exodus, part 4)

February 20, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 70.4 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Yahweh strikes back at the recalcitrant Pharaoh, who finally says the words Moses has been waiting to hear. Text: Exodus 4:27-7:25; 11:1-12:32 Players: Yahweh Aaron Moses Pharaoh What's Spooky: Widespread death of animals and humans, including children Credits: Research, Writing, Narration, Direction: Justin Gerhardt Season 4 Original Score: Kendall Ramseur Sound Engineering: Joël Dollié Manuscript Editing:...

Target: Audience (The Exodus, part 3)

February 06, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutes - 76.9 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour A much-anticipated audience with Pharaoh does not go as planned. (At least, not as Moses planned.) Text: Exodus 4:27-7:25 Players: Yahweh Aaron Moses Pharaoh What's Spooky: Violence between animals Lots of blood Animal death Credits: Season 4 Original Score: Kendall Ramseur Research, Writing, Narration, Direction: Justin Gerhardt Sound Engineering: Joël Dollié Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Intro Music:...

Induction (The Exodus, part 2)

January 23, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 58.4 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Yahweh stages a surprise meeting, enrolling Moses in a plan that seems destined for failure. Text: Exodus 3:1-4:17 Players: Yahweh Moses What's Spooky: Not too much in this episode. Credits: Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Four Trees Outro Music: "Fine-Toothed Chrome," Sam Barsh Season 4 Score: Kendall Ramseur Sound Engineering: Joël Dollié Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt Links: —Fund Season 4 with a tax-...

Labor & Delivery (The Exodus, part 1)

January 09, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour The enslaved Israelites become the target of a genocidal decree from Pharaoh, but a few brave women refuse to play by the despot's rules. Text: Exodus 1:1-2:12 Players: Yahweh Jochebed Amram Shiphrah Puah Moses Miriam Aaron What's Spooky: Slavery A corpse is buried Credits: Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Four Trees Outro Music: "Fine-Toothed Chrome," Sam Barsh Season 4 Score: Kendall Ramseur Sound En...

The Alchemist, the Strangers, and the Volunteer (Part 3)

September 26, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 49.9 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Boaz wants to marry Ruth, but there's one thing standing in the way. Text: Ruth 3:16-4:22 Players: Yahweh Ruth Naomi Boaz What's Spooky: Married sex (not spooky, but may spark some questions if you're listening with your kids) Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Gentoo | Kingpinguin Hoiho | Kingpinguin Adelie | Kingpinguin Snares | Kingpinguin Charge Into 2019 | Dexter Britain Light Through Water | Stephen...

The Alchemist, the Strangers, and the Volunteer (Part 2)

September 12, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 71 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Ruth's situation in Bethlehem looks dire until she meets someone who may be able to help. But will he want to? Text: Ruth 2:1-3:15 Players: Yahweh Naomi Ruth Boaz What's Spooky: Not much in this one, actually. One allusion to and one specific mention of rape. Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Livets Ande | Judah Earl Little | Kingpinguin Gentoo | Kingpinguin Charge Into 2019 | Dexter Britain Snares | Kin...

The Alchemist, the Strangers, and the Volunteer (Part 1)

August 29, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 53.3 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour When Naomi and Ruth's husbands die unexpectedly, all seems lost. But Yahweh has been at work in the dark. Text: Ruth 1 Players: Yahweh Naomi Ruth Orpah What's Spooky: Death, grief Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Livets Ande | Judah Earl Deep Breaths | Eric Kinny Out of Sorts | Chad Lawson Out of Home | Dexter Britain Icefields of Adelaide | Kingpinguin Northeaster | Kingpinguin Afraid to Forget | Hammo...

The Source, the Collaborator, and the Rogue

August 15, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 71.1 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour *NOTE: This episode contains repeated mentions of unmarried sex. (It's an unavoidable part of the Samson/Delilah story.) Just a heads up if you have kids in the car. Samson refuses to tell Delilah the truth. But Delilah refuses to let it go. Text: Judges 16 Players: Yahweh Samson Delilah What's Spooky: Frequent unmarried sex Eye gouging Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Gate of Alfheim | Cody Martin Let...

The Redeemer, the Pilgrim, and the Baby Boy

August 01, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 71 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Pestered by her rival and desperate for a child of her own, Hannah makes a bold promise to Yahweh. Text: 1 Samuel 1:1-2:21 Players: Yahweh Hannah Elkanah Peninnah Eli Samuel What's Spooky: Not too much in this episode, actually. A little married sex, but that's not spooky. :) Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees As Fate Would Have It | Wicked Cinema Temple of the Mind | Shimmer The Ridge | Shimmer A Mourn...

The Voice, the Naysayer, and the Doomed

July 18, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 75 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour When Ahab recruits King Jehoshaphat for his campaign against the Arameans, the pre-battle conference with the prophets gets…interesting. Text: 1 Kings 21 & 22 Players: Yahweh King Ahab King Jehoshaphat Micaiah What's Spooky: A stoned corpse Death by arrow puncture Dogs licking up human blood Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Stay With Me | Dexter Britatin I Am Not A Tyrant | Ryan Taubert Young Dreams ...

The Joy and the Standing

May 09, 2022 10:44 - 38 minutes - 72.5 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Soon after they rebuild Jerusalem's walls, the Israelites discover a much more serious threat to their security. Text: Nehemiah 7:73-8:17 Players: Yahweh The Israelites Ezra Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Control | Heretic No Place on Earth | Tony Anderson Daydream in D for Cello | Eric Kinny Vision | Steven Gutheinz View from Above | Alistair Sung Opaque | Luke Atencio Fear Not | Ryan Taubert Unfold | ...

The Wordsmith and the Sorcerer

April 25, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 78.1 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour A king screams, a shaman prays to Yahweh, and a donkey speaks. This is the curious story of Balaam. Text: Numbers 22-24 Players: Yahweh Balaam King Balak Balaam's donkey What's Spooky: A severed goat head Animal cruelty Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees The Rite | Wicked Cinema Dreamstrider | Cody Martin Reactor | Wicked Cinema The Throne | Wicked Cinema Colony | Wicked Cinema Lore | Wicked Cinema Myster...

The Forebear, the Bait, and the Switch

April 11, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 71 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour When Rachel's sister steals her fiancé, all three of them are in for years of drama. Text: Genesis 29:1-30:24 Players: Yahweh Rachel Leah Jacob Laban Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Morning Call | Marie Catalyst | Cody Martin King's Feast | Wicked Cinema Waltz for a Lost Summer | Joshua Spacht Shifting Sands | Wicked Cinema Quartz | Jo Blankenburg Vanished | Wicked Cinema Against the Odds | Cody Martin...

The King and the Prince

March 28, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 41.2 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Jonathan and his armor bearer sneak off to attack a Philistine outpost by themselves. If Yahweh's in, this will a day to remember. Text: 1 Samuel 14:1-15 Players: Yahweh Jonathan Jonathan's armor bearer King Saul What's Spooky: Prostitution Military combat/violence Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Captive | Heretic Hubris | Jo Blankenburg Pray | Seely Speak | Jo Blankenburg Skin | Jo Blankenburg The Me...

The Counselor and the Conscientious Objectors

March 14, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 55.3 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Four 15-year-olds have the opportunity of a lifetime, but one of them—a boy named Daniel—seems intent on blowing it. Text: Daniel 1 Players: Yahweh Daniel Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah What's Spooky: Two mentions of prostitution Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Sahara | Cody Martin Most Curious | Shimmer I Am Not a Tyrant | Ryan Taubert Penumbra | Hannah Parrot Breezehome | Cody Martin Balboa | Steven Gu...

The Kinsman, the Widow, and the Mark

February 28, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 73 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour With her back against the wall, Tamar gets creative and cooks up a plan pregnant with possibility. Text: Genesis 38 Players: Yahweh Tamar Judah What's Spooky: Sexual Abuse/Rape Themes of Prostitution Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Dawnstar | Cody Martin Current Miner | Luke Atencio Sunlit Grave (instrumental) | Saint Mesa Crooked Man | Wicked Cinema Young Dreams | Luke Atencio Requiem | Duomo Don't Go ...

The Commissioner and the Axe Man (Part 2)

February 14, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 59.2 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Before going into battle for Yahweh, Gideon wants assurance of victory. Will Yahweh oblige? Yes and no. Text: Judges 6:33-7:25 Players: Yahweh Gideon What's Spooky: Warfare Beheading Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Peril Preparation | Cody Martin Pine Frost | Cody Martin Shimmer | Boundless Legend | Ryan Taubert Every Day Life | Dustin Lau Nocturnal | Stephen Keech Pillars of Fire | Kevin Graham The Prop...

The Commissioner and the Axe Man (Part 1)

January 31, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 56.8 MB

The Giver and the Taker

November 22, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 69.7 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour When Eve makes a heartbreaking trade, Yahweh makes sure it's not the end of the story. Partner with Justin on Patreon Text: Genesis 2-3 Players: Yahweh Eve Adam Satan What's Spooky: Bull slaughter Guest Writer: JL Gerhardt, Author of Look to Love: A Better Way to Read the Bible Music: Winds of Change | Four Trees Kalopsyia | Cody Martin Season of Foliage | Cody Martin Help and Hope | Marie Illusions | Col...

The Companion and the Chosen One

November 08, 2021 11:10 - 40 minutes - 75.7 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Will Joseph’s divine dreams come true? Not if his brothers have anything to say about it. Text: Genesis 37 Players: Yahweh Joseph Jacob What's Spooky: Goat slaughter Human trafficking More: —Get your Patron Saint of Storytelling tshirt or sticker 😇—Become a Patron of Holy Ghost Stories and get bonus episodes, full scripts, remixed scenes, discussion guides, and—above all—the joy of partnering with Justin to te...

The Lion, the Witch, and the War Zone

October 25, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 83.2 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour A witch, a ghost, and a man who’s given himself over to a dark power. This will be Saul’s last supper. *Watch a conversation betweeen HGS creator Justin Gerhardt and composer Kendall Ramseur about collaborating on this episode Text: 1 Samuel 28, 31 Players: Yahweh King Saul The witch of Endor What's Spooky: Graphic execution Beheading Witchcraft A seance A ghost Calf butchery A battlefield death scene Suic...

The Guardian Angel, the Blowhard, and the Reformer

October 11, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 80.9 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour With 200,000 fearsome Assyrians camped around the rebel holdout of Jerusalem, death seems inevitable. But then Hezekiah prays... Text: 2 Kings 18-19; 2 Chronicles 29-32; Isaiah 36-37 Players: Yahweh Hezekiah Sennacherib What's Spooky: Siege Warfare Starvation Arrows made from human body parts More: —Let's get to 200! Become a Patron of Holy Ghost Stories and get bonus episodes, full scripts, remixed scenes, d...

The Mystery Man, the Firewalkers, and the New Recruit

September 27, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 52.2 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Text: Daniel 3 Players: Yahweh Nebuchadnezzar Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego What's Spooky: Violent fire-related injury and death More: —Become a Patron of Holy Ghost Stories and get bonus episodes, full scripts, insider notes, discussion guides, and—above all—the joy of partnering with Justin to tell good stories. —Sign up for The Latest, an email Justin sends twice a month with behind-the-scenes stuff about...

The Source and the Fury

September 13, 2021 10:22 - 34 minutes - 63.4 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour The Latest: Want to hear from Justin twice a month? Sign up for The Latest, a free email with behind-the-scenes stuff about each episode, interesting things from around the internet, and a look at Justin's family's global wanderings. Text: Judges 14:1-15:8 Players: Yahweh Samson Samson's wife Samson's father-in-law What's Spooky: Graphic violence to an animal Killing Individuals burned alive Music Credits:...

The Muse, the Magistrate, and the Mud

August 30, 2021 13:20 - 32 minutes - 59.4 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Bonus Episode Alert: On Monday September 6, I'll release the story of Jael's assassination of Sisera for patrons only. Partner with me on Patreon for access. Text: Judges 4-5 Players: Yahweh Deborah Barak Sisera King Jabin More: —Want to hear from Justin twice a month? Sign up for The Latest —Find out about Holy Ghost Stories or contact Justin Gerhardt at holyghoststories.org —Get bonus episodes and more when...

The Charioteer, the Blind Men, and the Surprise Party

August 16, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 55.3 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Help me make more Holy Ghost Stories: Support the show on Patreon and get bonus episodes, full scripts, insider notes, discussion guides, and—above all—the joy of partnering with me to tell good stories. Text: 2 Kings 2:11-13; 6:8-23; 13:14 Players: Yahweh Elisha Elijah King Jehoram of Israel King Hazael of Aram What's Spooky: Honestly, thanks to Yahweh stepping in, this one's kind of G-rated. :) Music Cred...

The Pushover, the Runaway, and the Belly of the Beast (Part 2)

August 02, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 56.9 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Want Holy Ghost Stories to continue existing? Support the show on Patreon and get bonus episodes, full scripts, insider notes, discussion guides, and—above all—the joy of partnering with me to tell good stories. Text: Jonah 3:1-4:11 Players: Yahweh Jonah The citizens of Nineveh What's Spooky: Sea monster vomit Sexual abuse of a child Drunken violence Dismemberment Impaled soldiers Prostitution Music Credi...

The Pushover, the Runaway, and the Belly of the Beast (Part 1)

July 19, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 61.6 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Patreon: Are you a patron saint of Holy Ghost Stories? It's cool if you're not. But it'd be cooler if you were. Support the show on Patreon and get bonus episodes, full scripts, insider notes, discussion guides, and the joy of partnering with me to tell good stories. Text: Jonah 1:1-2:10 Players: Yahweh Jonah What's Spooky: Facial dismemberment Beheading Human sacrifice Drowning A sea monster Sea monster vo...

The Optimist and the Only One

April 26, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 73.3 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Patreon: Time's almost up! Become a Holy Ghost Stories patron before May 3 and get your "Patron Saint of Storytelling" t-shirt or sticker, along with other great stuff. If you want a Season 2, this is how to make it happen. Text: Genesis 6:1-9:17 Players: Yahweh Noah What's Spooky: Rape Mass animal death Mass human death Decaying corpses Music Credits: Winds of Change, by Four Trees Murmur III, by Alicia ...

The Rescuer and the Rejects

April 12, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 58.8 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Patreon: For a limited time, become a Holy Ghost Stories patron and get your "Patron Saint of Storytelling" shirt or sticker, along with other great stuff. If you want a Season 2, this is how to make it happen. Text: Genesis 16, 21:1-21 Players: Yahweh Hagar Ishmael Abraham Sarah Isaac What's Spooky: Non-consensual sex Dehydration Music Credits: Winds of Change, by Four Trees Distant Memories, by Joshua...

The Maestro, the Orphan Queen, and the Guardian (Part 2)

March 29, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 72.3 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Patreon: For a limited time, become a Holy Ghost Stories patron and get your "Patron Saint of Storytelling" shirt or sticker, along with other great stuff. If you want a Season 2, this is how to make it happen. Text: Esther 4:17-10:3 Players: Yahweh Esther Mordecai Xerxes Haman What's Spooky: Planned genocide Impaling More impaling Music Credits: Winds of Change, by Four Trees Relapse, by Luke Atencio ...

The Maestro, the Orphan Queen, and the Guardian (Part 1)

March 15, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 65.2 MB

Get your tickets for Holy Ghost Stories Live: The Exodus Tour Text: Esther 2:1-4:16 Players: Yahweh Esther Mordecai Xerxes Haman What's Spooky: Human trafficking Non-consensual sex Planned genocide Music Credits: Winds of Change, by Four Trees Outsider, by Alistair Sung Epoch, by Blake Ewing Snow, by Alistair Sung Long Distance, by Luke Atencio Plains, by Alistair Sung A Story of Survival, by Max II Unite and Overcome, by Alistair Sung Dead Hour, by Alistair...