Ep. 161- Asylums: America's Most Haunted Part I

We're kicking off spooky season a little bit early this year... and what's spookier than some of America's oldest and most haunted asylums?!

Ali tells Ash about some of America's historically most haunted asylums, such as Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky, Pennhurst State School and Hospital in Spring City, Pennsylvania, and Eloise Psychiatric Hospital in Westland, Michigan. Shock therapy, hydrotherapy, lobotomies, unsanitary conditions, violence, abuse, corruption, ableism, mentalism, ghosts and more!


TW: Discussion of suicide and self harm.
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Enjoy the episode, and don't forget that this is just the first part, stay tuned until next week for part II!

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-Research assistance by Elizabeth Vandenbosch.
-Audio editing by Tina Lukic.
-Sources:
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