Two Midwest besties drinking coffee and talking all things paranormal! Journey with us through local lore, a little adventure, and real life experiences that make us cry those good ole fashioned scary tears. Hold onto your mugs, cause we’re about to spill the Ghoul Beans! We put out episodes every week!
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Trick or Treat! 🎃 This Halloween, we're brewing up one of our favorite themes—Roasted and Ghosted! The real trick? We're the ones getting roasted this time, as we take aim at everything hilariously wrong with our show. So grab your spookiest mug and get ready to enjoy, because we’re roasting some Ghoul Beans! ☕👻…
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Halloween is just around the corner, and these ghouls decided there’s no better time for some extra spooky stories. Whether it’s people wandering through a graveyard or camping alone on a cursed island, the lesson is clearly written on the lighthouse wall: stay indoors. So, cuddle up, maybe with a frappé in hand, because these ghouls are being ghou…
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This week we share tales of haunted schools from all over the internet. We get it, if we were stuck in school for all of eternity, we would scare the crap out of students to pass the time too! Sharpen your pencils, because these ghouls are going back to school!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Ep 50. My Throats a Cave System and Someone's Screaming for Help
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Talk to me.....no, we’ll talk to you. This week we dive into our personal thoughts about the once new movie, Talk to Me. If you’ve seen it, you’ll probably agree with us, if you haven’t your welcome! We saved you the time by doing it for you! Pull up a chair and grab a petrified hand because we’re having ourselves a bitching hour.…
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Ep 49. A Bath Time Hot Tub and A Bag of Rolls From Everywhere
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This week we traded in our beans for corn as we discussed the lore of some of Iowa’s spookiest residences. Whether you’re there for some higher education or a cute little seance, you will most likely find yourself face to face with some pretty bold ghosts. Is it an RA or ghoulish creep? We’ll never tell....…
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Roller Coasters aren’t the only thing that can get the heart racing, today we’re talking about ghostly encounters in amusement parks. Do you think you could have what it takes to shut down a haunted park? Most importantly, which park would you choose to haunt in the thrill ride of the afterlife? Grab an espresso martini and find the answer to none …
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We’re back! And deader than ever, truly. It has been a TIME on this end on the pod but you know what helps us get through the dark times? Darker stories. And that’s just what we collected here for you. So let’s all grab a cup of our favorite coffee as we try and answer the age old question, would you rather be choked alone or stuck in a pit with on…
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What’s your Roman Empire? Is it Kelley’s wet eyes? It should be. In this week's episode we discuss childhood fears that shackled us. Pop the top of your canned coffee, we’re diving into a bitching hour!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Ep 45. It’s Not Bipolar Disorder, It’s Destiny
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Was it written in the stars? Or just in the tunnels of an abandoned asylum? Join us this week as we explore Minnesota lore and decide if you can handle bopping around these parts on your own. Also, decide on what your holding music is, it is just as important, if not more.By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Have you ever wondered if your feet were going to be tickled by the devil? Well we’re certain a Ouija Board would be able to tell you. Join us this Bitching Hour and learn all the do’s and don'ts of playing with a Ouija Board, mostly don’ts.By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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With this week's write-ins, we’re talking all things underground, well, under your house. The ghouls take on the demons in your basements and uncover childhood trauma all in 61 minutes! Take Tamara’s Troop Leader’s advice and close your eyes, because these ghouls are being ghouls.By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Ep 42. Wearing My Sunday Best to Olive Garden
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We are talking about Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery and the Irish Legend Pub this week. Will Tamara pressure Kelley into going to another cemetery? Is slinking around an acceptable form of travel? Will Kelley give us another Al Capone hideaway story? Listen to find out! Grab your chocolate mints and appreciation of tuscan murals cause we’re digging into…
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Ep 41. I’m scared of Mold AND Ghosts
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New year, same Ghouls! We’re back from our holiday hiatus and we’ve come with a vengeance. At least the ghosts in these stories seem to have one! We thought we’d start the year off doing what we love, telling scary stories until the spooky tears are flowing. Pop the champagne, cause these ghouls are being ghouls!…
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We’re coming to you this week from our new lives as alien pets! Tune in and see what alien movies helped shape the beans we are today as well as any other unearthly thought that comes to mind. Come lose time with us, because we’re having an alien bitching hour!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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This week we’re giving thanks to all the people out there with scary encounters who are willing to share them on the internet! Warm up some Daddy Nichols as we share your stories on doppelgangers and haunted houses! Join these 29-year-old teens because this week we’re just ghouls being ghouls!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Ep 38. I’m a Snail and God is Salting Me
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This week we’re closing the chapter of our Indiana focus with two terrifying local lore stories. We welcome you all to both the Slippery Noodle Inn and The Carolina Street House. Grab a bite to eat with a ghost, walk backwards up a wall and really just take in all Indiana has to offer!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Ep 37. Hot Dog Life Expectancy and a Haunted Flashlight
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Happy Halloween!! This weekend we camped at Potato Creek State Park in Indiana to experience the most haunted state park in the country. We ate hot dogs, we hunted ghosts, we ran away sheetless in real time. Crack open something a bit stronger this week, because we’re more alive than ever with Local Lore!…
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Ep 36. The Four Horsemen of a Panic Attack
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This week we decided to take an hour and talk about all the good and not so good about the great outdoors. This b***hing hour is dedicated to smores, hikes, and outdoor toilets. Get ready to roast some marshmallows because the ghouls are headed camping!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Ep 35. Looking for Reasoning in a Reasonless World
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This week us ghouls are just talking, what are we talking? Childcare. What does that entail? Throwing the whole dang kid out. Grab some brew and listen to these ghoulish reasons why watching the neighbors' kids for 3 dollars an hour just ain't for us!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Fall is here! We started this spooky season off with an all new segment! We're talking all things witches, so grab some brew and check the clocks! Because it's Bitching Hour!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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This week we’re discussing some local lore in the way of haunted houses. We talk about some ghosts from the deep south, southern Illinois, and ghosts of pirates from the seas, Mississippi River. Make sure to check that outlet for organ music because the British have come, the ghosts are here.By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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After a 3 week hiatus, we’re back and ghoulier than ever. It’s pumpkin spice season and you know that means creamy cold brews and scary stories! Tell the demon in your corner to turn around and join the convo, because us ghouls are being ghouls!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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We’re back and more roasted than ever! This week we’re talking all things ghosts and some things tropes. Listen in on as Matt realizes he was haunted all along and stick around late to hear bonus beans! Find yourself a sheet, because we are roast’n and ghost’n!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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This week we dive into some pretty out-of-this-world experiences. Join in and once again learn why little kid ghosts are actually the worst. Pick out your Willy Wonka Halloween costume because we’re sharing some local lore!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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We’re back and wetter than ever! Join us in the second part of our beloved guest bean story time. We have absolutely no chill as we try to cope with the stories being shared, so seal up the basement and get down to eye level because these ghouls are still just being ghouls!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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This week we have a couple of ghouls just being ghouls. We welcome some guest beans to the table to share some of their personal spooky encounters. You’ll laugh, you’ll shiver, you may even question your attraction to the devil. Grab your coffee out of the freezer, we’re about to spill some guest beans!…
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It’s been 10 years since these ghouls haunted the halls of their high schools, so to honor this spooky knowledge we’re taking a trip down memory lane as we discuss the highs and lows of teenage years while trying to add in each embarrassing detail we can remember. Pour yourself something over ice because we’re going roasting high school and ghostin…
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Today we’re local and we’re live! Listen in on our adventures in the TikTok sensation of randonaughting! We recount our most terrifying experiences using this app and discuss some worst case scenario situations. Set some good intentions because we’re about to spill some random beans!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Ep 25. I Hung Up, It’s What She Would’ve Wanted
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This week we’re getting spooky with some good old-fashioned ghost stories. Join us as we share tales from the internet, a local coffee shop barista, and as we found-footage our way through Tamara’s apartment to catch her own ghost. Crack open a warm weird Pepsi and let us ghouls be ghouls.By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Join us this week as we talk about the Rialto Theater in Joliet, IL and the Summerwind Mansion in Vilas County, WI. Listen in on the very real consequences to our own actions as well as some state mandated Abraham Lincoln lore. Get yourself a good cup of lactose because we’re diving into some local lore!…
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On this episode of Roasted and Ghosted, we’re talking all things opinions, mostly unpopular ones, so if you have a nightmare tank top that you love or feel really good about your cringey Facebook posts, chances are you understand the hot take mindset. Strap in and grab yourself a window seat, because we’re about to spill some hot take beans!…
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Ep 22. Stale Couch Saltines and A Full Body Compression Suit
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The ghouls are back in town! We brought with us tails of our journeys and struggles through spring break 2023. It wouldn’t be a GhoulBeans spring break without a ghostly experience so we brought you 3! Sit back and drain that unicorn blood because we’re about to spill our spring break beans!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Happy part 2 of our St. Patrick’s day special! We hope you can rest and recover as you listen to some very questionable tales of leprechaun sightings and the Haunting story of the Cabra Castle Hotel. Decide for yourself if the police are innocent, the stage names are flashy enough, or if the term little folk does in fact sound offensive. I would su…
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Happy (late) St. Patrick’s Day! We are pumped to have our special guest beans, Tony and Matt! Join us as we scream like Banshees at Tony’s tales of the Devil’s Dinner Party. We’ve got lore, we’ve got ghosts, we also have Bailey’s in our coffee. Suffice to say you’re going to need some strong beans to keep up with part 1 of our Irish special!…
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Join us this week as we read listener stories ranging from shadowy creatures in your room to children summoning demons in their free time. Settle in at a cozy bistro, might I suggest Ronald’s finest, and enjoy a little amuse bouche as we have some much needed ghoul talk!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Ep 18. They Don’t Make Them like They Used To
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We’re not here to burn bridges, we’re here to cower from them! Join us this week on our local live as we spirit box our way into Sharon the ghost's heart. We needed to grab something stronger this time around and we suggest you do the same as we take you on a ride over the Bloomingdale Bridge.By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Happy belated Valentine's day from the Ghouls! Today we are celebrating by completely demolishing the traditions of this holiday along with your view on us most likely. We don’t mean to offend, but we’re really just biding time until the alien apocalypse. Grab a discount heart shaped chocolate box, because we are ready to roast and ghost!…
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In honor of Valentine’s day we are not talking about love at all! Instead we're providing all of the thrills and chills that our listeners have to offer in this week's episode of Ghouls being Ghouls. We teach you the real world road rules, so you can see what happens when people stop being polite, and start getting spooky. Unplug your demonic anima…
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We’re starting off the season of love with a good ole fashioned mobster haunt. The espresso may not be in the room with us for this one but the ghost of Al Capone is. Think real hard about whatever coffee flavor you hope to taste and listen in as we traverse through the Valentines Day Massacre and other Chicago neighborhood ghosts in this episode o…
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Join us this week as we indulge, unabashedly, in our own guilty pleasures. We are roasting the hell out of ourselves and anyone who doesn’t feel like dishing the beans with us in this week’s Roasted and Ghosted. Make that espresso to go because it's a 56 min ride and we are those drinks for the road kinda girlies.…
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This week we’re trading in our beans for bubbles while we read the last ghost stories of 2022! There are no resolutions to these listener submissions, so grab a snack pack or 45 as these ghouls continue to be ghouls.By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Ep.12 She Shed, She Shells, By the Mausoleum
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Happy New Year from the Ghouls! We’re starting off 2023 by celebrating new equipment, reliving injuries, and recounting our local live adventure. Think about what gives you the creepies as we walk you through the Rosehill Cemetery!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Ep.11 Enrichment Time in Our Enclosure
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We’re rating some of the most classic ghost hunting shows of our formative years! Whether you hate to love them or love to hate them, chances are you most likely have seen them. Set your coffee makers to roast as we discuss which hunters take the beans!By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Coming to you remote as we discuss all things local! The cigarette water is piping as we sip on a little history and spooky encounters from both the George Stickney House and the Dole Mansion. Ghosts are literally running through Woodstock and Crystal Lake in this episode so get ready as we dive into some local lore!…
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Tony is back and deader than ever! We kept him for a part two of ghoul talk to get his take on listener ghost stories, middle school glow ups, and Tamara’s personal demon's. Don’t forget to check your backseats as we continue to let Tony spill the Ghoul Beans.By Kelley McGregor and Tamara Gurrola
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Ep.8 A Back Sleeper with Serial Killer Vibes
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We have an extra ghoul in the sheets this week as we talk with a deeply disturbed guy, our good friend Tony! A true caffeinated creep, Tony came by to discuss his dealings with the paranormal, i.e. the midwest family that haunts his dreams. So grab a cup of black coffee in solidarity as we let Ghouls be Ghouls!…
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It may be a week after our favorite holiday but it’s never too late to talk about what makes up the perfect Midwest Halloween. This week we’re roasting the out of Randy’s pumpkin farm along with casually discussing many other Chicagoland fall activities. Reminisce with us as we talk about Halloween in the burbs, the movies that shaped us, and a pum…
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Ep.6 Happy Halloween from Security Guard Johnny’s Cowboy Hat
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Join us for part 2, a Halloween mini episode, of our Congress Plaza Hotel adventure featuring our caffeinated baddies and some favorite tales of the night! We share insider information on the ghosts that walk the halls and the way they came to be. It’s confirmed that we came for the stories and left for the same reason!…
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Ep.5 Selfies in My Gas Chamber and Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow Slander
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Welcome to our first ever Local Lore Live! Where we take you on-site to locations we have no business being, to experience ghosts that we don’t want to find! Join us for part 1 as we go to downtown Chicago, Illinois and talk brief history, famous ghosts, and some personal stories to get the electricity buzzing. This episode is security guard Pete a…
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Welcome to Ghouls being Ghouls. This episode takes you down a journey, no, several journeys from human beans just like you. These listener submitted stories are spooky, at times confusing, and unverifiable! We don’t care if it’s your story, your mom’s story, or your best friend’s uncle’s coworker’s story. If it sends a shiver down our spines, we’re…
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