Spend way less than an hour with Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction, Marvel's Luke Cage, Field of Dreams) and Heather Whaley, author of Eat Your Feelings: Recipes for Self-Loathing as they tell you all the news you wish you could use.
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Join comedian Rachel Dratch as she gets a little Woo Woo, discussing stories of the unexplained, the eerie and other-worldly. Rachel has gathered these tales from her funny friends over the years and invites you to listen in to the stories they may only tell to a trusted pal who will not judge. Psychics? Spirits? Astral Projection? Check, check, and check! Sure, we may live in a completely rational world where there’s no such thing as any of this stuff, but after you spend some time with Rac ...
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There’s a critical mass of evidence pointing to the ways in which our politics and political system are broken. So the real question is: What can we do about it? Democracy Fix is a podcast from Issue One, a crosspartisan organization working to fix our broken political system and build an inclusive democracy that works for everyone. Join us for thoughtful conversations with innovative leaders from across the political spectrum to get your fix of news, insightful analysis, and ideas that will ...
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DJ Nurse Annabella crushin' all the podcasts!! First DJ to play videogame sounds on FM radio.Heavy Metal,Horror,Video Games, Mash-Ups,Interviews,etc... Broadcasting on KXSF 102.5FM and KPCR 92.9FM. This is a LIVE weekly radio show airing every Monday from 10-12AM PST on KPCR 92.9FM and every Wednesday at midnight(Thursday morning)-2AM PST on KXSF 102.5FM.
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Lava Lamps & 8-Track Theater Episode 128 Special guest: Actor Frank Whaley
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Pulp Fiction 30th anniversary radio tribute with actor Frank Whaley appearing!
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Producer Joel Chiodi (MerPeople, The Secrets of Hillsong) bought a nice little cabin in the woods to relax. Well, sometimes the nice little cabin is haunted! You know you have a problem when your dog refuses to set foot inside. Plus, energy readers and animal communicators...the woods are filled with woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Building Radically Transparent and Inclusive Elections ft. Julie Wise
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In this episode, hosts Carah Ong Whaley, Angelina Clapp, and Mia Minkin sit down with King County, WA Director of Elections Julie Wise for a deep dive into the county’s award-winning initiatives to ensure all voices are heard in elections. Known for her passionate advocacy for voter accessibility and election transparency, Wise discusses the critic…
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Jenny Slate: I Grew Up in a Haunted House
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What’s it like to grow up in a haunted house? Actor, author and comedian Jenny Slate shares tales of her childhood home in Massachusetts, including apparitions and the discovery of a love affair from days gone by! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Rachel Dratch | QCODE
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Chelsea Devantez: I Shouldn't Be Telling You This
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Chelsea Devantez is a fellow Second City alumna and the host of the podcast Glamorous Trash. She also has a memoir out called “I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I’m Going to Anyway) which is chock full of woo woo tales. For one, she saw a psychic whose predictions seemed preposterous at the time but indeed did come true. She also has a system (t…
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Lava Lamps & 8-Track Theater Episode 132 Special guest: Korn keyboardist Davey Oberlin
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Musician Davey Oberlin calls in! He is a member of Korn, Five Finger Death Punch,and All The Damn Vampires.
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Paula Pell: Asking the Sky at Joshua Tree
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Actor, comedian, and writer Paula Pell (Girls5eva, Wine Country, SNL) has been a dear friend of Rachel’s for a very long time, and she joins the show to share her love of animals and experiences with an animal communicator, her vibes on a very creepy dude in a NY diner, and her inspiring story of finding her love when she thought all hope was lost.…
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Lava Lamps & 8-Track Theater Episode 131 Special guest: Atari game programmer Howard Scott Warshaw
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Part 2 of the new 2024 interview with Howard Scott Warshaw!
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High Turnout, Low Drama ft. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon
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Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon joins Issue One’s Dr. Carah Ong Whaley and Liz Cassin to discuss the challenges posed by the spread of false election information and the importance of directing voters to credible sources. Recently, Grok, an AI chatbot operated by X (formerly known as Twitter), disseminated false information regarding ballo…
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Lava Lamps & 8-Track Theater Episode 130 Special guest: Atari game programmer Howard Scott Warshaw
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Part 1 of the new 2024 interview with Atari game creator Howard Scott Warshaw
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Lava Lamps & 8-Track Theater Episode 129 Special guest: Guitarist Matt Pike of Sleep/High On Fire
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Sleep/High On Fire guitarist Matt Pike calls in!
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Samantha Bee (The Daily Show, Full Frontal) joins Woo Woo to share tales of the terrifying house where she grew up. Did it used to be a VA Hospital? Of course it did. Giant old staircases and long dark hallways? Yup. The energy in this house was NOT GOOD, but later, she managed to get herself to a happy place. Chills and laughs - Sam brings it all!…
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Lazlow has worked as a director, producer, and writer for some of the most successful video games of all time (Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption to name a few). He joins the show with tales of the eerie worlds he has visited, including his time living in an abandoned hotel…No wonder he has such an active imagination! Learn more about your ad…
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Seeing Is Believing: Can Observing Increase Confidence in Elections? ft. Jeff Mangan and Geraldine Custer
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With such a closely watched vote count in 2024, election process transparency is critical for voter confidence. Former Montana Commissioner of Political Practices Jeff Mangan and former State Representative Geraldine Custer join Dr. Carah Ong Whaley and Risa Dorf to share their new nonpartisan initiative to provide voters in Montana with trusted an…
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Gloria Steinem, icon of feminism, and personal “shero” of Rachel and Irene talks about her days as a journalist and comedy writer and indulges us with talk of witches, intuition, and the wisdom of her 90 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Rachel Dratch | QCODE
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Securing the Vote: Inside Election Integrity with New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver
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In this episode of Democracy Fix, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver joins hosts Dr. Carah Ong Whaley and Mia Minkin to discuss innovative strategies that election officials in her state are pursuing to increase election integrity. As Secretary Toulouse Oliver aptly states, "We build so many checks and balances into our processes …
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Chris Kattan: There's a Spirit Portal in My Basement!
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When Rachel asked her SNL castmate Chris Kattan if he had any woo woo stories, he casually responded “Oh yeah, I used to live in a haunted house.” He joins the ladies here and shares story after story about what happened in this house. Ghost sightings! A stairway to nowhere! Whispers in the night! It’s all there and more on this week’s episode of W…
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Marina Franklin: What Happened to Whitey?
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This week stand-up comic and host of the podcast “Friends Like Us,” Marina Franklin joins the show. From a clairvoyant feeling about her grandmother’s dog Whitey, to shared dreaming, Marina tells the ladies about a lifetime of woo woo moments, including one about a ghost who did not share her taste in tv viewing! All here on Woo Woo! Learn more abo…
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The High Costs of ‘Free Speech’ in the Digital Age ft. Dr. Mary Anne Franks
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What and whose speech does the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protect in the digital age? Misinformation about the First Amendment and notions of censorship are being used to distort policy debates and legislative interventions aimed at addressing the rampant spread of false information and online harms. The confusion arises when people b…
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Actor Frank Whaley (“Swimming with Sharks” “The Doors”) had an encounter with a ghost. Or rather, his toddler did. And we can all agree, that's the creepiest way to learn that you are living in a haunted house. This story will blow your mind! We’ll leave it at that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Julianna Margulies: Amateur Regression Hypnosis
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Actor (and author!) Julianna Margulies joins Woo Woo to share the story of her dad, who was very much a believer in reincarnation. Turns out he tried out hypnosis on Julianna to take her back in time, and let’s just say…it worked! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Rachel Dratch | QCODE
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Going on the Offensive Defense: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes on AI, Security, and Public Trust
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Despite a toxic information environment, election officials are stepping up to meet the moment and make elections more safe and secure in 2024. One of the leaders is Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a member of Issue One’s Faces of Democracy campaign, who just won a Clearinghouse Award for Outstanding Innovation in Election Cybersecurity a…
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Roz Hernandez, host of her own podcast “Ghosted!” and co-host of “Living for the Dead” on Hulu, brings the fun to Rachel and Irene in a meeting of the woo woo minds! Hear her discuss the creepy Ouija board she took home from a vintage shop, as well as the hilarious world of haunted dolls for sale on eBay! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg…
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Writer and improviser Ali Davis has an extra talent—reading Tarot cards. Ali shares different approaches to the cards, and does a reading too! Plus, a creepy tale from a cursed LA apartment building involving…a smoky orb. That’s pretty woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Actor/writer/director James Morosini (“I Love My Dad,” “Sex Lives of College Girls”) joins Woo Woo to talk about a 10-day silent retreat he did. Listen in so you can hear his takeaways and keep talking all you want! You’ll also hear about his father the trickster, who inspired his first film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc…
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Specific Hopes N' Dreams
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You know Jesse Tyler Ferguson as a TV star and Tony-winning actor. But he was once an aspiring teen who saw a Broadway show he loved so much, he vowed to one day work with the writer and director. Listen in to find out if he MANIFESTED! Also, a chat on what personality traits get passed down from your DNA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me…
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Rachel and Irene are joined by Derek Hayes, host of the popular podcast "Monsters Among Us." Derek has both experienced and heard his own share of paranormal stories over the years; he shares a highlight reel of sorts, and well, Bigfoot enters the chat! But never in all your days did you dream of hearing a Bigfoot story quite like this. You’ll have…
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Lauren Spagnola-Robins: The Birthday Call
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We’ve got ghosts! While chatting at a school field day Rachel discovered fellow mom Lauren Robins has not one but THREE ghost stories, all from various phases of her life. Join to hear her fascinating tales, which culminate in a phone call from…the Other Side! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Frank Conniff: Everything Happens for a Reason
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Actually, we are not believers in this ol’ cliche. However, Frank Conniff’s tale of how his intervention led to first big job (on "Mystery Science Theater") is an interesting look into how we view the adversity in our lives. Plus, a special investigative report on how Penjy the Pendulum cursed Rachel’s vacation! Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…
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Seth drops by to chat with Rachel about their days together back on SNL, and where he is on the Woo Woo scale of believing. He starts at a 1 but Rachel and Irene are determined to get him to at least an 8 by the end of the show. Plus, Seth discusses the idea of emotions surrounding nostalgia. Isn’t there a German word for that? Learn more about you…
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Comedian, singer, and Broadway performer Rick Younger got into comedy quite by accident, and it turns out a real accident informed his decisions on what to do with the rest of his life. Come join Rachel and Irene as we hear how a brush with danger informed Rick's future choices and made him into the person he is today. Learn more about your ad choi…
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Rachel Feinstein: A Very Woo Woo Love Story
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Artist Rachel Feinstein joins the show to share the literal fairy-tale story of how she met her husband, during her live-in art installation. Plus, we talk Jungian psychology and using our dreams to do “work” while we are sleeping. Come listen to our woo woo exploration of the art world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…
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John Solomon: The Tale of a Titanic Survivor
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Comedy writer John Solomon (Last Man on Earth, MacGruber) joins the ladies to share the story of his great uncle who survived the Titanic, a gentleman named Washington Dodge. Upon returning home to San Francisco, Mr. Dodge became the subject of rumor and suspicion. And here’s where the story goes woo woo! Let’s just say, his death wasn’t the last t…
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Lilli Cooper: Numerology, Hogwarts Houses, and Miracles, oh my!
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Broadway star Lilli Cooper talks to Rachel & Irene about their life path numbers, reveals their Hogwarts house predictions, and tells them about a familial miracle that occurred in her devout Catholic ancestry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Rachel Dratch | QCODE
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Will Ferrell joins Rachel to reminisce about their time together on SNL and then get into the woo woo of it all. He shares his ingenious system for reading horoscopes and an anecdote of how a SIGN brought him onto this podcast. It’s always a delight to hang out with Will, so come listen to his chat with the ladies, and maybe you’ll leave with a tip…
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Is it possible to talk to the animals? Barbara Goodfriend has had this ability since she was a young child. She even reads Rachel’s dog Ruffles and recounts stories of creatures large and small. But before we get started with Barbara, Rachel talks to her old pal Esther about the time she used a pet psychic to locate a lost mouse named Catalina. It …
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Julie White: Déjà Vu and Dreams Come True
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Broadway’s own Julie White joins Rachel and Irene to talk about the meaning of dreams and a particular dream of hers that predicted a slice of her future. Did Julie bend the space/time continuum? Well, we’d like to think so! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Rachel Dratch | QCODE
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Comedy legend Amy Sedaris joins Rachel and Irene to regale them with tales of ghosts, mediums and dream visitations. Amy thinks she will make a fun ghost someday and we had so much fun talking to her, we have to agree! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Rachel Dratch | QCODE
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Award-winning documentary filmmaker (and long-time friend of Rachel’s) Ricki Stern joins the ladies to talk about what she learned doing her Netflix documentary series “Surviving Death,” as well as her CNN series “UFO’s: Investigating the Unknown.” Near-death experiences, reincarnation, mediums, UFO’s - oh it’s all there! Does consciousness exist o…
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For someone who studies the heavens, Aliza Kelly is very down to earth. Recurring guest astrologer on The Drew Barrymore show, Aliza interprets Rachel and Irene's charts and answers all the burning questions you may have about astrology. But will she answer Rachel’s question of which sign is the biggest a-hole? Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…
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Christopher Fitzgerald: The Haunted Cottage of Peaks Island
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Broadway veteran Christopher Fitzgerald (Spamalot, Waitress) joins the show to share a tale from his childhood, a genuinely creepy ghost story that takes place on an island in Maine. Gasps! Chills! Suspense! Stephen King didn’t cook this one up but he may wish he did… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Renowned make-up artist Carmindy (What Not to Wear) joins Woo Woo to talk about her strange experience in the middle of the night in a Dublin Hotel. Plus, she discusses a few woo woo workshops she attended that actually make a lot of sense in their healing ideas. Hey, some woo woo actually carries a lot of wisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. …
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Lava Lamps & 8-Track Theater Episode 127 Special guest: Actress/Author Melanie Chartoff
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Actress Melanie Chartoff appears to discuss her new book Odd Woman Out,and her memories working with comedy legend Andy Kaufman,Seinfeld,and more! * * Interview (part 1) @ 01:01:05 (part2) @ 01:57:14
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Lava Lamps & 8-Track Theater Episode 126 Special guest: Sex Pistols/Blondie bassist Glen Matlock
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Bassist Glen Matlock calls in!
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Nia Vardalos from My Big Fat Greek Wedding (1, 2 AND 3!) stops by Woo Woo to talk to Rachel and Irene (in Greek of course) about her uncanny ability to predict her own life events. It’s pretty cool and may just want to make you run out and get a Moleskine notebook of your own! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Suzy Nakamura: Signs (and Parking Spots!) from the Beyond
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Actor and comedian Suzy Nakamura (Dead to Me, Avenue 5… and POTUS on Broadway) joins Rachel and Irene this week to discuss looking for signs, a cursed apartment, and her experiences with mediums who don’t quite reach the beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Rachel Dratch | QCODE
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Lava Lamps & 8-Track Theater Episode 125 Special guests: Actress Mary McDonnell and Keyboardist Adam Wakeman
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Battlestar Galactica actress Mary McDonnell appears in this episode! Also a rebroadcast of an interview with son of Yes keyboardist, Adam Wakeman.
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Comedian and commentator John Fugelsang joins Rachel and Irene to discuss what he saw in the night sky in a remote area of Peru. And yes, he was sober! He’s also seen Uri Geller bend a spoon and chatted with Shirley MacLaine. But he scares Irene the most with a story about his kitchen cabinets. Tune in to hear all about it! Learn more about your ad…
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Vanessa Williams: Ghosts, Pet Psychics, and Past Lives
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You know Vanessa Williams as a beautiful actor and singer. But did you know she has all sorts of woo woo tales? Join Rachel and Irene as they discuss Vanessa’s haunted house and the time she had an “expert” come in to determine with whom she was sharing her home! They also talk pet psychics, past lives… the list goes on! Learn more about your ad ch…
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Here’s a quick little mini episode where Rachel and Irene conduct some woo woo field research. Back next week with a full episode after the holidays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Rachel Dratch | QCODE
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