Love the subject matter; hate the format.
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“Alright. So Podcoin recommended Ghostly to me based on my other podcasts and you know what? I really do enjoy the subject matter. But the format leaves a lot to be desired.
Pat and Rebecca are both knowledgeable hosts and they often have their friend Mondo guest on specific subjects too! Pat is the historian and Rebecca is the paranormal expert and together they cover all angles of specific events. Then, they have the audience vote: Team Believer (do you believe that the paranormal stuff is true?) or Team Skeptic (do you believe the paranormal stuff is untrue?). That's all well and good... Except for the format of the show. I have a HUGE problem with the format of how they discuss the events being covered. This is the agenda for each episode:
Pat presents the confirmed historical facts of the subject
Rebecca presents the paranormal reports of the subject. And as she makes each point, Pat debates the point and pokes holes in it and generally frowns upon the paranormal.
Rebecca presents her closing argument (1 min)
Pat presents his closing argument (1 min)
By the VERY NATURE of the format, Pat is encouraged to talk over Rebecca and shoot down her points and dissuade the audience from believing. And his rebuttles are almost always the same! If it's a place open to the public with tours, he claims that someone made up the ghost stories in order to bring tourists in. If it's not, then why didn't the people experiencing the paranormal happenstance record it? Why didn't they chase the ghost or confront it? If they didn't, then it was OBVIOUSLY fake. And he keeps saying that he "wants to believe" but he doesn't even make an effort to meet Rebecca part of the way. And don't get me started on how much it annoys me that of a man-woman duo, the man is the one who is talking SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TIME.
I have listened to every episode over the past few weeks in hopes that the format might change or that Pat might stop interrupting Rebecca or that he might at the very least vary his rebuttles. But no. I am sorry to say that is not the case.
I really hope they address this issue and change their format. At the very least, I hope Pat lets Rebecca say more that two sentences in a row without jumping in to speak his piece.”Read full review »
Levianity via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/12/19
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“I enjoy this show, I really do and I don’t mean anything in a combative way but come on Pat. Can you read this in a light hearted tone 😅. The thing that makes me crazy and the reason I didn’t give the show 5 starts is that I feel like Pat is always casting shade at Rebecca. I haven’t listened to...”Read full review »
katydarling2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/31/23
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“Makes you feel super involved as if I am right there when both host mention a thought I just had. Amazing content and perspective on these ghost stories. I also love the community you guys are building! It seems like a super fun community to be part of.”
D Larson 2020 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/24/22
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“I’ve been listening to the podcast for sometime and love every episode. Even though I’m a skeptical believer…. Got to give Pat credit, he’s slowly putting me on the path of a non believer (kinda lol)
Very fun podcast, it shows that we can have debates and share different opinions but still have...”Read full review »
Brendan412 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/19/23
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