Ep 218 - Why Ghost Stories Matter

Haunted Talks - The Official Podcast of The Haunted Walk by Jim Dean

Feb 6, 202616:01Society & Culture

Jim steps out from behind the microphone to share a talk he gave at the Modern Language Association conference in Toronto, where he was invited to speak on a panel about Gothic scholarship, podcasting, and public humanit...

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