
Spooked
Spooked features true-life supernatural stories, told firsthand by people who can barely believe it happened themselves. Be afraid. Created in the dark of night, by the creators of Snap Judgment in partnership with KQED & PRX. It is hosted by Glynn Washington. Episodes drop every week on Friday! Spooked is available for free on ALL podcast platforms. Featuring brand NEW stories -- along with episodes previously available only by subscription. For Luminary subscribers, previously released episodes are still on Luminary.
Latest episodes

Oct 2, 2021 • 27min
Corporal Cummings
It’s 1967. Jerry has been drafted and just landed in Vietnam. He keeps meeting another young soldier, Cummings… and every time they run into each other, something terrible seems to happen.
This episode does contain scenes of war and combat violence, sensitive listeners please be advised.
Thanks, Jerry, for sharing your story with us! Learn more about Jerry on his website and Facebook.
Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Daniel Riera
Artwork by Teo Ducot

Sep 25, 2021 • 31min
Cliffhanger
Bill is home from college, on his way to meet his girlfriend, when his car swerves off the road…
Thank you, Bill Love, for sharing your story with us!
Produced by Annie Nguyen, original score by Leon Morimoto
Artwork by Teo Ducot

Sep 18, 2021 • 32min
Flora and the Fox
When Flora heads to China to spend time with family for the summer, she realizes her young cousin is acting weird. Almost like he’s someone… or something else entirely.
Thank you, Flora, for sharing your story with us!
Produced by Annie Nguyen, original score by Doug Stuart
Artwork by Teo Ducot

Sep 11, 2021 • 32min
Green Demon
When Austin’s dad starts having night terrors, the family thinks it’s just nightmares -- but Austin thinks something else is going on. He soon discovers that there is an actual demon plaguing his father… and Austin must confront it.
Thank you, Austin, for sharing your story with Spooked!
Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Leon Morimoto
Artwork by Teo Ducot

Sep 4, 2021 • 31min
Fright at the Museum
Jen is about to start an internship at a museum. But this isn’t a typical museum… It's built inside two old, historic mansions. By this time, the original owners of these two old homes are long gone -- or are they?
Thank you, Jen, for sharing your story with the Spooked!
Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Leon Morimoto
Artwork by Teo Ducot

Aug 27, 2021 • 37min
A Murder of Crows
Birds talk to each other about everything -- where to find food, where to roost, when to migrate. What messages might they have for us?
STORIES
The Head
We all know the old wives’ tales: don’t walk under a ladder or you’ll have bad luck; don’t step on the crack or you’ll break your mama’s back. Dan is about to discover another, more sinister omen… with deadly consequences.
Thanks, Dan, for sharing your story with us!
Produced by Anne Ford, original score by Maryam Qudus
A Murder of Crows
Mike is pretty sure he’s going crazy. Every time he sees a crow, it seems like it’s trying to tell him something: to watch out, to beware. What are they trying to warn him of?
Thanks, Mike, for sharing your story with us!
Produced by Alyia Yates, original score by Lauryn Newson
Artwork by Teo Ducot

Aug 21, 2021 • 30min
Friends on the Other Side
Sometimes, spirits reach out and ask us for help. And sometimes, they reach out to give us what we need, too.
STORIES
Night Nurse
Dennis is a nurse, a helper. But when spirits of former patients reach out to him, he’s not sure if he can care for them.
Big love to Dennis for sharing his story with the Spooked!
Produced by Chris Hambrick, original score by Dakim
All Dogs go to Heaven
It’s confirmed: all dogs do go to heaven.
Thank you, Kristin Kent, for sharing your story with us!
Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Moises Nunez
Artwork by Teo Ducot

Oct 19, 2020 • 42min
Don't Wanna Fright No More
When singer/songwriter & former frontwoman of the Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard, comes up against a hostile spirit in her home, she has to decide: who’s going to get to stay? Brittany... or the ghost?

Oct 5, 2020 • 37min
Skinwalker
Lee’s great grandfather, his grandfather, and his father have all seen him: the shapeshifter. They know this man has the power to curse them, to hurt them. Lee wonders: is this man coming for him too?

Oct 2, 2020 • 33min
The Haunting of Radio Centro
Everyone who works at Radio Centro knows it’s haunted. But Guillermo, the host on the station’s paranormal show “Tell it Tonight” is about to discover that he has psychic powers that make him susceptible to the station’s haunts.