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. It is hosted by Glynn Washington. Episodes drop every week on Friday!
Episodes
Maria thinks she’s landed the perfect gig, driving a friendly stranger from downtown Baltimore out to a Park ‘n’ Ride outside of the city. It’s the easiest hundred bucks she’s ever made. But she soon learns that there’s more to this job than she bargained for. Plus, a story about why the chicken really crosses the road.
Band-Aid Bandit
Maria thinks she’s landed the perfect gig, driving a friendly stranger from downtown Baltimore ou...
Betsy keeps seeing a young girl at night in her room. She stands at the end of Betsy’s bed and stares at her. She comes back, over and over: night after night; year after year. Betsy knows she wants something, but she has to figure out what.
Thank you, Betsy, for sharing your story with us! Betsy is a #Spooked listener and reached out to us to share her story. If you have a frightening tale you’d like to share, email us: spooked@s...
When Antonio and his sister Anita were growing up in Texas, their family didn’t have much money. That’s why they were so excited to move into their very own home, even if it was a little run-down. It turns out, the home already had an occupant.
Thank you, Antonio and Anita, for sharing your story with Spooked!
Produced by Anne Ford, original score by Renzo Gorrio, artwork by Teo Ducot.
It’s the 1970s in Beverly, a small town in Jamaica where everyone knows everything about each other and gossip travels fast. Fifteen-year-old Claudia thinks she’s heard it all… But nothing can prepare her for the stories that start to spread after one of her neighbors passes away.
Thank you, Claudia, for sharing your story and your energy with our show!
Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Nicholas Marks, scouted by Paulina...
Some roads are long and some roads wind. Some roads show you things you’d never think you’d find…
Demon Dog
Chuck and his family rent a cabin in the mountains every winter. One year he and his uncle are driving into town when they see something with red eyes chasing their truck: a huge, menacing wolf-like creature. When he’s older, he learns this creature has a name: The Demon Dog.
This is the second story Chuck has graciously shar...
We all have ancestors... but on a Musambwa Island in Uganda, those ancestors are a little sssuspicious.
Thank you Enoch for sharing your story!
Scouted & produced by Lulu Jemimah, original score by Sandra Lawson-Ndu, artwork by Teo Ducot.
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The Heceta Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast on the Oregon Coast used to be a lightkeeper’s home–and it has a reputation for being very haunted. So Spooked producer, Zoë Ferrigno, went to investigate.
Produced by Pam Porter’s Granddaughter, Zoë Ferrigno. Original score by Doug Stuart. Artwork by Teo Ducot.
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It’s a spring night in Hilo, Hawaii. Lei-Ann and her hula sisters are about to take the stage at the 1986 Merrie Monarch Festival. They’ve been practicing for months. But the gods have other plans.
Thank you, Lei-Ann, for sharing your story with us. The 2026 Merrie Monarch Festival is days away -- this Sunday April 5!
Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Clay Xavier, scouted by Ixchel Lopez, artwork by Teo Ducot.
Omar thinks he know his grandma. Until one day, he finds a scary portrait in her bedroom… and it’s looking at him.
Thank you Omar for sharing your story with Spooked, all the way from Mexico!
Leonel Garza gave Omar his voice in English. Check out more of Leonel Garza’s voice acting work.
Produced by Erick Yáñez, original score by Nicholas Marks, artwork by Teo Ducot.
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The dead man does not know the value of his coffin.
This episode comes to us from Mind Your Own! Mind Your Own is a storytelling podcast navigating what it means to belong, all from the African perspective. Join Lupita as she shares tales of her own and dives into the lives of real people finding their way in new worlds of every kind. Listen to and enjoy Mind Your Own on any podcast platform!
This episode contains strong language...
If no one is around, is anyone watching?
Lady of the Lake
Georgia’s Lake Lanier seems like the perfect spot to spend the Fourth of July. But beneath the calm blue waters… something’s watching.
Thank you Alyse for sharing your story with Spooked!
Produced by Erick Yáñez, original score by Yari Bundy, scouted by Evan Stern, artwork by Teo Ducot.
Fluffy Guardians
Loral has always been a friend to the neighborhood cats. When danger l...
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.
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When Jenny’s family moves into a rundown house outside Philadelphia, she’s excited to have the whole third floor to herself. She finally has privacy to become who she’s always been. But up there, she’s not the only one wanting to be seen.
Thanks, Jenny, for sharing your story with us! You can read more about Jenny’s experiences growing up in her memoir: I’m Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted. Find more of Jenny’s books on her...
Some folks live in haunted houses. The ghosts get cozy, they move in and they don’t move out. But what if your whole neighborhood is haunted?
Thank you so much, Caroline Liu, for sharing your story with us!
Produced by Annie Nguyen, original score by Leon Morimoto, artwork by Teo Ducot.
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Carlos just started working at a company in Lima’s Nikkei district: a place where Japanese and Peruvian culture mix. When his new coworkers start teasing him about the office ghost, he figures they’re just messing with the new guy. Until one night, he has to pull the graveyard shift.
Thank you Carlos for sharing your story with Spooked!
Produced by Erick Yáñez, original score by Daniel Riera, scouted by Juan Diego Beltrán, voice ar...
A pair of star-crossed lovers encounter the paranormal in fair Wisconsin, where we lay our scene.
Thank you, Kelsey Brennan & Andy Truschinski, for sharing your story!
Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Nicholas Marks, artwork by Teo Ducot.
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Dr. Aammton Alias has a work retreat in the jungle. And when he gets there… he’s gotta go.
Thank you, Dr. Aammton, for sharing your story with Spooked!
Produced by Anne Ford, original score by Dirk Schwarzhoff, artwork by Teo Ducot.
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Everybody kicks ass in Lee’s Spin Class but Cycle 23 is out of this world. And the purrfect storm brings a mysterious cat to a house that is under a spiritual attack.
Soul Cycle
Everybody kicks ass in Lee’s Spin Class but Cycle 23 is out of this world.
Thanks Lee for sharing your story!
Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Sandra Lawson-Ndu, artwork by Teo Ducot.
A Purrfect Storm
The purrfect storm brings a mysterious cat to a...
As a kid, Teresa could see dead people. Family members, friends. Until one day, she met a stranger who had come back from the other side with a message for her.
Teresa Moorleghen is the founder of Coastline Pilates in Santa Cruz. She still sees dead people.
Produced by Nancy Lopez & Stephanie Foo, original score by Leon Morimoto, artwork by Sanaa Khan.
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Cheryl and her kids move into a new home, and notice a mysterious presence. First they pretend it doesn’t exist. Then, they try to befriend it. And finally, they run from it.
Thanks Cheryl for sharing your story with us! Cheryl’s memoir is Hot Dog Wars, Family Skeletons, and a Ghost.
Produced by Eliza Smith and Anna Sussman, original score by Leon Moriomoto, artwork by Sanaa Khan.
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