The Radio Is On- Tuning into Spirits with Kate Branagh

Episode Summary

Baker by day, medium by night, Kate Branagh treats the spirit world like a conversation—not a performance. From a first dorm-room visitation in New York to a Massachusetts guesthouse where an enslaved woman kept shouting “Get out,” Kate shares how she learned to listen, set boundaries, and deliver what people need—not always what they want. Her prep is practical and protective: Epsom-salt baths, a spoken filter (“messages of love and light only”), calling in guides, and jotting names, faces, and symbols before a FaceTime reading. She can’t conjure on demand, and she won’t promise lottery numbers; instead, her readings lean therapeutic—apologies, clarity, encouragement to trust your own instincts.

Highlights include a family validation that shook a skeptic, the “hell house” on her walking route with footsteps on the stairs, and a live moment where a Boy Scout–connected spirit briefly steps forward for James. Kate’s core metaphor—everyone is a radio; some pick up more stations than others—invites curiosity without dogma. If you’re cautious but curious, this episode offers discernment, ethics, and a grounded look at what “spooky” can look like in ordinary life.

 

Show Notes & Chapters

• [00:00] Set-up at Fuquay Mineral Springs Inn; how Kate and Liz Purdue connected; the “spookiest month.”

• [03:30] Stick Boy bakery → “Are you spooky?” friendship; why Kate doesn’t lead with “I’m a medium.”

• [06:00] The Alzheimer’s validation: “Daisy” turns out to have Alzheimer’s—weeks later.

• [08:00] How messages arrive: mind’s eye, mind’s ear, images/words vs. physical phenomena.

• [10:30] First big encounter at 21: dorm-room man; grandmother’s visit; handwritten notes that stunned an uncle.

• [15:00] Empath overload and uninvited scenes; learning to ground and protect energy.

• [16:00] Massachusetts guesthouse: enslaved woman, “Get out,” recurring dream match from a resident.

• [21:00] What readings are/aren’t: no conjuring, no guarantees; why messages skew therapeutic.

• [23:30] Autonomy matters: you won’t always get answers—you’ll get what moves your life forward.

• [24:30] Ritual: Epsom-salt bath, “love & light only,” call in guides, pre-notes, then FaceTime.

• [25:30] The puzzle method: conversational validation to assemble the message; imposter-syndrome moments.

• [28:30] On over-reliance: “They already told you.” Why spirit gets quiet if you ring the bell too often.

• [33:00] The Margaret story: persistent spirit → genealogy check → exact match (singer/dancer; lung cancer).

• [36:00] Dark stuff? Boundaries, force-field imagery, and keeping it across the street.

• [37:00] The “hell house”: shotgun on the stairs, periwinkle dress, footsteps at night corroborated by locals.

• [40:00] “Everyone’s a radio”: why some pick up more stations; James as open-minded/logic-leaning.

• [48:00] What people get wrong: fear, judgment, and Kate’s view of “hell” as self-imposed stuckness.

• [47:30 & 50:00] How to book; purpose of the work: connection, curiosity, and living more honestly.

Resources Mentioned

• Kate on Instagram: @spookytimekate (DM to inquire/book readings).
• Fuquay Mineral Springs Inn / Pauline’s garden (setting; mentioned during recording).
• Liz Purdue’s haunted tour/book