Paranormal Playback: A Paranormal Podcast Recapping Ghost-Hunting Reality TV with Humor & Hauntings
Welcome to Paranormal Playback, a paranormal podcast that recaps ghost-hunting TV shows like Ghost Adventures and Kindred Spirits with equal parts skepticism, production insight, and sarcastic storytelling. Join hosts Mel, Char, and Lor as they explore haunted locations, EVP evidence, shadow people sightings, and questionable tech, with plenty of laughs and drinks along the way.
Latest Episodes
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Chaos at The River Inn | Ghost Adventures S30 Live Coverage
At the River Inn, we get ghosts, mold suits, wild lore, and Beverly Pasco stealing the entire episode. Charlie and Mel break down the haunting, the history, and the chaos of Ghost Adventures S30E6
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Belmont Park After Dark | Ghost Adventures S30 Live Coverage
Belmont Park brings coaster screams, haunted arcades, thermal weirdness, and one suspicious Slender Man figure. The hosts recap Ghost Adventures S30E5 with humor, history, and plenty of paranormal side eye
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St. Luke’s Hospital (Feat. Dr. Adam from I'm Already Scared & The Sister Wives Professor Podcasts) | Ghost Adventures S30 Live Coverage
Charlie and Mel team up with Dr. Adam to unpack Ghost Adventures: Hospital of the Damned. From chapel hauntings and strange XLS figures to thermal captures and real fear, this episode delivers classic paranormal chaos
What people are saying:
“Like Listening to My Sisters Roast Zak Bagans.”
Listening to Paranormal Playback feels exactly like rewatching early Ghost Adventures with my sisters. There's one logical skeptic, one believer, and one in the middle and l adore it. The hosts' perfect mix of nostalgia, sarcasm, and genuine paranormal curiosity hits every note of why I loved the show back in 2008 and beyond. Their good-natured roasting of Zak Bagans and deep affection for Aaron Goodwin is everything my soul needed as we head into the long winter months. I'm an avid listener of Dr Adam from the Sister Wives Professor who began a paranormal tv recap podcast called I'm Already Scared, and when Charlie guested on his recent episode I was over the moon. I've been binging the backlog of PPB nonstop, and this has quickly become one of my comfort-haunt podcasts.”
— Manta1895, Apple Podcast Review, November 2025
“Fun show! I live in a tiny town in the sierra mountains in an old haunted hunting lodge. I love listening to your show, it kee me company during my chores”
— Mags, Spotify Review, September 2025
“Love it! I found this BRAND NEW podcast through instagram and I'm so happy I did. The hosts are very funny and engaging with great story telling skills. I’m starting on episode 4 and can’t wait to catch up on the rest.”
— Jen Nag, Apple Podcast Review, April 2025
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Rosé & Readings is our monthly Bonus Banter special where the spirits are poured and the séance circle is always open. Each episode features listener-submitted hauntings in Tales from the Shadows, chaotic tarot pulls, EVP guessing games, and the occasional spectral guest or spooky expert in our Shadow Chats segment.
Every month, our listeners (aka Shadowlings) submit their favorite rosé recs, and our ghostly mascot PlancheTina selects one for the hosts to sip, and ruthlessly review, as they spill secrets, share personal ghost stories, and maybe accidentally summon something.
Check out our latest Bonus Banter episodes below and follow for more sips, secrets, and supernatural side quests.
Meet the Ghoulies
Follow along with our hosts, Charlie Holley, Melanie Malone, and Lauren Sanders, as they hilariously break down paranormal reality TV, one ghost hunt, EVP session, and over-the-top reenactment at a time.
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