{"podcast":{"title":"Hometown Ghost Stories","slug":"hometown-ghost-stories-4482113","podcast_index_feed_id":4482113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69f8d4199d4faa1506e6dadc","website_url":"https://www.hometownghoststories.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69f8d4199d4faa1506e6dadc/1781104320187-df13a82b-ef84-49f1-884f-0db68ecab985.jpeg","author":"Hometown Ghost Stories","episode_count":484,"summary":"Hometown Ghost Stories dives into the history of haunted locations and investigates why and how these places earned their terrifying reputation. Rob, Dave and Jesse go live every Tuesday night, after a 15-20 minute uninterrupted, documentary-style breakdown on the case. You can even join the show - as many do, during the live broadcasts on YouTube, Tuesday nights at 9pm EST, as we talk ghosts, demons, poltergeists, and the horrifying true tales that led to these hauntings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T16:17:46.547635+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometown-ghost-stories-4482113"},"episode":{"title":"EP 204 - The Ghosts of St. Charles | St. Charles, IL","slug":"ep-204-the-ghosts-of-st-charles-st-charles-il","published_at":"2026-06-03T13:02:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometown-ghost-stories-4482113/ep-204-the-ghosts-of-st-charles-st-charles-il","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometown-ghost-stories-4482113","url":"https://shows.acast.com/home-town-ghost-stories/episodes/ep-204-the-ghosts-of-st-charles-st-charles-il","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69f8d4199d4faa1506e6dadc/e/6a1fa7964815e3a83c46affe/media.mp3","summary":"St. Charles, Illinois sits on the Fox River forty miles west of Chicago, and for a town its size, it carries a remarkable amount of darkness. Two buildings have defined it for nearly a hundred years. Something still lurks on the sixth floor of the Hotel Baker, and it hasn't stopped terrifying guests. And at the Arcada Theatre, the hauntings have scared patrons and performers alike — because at the Arcada, the shows never quite end. Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkins NEW ALBUM OUT NOW! Hometown Ghost Stories: The Music (Volume 2) https://open.spotify.com/album/3aVN2YCP13j3NjZ1ViCZ7Q?si=1Cs9iLVwTlyrtSXmpKUtAQ MERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"St. Charles, Illinois sits on the Fox River forty miles west of Chicago, and for a town its size, it carries a remarkable amount of darkness. Two building…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4169,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hometown-ghost-stories-4482113/episodes/ep-204-the-ghosts-of-st-charles-st-charles-il/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometown-ghost-stories-4482113/ep-204-the-ghosts-of-st-charles-st-charles-il.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}