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The Problem with Ghosts

“The Problem with Ghosts: The ghosts that visit us, the ghosts that never do, and the ghosts that walk among us.” — On this episode of This American Life, Tiya talks with reporter Chenjerai Kumanyika on the topic of ghost tours. Tiya shares how her research on these stories led her to discover an industry built on the fabricated lives and deaths of enslaved people and their enslavers. [Coverage of the Savannah ghost stories starts at minute 8:34. Tiya begins speaking at minute 16:00.] Episode 793 aired on March 10, 2023.

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