Rachel Scanlon on Supernatural Sapphic Lore with Roz Hernandez

Guest Introduction & Queer Astrology

• 💬 Rachel Scanlon returns to Ghosted! By Roz Hernandez, discussing their long-standing friendship and shared experiences in queer spaces.
• 💡 Rachel shares her recent experience with a queer astrologer, Channy, who identified her ruling planet as Mercury, described as the "most queerest and non-binary planet."
• 🧠 The astrologer affirmed Rachel's need to be heard as a comedian, noting Mercury's fluidity and dual nature.

Lesbian Ghost Stories

• 👻 The discussion covers Alice B. Toklas, partner of Gertrude Stein, who is said to haunt Seattle's Hotel Sorrento, known for being a marijuana activist and inventor of the weed brownie.
• 🏰 The Ladies of Llangollen, Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler, eloped to Wales in 1778, lived in a manor, and are remembered as welcoming ghosts in their now-museum home.
• 🔪 The hosts explore the theory of Lizzie Borden being a lesbian, her alleged affair with the family maid, Bridget Sullivan, and her later relationship with actress Nance O'Neal, which added to the rumors.

Lesbian Alien Abductions & Paranormal Research

• 👽 A 1953 incident in Big Tujunga Canyon involved two lesbians, Sarah Shaw and Jan Whitley, who claimed to be abducted by aliens and examined on a UFO.
• 🔬 Under hypnosis, one abductee recalled being given a cure for cancer by the entities, and it was noted that all women coming forward with similar stories from the area were part of the LGBTQ+ community.
• 🔭 The episode highlights Renee Holland, an openly lesbian research biologist and conservationist, for her representation in the paranormal field, specifically on the show Finding Bigfoot.

Haunted Dolls & EVPs

• 🧸 The hosts discuss Harper and Andy, a conjoined haunted doll containing the spirits of two lesbians who died in a car crash in 1995.
• 💖 The doll's bio states the spirits seek LGBTQ+ adoption and offer spiritual advice, with one of their jokes being "scissoring into eternity."
• 🗣️ Examples of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVPs) are played, including one from the Lizzie Borden House, with interpretations ranging from "It's nice to meet a lesbian" to "I won't sleep here."

Conspiracy Theories

• 🕵️‍♀️ Rachel mentions the Garth Brooks conspiracy theory, suggesting mysterious unsolved murders occur in every city he tours.
• 🤖 Roz shares the Katy Perry robot theory, citing instances of her "glitching out" on stage as evidence.
• 🌈 The conversation touches on lesbian pop star conspiracy theories, including the "Gaylor truther" movement about Taylor Swift and rumors surrounding Dolly Parton.