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Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch

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Join comedian Rachel Dratch as she gets a little Woo Woo, discussing stories of the unexplained, the eerie and other-worldly. Rachel has gathered these tales from her funny friends over the years and invites you to listen in to the stories they may only tell to a trusted pal who will not judge. Psychics? Spirits? Astral Projection? Check, check, and check! Sure, we may live in a completely rational world where there’s no such thing as any of this stuff, but after you spend some time with Rac ...
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This is another one of our listener fueled episodes! Social psychologist Julie Jordan had the honor of being accepted as a “caminante” to study shamanism under Mayan elders. She shares insights on interpreting Mayan calendars and the values of spirituality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Mary Ellen Matthews has been photographing the hosts and musical guests at SNL for 25 years. Hear about her creative process and peek in to a side of SNL you may not know. Mary Ellen might have the coolest job in the city, and her artistic approach is inspiring! Plus, a woo woo encounter she had just in time for the show. Learn more about your ad c…
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Ky Dickens joins the ladies to discuss her podcast The Telepathy Tapes, which covers uncanny stories of telepathy, psychic moments, and explorations of consciousness and beyond, tied to anecdotes of families and teachers of non-verbal autistic kids. Also, Ky gets personal and shares a few fascinating ghost stories! Learn more about your ad choices.…
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Actor Jimmy Smagula (Doom Patrol, Spamalot) discovered he had a gift when he was 14 years old. Hear about the amateur medical scans that took place at his voice lessons. Sounds weird? It is! Also, being on tour can be tough especially when you throw in a haunted hotel! And we could all use the “Sparkle” technique. Listen in to find out more! Learn …
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In honor of the SNL 50th anniversary we are re-upping this episode! Amy joins Rachel to talk about their showbiz beginnings together in Chicago and then moves on to the world of woo woo. While Amy is a self-proclaimed skeptic about ghosts, it turns out she is way into the enneagram, manifesting, and…crystals? Hey! Maybe she’s more woo woo than she …
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Deb Jordan-Kauble stepped out into her yard June 30, 1983 and had an experience that changed her life forever. Lasting marks in the grass, physical symptoms and visions of strange beings - did Deb have an alien encounter? Featured in the Hulu series “UFO’s: Investigating the Unknown,” Deb joins the ladies to give her first-hand account! Learn more …
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Renowned artist Lisa Yuskavage has had her work displayed in museums and galleries around the world. She joins the show to talk about her “guides,” one being an artist friend she lost years ago who still influences her to this day. A poignant exploration of loss and the enduring impact of friendship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc…
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Actor Clea Lewis (The Americans, Ellen) shares two very different but equally entertaining stories on the show. One involves a “kindly” stuffed toy giraffe. The other, well, did you see our title? Laughs, chills and thrills - all here this week on Woo Woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Scott Philbrook, host of the podcast Astonishing Legends joins the show to discuss some of his most memorable stories, including the topic of EVPs, or “elecronic voice phenomena.” He shares recordings of some of his creepiest encounters. Listen if you dare! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Stacy London (What Not to Wear, Wear Whatever the F You Want) has lived in two old brownstones in Brooklyn and they both seemed to come with some mischievous roommates! She also discusses the stages of womanhood, and now Rachel and Irene will only answer to the term “Enchantress.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Billy Eichner (Mufasa, Bros, Billy on the Street) joins the show to discuss how impressions and dreams from his younger days eventually manifested into real life encounters with some big-time stars! Do the vibes we put out draw certain energy into our lives? It’s a who’s who of woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc…
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Vella Lovell (Animal Control, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, A Clüsterfünke Christmas) joins the show to talk about the woo woo elements of her childhood in New Mexico. Anyone else’s mom put onions in their socks to cure what ails them? Just Vella? Ok! Also, manifesting, with no ceiling on your box of dreams! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch…
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Actor Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) had a chance conversation with a stranger on a plane that led to an education in astral projection! Plus, he discusses a topic called Human Design. Apparently it’s yet another way of categorizing your personality type. At this point, Rachel and Irene are open to it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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Comedy writer Emily Spivey (SNL, Wine Country) joins her pal Rachel to reminisce about the old days. Turns out, SNL had been a dream of Emily’s since childhood and she manifested the hell out of that! Also, as a child she was haunted by the Black Hat Man? Apparently, it’s a thing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Kate Micucci (The Lego Batman Movie, DuckTales) has had several psychic moments in her life. She shares an eerie moment of clairvoyance that overcame her while looking at houses in LA. Plus, opinions from grandma from the other side, and, can you get an accurate reading from a cut-rate pet psychic? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho…
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Will Forte (MacGruber, Last Man on Earth) is a good friend of Rachel’s from their SNL days and he joins Woo Woo to discuss his brush with a Ouija board back in high school. Of course it involved Will hurling dick jokes at an evil spirit. Plus: Will’s mom’s unreliable psychic and Penjy reveals! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.…
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Sabrina Brier burst on the scene with her TikTok character “That Friend.” Now she’s on several prestigious lists of “comedians to watch.” How does one achieve their wildest dreams? Do what Sabrina did! Specific goals, ingenuity, a strong work ethic, and some woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Actor and comedian Frances Callier (The Final Word podcast, Sexy Liberal Tour) talks about a strange vision she had one day in her mirror that later became a reality. Also, can dreams connect us to the other side? Well that depends on your level of woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Sometimes a kid says there’s a monster under the bed. But what do you do when your kid reports…something more?! Actor, comedian and writer Casey Wilson (Happy Endings, Saturday Night Live) joins Rachel and Irene to share her creepy yet funny experience. Also, mediums and signs from beyond. A lot of LA woo woo in this episode! Learn more about your …
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Stand-up comic Zarna Garg didn’t consider herself to be a woo woo person at all. And yet…she joins us here on the show to share a magical and poignant story of loss that will stay with us for a long time. Also, she discusses the booming business of Vedic astrology! Was her stand up career predicted in her birth chart? Learn more about your ad choic…
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Julianne Hough (“Dancing with the Stars,” “POTUS” on Broadway, “Footloose”) shares a fascinating tale of clairvoyance she experienced while meditating. A fan of all things woo woo, Julianne’s general outlook on remaining open in mind and body left Rachel and Irene feeling downright inspired! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co…
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Bridger Winegar, hilarious host of the hit podcast “I Said No Gifts” shares a connecting moment he felt with his departed loved one. But also, he serves as a fun guide in How to Spot A Demon according to his Mormon traditions. A full range of Woo Woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Realtor Richard Ellis has sold homes in the Lower Hudson Valley of New York for over 30 years, and one in particular seems to have included a few ghosts. The case of the haunted Ackley house ended up all the way in the NY Supreme Court! What happens when you buy or sell a house that seems to come with a few leftover tenants from years gone by? List…
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Actor and comedian Betsy Sodaro (“Ghosts,” “Bob’s Burgers”) has her own podcast that deals with the paranormal, that she also does with her good friend, and it’s called “A Funny Feeling.” She joins the show to share her woo woo wisdom as well as some of her eeriest and creepiest tales. And she raises the question, if you are staying in a haunted ro…
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Producer Joel Chiodi (MerPeople, The Secrets of Hillsong) bought a nice little cabin in the woods to relax. Well, sometimes the nice little cabin is haunted! You know you have a problem when your dog refuses to set foot inside. Plus, energy readers and animal communicators...the woods are filled with woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Chelsea Devantez is a fellow Second City alumna and the host of the podcast Glamorous Trash. She also has a memoir out called “I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I’m Going to Anyway) which is chock full of woo woo tales. For one, she saw a psychic whose predictions seemed preposterous at the time but indeed did come true. She also has a system (t…
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Actor, comedian, and writer Paula Pell (Girls5eva, Wine Country, SNL) has been a dear friend of Rachel’s for a very long time, and she joins the show to share her love of animals and experiences with an animal communicator, her vibes on a very creepy dude in a NY diner, and her inspiring story of finding her love when she thought all hope was lost.…
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Samantha Bee (The Daily Show, Full Frontal) joins Woo Woo to share tales of the terrifying house where she grew up. Did it used to be a VA Hospital? Of course it did. Giant old staircases and long dark hallways? Yup. The energy in this house was NOT GOOD, but later, she managed to get herself to a happy place. Chills and laughs - Sam brings it all!…
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Lazlow has worked as a director, producer, and writer for some of the most successful video games of all time (Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption to name a few). He joins the show with tales of the eerie worlds he has visited, including his time living in an abandoned hotel…No wonder he has such an active imagination! Learn more about your ad…
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When Rachel asked her SNL castmate Chris Kattan if he had any woo woo stories, he casually responded “Oh yeah, I used to live in a haunted house.” He joins the ladies here and shares story after story about what happened in this house. Ghost sightings! A stairway to nowhere! Whispers in the night! It’s all there and more on this week’s episode of W…
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This week stand-up comic and host of the podcast “Friends Like Us,” Marina Franklin joins the show. From a clairvoyant feeling about her grandmother’s dog Whitey, to shared dreaming, Marina tells the ladies about a lifetime of woo woo moments, including one about a ghost who did not share her taste in tv viewing! All here on Woo Woo! Learn more abo…
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Actor Frank Whaley (“Swimming with Sharks” “The Doors”) had an encounter with a ghost. Or rather, his toddler did. And we can all agree, that's the creepiest way to learn that you are living in a haunted house. This story will blow your mind! We’ll leave it at that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Actor (and author!) Julianna Margulies joins Woo Woo to share the story of her dad, who was very much a believer in reincarnation. Turns out he tried out hypnosis on Julianna to take her back in time, and let’s just say…it worked! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Rachel Dratch | QCODE
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Roz Hernandez, host of her own podcast “Ghosted!” and co-host of “Living for the Dead” on Hulu, brings the fun to Rachel and Irene in a meeting of the woo woo minds! Hear her discuss the creepy Ouija board she took home from a vintage shop, as well as the hilarious world of haunted dolls for sale on eBay! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod…
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Actor/writer/director James Morosini (“I Love My Dad,” “Sex Lives of College Girls”) joins Woo Woo to talk about a 10-day silent retreat he did. Listen in so you can hear his takeaways and keep talking all you want! You’ll also hear about his father the trickster, who inspired his first film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c…
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You know Jesse Tyler Ferguson as a TV star and Tony-winning actor. But he was once an aspiring teen who saw a Broadway show he loved so much, he vowed to one day work with the writer and director. Listen in to find out if he MANIFESTED! Also, a chat on what personality traits get passed down from your DNA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po…
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Rachel and Irene are joined by Derek Hayes, host of the popular podcast "Monsters Among Us." Derek has both experienced and heard his own share of paranormal stories over the years; he shares a highlight reel of sorts, and well, Bigfoot enters the chat! But never in all your days did you dream of hearing a Bigfoot story quite like this. You’ll have…
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We’ve got ghosts! While chatting at a school field day Rachel discovered fellow mom Lauren Robins has not one but THREE ghost stories, all from various phases of her life. Join to hear her fascinating tales, which culminate in a phone call from…the Other Side! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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