Episode 4- Haunted on State Street: The Orpheum Ghost Stories

Hosts trade jokes and beer before diving into reports of hauntings at Madison’s Orpheum Theater, a 1920s Art Deco venue famous for its historic air-conditioning unit and iconic sign. They discuss named apparitions like Pete the Projectionist, a shadowy head usher, a key-jingling night manager, a tall man by the bathrooms, and a low-lying mist thought to be a child, as well as phantom conversations, strange noises, and staff sightings. While some believe the theater’s age and acoustics explain the phenomena, others point to recurring staff accounts and ghost tours that keep the stories alive — leaving the hosts unsure whether the Orpheum is truly haunted or simply full of folklore and creaks.