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Hauntings in Nashville: Hank Williams’ House, Ghost Cats, and Messages from Beyond :: Ep 28 Circling the Drain Podcast

from Circling The Drain · host John E. Bozeman & Jay Harper

From Civil War battlefields to the legendary Hank Williams house on Franklin Road, this episode of Circling The Drain dives deep into hauntings, strange coincidences, and emotional encounters with the other side.Johnny B, Jay Harper, and Jim McCarthy swap eerie and heartfelt stories, including:  – Ghostly music in Phil Valentine’s old cabin  – Cold rooms and strange phenomena in Hank and Audrey Williams’ home  – A child’s disembodied “Mom” in the middle of the night  – A ghost cat that still roams a family home  – A terrifying choking encounter in a haunted Arizona hotel  – Dreams, premonitions, and final goodbyes from parents, friends, and radio legends  They also touch on ley lines, New Orleans voodoo, Civil War and Revolutionary War history, and why Middle Tennessee may be one of the most spiritually active regions in America.If you’ve ever wondered whether loved ones can reach out after they’re gone, or why certain places just feel heavy, this episode is for you.02:25 TV news stories, anchors with no pants, and pre-show haunting chat  03:06 Phil Valentine’s haunted cabin and mysterious violin music  04:43 Blood in the dirt: Civil War battlefields around Middle Tennessee  05:37 Cannonballs through walls and soldiers hung in the trees  06:15 Hank Williams sightings at the Ryman and ghost stories on the Opry  06:43 Inside the Hank Williams house on Franklin Road  08:13 The record slows down, temperature drops, and the room turns freezing  09:48 Was it Hank Sr. or Audrey Williams haunting the house?  09:59 Audrey’s strange death, unpaid taxes, and a bedroom that stayed cold  11:07 Partygoers who swear they saw Audrey among them  12:17 Cancelled checks in the attic and lost Hank-era artifacts  13:15 Using the Hank house as the ultimate pickup line  13:57 The light-up “Williams” bar and the home’s later famous owners  14:30 Music Row history and the loss of classic studios like the Sound Shop  15:24 An older Gallatin home, a ghost child’s “Mom” and the phantom cat  17:20 Anniversary trip through haunted Arizona hotels  19:13 The Prescott hotel choking incident and an angry prostitute’s room  20:59 Taps on the shoulder at the San Carlo in Phoenix  23:13 Songwriter Gary Gentry, summoning Hank Williams, and “The Ride”  24:12 Opry performance of “The Ride” that blacked out the Opryland complex  24:53 Audrey’s line that became “The whole world calls me Hank”  25:53 Haunted office building at 1111 on Music Row and the lonely sisters  26:36 How Nashville and Music Row have transformed over the years  27:19 Jim’s wife and early apartment hauntings in Nashville  29:17 Blacklight evidence of something dark under the carpet  30:09 New houses, old graves, and why everywhere might be a burial ground  30:21 Being buried on your own property in Tennessee and HOA jokes  31:08 Growing up in Connecticut vs. haunting-rich Southern states  31:58 Kansas hauntings and pioneer tragedies  32:23 New Orleans, Charleston, voodoo, slavery, and haunted cities  35:04 Marie Laveau’s grave and cemetery tourism gone too far  35:35 Celebrity graves, offerings, and questionable “tributes”  35:48 Ley lines, Topeka, Nashville, and energy crossings  37:10 Do spirits linger? The group’s take on the paranormal  37:18 Jim’s brother, a psychic, and a dream of their father  38:34 A promised breath on the neck after death that actually happened  40:30 A mother asking permission to die and passing the next morning  43:10 A last-minute decision to visit Dad just before he passed  44:36 A father’s final advice about appreciating time and people  45:01 The day Johnny lost his best friend, Dave White  46:07 Sudden death of a radio mentor and seeing him at the station  48:05 Praying for Phil Valentine and a feeling that “everything’s going to be okay”  49:05 Interpreting peace as a sign of a loved one’s safe passing  49:50 Repeated dreams of Phil and why some people show up more than others  50:15 Dream appearances by parents that feel more like visits than dreams  52:27 Hugging Mom in dreams that feel absolutely real  53:13 A dream of Phil checking on his son and Susan confirming the details  54:56 A Christmas card from Phil and a layoff ten minutes later  55:27 Breaking the heaviness with humor about haunting Jim’s dreams  55:39 Vegas, the mob, and bodies under new construction  56:18 Lake Mead receding and bodies in barrels  56:37 Johnny’s fascination with the mob and Michael Franzese  57:09 Jim’s Henry Hill story at the Spearmint Rhino  59:00 The Godfather bit, Philadelphia, and a real mob warning  59:54 Mob involvement in making The Godfather and “The Offer” series  1:00:59 Haunted bungalows near a dam in Chattanooga and nervous dogs  1:03:13 Why women and children often sense things first  1:03:21 Dogs reacting on the day Johnny’s grandfather died  1:04:04 Threatening to haunt listeners who do not like and subscribe  1:04:18 How to find Circling The Drain, social media, and sponsorships  Follow Johnny B:https://www.facebook.com/john.e.bozemanFollow Jay Harper:https://www.facebook.com/harperjeffFollow Jim:www.jmvos.comCircling The Drain is produced by It's Your Show dot Cowww.itsyourshow.co

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