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Chasing Ghosts. On Scooters. In Bars.
by Mark Helgen
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. This podcast blends the modern scooter lifestyle with a twist of the paranormal over a cool cocktail. Join our group of adventurers in the afterlife as we visit classic pubs, dive bars, and haunted taverns on Vespa's in search of ghost stories (and the paranormal) from servers, bartenders, and owners.
Episodes
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Look Up, Look In, Look Out
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. Oh, and a few UFO and UAP's for this extended episode that covers our recent scooter ride, summer PubScoot, and what the heck is going on above and around us. It has been awhile, so there is lots of talk and catching up!
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E57 "Cannonballs and Kayaks"
Scott and Julie Taggart have each won the Scooter Cannonball--a cross country trip condensed into 10 powerful days. We get to know them and hear stories on the road. Later, Doctor John shares his touching story of a connection beyond...
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E56 "Reaching For Chainsaws"
We are back! Scooter Talk. Ghost Stories. Bar Reviews. A Winter ride, a real witch, and an annual scoot with our wives make for a terrific catch-up to our missing time and universal distractions. Join us, please, as we come back after a needed sabatical in the fifth element--the cosmic Ether....
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E55 "Hot Dogs & Handguns Part 2"
Part two of our PubScoot 2021, an annual multi-day Vespa ride in search of classic pubs, dive bars, and haunted taverns--our goal to hit "Forty Bars in Four Days!" Hear about some of the kindest servers, coolest bars, and tucked away nuggets on the west coast! Oh, and we throw in a paranormal…
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E54 "Hot Dogs & Handguns"
This is part one of PubScoot 2021, our annual multi-day ride in search of classic pubs, dive bars, and haunted taverns. Ride with us as we attempt to visit Forty Bars in Four Days throughout southern Washington State and Oregon. This is not safe or smart, but really fun. Bar Reviews. Scooter…
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E53 "Back in the Saddle (& Off the Wagon)"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. After an extended hiatus, the crew reconnects to catch-up on missing time, some ghostly stories, and recent rides. Hear about haunted Restaurant 1833 in Monterey CA, Fun Facts, the Scooter Cannonball Run across America, lots of bars we barely remember!
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E52 "Heavy Social Drinker"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. We swing over to the East Coast and talk haunted houses, Gettysburg, and West Virginia with Fred. We then check-in with Scoot Vermont plus Scooter News and Fun Facts! Join us as we celebrate Spring and the upcoming scooter season! #paranormal #divebars...
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E51 "Scooters & Conspiracies"
Lots of scooter talk including a fun & candid conversation with Vespa Club of America president Josh Rogers! Learn about the Miami University Motorcycle Ghost along with all those conspiracies that live in liminal areas of our soul. #Scooter News, #Spooky News, Fun #Stupid facts from #uberfacts...
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E50 "Patio Bars & Pavement Scars"
Shared stories of scooter crashes and great bars. #Domio audio helmet communication review, fun facts, scooter news and spooky #reddit #motorcycle #news with the whole scooter crew. Probably the best scooter podcast ever! New #weeknites #single! Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories.
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E49 "Murmurs in the Dark"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. Join our final 2020 podcast for some fun facts, scooter & spooky news, and a scary story from Ashley! Mark talks about the haunted house he had in Knoxville TN. Weird facts about scooters and serial killer as a bonus! #paranormal #divebar #vespa #ghost...
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E48 "Ghosts of Saturday Night"
Bar Reviews. Scooter Talk. Ghost Stories. A full episode dedicated to the San Diego classic bar scene. Hear about The Aero Club, Tivoli Bar & Grill and The Waterfront Bar & Grill and our time on South Mission Beach at The Pennant Bar and Beachcomber. We also debut the new Weeknites single, "Body...
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E47 "Strip Mall Pub Crawl"
A full dedicated conversation about strip mall bars and a great chat with the "Shepard of Bars" Peter Andresjeski of SeattleBars.org about the current state of Covid-closing bar affairs, Scooter News with Janus Motorcycles, and a bit of Spooky News. This is too good to pass up, though we would...
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E46 "Lost Weekend; Last Weekend in PDX"
Bar Reviews. Scooter Talk. Ghost Stories. Chong and Skip take a trip to Vespa Portland and get lost in the PDX melee. A look at Ted Bundy's childhood home, a ghost hunt at Magoo's in N Tacoma, and meet Dana from The Forum in Puyallup! Scooter News, Spooky News, Fun Facts, and original music from...
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E45 "PubScoot 2020 Covid Country Pt 2"
Experience the balance of our 4-Day 31 Bar tour through SE Washington, NE Oregon, and Mid Idaho on our annual PubScoot in search of classic pubs, dive bars, and haunted taverns & restaurants. We dig deep into a Pendleton iconic haunt, Virgil's at Cimmiyotti's and chat with Jennifer & Patience…
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E44 "PubScoot 2020--Covid Country" (Part 1)
PubScoot 2020. Our epic annual multi-day scooter ride into Covid Country--exploring the heart of SE Washington, NE Oregon, and Western Idaho as we hunt for haunted bars, classic pubs, and dive bars on our quest for the perfect place. Hint: We may have found it. This is part one of our review of...
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E43 "Sunny Sunday Ride to Magoo's"
Magoo's Annex is one of Tacoma's iconic Irish pubs and known to be haunted as well as fun and friendly. We meet with Carl Chalker, longtime owner, and talk bars and ghosts--two of our favorite things! We review the Exchange Tavern in Spanaway plus Scooter News, Spooky News, and Fun Facts for a...
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E42 "Donuts & Douchebags"
PubScoot Pre-ride Jitters as we talk Bars, Ghosts, and Scooters. Lizard does a record and Scout turns into a field reporter at the haunted Grand Lodge in Forest Grove Oregon. Scooter News, Spooky News and Fun Facts round this out. Too much fun for just one podcast!
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E41 "Back to the Bars"
After a brief break, we are back to making bad decisions, heading into the bars, and catching-up with Tennessee's Ghost Girl, Miranda Young of Ghost Biker Explorations. Join us for scooter talk, bar reviews and ghost stories! #paranormal #ghost #divebar #vespa #scooter #weeknites #thebrick…
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E40 "Homewreckers!"
We chat-up new friends all the way from New Hampshire--creators of the Homewrecker Podcast the "Golden Greek" Alex Arion and his trophy wife, Monique Gisele as they talk East Coast paranormal! Also included are Fun Facts, Scooter & Spooky News along with our typical Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews.…
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E39 "Sarah's ScooterLife"
Join us as we chase Sarah Blessington from the ScooterLifePodcast as she rides her Sym Scooter across the USA solo! "Mexico and Alaska Dick" spits out ghost stories from the house he just purchased followed up with Scooter News and Spooky News. If you can't ride, maybe you should listen!…
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E38 "Slow Ride Home"
Meet Derric & Justin from Soldiers of Destiny SC as they share the details and background of their club's award-winning cross-country scooter film, "Slow Ride Home" . If you crave two-wheeled adventure, this film is the one of you! Andrew at Vespa Portland takes a call during Scooter News and we...
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E37 "Ruminations of a Scooter Recluse"
Scooter Talk. No Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. A distanced conversation with the team discussing our recent "essential rides," (Including a Blood Ride), a fun chat with Kevin "KO" O'Brien and his lifelong flirtations with the paranormal, plus Scooter & Spooky News and local haunts within a 15 Mile...
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E36 "Lock-Down & Listen-Up" Part 2
Tennessee Paranormal Investigator Miranda Young from Ghost Biker Explorations returns to finish her creepy-crawly conversation about what has followed her home and her investigations of haunted bars. General scooter talk, scooter news, and other useless info is discussed--join us in this…
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E35 "Lock-Down & Listen-Up" Part 1
Miranda from Ghost Biker Explorations shares creepy stories of paranormal investigations atop her Harley while scooter riders gape. More Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories to keep us going in this locked down world. #ghostbikerexplorations #vespa #divebar #scooter #firehousepub #weeknites...
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E34 "New West Riders"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. Join us for a couple of fun chats with Howard Rains of the Scooter 'Zine Magazine and Mike Murphy from Magic Bus Tours (Haunted Tours of Fort Collins CO) as we navigate through Scooter News, Spooky News, and round-table nonsense. #paranormal #ghost…
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E33 "Brook Dain--Adventure Rider"
Meet Brook Dain, Vespa world-rider that has traveled across the USA, India, Pakistan, and Egypt in search of crazy new adventures. New Scooter and Spooky News to round-out this road trip to the afterlife. Our winter scooter riders are ready for dry cold days, warm inviting bars, and chilling…
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E32 "Spring Scoot (er) in the Sticks"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. We talk to Matt from Twist n Play SC with Portland's iconic Spring Scoot coming in April and Steve from the longtime scooter and motorcycle blog, "Scooter in the Sticks". We also share other scooter podcasts out there plus Spooky News! #springscoot...
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E31 "Tiger Man & Bar Frights"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. This episode centers around Skip's local hangout, The Mill in Milton WA, and it's surprising ghost stories, Grandma's Ghost in Tampa, and a Kitty Cat Parasite all recorded LIVE in one take on our new #Rodecaster PRO. #paranormal #ghost #divebars #themill...
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E30 "A Look Back Through Broken Glass"
Bar Reviews. Scooter Talk. Ghost Stories. Scout, Lizard, and Skip talk about the season of rides, bars, and ghost stories--including our pick of the best story of the year! Hear about an ongoing haunting in Seattle from Ally that will crack you up. Scout talks cold showers. Scooter News covers…
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E28 "The Inland Empire RIdes Back"
Our annual four day ride, PubScoot 19, through the Spokane Valley, Idaho Panhandle, and Montana collecting unique local stories and history. Bar Reviews. Scooter Talk. Ghost Stories. is our mantra as we attempt to visit 40 bars in 4 days. The Chasing Ghosts Crew gets in our own way as we travel...
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Wake Up! BONUS--CGOSIB Status Update
BRIEF BONUS EPISODE. Hey, a quick ghost story and update on the Chasing Ghost Podcast! Back very soon with a full length version featuring Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost stories. #ghost #paranormal #vespa #divebar #scooter
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E26 "Emerald City Entities"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. From Tacoma to Seattle, we visit and chat with owners and servers as they share personal stories of their bar haunts, including the Church Cantina in Tacoma, the Merchants Cafe in historic Pioneer Square Seattle, and Kells Irish Pub and Resturant on Post...
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E25 "Hairy Riders"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories, er, and Cryptids. The Scooter Crew leans into a new direction with a dive into the world of the Sasquatch in their back yard. Local stories of encounters, tree knocking, and projectiles. Not everything makes sense, so take a hour and hear it from...
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E24 "Miley & Merril"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. Best ghost story ever! Day rides through the greater Tacoma Washington area exploring cool new bars, meeting new friends, and causing problems on our scooters. Join Lizard, Scout, Chong, Skip, and the crew as we hide from life in the edges of the…
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E23 Hauntings in the Head
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. A trip to Tacoma's Engine House #9 with an interview with owner Jeff, followed by a long weekend in Nashville finding haunted bars, bigfoot, and some Lime Scooter riding. Scout and Skip get interviewed by the Grit City Podcast plus rides galore! Jump on...
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E22 Portland Lyft Ghost & Old Hag Syndrome
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. A Scooter News interview with Andrew from Vespa Portland, a Lyft driver ghost story, a haunted bar, and of course, a lovely visit to the Sandy Hut in PDX. We ride and find stories so you don't have to! #vespa #ghost #paranormal #divebar #scooter #weeknites
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S3 E5 "Postcards From Then"
The Chasing Ghosts. On Scooters. In Bars. Our modern Vespa crew assembles in-studio after a winter ride to reminisce about past bars, bartenders, places, and memorable moments. Also, a great look ahead to plans for 2019! #Scooter & #Spooky News segments continue! #vespa #scooter #bar #divebar...
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S3 E3 "Danny's Back"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. Seaside OR to White Center WA, our scooter adventurers continue the search of the afterlife in the nightlife. Nothing is as satisfying as finding a series of mid-century bars that are cool, haunted and loaded with charm. Join Shelly, Skip, Chong, and the...
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S3 E2 "Night Ride"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. Hop on your Vespa and join us for a virtual ride through Kent WA for a dive-bar tour, a very personal paranormal story, the meaning of riding scooters, the latest news, and a super-scary "night drive" through Montana recount. Celebrity voices are...
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S3 E1 "RipCity 18"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. S3 E1 "RipCity 18", Portland Oregon, was the home base of our annual Pubscoot for 2018 as we traveled to the Pacific Coast and back. Our goal, 40 bars in 4 days, while on Vespa Scooters in search of classic pubs, dive bars, and haunted taverns. This...
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S2 E8 "Listen Before You Ride"
Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. Supersized in this episode featuring EVP's, multiple ghost stories, and resort history on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula and Hood Canal plus bonus materials in the foothills of Mt Rainier. Join us as we travel on our modern Vespa's in search of...
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S2 E7 "Stories Our Friends Tell Us"
Scooter News, recent Vespa rides, and stories from friends about a "beast" in Mexico, an apparition in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, and a grizzly murder in a haunted historical hotel. Shelly, Mark and The Lizard discuss the Firehouse Saloon in Buckley WA and Pick and Shovel in...
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S2 E6 "Paranormal Provocateur"
Scooter talk, bar reviews, and a haunted pizza joint are the features of this wide-ranging exploration onto our narrow world of the paranormal. A look back to our last episode, "Tote-Gotes & UFO's" with sister Gaye's actual story of the Maury Island UFO sighting and experience, plus the Oregon...
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S2 E5 "Tote Gotes & UFO's"
Chasing Ghosts. On Scooters. in Bars. takes a detour to find a few UFO stories! join our crew that blends the modern scooter lifestyle with a twist of the paranormal over a cool cocktail as we share personal experiences of UFO sightings, bad choices, and the surprising discoveries. If you like...
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S2 E4 "I'm Not Your Trained Monkey"
Scooter talk, bar reviews, and ghost stories atop our modern #Vespa's in Seattle's Cap Hill neighborhood, Georgetown, and South Tacoma Way. Four or five real bars, cold weather riding, and rumors of a faceless man in the mirror. Join us as we dissect what's good, not-so-good, and spooky at the...
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S2 E3 "Already Dead"
A brisk compilation of boys on scooters in search of stories of the afterlife in the SODO district of Seattle and a jaunt to Steilacoom (Washington's oldest incorporated town) to visit classic bars and haunted taverns. Skip tells his own haunting story and the Lizard and co-host Mark chime-in…
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S2 E2 "Bridges of Pendominono"
The final couple of days of PubScoot 17 with seven guys on scooters (with a four-day forty-bar goal) looking for classic pubs, #divebars, and #hauinted taverns! Light #paranormal talk and stories with scooter banter. as we cruise from Mount Rainier through SW Washington State over the bridges to...
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S2 E1 "Old Scratch and the Slow Roll"
Another season and new adventures in the afterlife on Scooters with Ghosts and Bars. Our second season begins with PubScoot 17, a goal of (40) bars in (4) days as we travel to Tacoma, Vashon Island, West Seattle, White Center, Georgetown, Renton, Cumberland, Enumclaw, Buckley, Kapowsin, Elbe, and...
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S1 E8 "The Accidental EVP"
With our season one wrap-up episode, we hear more about scooters, bars, and paranormal hi-jinx with the Chasing Ghosts crew in Tacoma, Algona-Pacific, Andrew Hansen of Tacoma Ghost Tours, and in your headphones. Hear the stories of the Forum and Olympus Hotel, Coco Joes, and much more--including…
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S1 E7 "Mean Jean & The Lizard"
In a great day scoot through the south sound area of Washington State, we collect four ghost stories from four bars with four riders and re-tell the fateful meeting of The Lizard and Mean Jean at Joe's Place in Bucoda. From Tacoma to Roy to McKenna to Tenino and Centralia hear scooter banter, bar...
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Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. This podcast blends the modern scooter lifestyle with a twist of the paranormal over a cool cocktail. Join our group of adventurers in the afterlife as we visit classic pubs, dive bars, and haunted taverns on Vespa's in search of ghost stories (and the paranormal) from servers, bartenders, and owners.
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Mark Helgen
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Scooter Talk. Bar Reviews. Ghost Stories. This podcast blends the modern scooter lifestyle with a twist of the paranormal over a cool cocktail. Join our group of adventurers in the afterlife as we visit classic pubs, dive bars, and haunted taverns on Vespa's in search of ghost stories (and the...
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