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Episode 229: ChatGPT (AI) Psychosis

Welcome to “Episode 229: ChatGPT Psychosis”. What do an accountant who thought he could fly, a teen who died after a chatbot declared its love, and a would-be assassin of the Queen all have in common? They all say AI made them do it. In this episode, Aly & Nat explore the chilling rise of ChatGPT Psychosis: a real-life phenomenon where people spiral into delusion, obsession, or even violence after forming parasocial bonds with AI chatbots. From modern-day messiahs to deadly hallucinations, we trace the psychological, ethical, and even paranormal implications of talking to machines that talk back. Is AI the equivalent of a modern-day oracle, a mirror of the user, a technological tulpa, or something else entirely? TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 INTRO 00:04:53 PART I: FRIENDLY ROBOTS 00:15:52 BLISSY AD 00:17:40 ROBOT COMPANIONS IN POP CULTURE 00:25:03 PART II: CHATBOTS THROUGH THE AGES 00:31:22 FACTOR AD 00:33:02 PART III: THE BREAKING POINT 00:51:21 REAL LIFE EXAMPLES 01:17:17 PART IV: ETHICAL CONCERNS 01:37:50 PART V: THE PARANORMAL ANGLE 01:59:44 CLOSING CREDITS THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below: BLISSY: Get better sleep, hair, and skin with Blissy and use code “LGHPOD” to get an additional 30% off at http://blissy.com/LGHPOD. FACTOR: Head to https://www.factormeals.com/letsgethaunted50 and use code “letsgethaunted50” to get 50% off your first box and 2 free wellness shots per box while subscription is active.  DON’T FORGET TO VOTE FOR US IN THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE PODCAST AWARDS BY GOING TO: https://www.podcastawards.com/ and voting for us in the following categories: Best Overall, Best Female-Hosted, Best Asian-Hosted, Storytelling & Drama, Society & Culture, Comedy, & Entertainment! —— VIDEOS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE: [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfBA2U-48sM [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5-mnu2BDGk [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJeFoEw9x0M [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afv3MBkv4UU [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMK9AphfLco —— Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted  LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com    Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted   Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: LetsGetHauntedPod@gmail.com —— BACKGROUND MUSIC: [1] “MAGIC TRANSITION SOUND - NO COPYRIGHT” BY SOUND TRUST, LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNHMu3Upgu4 Creative Commons — CC BY 3.0 I https://goo.gl/Yibru5 [2] License Dar Golan - Elevator Music - Royalty free music, “Elevator Music (Royalty Free, Infinite Loop)” by Dar Golan, free download link here: https://www.dargolan-free.com/funny-music  [3] “Creepy Doll” by Michael Byrnes [4] “(Free) Horror Ambiance - Ominous Background Music” by ESN Productions, link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAO3x-Uhfoo VIDEO & PHOTO ASSETS USED IN THIS EPISODE WERE ALL PURCHASED AND LICENSED VIA PEXELS.COM —— KEYWORDS: ChatGPT, psychosis, AI, artificial intelligence, spiritual, religious, chatbot, delusion, hallucination, obsession, danger, warning, death, crime, suicide, murder, homicide, AI-induced, parasocial, mental illness, technology, horror stories, digital tulpa, ghost in the machine, haunted, simulation theory, conspiracy, government, AI mental breakdown, Replika, meta, co-pilot, microsoft, open ai, smarter child, terminator, jetsons, smart house, Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, Big Hero 6, Wall-E, dependence, reality, matrix, ELIZA, tech-induced, character.ai, controversy, three christs of ypsilanti, unethical, experiment, humanity, possession, dybbuk, code, black mirror, cursed, ouija, oracle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 228: Florida's Mysterious Coral Castle

How did a 5-foot-tall, 100-pound Latvian man with a 4th-grade education carve and transport over 1,100 tons of coral rock into a castle complex? Also, why did he refuse help? Also, why did he only work during the cover of night? What ancient secrets did he claim to possess? Why did his 16 year old gf leave him? How do magnets work????? We dive deep into the life of Edward Leedskalnin, a heartbroken immigrant who allegedly used magnetism, ley lines, or maybe even alien technology to build a monument for the girl who left him. Was it all just meth, or did he transform heartbreak and electromagnetism into the lost knowledge of the pyramids? Was Ed a genius? A wizard? A con artist? Or something in between? I LITERALLY ONLY HAVE MORE QUESTIONS AFTER THIS EP. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 INTRO 00:20:44 - MIRACLE MADE AD 00:23:00 - THIS GUY EDWARD LEEDSKALNIN 01:03:00 - CLOSING CREDITS & SECRET PASSWORD THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below! Go to TryMiracle.com/HAUNTED and use the code HAUNTED to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. --- Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted  LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com    Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted   Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: LetsGetHauntedPod@gmail.com ——SOURCES: [1] https://www.roadarch.com/h/coralcastle.html [2]https://www.reddit.com/r/MegalithPorn/comments/t7qerp/secrets_of_the_coral_castle_florida_an/ [3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Castle [4]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Leedskalnin MUSIC: [1] Dark Piano and LGH Creepy Doll Mix by Michael Byrnes  [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6UU2FyLHiw KEYWORDS: coral castle, edward leedskalnin, coral castle mystery, coral castle florida, ed leedskalnin, haunted florida, coral castle conspiracy, coral castle paranormal, how was coral castle built, unexplained structures, ancient technology, electromagnetic energy, ley lines, coral castle haunted, florida urban legends, weird florida, unsolved mysteries podcast, haunted history podcast, paranormal podcast episode, conspiracy theory podcast, homestead florida mystery, how did edward leedskalnin build coral castle, is coral castle haunted, real-life haunted locations, haunted places in florida, paranormal stories from florida, mysterious builders in history, coral castle love story, lost technology conspiracy, haunted tourist attractions florida, pyramids, illuminati, NWO, dark magic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 227: The Vanished Boeing 727

Welcome to Episode 227: The Vanished Boeing 727. In 2003, a massive Boeing 727 vanished without a trace from a heavily guarded airport in Angola, and no one has seen it since. In this episode, we dive into the tangled political history of post-civil war Angola, the shadowy world of arms trafficking and black market aviation, and the strange final moments of the jet before it allegedly took off with two men aboard and disappeared forever. Was it stolen, crashed, sold to a warlord, or something even stranger? Buckle tf up, Haunties, because there’s about to be turbulence as we fly you through one of aviation’s most baffling unsolved mysteries. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 INTRO 00:05:06 BLISSY AD 00:07:06 ANGOLA IN 2003 00:15:13 CUATRO DE FEVEREIRO AIRPORT 00:23:23 THE BOEING 727 00:35:20 THE PLANE VANISHES 00:44:22 THE AFTERMATH 00:56:58 THEORIES / FINAL THOUGHTS 01:24:22 CLOSING CREDITS THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below: BLISSY: Get better sleep, hair, and skin with Blissy and use code “LGHPOD” to get an additional 30% off at http://blissy.com/LGHPOD. DON’T FORGET TO VOTE FOR US IN THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE PODCAST AWARDS BETWEEN 7/1/25 - 7/31/25 BY GOING TO: https://www.podcastawards.com/ and voting for us in the following 8 categories: Best Overall, Best Female-Hosted, Best Asian-Hosted, Best LGBTQ+, Storytelling & Drama, Society & Culture, Comedy, & Entertainment! —— Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted  LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com    Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted   Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: LetsGetHauntedPod@gmail.com —— BACKGROUND MUSIC: [1] “MAGIC TRANSITION SOUND - NO COPYRIGHT” BY SOUND TRUST, LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNHMu3Upgu4 Creative Commons — CC BY 3.0 I https://goo.gl/Yibru5 [2] License Dar Golan - Elevator Music - Royalty free music, “Elevator Music (Royalty Free, Infinite Loop)” by Dar Golan, free download link here: https://www.dargolan-free.com/funny-music  [3] “Creepy Doll” by Michael Byrnes [4] “(Free) Horror Ambiance - Ominous Background Music” by ESN Productions, link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAO3x-Uhfoo [5] “TV No Signal Effect” by Discovery Barcelona, link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di-qI09MdB8 VIDEO & PHOTO ASSETS USED IN THIS EPISODE WERE ALL PURCHASED AND LICENSED VIA PEXELS.COM —— KEYWORDS: plane, airplane, crash, crashed, disappeared, vanished, unsolved, without a trace, unresolved, mystery, aviation, mysteries, true story, real story, real life, crime, true crime, missing, missing person, portal, time, africa, angola, luanda, airport, cuatro de fevereiro, civil war, war, cold war, espionage, arms dealer, black market, shady, crime, syndicate, cartel, gang, violence, bribery, bribe, haunted, haunt, haunting, ghost, alien, cryptid, time travel, malaysian airlines, american airlines, miami, florida Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 226: Helltown, Ohio

Deep in the woods of Summit County lies a ghost town with a name as ominous as its legend: HELLTOWN. In this episode, Nat is leading Aly headfirst into the haunted lore, government conspiracies, and off-the-record whispers that have turned this abandoned village into Ohio’s creepiest urban legend. Is Helltown just a case of eminent domain gone wrong? Is the government covering up satanic rituals, mutated creatures, ufos, chemical spills, or a top-secret biological experiment that turned residents into monsters? Are cannibals kinda chill like that? LITERALLY IDK RN BUT WE ARE GOING TO FIND OUT! So buckle (tf) up because this episode is as chaotic as it is haunted! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 INTRO 00:06:00 THE SATANIC PANIC? 00:40:44 NUTRAFOL AD  00:43:26 METH HEAD WITH A MISSION 00:56:21 BETTER HELP AD 00:58:27 ARMIE HAMMER CRASHOUT 01:16:00 CRUISING REDDIT FOR CONTENT 01:22:00 CLOSING CREDITS & SECRET PASSWORD THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below! NUTRAFOL- For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners TEN DOLLARS OFF your first month’s subscription plus FREE SHIPPING when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code HAUNTED. BETTER HELP: This episode is brought to you by Better Help. Visit https://betterhelp.com/GETHAUNTED to get 10% off your first month. --- Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted  LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com    Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted   Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: LetsGetHaunted.com —SOURCES: [1] Helltown: A True American Horror Story in Ohio[2] https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/helltown-ohio [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Town,_Ohio [4] https://www.reddit.com/r/Ohio/comments/1kem2vc/ever_heard_of_helltown_the_whole_town_was/ MUSIC: [1] Dark Piano and LGH Creepy Doll Mix by Michael Byrnes  [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6UU2FyLHiw KEYWORDS: Helltown Ohio, Helltown conspiracy, Helltown haunted, Helltown Ohio podcast, Haunted Ohio towns, Helltown Ohio mystery, Abandoned towns in Ohio, Creepiest towns in America, Helltown ghost stories, Boston Township Ohio abandoned, Helltown mutant legends, Ohio urban legends, Haunted places in Ohio, Government cover-up Helltown, Satanic panic Ohio, Paranormal activity in Helltown, Helltown school bus legend, Ohio haunted forest, Helltown cult rumors, true crime and paranormal, urban legends podcast, haunted history, conspiracy theory podcast, creepy small towns, spooky road trip destinations, weird history podcast, r/abandonedplaces, reddit mystery, unsolved, helltown exposed, cursed american town, government cover-up, creepy real story, haunted town abandoned overnight, the town ohio doesn’t talk about, 1970s, real horror story, weirdest town in america, glitch in the matrix, ghost town mystery, what really happened in helltown, real life american horror story, forbidden places in the US, the scariest place in ohio, cult town conspiracy, helltown chemical spill, helltown monsters, government shutdown town, abandoned school bus legend, spooky ohio story, haunted forest USA, don’t go to helltown, armie hammer, cannibals, ghost Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 225.5: Listener Stories #36

Welcome to Episode 225.5: Listener Stories #36! This is the episode where our Haunties (aka listeners) write in with their first-person spooky tales of cryptids, ghosts, curses, and aliens! This week, we listen and respond to 3 voicemails left on the Hauntie Hotline, plus we read your stories. Unboxing/Fan Mail is moved to Patreon under the “Free Tier” so check that out for free if you’re interested! Voicemail stories listened to during this episode include: a ghost snatches a paper out of a baby’s hand, a digging demon, and a translucent ghost woman. Listener stories from this week’s episode include tales of: a 1920s little girl ghost, a rose scented perfume haunting, a psychic grandma, a ghost dog, psychic animals, old unfinished haunted homes, an EVP meter picks up two spirits who were murdered on a highway, the radio tells a woman she’s about to crash her car, and more! Some of the listeners whose stories are featured in this week’s episode include: Charlize & two anonymous Haunties, Taylor B, Jackie H, Anonymous, Alysson, Chelsea L, Chai, Kate S, & Teagan M. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 - INTRO / HOUSEKEEPING 00:16:35 - MIRACLE MADE AD 00:18:20 - HAUNTIE HOTLINE 00:49:17 - LISTENER STORIES BEGINS 01:03:40 - BLISSY AD 01:05:30 - LISTENER STORIES CONTINUES 02:02:26 - FINAL THOUGHTS 02:09:20 - CLOSING CREDITS THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below: MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made by going to: https://www.trymiracle.com/HAUNTED and use code “HAUNTED” to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% off!  BLISSY: Get better sleep, hair, and skin with Blissy and use code “LGHPOD” to get an additional 30% off at https://blissy.com/LGHPOD  —— Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted  LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com    Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted   Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: LetsGetHauntedPod@gmail.com —— KEYWORDS: horror, scary, storytelling, cryptid, legend, urban legend, haunted, haunting, ghost, creature, demon, angel, death, heaven, afterlife, reddit, 4chan, TikTok, Tumblr, spooky, paranormal, supernatural, alien, UFO, UAP, Underwater, Ocean, Sea, Mysterious, Extraterrestrial, War, Listener Stories, religion, Stories, Story, Listener, Fan, E-mails, True, Real, Real Life, True Life, unsolved, unresolved, unknown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices