190: The Ghostbusters Case

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What if your house was legally haunted? The Ackleys of Nyack, New York had to deal with just that. We look into the legal precedent of paranormal activity, real estate hauntings, and ask the question: At what point is it worth it to own a haunted house? </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of legal disputes, racism, The Confederate Flag, slavery, violence against indigenous people, death, capitalism, real estate, and haunting.   </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Amanda recommends subscribing to Nicole Cardoza’s</span> <a href= "http://antiracismdaily.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Anti-Racism Daily</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">newsletter and supporting her on Patreon. Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href="http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Merch</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Our new pins, digital coloring book, and posters are all for sale at</span> <a href="http://spiritspodcast.com/merch"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://spiritspodcast.com/merch</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Multitude</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: Get tickets to our July 30th LIVE SHOW at</span> <a href= "http://multitude.productions/digitallive"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://multitude.productions/digitallive</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sponsors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <a href= "http://b