Join comedian Rachel Dratch as she gets a little Woo Woo, discussing stories of the unexplained, the eerie and other-worldly. Rachel has gathered these tales from her funny friends over the years and invites you to listen in to the stories they may only tell to a trusted pal who will not judge. Psychics? Spirits? Astral Projection? Check, check, and check! Sure, we may live in a completely rational world where there’s no such thing as any of this stuff, but after you spend some time with Rachel, her co-host Irene Bremis, and pals, you might have your doubts, and find that…you too are WOO WOO! ~~ Follow Rachel Dratch on Instagram: @raedratch Twitter: @therealdratch ~~ Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch is brought to you by QCODE. To advertise on the show, contact us!
The Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch is my new favorite podcast discussing all things paranormal. As someone who has always been interested in the supernatural but hasn't had any major experiences, this show provides the perfect balance of entertainment and intrigue. What sets this podcast apart from others in the genre is the lighthearted and humorous approach that Rachel and her guests take when discussing these topics. Their casual conversations make me feel like I'm sitting with a group of friends, able to openly discuss the paranormal without fear of judgment or being labeled as crazy. The humor infused into each episode often has me laughing out loud, making it an enjoyable and light-hearted listen.
One of the best aspects of The Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch is the chemistry between the host and her co-hosts/guests. Rachel's conversational style, energy, and infectious giggles create a warm and welcoming atmosphere throughout each episode. This, combined with the range of interesting guests she invites onto the show, makes for captivating discussions that explore various aspects of the paranormal world. The stories shared by guests are truly fascinating, leaving listeners intrigued and wanting more.
However, there are some drawbacks to this podcast. Some listeners may find that Irene, one of Rachel's co-hosts, tends to talk over others and repeats certain points too often. While Rachel's presence often takes center stage (which is understandable given her celebrity status), it would be beneficial for Irene to dial back her interruptions to allow for more balanced conversations.
In conclusion, The Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch is an absolutely great podcast for anyone interested in the paranormal but also enjoys a good laugh. With its well-produced episodes featuring high-quality sound levels and entertaining discussions, it provides a delightful mix of woo woo topics intertwined with moments of laughter and sweetness. Rachel's infectious energy combined with her ability to create a comfortable space for discussing supernatural experiences makes this podcast a must-listen for fans of both comedy and the paranormal.
Actor and teacher Lisa Berry (Beyond Black Beauty, Supernatural) joins the show to share the tale of a crystal that had a chain reaction of blessings for her and her friends. Also, she discusses the power of taking 3 breaths – just hearing about it made Rachel's shoulders drop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Interior Designer and TV personality Genevieve Gorder (Stay Here, Trading Spaces) talks about hereditary clairvoyance and design intuition. She also shares a ghost story and a different take on what it means to “stir the pot.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Actor, writer and stand-up Jessi Klein (Big Mouth, How to Make Friends podcast) spins a funny tale of her stay at a Northern California spa. Though she resisted the idea of doing a Reiki session, five minutes in she was having life-affirming visions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Actor, writer and comedian Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Death Let Me Do My Special) joins the show to discuss her yearning for proof of something beyond. Alternating between comedy and philosophy, Rachel brings a lively conversation on life, death, and her ongoing search for a good psychic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Author, actor and elite athlete Alexi Pappas joins the show to discuss the ins and outs of the athletic mindset as well as the healing powers of dance. She even invites the ladies to a rave. Will they go? Only Penjy knows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is another one of our listener fueled episodes! Social psychologist Julie Jordan had the honor of being accepted as a “caminante” to study shamanism under Mayan elders. She shares insights on interpreting Mayan calendars and the values of spirituality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mary Ellen Matthews has been photographing the hosts and musical guests at SNL for 25 years. Hear about her creative process and peek in to a side of SNL you may not know. Mary Ellen might have the coolest job in the city, and her artistic approach is inspiring! Plus, a woo woo encounter she had just in time for the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fortune has several Netflix specials and the Handsome podcast to her name, and she brings her positive outlook of going with the flow to Woo Woo! Speaking of names, she shares how hers came to be and about her special bond with her grandmother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ky Dickens joins the ladies to discuss her podcast The Telepathy Tapes, which covers uncanny stories of telepathy, psychic moments, and explorations of consciousness and beyond, tied to anecdotes of families and teachers of non-verbal autistic kids. Also, Ky gets personal and shares a few fascinating ghost stories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Actor Jimmy Smagula (Doom Patrol, Spamalot) discovered he had a gift when he was 14 years old. Hear about the amateur medical scans that took place at his voice lessons. Sounds weird? It is! Also, being on tour can be tough especially when you throw in a haunted hotel! And we could all use the “Sparkle” technique. Listen in to find out more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Rebecca Auman, host of her own podcast “Voices in the River,” joins the ladies to talk about connecting with ancestors and honoring the mythic. Listen in to her journey about coming out of the broom closet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In honor of the SNL 50th anniversary we are re-upping this episode! Amy joins Rachel to talk about their showbiz beginnings together in Chicago and then moves on to the world of woo woo. While Amy is a self-proclaimed skeptic about ghosts, it turns out she is way into the enneagram, manifesting, and…crystals? Hey! Maybe she's more woo woo than she first thought! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Deb Jordan-Kauble stepped out into her yard June 30, 1983 and had an experience that changed her life forever. Lasting marks in the grass, physical symptoms and visions of strange beings - did Deb have an alien encounter? Featured in the Hulu series “UFO's: Investigating the Unknown,” Deb joins the ladies to give her first-hand account! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Renowned artist Lisa Yuskavage has had her work displayed in museums and galleries around the world. She joins the show to talk about her “guides,” one being an artist friend she lost years ago who still influences her to this day. A poignant exploration of loss and the enduring impact of friendship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stand-up comedian Rich Kiamco shares the time an eerie dream gave him a glimpse into the future. And woo woo just seems to follow Rich everywhere. Rachel and Irene are here for his grab bag of stories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor Clea Lewis (The Americans, Ellen) shares two very different but equally entertaining stories on the show. One involves a “kindly” stuffed toy giraffe. The other, well, did you see our title? Laughs, chills and thrills - all here this week on Woo Woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scott Philbrook, host of the podcast Astonishing Legends joins the show to discuss some of his most memorable stories, including the topic of EVPs, or “elecronic voice phenomena.” He shares recordings of some of his creepiest encounters. Listen if you dare! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stacy London (What Not to Wear, Wear Whatever the F You Want) has lived in two old brownstones in Brooklyn and they both seemed to come with some mischievous roommates! She also discusses the stages of womanhood, and now Rachel and Irene will only answer to the term “Enchantress.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryan McPartlin (Chuck, Clüsterfünke Christmas, Awesome Business Podcast) shares a story of his brother's house in Chicago where mysterious occurrences creeped out the family, especially his little nephew who seemed to see more than the rest… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here on Woo Woo we have discussed the idea of messages from beyond, and Rachel has always been a bit skeptical. Until now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A mini-episode holiday greeting from Rachel and Irene: looking back on our first year, thanking the listeners, and looking forward to upcoming episodes! What are we MANIFESTING in the New Year, sweeties!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Billy Eichner (Mufasa, Bros, Billy on the Street) joins the show to discuss how impressions and dreams from his younger days eventually manifested into real life encounters with some big-time stars! Do the vibes we put out draw certain energy into our lives? It's a who's who of woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vella Lovell (Animal Control, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, A Clüsterfünke Christmas) joins the show to talk about the woo woo elements of her childhood in New Mexico. Anyone else's mom put onions in their socks to cure what ails them? Just Vella? Ok! Also, manifesting, with no ceiling on your box of dreams! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) had a chance conversation with a stranger on a plane that led to an education in astral projection! Plus, he discusses a topic called Human Design. Apparently it's yet another way of categorizing your personality type. At this point, Rachel and Irene are open to it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fred Armisen (Wednesday, SNL) was told he had ghosts in his home. While some may find this unsettling, Fred decided to take the unusual approach of welcoming spirits to have full run of the house! Find out what he did to roll out the welcome wagon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comedy writer Emily Spivey (SNL, Wine Country) joins her pal Rachel to reminisce about the old days. Turns out, SNL had been a dream of Emily's since childhood and she manifested the hell out of that! Also, as a child she was haunted by the Black Hat Man? Apparently, it's a thing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kate Micucci (The Lego Batman Movie, DuckTales) has had several psychic moments in her life. She shares an eerie moment of clairvoyance that overcame her while looking at houses in LA. Plus, opinions from grandma from the other side, and, can you get an accurate reading from a cut-rate pet psychic? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will Forte (MacGruber, Last Man on Earth) is a good friend of Rachel's from their SNL days and he joins Woo Woo to discuss his brush with a Ouija board back in high school. Of course it involved Will hurling dick jokes at an evil spirit. Plus: Will's mom's unreliable psychic and Penjy reveals! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Have you ever had a gut feeling? D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place, Nobody Wants This) shares an amazing story from her childhood about a family outing. Listen in to hear D'arcy's eerie tale! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sabrina Brier burst on the scene with her TikTok character “That Friend.” Now she's on several prestigious lists of “comedians to watch.” How does one achieve their wildest dreams? Do what Sabrina did! Specific goals, ingenuity, a strong work ethic, and some woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor and comedian Frances Callier (The Final Word podcast, Sexy Liberal Tour) talks about a strange vision she had one day in her mirror that later became a reality. Also, can dreams connect us to the other side? Well that depends on your level of woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sometimes a kid says there's a monster under the bed. But what do you do when your kid reports…something more?! Actor, comedian and writer Casey Wilson (Happy Endings, Saturday Night Live) joins Rachel and Irene to share her creepy yet funny experience. Also, mediums and signs from beyond. A lot of LA woo woo in this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stand-up comic Zarna Garg didn't consider herself to be a woo woo person at all. And yet…she joins us here on the show to share a magical and poignant story of loss that will stay with us for a long time. Also, she discusses the booming business of Vedic astrology! Was her stand up career predicted in her birth chart? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Julianne Hough (“Dancing with the Stars,” “POTUS” on Broadway, “Footloose”) shares a fascinating tale of clairvoyance she experienced while meditating. A fan of all things woo woo, Julianne's general outlook on remaining open in mind and body left Rachel and Irene feeling downright inspired! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bridger Winegar, hilarious host of the hit podcast “I Said No Gifts” shares a connecting moment he felt with his departed loved one. But also, he serves as a fun guide in How to Spot A Demon according to his Mormon traditions. A full range of Woo Woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Realtor Richard Ellis has sold homes in the Lower Hudson Valley of New York for over 30 years, and one in particular seems to have included a few ghosts. The case of the haunted Ackley house ended up all the way in the NY Supreme Court! What happens when you buy or sell a house that seems to come with a few leftover tenants from years gone by? Listen to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor and comedian Betsy Sodaro (“Ghosts,” “Bob's Burgers”) has her own podcast that deals with the paranormal, that she also does with her good friend, and it's called “A Funny Feeling.” She joins the show to share her woo woo wisdom as well as some of her eeriest and creepiest tales. And she raises the question, if you are staying in a haunted room, do you want the advance notice? Ahhh 'tis one for the ages... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Producer Joel Chiodi (MerPeople, The Secrets of Hillsong) bought a nice little cabin in the woods to relax. Well, sometimes the nice little cabin is haunted! You know you have a problem when your dog refuses to set foot inside. Plus, energy readers and animal communicators...the woods are filled with woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What's it like to grow up in a haunted house? Actor, author and comedian Jenny Slate shares tales of her childhood home in Massachusetts, including apparitions and the discovery of a love affair from days gone by! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chelsea Devantez is a fellow Second City alumna and the host of the podcast Glamorous Trash. She also has a memoir out called “I Shouldn't Be Telling You This (But I'm Going to Anyway) which is chock full of woo woo tales. For one, she saw a psychic whose predictions seemed preposterous at the time but indeed did come true. She also has a system (that she credits to Rachel) for asking for signs from the universe! Oh, and bonus…she's a funny lady! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor, comedian, and writer Paula Pell (Girls5eva, Wine Country, SNL) has been a dear friend of Rachel's for a very long time, and she joins the show to share her love of animals and experiences with an animal communicator, her vibes on a very creepy dude in a NY diner, and her inspiring story of finding her love when she thought all hope was lost. We are so happy to chat with Paula – always a fun hang, a wise friend, and one open to all things woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Samantha Bee (The Daily Show, Full Frontal) joins Woo Woo to share tales of the terrifying house where she grew up. Did it used to be a VA Hospital? Of course it did. Giant old staircases and long dark hallways? Yup. The energy in this house was NOT GOOD, but later, she managed to get herself to a happy place. Chills and laughs - Sam brings it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lazlow has worked as a director, producer, and writer for some of the most successful video games of all time (Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption to name a few). He joins the show with tales of the eerie worlds he has visited, including his time living in an abandoned hotel…No wonder he has such an active imagination! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gloria Steinem, icon of feminism, and personal “shero” of Rachel and Irene talks about her days as a journalist and comedy writer and indulges us with talk of witches, intuition, and the wisdom of her 90 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When Rachel asked her SNL castmate Chris Kattan if he had any woo woo stories, he casually responded “Oh yeah, I used to live in a haunted house.” He joins the ladies here and shares story after story about what happened in this house. Ghost sightings! A stairway to nowhere! Whispers in the night! It's all there and more on this week's episode of Woo Woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week stand-up comic and host of the podcast “Friends Like Us,” Marina Franklin joins the show. From a clairvoyant feeling about her grandmother's dog Whitey, to shared dreaming, Marina tells the ladies about a lifetime of woo woo moments, including one about a ghost who did not share her taste in tv viewing! All here on Woo Woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor Frank Whaley (“Swimming with Sharks” “The Doors”) had an encounter with a ghost. Or rather, his toddler did. And we can all agree, that's the creepiest way to learn that you are living in a haunted house. This story will blow your mind! We'll leave it at that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor (and author!) Julianna Margulies joins Woo Woo to share the story of her dad, who was very much a believer in reincarnation. Turns out he tried out hypnosis on Julianna to take her back in time, and let's just say…it worked! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Roz Hernandez, host of her own podcast “Ghosted!” and co-host of “Living for the Dead” on Hulu, brings the fun to Rachel and Irene in a meeting of the woo woo minds! Hear her discuss the creepy Ouija board she took home from a vintage shop, as well as the hilarious world of haunted dolls for sale on eBay! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Writer and improviser Ali Davis has an extra talent—reading Tarot cards. Ali shares different approaches to the cards, and does a reading too! Plus, a creepy tale from a cursed LA apartment building involving…a smoky orb. That's pretty woo woo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor/writer/director James Morosini (“I Love My Dad”, “Sex Lives of College Girls”) joins Woo Woo to talk about a 10-day silent retreat he did. Listen in so you can hear his takeaways and keep talking all you want! You'll also hear about his father the trickster, who inspired his first film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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