Podcast appearances and mentions of James A Willis

Steve, Andy and guest host Susy talk with James A. WillisFounded in 1999 by James A. Willis, The Ghosts of Ohio is a nationally recognized paranormal-research organization that uses scientific and historic methods to investigate and document reported hauntings in the state of Ohio. We are one of the most reputable and prominent not-for-profit organizations in the state and have been in continuous operation since our founding. Find James  here - https://www.ghostsofohio.org

Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome back author and paranormal investigator/researcher James A. Willis for part 2 of our discussion on the spirit world. We talk all about his career researching and personally investigating all sorts of spooky locations around the country. James has been chasing after all things strange and spooky for over 30 years, most recently with his organization, The Ghosts of Ohio. When he wasn't trying to coax the boogeyman out from under his bed for a photo shoot, Willis found the time to author over a dozen books, including The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories, Haunted Indiana, and Weird Ohio.Guest (select) Publications: The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories, Haunted Indiana: Ghost and Strange Phenomena of the Hoosier State, Ohio's Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye StateGuest Website/Social Media:www.strangeandspookyworld.comInstagram: @strangeandspookyworld Twitter: @jamesawillisStay on top of all the latest by following the show at:Instagram: @thefromthevoidpodastFacebook: @thefromthevoidpodcastTwitter: @thefromthevoidpodcast The From the Void Podcast is written, edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/from-the-void-podcast/donations

Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome author and paranormal investigator/researcher James A. Willis. We talk all about his career researching and personally investigating all sorts of spooky locations around the country. James has been chasing after all things strange and spooky for over 30 years, most recently with his organization, The Ghosts of Ohio. When he wasn't trying to coax the boogeyman out from under his bed for a photo shoot, Willis found the time to author over a dozen books, including The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories, Haunted Indiana, and Weird Ohio.Guest (select) Publications: The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories, Haunted Indiana: Ghost and Strange Phenomena of the Hoosier State, Ohio's Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye StateGuest Website/Social Media:www.strangeandspookyworld.comInstagram: @strangeandspookyworld Twitter: @jamesawillisStay on top of all the latest by following the show at:Instagram: @thefromthevoidpodastFacebook: @thefromthevoidpodcastTwitter: @thefromthevoidpodcast The From the Void Podcast is written, edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/from-the-void-podcast/donations

Master storyteller, author, and supernatural researcher James Willis joins us to talk about all things strange in Ohio. We discuss the Loveland Frog, the Oxford Motorcycle ghost, that pentagram situation in Athens, and much more! His new book, “Southern Ohio Legends and Lore” is available on August 15, 2022. Learn more about James at his website www.strangeandspookyworld.com and check out the many books he has written on the strange and unusual in Ohio. James A. Willis has been walking on the weird side of history for nearly forty years. He's authored more than a dozen books, including “Central Ohio Legends & Lore,” “Ohio's Historic Haunts” and “Weird Ohio.” He is the director of the Ghosts of Ohio, a paranormal research group that he founded in 1999, and is a sought-after public speaker. He has also appeared in hundreds of media sources, including CNN, USA Today, Fox Sports and the Astonishing Legends podcast. Willis resides in Ohio, with his wife and daughter and two narcoleptic cats.

Join Flood and special guest James A. Willis, affectionately known to many of us as "Weird Willis" from "Strange & Spooky World" and "Ghosts of Ohio" What was meant to be an addendum of our research into Waverly Hills turned into a frank and frankly wonderful conversation between a curious party: FLOOD And a gifted and seasoned investigator with decades of experiences dating waaaay back from our feeble experiences: JAMES A. WILLIS James is a personal inspiration for Flood. The way Willis reviews his own data inspires the Ex V Planis team to take a more critical and healthily skeptical look at every potential piece of evidence that the crew gets, because if you are really willing to tear it apart, the further you dig, the less you will get...but the things that remain are far more compelling than the flashy lights. James Willis has the investigation chops that we here at Ex V Planis hope we can learn from. Let's get weird....   ALL THING JAMES A. WILLIS: https://strangeandspookyworld.com/ https://www.ghostsofohio.org/   MEG'S MINDBLOWERS The European Space Agency's Gaia space observatory has had it mission expanded to map into new dimensions, releasing more detailed measurements of hundreds of millions of stars, plus — for the first time — asteroids, galaxies and the dusty medium between stars. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-asteroid-gaia-map-milky-way-galaxy-stars     Cosmic filaments may be the biggest spinning objects in space Understanding filaments' rotation could help astronomers figure out the origins of cosmic spin. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dark-matter-cosmic-filaments-biggest-spinning-objects-space   Voyager Satellites are Shutting down after almost 45 years in space. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/record-breaking-voyager-spacecraft-begin-to-power-down/   Study Suggests Chickens Were Domesticated 3,500 Years Ago https://www.archaeology.org/news/10593-220607-southeast-asia-chickens     Subatomic particles paint pictures of inner worlds of pyramids, volcanoes and more https://www.sciencenews.org/article/muon-subatomic-particle-volcano-pyramid-physics       Shifting habitats implicate a disputed ancestor in the rise of Homo sapiensand Neandertals https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-human-evolution-habitat-migration   Homo sapiens may have reached Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously thought: Migrations to the continent started long before Neandertals died out, new finds suggest       https://www.sciencenews.org/article/homo-sapiens-humans-europe-migration-earlier-france-rock-shelter   ALL THINGS EX V PLANIS https://linktr.ee/Exvplanis   ALL THING FOLDS & FLOODS https://linktr.ee/Foldsand%20Floods   Copyright Folds & Floods Productions 2022 All Rights Reserved  

James A Willis is an artist, whose work has most recently revolved around guitars and guitar cases, since establishing a studio in Nashville and accepting a role as Gibson Guitar's first artist in residence. As a rider and multiple bike Triumph owner, James agreed to blend his passions, and enhance Triumph and Gibson's support of the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, by painting three guitar cases which will be donated to DGR participants who have raised funds to support prostate cancer and men's mental health. In this episode we chat about the cases specifically, and James overall artistic approach. Website: JamesAWillis.comJames IG: @JamesAWillisArtistJames FB: James A WillisDGR Fundraising:  James Willis Fundraising Page For The Ride theme song by Sam PaceFor The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Episode 45: THE OXFORD LIGHT WITH JAMES A. WILLIS Kat, Jen, and Christina welcome back James A. Willis, author of Weird Ohio, Haunted Ohio, and many others, to the show to talk about the mysterious ghost lights seen around Ohio, some easy to explain; others not so much… https://strangeandspookyworld.com/ https://www.ghostsofohio.org/ @jamesawillis on Twitter Sources: Sources: https://nbc24.com/news/local/urban-legend--elmore-ghost-rider https://www.ghostsofohio.org/lore/ohio_lore_8.html https://www.ghostsofohio.org/lore/ohio_lore_35.html http://visions.indstate.edu:8888/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/932 https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/WV3_folklore-932 https://mysterioustrip.com/louis-ghost-train-saskatchewan-canada/ Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! hometownhauntedmail@gmail.com Drops every Wednesday at midnight! Follow us on Social: @cincabinetcurio (twitter) @cincycabinetofcuriosities (instagram) Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities (facebook) Follow Kat: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/witches-sorcerers-/list?title_no=417865 Follow Christina: https://embracethecrone.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cswyellokat/ Christina's Sketchy new Artbook Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christinawald Follow Jen: https://society6.com/jenkoehlerart?fb

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Ghostly talk James A. Willis / Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Pt. 2

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Episode 10: OHIO IS PROUD OF BEING WEIRD Host Kat Klockow is joined by cohorts Jen Koehler and Christina Wald for our supernatural 10th episode features James A Willis, the author of Weird Ohio, Haunted Ohio, and many others! https://strangeandspookyworld.com/ https://www.ghostsofohio.org/ @jamesawillis on Twitter A little about James A. Willis: Fueled by a steady childhood diet of Boo Berry cereal, Creepy magazine, and late-night Vincent Price movies, Willis soon developed a taste for the unexplained and quickly began seeking out all things strange and spooky. He is the co-author of Weird Ohio (2005) and Weird Indiana (2008) and was also a contributing author to Weird US (2004), Weird Hauntings (2006), Weird US II: The ODDyssey Continues (2008), and Weird Encounters (2010). Willis' unique and offbeat writing style was officially recognized in 2006 with his induction into the Grand Order of Weird Writers. In addition, Willis has been a contributing author to several books in the Armchair Reader series, including Weird, Scary & Unusual (2008), Armchair Reader Goes Hollywood (2010), and Haunted America (2011). In 2012, Willis struck out on his own with the publication of Haunted Indiana. For 2013's The Big Book Of Ohio Ghost Stories, Willis crisscrossed Ohio to bring readers over 75 of the Buckeye state's most famous (and infamous) ghosts. Willis' latest project, Ohio's Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye State, was a joint effort with Kent State University Press. Released in late 2015, the book approached hauntings and ghost stories from a historical perspective and chronicled Willis' personal experiences when locked inside of some of Ohio's most haunted locations. He also is the founder of the Ghosts of Ohio Paranormal Investigation and Research Team as well as a friend to the Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities comics anthology! We talk about his scariest ghost hunting experience, why every state has its own version of various urban legends, and why Ohio is proud of its weirdness! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Thanksgiving should be a time to remember the indigenous people of our country rather than the story woven around the origin of the holiday. One way to give thanks is a ghost supper, which many native people are adopting. “One major difference I was taught is that the barrier between the living and the spirit world is weaker during this season. We take advantage of this so the entire extended family can eat together. The more I grew, the more families, we went to and we participated in more host ghost suppers. It would become a perpetual event that would be celebrated over the course of late October through early December.” Read more: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/opinion/contributors/viewpoints/2019/11/25/viewpoint-ghost-supper-like-thanksgiving-native-people/4236769002/ https://strangeandspookyworld.com/category/crybaby-bridges/ Weird Things Link: https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/we-are-not-alone-mysterious-object-found-during-sheep-count?fbclid=IwAR2dU2zatpafHNixikUV0pskdJnMoizg1qDKCBaLSMEjLaEghBeACcbd-1E Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! cincycuriosities@gmail.com Drops every Wednesday at midnight! Follow us on Social: @cincabinetcurio (twitter) @cincycabinetofcuriosities (instagram) Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities (facebook) Follow Kat: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/witches-sorcerers-/list?title_no=417865 Follow Christina: https://embracethecrone.com/ Follow Jen: https://society6.com/jenkoehlerart?fb

Ghostly Talk We Get Weird Again With James A. Willis. / Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Returns To Tell Us Why History Is Wrong. Pt.

Ghostly Talk We Get Weird Again With James A. Willis. / Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Returns To Tell Us Why History Is Wrong. Pt.

Ghostly Talk We Get Weird Again With James A. Willis. / Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Returns To Tell Us Why History Is Wrong. Pt.

Ghostly Talk We Get Weird Again With James A. Willis. / Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Returns To Tell Us Why History Is Wrong. Pt. 3

Ghostly Talk We Get Weird Again With James A. Willis. / Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Returns To Tell Us Why History Is Wrong. Pt. 2

Ghostly Talk We Get Weird Again With James A. Willis. / Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Returns To Tell Us Why History Is Wrong. Pt. 1

Ghostly talk “The Celebrities Psychic” Nancy Bradley Talks To Us Non-Celebrities. / Our Buddy James A. Willis Graces The Haunted Winery! Pt. 3

Ghostly talk “The Celebrities Psychic” Nancy Bradley Talks To Us Non-Celebrities. / Our Buddy James A. Willis Graces The Haunted Winery! Pt. 1

Ghostly talk “The Celebrities Psychic” Nancy Bradley Talks To Us Non-Celebrities. / Our Buddy James A. Willis Graces The Haunted Winery! Pt. 2

Ghostly talk “The Celebrities Psychic” Nancy Bradley Talks To Us Non-Celebrities. / Our Buddy James A. Willis Graces The Haunted Winery! Pt. 3

Ghostly talk “The Celebrities Psychic” Nancy Bradley Talks To Us Non-Celebrities. / Our Buddy James A. Willis Graces The Haunted Winery! Pt. 3

Ghostly talk “The Celebrities Psychic” Nancy Bradley Talks To Us Non-Celebrities. / Our Buddy James A. Willis Graces The Haunted Winery! Pt. 3

Many of us have seen all the ghost hunting shows on cable television and elsewhere, but are those accurate representations of what goes on during a paranormal investigation?  After all, TV shows, have to deliver as many instances of spooky "evidence" as possible, because we, the viewing audience, demand it.  In reality, like any hunting or fishing expedition, the experience is usually long stretches of waiting patiently and hopefully for brief moments of high excitement.  Well, tonight we're going to find out in detail what it's like to actually go on a ghost hunt as we welcome back the previous episode's guest, author and paranormal investigator James A. Willis.  We'll also be joined by our good friends Jill and Roger Pingleton, who are seasoned paranormal investigators themselves.  On July 22, 2019, during a "lockdown" from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. we had the privilege of following along with them as they investigated one of the most notoriously haunted buildings in the United States, if not the world, the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, KY.  From 1910 to 1961, this massive and formerly abandoned medical facility saw more than its share of misery and death as it served as a treatment hospital for those suffering from the scourge of tuberculosis as it plagued the Louisville and Jefferson County area.  The building then witnessed another era of dwindling and death from 1962 to 1982 when it served as Woodhaven Medical Services, a nursing home for the elderly and those with severe mental disabilities.  Fortunately, however, this historic edifice has been undergoing restoration since 2001 when it was taken over by caring and dedicated new owners.  It's currently open for tours, investigations, and events.  Regardless of Waverly Hills' past, the future looks bright for this special place, a special place that's also especially haunted. Visit our website for a lot more information on this episode: http://www.astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2019/9/22/ep-154-lockdown-at-the-waverly-sanatorium (http://www.astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2019/7/14/ep-149-dan-susan-micah-hanks-and-missing-time)

Join me as I welcome paranormal researcher / author James A. Willis to Arcane Radio. In 1999, after spending more than 15 years chasing after ghosts and visiting crybaby bridges, Willis moved to Ohio and founded 'The Ghosts of Ohio' (ghostsofohio.org), a nationally recognized paranormal research organization. Willis has grown the organization to well over 35 members in three divisions throughout the state: Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. James has written 14 books, including 6 titles in the 'Weird US' series. A sought-after public speaker, Willis has given presentations throughout the United States, during which he has educated and entertained tens of thousands of people of all ages in crowd sizes ranging from 10 to well over 600. He has also been featured in more than 75 media sources, including CNN, USA, Midwest Living, The Canadian Press and others www.phantomsandmonsters.com  

The ideal qualities of a paranormal investigator should include objectivity, a grasp of the relevant history and science, and a skeptical and inquisitive nature that’s balanced with a fair and open mind. Tonight’s guest has all of those traits and more. Author and paranormal researcher James A. Willis originally hails from the Hudson Highlands of upstate New York, the stomping grounds of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. After spending 15 of his formative years being intrigued by macabre media and all things ghostly, strange and spooky, Willis moved to Ohio to found the nationally recognized research organization, The Ghosts of Ohio. He has since grown the organization to over 35 members, representing the regions anchored by the cities of Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. In 2004, the founders of the popular line of Weird US books invited Willis to contribute and he has since collaborated on 6 volumes in the series. In 2012, Willis struck out on his own with the publication of Haunted Indiana. For 2013’s The Big Book Of Ohio Ghost Stories, Willis crisscrossed Ohio to bring readers over 75 of the Buckeye state’s most famous (and infamous) ghosts. In 2015, Willis released Ohio’s Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye State. Willis’ latest project, 2017’s Central Ohio Legends & Lore, had him chasing down some of the Buckeye State’s most legendary characters, including Johnny Appleseed, Annie Oakley, and Chief Leatherlips. Along the way, Willis took the time to explore some of central Ohio’s stranger legends, such as the Ohio Grassman and even UFOs. A sought-after public speaker, Willis has given presentations throughout the United States, during which he has educated and entertained tens of thousands of people of all ages in crowd sizes ranging from 10 to well over 600. He has also been featured in more than 75 media sources, including CNN, USA Today, Columbus Business First, Midwest Living, The Canadian Press, and even the Kuwait Times. Please join us as we hear about James’ approach to paranormal research and delve into some of his most weird and eerie cases. Visit our website for a lot more information on this episode: http://www.astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2019/9/12/ep-153-james-willis-and-the-ghosts-of-ohio (http://www.astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2019/7/14/ep-149-dan-susan-micah-hanks-and-missing-time)

We discuss the Paul McCartney is Dead Hoax and explore the oddities and wonders of “Weird Ohio” with the amazingly entertaining paranormal researcher and author, James Willis. James has been tracking Ohio cryptid reports going back to the 1850s along with chronicling Ohio UFO encounters, including one that inspired Steven Spielberg. Not since the Headless Horseman went charging through Sleepy Hollow has something come out of the Hudson Highlands of upstate New York as thrilling and chilling as author and paranormal researcher James A. Willis. Fueled by a steady childhood diet of Boo Berry cereal, Creepy magazine, and late-night Vincent Price movies, Willis soon developed a taste for the unexplained and quickly began seeking out all things strange and spooky. When he wasn’t trying to coax the boogeyman out from under his bed for a photo shoot, Willis pondered such eternal questions as what happens to us when we die, is there life on other planets, and what possesses someone to decorate their house with 1,001 milk jugs? In 1999, after spending more than 15 years chasing after ghosts and visiting crybaby bridges, Willis moved to Ohio and founded The Ghosts of Ohio (ghostsofohio.org), a nationally recognized paranormal research organization. Willis has grown the organization to well over 35 members in three divisions throughout the state: Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. Download the previous Ghostly Talk Shows with James Willis at https://ghostlytalk.com/episode-63-james-willis

This week, we talk to visual artist James A. Willis. Why are we talking to an artist on the FJ podcast? Because Willis has plenty of guitar and music-related projects under his belt. He's at least partially based in Nashville, where he's served as the "Artist in Residence" at Gibson, he's used guitar cases as canvases for his Saints series and he even worked at Zac Brown's estate. Most recently – and for reasons that still baffle us – Willis started a new podcast called James A. Willis reads the Fretboard Journal, where he talks to musician pals about the FJ and their guitar (and songwriting) habits.  This episode is sponsored by our friends at Mass Street Music, based in Lawrence, Kansas. If you're into boutique guitars, old Martins or just need a reliable repair team to tune up your guitars, check them out. Check out James A Willis Reads the Fretboard Journal here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/james-a-willis-reads-fretboard-journal/id1355577648?mt=2

I'm reading Fretboard Journal because it was brought to my attention that reading while driving is inherently dangerous!

This week on the show Eric and Marie welcome Author, Investigator and Ohioan Jim Willis as talk about his dozen plus books, some of the haunted locations in Ohio and his research into the paranormal Not since the Headless Horseman went charging through Sleepy Hollow has something come out of the Hudson Highlands of upstate New York as thrilling and chilling as author and paranormal researcher James A. Willis. Fueled by a steady childhood diet of Boo Berry cereal, Creepy magazine, and late-night Vincent Price movies, Willis soon developed a taste for the unexplained and quickly began seeking out all things strange and spooky. When he wasn't trying to coax the boogeyman out from under his bed for a photo shoot, Willis pondered such eternal questions as what happens to us when we die, is there life on other planets, and what possesses someone to decorate their house with 1,001 milk jugs? In 1999, after spending more than 15 years chasing after ghosts and visiting crybaby bridges, Willis moved to Ohio and founded The Ghosts of Ohio (ghostsofohio.org), a nationally recognized paranormal research organization. Willis has grown the organization to well over 35 members in three divisions throughout the state: Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. In 2004, in what seemed to be destiny, Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman, the brainchilds of the Weird US series of books, approached Willis and asked him to contribute to their latest volume, Weird US . To date, Willis has been involved with 6 books in the Weird US series. He is the co-author of Weird Ohio (2005) and Weird Indiana (2008) and was also a contributing author to Weird US (2004), Weird Hauntings (2006), Weird US II: The ODDyssey Continues (2008), and Weird Encounters (2010). Willis' unique and offbeat writing style was officially recognized in 2006 with his induction into the Grand Order of Weird Writers. In addition, Willis has been a contributing author to several books in the Armchair Reader series, including Weird, Scary & Unusual (2008), Armchair Reader Goes Hollywood (2010), and Haunted America (2011). In 2012, Willis struck out on his own with the publication of Haunted Indiana. For 2013's The Big Book Of Ohio Ghost Stories , Willis crisscrossed Ohio to bring readers over 75 of the Buckeye state's most famous (and infamous) ghosts. Willis' latest project, Ohio's Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye State , was a joint effort with Kent State University Press. Released in late 2015, the book approached hauntings and ghost stories from a historical perspective and chronicled Willis' personal experiences when locked inside of some of Ohio's most haunted locations. A sought-after public speaker, Willis has given presentations throughout the United States, during which he has educated and entertained tens of thousands of people of all ages in crowd sizes ranging from 10 to well over 600. He has also been featured in more than 75 media sources, including CNN, USA Today, Columbus Business First, Midwest Living, The Canadian Press , and even the Kuwait Times . Willis currently resides in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and daughter, a Queen-loving parrot, and three narcoleptic cats. To learn more about Jim, visit his websites or on twitter at jim@strangeandspooky.com • Strangeandspookyworld.com • twitter.com/jamesawillis

Author and ghost investigator James A.Willis joins us for a conversation about ghost hunting and his book Ohio's Historic Haunts