Pints and Poltergeists

About Pints and Poltergeists

We Brits have a unique relationship with our pubs. Don’t get me wrong, we’re hardly the only people in the world to have bars. To us, though, “the local” is woven into our history and folklore. When you cross the threshold of the village tavern or the old coaching inn, you literally tread in the footsteps of people who lived and died centuries before you took your first breath. The walls have been privy to thousands of tall tales and secret conversations. With luck, these places will outlast us, as they did those who came before. No wonder “the local” is the perfect breeding ground for a good ghost story. Join us to listen to a bit of history about our favourite boozers, and the ghost stories that surround them. Terry does all the hard work of researching, while Matt and Esther listen and take this piss mostly. More detail on the pubs featured on the blog: https://pintsandpoltergeists.wordpress.com/ (https://pintsandpoltergeists.wordpress.com/)

Publisher

Too Late Update Podcast

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Nov 2021

Latest episode

28 Dec 2021

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Dec 2021

   Pints and Poltergeists Chaser 2 - The Pints and Polts Christmas Party!

   The gang gets suitably "refreshed" and listens to some reviews of haunted bars and pubs from across the pond in the US. Content warning may contain Florida Mans

2. 

   28 Dec 2021

   Pints and Poltergeists Chaser 1 - Interview at the Bell Farringdon

   In the first of our Chaser Series Terry talks to the landlord of the Bell in Farringdon about what it's like running a haunted pub.

3. 

   16 Dec 2021

   Episode 4: The Prince of Wales, Kenfig

   In which we discuss with our guest Kevin Jones the relative merits of "real pies" v "lying pies" and Welsh ghosts at the Prince of Wales in Kenfig.

4. 

   6 Dec 2021

   Episode 3: The Snickleway Inn, York

   In which we talk about the Snickleway Inn, York (aka the best named pub ever) and debate the relative fashions of our time vs the "olden times". Content warning: Blackadder reference.

5. 

   28 Nov 2021

   Episode 2: The Mug, Claines

   In which we cluedo-style determine which ghost is the most likely to be the jug-swinger. Also, for our foreign listeners, "TImmy Mallet" is a hammer applied to the head of children in the school holidays. Please email us for further information pintsandpolts@gmail.com (mailto:pintsandpolts@gmail.com). Terry's blog: https://pintsandpoltergeists.wordpress.com/ (https://pintsandpoltergeists.wordpress.com/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pintsandpoltergeists/ (https://www.instagram.com/pintsandpoltergeists/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastPints (https://twitter.com/PodcastPints) https://www.facebook.com/Pintsandpoltergeists (https://www.facebook.com/Pintsandpoltergeists)

6. 

   21 Nov 2021

   Episode 1: The Bell, Faringdon

   In which our baby podcast takes its first steps into this world. Terry regales Matt and Esther with tales of the various hauntings of the Bell Inn, and we contemplate the existence of a ghost Margaret Thatcher.