WKGF Presents: The Witching Hour
Hosted by Max Thorn and Grant Fieldgrove · Max Thorn, WKGF Radio Archives, Watch the Sky Productions, Grant Fieldgrove
4.6from 58 ratings
- 24
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 58
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About WKGF Presents: The Witching Hour
WKGF Presents The Witching Hour is a fully scripted podcast series disguised as a late-night radio call-in show from the 80s, hosted by the fun-loving rock 'n roll DJ Max Thorn, straight from the corner booth at WKGF Bakersfield. Each episodes blends character-driven storytelling with a nostalgic feel, as Max opens the phone lines to listeners desperate to share their brushes with the bizarre - from haunted arcades and cursed VHS cassettes to impossible memories and vanishing children. Some calls are intense, some are absurd, some seem to hit a little too close to home, but Max wants to hear them all. Between phone calls, the broadcast sometimes shifts without warning, the frequenncy distorts, the dial turns, and you're plunged into fully produced audio-dramas that exist within the world of the show. These short form dial shifts blur the line between fiction and transmission - as if the radio is picking up something it shouldn't, giving YOU the real story! Whether you're here for creepy midnight confessions, cheap laughs, audio dramas ranging from creepy to uplifting to straight up campy, the ongoing mystery of the show itself, soaked in analog delight, or just a good ol' fashion good time, WKGF Presents The Witching Hour is for you! Season 2 premiers June 19th, 2026... In the world of the show, that date is November 3rd, 1989, with new episodes following that same timeline coming every Friday night through summer. Each episode features nostalgic, in-world ads direct from 1989, but other than that, The Witching Hour will be completely AD FREE! Follow the show on Instagram @wkgf.thewitchinghour and if you're enjoying your time here, please consider leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. It really helps the show! WKGF Presents The Witching Hour - Coast to Coast & Beyond is fully produced and written by Grant Fieldgrove, author of Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade, and The Archie & Elise Mysteries.
- Publisher
- Max Thorn, WKGF Radio Archives, Watch the Sky Productions, Grant Fieldgrove
- Category
- fiction · fiction
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Jun 2025
- Latest episode
- 21 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 24 episodes have a transcript.
21 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
January 5, 1990 - Miracle Man
14 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
December 29, 1989 - The Bizarre End of Cooper McNeely
7 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
December 22, 1989 - Primetime Pizza
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January 5, 1990 - Miracle Man
Published 21 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah, I dig. So, she suggested that maybe I should try to find the root cause of the problem, or talk to someone who can maybe realize that basements are just another room of the house, and completely safe. Like, I know they are, but I can't convince my brain. So, I went to a hypnotherapist. Oh, wow. Yeah, and... And listen, man, I know how that sounds. I'm not a crystals and moon phase guy. I'm just a normal guy, but I was getting desperate. I just wanted my brain to stop and doing what it does. So I booked the appointment, and I went. And the first session was just normal. A lot of questions, and the guy's voice, calm breathing, close your eyes, all that. […]
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- Aleksandra Tarasyeva
- Kat Deo
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- Cirillo Gonzalez
- Jason Isaac Melnyk
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 39 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 19 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100
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- 12
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts WKGF Presents: The Witching Hour?
Max Thorn and Grant Fieldgrove host the show. Published by Max Thorn, WKGF Radio Archives, Watch the Sky Productions, Grant Fieldgrove.
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