
Episode 080 - Swede Hollow
If you were scared we were never returning, fear no more! Your favorite podcast has returned for a riveting new episode just in time for some spooky summer fun. And what better way to dive back in than an adventure throu

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Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 91 episodes
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Frights, terrors, haunts, and spoops; two Minnesota friends explore paranormal history in the Twin Cities and beyond. Starring Dan Laschansky, Madeline Ramirez, and a host of entities.New episodes every Wednesday. Available on all of your favorite podcasting platforms!
Unknown Host hosts The Grim Cities, a history show with 91 episodes published.

If you were scared we were never returning, fear no more! Your favorite podcast has returned for a riveting new episode just in time for some spooky summer fun. And what better way to dive back in than an adventure throu

Hey Grim Cities Family! It’s been a while. As you all know, Minnesota has been the subject of national attention as of late, and quite frankly things here in the metro area have been intense. This morning we released an

Another Special Re-release from Summer 2024! Refresh yourself on some of the haunted parks around the state! Pick up some merch today: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-grim-cities/ Be sure to follow us on Instagram, X,

Happy New Year, everyone! We are re-releasing our New Year's Eve themed episode from 2023. Hear all about the dark history of Brinton Lodge and their annual ode to those who once (and may still) roam its halls.

It's a throwback episode! For the holidays, reacquaint yourself with the notorious Christmas legend Krampus! We will be back with brand new episodes on January 6, 2026.

We really did one of our listeners dirty y’all…and we apologize. Listener Regina sent us multiple messages over the past year, but we never saw them as she was trapped behind the hidden message requests on Instagram. We

Have you ever noticed how some superstitions are so ubiquitous that no one ever seems to question them? Where did they come from? Why do they persist? One such superstition is so widely recognized that it is considered a

Madeline starts us off this week on a feisty note, when she airs out Dan’s dirty laundry. That’s right, Madeline catches Dan in a bold-faced lie that he swears was “unintentional”… We’ll let the audience decide. Then the

Dan recently discovered a new queer ghost hunting show that he cannot wait to share with everyone! And Madeline has a new Instagram account she's following. Then we explore an antique wooden object that is known to be ha

Madeline and Dan can’t help but begin this week by reminiscing about the serendipitous moment they were contacted by a senior producer at MPR and the emotional high that immediately followed. I mean, a live interview abo

Last week we took you all on a little journey back in time to explore how the most haunted castle in the entire world came into existence. Through all that conflict and bloodshed it’s no surprise that there may be some s

Today Madeline and Dan put their knowledge to the test to see if they truly deserve the title of Spooky Season Kween and King. And the questions come directly from a BuzzFeed quiz, so you know it’s the most accurate thin

Today’s tale takes place in the small town of Thief River Falls located in the far reaches of northwestern Minnesota. As most of these stories begin, the town was established though conflict between Native American tribe

Today we explore people’s innate and often unexplainable fears. Do you have a phobia that seams unreasonable to most, but can trigger a full-body fear response that consumes all of your senses? Maybe you don’t…yet; howev

You all can let out a huge sigh of relief because we are back in your earballs! The Grim Cities has returned for a brand new season, and Season 5 is going to be our biggest one yet! We’re coming at you with a whole new t

Welcome to the Season 4 finale of The Grim Cities! Can’t believe we’ve been doing this for over four full years… fucking 🤯 mind 🤯 blowing. We’re so grateful to all of our listeners, both new and original, for supportin

Madeline and Dan have some riveting content to share with you all, and each other, this week! We jump in right away with not one, but TWO movie trailers for upcoming films that are causing unparalleled excitement in our

Madeline starts today’s episode off by once again traumatizing Dan with a video that makes him question all of his life choices that lead to this very moment. Things get even wilder when we regale the listeners with a re

We are re-releasing one of our favorite episodes our FIRST season! Learn more on how you can communicate with spirits as we finalized a new episode on Spiritualism!

Madeline and Dan dust off the cobwebs from a long Minnesota winter, and attend to some much neglected housekeeping items for The Grim Cities. Beginning with an email from a devoted fan that was sent months ago - our apol
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