Sunday, November 10, 2024

Toledo According To Joe Shortridge and Jen Shortridge, brother and sister

Years lived in Toledo: 52 and 48
Occupation: Hosts of The 222 Paranormal Podcast
Number of years podcasting: Three years, now in Season 4 of the show.
Our Story in one sentence: We are historians, podcasters, and storytellers who never sleep.
Most people know us for being Toledo’s top paranormal podcasters.
Our favorite haunted location to investigate in Toledo: Collingwood Arts Center

The best time I ever had in Toledo: Investigating with our local paranormal teams!
Three adjectives to describe Toledo: Amazing, haunted, historical.
Our Favorite Haunted Cemeteries: Wolfinger Cemetery, Woodlawn and Ravine!
Best place to capture an EVP(Electronic Voice Phenomenon): Toledo Police Museum
Favorite Haunted Theatre: Toledo Rep
Scariest ghost investigation in Toledo: The Bone House— listen to Episodes 072 and 107 to hear all about it.

What got you into studying the creepy and uncanny? Jen: From a young age, I was always fascinated by ghost stories and TV shows like Unsolved Mysteries. I would go to the library and check out every book I could find on Loch Ness, bigfoot and ghosts, but the biggest interest came from sensing a spirit in my cousin’s home. I could feel someone standing behind me and no one was there!
Joe: I was more fascinated by the UFO phenomenon, and I have always had an interest in ghosts and the unknown.

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Describe a paranormal experience you’ve had that really shook you:
Jen: My most frightening moment was paranormal investigating with Zak Bagans at Mansfield Prison. We were in complete darkness in solitary confinement and he was angrily provoking the spirits of the former prisoners; I literally was shaking with fear. I felt something lift my ponytail. I’ll never forget that moment.
Joe: I was working in a factory in the 90s and saw a full-bodied apparition of a young girl in 50s style clothing standing on a conveyor that no one could actually stand on. I looked away and looked back and she was gone.

Describe your views of paranormal phenomena: Jen: Spirits are energy. I think they can come around when we call to them, and I believe they can interact with the living. Most sightings come from some lore and legends. I like to keep an open mind.
Joe:I feel like our loved ones who have passed can communicate through different means whether spiritually or electronically. I call BS on people claiming every doll is haunted.

222 Paranormal Podcast recently held the 2019 Toledo Bigfoot and Paranormal Conference. How did it go? It was a complete success. It was standing room only in the speakers room as our four knowledge-filled and interesting presenters spoke on ghosts, Lake Erie Monsters, Mothman and Bigfoot. We had folks from as far away as Buffalo, NY attend, as well as other television personalities from Monster Quest who came on their own just to check out the conference. Our guest speaker and Travel Channel personality Ken Gerhard even got to sign a bun at the original Tony Packo’s restaurant!

For more information, visit
facebook.com/222Paranormal or
222paranormal.libsyn.com.

Years lived in Toledo: 52 and 48
Occupation: Hosts of The 222 Paranormal Podcast
Number of years podcasting: Three years, now in Season 4 of the show.
Our Story in one sentence: We are historians, podcasters, and storytellers who never sleep.
Most people know us for being Toledo’s top paranormal podcasters.
Our favorite haunted location to investigate in Toledo: Collingwood Arts Center

The best time I ever had in Toledo: Investigating with our local paranormal teams!
Three adjectives to describe Toledo: Amazing, haunted, historical.
Our Favorite Haunted Cemeteries: Wolfinger Cemetery, Woodlawn and Ravine!
Best place to capture an EVP(Electronic Voice Phenomenon): Toledo Police Museum
Favorite Haunted Theatre: Toledo Rep
Scariest ghost investigation in Toledo: The Bone House— listen to Episodes 072 and 107 to hear all about it.

What got you into studying the creepy and uncanny? Jen: From a young age, I was always fascinated by ghost stories and TV shows like Unsolved Mysteries. I would go to the library and check out every book I could find on Loch Ness, bigfoot and ghosts, but the biggest interest came from sensing a spirit in my cousin’s home. I could feel someone standing behind me and no one was there!
Joe: I was more fascinated by the UFO phenomenon, and I have always had an interest in ghosts and the unknown.

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Describe a paranormal experience you’ve had that really shook you:
Jen: My most frightening moment was paranormal investigating with Zak Bagans at Mansfield Prison. We were in complete darkness in solitary confinement and he was angrily provoking the spirits of the former prisoners; I literally was shaking with fear. I felt something lift my ponytail. I’ll never forget that moment.
Joe: I was working in a factory in the 90s and saw a full-bodied apparition of a young girl in 50s style clothing standing on a conveyor that no one could actually stand on. I looked away and looked back and she was gone.

Describe your views of paranormal phenomena: Jen: Spirits are energy. I think they can come around when we call to them, and I believe they can interact with the living. Most sightings come from some lore and legends. I like to keep an open mind.
Joe:I feel like our loved ones who have passed can communicate through different means whether spiritually or electronically. I call BS on people claiming every doll is haunted.

222 Paranormal Podcast recently held the 2019 Toledo Bigfoot and Paranormal Conference. How did it go? It was a complete success. It was standing room only in the speakers room as our four knowledge-filled and interesting presenters spoke on ghosts, Lake Erie Monsters, Mothman and Bigfoot. We had folks from as far away as Buffalo, NY attend, as well as other television personalities from Monster Quest who came on their own just to check out the conference. Our guest speaker and Travel Channel personality Ken Gerhard even got to sign a bun at the original Tony Packo’s restaurant!

For more information, visit
facebook.com/222Paranormal or
222paranormal.libsyn.com.

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