Podcast Summary: Two Girls One Ghost
Encounters x325 – Sports Superstitions & Game-day Ghouls
April 2, 2026 | Hosts: Corinne Vien & Sabrina Deana-Roga

Episode Overview

In this episode, Corinne and Sabrina leap into the eerie intersection of sports, superstitions, and the supernatural. They share listener-submitted stories about personal and family sports rituals, athletic hauntings, and paranormal encounters linked to game days and sporting venues. The hosts also read out the weirdest superstitions and habits of their audience, ranging from the classic ‘lucky underwear’ to full-blown magical interventions for team success.

The tone is lively, playful, and candid, as the pair riff on locker room creepiness, haunted murals, mysterious voices, game-day rituals, and the emotional power sports hold in both life and afterlife.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Sports, Superstitions & Rituals in Everyday Life

• The hosts explore why sports attract so many superstitions: from game-day clothing to elaborate family habits.
• Quote (03:05, Sabrina): “Sports are happening all around us. Can you feel it? Can you see it? Can you hear it? Do you hear those sneakers on the basketball court? ...Go sports!”
• Discussion about underwear-based rituals, voodoo dolls fashioned by a “witchy” grandmother, and the mystery of how these practices start.
  • Corinne (04:09): “My grandmother was a little bit of a witch and she used to make us voodoo dolls for the other team… That is some really serious sports shit.”
• The idea that energy and intention, built up by collective rituals or hopes, might actually influence the outcome of games.

2. Listener Tales: Hauntings in Athletic Spaces

A series of chilling stories from listeners link sports to supernatural disturbances.

a. The Strange Gym Encounter (John, ~04:40–12:47)

• Setting: Early morning, nearly-empty gym in Wisconsin.
• Experience: John encounters a bizarre, ageless man with unnervingly long arms and a faded smiley-face shirt in the locker room. The man’s presence unsettles everyone, then he vanishes mysteriously.
• Quote (08:37, John): “He puts his hands on his hips and says, ‘Looks like it’s just you and me, huh?’”
• Hosts debate if this was a malevolent spirit, a “flesh pedestrian,” drug user, or simply a run-of-the-mill creeper.

b. Haunted Murals & Shadow Men (“My Three Kids are Haunted”, ~12:47–18:19)

• Rose’s children repeatedly encounter supernatural phenomena in multiple homes, including:
  • A haunted kitchen with persistent “barbecue sauce” stains, later revealed to be blood from a murder.
  • Bloody ghostly apparitions in mirrors and a shadow man lurking in the house, even after a move and blessing.
  • A hand-painted mural of baseball players that the youngest son insists come out at night (“the baseball players would come out of the wall to watch him sleep” – 17:27).
• The mural story sparks debate: can art “invite” spirits inadvertently?

c. Stadium Specter: La Lechuza at Old Mission Stadium (Mel, ~22:02–25:08)

• Mel recounts how her uncles snuck into a minor league ballpark in San Antonio and, after ignoring mysterious noises, were chased by a giant, witch-bird entity (La Lechuza).
• The group’s grandmother’s matter-of-fact reaction: “That’s what you get for not listening to me in the first place.”
• Hosts jokingly speculate if the grandma was perhaps involved in some form of witchcraft herself. (“Was it your grandma? Could she transform?” – 25:08)

d. Ghostly Guidance at the Ball Game (Deli, ~27:39–29:32)

• A voice is caught on recording at a rainy youth baseball game, whispering, “It’s in the desk.” This clue leads to a deceased relative’s lost address for an old flame, fulfilling a dying wish.
• The recording is described as unusually clear: “It doesn’t sound like a normal EVP; it truly sounds like someone’s right there on the microphone.” (30:03)

e. Signs from the Afterlife Through Sports (Kevin, ~30:53–34:38)

• After his father’s sudden passing, Kevin details how a monarch butterfly followed him at a family hockey game, and later, his missing Patriots hat mysteriously reappeared before he went onto an NFL field—fulfilling their lifelong dream.
• Quote (33:58, Kevin): “It feels like he’s always with me, always watching over me.”
• Sabrina and Corinne highlight how intervention via lost objects (or animals) feels like classic spiritual messaging.

f. Basement Ghost & MLB Glass Smash (Lindsay, “Someone Call Ghostbusters”, ~37:01–43:33)

• Persistent poltergeist-type activity: TVs turn on by themselves, a dog freaks out, a female voice soothes the pet, and voices are heard by both Lindsay and a psychic friend.
• A glass from an Astros memorabilia collection shatters the day the Astros are knocked out of the World Series—leading the hosts to wonder if even spirits have strong team loyalties! (“So I’m curious what tie this spirit has to the Astros.” – 43:14)

g. Crossed Over Making a Run (Stix, “Spooky Child Spooky Adult”, ~43:40–49:03)

• After having a near-death experience during a childhood baseball game (“I had suddenly stopped breathing in the middle of the game” – 44:17), Stix believes a spiritual “door” opened, leading to lifelong supernatural encounters.
• Other stories include a spectral farm relative (“I’ve seen him at the farm!” – 45:40) and a violent, poltergeist-like haunting in their high school’s drama basement.

3. The Superstition Parade: Listeners’ Sports Rituals (~49:54–54:35)

The hosts share a rapid-fire selection of the best and weirdest fan/player rituals sent in by listeners—some practical, many just bizarre:

• Only wear a certain sports bra for games
• Don’t wash game-day outfits unless the team loses
• Left cleat before right, every time
• Homemade superstitions about sex, hair dye, and bleaching body hair in team colors (!)
• Never touch your jersey on game day
• Team “butt slapping” before ballet recitals for luck
• Yelling “hot dog!” during opponents’ free throws
• Refusing to wash a hockey jersey until the season’s end (hosts agree: “That is so nasty.” – 50:56)

Reflections

• The hosts joke about “manifesting” outcomes but also earnestly reflect on the collective power of intention and belief in rituals.
  • Corinne (55:07): “We’re laughing about it, but also believe in, like, energy and intention… If it works, it works.”

Notable Quotes & Moments

• Corinne on gym encounter (08:37): “He puts his hands on his hips and says, ‘Looks like it’s just you and me, huh?’”
• Sabrina on haunted mural (17:27): “The baseball players would come out of the wall to watch him sleep.”
• On La Lechuza (25:08): “Was it your grandma? Could she transform or was she into some witchcraft?”
• On the ghostly voice at a ball game (29:16): “You can clearly hear someone audibly say, ‘It’s in the desk.’”
• On sports energy (26:07): “To either win or lose is like… Like losing is so devastating and heartbreaking. And winning is also so exciting that like how much energy is left on the field.”
• On manifestation (55:07): “Willpower and manifestation is a very real thing.”

Memorable & Emotional Touchpoints

• Audience engagement: Listeners’ stories range from hilarious (ritual underwear) to heartfelt (signs from lost loved ones), displaying just how deeply sports, ritual, and the supernatural intertwine.
• Hosts’ camaraderie: Corinne and Sabrina keep the tone upbeat and warm, even when stories are genuinely chilling (“I’m still so disturbed by the revelation”—16:36).
• Community: Frequent call-outs to the listener community, emphasizing “We want your stories!” and fostering a sense of shared adventure through the podcast.

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:22] – Introduction to sports/superstition topic & rituals
• [04:40] – John’s Gym Encounter
• [12:47] – Rose’s Haunted Kids & Mural Story
• [22:02] – La Lechuza at Mission Stadium
• [27:39] – Baseball Game EVP: “It’s in the desk.”
• [30:53] – Kevin’s Fatherly Afterlife Signs
• [37:01] – Lindsay’s Basement Ghost & Astros Glass
• [43:40] – Stix’s Near-Death Baseball Awakening
• [49:54] – Listener Sports Superstitions Roundup
• [54:35] – Reflection on the power of rituals & invitation for more stories

Final Thoughts

This episode of Two Girls One Ghost demonstrates how sports superstitions are a unique, sometimes spooky, but often deeply meaningful facet of human experience. From haunted gyms to spectral stadium birds, ancestral mishaps, and near-death play, sports serve as much more than games—they can be portals, rituals, and at times, conduits for something paranormal. The hosts welcome stories from all walks (and runs, and home plate slides!) of life, eager to hear more about the haunted corners of the locker room and beyond.

“We’re laughing about it, but also believe in, like, energy and intention… Willpower and manifestation is a very real thing.” – Corinne [55:07]

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