Published by Agnes Finnie
In mid-2025, I had my first ghostly encounter with "the mist" - an amorphous entity, which hurried across an urban street near my house. What followed carried me (Agnes) and my partner (Pete) into an obsessive exploration with the paranormal, and the places we call home. SEASON 1 (North Queensland): Episodes 1-6 now available SEASON 2 (Greater Brisbane): Dropping monthly-ish from July 2026 ** Recommended 18+ (frequent coarse language). CONTENT WARNING: some episodes discuss suicide, attempted suicide and drug use, which may be distressing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. ** Written and hosted by Agnes Finnie agnes.finnie.podcast@gmail.com
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Agnes heads to ABC Radio to chat with Kat Feeney about the highs and lows of Mistery-making. Reproduced with permission of 612 ABC Brisbane Afternoons, recorded 29 July 2026.
Agnes fangirls over this episode's guest, Richard - a real-life ghostbuster. ** Hosted by Agnes Finnie, with Pete. agnes.finnie.podcast@gmail.com ** Music and sound used under Creative Commons licence: Eerie Vocal Choir Phrase by Orboram--https://freesound.org/s/669132/ Ominous and Deep Ambience by Resaural-- https://freesound.org/s/467026/
We're back! And Pete has discovered he's psychic. Agnes has a spooky encounter at Ormiston House and Pete and Agnes are drawn into the mind-boggling world of parapsychology. ** Hosted by Agnes Finnie, with Pete. agnes.finnie.podcast@gmail.com ** Music and sound used under Creative Commons licence: Eerie Vocal Choir Phrase by Orboram -- https://freesound.org/s/669132/ Ominous and Deep Ambience by Resaural -- https://freesound.org/s/467026/ ** Notes: The research papers discussed in the podcast are by Lance Storm and Robb Tilley. They are: Storm and Tilley, "Haunt and Poltergeist Clearing in Australian Residences: A Retrospective Survey", and Tilley, "Revisiting Haunt and Poltergeist Clearing in Australian Residences: Analyses of 30 Case Reports", both in Australian Journal of Parapsychology, Vol 25, Supplement (Sept 2025). Video of Robb Tilley, "An Introduction to Haunt Clearing", Parapsychology Foundation, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwhVJpSTYQ0
We're back after a hiatus. Agnes meets with a local Elder, Ashley Saltner, Pete and Agnes unpack the grim history of Blackbirding, and Agnes has felt a small hand touch her in the night. ** Hosted by Agnes Finnie, with Pete. agnes.finnie.podcast@gmail.com ** Music and sound used under Creative Commons licence: Eerie Vocal Choir Phrase by Orboram -- https://freesound.org/s/669132/ Ominous and Deep Ambience by Resaural -- https://freesound.org/s/467026/
What lies (literally) beneath the streets of our town? Who is the ghostly figure at the old hospital? Agnes chats again with Agnes Wotton Jnr, a Kuku Yalanji and Yidinji woman living on Palm Island, who gives her some advice which runs counter to her usual impatient nature. ** Hosted by Agnes Finnie agnes.finnie.podcast@gmail.com ** Music and sound used under Creative Commons licence: Eerie Vocal Choir Phrase by Orboram -- https://freesound.org/s/669132/ Ominous and Deep Ambience by Resaural -- https://freesound.org/s/467026/
Do spirits remain after a hospital closes? Agnes sits down with Tina, a senior medical practitioner, who worked in the hospital that once housed a psychiatric unit - the infamous 'Ward 10b'. CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses suicide and drug use which may be confronting and disturbing for some listeners. If you require support and you reside in Australia, the following services are available 24 hours a day - or reach out to services in your area: beyondblue: 1300 224 636 Lifeline: 13 11 14 ** Hosted by Agnes Finnie agnes.finnie.podcast@gmail.com ** Music and sound used under Creative Commons licence: Eerie Vocal Choir Phrase by Orboram -- https://freesound.org/s/669132/ Ominous and Deep Ambience by Resaural -- https://freesound.org/s/467026/ curlew 02_04_2009 final.wav by oen -- https://freesound.org/s/70137/ ** In this episode I refer to the 'COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN THE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT OF THE TOWNSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL BETWEEN 2nd MARCH, 1975 and 20th FEBRUARY, 1988 REPORT', https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/qld/QldBCPubInq/1991/2.pdf
Agnes updates a cantankerous Pete on her latest findings, one of which is the existence of 'Ward 10b' - a long-defunct psychiatric ward in proximity to where they saw the mist. Agnes also meets Agnes Wotton Jnr, who tells her about an experience in this same area. ** CONTENT WARNING: This episode mentions death and dying and content which may be confronting and disturbing for some listeners. If you require support and you reside in Australia, the following services are available 24 hours a day - or reach out to services in your area: beyondblue: 1300 224 636 Lifeline: 13 11 14 ** Hosted by Agnes Finnie agnes.finnie.podcast@gmail.com *** Music and sound used under Creative Commons licence: Eerie Vocal Choir Phrase by Orboram -- https://freesound.org/s/669132/ Ominous and Deep Ambience by Resaural -- https://freesound.org/s/467026/ curlew 02_04_2009 final.wav by oen -- https://freesound.org/s/70137/
Agnes interviews Bill Tabone, Director of the Australian Paranormal Society, about her encounter with 'the mist'. Pete and Agnes undertake some citizen science to see if they can find a 'logical' explanation. ** Hosted by Agnes Finnie agnes.finnie.podcast@gmail.com ** Music and sound used under Creative Commons licence: Eerie Vocal Choir Phrase by Orboram -- https://freesound.org/s/669132/ Ominous and Deep Ambience by Resaural -- https://freesound.org/s/467026/ curlew 02_04_2009 final.wav by oen -- https://freesound.org/s/70137/
Despite my lifelong fascination with anything ghostly, I've never really experienced anything ... until now. And I have questions. ** Hosted by Agnes Finnie agnes.finnie.podcast@gmail.com ** Music and sound used under Creative Commons licence: Eerie Vocal Choir Phrase by Orboram -- https://freesound.org/s/669132/ Ominous and Deep Ambience by Resaural -- https://freesound.org/s/467026/ curlew 02_04_2009 final.wav by oen -- https://freesound.org/s/70137/ kNtxn1Y0phhdUyDnWYfG
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