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Ouija Part 1

Season 1, Ep. 973

Join Victor Varnado, KSN, and Rachel Teichman, LMSW, as they venture into the spooky world of Ouija boards. In this episode, they discuss the board's mysterious history and the public's fascination with talking to spirits. Learn about the rise of Ouija as a parlor game and how it became linked to the supernatural.


Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman


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