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5 min readTwo Dads on Vacation: Bog Muck, Rest Stop Ghosts, and Haunted Hotels
The hosts of Morbid are leaning into summer with a vacation-themed listener tales episode, and they're doing it in character as "your two dads." Ash and Alaina open in matching vacation outfits—Ash in a flamingo set, Alaina in alien-print pajamas—and immediately establish the tone: loose, goofy, and ready for anything. The episode collects four listener stories that range from slapstick to genuinely unsettling, held together by the hosts' easy rapport and willingness to laugh at the absurd.
The Bog That Took Everything
The first story comes from a listener who took a trip to Scotland with her sister for the latter's 40th birthday. The trip was a disaster from the start: a canceled flight, lost luggage, and a dead body on the sidewalk in Edinburgh on day two. But the real trouble began in the Highlands. A local cottage owner directed them to a secluded spot to see the fairy pools, away from tourists. The listener decided to follow a sheep through the forest, convinced it would lead them to water. It did—straight into a bog.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:00) **Vacation Listener Tales Introduction** - The hosts welcome listeners in their "dad on vacation" personas, setting up a themed episode of listener-submitted vacation stories.
- 2 (08:00) **Story 1: "I Fell into Bog. Twice."** - A listener recounts a chaotic trip to Scotland where she falls into a bog while following a sheep, leading to a naked drive back to her cottage.
- 3 (17:00) **Ad Break** - A series of advertisements for Chime, Sherwin-Williams, and State Farm.
- 4 (19:17) **Story 2: "Can't Stop, Won't Stop, Must Stop, Rest Stop"** - A listener named Daniel shares a raunchy and paranormal experience at a rest stop involving a ghost who helps him save a young man's life.
- 5 (28:09) **Story 3: "Ghosts and Pimple Patches"** - A listener named Tova describes a terrifying hotel encounter where a ghostly presence violently shakes her door, breathes on her neck, and appears as a shadowy figure.
- 6 (40:48) **Story 4: "The Time a Ghost Took My Body for a Ride (And Not in a Fun Way)"** - A listener named Cale recounts a confusing and frightening experience at the haunted Palmer House hotel in Chicago, where he may have been drugged or possessed.
- 7 (53:28) **Closing Remarks** - The hosts wrap up the episode, thanking the listeners for their stories and encouraging the audience to keep it weird.
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Show Notes
Weirdos! Let's pack up the MORBID family station wagon and get ready to go on a little vacation! This time, Deb has found vacation tales that will have you freaked out AND cackling with laughter. OH! And these tales are BY you FOR you and ALL ABOUT YOU! So, buckle your seatbelt and hold onto your butts, friends! Check out the YOUTUBE version is packed with extra Nicholas footage!
If you’ve got a listener tale please send it to Deb by emailing us at [email protected] with “Listener Tales” somewhere in the subject line, and if you share pictures, please let us know if we can share them with fellow weirdos! :)
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
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