Conversations with Ghosts

18 episodes · 3 with AI analysis

Conversations with Ghosts is an audio drama about loss, history and the things we leave behind, brought to you by the creators of Archive 81. The podcast follows mausoleum attendant Mal Fleming as he tries to convince the spirits of Grey Briar Cemetery to pass on. In each episode, Mal sits down with a new ghost to build a portrait of their life, their death, and their afterlife... all to help them release whatever still ties their soul to this reality. New episodes every Wednesday, beginning October 22nd.

AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes

People · top 17

David Byrne Colonel Blankenship Paul Abraham Lincoln Peter Reverend Michael Gia Riley Aunt Elizabeth George Washington Newby Benjamin Franklin Christopher Caldwell Mal Mel Fleming Calliope Bridget Margaret Wolfe

Companies · top 3

Tate Modern Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)Cooper Union

Topics · top 10

Artist studio practice and creative process1980s East Village art scene and Soho displacementDoll-making as fine art and sculptural practiceBody dysmorphia and chronic illness in artistic practiceMuseum curation and exhibition designArt market commodification and collector economicsArtistic legacy and posthumous reputation managementJournaling and documentation as creative methodViewer perception and emotional response to artMaterial properties and their influence on artistic form

Analyzed Episodes

Jan 21, 2026

1.15 - The Dollmaker

Artist studio practice and creative process1980s East Village art scene and Soho displacementDoll-making as fine art and sculptural practice

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Jan 28, 2026

1.16 - The Spiritualist

Spiritualist Movement Fraud19th Century Medium PracticesSéance Performance Techniques

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Feb 4, 2026

1.17 - The Gravedigger

Grief counseling and end-of-life conversationsWorkplace succession and knowledge transferInstitutional documentation practices

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