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A vampire boutique is one thing. Turning it into a French Quarter destination with a hidden speakeasy, a Vampire Cafe, and a vampire apothecary that hosts seances and private parties is something else entirely. We’re joined in studio by entrepreneur and author Marita Woywod Crandle, the mind behind some of the most talked-about vampire-themed experiences in New Orleans, and she walks us through how it all started and why it kept expanding.

We get into New Orleans vampire lore the right way: what’s legend, what’s historically traceable, and why stories like the casket girls keep evolving. Marita shares what it was like getting a private look inside the convent attic that helped shape her research, then pivots into a moment that sounds impossible to shrug off: a well-dressed man with a cane, a Romanian accent, a dog growling like never before, and a disappearance so clean her husband insists nobody even left the shop. If you love haunted New Orleans, paranormal storytelling, and the thin line between tourism and myth, this one delivers.

Then we go behind the curtain on the business reality: building a restaurant during the pandemic, creating “vampire food” that’s genuinely great dining, engineering immersive events, and surviving the brutal parts of French Quarter operations like construction chaos, permits, rent, and even rats. We also talk books, from Mosquito to the upcoming Carter Brothers-inspired historical novel, plus the rare art of four edged paintings tied to her release.

If you enjoy the conversation, subscribe, share the episode with a friend who loves New Orleans ghost tours and vampire history, and leave a review. Want to plan a visit or explore Marita’s world? Head to NOLAVampires.com.

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A lot of paranormal conversations get stuck in a tired fight: either you “believe in psychics” or you “believe in equipment.” We wanted something more useful than that, so we brought on Tawney Lewis, a longtime paranormal investigator who’s also a certified psychic medium and intuition teacher. She explains how she actually runs a ghost hunting investigation when she’s trying to be accurate, not theatrical: quick walkthroughs, careful notes, then testing the same hotspots with tools like K2 meters and other standard paranormal gear to see what lines up.

We also get real about the credibility problem in mediumship. Tawney doesn’t sugarcoat it: people should be skeptical, because some self-proclaimed mediums rush to charge money without development, boundaries, or ethics. She shares how she discovered mediumship through training, why she prefers calling herself “intuitive” on investigations, and how learning to “turn it off” keeps the work from taking over your life.

If you’ve ever wondered what it means to “tap in,” we break down the clairs in plain English: clairsentient feeling, clairvoyant seeing, clairaudient hearing, and claircognizant knowing. We also talk practical practice ideas you can try at home, why saying the “stupid” detail out loud sometimes matters most, and how haunted locations can ramp up from intent, attention, and even investigators bringing extra energy with them.

Then we go into the stuff everyone asks about: demons, dark entities, and what “not human” can feel like, including a basement encounter Tawney chose to avoid. We close with favorite haunted locations, EVP mysteries, a Gettysburg moment that still gives chills, and where to find Tawny’s upcoming events and classes. If you like smart paranormal investigation, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people find the show.

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