
WKGF Presents The Witching Hour is a fully scripted podcast series disguised as a late-night radio call-in show from the 80s, hosted by the fun-loving rock 'n roll DJ Max Thorn, straight from the corner booth at WKGF Bakersfield. Each episodes blends character-driven storytelling with a nostalgic feel, as Max opens the phone lines to listeners desperate to share their brushes with the bizarre - fr... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 14 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | FictionTrue Crime | |||

Show Notes: Season 1 finale.
It's October 27th, 1989. We're only a few days away from the last Halloween of the decade! The moon is in its Waning Crescent phase, Janet Jackson is still topping the charts, Wes Craven's Shocker and Ted Dansen's Dad o... more
Episode Notes: The penultimate episode of Season 1!
It's October 20th, 1989. The moon is in its Wanning Gibbous phase, the number one movie in America is Look Who's Talking, Next of Kin and Gross Anatomy open today at a theater near you, and Max Th... more
It's Friday, October 13th, 1989. The moon is full, the number one song on the radio is Miss You Much by Janet Janet, Look Who's Talking and Halloween 5 are opening in theaters, and Max Thorn is on the air, taking your calls!
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Look the full cast, and the writing feels really authentic. Can’t wait for S2!
This podcast is so fun! Grant’s voice is appealing to listen to and the writing and creativity is great! The stories are mysterious and catchy. Once each episode is done I jump right to the next. Really hoping there is a season 2. Please give this podcast a listen, it does not disappoint!
This podcast is so fun! Treatment yourself to a little fun and give it a listen!
One needs to appreciate the love that was put into all of this. Great acting, writing and production with a love for radio and all things creepy. I will keep listening, but hope for season 2 to be a bit more decisive in its tone. This is my issue: The show can't decide what it wants to be. To try to be funny AND creepy AND some nostalgia gig (not just some pop culture references please) needs to be balanced out properly. But is it necessary? I'd like it to be on the darker side of things.
Nice scary podcast!
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A fully scripted, late-night radio call-in style series that blends listener confessions with audio-dramas set in a nostalgic 1980s framework. It frequently centers on eerie arcade lore, cursed objects, mysterious disappearances, and folklore, all hosted by a charismatic DJ who leans into humor, suspense, and crowd-sourced storytelling. Noteworthy is the show's self-aware fusion of fictional radio transmission and in-world ads from 1989, plus an overarching mystery about the broadcast itself that fans discuss between episodes. The format is particularly appealing to listeners who enjoy nostalgic pop culture, supernatural stories, and theatrical audio storytelling with community interaction, while sponsors may appreciate the distinctive 80s ... more
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7. Grace Lawson
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