On this episode of the Life in Michigan Podcast, we welcome back our good friends Crysta K. Coburn and Kay Gray from the Haunted Mitten Podcast.

After crossing paths with Crysta’s husband, Greg, at a local Creative Washtenaw happy hour event and later running into Crysta herself at another Creative Washtenaw gathering in Dexter, it was only a matter of time before we got the team together to talk about all things spooky in Michigan!

In this episode, we dive deep into their origin stories, including Kay’s childhood experiences growing up in a haunted house and her firsthand UFO sighting at age eight. Crysta shares her own family history with the paranormal, including a chilling confirmation about a historic childhood home in Kalamazoo.

We also pull back the curtain on their creative process—moving from high-tech setups at the Ann Arbor District Library recording studio to the simplicity of modern Zoom recording—and explore how they separate long-standing urban legends from the human history behind them. Plus, get a teaser of what they are working on next, including a brand new book focused entirely on the ghosts and legends of Ann Arbor!

Organizations & Links Mentioned in This Episode:

* Haunted Mitten Podcast

* Creative Washtenaw

* Ann Arbor District Library (AADL)

* Neighborhood Theater Group (NTG)