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WKGF Presents: The Witching Hour - Coast to Coast & Beyond

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★★★★★
4.7
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40 reviews
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24 episodes
Language
English
Date created
2025/06/21
Latest episode
2026/08/21
Average duration
56 min.
Release period
26 days

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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 - from haunted arcades and cursed VHS cassettes to impossible memories and vanishing children. Some calls are intense, some are absurd, some seem to hit a little too close to home, but Max wants to hear them all. Between phone calls, the broadcast sometimes shifts without warning, the frequenncy distorts, the dial turns, and you're plunged into fully produced audio-dramas that exist within the world of the show. These short form dial shifts blur the line between fiction and transmission - as if the radio is picking up something it shouldn't, giving YOU the real story! Whether you're here for creepy midnight confessions, cheap laughs, audio dramas ranging from creepy to uplifting to straight up campy, the ongoing mystery of the show itself, soaked in analog delight, or just a good ol' fashion good time, WKGF Presents The Witching Hour is for you! Season 2 premiers June 19th, 2026... In the world of the show, that date is November 3rd, 1989, with new episodes following that same timeline coming every Friday night through summer. Each episode features nostalgic, in-world ads direct from 1989, but other than that, The Witching Hour will be completely AD FREE! Follow the show on Instagram @wkgf.thewitchinghour and if you're enjoying your time here, please consider leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. It really helps the show! WKGF Presents The Witching Hour - Coast to Coast & Beyond is fully produced and written by Grant Fieldgrove, author of Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade, and The Archie & Elise Mysteries.

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January 5, 1990 - Miracle Man
2026/08/21
Show Notes: Season 2 finale. It's Friday night January 5th, and the first show of the new decade - 1990! The moon is the Waxing Gibbous phase, Born on the Fourth of July took the top spot at the box office, and Another Day in Paradise and Do They Know It's Christmas continued their chokehold on the music charts!
December 29, 1989 - The Bizarre End of Cooper McNeely
2026/08/14
Its Friday, December 29th and wonderful 1980s are coming to a close! The moon is in a Waxing Crescent phase, Wayne Gretzy and Martina Navratilova were just named Athletes of the Decade, Do The Know It's Christmas has taken over the airwaves, and The War of the Roses beat out Tango & Cash as the number one movie in America.  The Bizarre End of Cooper McNeely guest stars Aleksandra Tarasyeva, Kat Deo, and XxNerfy. If you're enjoying the show, please consider leaving a review or rating on your favorite podcast site, or tell your friends... or both!
December 22, 1989 - Primetime Pizza
2026/08/07
It's Friday, December 22nd, 1989. The moon is in a Waning Crescent phase, Back to the Future Part II retook the number 1 spot at the box office, Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins overtook the number one slot on the Billboard 100, and you have just two shopping days left before Christmas! May we suggest a Teddy Ruxpen? How about some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures? Perhaps some Micro Machines, Lil' Miss Makeup, or any Batman movie tie-ins? They're all sure to please this holiday season!
December 15, 1989 - The Show Will Go On
2026/07/31
It's December 15th, 1989, the moon is in the Waning Gibbous phase, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is the number one movie in America, Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire sits atop the Billboard 100, and Max Thorn has had a very hard, very exhausting week... But he's here... taking your calls on this foggy Friday night!
December 8, 1989 - Amazing Grace
2026/07/24
It's Friday night, December 8th, 1989, and something very, very weird is happening! Starring Grant Fieldgrove and Riss Halbwachs
December 1, 1989 - Dead Body in the Trunk
2026/07/17
It's December 1, 1989, the moon is in a Waxing Crescent phase, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation narrowly beats out Back to the Future Part 2 for the spot atop the box office, and somehow, Blame it on the Rain is still sitting at the top of the music charts in America.
November 24, 1989 - Lady Starlight
2026/07/10
It's November 24th, 1989, the moon is in a Waning Crescent phase, Back to the Future Part II set the box office on fire over the Thanksgiving holiday, and the top song on the music charts is Blame it on the Rain by Milli Vanilli.
November 17, 1989 - The Hum
2026/07/03
It's November 17th, 1989 and the moon is in an Waning Gibbous phase. Harlem Nights has dethroned Look Who's Talking as this week's Box Office Camp, while Bad English holds on to the top spot on the music charts with When I See You Smile, and baseball pitcher Bret Saberhagen signed a record breaking contract with the Kansas City Royals for a sum nearing 3 million dollars a year! 'The Hum' Guest Stars Cirillo Gonzalez and Jason Isaac Melnyk If you are enjoying the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on your perferred podcast listening app. Max Thorn thanks you!
November 10, 1989 - Gone Fishin'
2026/06/26
It's November 10th, 1989 and the Berlin Wall is currently being demolished by German crowds... Look Who's Talking is still ruling the box office, and When I See You Smile by Bad English has taken the top spot on the music charts. The moon is in a Waxing Gibbous phase, and Max Thorn is back on the air for the first time since...the incident.
November 3, 1989 - Invisible Monster
2026/06/19
It's November 3rd, 1989 - the moon is in a Waxing Crescent Phase, Listen to Your Heart by Roxette is the Number 1 song on the radio, Look Who's Talking is ruling the box office, and the nation's top news story is that of a deadly incident which occured live, on air, broadcast from the WKGF Studio in Bakersfield, CA.
September 22nd, 1989
2025/09/26
A Funny Thing Happened to Jimmy Rosenblum It's Friday, September 22nd, 1989. The moon is in a Last Quarter phase, alternating at the top of the Billboard Chart this week is Girl I'm Gonna Miss You by Milli Vanilli, Heaven by Warrant, and If I Could Turn Back Time by Cher. Black Rain and Erik the Viking are arriving in a theater near you, and Max Thorn is on the air discussing a wild case from late last year at a popular Hollywood comedy club! Starring: Tyler Senatore as Jimmy Rosenblum Savannah Gregg as Jessica Katia Hernandez as Nurse Elizabeth Wurster as Gina Grant Fieldgrove as Everyone Else
September 15th, 1989
2025/09/19
It's September 15th, 1989. The moon is full, 'Don't Wanna Lose You' by Gloria Estefan is at the top of the charts, Sea of Love and Night Game hit theaters, and Max Thorn is on the air, waiting for your call! The Midnight Cemetery Guest Starring: Riss Halbwachs Sarah Queen
September 8th, 1989
2025/09/12
It's Friday night, September 8th, 1989. The moon is in its First Quarter phase, Hangin' Tough by New Kids on the Block is the number one song on the radio, and Max Thorn is on the air, taking your calls. Scoopy's Ice Cream / FB's Toys / The Maze Craze This week's guest stars: Katia Hernandez Michelle Battan Beth Faulkenberry Julie Fieldgrove
September 1st, 1989
2025/09/05
Its Friday night, September 1st 1989. The moon is in a Waxing Crescent phase, Parenthood is the number one movie in America, and the phone lines at WKGF are open, ready for your calls! Guest starring: Savannah Gregg Haleigh Anderson Julie Fieldgrove
August 25th, 1989
2025/08/29
Show Notes: Series Debut It's August 25th, 1989, the moon is in its Waning Crescent phase, Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx is at the top of the charts, Little Monsters and The Adventures of Milo and Otis open in a theater near you, and The Witching Hour is hitting the airwaves nationwide! Season 1 - Episode 1 THE NIGHT BLADE Cast List: Grant Fieldgrove Riss Halbwachs Emmanuel Fernandez Annie Armstrong Follow the show on Instagram @wgkf.thewitchinghour

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4.7 out of 5
40 reviews
★★★★★
FOURX4N 2026/08/11
Awesome Stuff!
Being a local from Bakersfield, Grants amazing nostalgia and storytelling always transports me back to my own childhood. Outstanding work as always an...
★★★★★
Anoй 2026/05/12
Fantastic
Look the full cast, and the writing feels really authentic. Can’t wait for S2!
★★★★★
Chelletyson 2025/11/18
Love this podcast!
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 e...
★★★★★
Eli99998 2025/11/11
Fun!
This podcast is so fun! Treatment yourself to a little fun and give it a listen!
★★★★★
OnorioCatenacci 2025/09/10
Good podcast
Nice scary podcast!
★★★★★
T Fregeau 2025/09/05
Can't wait for the next episode.
I enjoy listening to this podcast. Grant is super fun to listen to and the stories are mysterious and sometimes comical. Love it!!
★★★★★
jasmine&clove84 2025/06/24
So Excited
Listened to the short clip and can see this podcast is going to be amazing. Waiting for the alert when the first full episode drops
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