181 – Ghost U: Haunted Colleges with Matthew Swayne
Last time we talked with Matthew Swayne it was about his book Haunted Rock & Roll , but he’s also written a book called America’s Haunted Universities: Ghosts that Roam Hallowed Halls. As a research writer at Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania, Swayne has first hand access to university legends and ghost stories. Born on Halloween, paranormal stories have always interested him (he’s also written a book on country music’s greatest ghost stories and was a columnist for one of my personal favorites, the new version of Omni! ) In this conversation, we go into his favorite and weirdest haunted stories (plus I even get in a plug for Madison Ghost Walks Haunted University of Wisconsin Campus Tour! )
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For the song this week, we picked our own Sunspot track about college unrequited love, instead of being Hot For Teacher , we’re Hot for TA in our song “More Than My Degree”. Fun Fact: scenes from the video were shot on Bascom Hill in front of Abe Lincoln’s statue, which has its own haunted story (and you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out!)
I know you’re my TA but this is more than math,
and there’s a certain number I’d like to discuss after class.
I’m not nervous about this test, or that problem set
A passing grade in this dumb class is not what I hope to get.
Was it just coincidence that you called on me?
Do you know I want you more than my degree?
You don’t have to worry, I know what this is about
“Office hours” is a clever slang for making out
Can’t you see, it all adds up, like Bernoulli’s equation
When I get your prime below mine, I’d even forego graduation
Was it just coincidence that you called on me?
Do you know I want you more than my degree?
Just like science, I’ll be straight and tell it like it is:
I think that you’re really great, I wanna have your kids
Was it just coincidence that you called on me?
Do you know I want you,
Do you know I want you?
The things that you explain
what do they mean?
I don’t care
Just keep on looking at me,
Just keep on looking at me.
All the others in our class
don’t seem to get it
They wanna learn,
and I want extra credit!
I’m not nervous about this test, or that problem set
A passing grade in this dumb class is not what I hope to get.
Was it just coincidence that you called on me?
Do you know I want you more than my degree?
Every time you say isosceles,
you make it sound so dirty,
Age won’t matter,
when I’m 26 and you’re 30,
Do you know I want you?
Do you know I need you?
Do you know I got to have you?
More than my degree.
Please stand so,
please stand so,
please stand so close to me,
Please stand so,
please stand so,
please stand so close to me.
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