This guy couldn’t be a bigger schmuck.

This podcast used to be amazing when I started listening four years ago. Sense then the podcast has gone slowly downhill from then. With the more adds, the shorter episodes and now, The TEN MINUTE EPISODES. With half of it being adds😡. I have since stopped listening. It used to be SO much better. I have been listening since December 2019. You have lost another listener.

A lot of the reviews say that this was a great podcast before the constant barrage of ads every 5 minutes — but really? All these two podcasters do is basically talk about anything but the ghost stories. And when they finally do, they goof & rip on the story like 14 year olds in a Sex Ed class. The show ask listeners to send in their true ghost stories, but why would you when it’s clear that they don’t take the subject matter seriously. These are people who have obviously never encountered paranormal happenings but like to talk about it casually. If you’re looking for a podcast that does take the stories seriously, then swipe left on this one because it’s just off topic banter & blather. I wish the review stars could be set to “zero” for this show.

This used to be a good podcast years ago. Tony is soo rude and non stop opinions. it’s all banter,a lot of time with his adolescent daughter. Then non stop ads, and ads on a loop sometimes ten minutes which I can’t skip when driving. It’s maybe one or two ghost stories.This is now a hard pass.

Not a lot of available content for new listeners. Everything is behind a paywall. Ridiculous. And from the reviews half of the show is filled with ads anyway. Keep it.

I remember when they’d have a little dialogue before we got to hear the stories and in between stories, now it’s just random conversations majority of the time and being blasted with ads nonstop. I have to skip through 90% of the podcast just to hear an actual ghost story.

This was a go-to podcast of mine, but the shows are soooo loaded with ads. Like more ads than podcast. Please go back to the old format!

This show used to be great. I can’t listen to 5 minutes of adds then 5 minutes of a story. Please go back to the old format. You would get a lot of your followers back.

This podcast is a SCAM. The motive behind THIS podcast and GRAVE TALKS, is $$$! They just tease you with small parts of the story, then make you PAY $$ to hear the REST of it. I’m not a cheapskate, I sponsor 2 podcasts on Patreon. However, with this creator, the money $$ comes first, BEFORE the story. You only get 1/2 of the story, then tou have yo PAY to hear the rest of it!! NOPE!!

I’m a 14 years old living with my parents, I’ve been noticing some paranormal things in my house, this show lets me know what’s going on in my house hold my friends have so many reasonable explanations for it but I know that it’s something else, here’s a story, I was sleeping with my dog one time and my light starts to flicker my closet door starts opening and closeing my mom and dad are screaming and I wake up but I can hear something in my room so I hear it come closer and it whispers ‘don’t do it’ in a quite but not loud voice but I didn’t open my eyes. I love this podcast it kept me busy while on my week trip to south Carolina. This podcast is truely one of a kind

terrible format.. no episode names anymore, no descriptions, all ads! no way to access the old format episodes without paying. what a money grab. he clearly doesn’t care anymore

New format/ stories aren't great. Minimal effort put in now and it shows. If you are a long time listener you’ll hear old stories marketed as new. A few episodes ex. Revenge Ready are a must listen.

I can see things I can hear the ghost and I can feel them and thay like come to me like crazy and I don’t like it but I don’t have control over it but it mane happens at night and thay toctd me so I get it and I don’t feel alone anymore

I love the stories, but I subscribed for $40 a year so I could be ad free. Well, I still get lots of ads. Very frustrating!

This was my 1st & favorite podcast ever. Tony’s background in radio made this more professional & to the point I got spoiled and couldn’t listen to any other podcast of people just rambling before getting to the story…..unfortunately that’s what this has turned into. It feels more like a joke now. The quality has gone down tremendously. Take a break Tony! Maybe it’s burnout or a big eff you to the fans. Either way…I can’t listen anymore. I’m sorry </3 Wish you the best still!

I like the show but it’s now spammed with ads on repeat for most of the show. I quit listening because of the ads and don’t have plans for a subscription. Until it’s one or two ads per show not like on repeat for the last good bit 1/4-1/2 of the show.

Why has your podcasts changed ?

I was a loyal listener for 5-6 years but have unsubscribed due to the new format. I miss the long episodes with several stories and the drone music. I just can’t get into the stories now because I’m always tuning out the constant ads.

I’ve been an EPP and listening to this podcast since 2015, but today I’m unsubscribing. I don’t like the shortened format change made earlier this spring with multiple episodes released each day, and there are WAY too many ads. I know ads = revenue, but it hasn’t always been like this. Along with the “Extra” episodes added daily and the recycled Classic episodes added each weekend, I feel like I’m being spammed by them. If you have quality content, then less is more - don’t feel pressured to churn out a product and make the episode list under the Podcast look like a junk folder that constantly needs cleaning out. I kept listening because I feel like I’ve come to know these people and I care about them. This was one of the first podcasts I ever subscribed to. I adore Carol and enjoy the addition of Kathy as well, but Tony hardly ever does these anymore with a cohost and I liked the banter before digging into stories. There’s so much skipping needed to get through ads and all of this has boiled down to this Podcast becoming a chore. In the future I would consider resubscribing if the formatting and ad issues were addressed.

I used to love this show I would listening all the time until the new format change. Now it’s just very brief story’s and a lot of talking and adds. The host has a few more podcasts that are structured the same way so he clearly doesn’t have the time to dedicate time to this postcast and it shows. Every episode used to be almost 2hrs long with multiple stories and minimal adds, now you can’t even hear an entire episode without paying for the second half, you’re just getting half~stories. 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

I subscribe to a number of podcasts, including several in the paranormal category. Real Ghost Stories Online is the best, hands down. I listen every day! There’s so much content, especially for EPPs. Thanks, Tony! That was my old review. Now the show is hardly listenable. So little content - feels like it’s just a place for ads.

I don’t listen to it like I used to since the episodes change to one story short episodes. Not sure why the episodes are so short now. The first 4-6 minutes are banter , 3 min of a story, then more banter. Then I have to grab my phone, click on the next one, fast forward and get a few minutes hands free before I have to do it all over again. Id rather listen to a longer podcast so i can put my phone down and listen for at least 30-40 min while doing my work.

I’ve been a fan of this show from the very beginning when it was just Tony telling stories with a bit of cheesy music which was great. Somewhere around episode 500 it all started to change. That was back when the episodes were 50 minutes or so with commercials at the end. That’s when I started to slowly check out, only to come back every few weeks or so. Actual stories and content became less and less. Then I left the show altogether. For the last 4 years I’ll check back annually around September to see if the format has changed, and it has gotten progressively worse. I just checked back today after not listening for about 7 months, the show is unrecognizable it feels overly produced which is something I remember Tony talking about earlier on in the shows life(saying that’s not what he wanted to do.) It seems like he’s trying to do far too much. I’ve loved this show from the beginning and I don’t want to give up on it, but I think the time has come.

I hate the new format. Not that it may matter to you, but most days now I just delete cause I don’t have time to sift through for 3 minutes of a story.

The episodes are too short. I will have to find a new channel to listen to.

I love the podcast but it’s just too much of a hassle for 7minutes worth podscast I’m busy at work don’t have time to be grabbing my phone ever 6 or 7 minutes please make them longer

I have listened for 8 years but this past year the ads have taken over the episodes. It’s really unfortunate. Idk if they’re doing that so we can become EPP members or if the show is losing money. But it saddens me. I love ghost stories. I used to have the show playing throughout my workday but now I either don’t listen or I have to make sure I’m able to fast fwd thru the ads.

Too short, more commercials than show. Not impressed.

I used to love this podcast, it was a little bit of spooky, entertaining, & funny! I also Love the witty banter between the host & his guests! But it’s not the same anymore. Now we just get snippets of stories, that you can only listen to if you’re a Patreon! & the ads, you can’t forget the ads! It’s hardly worth clicking on a link to a story that’s maybe 11 minutes long!

Keep up the amazing work. Just signed up for 3day and still going to go $5 month now but next week I’m going to go full year. Maybe I’ll post some time about when I was growing up and visit my cousins and family members in Leon city Mexico.

Love the content but every single episode has blocks of ads that last four and five minutes - repeating the same ones over and over - it really ruins the quality of the shoe and becomes unlistenable unless you’re clinging to your phone so you can fast forward. I’ve never heard a podcast with this many ads on repeat.

I used to love this podcast and I keep hoping it goes back to the way it was. Now they run old episodes but episodes from maybe a year ago. It doesn’t seem like there’s as many new ones as there used to be and they do a ton of these “open lines” which arent typically that good.. maybe 5 minutes and tons of commercials… the commercials are a mess too they play the same one 5 times before the episode starts. I understand advertising is a part of it but why play the same commercial 5 times in a row. Tony just seems to not care about this podcast as much as he used too. They seem to get off topic more which getting off topic a little is fine but it’s a lot sometime. Tony has also gotten very judgmental lately. I think it’s great that he wants to include his daughter but I skip those episodes they just aren’t as good and I hate to say that but I think she’s too young to be hosting a podcast. Honestly if it wasn’t for Todd and Carol I wouldn’t have stayed as long as I have. I just keep hoping it will go back to how it used to be but I’m losing hope of that happening. Real ghost stories online is where I fell in love with listening to podcasts and it’s sad it’s gone down hill so quick.

Great show, but Harper needs to go..

This is show is just great. Spooky and hilarious. You are all characters and I love it. Carol reading has been my favorite episode of all time!! Ugh and Harper - future SNL star. If you haven’t given this show a listen, stop what you’re doing and press play. You’re welcome. RGSO FOLIFE xx

This podcast is great to listen to and really interesting. I listen to it, to get me through the day at work. I really like the open lines too.

Congratulations on your engagement, loved hearing about that!!!! All the past relationships didn’t work out, sounds like they all led you to where u are rt now!!! With the perfect person for u!!! You have a great show!!! Just discovered u and I’ve been sharing it w everyone!!! ❤️ Keep them coming ❤️

Used to be a daily listener and I understand the need for ads but playing the same ad back to back up to 4 times is just way too much. It feels like a ploy to push the membership and that just feels like icky salesmanship to me.

I was an avid listener of the show for many years, but lately I’ve stopped. It has changed SO much. They hit you over the head with all of their advertising and not enough content. They constantly make jokes about the stories that are called in, and go off topic a lot! Maybe they’ve been doing this show for so long it’s getting tedious for them? I don’t know? I’m not a prude, but their constant use of the “F” word gets to me. Get it together guys…

I've been an EPP for over two years now but have been listening for more than five! I love the hosts, I love the stories, I love how "real" everything is. No judgement, and they feel like family now. I look forward to all the episodes and binge in the archives while I wait on the new episodes. Safe to say, I'm hooked! Try it, you won't be disappointed!!

I have been listening for a few years now, mostly at work or on long drives. I’m an HR Coordinator and often work long hours, you guys help keep me alive. My coworkers know when my headphones are on, I’m listening to RGSO and will sneak around to scare the heck out of me. I love it so much. The encounters, experiences, sound effects keep me engaged and on my toes. Thanks for all your work!

I was an EPP but couldn’t keep it up financially, but if you can you should. The Grave Talks too. He has several others, they are all good, but Real Ghost Stories and Grave Talks are the best. Tony seems like a really nice guy too. Listen for free or become and Extra Podcast Person if you can.

I’ve been listening to your podcast for about 2 years now and also became a EPP member because I truly enjoyed it. Recently there was a episode where you gave a caller advice saying “make sure you rule out everything else(mental health) before you say your encounters are paranormal”. If you are the biggest paranormal podcast why would you give that type of advice? If a story sounds to good to be true don’t dismiss it as impossible. Just because it doesn’t seem real to you doesn’t mean it wasn’t REAL for them. Sometimes you and Carol can be skeptics when you guys team up and makes me wonder if you guys actually believe people. Please choose your words carefully. Thank you!

Definitely best show ever. I love watching this. It may have created my anxiety, but whatever. These are so intense and scary. I love it

I love this show! I’ve been listening daily since day one and it’s a great podcast! Always something new and creepy to listen to!

I come back to this podcast all the time and it never fails me ! Having somewhere to go get my spooky fill all year long I know I’m coming to this podcast !

I literally five star this show every so often to make sure they get the ratings they deserve. Tony is an icon at what he does, and those that complained about them talking too much in between stories could go elsewhere because those that have been around for a while like to hear about their lives/days and joke and laugh with them too like besties catching up ok. Definitely worth more than a cup of coffee!

great paranormal content every day . Never a boring show!

I’ve listened for 8 years, always keeping me on my toes with your spooky tails. Your podcast is a great combination of story, spooky and a dash of comedy, Love it!!

Hello, My name is Ariana and I am new listener to the podcast and I can say that I absolutely love it. My family has always been superstitious and we have experienced some things ourselves, growing up in the Dominican Republic we were surrounded by witchcraft and things of that sort which have led to some paranormal experiences. Now I have always been terrified of things of this sort and we do not like to speak on it in my family as to sort of not attract that type of negativity as we are prone to events. But I have to say that I have found your podcast to be so interesting and entertaining and for some reason I do not find myself scared, you guys have a way of presenting these stories in such a manner that I find captivity and pleasant to listen. In the past week, I find myself listening to you guys at work, in the car, during, and believe I will soon be catching to all the episodes. Please keep doing what you do as I love to what other people have gone through and perhaps I might some day share a few stories that my family and myself have experienced.

This is a great show if you want to listen to something spooky and scary. There’s a good variety of stories submitted from the listeners, which makes listening always interesting.