Ghost Nation Season 2: What 7 Questions Did We Ask Steve and Tango?

Ghost Nation season 2 premieres Saturday, October 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel. I got the chance to talk with two of the show’s stars, Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango, about a couple of specific episodes, including the season 2 premiere, “Evil Ink,” and the Halloween night crossover special with Amy Bruni and Adam Berry from Kindred Spirits, “Ghost Nation: Reunion in Hell.”

Before I talked to them, I asked anyone who wanted to answer “What would you ask them?” if you got the chance. Someone did have a question for the Ghost Nation guys. Was it among those I asked them? (Spoiler: Yes! And they said it was a great question, so thank you Priscilla Bettis for leaving it!)

Here are the seven questions I asked Steve and Tango, with brief summaries of their answers.

I’ve also embedded the podcast episode below if you want to listen to our entire chat. It includes a preview teaser clip of “Evil Ink” courtesy of Travel Channel.

The Questions

1. Does Tango have tattoos too?

On the way to the Zone13 Tattoo and Body Piercing shop in the beginning of the “Evil Ink” episode, Steve and Jason talk about their tattoos. Dave didn’t say much, so I wanted to know if he had tattoos and how many.

Two. He wants to get more and says he keeps meaning to and plans to someday but hasn’t yet.

2. Are they seeing more people saying they have paranormal activity rather than questioning if they do?

When Jason, Steve, and Grant arrive at the tattoo parlor, Sophia, one of the parlor’s owners, says very matter of factly that they have activity. I wondered if they encounter more of this now rather than, “We think we might have ghosts, can you confirm if we do?” And what does that mean for the Ghost Nation team? What is their role now?

This led to perhaps my most favorite discussion of the chat. To my surprise, Steve said he questions whether we should even be trying to get entities to leave haunted places. That sounded a lot like something one of my A Haunt Mess podcast co-hosts, Sara, often says, “Who are we to move spirits along?”

He feels it’s sort of futile to try and “rid” a location of its ghosts. We’re just here for a short time in the scheme of things. Maybe the spirits are meant to be where they’re at and we’re interfering. Or trying to.

So what are people who live and work in haunted places supposed to do instead? He was key on education and co-existence. Because most ghosts aren’t scary, and educating people about that and easing their fears helps a lot. However, if it’s not in their DNA to live in a haunted place, then there are other things Steve suggests they try, including the systemic removal of objects to see if the activity decreases.

It was a really interesting answer, and a humble one too. I’ve always thought it’s rather arrogant to think we can “help” the other side. They’ve lived. They’ve died. They likely know more than us. Why do we assume we’re intellectually and spiritually superior? That’s probably why I liked Steve’s answer so much.

3. What about the EMF fluctuation in Seaview Terrace’s basement?

Why did Steve say the EMF fluctuation they encountered in the basement at Seaview Terrace in Newport, Rhode Island, was unlike anything he’d ever experienced before?

I had the chance to watch advanced screeners of both the Ghost Nation season 2 premiere episode, “Evil Ink,” and the “Ghost Nation: Reunion in Hell” one where they re-investigate Seaview Terrace in Newport, Rhode Island.

When we jaunted to Newport I was smitten with another haunted mansion there, the Belcourt Castle. I was super curious to learn more about the Seaview Terrace. I never saw the Ghost Hunters episode when they first investigated it.

They found a lot of activity in Seaview’s basement. Steve experienced a crazy free-floating EMF fluctuation that moved on command that he could track. He said he was so intrigued by it he went back down in the basement by himself even after the film crew had left to study it further.

This discussion actually solved a mystery for Tango, who hadn’t known where Steve had disappeared too. That was a funny moment during the call.

4. Speaking of Seaview Terrace, do they notice differences between ghosts in wealthy people’s houses compared to ordinary people’s homes?

This was the question that came from Priscilla Bettis and both Steve and Tango said it was a great question. (It was. I knew I’d ask it when I read it if I got the chance!)

They didn’t exactly answer it though. It did spark a lot of talk, so that was good.

5. Have they been filming during the COVID-19 pandemic, and if so are they following any specific protocols?

As a matter of fact, all except the “Evil Ink” episode, which was filmed before the pandemic, was filmed during it. Once restrictions eased and they could get back out, they had to follow strict protocols and get tested every week, though.

6. What’s up with all the merged houses?

I noticed a pattern in both episodes I got to screen: both involved houses that were two houses merged into one. I wanted to know if we’d see more of that in other Ghost Nation season 2 episodes. They teased with a “Maybe,” answer.

7. Will there be more true crime connections in the Ghost Nation season 2 episodes?

Another pattern I noticed in both the “Evil Ink” and “Reunion in Hell” episodes was that both had true crime connections. This question led to one of my other favorite answers during the conversation because Steve said one of their favorite parts of paranormal investigations, besides the hands-on at a location, is the digging up of info.

They love the intrigue, the mystery, and the piecing puzzles together aspect of matching and/or debunking information they uncover with the stories they’ve heard about hauntings. They use everything from police records to historical societies to root out facts. That was fun to hear because I feel they’ve upped their game in that regard.

Listen

You can hear their answers in their entirety in the podcast episode. I’ve embedded it below, but you can also listen via most podcast platforms.