It's a cross-country journey of spooky stories! The Haunted States of America includes stories by local authors William Mockry and Giselle Anatol in this anthology for middle-school readers. Also on this week's show, how much difference will split-ticket voters make in the too-close-to-predict 2024 election? It's "Beyond the Ballot," the second in a series led by Jonathan Shorman of the Kansas City Star.