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Where Our Minds Wander

Wes Guay & Beth Guaywhereourmindswander.com

From the creepy attic's dark corners to the very end of a shadow-filled dirt road, our minds wander towards the odd, supernatural and not easily explained. Pull up a cozy seat and your favorite beverage and delve into our Strange but True stories from around the globe and beyond.

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Episodes

20: There's Something Witchy About This Tree and A Grave Situation

Beth stops by the Witches' Tree in Louisville, Kentucky on her journey through the historical connection between trees and witches. Wes tells the harrowing, true (?) tale of Margorie McCall, otherwise known as The Lady of the Ring, who was buried alive in 1695. Or was she? Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: [email protected] Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander Podcast Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/witches-tree https://en.wikip...

Sep 22, 202230 minEp. 20

19: She Failed That Test and The Boogeyman Umbrella

Beth tells the tale of Marthe Brossier, a young Frenchwoman possessed by demons, who brought them with her on a travelling roadshow in the 1590s. Wes shares the origin story of the Boogeyman: where the legends come from, how they differ, and how to avoid running into him. Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: [email protected] Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander Podcast Middle Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Sources: https://www.spookyisle...

Sep 15, 202226 minEp. 19

Request for your true personal paranormal stories for upcoming October episodes

Please email us your true personal paranormal stories for our upcoming October episodes. We'd love to read them and share them on the show! Send them to: [email protected] Send us a text Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Premium Bonus Subscription Episodes: www.buzzsprout.com/1940655/subscribe Our email: [email protected] Our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/suppor...

Sep 11, 20222 min

18: She Was Slimed and They Were All Cursed

Wes explores two creepy cryptids - the Flatwoods Monster and the Dover Demon- which terrorized two small towns 25 years apart. Beth visits Venice, Italy and the allegedly cursed (but gorgeous!) Palazzo Dario. Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: [email protected] Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander Podcast Middle Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Sources: https://wbsm.com/dover-demon-massachusetts-45-years-later/ https://www.onlyinyourstate...

Sep 08, 202230 minEp. 18

17: A Strange Place for Demons and Doomed From the Beginning

Beth closely inspects the Demon Wall of Sauherad, Norway and its questionable beginnings. Wes takes a wild ride with Salomon Andree's ill-fated Arctic hot air balloon expedition of 1897. Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: [email protected] Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander Podcast Middle Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Sources: https://commonreader.wustl.edu/the-demon-wall/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/demon-wall-norway https...

Sep 01, 202233 minEp. 17

16: A Toast to Edgar and A Lady in Brown

Beth explores the still mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe and the unknown Poe Toaster. Wes shines a light on the history of one of the most famous ghost photographs of all time - the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall. Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: [email protected] Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander Podcast https://www.purple-planet.com https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/still-mysterious-death-edgar-allan-poe-180952936/ https://www.hist...

Aug 25, 202235 minEp. 16

15: Two Haunted Red Onions and Would You Eat That?

Wes peels back the historic layers of two haunted saloons: The Red Onion in Skagway, Alaska and the Red Onion of Aspen, Colorado. Beth offers up the Sin-Eater as a contender for the worst job in history. Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourminds.wander.com Our email: [email protected] Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander Podcast https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/red-onion-saloon https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/red-onion-saloon/ https://thehauntedplaces.com/hauntin...

Aug 18, 202226 minEp. 15

14: If These Walls Could Talk and Not Your Average Jogger

Beth take us inside the infamous Chelsea Hotel where artistic luminaries thrived and their spirits still roam. Wes takes us to the notorious Pickfair Estate where Hollywood royalty Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks cohabitated with ghosts of their own. Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourminds.wander.com Our email: [email protected] Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander Podcast https://www.purple-planet.com https://chelseacommunitynews.com/2020/10/23/ghostly-guests-of-...

Aug 18, 202229 minEp. 14

13: Backyard Find and He Got Burned

Wes visits a San Francisco backyard where the 140-year old child "Miranda Eve" was discovered by unsuspecting homeowners. Beth takes us to Falcon Lake, Manitoba where one man encountered a rather unfriendly UFO in 1967. Show Notes: https://www.ranker.com/list/glass-coffin-san-francisco-discovery-facts/trilby-beresford https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/great-glass-coffin-scam/ https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/booksandarts/unsuccessful-shakespearean-words/7296880 http...

Aug 11, 202226 minEp. 13

A Special Message for all you Wanderers

Send us a text Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Premium Bonus Subscription Episodes: www.buzzsprout.com/1940655/subscribe Our email: [email protected] Our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/ Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Y www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Our Youtube channel: www....

Aug 08, 20221 min

12: The Dark (and Light) Side of Ghost Marriages

Beth explores the enduring tradition of Ghost Marriages in China. Wes dives into two contemporary women's tales of dating ghost lovers and the problems they faced in their spirited relationships. Show Notes: https://www.grunge.com/935530/the-long-history-of-ghost-weddings-in-china-explained/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37103447 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-07/ghost-marriages-in-rural-china-continue-to-thrive/9608624 https://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/07/06/china-ghost-weddi...

Aug 05, 202231 minSeason 1Ep. 12

11: A Long Nap at the Beach and A Rather Forward Witch

Beth sifts through the unsolved Somerton Man case of Australia. Wes pays a visit to the Bell Witch legend of Tennessee. Show Notes: www.purple-planet.com https://www.grunge.com/383562/the-bizarre-true-story-of-the-somerton-man/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-57166662 https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/bombshell-claim-on-somerton-man-mystery-i-saw-his-dead-body/news-story/a78b959a0f922adc0d993d351a516c8d https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-body-on-somerton-beac...

Aug 04, 202240 minSeason 1Ep. 11

10: Edison Got Ghosted and This Was No Care Bear

Wes examines Thomas Edison's grand plans to speak to the dead through his Spirit Phone. Beth hunts the terrifying Beast of Gevaudon, France in 1764. Show notes: https://www.purple-planet.com https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/dial-a-ghost-on-thomas-edisons-least-successful-invention-the-spirit-phone https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/602456/thomas-edison-nikola-tesla-spirit-phone https://www.liveabout.com/edison-and-the-ghost-machine-2594017 https://www.urbo.com/content/bizarre-dating-ritual...

Jul 28, 202231 minSeason 1Ep. 10

9: A Subterranean Town and Don't Mess With Porcupines

Beth tunnels headfirst into the unique underground opal mining town of Coober Pedy, Australia. Wes takes us on a tour through some of the weird and wacky US laws still in the books - and which ones you may have unknowingly broken. This episode contains explicit content - listener discretion is advised. Show notes: https://www.purple-planet.com https://www.cnet.com/pictures/the-strange-underground-homes-in-the-coober-pedy-desert-australia/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/coober-pedy https://adven...

Jul 21, 202230 minSeason 1Ep. 9

8: The Yuba County 5 and Does Satan Have Office Hours?

Wes takes us back to 1977 and the bizarre unsolved case of the Yuba County Five. Beth jumps into the abyss of Houska Castle where portals open, ghosts haunt, and Satan has a basement office. Show notes: https://www.purple-planet.com https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2017/12/7/mathias-group-from-yuba-city https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/532063/bizarre-hell-disappearance-yuba-county-five https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuba_County_Five https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56...

Jul 21, 202232 minSeason 1Ep. 8

7: Not Just Deja Vu and a Sticky Gooey Disaster

Beth examines four intriguing childhood reincarnation cases, including Egyptologist Dorothy Eady. Wes takes us to Boston in 1919, during the catastrophic Great Molasses Flood. Show Notes: Check out Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1922971 https://www.purple-planet.com If you want to know more about our topics: https://www.ranker.com/list/pollock-sisters-reincarnation-story/erin-mccann https://www.historicmysteries.com/pollock-twins/ https://www.today.com/news/return-life-how-s...

Jul 14, 202239 minSeason 1Ep. 7

6: Can You Smell That Smell and Long Live the Black Cat

Wes guides us through the Honey Island Swamp in Louisiana with first hand accounts of an unusual Creature. Beth dives into the cat mythology and persecution that still connects black cats to Halloween today. https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1922971 Show notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfPv8prUQUI https://www.purple-planet.com https://countryroadsmagazine.com/outdoors/knowing-nature/the-honey-island-swamp-monster/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Island_Swamp_monster https://peli...

Jul 08, 202229 minSeason 1Ep. 6

5: The House That Frank Built and a Couple of Green Kids

Beth takes us to Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's cursed and haunted home. Wes tells the true tale of the green-skinned children of Woolpit. Show Notes: https://www.purple-planet.com https://nypost.com/2019/10/05/the-tragic-story-of-guggenheim-architect-frank-llyod-wrights-secret-love-nest/ https://oldhousesunder50k.com/the-heinous-crime-haunted-house-story-of-frank-lloyd-wright/ https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/taliesin https://www.wisconsinfrights.com/taliesin-haunted/ https://www.history.co...

Jul 01, 202230 minSeason 1Ep. 5

4: Tillie is That You and A Scarecrow Village

Beth shares the heroic story of Tillie Pierce and her and Wes's stay in Tillie's haunted house including creepy EVPs we captured. Wes takes us to the Nagoro Village of Dolls where the life sized dolls far outnumber the humans. Show Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillie_Pierce https://tilliepierce.com/ At Gettysburg, or What a Girl Saw and Heard of the Battle by Tillie Pierce Alleman (published by Butternut and Blue and Stan Clark Military Books.) https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/03/04/m...

Jul 01, 202233 minEp. 4

3: Think Your Job Sucks and They Came for the State Fair Sausages

Wes talks about one of the worst jobs in history, The Black Plague Doctor, and Beth shares numerous sightings of the Dutchess County Boomerang UFOs, including her own. Show Notes: https://purple-planet.com https://academic.oup.com/occmed/article/62/4/304/1469050 https://allthatsinteresting.com/plague-doctors https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/black-death#:~:text=The%20Black%20Death%20was%20a,the%20Sicilian%20port%20of%20Messina . https://www.syracusenewtimes.com/ufos-over-the-hudson-vall...

Jun 24, 202247 minEp. 3

2: Why's Bella in a Tree and Who's Your Boo Daddy?

Beth tells the grisly tale of Bella in the Wych Elm, speculating on how the unidentified woman ended up inside a tree. Wes explores the Gullah legend of the Boo Hag and how to tell if you might be living with one. Show notes: https://purple-planet.com https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/05/boo_hag.html https://charlestonterrors.com/boo-hags-haint-blue-vampires-of-the-lowcountry-the-paint-that-stops-them/ https://scaresandhauntsofcharleston.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/the-boo-hags-of-gullah-c...

Jun 18, 202238 minEp. 2

1: Poison Gardens and Vampires Oh My!

Beth takes us to the Alnwick Poison Garden and Wes shares the chilling, true story of the Exeter Vampire. Show notes: https://purple-planet.com https://www.dark-tourism.com/index.php/great-britain/15-countries/individual-chapters/325-alnwick-poison-garden https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/27/525143152/welcome-to-the-poison-garden-medicines-medieval-roots https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648214/poison-garden-finds-beauty-worlds-deadliest-plants History.com Smallstatebighistory....

Jun 11, 202226 minEp. 1

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Send us a text Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Premium Bonus Subscription Episodes: www.buzzsprout.com/1940655/subscribe Our email: [email protected] Our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/ Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Y www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Our Youtube channel: www....

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