Beth tells tales of the apple-throwing pygmy bigfoot of Pennsylvania. Wes tells tales of West Virginia's aggressive Sheepsquatch. Sources Used: Albatwitch www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/the-albatwitch-haunts-lancaster-county-pennsylvania https://unchartedlancaster.com/2021/10/03/haunted-lancaster-meet-columbias-little-bigfoot-the-albatwitch/ https://ghostsoftherivertowns.com/albatwitch www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=28777 https://unchartedlancaster.com/2024/06/22/albatwitch-sighting-in-sou...
Dec 05, 2024•38 min•Ep. 135
Wes and Beth share the impressive 100 years of history of the iconic parade, with all its balloons, floats, and infamous mishaps. Sources Used: www.iloveny.com/blog/post/history-of-the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/ www.history.com/news/the-first-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade https://wwd.com/feature/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-history-1235914592/ www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-modest-start-american-tradition-rivaling-stuffing-pumpkin-pie-180985216/ https://pe...
Nov 28, 2024•42 min•Ep. 135
Beth and Wes share the sobering history and abundant hauntings at the Australian historical landmark. www.qstation.com.au/our-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Head_Quarantine_Station www.thesenior.com.au/story/7330164/the-original-quarantine-hotel-echoes-with-history-of-pandemics-past/ https://adelaidehauntedhorizons.com.au/haunted-sydney-quarantine-station-ghosts/ https://mgnsw.org.au/organisations/quarantine-station/ www.manlyaustralia.com.au/info/history/ https://irishgraves.blo...
Nov 21, 2024•38 min•Ep. 134
Beth explores the unfinished yet incredibly haunted Woodchester Mansion in England. Wes explores the mysterious disappearance of Diedrich Knickerbocker, whose story inspired the naming of the NY Knicks. www.haunted-britain.com/woodchester-mansion.htm https://discovercotswolds.co.uk/woodchester-mansion/ www.woodchestermansion.org.uk/ www.richardestep.net/woodchester-mansion-the-breather-in-the-basement/ https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/woodchester-mansion/ www.haunted-houses.co.uk/ghost-hunt/w...
Nov 14, 2024•42 min•Ep. 133
Beth places her bet at the infamously haunted Tombstone saloon and gambling hall. Wes walks the haunted halls of the US Capitol building. Our Sources https://phoenixghosts.com/the-birdcage-theatre/ https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-bird-cage-theatre/ www.theatrebloom.com/2021/11/remembering-the-birdcage-theatre/ www.echoesofthesouthwest.com/2011/05/tombstone-birdcage-theatre-ghosts-and.html https://ghostcitytours.com/tombstone/haunted-tombstone/bird-cage-theatre/ https://capitolhistory.org...
Nov 06, 2024•56 min•Ep. 132
Beth tells the perfectly creepy tale "The Voice in the Night" by William Hope Hodgson. Wes shares S.E. Schlosser's ghostly tale of "A Dead Woman's Picture." https://absolutehorror.fandom.com/wiki/The_Voice_in_the_Night_by_William_Hope_Hodgson www.seschlosser.com/a-dead-womans-picture/ Middle music: Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com Send us a text Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Premium Bonus Subscription Episodes: www.buzzsprout.com/1940655/subsc...
Oct 30, 2024•50 min•Ep. 131
Beth and Wes each tell a spooky gothic ghost story: "The Old Nurse's Story" by Elizabeth Gaskell and "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells. Our Sources: https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0605581h.html https://www.gutenberg.org/files/23218/23218-h/23218-h.htm Middle Background music via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com 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: whereourmind...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 130
Beth shares the intriguing UFO sighting from 1957 when 10,000 spectators saw some sort of UFO over Florence, Italy. Wes explains exactly why the San Antonio inn is considered one of Texas's "most haunted" locations. Sources Used: www.sportshistoryweekly.com/stories/italy-soccer-world-euro-cup-fiorentina,1220 https://unbelievable-facts.com/2014/12/a-football-match-came-to-a-halt-60-years-ago-when-spectators-spotted-unidentified-objects-flying-over-a-florence-stadium.html#google_vignette https://t...
Oct 17, 2024•45 min•Ep. 129
Beth shares the various folklore and legends surrounding real-life witchcraft cases in New York state. Wes shares the intriguing history of Big Nose Kate and her haunted saloon. Our Sources: https://sleepyhollowcountry.com/witch-of-west-nyack/ www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/culture/article/witchcraft-trials-new-york-state-17546934.php www.clarkstown.gov/history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_trials_in_New_York https://thechoatenews.choate.edu/2018/10/26/witchcraft-buried-wallingfords-hist...
Oct 10, 2024•52 min•Ep. 128
Beth recounts the mysterious death of TV's original Superman, George Reeves. Wes shares tales of the dark entities said to roam the Santa Lucia mountains of CA. Sources Used: www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-mysterious-death-of-george-reeves-the-original-superman https://unsolved.com/gallery/george-reeves/ https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Reeves www.theguardian.com/film/2006/nov/18/features.weekend1 https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-reeves-death www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-...
Oct 03, 2024•48 min•Ep. 127
Beth tackles the mystery of who Kaspar Houser could have been. Wes adds to the mystery by discussing the lore and legends of the supernatural along NJ's Shades of Death Road. *Episode Correction: We realized (post-production) that Beth mistakenly stated Kaspar Houser's year of death as 1882. It was actually 1833. Sources Used: www.thegypsythread.org/shades-of-death-road/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_of_Death_Road https://medium.com/@wagjihash/the-mysteries-and-legends-of-shades-of-death-...
Sep 26, 2024•47 min•Ep. 126
Beth tells the tale of two spirits said to haunt the historic Meridian, Mississippi mansion. Wes shares the lore and recent sightings of the terrifying Louisiana cryptid. Sources Used: https://visitmeridian.com/historic-trail-markers/civil-war/civil-war-trail-marker-5/ https://visitmeridian.com/things_to_do/merrehope/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrehope https://merrehope.com/ www.meridianstar.com/news/local_news/merrehope-meridian-s-haunted-mansion/article_d394cea2-7e24-516f-8ccf-677b111f9e5...
Sep 19, 2024•42 min•Ep. 125
Wes and Beth explore the mythology and recent sightings of the legendary Thunderbird. Sources Used: www.pnsn.org/outreach/native-american-stories/thunderbird-and-whale/thunderbird-and-whale-stories/the-thunder-bird-a-tillamook-legend https://pawilds.com/legend-of-the-thunderbird/ www.legendsofamerica.com/thunderbird-native-american/ www.devilslakewisconsin.com/learning-center/devils-lake-ghosts-monsters/protected-by-thunderbirds/ www.liveabout.com/the-giant-thunderbird-returns-3862215 www.atlaso...
Sep 12, 2024•42 min•Ep. 124
Beth tells the story of Henry and Clara Rathbone, the other couple in the Presidential Theater Box at Ford's Theater in 1865. Wes tells the tale of Carl Tanzler, the man who took his unrequited love to the extreme. Sources Used: www.thegettysburgexperience.com/a-christmas-murder www.nyhistory.org/blogs/attending-fords-theater-with-the-lincolns-the-tragic-lives-of-clara-harris-and-henry-rathbone https://allthatsinteresting.com/henry-rathbone https://emergingcivilwar.com/2014/07/31/a-life-turned-t...
Sep 05, 2024•40 min•Ep. 123
Beth tells the mysterious tales of Boldt and Singer castles. Wes shares about the time both Chebacco Parish and Abraham Lincoln's tomb were raided by body snatchers. www.boldtcastle.com/visitorinfo/about www.usboattours.com/a-short-history-of-boldt-castle-in-the-thousand-islands/ https://19thcenturyghosts.com/2016/09/07/boldt-castle-of-the-thousand-islands/ https://boldtcastle.wordpress.com/stories/ghosts/ www.singercastle.com/brief-history/ www.historicmysteries.com/history/singer-castle-dark-i...
Aug 29, 2024•47 min•Ep. 122
Beth tells the story of one family's encounter with aggressive bigfoots in Oklahoma. Wes shares details of the icky problem that plagued New York City in the late 1800s. Our Sources: www.bfro.net/avevid/ouachita/siege-at-honobia.asp www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2007/08/07/constant-sasquatch-watch-held-in-honobia/61554513007/ www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2000/01/30/sooners-tracking-bigfoot/62212356007/ www.fox7austin.com/news/2-million-bounty-placed-on-bigfoot-in-oklahoma-town-must-be-captured-al...
Aug 22, 2024•48 min•Ep. 121
Beth tells the tale of Vermont's Hayden House- a home said to be haunted by a cursed family. Wes explores a former prison in Boise, Idaho, where both volunteers and visitors have reported some ghostly encounters. www.vermonter.com/hayden-curse-ghosts/ www.caledonianrecord.com/littleton_record/news/local/the-haunted-hayden-house-of-albany/article_be56eee1-a0d1-51bb-9ba7-06f1ed623ff7.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hayden_House_(Albany,_Vermont) https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/t...
Aug 15, 2024•45 min•Ep. 120
Beth explores the controversy over a little Viking coin found on the shores of Maine. Wes looks at two cryptids in a league of their own: Iowa's Van Meter Monster and Sinkhole Sam of Inman, Kansas. Sources Used: www.atlasobscura.com/articles/maine-norse-penny-archaeology-vikings-north-america www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/controversial-origins- www.grandrapidscoins.com/the-maine-penny-a-coin-mystery-from-history/ www.grunge.com/712961/the-unsolved-mystery-of-the-maine-penny/ ...
Aug 08, 2024•43 min•Ep. 119
Beth shares the history and hauntings of one Oklahoma Bed & Breakfast. Wes tells the creepy tale of the Northumberland Strait Ghost Ship. www.hauntedrooms.com/oklahoma/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/stone-lion-inn-guthrie https://hauntedhouses.com/oklahoma/stone-lion-inn/ https://ktul.com/news/investigations/haunted-oklahoma-the-stone-lion-inn-in-guthrie-has-issues https://thehauntedattic.uk/2024/07/16/the-stone-lion-inn/ www.ocolly.com/owner-of-guthrie-inn-didnt-believe-in-the-paranormal-unt...
Aug 01, 2024•53 min•Ep. 118
Wes and Beth tell the remarkable stories of Violet Jessop and Arthur Priest who both survived all three of the White Star Line's sister ships' maritime disasters: the Olympic, the Titanic, and the Britannic. https://explorethearchive.com/violet-jessop www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/titanic/stories/violet-constance-jessop.htm www.mentalfloss.com/posts/titanic-survivor-violet-jessop-facts www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/violet-constance-jessop.html www.dannydutch.com/post/violet-jessop...
Jul 26, 2024•38 min
Beth discusses the 1972 Philip Experiment, when a group of Canadian paranormal researchers tried to create a ghost. Wes discusses Bannerman Island's haunted and abandoned castle in the middle of the Hudson River. www.liveabout.com/how-to-create-a-ghost-2594058 www.ranker.com/list/philip-experiment-paranormal-study/jodi-smith https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/philip-psychokinesis-experiments https://seancescience.com/outside-seance-room-people/the-philip-experiment/ https://bannermancas...
Jul 25, 2024•52 min•Ep. 117
Episode 117 was released by Mistake today due to a technical issue. The episode has been removed and will release on Its Normal schedule date Thursday morning. Were sorry for any inconvenience. Thank You all for your continued support we appreciate each and every one of you Fellow 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]...
Jul 23, 2024•1 min
Beth explains the mysterious disappearance of 19th century cyclist Frank Lenz. Wes outlines the many egg-shaped UFO sightings of 1957. https://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/rb-47-ufo.htm www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/oct/20/aliens-crop-circles-ufo-roswell www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/retired-pilot-explains-1957-ufo-incident/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levelland_UFO_case www.onlyinyourstate.com/texas/ufo-sighting-tx/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtland_AFB_UFO_sighting http...
Jul 23, 2024•44 min•Ep. 116
Beth delves into the life of Jack Black: the Victorian Rat Catcher. Wes shares the infamous curse of 1976's "The Omen" movie. https://goodnature.co/blogs/news/the-surprising-history-and-legacy-of-the-victorian-rat-catchers www.tfcg.ca/old-occupation-rat-catcher www.amusingplanet.com/2018/12/the-true-story-behind-pied-piper-of.html www.geriwalton.com/child-rat-catchers-of-victorian-era/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Black_(rat_catcher) www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/her-majestys-rat-cat...
Jul 11, 2024•45 min•Ep. 115
Beth shares the history and haunts of a Maine lighthouse. Wes shares the tale of Vermont's bear-like cryptid. https://mainelighthousemuseum.com/wood-island-lighthouse.html www.nelights.com/blog/haunted-wood-island-lighthouse-in-maine/ https://woodislandlighthouse.org/about/ghosts-of-wood-island/ www.newenglandlighthouses.net/wood-island-light-history.html http://fowilh.dynalias.com:1200/camera/index.html#/video www.vermonter.com/slipperyskin-bear-bigfoot-or-indian/ http://newenglandfolklore.blog...
Jul 04, 2024•40 min•Ep. 114
Beth asks the question, "Was the Exorcist movie really cursed?" as she delves into the 51 year old rumor that bad things happened on set for a reason. Wes looks at Momo, the Missouri monster, a three-toed cryptid that terrorized Louisiana, Missouri in the 1970s. Please Rate & Review us wherever you get your Podcasts! Our Sources: www.the-sun.com/tv/3368193/exorcist-curse-film-deaths/ www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12384115/William-Friedkins-cursed-Exorcist.html https://nypost.com/2023/10...
Jun 27, 2024•48 min•Ep. 113
Beth talks about two children with remarkable past lives - Joey Verwey and Shanti Devi. Wes talks about the strange disappearance of Alfred Loewenstein, the world's third wealthiest man. www.higherperspectives.com/10-past-lives-1454003489.html https://littlethings.com/lifestyle/girl-with-10-lives Beyond: Documented Truths About the Strange Phenomena of Our Times , vol.1 #4, December 1968. www.carolbowman.com/dr-ian-stevenson/case-shanti-devi https://adarshbadri.me/history/shanti-devi-reincarnati...
Jun 20, 2024•46 min•Ep. 112
Beth visits the Mojave Desert's coolest time machine inspired by a visit from an alien. Wes visits Briarcliff, the haunted former home of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/20/style/tmagazine/welcome-to-the-integratron.html https://lamag.com/lahistory/integratron-desert-dome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Van_Tassel https://mabel.wwu.edu/do/d2f3f730-a37b-4850-ada5-6635524370cf https://integratron.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Integratron-National-Register-of...
Jun 13, 2024•38 min•Ep. 111
Beth tries not to squirm as she talks about the Mongolian Death Worm, an elusive, acid-spitting cryptid. Wes delves into the dozens of Wampus Cat sightings; another cryptid with supernatural abilities. Show Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_death_worm https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/ www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mongolian-death-worm https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/mongolian-death-worm.htm www.livescience.com/46450-mongolian-death-worm.html https:...
Jun 06, 2024•44 min•Ep. 110
Beth explains the legends (and some truths) surrounding the infamous University of Edinburgh's graduation tradition. Wes explains how the US and Britain almost went to war over one little pig. Our episode sources: www.atlasobscura.com/articles/harry-potter-sorting-hat-geneva-bonnet-graduation www.heraldscotland.com/news/12183001.gently-does-it-with-hat-used-on-100000-students/ www.therestorationmovement.com/_international/scotland/knox.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Knox https://en.wikip...
May 30, 2024•37 min•Ep. 109
