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Jan. 4, 2024

88: Percy Fawcett and the Maricoxi

Send us a Text Message. Both Wes and Beth discuss the various bigfoot creatures of South America, including explorer Percy Fawcett's encounter and the terrifying Mapingauri. Are people just seeing a giant ground sloth that's...

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Dec. 28, 2023

87: A Meat Shower and a Prophet Hen

Send us a Text Message. Beth shares historical accounts of strange things raining from the sky, including the Kentucky meat shower. Wes tells the disturbing tale of Mary Bateman, a woman whose hen laid very special eggs. Sour...

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Dec. 21, 2023

86: St. Nick's Creepy Cohorts

Send us a Text Message. Wes and Beth discuss several of St. Nick's creepy cohorts from Europe, including Belsnickel, Father Whipper, and Frau Perchta. https://www.vice.com/en/article/43989p/perchta-christmas-goddess-demon-wom...

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Dec. 14, 2023

85: Ngatea Crop Circles and the Blue-Skinned People of Kentucky

Send us a Text Message. Beth explores unexplained lights in the sky and the resulting crop circles on New Zealand's North and South Islands. Wes tells the intriguing tale of the Blue Fugate family of Kentucky. Show Notes: htt...

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Dec. 7, 2023

84: The Hand of Glory and The Goldfield Hotel

Send us a Text Message. Beth explores the magical Hand of Glory, an object used by thieves in Europe to cast spells on innkeepers. Wes tells the tale of the Goldfield Hotel of Nevada, where rumors and ghosts have remained for...

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Nov. 30, 2023

83: Percy Shelley's Doppelganger

Send us a Text Message. Wes and Beth take a deep dive into the doppelganger phenomenon, including writers Percy and Mary Shelley's encounter with one that was truly terrifying. Our Show notes: https://wired.me/science/the-p...

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Nov. 25, 2023

πŸ”’ Premium Episode 9: Mysteries of Rock Lake

Subscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Wes and Beth dive headlong into Rock Lake, Wisconsin, where it's said both ancient pyramids and a lake monster exist beneath the water. Our Show Notes: https://hoardmuseum.org/r...

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Nov. 23, 2023

82: A Shapeshifting Cat and an Amazing Escape

Send us a Text Message. Beth shares a few Bakeneko tales of shapeshifting monster cats and the origins behind them. Wes tells the amazing submarine survival story of John Capes. Show Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bak...

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Nov. 16, 2023

81: Dr. Hamilton's Ghost Laboratory and High Strangeness at the Mansi…

Send us a Text Message. Beth delves into the historic Hamilton House in Winnipeg, where an inventive couple used science to investigate the paranormal. Wes delves into famous bands' ghostly experiences at the famed Laurel Can...

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Nov. 9, 2023

Episode 80: The Enjuin Mermaid and the Leather Man

Send us a Text Message. Beth shares a slew of newly discovered strange creatures. Wes tells the intriguing true tale of the Leather Man. Show Notes: https://unseen-japan.com/mermaid-mummy-japan-true-identity/ https://www.ins...

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Nov. 2, 2023

79: The Mermaid Inn and Mad Stones

Send us a Text Message. Beth shares the many haunts of the historic Mermaid Inn in Rye, England. Wes explores the curious history of mad stones, said to extract poison from various wounds. S how notes: Middle Music: https://w...

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Oct. 26, 2023

78: Halloween Special

Send us a Text Message. Join Wes and Beth as they tell creepy tales based on urban legends from around the country. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books o...

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Oct. 20, 2023

πŸ”’ Premium Bonus Episode:8 Ambrose Bierce and Mysterious Oregon

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Oct. 19, 2023

77: The Evolution of Modern Day Halloween

Send us a Text Message. Both Wes and Beth dive deeply into Halloween traditions, discussing how they all began, evolved, and carried on through the centuries. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/wher...

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Oct. 12, 2023

76: Two Haunts for October

Send us a Text Message. It's haunted October! Beth claims a seat at the haunted and historic Regent Theatre in Picton, Ontario. Wes explores a haunted castle in Vermont, of all places! Show notes: Our Merch store: https://ww...

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Oct. 5, 2023

75: A Creepy Forest and the Enfield Monster

Send us a Text Message. Beth goes for a walk through the haunted Hoia Baciu forest of Romania where strange things are seen in the night. Wes visits Illinois, where an unusual, three-legged cryptid made itself known in 1973....

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Sept. 28, 2023

74: These Kids Saw UFOs and Cheesman Park Spirits

Send us a Text Message. Beth looks at two uncannily similar school-related UFO sightings almost 8000 miles and 20 years apart Wes strolls through a Denver park where restless spirits still wander (for good reason!) Show Note...

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Sept. 21, 2023

73: Smithsonian Ghosts and the Livonian Werewolf

Send us a Text Message. Beth visits the Smithsonian Museums and the five alleged ghosts that haunt it. Wes tells the story of Thiess, the 17th century man who claimed to be a good werewolf. Show notes: Our Merch store: https:...

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Sept. 14, 2023

72: A Strange Event and the House of Eleven Ghosts

Send us a Text Message. Beth looks at the mysterious Tunguska Event, when fire filled the sky and Tesla got the blame. Wes tackles the haunted Barnstable House where numerous spirits are said to roam (and one even carries a h...

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Sept. 7, 2023

71: Spontaneous Human Combustion and Waterfront Station Ghosts

Send us a Text Message. Beth explores the spontaneous human combustion phenomenon even though it scares her. Wes shares ghostly encounters inside Vancouver's haunted train station. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.tee...

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Aug. 31, 2023

70: A Man with a Mission

Send us a Text Message. Wes and Beth present the the varied and intriguing ways Sir Arthur Conan Doyle supported the Spiritualism movement- from investigating poltergeists himself to opening up his own Psychic bookstore. Show...

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Aug. 25, 2023

πŸ”’ Premium Episode 7: Victorians in the Bedroom

Subscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. WARNING: This episode contains explicit content intended for adult listeners. Wes and Beth dive into the wacky Victorians' contradictory (and sometimes hilarious) ideas about i...

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Aug. 24, 2023

69: The Hands Resist Him and Some Alien Pancakes

Send us a Text Message. Beth discusses the notoriously haunted painting "The Hands Resist Him." Wes tells the unique story of a plumber's encounter with some very generous, breakfast-cooking spacemen. Show Notes: Our Merch st...

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Aug. 17, 2023

68: Mary Toft (Rabbit Mom) and the Whitehall Bigfoot

Send us a Text Message. Beth tells the tale of Mary Toft, an 18th century woman who gave birth to 19 rabbits. Wes looks into the many bigfoot sightings over the years in Whitehall, NY. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www...

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