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Oct. 6, 2022

Episode 22: They're Always Watching You and Don't Tell Them About Ups…

Wes tackles the interesting history of everyone's beloved (or detested) outdoor ornament: the Garden Gnome. In honor of October, Beth shares two listener's stories about their real-life ghostly encounters. Show Notes: Our web...

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Sept. 29, 2022

Episode 21: Only the Nose Knows and It's Not All Tea and Mysteries

Wes takes us on to the mysterious Dog Suicide Bridge of Overtoun, Scotland where he asks us to decide if the dogs' deaths are caused by something natural or supernatural. Beth explores the secret society of the Hermetic Orde...

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Sept. 22, 2022

Episode 20: There's Something Witchy About This Tree and A Grave Situ…

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 th...

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Sept. 15, 2022

Episode 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...

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Sept. 11, 2022

Request for your true personal paranormal stories for upcoming Octobe…

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: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Support the show All our links: Our Prem...

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Sept. 8, 2022

Episode 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...

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Sept. 1, 2022

Episode 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.whereourm...

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Aug. 25, 2022

Episode 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. …

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Aug. 18, 2022

Episode 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 cohabita...

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Aug. 18, 2022

BONUS Episode 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 …

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Aug. 11, 2022

Episode 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 ...

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Aug. 8, 2022

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Aug. 5, 2022

BONUS Episode 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.grun...

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Aug. 4, 2022

Episode 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-ma...

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July 28, 2022

Episode 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/artic...

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July 21, 2022

Episode 9: BONUS Episode: A Subterranean Town and Don't Mess With Por…

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 …

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July 21, 2022

Episode 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-pl...

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July 15, 2022

Episode 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.buz...

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July 8, 2022

Episode 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.buzzs...

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July 1, 2022

BONUS Episode 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-st...

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July 1, 2022

Episode 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 human...

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June 24, 2022

Episode 3: Think Your Job Sucks and They Came for the State Fair Saus…

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.ou...

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June 18, 2022

Episode 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 …

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June 11, 2022

Episode 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. Enjoy! Show notes: https://purple-planet.com https://www.dark-tourism.com/index.php/great-britain/15-countries/indivi...

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