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Episodes

June 29, 2023

61: The Joshua Ward House and the Terrible Green Gowrow

Send us a Text Message. Beth peeks inside the haunted Joshua Ward House of Salem, Mass. Wes tackles the legendary Gowrow, a cryptid of Arkansas folklore. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-ou...
June 22, 2023

60: Champy the Lake Monster and Brazil's Roswell

Send us a Text Message. Beth dives into the legends and sightings of Lake Champlain's resident monster, Champy. Wes discusses the compelling 1996 Varginha UFO incident. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/s...
June 15, 2023

59: The Lost City of Z and the Peyton Randolph House

Send us a Text Message. Beth joins Amazon explorer Percy Fawcett on his fateful expedition in search of a fabled lost city. Wes takes us to the very haunted Peyton Randolph House in Colonial Williamsburg. Show Notes: Our Mer...
June 8, 2023

58: The Hartford Connecticut Witch Trials

Send us a Text Message. Wes and Beth discuss the little-known witchcraft panic and trials of the 17th century Connecticut colony. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=274...
June 1, 2023

57: The Hammersmith Ghost Murder and What Might be Hiding in Your Walls?

Send us a Text Message. Beth tells the tale of the Hammersmith Ghost- which unfortunately ended in a murder trial that stumped British lawmakers. Wes talks about three strange items often found in the walls of old homes: lone...
May 25, 2023

56: The Kuchisake Onna and Two Ladies of the Lake

Send us a Text Message. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains references to suicide as well as graphic imagery. Listener discretion advised. Beth tells the creepy tale of the Slit-Mouthed Woman, a vengeful spirit of Japan. W...
May 18, 2023

55: The Mary Celeste and the Men in Black

Send us a Text Message. Beth boards the famous ghost ship, looking for her crew. Wes encounters the infamous Men in Black and asks who, or what, are they? Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-ou...
May 11, 2023

54: Two Baffling Archaeological Items and the Yowie

Send us a Text Message. Beth studies the Voynich Manuscript and the Antikythera Mechanism, two baffling historical objects. Wes encounters the Yowie, Australia's Bigfoot. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com...
May 4, 2023

53: Strange Lights Over Lake Michigan and Centralia

Send us a Text Message. Beth shares the 1994 Lakeshore incident, when 300 people reported strange lights in the sky. Wes looks at Centralia, a town in PA that's been on fire for over 50 years. Show Notes: Our Merch store: htt...
April 27, 2023

52: Charleville Castle and Hoosac Tunnel Hauntings

Send us a Text Message. Beth visits a castle in Ireland, where a little girl haunts its halls. Wes travels underground to the Hoosac Tunnel, where ghostly miners have been seen since the 1800s. Top of show notes Our Merch sto...
April 20, 2023

51: Devil's Promenade Spook Light and the Hitchhiking Ghost

Send us a Text Message. Wes takes us to a desolate road off Route 66 to observe a strange light seen for almost 200 years. Beth picks up the phantom hitchhiker, Resurrection Mary, outside of Chicago. Show Notes: Our Merch sto...
April 13, 2023

50: A Super (Naturally) Spectacular Place to Visit

Send us a Text Message. Wes and Beth explore Crater Lake National Park. Known for its breathtaking views and great camping, it's also known as a paranormal hotspot, with Bigfoot sightings, UFOs, and disturbing disappearances...
April 6, 2023

49: Did My Mind Do That and Ghosts of a Scottish Castle

Send us a Text Message. Beth tackles the Tulpa phenomenon - can people really conjure a physical entity with just their minds? Wes tours haunted Stirling Castle, where the incredible history might be keeping several spirits t...
March 30, 2023

48: An Insatiable Appetite and Voodoo Dolls

Send us a Text Message. Wes tackles the tale of Charles Domery, an 18th century man with an insatiable appetite. Beth ventures into the misunderstood world of voodoo dolls. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.c...
March 23, 2023

47: City of Cahokia and Wild and Wacky Aphrodisiacs.

Send us a Text Message. Beth visits the ancient city of Cahokia in present day Illinois to find out why the inhabitants abandoned their homes. Wes takes a tour through various unusual aphrodisiacs used throughout history and ...
March 16, 2023

46: Batsquatch and St. Elmo Ghost Town

Send us a Text Message. Wes encounters the elusive, yet terrifying, Batsquatch. Is he sasquatch's mutant cryptid cousin? Beth wanders through a Colorado ghost town that has its very own resident ghost. Show Notes: Our Merch s...
March 9, 2023

45: Bridgewater Triangle and Groom of the Stool

Send us a Text Message. Beth covers the supernatural hotspot of the Bridgewater Triangle. Wes offers another contender for the worst job in history: the Groom of the Stool. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.c...
March 2, 2023

44: The Notorious Fox Sisters and The Infamous Eddy Brothers

Send us a Text Message. Wes takes on the notorious Fox sisters, sibling mediums who inadvertently sparked the Spiritualism Movement. Beth continues with the equally fascinating, but lesser known, Eddy Brothers, sibling medium...
Feb. 23, 2023

43: A Bar Full of Spirits and A Vindicated Ghost

Send us a Text Message. Wes takes us to Shaker's Cigar Bar in Milwaukee, where ghostly spirits mingle with the living. Beth shares the tale of Elva Heaster Shue, the ghost who proved her own murder in a court of law. Show not...
Feb. 16, 2023

42: Did They Vanish into Thin Air and Nandor Fodor, Who?

Send us a Text Message. Beth explores the lost colony of Roanoke and what could have possibly happened to the 115 colonists who vanished without a trace. Wes introduces us to Nandor Fodor, a father of the Paranormal who studi...
Feb. 9, 2023

41: The Specter Moose and White River Monster

Send us a Text Message. Wes hikes around Lobster Lake, Maine in search of the ghostly Specter Moose. Beth paddles along the White River in Arkansas, hoping to (not) encounter the White River Monster. Show Notes: Our Merch sto...
Feb. 2, 2023

40: Two Haunted Theaters & The Man in the Glass Case

Send us a Text Message. Beth takes us to visit two very haunted theaters in Australia and New Zealand. Wes brings us to meet Jeremy Bentham, the Auto-Icon. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-o...
Jan. 26, 2023

39: The Wendigo and a Space Acorn

Send us a Text Message. Wes braves the frozen woods to tell us about the terrifying Wendigo. Beth stops by the roadside of Kecksburg, PA to examine the remnants of a 1965 UFO crash, known as Pennsylvania's Roswell. Show Note...
Jan. 18, 2023

38: The Queen's Conjurer and A Haunted Norwegian Fortress

Send us a Text Message. Beth delves into the mystical life of John Dee, the "Queen's Conjurer." Wes wanders through the very haunted Akershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/st...