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Feb. 8, 2024

93: Morris-Jumel Mansion and Albert Ostman

Send us a Text Message. Beth walks through the history and haunting of a Manhattan mansion that has existed since the mid-18th century. Wes shares the tale of Albert Ostman's unusual encounter while vacationing in British Co...

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Feb. 1, 2024

92: Wow! That's Big! and Magic Mirrors

Send us a Text Message. Beth tours Casey, Illinois, a small town with 12 World Records for the largest things. Wes takes a look into the magical mirrors of scrying and the history and research behind them. Beth: https://www.e...

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Jan. 25, 2024

91: Nobody's Cracked It Yet and The Human Lightning Rod

Send us a Text Message. Beth looks at mysterious coded messages, including the enigmatic Kryptos sculpture in Langley, VA. Wes explores the life (and luck) of Roy Sullivan, the man who was struck by lightning on 7 separate oc...

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Jan. 18, 2024

90: The USF Constellation and Albany Rural Cemetery

Send us a Text Message. Beth explores the history and hauntings of an impressive 19th century warship. Wes walks through a lovely upstate New York cemetery, where anomalous phenomena occurs (including a phantom galloping hors...

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Jan. 11, 2024

89: Hotel Saranac Haunting and We Interrupt This Program

Send us a Text Message. Beth takes us to Hotel Saranac, a haunted hotspot in a pretty, historic Adirondack town. Wes shares the mysterious message of Vrillon, a still- unknown hacker who took over a TV broadcast in 1977's sou...

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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 …

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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

Subscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Y https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412J...

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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: …

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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 …

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