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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Feb. 3, 2023

🔒 Premium Episode 1: Always Trust Your Gut, a Horny Walrus, and Chasi…

Subscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Wes delves into two different, yet equally disturbing, true Changeling stories. Beth introduces us all to Thor the Walrus before hiking into the Texas desert to catch sight of ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Jan. 12, 2023

37: Coral Castle and Cursed Objects

Send us a Text Message. Wes takes us on a tour of the mysterious Coral Castle. Beth braves a handful of allegedly cursed objects. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=274...

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Jan. 5, 2023

36: Anastasia Imposter and the Mad Gasser of Mattoon

Send us a Text Message. Beth investigates Anna Anderson, one of the most well-known Anastasia Romanov imposters. Wes tackles the Mad Gasser of Mattoon, an unsolved case chalked up to mass hysteria. Show Notes: Our Merch store...

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Dec. 29, 2022

35: Turning the Bones and the Yellow Rose

Send us a Text Message. Wes explores the practices of skeleton modifications and the cultural significance behind them. Beth wanders through the haunted Emily Morgan hotel in San Antonio, Texas. Show Notes: Our Merch store: h...

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Dec. 22, 2022

34: Naughty and Nice Holiday Special

Send us a Text Message. Both Wes and Beth discuss the legend of Krampus, St. Nick's evil counterpart. Then they brave the earworm "The Twelve Days of Christmas" because...why not? Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teep...

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Dec. 15, 2022

33: That's Not an Orangutan and How Do You Explain the Radiation?

Send us a Text Message. Wes hunts the not-so-elusive Rock Apes of Vietnam. Beth tackles the truly mysterious case of the Dyatlov Pass Incident- when 9 hikers died under bizarre circumstances. Our Merch store: https://www.teep...

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Dec. 8, 2022

32: He Couldn't Escape This and Bambi and Thumper Forbidden Love!

Send us a Text Message. Beth sits in on Bess Houdini's final seance to capture Harry Houdini's message from beyond the grave. Wes tracks the elusive Wolpertinger - the original cousin to the jackalope - and finds one! Show No...

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Dec. 1, 2022

31: The Mystery of the Navy's Love-8 Ghost Blimp and Skaill House Hau…

Send us a Text Message. Wes wonders what happened to the crew aboard the L-8 Navy blimp that crashed into a San Francisco suburb in 1942. Beth visits the 400 year old haunted Skaill House on Orkney Island, Scotland. Show Not...

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Nov. 24, 2022

30: Strange Occurrences on the Sea and in the Sky

Send us a Text Message. Beth takes to the seas to visit the SS Ourang Medan, an allegedly grisly ghost ship. Wes takes to the sky to explore a pilot's strange UFO encounter over Alaska in 1986. Show Notes: Our Merch store: ht...

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Nov. 17, 2022

29: The Cottingley Fairies and The Ghost Church

Send us a Text Message. Beth analyzes the infamous Cottingley Fairies photos and how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle believed in their authenticity. Wes visits the ghosts of St. George's Church , wo talk among the 32 specters populati...

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Nov. 10, 2022

28: Neolithic Balls and The Park of Monsters

Send us a Text Message. Wes takes us to the Neolithic site of Skara Brae and the strange, intricately carved stone balls discovered there. Beth goes for a stroll through the Park of Monsters, an Italian Renaissance "garden" f...

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Nov. 3, 2022

27: They Needed Those Lilies and The Devil of the Dunes

Send us a Text Message. Beth delves into the strict but odd funeral and mourning practices of those wacky Victorians. Wes visits the dunes of Provincetown, Mass., and encounters the menacing "Black Flash" - a creature that st...

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Oct. 27, 2022

26: Screams From the Other Side and An Unsettling Rattle

Send us a Text Message. Wes braves a walk along Dead Woman's Crossing , Oklahoma to meet the ghost of Katie James before wandering down Zombie Road, Missouri, where even more phantoms are said to linger. Beth visits our neig...

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Oct. 20, 2022

25: The Grey Nuns and Haunted Castles in the United States

Send us a Text Message. Beth enrolls at the Grey Nuns Motherhouse in Montreal, Canada to check out the ghosts still walking its collegiate halls, perhaps coming from the crypt in the basement. Wes tours two haunted American c...

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Oct. 16, 2022

24: She Didn't Win Mother of the Year and An Extremely Isolated Incid…

Send us a Text Message. Beth shares the harrowing tale of Blanche Monnier, a young woman imprisoned by her mother in her own home for 25 years. Wes cautiously approaches the Flannan Isles Lighthouse of Scotland, where 3 keep...

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Oct. 13, 2022

23: Don't Dare Call Him a Weasel and A Restless Night

Send us a Text Message. Wes tells the peculiar tale of Gef the Talking Mongoose, a spirit that tormented the Irving family on the Isle of Man in the 1930s. Beth excitedly shares two more stories from listeners about their rea...

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Oct. 6, 2022

22: They're Always Watching You and Don't Tell Them About Upstairs

Send us a Text Message. 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 encount...

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