OldColonyCast

Hanna tells Fish & Andy about Ester Cox & the ghosts that plagued her throughout her life. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna tells Andy & Fish about Boston's first religious controversy, the Free Grace movement, and the woman at its forefront. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna tells Andy & Fish about the oldest trees in Boston Common, and Henry Davis, the arborist who dedicated his life to protecting them. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna, Andy, and Fish discuss the history of the Boston Common, from one man living alone, to thousands of people grazing cattle, to its current place as part of Boston's Emerald Necklace. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Andy, Fish, and Hanna discuss the Quabbin Reservoir, and the four towns that had to die for it to exist. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna, Andy, and Fish talk about the book bound in human skin that was kept in circulation at Harvard.   Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Fish, Hanna & Andy explore the mysteries of the ghost ship  Mary Celeste . Where did the crew go? What happened to the ship? And how did it end up on our list of suggested episode ideas?   Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna tells Andy and Fish about Shichigahama, the Japanese town that has been Plymouth's sister city for 35 years. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Glove-wearing rebel Hanna tells Andy & Fish about the life of teacher, doctor, and out-and-proud lesbian Marie Equi. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna covers the life of overlooked inventor, John H. Hammond Jr. as Andy and Fish debate why he's not more of a household name. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Sleepy caffeine junkies Hanna, Andy, & Fish discuss the 2003 alleged apparition of Mary in a window at Milton Hospital. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Is Edaville Railroad cursed? Why is King Richard's Faire moving down the street? Does Fish like trains as much as Andy & Hanna think he does?  Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna, Andy, and Fish discuss planned extensive renovations planned for the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges, and are worried about the potential effects of budget cuts to the National Park Service to the Cape Cod National Seashore. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna's here to tell Fish & Andy about Plymouth's H5N1 Bird Flu epidemic. If you learn nothing from this episode, DON'T touch dead birds! Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Special guest host Donny joins Hanna, Andy, and Fish to talk about the long, turbulent history of the Avedis Zildjian Company, a 400-year-long tale of feuding family, attempted imperial assassination, and metallurgy. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Andy, Fish, and special guest Donny join Hanna as she covers bog iron, the origin of the colonial iron industry, and metallic dog names. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Our long colonial nightmare is over! Hanna's back to tell Andy & Fish about the life of children's author Eric Carle. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Andy and Fish go from one rock to another as Andy covers the history of the Rathskellar, the home of Boston's rock music scene from the mid-seventies through the nineties. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Fish takes the reins and weaves a tale of pirates, ghosts, and buried treasure as he tells Andy about Lynn's Dungeon Rock. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

With Hanna unavailable, Andy & Fish cover two of Boston's mysteries. Did they find a mummified monkey when they demolished the Boston Garden? Why is there a statue of a Viking explorer on the Commonwealth Ave. Mall? Who left these two unsupervised? All this is answered on today's Old Colony Cast! Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Cranberries are in season as Hanna takes Andy & Fish through the history of the Cranberry Specialty Hospital, from children's sanitorium, to food pantry, to urban exploration hotspot.   Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna, who totally knows the difference between a turkey and a pheasant, tells Andy & Fish about the bird, its flashier southern cousin, and the nightmare that is turkey flight. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Andy takes the lead as he tells Hanna & Fish about Kilroy, the 1940s-era military meme, its local ties, and how fancy an outhouse can be.   Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna, Andy, and Fish cover the life, career, and mysterious death of native Bostonian, writer, and guy who was way more athletic and outgoing than we've been led to believe, Edgar Allen Poe. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Did vampires stalk the night in southern New England? Were the deceased stalking their families from beyond the grave? Hanna, Andy, and Fish dig into the New England Vampire Panic. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.