Strange Wanders

In this episode we talk about the genius and wildly eccentric life of Potter / Artist George Ohr. We also explore the wondrous art and wild stories of Mississippi Art legend Walter Anderson. Both of these artists hailed from the Southern coastal part of our beautiful state. "Strange Wanders" is a production of MWB Studios. Today's episode was hosted, produced and edited by COLE FURLOW, written and...

STRANGE WANDERS IS BACK!  In season 1 episode 3, we wander across Mississippi to explore some of the "witchy" aspects of the state's history. The Bell Witch, a foundation of American folklore, has ties to North Mississippi. Just down the road along the Natchez Trace Parkway, there are patches of ground on which no grass grows. Why? Let's just say the location is known as "Witch Dance." A litt...

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In the early days of the Great Depression, the police in Mississippi's capital city of Jackson picked up a man they didn't recognize walking down State Street, in the downtown heart of the city. The man didn't know who he was, how we came to be in Jackson, or have any memory of friends and family. He was eventually committed to the state mental institution where he would spend the next eight years...

In this special Strange Wanders Halloween minisode we wander to Vicksburg to explore the history of McRaven House, reputedly the most haunted house in Mississippi. From humble beginnings as a hideout for a highwayman to the abode of the last members of a reclusive family -- with a lot of death and tragedy thrown in between -- McRaven is said to be home to up to eight spirits who haven't quite deci...

In Episode 2 part 1: Strange Wanderers.   In this episode we visit the final resting place of royalty in a cemetery in Meridian Mississippi, and recount the murderous tale of what are believed to be the first recorded serial killers in American History, the Harpe brothers.    Strange Wanders is sponsored by Visit Mississippi. visitmississippi.org.   For more information about l...

Mississippi has been called the state for Wanderers. In fact, the state's official tourism slogan is "Wanderers Welcome." It's many sights and places, attractions and faces provide a memorable experience for visitors of all types.  But we would say that as one wanders through Mississippi, don't think everything you encounter is exactly as it seems.  Strange Wanderers is a podcast that ex...

From demonic deals at a legendary crossroads, to Civil War spirits not quite ready to surrender, and notorious outlaws who finally ran afoul of justice, the state of Mississippi has many strange adventures, folktales, and history ready for each and every wanderer.  In our first episode, we visit the tale of the legendary blues man Robert Johnson who made a deal with the devil in the Delta. We...