Where Our Minds Wander

Beth shares the dark history of New York's Roosevelt Island. Wes discusses the sadly misunderstood poisonous Wolf Peach, a fruit many of us eat today on a fairly regular basis. Sources Used: www.nps.gov/places/blackwell-s-island-new-york-city.htm https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.4.581 www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/nycdoc/html/blakwel1.html https://blogs...

Wes and Beth pay a visit to four (somewhat) wacky US museums filled with odd, amusing, and creepy collections.  Episode Sources Used:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Banana_Museum https://bananaclub.com/the-banana-museum www.visitcalifornia.com/experience/international-banana-museum/ www.atlasobscura.com/places/international-banana-club-museum https://cbs6albany.com/community/positive...

Wes and Beth look at the murder case and two possible suspects in Oregon's 100-year-old unsolved mystery.  Sources Used: www.grunge.com/822834/the-unsolved-mystery-of-the-lava-lake-murders/ www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/community_paid/offbeat-oregon-lava-lake-murders-are-still-officially-unsolved-but/article_0802b80c-6b5d-11e9-b828-9f89bd102737.html https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/t...

Wes and Beth share three more compelling stories of past life memories. https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/boy-who-proved-he-was-reincarnation-of-dead-woman-named-pam-leaves-internet-spooked--c-8604425 www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/young-boy-claims-princess-diana-28787230 www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/boy-who-claims-princess-diana-31940411 https://nypost.com/2022/10/19/i-was-ki...

Wes and Beth discuss the unique hostel's history and alleged hauntings.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Jail_Hostel https://ghostwalks.com/articles/quick-history-ottawa-jail https://todayinottawashistory.wordpress.com/2023/06/10/the-carleton-county-gaol/ https://heritageottawa.org/50years/carleton-county-gaol www.hostelworld.com/blog/survive-worlds-haunted-hostel/ https://npiweb.com/Blo...

Join Wes and Beth for the Victorian tradition of telling spooky ghost stories on Christmas as they share A. M. Burrage's creepy short tale "Smee." Sources Used: https://archive.org/details/Stage5A.M.BurrageGhostStories/page/n5/mode/2up  Middle  Background music via https://www. FesliyanStudios.com Support the show All our links: Our website:  www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our email:...

Wes and Beth share the many priests' tales of unexplained activity in the haunted vicarage and discuss why it's considered the most haunted house in all of Sweden. https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/borgvattnet-vicarage/ www.atlasobscura.com/places/borgvattnet-vicarage https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/borgvattnet-swedens-haunted-village/ www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/8-most-haunted-loca...

Beth shares the amazing story of "the man no prison could hold." Wes delves into the mysterious lights seen over a North Carolina mountain for centuries.  Sources Used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshie_Shiratori www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/japanese-culture/yoshie-shiratori/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/yoshie-shiratori https://globalbizarre.com/yoshie-shiratori-the-man-...

Beth tells tales of the apple-throwing pygmy bigfoot of Pennsylvania. Wes tells tales of West Virginia's aggressive Sheepsquatch. Sources Used: Albatwitch www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/the-albatwitch-haunts-lancaster-county-pennsylvania https://unchartedlancaster.com/2021/10/03/haunted-lancaster-meet-columbias-little-bigfoot-the-albatwitch/ https://ghostsoftherivertowns.com/albatwitch www.b...

Wes and Beth share the impressive 100 years of history of the iconic parade, with all its balloons, floats, and infamous mishaps.   Sources Used:  www.iloveny.com/blog/post/history-of-the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/ www.history.com/news/the-first-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade https://wwd.com/feature/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-history-1235914592/ www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/macys-than...

Beth and Wes share the sobering history and abundant hauntings at the Australian historical landmark. www.qstation.com.au/our-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Head_Quarantine_Station www.thesenior.com.au/story/7330164/the-original-quarantine-hotel-echoes-with-history-of-pandemics-past/ https://adelaidehauntedhorizons.com.au/haunted-sydney-quarantine-station-ghosts/ https://mgnsw.org....

Beth explores the unfinished yet incredibly haunted Woodchester Mansion in England. Wes explores the mysterious disappearance of Diedrich Knickerbocker, whose story inspired the naming of the NY Knicks.  www.haunted-britain.com/woodchester-mansion.htm https://discovercotswolds.co.uk/woodchester-mansion/ www.woodchestermansion.org.uk/ www.richardestep.net/woodchester-mansion-the-breather-in-the-bas...

Beth places her bet at the infamously haunted Tombstone saloon and gambling hall. Wes walks the haunted halls of the US Capitol building. Our Sources https://phoenixghosts.com/the-birdcage-theatre/ https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-bird-cage-theatre/ www.theatrebloom.com/2021/11/remembering-the-birdcage-theatre/ www.echoesofthesouthwest.com/2011/05/tombstone-birdcage-theatre-ghosts-and.html...

Beth tells the perfectly creepy tale "The Voice in the  Night" by William Hope Hodgson. Wes shares S.E. Schlosser's ghostly tale of "A Dead Woman's Picture."  https://absolutehorror.fandom.com/wiki/The_Voice_in_the_Night_by_William_Hope_Hodgson www.seschlosser.com/a-dead-womans-picture/ Middle music: Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com Support the show All our links...

Beth and Wes each tell a spooky gothic ghost story: "The Old Nurse's Story" by Elizabeth Gaskell and "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells. Our Sources: https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0605581h.html https://www.gutenberg.org/files/23218/23218-h/23218-h.htm  Middle Background music via https://www. FesliyanStudios.com Support the show All our links: Our website:  www.whereourminds...

Beth shares the intriguing UFO sighting from 1957 when 10,000 spectators saw some sort of UFO over Florence, Italy. Wes explains exactly why the San Antonio inn is considered one of Texas's "most haunted" locations.  Sources Used: www.sportshistoryweekly.com/stories/italy-soccer-world-euro-cup-fiorentina,1220 https://unbelievable-facts.com/2014/12/a-football-match-came-to-a-halt-60-...

Beth shares the various folklore and legends surrounding real-life witchcraft cases in New York state. Wes shares the intriguing history of Big Nose Kate and her haunted saloon.  Our Sources: https://sleepyhollowcountry.com/witch-of-west-nyack/ www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/culture/article/witchcraft-trials-new-york-state-17546934.php www.clarkstown.gov/history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wit...

Beth recounts the mysterious death of TV's original Superman, George Reeves. Wes shares tales of the dark entities said to roam the Santa Lucia mountains of CA.  Sources Used: www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-mysterious-death-of-george-reeves-the-original-superman https://unsolved.com/gallery/george-reeves/ https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Reeves www.theguardian.com/film/2006/nov/18/f...

Beth tackles the mystery of who Kaspar Houser could have been. Wes adds to the mystery by discussing the lore and legends of the supernatural along NJ's Shades of Death Road. *Episode Correction: We realized (post-production) that Beth mistakenly stated Kaspar Houser's year of death as 1882. It was actually 1833.  Sources Used:  www.thegypsythread.org/shades-of-death-road/ https://en.wik...

Beth tells the tale of two spirits said to haunt the historic Meridian, Mississippi mansion. Wes shares the lore and recent sightings of the terrifying Louisiana cryptid.  Sources Used:  https://visitmeridian.com/historic-trail-markers/civil-war/civil-war-trail-marker-5/ https://visitmeridian.com/things_to_do/merrehope/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrehope https://merrehope.com/ www.meridiansta...

Wes and Beth explore the mythology and recent sightings of the legendary Thunderbird. Sources Used:  www.pnsn.org/outreach/native-american-stories/thunderbird-and-whale/thunderbird-and-whale-stories/the-thunder-bird-a-tillamook-legend https://pawilds.com/legend-of-the-thunderbird/ www.legendsofamerica.com/thunderbird-native-american/ www.devilslakewisconsin.com/learning-center/devils-lake-ghosts-m...

Beth tells the story of Henry and Clara Rathbone, the other couple in the Presidential Theater Box at Ford's Theater in 1865. Wes tells the tale of Carl Tanzler, the man who took his unrequited love to the extreme. Sources Used:  www.thegettysburgexperience.com/a-christmas-murder www.nyhistory.org/blogs/attending-fords-theater-with-the-lincolns-the-tragic-lives-of-clara-harris-and-henry-rathb...

Beth tells the mysterious tales of Boldt and Singer castles. Wes shares about the time both Chebacco Parish and Abraham Lincoln's tomb were raided by body snatchers.  www.boldtcastle.com/visitorinfo/about www.usboattours.com/a-short-history-of-boldt-castle-in-the-thousand-islands/ https://19thcenturyghosts.com/2016/09/07/boldt-castle-of-the-thousand-islands/ https://boldtcastle.wordpress.com/...

Beth tells the story of one family's encounter with aggressive bigfoots in Oklahoma. Wes shares details of the icky problem that plagued New York City in the late 1800s.  Our Sources:  www.bfro.net/avevid/ouachita/siege-at-honobia.asp www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2007/08/07/constant-sasquatch-watch-held-in-honobia/61554513007/ www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2000/01/30/sooners-tracking-bigfoot/6...

Beth tells the tale of Vermont's Hayden House- a home said to be haunted by a cursed family. Wes explores a former prison in Boise, Idaho, where both volunteers and visitors have reported some ghostly encounters.  www.vermonter.com/hayden-curse-ghosts/ www.caledonianrecord.com/littleton_record/news/local/the-haunted-hayden-house-of-albany/article_be56eee1-a0d1-51bb-9ba7-06f1ed623ff7.html http...