Wes Guay & Beth Guay

Where Our Minds Wander

Society EN ↓ 226 episodes

From the creepy attic's dark corners to the very end of a shadow-filled dirt road, our minds wander towards the odd, supernatural and not easily explained. Pull up a cozy seat and your favorite beverage and delve into our Strange but True stories from around the globe and beyond.

Author

Wes Guay & Beth Guay

Category

Society

Podcast website

WhereOurMindsWander.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

48: An Insatiable Appetite and Voodoo Dolls 30.03.2023

Wes tackles the tale of Charles Domery, an 18th century man with an insatiable appetite. Beth ventures into the misunderstood world of voodoo dolls. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/ Support the Show:  https:...

47: City of Cahokia and Wild and Wacky Aphrodisiacs. 23.03.2023

Beth visits the ancient city of Cahokia in present day Illinois to find out why the inhabitants abandoned their homes. Wes takes a tour through various unusual aphrodisiacs used throughout history and today. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www...

46: Batsquatch and St. Elmo Ghost Town 16.03.2023

Wes encounters the elusive, yet terrifying, Batsquatch. Is he sasquatch's mutant cryptid cousin? Beth wanders through a Colorado ghost town that has its very own resident ghost. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/...

45: Bridgewater Triangle and Groom of the Stool 09.03.2023

Beth covers the supernatural hotspot of the Bridgewater Triangle. Wes offers another contender for the worst job in history: the Groom of the Stool. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/ Support the Show:  https:...

44: The Notorious Fox Sisters and The Infamous Eddy Brothers 02.03.2023

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 mediums from Chittenden, VT. Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https:/...

43: A Bar Full of Spirits and A Vindicated Ghost 23.02.2023

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 notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourm...

42: Did They Vanish into Thin Air and Nandor Fodor, Who? 16.02.2023

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 studied the tie between the subconscious mind and poltergeists. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswand...

41: The Specter Moose and White River Monster 09.02.2023

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 store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/conta...

40: Two Haunted Theaters & The Man in the Glass Case 02.02.2023

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-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/ Support the Show:  https://www.whereourmin...

39: The Wendigo and a Space Acorn 26.01.2023

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 Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmi...

38: The Queen's Conjurer and A Haunted Norwegian Fortress 18.01.2023

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/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/ Support the Sho...

37: Coral Castle and Cursed Objects 12.01.2023

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=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/ Support the Show:  https://www.whereourmindswander.com/support/ Our...

36: Anastasia Imposter and the Mad Gasser of Mattoon 05.01.2023

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: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/...

35: Turning the Bones and the Yellow Rose 29.12.2022

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: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/ Sup...

34: Naughty and Nice Holiday Special 22.12.2022

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.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/ Sup...

33: That's Not an Orangutan and How Do You Explain the Radiation? 15.12.2022

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.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/ Support the Show:...

32: He Couldn't Escape This and Bambi and Thumper Forbidden Love! 08.12.2022

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 Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whe...

31: The Mystery of the Navy's Love-8 Ghost Blimp and Skaill House Haunting 01.12.2022

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 Notes: Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswande...

30: Strange Occurrences on the Sea and in the Sky 24.11.2022

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: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/...

29: The Cottingley Fairies and The Ghost Church 17.11.2022

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 populating the 14th century building. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website dire...

28: Neolithic Balls and The Park of Monsters 10.11.2022

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" filled with mysterious grotesque statues. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/...

27: They Needed Those Lilies and The Devil of the Dunes 03.11.2022

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 stalked the Cape Cod town in 1939. Show Notes: Our Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Webs...

26: Screams From the Other Side and An Unsettling Rattle 27.10.2022

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 neighbors to the north for the truth behind the legend of murderess La Corriveau. Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.c...

25: The Grey Nuns and Haunted Castles in the United States 20.10.2022

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 castles, taking care to separate legend from fact, in an attempt to determine whose spirit still lingers. Show Notes: Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page:...

24: She Didn't Win Mother of the Year and An Extremely Isolated Incident 16.10.2022

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 keepers mysteriously disappeared in 1900. Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/ Support the Show:  https://www.wh...

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