Wes Guay & Beth Guay

Where Our Minds Wander

Society EN ↓ 241 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.

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Author

Wes Guay & Beth Guay

Category

Society

Podcast website

WhereOurMindsWander.com

Latest episode

Oct 22, 2026

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Episodes

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...

23: Don't Dare Call Him a Weasel and A Restless Night 13.10.2022

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 real life experiences with something paranormal. Show Notes: Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/ Support the S...

22: They're Always Watching You and Don't Tell Them About Upstairs 06.10.2022

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 encounters. Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander Podcast Middle Music: https://www.purple...

21: Only the Nose Knows and It's Not All Tea and Mysteries 29.09.2022

Wes takes us on to the mysterious Dog Suicide Bridge of Overtoun, Scotland where he asks us to decide if the dogs' deaths are caused by something natural or supernatural.  Beth explores the secret society of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and how Aleister Crowley may have caused its downfall. Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com...

20: There's Something Witchy About This Tree and A Grave Situation 22.09.2022

Beth stops by the Witches' Tree in Louisville, Kentucky on her journey through the historical connection between trees and witches. Wes tells the harrowing, true (?) tale of  Margorie McCall, otherwise known as The Lady of the Ring,  who was buried alive in 1695. Or was she? Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Check us out on Facebook...

19: She Failed That Test and The Boogeyman Umbrella 15.09.2022

Beth tells the tale of Marthe Brossier, a young Frenchwoman possessed by demons, who brought them with her on a travelling roadshow in the 1590s.  Wes shares the origin story of the Boogeyman: where the legends come from, how they differ, and how to avoid running into him. Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Check us out on Facebook @ Where...

Request for your true personal paranormal stories for upcoming October episodes 11.09.2022

Please email us your true personal paranormal stories  for our upcoming October episodes. We'd love to read them and share them on the show!  Send them to: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Support the show All our links: Our website:  www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com  Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show:  www.whereourmindswander.c...

18: She Was Slimed and They Were All Cursed 08.09.2022

Wes explores two creepy cryptids - the Flatwoods Monster and the Dover Demon- which terrorized two small towns 25 years apart.  Beth visits Venice, Italy and the allegedly cursed (but gorgeous!) Palazzo Dario. Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander Podcast Middle Music: https://www.purple-plane...

17: A Strange Place for Demons and Doomed From the Beginning 01.09.2022

Beth closely inspects the Demon Wall of Sauherad, Norway and its questionable beginnings. Wes takes a wild ride with Salomon Andree's ill-fated Arctic hot air balloon expedition of 1897. Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander Podcast Middle Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Sources:  ht...

16: A Toast to Edgar and A Lady in Brown 25.08.2022

Beth explores the still mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe and the unknown Poe Toaster. Wes shines a light on the history of one of the most famous ghost photographs of all time - the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall.  Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander Podcast https://www.purple-planet.com http...

14: If These Walls Could Talk and Not Your Average Jogger 18.08.2022

Beth take us inside the infamous Chelsea Hotel where artistic luminaries thrived and their spirits still roam. Wes takes us to the notorious Pickfair Estate where Hollywood royalty Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks cohabitated with ghosts of their own.  Show Notes: Our website: www.whereourminds.wander.com Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Check us out on Facebook @ Where Our Minds Wander...

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