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Where Our Minds Wander

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.

Paranormal Society & Culture Documentary History
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
39 minutes
Episodes
182
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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135 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

135 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

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-thanksg…

00:42:13  |   Thu 28 Nov 2024
134 Manly North Head Q Station

134 Manly North Head Q Station

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.t…

00:37:39  |   Thu 21 Nov 2024
133 Woodchester Mansion and Diedrich Knickerbocker

133 Woodchester Mansion and Diedrich Knickerbocker

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 Knic…

00:42:18  |   Thu 14 Nov 2024
132 The Birdcage Theater and The Haunted Capitol Building

132 The Birdcage Theater and The Haunted Capitol Building

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/

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00:56:25  |   Wed 06 Nov 2024
131 Gothic Ghost stories Part 2

131 Gothic Ghost stories Part 2

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/Th…

00:49:37  |   Wed 30 Oct 2024
130 Gothic Ghost stories Part 1

130 Gothic Ghost stories Part 1

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://w…

01:35:44  |   Thu 24 Oct 2024
129 Florence Stadium UFO and Victoria’s Black Swan Inn

129 Florence Stadium UFO and Victoria’s Black Swan Inn

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 hau…

00:45:08  |   Thu 17 Oct 2024
128 Witches of New York and Big Nose Kate’s Saloon

128 Witches of New York and Big Nose Kate’s Saloon

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://s…

00:51:50  |   Thu 10 Oct 2024
127 George Reeves and the Dark Watchers

127 George Reeves and the Dark Watchers

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/ins…

00:48:03  |   Thu 03 Oct 2024
126 Kaspar Houser and Shades Of Death Road

126 Kaspar Houser and Shades Of Death Road

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 …

00:47:11  |   Thu 26 Sep 2024
125 Merrehope Mansion and the Rougarou

125 Merrehope Mansion and the Rougarou

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://visitm…

00:42:12  |   Thu 19 Sep 2024
124: Thunderbirds: Terror from Above

124: Thunderbirds: Terror from Above

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/th…

00:42:22  |   Thu 12 Sep 2024
123: Henry Rathbone and Carl Tanzler

123: Henry Rathbone and Carl Tanzler

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 …

00:39:34  |   Thu 05 Sep 2024
122: Thousand Islands Castles and Body-Snatchers

122: Thousand Islands Castles and Body-Snatchers

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/a…

00:46:36  |   Thu 29 Aug 2024
121: Honobia Bigfoot and the Manure Crisis of 1894

121: Honobia Bigfoot and the Manure Crisis of 1894

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/ave…

00:48:02  |   Thu 22 Aug 2024
120: The Hayden House and Old Idaho Penitentiary

120: The Hayden House and Old Idaho Penitentiary

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 ghostl…

00:44:38  |   Thu 15 Aug 2024
119: The Maine Penny, the Van Meter Monster, and Sinkhole Sam

119: The Maine Penny, the Van Meter Monster, and Sinkhole Sam

Beth explores the controversy over a little Viking coin found on the shores of Maine. Wes looks at two cryptids in a league of their own: Iowa's Van Meter Monster and Sinkhole Sam of Inman, Kansas.

So…

00:42:54  |   Thu 08 Aug 2024
118: Stone Lion Inn and the Northumberland Ghost Ship

118: Stone Lion Inn and the Northumberland Ghost Ship

Beth shares the history and hauntings of one Oklahoma Bed & Breakfast. Wes tells the creepy tale of the Northumberland Strait Ghost Ship.


www.hauntedrooms.com/oklahoma/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/st…

00:53:15  |   Thu 01 Aug 2024
July Bonus: Violet Jessop: Miss Unsinkable

July Bonus: Violet Jessop: Miss Unsinkable

Wes and Beth tell the remarkable stories of Violet Jessop and Arthur Priest who both survived all three of the White Star Line's sister ships' maritime disasters: the Olympic, the Titanic, and the Br…

00:37:47  |   Fri 26 Jul 2024
117: The Philip Experiment and Bannerman Castle

117: The Philip Experiment and Bannerman Castle

Beth discusses the 1972 Philip Experiment, when a group of Canadian paranormal researchers tried to create a ghost. Wes discusses Bannerman Island's haunted and abandoned castle in the middle of the …

00:51:52  |   Thu 25 Jul 2024
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