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Recent Podcasts
- On September 15, 1855 Lizzie Bourne, her cousin, and uncle attempted to summit Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. The climb ended in tragedy. In Episode 342 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike New England’s tallest peak in search of a marker that commemorates where Lizzie …
- In 1792, Valentine Bagley and his ship’s crew were marooned in the deserts of Arabia. He swore if he survived he’d go home and dig a well in Amesbury, Massachusetts. In Episode 341 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger grab a drink at the Captain’s Well …
- On a stormy October day in 1841 Eugene Clifford set out in a rowboat on Fairfield Pond with his wife and infant daughter. Was it an accident or murder? In Episode 340 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the shores of Dream Pond in Fairfield, …
- In 1850, the Phelps Mansion in Stratford, Connecticut, was so profoundly haunted that the story made all of the regional newspapers. In Episode 339 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a nightmare on Elm Street in Stratford, Connecticut, where in 1850 Rev. Phelps and his …
- In 1772 a group of Rhode Islanders attacked the HMS Gaspee in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Was this truly the first shot fired in the American Revolution? In Episode 338 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll the shores of Narragansetts Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island, …
Recent Video Segments
- Set to the eerie photography of Frank Grace, some of New England’s leading authorities on spooks and legends share the history and haunts of the region. The documentary includes the making of the stage show, plus in-depth interviews that explore …
- Did Battle of Bennington P.O.W. Hendrick Roddemore put up the first decorated Christmas tree in New England in a tiny shack in Windsor Locks, Connecticut in 1777? Jeff Belanger finds out the real story in this episode of New England …
- We’re proud to announce the first episode of Season 2 of the New England Legends TV series is now streaming! “The Bloody Pit: The Hoosac Tunnel.” You can watch it on Amazon Prime right now! See the trailer below:
- In 2017, Jeff Belanger sat down with Laurie Cabot, the Official Witch of Salem, Massachusetts. Cabot discusses her life, her arrival in Salem in 1969, the history of witchcraft, Samhain and Halloween, and the role she played in turning the …
- In this extra from Episode 5: Eccentrics and Mad Scientists of the New England Legends television series, we take a deeper dive into the central courtyard of Hammond Castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Jeff Belanger takes a tour with curator John …