Welcome to New England Legends

New England Legends is on a mission to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time. We're doing this through our award-winning weekly podcast which has garnered over 4 million downloads in 91 different countries, our award-winning, Emmy-nominated television series on PBS and Amazon Prime, and through our super-secret Facebook group. Come in and join the movement!

Recent Podcasts

  • A Weird New England Thanksgiving Feast
    Podcast 374 – A Weird New England Thanksgiving Feast
    We sit down to a weird Thanksgiving feast New England style! In Episode 374 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger sit down to a weird Thanksgiving feast New England style! We celebrate some of the food and beverage products that are synonymous with the northeastern United …
  • Podcast 373 – New Hampshire’s First Execution
    On November 9, 1869, Josiah Pike became the first person executed by New Hampshire for a capital crime. In Episode 373 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a neighborhood in Concord, New Hampshire, to see what’s left of the original New Hampshire State Prison. It …
  • Podcast 372 – The Hermit of Erving Castle
    In the late 1800s, hermit John Smith lived in the woods of Erving, Massachusetts, turning himself into an unlikely celebrity. In Episode 372 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike the woods of Erving, Massachusetts, searching for the former “castle” of the hermit John Smith who …
  • The tomb of Daniel Cady
    Podcast 371 – A Snob’s Mausoleum
    In 1934, Vermont’s eccentric and snobby poet laureate Daniel Cady built a tomb on a hill in West Windsor so the world would have to look up at him. In Episode 371 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a grave in the woods of West …
  • Halloween Drama: The Vengeful Corpse
    Podcast 370 – Halloween Drama: The Vengeful Corpse
    For Halloween, we spin the tale of an old Inner Sanctum radio drama to explore the haunting and murderous Vengeful Corpse. Episode 370: for Halloween we spin the tale of an old Inner Sanctum radio drama. It’s the story of a ghostly, murderous witch who …

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