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Recent Podcasts
- In June of 1850, Abijah Larned and an accomplice robbed the Connecticut River Bank in Charlestown, New Hampshire, making off with all the loot. They lost it hours later. In Episode 366 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Charlestown, New Hampshire, to witness the …
- Johnny Appleseed was born in 1774 in Leominster, Massachusetts, by the time he died in 1845, he had planted countless thousands of apple trees in orchards across several states. In Episode 365 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Leominster, Massachusetts, to search for the birthplace …
- On July 4, 1873, Professor Frank King and his hot air balloon went missing after launching from the Hyde Park, Vermont, county fair. In Episode 364 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head back to the year 1873 to attend the county fair in Hyde Park, …
- 200 million years ago, a monster called Dilophosaurus lurked in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, leaving behind thousands of footprints that can still be seen today. In Episode 362 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Rocky Hill, Connecticut, searching for a 200 million-year-old monster called Dilophosaurus. This …
- Built in 1873, Southeast Lighthouse on Block Island is said to be haunted by the ghost of Mad Maggie. In Episode 362 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the haunted Southeast Lighthouse on Block Island, searching for the story behind the ghost of Mad Maggie …
Recent Video Segments
- Roger Williams is the founder of Rhode Island, but by the time of his death in 1683, most of his political cache had been used up. He was buried in an unassuming family plot in Providence. But almost two centuries …
- 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 …