Podcast 457 – Roger Babson’s War on Gravity
In 1948, wealthy eccentric Roger Babson established the Gravity Research Foundation in New Boston, New Hampshire, to try to win […]
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Podcast 419 – The Man Who Only Spoke Twice
In 1864, something happened to John Aitchison of Portland, Maine, that made him quit life. They say he only spoke
Podcast 357 – The Leatherman
In the second half of the 1800s, the Leatherman made an endless 365-mile loop between the Connecticut and Hudson rivers.
Podcast 300 – The Hermit of Manana Island
Between 1931 and 1975, Ray Phillips lived as a hermit in a shack on the desolate Manana Island, Maine. In
Podcast 298 – A Selfie with Newport’s Little Maggie
Maggie Little lived her 91 years wandering northern Vermont looking for adventures and becoming the most photographed person at Lake
Podcast 247 – Cling-Clang: New England’s Vaulting Peddler
In the late 19th-centruy an eccentric peddler called Cling Clang earned his way into legend by traveling the coast of
Podcast 173 – The Barefoot Farmer of Pawtuckaway
In Episode 172, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike through a Bristol, Rhode Island, cemetery searching for a burial mound