The Tales We Tell

Sep 25 2024 238 ep. 74 mins 145

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A podcast about spooky stories, unsolved mysteries, and local lore. Join Hannah, Katy, and Jarek as they mask anxiety with humor, and explore the dark, macabre, and downright creepy side of life, with a different story each week.

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Sep 25 2024 2 mins

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Ep. 230: John Edward Jones

Sep 18 2024 43 mins

We're back! After an unexpected delay, Hannah and Katy are back, battling technical difficulties and failing computers. This week, Hannah tells Katy the tragic story of John Edward Jones and his disastrous encounter with Nutty Putty Cave. There's not a lot of fun to be had with this, but the girls make the best of it with fun facts about Silly Putty, call backs to our buddy Floyd C

Ep. 229: The Heol Fanog Haunting

Sep 04 2024 74 mins

Have you killed someone in a former (or current) life? Or, did you accidentally piss off an Egyptian god while on vacation? Or maybe you just have ley lines crossed underneath your house? These are just some of the speculations as to what afflicted the Rich family in the early 90’s when they lived at Heol Fanog. This week, Hannah tells Katy about this wild haunting, which include

Ep. 228: The Gardner Museum Heist

Aug 28 2024 92 mins

In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, as several Bostonians were still celebrating St. Patrick's Day, two men easily conned their way into the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum, and proceeded to steal 13 priceless works of art. This week, Hannah tells Katy about the infamous (unsolved) Gardner Museum Heist, the stolen works, and the authorities' fruitless search for the thiev

Ep. 227: The Weight of the Soul

Aug 21 2024 83 mins

For centuries, scientists and doctors have been asking the big questions about the human body, and striving for ways to better understand these meat sacks we live in. Some, have asked less important questions than others. This week, Hannah tells Katy about Dr. Duncan MacDougal, who asked, "does the human soul have a measurable weight?" The girls discuss the validity of this questio

Ep. 226: F is for Frankenstein's Monster (Tell We Tale!)

Aug 14 2024 77 mins

F is for Frankenstein's Monster, crafted by hand! This week, it's a Tell we Tale, and Katy takes the driver's seat to tell Hannah all about the origins of Frankenstein's monster, and the real life scientific pursuits to reanimate the dead (there are way more than we thought!) This episode is full of fun historical facts, medical innovations (some brought about in less than ethical

Ep. 225: The Haunting on Larabee Street

Aug 07 2024 100 mins

Is it a poltergeist, a demon, a curse placed on you by a witch, or just the manifestation of your stress? This week, Hannah tells Katy about the haunting of the Tallman family on Larabee Street. There's red or green-eyed monsters, a ghost who may or may not be in the mob, poor pet ownership, an unhinged pastor, magic communion, possibly a squatter, and so much more. This is a class

Ep. 224: Room 1046

Jul 31 2024 67 mins

For less than $5/night you used to be able to get a room at a pretty nice hotel, complete with a bellboy to walk you up from the lobby. But that was 1935. And an affordable hotel doesn't mean you're safe from your past (or present). This week Hannah tells Katy about the mysterious death in Room 1046, the mystery man that stayed there, the less than helpful bellboy, and the shady ch

Ep. 223: Jean Grenier

Jul 24 2024 90 mins

When you send your teenage daughter out to keep an eye on your cows/geese, be prepared for her to face wolves, receive marriage proposals, and maybe even encounter a friend of the Devil himself. This week, special guest, Morgan, fills in for Katy, and Hannah tells her about Jean Grenier: the teenage werewolf. There's wolves that look like Yorkies, a hell-house in the woods, magical

Ep. 222: Terry Lovelace

Jul 17 2024 113 mins

In 1977, in an isolated valley in Devil's Den State Park, Terry Lovelace's life was changed forever. This week, Hannah tells Katy the infamous story of Terry's incredible encounter, and the horrifying details he would later remember. From mysterious children wandering in the wilderness, to stalking alligators, to mantis-doctors, to shocking medical discoveries. Plus, Katy's theorie