The In My Footsteps Podcast Blog: October 2023

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

In My Footsteps Podcast Episode 117: BONUS - Myths, Legends, and Lore of New England(10-25-2023)

Not only is Episode 117 the special monthly bonus episode of the podcast, but it is the Halloween bonus episode!

This year's Halloween bonus show centers around some of the spookiest, weirdest, and just downright unbelievable myths, legends, and lore of all of the New England states.

There will be two stories from each state giving us a dozen creepy tales.

They include:

Massachusetts: Bridgewater Triangle/Pukwudgies, The Beast of Truro

Rhode Island: Mercy Brown the Rhode Island Vampire, The Ghost Ship Palatine

Connecticut: The Legend of Dudleytown, The Haunting of Saw Mill City Road

New Hampshire: Wood Devils, Chocorua's Curse

Vermont: The Curse of Brunswick Springs, Frozen Hill People

Maine: Col. Buck's Tomb, The Sabattus Well Descent

Learn more about all of these at the following links:

Friday, October 20, 2023

In My Footsteps Podcast Episode 116: A Cape Cod Man Murders His Child For God; the Iconic Unsolved Mysteries TV Show; Top 5 1970s Horror Movies; the Trunk Murders; Bucksport/Prospect ME(10-18-2023)

Episode 116 is loaded with creepy, terrifying, sad, and unbelievable stories for the Halloween season.
The show kicks off with a truly heartbreaking tale. Insane or not insane that is the question. Charles Freeman of the small Cape Cod village of Pocasset committed the ultimate crime when he murdered his 4-year-old daughter. However, his claims that it was done as a sacrifice in the name of God turn this into something different.
Mid-Coast Maine is beautiful and this time of year is perfect to visit. This week's Road Trip is a double dip. The neighboring small towns of Prospect and Bucksport go hand in hand. They are a great combination of waterfront views, foliage photography, and even the spooky. Plan your trip after this segment.
Children of the 80s and 90s reminisce about one of the most iconic shows of the time, one of the purveyors of nightmare fuel for many such kids. We go way Back in the Day to look at the Unsolved Mysteries tv show, specifically the Robert Stack version.
After running out of New England states to share weird laws from this week there is a completely different Top 5. In keeping with the season we are going to look at the Top 5 best/my favorite 1970s horror movies. I can assure you the movie named after this month's big holiday will be on it.
There will also be a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule that shares the truly bizarre and disgusting Trunk Murders.

Friday, October 13, 2023

Medfield State Hospital and Cemetery: In My Footsteps 4K New England

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

In My Footsteps Podcast Episode 115: Visiting Salem MA for Halloween, Staying Home Sick From School in the 1980s & 1990s; Revisiting Provincetown's Secret Smallpox Cemetery; Weird MA Laws(10-11-2023)

Episode 115 takes a trip to possibly the perfect place in America to visit for the Halloween season: Salem, Massachusetts. This week's Road Trip is filled with witches, spooky cemeteries, possible haunted houses, and so much more. If you enjoy this time of year Salem is for you!
We go way Back In the Day and reminisce about the good and bad about staying home sick from school in the 1980s and 1990s. Sure there was no internet, no cell phones, no streaming, but there was an endless supply of game shows, sappy daytime television, and if all else was lost, a stack of VHS tapes.
The spooky season is continued as we revisit the sad and somber secret smallpox cemetery of Provincetown. In a laugh-out-loud moment, only after I finished recording and editing this episode did I discover I had previously spoken about this topic. Though still a fascinating subject it is in fact the first rerun on the podcast.
The Top 5 sees us wrap up the weird laws of the New England states as we look at the weirdly specific yet totally random laws brought forth by my home state, Massachusetts.
Of course, there will be a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule focusing on the on-screen debut of comedy legends Laurel and Hardy.

Helpful Links from this Episode

Listen to Episode 114 here

Friday, October 6, 2023

In My Footsteps Podcast Episode 114: America's Oldest Missing Teens Case; Cape Cod's Changing of the Guard; Snuffy the Talking Fire Engine; Weird NH Laws(10-04-2023)

Episode 114 sees the show back after a week off. That was done to finalize podcast subscriptions. Now you can support the show and become a subscriber either through Patreon or Buzzsprout! More info at the links below.
We kick off the Halloween season with the ongoing story of America's oldest missing teens case. Bonnie Bickwit and Mitchel Weiser packed up and headed for the iconic Summer Jam concert in Upstate New York in July 1973. The pair of high school sweethearts never made it. The case was mishandled from the start and sadly went cold. Now fifty years after they were last seen alive their story is back in the public eye thanks to a Rolling Stone article by Eric Greenberg.
Thirty years ago Cape Cod was a different place. There were many iconic businesses that had dotted the peninsula for decades. Strangely within a period of a few years many of them disappeared. What happened that caused this shift? We will look at Cape Cod's changing of the guard of the early to mid-1990s.
Public Service Announcement commercials and short films were a staple of growing up in the 1960s through the 1980s. They taught children some valuable lessons using fun and colorful characters. One such character was Snuffy the Talking Fire Engine. This week we go way Back In the Day to look at the snapshot of the 70s that was Snuffy's Fire Safety Brigade.
There's a brand new Top 5, continuing to look at New England states' weird laws. This week we travel to New Hampshire to see what head-scratching laws were enacted in the state's history. Cows wearing diapers anyone?
As always there will be a new This Week In History and Time Capsule centered around Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution.

Helpful Links from this Episode

Listen to Episode 113 here

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