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Northeast Legends and Stories

Dive into the rich tapestry of the Northeast with Northeast Legends and Stories! This podcast explores the captivating people, iconic places, pivotal events, and vibrant history of New York, New Jersey, and all of New England. From the Revolutionary War battlegrounds of Massachusetts to the bustling streets of Manhattan, and from the folklore of Maine’s rugged coast to the hidden gems of New Jersey’s shore, each episode uncovers the tales that shaped the region. Join us as we bring to life the

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19:18

Ong’s Hat: The NJ Ghost Town That Invented Alternate...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/12/11

Explore Ong’s Hat, the real Pine Barrens ghost town behind the legendary 1980s–90s interdimensional cult myth and Joseph Matheny’s groundbreaking Incunabula/ARG that blurred fact and fiction, inspired The Blair Witch Project, Cicada 3301, and modern creepypasta, and still draws pilgrims to the ruins today. Full deep-dive episode!

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14:15

Beyond Vaudeville: NYC's Weirdest Public Access Cult...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/12/09

Explore Beyond Vaudeville (1986-1996), the legendary Manhattan public access show hosted by Frank Hope & David Greene. From the Underdog Lady’s dances and Joey the Dancing Monkey to Tiny Tim, Grandpa Munster, and NYC’s wildest eccentrics—this chaotic, heartfelt late-night gem celebrated misfits and still boasts a massive cult following with live revivals today. Full-length episode on the underground TV legend that predicted YouTube weirdness! (158 characters)

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20:30

Thomas Hooker: The Puritan Who Invented Democracy in...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/12/04

The forgotten founder: how rebel preacher Thomas Hooker fled Massachusetts, led a wilderness exodus in 1636, and wrote the Fundamental Orders, the world’s first written constitution that put “we the people” in charge 137 years before Jefferson. Epic full-length episode!

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20:30

Lord Timothy Dexter: Coal to Newcastle & Fake Funeral...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/12/02

The unbelievable true story of Timothy Dexter, Newburyport’s self-made “Lord” who shipped bed-warmers to the tropics, coal to Newcastle, staged his own funeral, wrote a book with no punctuation, and died a multi-millionaire despite everyone trying to ruin him. The wildest New England eccentric of all time!

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17:09

Sacco and Vanzetti 1920-1927: The Full Story of...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/11/25

April 15, 1920: a brutal double murder and payroll robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. May 5, 1920: two armed Italian anarchists, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, are arrested after lying to police.1921-1927: a seven-year legal firestorm that split the world, exposed Red Scare hysteria, anti-Italian prejudice, and the limits of justice under pressure. This is the complete, document-by-document account: the crime, the eyewitnesses, the controversial ballistics, the Madeiros confession,

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14:06

1830 Salem Murder of Captain Joseph White: The Crime...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/11/20

April 6, 1830: an 82-year-old millionaire is bludgeoned and stabbed 28 times in his Salem mansion. No eyewitness. No confession. Yet the Knapp brothers were convicted and hanged on pure circumstantial evidence, a legal revolution that still shapes every murder trial today. Discover the greed-fueled conspiracy, the midnight break-in during a thunderstorm, Daniel Webster’s legendary 2-hour closing argument that made grown men weep, the forged will, the hidden club, and the trial that inspired Poe’s

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13:14

Albert Fish: New York's Cannibal "Gray Man" & the...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/11/18

Dive into the chilling true story of Albert Fish, the 1920s–1930s New York serial killer known as the "Gray Man," "Werewolf of Wysteria," and "Brooklyn Vampire." From his abusive orphanage childhood to the 1928 abduction and murder of 10-year-old Grace Budd in Harlem, explore his decades of child murders, cannibalism, and the infamous 1934 letter that led to his arrest. Uncover his 1935 White Plains trial, execution at Sing Sing, and lasting impact on FBI profiling and missing-child laws. A raw look

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16:24

Danvers State Hospital: Massachusetts Asylum's...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/11/13

Step into the eerie history of Danvers State Hospital in Massachusetts: the 1878 Kirkbride asylum that pioneered moral treatment with fresh-air verandas, patient farms, and electrotherapy innovations amid its Gothic towers. From Dorothea Dix's reform crusade to overcrowding horrors in the 1950s—including lobotomies and insulin shock—explore daily life in its 350-acre campus, from greenhouse gardens to basement bowling alleys. Uncover its 1992 closure, 2006 demolition for Avalon apartments, and

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21:00

Golden City of Norumbega: New England's Lost Mythical...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/11/11

Uncover the enigmatic Golden City of Norumbega: a 16th-century Native-inspired myth of wealth and rivers that explorers like Verrazzano and Champlain tied to New England's coast from Cape Cod to Penobscot Bay. Trace its evolution from Wabanaki "quiet place" on 1524 maps to a "city of gold" in Mercator's 1569 atlas, fueling Viking Vinland dreams and Longfellow poems. Explore debunked Norse sites in Cambridge and Maine digs for "relics," plus modern echoes in Bangor's streets and Cambridge towers

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22:21

Doc Benton Legend: New Hampshire's Immortal Doctor,...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/11/06

Explore the chilling legend of Doctor Thomas Benton, New Hampshire's reclusive 19th-century physician turned immortality seeker on Mount Moosilauke: from his real-life mesmerism cures in Bethlehem to whispers of grave-robbing elixirs and Faustian pacts born in the 1840s. Uncover firsthand hiker sightings of glowing cabins and skeletal apparitions since the 1850s, Dartmouth's ritualized ghost stories, and why this witch-haunted tale persists in modern trails and podcasts—blending occult history with

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22:21

Grace Brown Murder: Chester Gillette's 1906...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/11/04

Relive the chilling 1906 murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in New York's Adirondacks: a desperate factory girl's pleas for marriage in heartbreaking letters, a secret pregnancy, and a fatal rowboat trip to Big Moose Lake where ambition turned deadly. Explore their Cortland mill romance, societal double standards for unwed mothers in the Gilded Age, the sensational trial with bloodied tennis racket evidence, and Gillette's electric chair fate. Inspired Dreiser's An American Tragedy and films

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19:52

5 Vintage New England Eccentrics: Quirky Lives,...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/10/30

Journey through New England's quirky history with 5 unforgettable eccentrics: the wandering Darn Man mending clothes across 19th-century Connecticut farms, Joseph Palmer's 1830s beard rebellion in Fitchburg Massachusetts court battles, Robert the Hermit's tragic cave retreat after a devastating 1813 fire, Madame Sherri's glamorous 1920s New Hampshire forest castle parties, and Mary Nasson's 1774 Witch of York grave hauntings in Maine. From abolitionist standoffs to herbal healer suspicions, explore

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23:56

Men in Black in New England: UFO Silencers, Bender's...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/10/28

Uncover the eerie Men in Black encounters haunting New England's UFO lore: from Albert K. Bender's 1953 Bridgeport basement visit by suited silencers that shut down his Space Review magazine, to Dr. Herbert Hopkins' 1976 hypnosis session interrupted by an orange-lipped stranger warning of "two coins left in your life." Explore the 1961 Betty and Barney Hill abduction in New Hampshire's White Mountains, the 1952 Exeter lights, Vermont's 1968 Lyndonville chase, and modern 2023 drone swarms over New

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18:24

Gardner Museum Heist: The Unsolved $500M Art Theft of...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/10/23

Explore the shocking 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist in Boston: two thieves in fake cop uniforms stole 13 masterpieces—including Vermeer's "The Concert" ($250M value), Rembrandt's "Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee," and Manet's "Chez Tortoni"—in just 81 minutes, leaving empty frames as haunting placeholders. Dive into the museum's Venetian-inspired history built by Isabella Stewart Gardner, the step-by-step break-in that bypassed alarms, the stolen artworks' rich backstories from

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21:14

The Leatherman: Northeast's Legendary Vagabond Hiker...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/10/21

Discover the captivating true story of the Leatherman, the enigmatic 19th-century vagabond who walked a precise 365-mile loop through Connecticut and New York for over 30 years, surviving on doorstep pies and rock cave shelters in his handmade 60-pound leather suit. From his mysterious French origins and heartbreak backstory to encounters with Civil War spies and kind-hearted farmers, explore his unbreakable routine, gentle nature, and sudden end in 1889. Plus, tips on hiking his caves today—from

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11:14

Dr. John Wilson: Vermont's Highwayman Doctor & the...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/10/16

EDITOR NOTE: I DID THIS LATE AT NIGHT AND READ THE YEAR AS A LONG FORM NUMBER. I DID NOT HAVR TIME TO EDIT IT OUT, THE KIDS KEPT ME TOO BUSY (Mike D.) Unravel the enigmatic tale of Dr. John Wilson, Brookline, Vermont's respected 19th-century physician rumored to be the notorious Irish highwayman Captain Thunderbolt, who fled the 1798 Rebellion with a scarred cheek, chain-marked wrists, and a cork heel prosthesis from a musket wound. From his innovative round schoolhouse with watchful windows to

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24:04

Demon's Alley & Gates of Hell: New Jersey's Haunted...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/10/14

Uncover New Jersey's darkest secrets in this chilling episode: the vanished cult of Demon's Alley, where entire families disappeared into the pines, and the Gates of Hell, a storm drain descent with seven infernal gates guarded by ghostly riddles and clawing hands. From ritual bonfires and bloodstained floors to screams echoing in flooded tunnels, explore the eerie history, real evictions, and asylum ties that fuel these Garden State horrors. Perfect for late-night listens—grab your flashlight and

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18:18

Frank Rizzo: Philly Mayor's Eccentric Moments and...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/10/09

Step into the chaotic charm of Frank Rizzo, Philadelphia's bombastic cop-turned-mayor, famous for calling critics "crumb bums" and challenging reporters with "By myself, I take yous physically!" From tuxedo-clad nightstick patrols to onion-tossing rallies and snow-shovel scepter slides, uncover Rizzo's wildest antics—like yelling "You're a real crumb bum... I know a lush when I see one!" at a TV crew. This Northeast Legends episode dives into his South Philly roots, commissioner stunts, and

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18:18

Hoosac Tunnel Mystery: Ghosts of the Bloody Pit &...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/10/07

Dive into the Hoosac Tunnel's chilling history: America's "Bloody Pit," a 4.75-mile Massachusetts engineering feat that claimed 200 lives through nitroglycerin blasts, cave-ins, and floods during its 24-year construction from 1851-1875. Uncover tales of Irish miners, the 1867 central shaft disaster, and ghostly apparitions haunting the portals today. From Herman Haupt's vision to modern ghost tours in North Adams, explore how this rail marvel reshaped New England trade and inspired paranormal lore

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27:00

John Humphrey Noyes' Free Love Utopia & Perfectionism...

Northeast Legends and Stories ·

2025/10/02

Explore the radical world of John Humphrey Noyes and the Oneida Community: a 19th-century New York utopia blending Bible communism, complex marriage (free love), male continence, and stirpiculture eugenics. From Vermont roots to shared silverware empires, uncover perfectionism's highs, scandals, and modern echoes in polyamory and corporate feedback. Dive into this Northeast Legends tale of holy fire and human desire! #OneidaCommunity #JohnNoyes #FreeLoveHistory #UtopianCommunes

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