New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger

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Twice each week, legend hunter, author, and historian Jeff Belanger and radio host Ray Auger explore the ghosts, monsters, aliens, folklore, history, roadside oddities, true crime, and legends of New England in this award-winning podcast. If you give us about twenty minutes, we'll give you something strange to talk about today. The bizarre is closer than you think!

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  1. 1

    The Wood Devils of Coös County

    ·17m
  2. 2

    Frozen Charlotte

    ·24m
  3. 3

    The Ghost Witch of Maine

    ·17m
  4. 4

    FtV – Mercy Brown: The Rhode Island Vampire

    ·25m
  5. 5

    Worcester's Christmas UFO

    ·18m
  6. 6

    FtV – The Man-Eating Apple Tree

    ·20m
  7. 7

    The Haunting of the Equinox

    This episode explores the haunted history of the Equinox Hotel in Manchester, Vermont, including its ties to presidents and celebrities, and reports of ghosts from former guests and staff.

    ·19m
  8. 8

    Maine's Outlaw Mummy

    This episode explores the origins of Maine's outlaw mummy, Elmer J.

    ·25m
  9. 9

    FtV - Bangor Library's Death Couch

    This episode revisits the classic story of Bangor Library's Death Couch, exploring the library's architecture and supernatural folklore in a New England Legends format.

    ·23m
  10. 10

    FtV - Boston's Christmas Tree

    This episode revisits a classic holiday special about Boston's Christmas tree tradition, tracing its origins to a gift from Nova Scotia following a historical disaster.

    ·25m
  11. 11

    FtV - The Wreck of the Cursed Isidore

    This episode revisits a classic story about the cursed ship Isidore, a ghostly vessel that haunts coastal Maine, exploring its tragic wreck and the superstitions surrounding travel.

    ·28m
  12. 12

    FtV - The Curse of Black Agnes

    ·20m
  13. 13

    FtV - Mercy Brown: the Road Island Vampire

    ·27m
  14. 14

    Halloween: The Undead

    ·28m
  15. 15

    FtV - The Mysterious Travels of Rollstone Boulder

    ·26m
  16. 16

    The Man Who Only Spoke Twice

    The hosts explore Portland, Maine's history and search for John Atchison, known as 'the man who only spoke twice,' as part of their podcast covering regional legends and strange phenomena.

    ·19m
  17. 17

    FtV - The Witch of Pepperell

    This episode revisits a classic story about the Witch of Pepperell, exploring the curse that allegedly caused a village in Massachusetts to vanish.

    ·22m
  18. 18

    FtV - The Monster and Curse of Saco River

    This episode revisits a classic story about the cursed Saco River in Maine and the monster said to inhabit it, exploring local legends with hosts Jeff and Ray.

    ·17m
  19. 19

    FtV – The Ghost of Emily

    ·18m
  20. 20

    FtV - The Moaning Bones of Mt. Tom

    This episode revisits a classic story about searching for ghostly ruins and legends on Mount Tom in Rhode Island.

    ·21m
  21. 21

    The Buff Ledge UFO Abduction

    ·22m
  22. 22

    FtV - The Tapping Ghost of Brick Kiln Lane

    This episode revisits a classic New England Legends story about a tapping ghost with ties to the Boston Tea Party haunting Brick Kiln Lane in Pembroke, Massachusetts.

    ·17m
  23. 23

    FtV – America's First Christmas Card

    This episode revisits a classic story about America's first Christmas card while the hosts take a holiday break, featuring bonus commentary.

    ·24m
  24. 24

    FtV - Hell's Half Acre

    This episode revisits a classic New England Legends story about Hell's Half Acre in Bristol, Vermont, exploring its supernatural legends including a ghostly boy, a hellhound guarding buried treasure, and the area's mysterious history.

    ·19m
  25. 25

    The Phantom Coach: A Holiday Ghost Story

    A narrator recounts a vivid personal ghost story from 20 years ago, set on a bleak moor in New England during a December snowstorm near Christmas 1861.

    ·38m
  26. 26

    FtV – The Ghosts of Fort William Henry

    This episode revisits a classic story about the haunted grounds of Fort William Henry in Maine, where a Native American chief suffered an atrocity, leaving the site ghostly.

    ·17m
  27. 27

    Dancing with a Ghost

    ·21m
  28. 28

    The Talcott Mountain Robot

    ·20m
  29. 29

    FtV – The Black Dog of Hubbard Park

    This episode revisits the classic New England Legends story about the supernatural Black Dog of Meriden, Connecticut, whose sightings in Hubbard Park are said to bring joy, sorrow, or death depending on how many times it's seen.

    ·19m
  30. 30

    The Ghost Town of Livermore

    Two hosts explore the ruins of the ghost town of Livermore, an old logging settlement in New Hampshire's White Mountains with a tragic history.

    ·20m
  31. 31

    The Haunted Kent County Jail

    This episode explores the haunted history of the old Kent County Jail in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, now home to the East Greenwich Preservation Society.

    ·20m
  32. 32

    FtV – Simeon Cary's Gold-Hunting Chickens

    This episode revisits a classic story about Simeon Cary's gold-hunting chickens in Fort Fairfield, Maine, blending local legend with historical curiosity.

    ·17m
  33. 33

    FtV - The Lordship Mermaid

    This episode revisits a classic story about searching for the mythical Lordship Mermaid near Stratford Point Lighthouse in Connecticut.

    ·19m
  34. 34

    The Face that Witnessed a Murder

    ·21m
  35. 35

    Doomsday Island in the Connecticut River

    ·24m
  36. 36

    The Legendary Clock of Providence

    ·21m
  37. 37

    FtV - The Gravelly Point Pirates

    This episode revisits a classic story about the Gravelly Point Pirates, exploring New England's largest mass execution and pirate legends in Newport, Rhode Island.

    ·18m
  38. 38

    FtV - Becky's Mysterious Garden

    This episode revisits a classic story about searching for the mysterious Becky's Garden, the smallest island on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

    ·17m
  39. 39

    The Ghost of Gravity Hill

    ·17m
  40. 40

    FtV – Radioactive Breakfast at the Fernald School

    This episode revisits a classic story about the Fernald School in Waltham, Massachusetts, where radioactive oatmeal was served to residents, uncovering dark secrets of the facility.

    ·21m
  41. 41

    The Ancient Mystery of Ponyhenge

    ·19m
  42. 42

    FtV - Boston's Psychic Sleuth

    ·25m
  43. 43

    FtV - The Derry Fairy

    ·20m
  44. 44

    FtV - The Specter Moose of Lobster Lake

    ·23m
  45. 45

    Thanksgiving Dessert: Hartford Election Cake

    ·21m
  46. 46

    FtV - The Haunting of Wood Island

    ·18m
  47. 47

    The Ghost Towns of the Quabbin

    Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts, investigating ghost towns submerged to supply water to Boston.

    ·19m·1 clip
  48. 48

    The Dublin Lake Monster

    Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the legend of the Dublin Lake monster and alien in New Hampshire, delving into the lake's history, depth, and local folklore during autumn.

    ·16m·1 clip
  49. 49

    The Wakefield UFO Mystery

    The hosts explore the Wakefield UFO mystery, investigating a strange object recovered from a frozen pond in New Hampshire as part of their mission to chronicle New England legends.

    ·17m
  50. 50

    FtV – The Ghost Who Built a Bridge

    Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger revisit a classic episode about a ghost in Burlington, Vermont, who is said to have built a bridge under train tracks, blending local history with supernatural folklore.

    ·22m·2 clips
  51. 51

    FtV - Haunted House Curve

    Hidden gem

    This episode revisits a classic story about Haunted House Curve in Hampton, New Hampshire, where a haunted house and devil sightings are linked to a dangerous road curve.

    Apr 13, 2026·18m·1 clip
  52. 52

    Rhode Island's Vanishing Slate Rock

    Hidden gem

    Slate Rock once marked the Providence landing of Roger Williams, then disappeared after a 1877 blast in Roger Williams Square.

    Apr 9, 2026·20m·1 clip
  53. 53

    FtV – Campton's Cursed Covered Bridge

    Hidden gem

    New England Legends revisits Campton's Blair Covered Bridge in a From the Vault episode first aired January 6, 2022.

    Apr 6, 2026·23m·2 clips
  54. 54

    The Luckiest Man in Maine

    Hidden gem

    ["New England Legends Podcast episode 440 follows Edwin Robinson of Falmouth, Maine, and centers on a June 4, 1980 lightning strike that the hosts frame as the basis for calling him the luckiest man in Maine.", "Jeff Belanger and Ray Ogier frame the search as part of their mission to chronicle every New England legend one story at a time after listener Lauren Middleton sent the lead.", "Edwin Robinson is introduced as a 62-year-old whose icy-overpass truck crash nine years earlier left him legally blind and mostly deaf, with baldness starting at age 18 folded into the running joke about his luck.", "While he tries to bring his chicken Tuck Tuck inside before a storm, lightning hits a tree beside his garage, knocks him unconscious, and the next day an optometrist reportedly finds better than 20-20 vision before Good Morning America books him for a New York City appearance."]

    Apr 2, 2026·18m·1 clip
  55. 55

    FtV – Franklin's Cursed Apple

    Hidden gem

    New England Legends Podcast's "FtV – Franklin's Cursed Apple" revisits a Franklin, Connecticut legend first aired January 14, 2021 about Micah Rood, who bought his land in 1699 and was born in 1653.

    Oct 6, 2025·20m·1 clip
  56. 56

    Pirate Pierre Mallett's Millions

    Oct 2, 2025·16m
  57. 57

    FtV - The Bugbee Family Murder Mystery

    Sep 29, 2025·23m
  58. 58

    The South Canaan Maniac

    Sep 25, 2025·17m
  59. 59

    FtV - Nine Men's Misery

    Sep 22, 2025·17m
  60. 60

    The Murder of Little Betty

    Sep 18, 2025·18m
  61. 61

    FtV - Aunt Lonnie of Tucker Hollow Road

    Sep 15, 2025·16m
  62. 62

    The Haunted Cellar of Great Chebeague Island

    Sep 11, 2025·18m
  63. 63

    FtV – Bank Street's Haunted Stove

    Sep 8, 2025·18m
  64. 64

    Wicked Strange New England

    Sep 4, 2025·31m
  65. 65

    FtV – Goody Hallett: the Witch of Wellfleet

    Sep 1, 2025·20m
  66. 66

    The Giant Pumpkin Regatta

    Aug 28, 2025·20m
  67. 67

    FtV – Lincoln's Heartbreak House

    Aug 25, 2025·25m
  68. 68

    The Old Crone of the Quequechan

    Aug 21, 2025·21m
  69. 69

    FtV – When Winter Kills

    Aug 18, 2025·21m
  70. 70

    The Ghost Town of Ricker Basin

    Aug 14, 2025·18m
  71. 71

    FtV - Where Shute Fell

    Aug 11, 2025·17m
  72. 72

    Climbing Regicide Trail to Judges Cave

    Aug 7, 2025·17m
  73. 73

    FtV - Dr. John Wilson's Dark Secrets

    Aug 4, 2025·21m
  74. 74

    All Tomatoes are Poisonous in Rhode Island

    Jul 31, 2025·17m
  75. 75

    FtV – The Haunting of Highgate Manor

    Jul 28, 2025·16m
  76. 76

    Shooting Up a Millinocket Haunt

    Jul 24, 2025·17m
  77. 77

    FtV – The Weather Prophet of Beartown Mountain

    Jul 21, 2025·20m
  78. 78

    The Pine Tree Riot

    Jul 17, 2025·19m
  79. 79

    FtV – The Strange Legends of Mt. Moosilauke

    Jul 14, 2025·25m
  80. 80

    The Haunted and Cursed Ruins of Ashintully

    Jul 10, 2025·19m
  81. 81

    FtV – The Lake Winnipesaukee Mystery Stone

    Jul 7, 2025·19m
  82. 82

    Odziozo of Lake Champlain

    Jul 3, 2025·13m
  83. 83

    FtV – The Ghost Ship Dash of Casco Bay

    Jun 30, 2025·20m
  84. 84

    The Lost Pirate Treasure of Salmon Brook

    Jun 26, 2025·20m
  85. 85

    FtV - General Ethan Allen's Missing Corpse

    Jun 23, 2025·20m
  86. 86

    The Nation's Longest Running Food Truck

    Jun 19, 2025·20m
  87. 87

    FtV – A Haunted House in Portsmouth

    Jun 16, 2025·22m
  88. 88

    The Ghost Dog of Great Wass Island

    Jun 12, 2025·17m
  89. 89

    FtV - The Wreck of the Royal Tar

    Jun 9, 2025·28m
  90. 90

    America's First Professional Magician

    Jun 5, 2025·19m
  91. 91

    FtV - The Demon Vampire of Manchester

    Jun 2, 2025·23m
  92. 92

    The Great Wall of Spite

    May 29, 2025·17m
  93. 93

    FtV - The Haunted Hartness House

    May 26, 2025·17m
  94. 94

    Dr. Bull's Giant Space Cannon

    May 22, 2025·25m
  95. 95

    FtV – The Deerfield Booms

    May 19, 2025·28m
  96. 96

    The Haunting of Hell Hollow

    May 15, 2025·21m
  97. 97

    FtV - The Curse of Brunswick Springs

    May 12, 2025·21m
  98. 98

    Hunting a Two-Ton Monster in Rhode Island

    May 8, 2025·18m
  99. 99

    FtV - The Pitcher Man of Goose River Bridge

    May 5, 2025·19m
  100. 100

    America's First Documented Haunting

    May 1, 2025·21m
  101. 101

    FtV - The Nuclear Secrets of Vampire House

    Jeff and Ray revisit a classic episode about the Vampire House in Limestone, Maine, a building with nuclear secrets and local legends.

    Apr 28, 2025·36m
  102. 102

    The Blue Lady of Vale End Cemetery

    Apr 24, 2025·15m
  103. 103

    FtV - The Witches of Westerly

    Apr 21, 2025·17m
  104. 104

    The Plymouth Sea Serpent

    Apr 17, 2025·17m
  105. 105

    FtV – The Dinglehole

    Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate the legend of the Dingle Hole in Millis, Massachusetts, a paranormal hotspot involving a devil, headless ghost, and shape-shifting witches.

    Apr 14, 2025·22m
  106. 106

    The Ghost of Whipple Hollow

    Apr 10, 2025·16m
  107. 107

    FtV – A Boston Book Bound in Human Skin

    Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a rare book bound in human skin at the Boston Athenaeum, delving into the life of a highwayman.

    Apr 7, 2025·30m
  108. 108

    The Father of Laughing Gas

    Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit Cedar Hill Cemetery to explore the grave of Dr.

    Apr 3, 2025·20m
  109. 109

    FtV – The Second Coming of Jemima Wilkinson

    Jeff and Ray introduce a classic episode about Jemima Wilkinson, a woman who claimed resurrection and started a religious movement in 18th-century Connecticut.

    Mar 31, 2025·26m
  110. 110

    The Haunting of the Nathanael Greene Homestead

    Mar 27, 2025·16m
  111. 111

    FtV - The Strange Legends of Mt. Moosilauke

    Mar 24, 2025·24m
  112. 112

    The Beals Island Giant

    Mar 20, 2025·16m
  113. 113

    FtV - A Haunted House in Portsmouth

    Mar 17, 2025·25m
  114. 114

    Breaking New Hampshire's Weirdest Laws

    Mar 13, 2025·19m
  115. 115

    FtV – The Devil and the Crying Rocks

    Mar 10, 2025·18m
  116. 116

    Thatcher's Woe

    Mar 6, 2025·15m
  117. 117

    FtV - Gov. Wentworth's Missing Treasure

    Mar 3, 2025·20m
  118. 118

    The Ruin of Greenbank's Hollow

    Feb 27, 2025·17m
  119. 119

    FtV – Hunting Glastonbury's Glawackus

    Feb 24, 2025·20m
  120. 120

    Lady Fenwick's Restless Spirit

    Feb 20, 2025·18m