Northern Frights

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Anna and Alissa discuss true crime and paranormal stories in the midwest: specifically in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and sometimes other states are thrown in, too!

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A blue-jeans werewolf shares the bill with a murder case; your appetite needs room for both.

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Ep. 14 Human Body StewOct 27, 2021

A Midwestern ghost tour drifts from haunted businesses into numbered postcards with an unexpectedly warm message.

Northern Frights returns with a casual regional swing through Midwestern hauntings, starting at Michigan's Fenton Hotel, Tavern, and Grill, moving to Chicago's Old Town Tattoo, once a funeral home and crematorium, and ending at Milwaukee's Shaker's Cigar Bar.

Ep. 13 - Recap of the ParaUnity conventionJul 20, 2021

A loose convention recap finds its best charge in a flashlight exchange and an orb-like shape on the stairs.

Northern Frights returns from a short break with a relaxed paranormal convention recap, as Anna and Alyssa move from house-buying, moving, and illness into the pleasures and oddities of the gathering.

Ep. 12 - Electrocuted by an Acoustic GuitarMay 19, 2021

A humid Minnesota morning slips into decomposition and a clown dispute made stranger by a town unsure what to make of it.

Northern Frights sets ordinary Minnesota discomfort beside stranger fears: a warm, humid May 19 office, talk of Naked and Afraid XL, and a turn toward human decomposition and the work of handling it.

Ep. 11 - First Craigslist Killer and Magma creaturesMay 12, 2021

A candid true crime return follows Anderson's shifting story after police question him about Catherine's disappearance.

Northern Frights returns after nearly a month away with a loose, personal start, then moves into Catherine's disappearance and Anderson's changing accounts after police question him.

Ep. 10 - A blue jeans wearing werewolf & Leann FletcherApr 14, 2021

Northern Frights moves from a blue-jeans-wearing werewolf to Leanne Fletcher's murder without smoothing over the uncertainty.

Northern Frights treats its blue-jeans-wearing werewolf like a local oddity that deserves both curiosity and doubt. The episode moves through reports from train-company workers and a grocery employee, considers descriptions of a six-to-eight-foot creature near the woods, and…

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    Ep. 14 Human Body Stew

    Hidden gem

    Northern Frights returns with a Halloween-themed episode covering Salem, Massachusetts, the Salem Witch Museum, and a Boston ghost-and-gravestone tour that included Paul Revere's grave.

    Oct 27, 2021·37m·2 clips
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    Ep. 13 - Recap of the ParaUnity convention

    Northern Frights hosts Anna and Alyssa recap attending a paranormal convention in Minnesota after discussing their house move, illness, and a two-month recording gap.

    Jul 20, 2021·36m·2 clips
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    Ep. 12 - Electrocuted by an Acoustic Guitar

    Northern Frights hosts Anna and Alyssa announce that the show will move to a guaranteed monthly schedule until at least fall.

    May 19, 2021·34m·2 clips
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    Ep. 11 - First Craigslist Killer and Magma creatures

    Northern Frights returns after nearly a month with conversations about April’s “languishing,” a Chinese rocket that landed in the Indian Ocean, and the 2007 Minnesota killing of Catherine Ann Olson by Michael John Anderson.

    May 12, 2021·50m·3 clips
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    Ep. 10 - A blue jeans wearing werewolf & Leann Fletcher

    Northern Frights combines MUFON sightings in Minnesota and neighboring states with the 1972 Werewolf of Defiance case in Ohio.

    Apr 14, 2021·39m·2 clips
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    Ep. 9 - Rice Crispies in a Meat Sack

    Hidden gem

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    Mar 31, 2021·56m·4 clips
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    Ep. 8 - Jackalopes and Shadow People

    Mar 24, 2021·53m
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    Ep. 7 - Rulo & Dundee

    Mar 10, 2021·44m
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    Ep. 6 - Alien Species & Oscoda Disappearances

    Mar 3, 2021·50m
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    Ep. 5 - Clam Pile & Needle Penetrating

    Feb 24, 2021·50m
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    Ep. 4 - Whoop & Limb from Limb

    Feb 10, 2021·1h
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    Ep 3.5 - Mini-sode

    Feb 4, 2021·13m
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    Ep. 3 - Midwestern Roanoke & the Juedes's

    Jan 27, 2021·52m
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    Ep. 2 Spooky Articles and Alien Diaries

    Jan 20, 2021·53m
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    Ep. 1 - Paradice & Quiring

    Jan 6, 2021·48m
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    Ep. 42 - Our first ever episode!

    Dec 16, 2020·37m
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    Ep. 41 - He's Still Here & the Freak

    Dec 9, 2020·48m
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    Ep. 40 - Fury & the Fearsome Critters

    Nov 27, 2020·41m
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    Ep. 39 - Milford Mine & the next Draco Reptilian Queen

    Nov 18, 2020·50m
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    Ep. 38 - Gambling Grandma & the Children's Reign of Terror

    Oct 28, 2020·39m
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    Ep. 37 - Deadwood and Moorhead

    Oct 21, 2020·57m
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    Ep. 36 - Frogman & Wylie Burp

    Oct 14, 2020·52m
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    Ep. 35 - There's a lot to unpack here

    Sep 30, 2020·1h 5m
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    Ep. 34 - Blatant disc shapes & Werewolf Railroad

    Sep 16, 2020·48m
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    Ep. 33 - Voices in the Hallway & Telling on Yourself

    Sep 9, 2020·29m
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    Ep. 32 - Start of Spooky Season + Bloody Footprints

    Sep 2, 2020·38m
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    Ep. 20 - Spooky Article Time, Part Two

    Aug 26, 2020·47m
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    Ep. 31 - Spooky Article Time, part three

    Aug 26, 2020·49m
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    Ep 30 - Creepy Deer Aura & a Really Bad Dude

    Jul 29, 2020·53m
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    Ep. 29 - Tombstone Dripping Blood & Unattended Deaths

    Jul 8, 2020·44m
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    Ep. 28 - Some Spooky Stories and a Sad Coronavirus Tale

    Jun 23, 2020·46m
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    Ep. 27 - Nightclub Haunts & Critters of the North Woods

    Jun 1, 2020·41m
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    Ep. 26 - Marcus the Entity & Little Lord Fauntleroy

    May 8, 2020·53m
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    Ep. 25 - Murdery Motor Home Purchase & Melon Heads

    Apr 6, 2020·40m
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    Ep. 24 - the Case of the missing anchor & road battling a UFO

    Mar 27, 2020·38m
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    Ep. 23 - Hannah House & Eloise 2.0

    Mar 6, 2020·55m
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    Ep. 22 - Asylum Fun & the Dangers of Babysitting

    Feb 21, 2020·41m
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    Ep. 21 - Gray Lady & Eloise

    The hosts chat about heartburn and Galentine's Day before introducing their true crime and paranormal podcast focused on the Midwest.

    Feb 13, 2020·32m
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    Ep. 13 - Ghost Tour Stories

    Jan 25, 2020·31m
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    Ep. 12 - Adrianne Reynolds & Fantom Kangaroos

    Anna and Alissa introduce their podcast about true crime and paranormal stories in the Midwest, with casual banter and a mention of their goat mascot.

    Jan 24, 2020·37m
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    Ep. 11 - Larry & the Legend of the Witches

    Anna and Alissa return after a break, discuss accidentally killing their goat Goatee, and introduce their podcast about paranormal and true crime in the Midwest.

    Jan 23, 2020·31m
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    Ep. 19 - Not That Kevin Bacon and creepy Pink Panther

    Jan 17, 2020·32m
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    Ep. 18 - Familicide & Special Bigfoot Boi

    The hosts banter about a childhood cartoon reference and celebrate reaching 93 listeners before transitioning into their true crime and paranormal discussion.

    Jan 15, 2020·35m
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    Ep. 17 - We're sorry in advance

    Jan 10, 2020·45m
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    Ep. 9 - Shirley Carter & Anna's Special Time Stories

    The hosts welcome listeners and celebrate their birthdays while introducing the podcast's focus on paranormal and true crime stories in the upper Midwest.

    Jan 1, 2020·47m
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    Ep. 8 - Hodag and Grey Cloud

    Dec 31, 2019·29m
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    Ep. 7 - Nopeming Sanitorium & Cari Farver

    Anna and Alissa introduce their podcast and begin discussing the Nopeming Sanatorium.

    Dec 29, 2019·35m
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    Ep 16 - Christmas-time Yahtzee Murder & Nain Rouge

    Dec 12, 2019·32m
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    Ep. 6 - Felix Moncla & Jim Townsend

    Anna and Alissa discuss UFOs and aliens in the midwest, with a tribute to Grumpy Cat.

    Dec 2, 2019·39m
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    Ep. 5 - Beast of Bray Rd & Michelle Ploetz

    Anna and Alissa discuss true crime and paranormal stories from the Midwest, with a casual banter about being sick and eating bananas.

    Dec 2, 2019·44m