Episode 4: The Paranormal Is Personal
In this episode, Samantha and Aaron step back from examining actual pieces of lore in order to share their own personal paranormal experiences. They examine the reasons why eye-witness testimonies of supernatural phenomena need to be handled with care, the ways their own experiences influence the way they interpret those from others, and how their … Continue reading Episode 4: The Paranormal Is Personal
Episode 2: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon
“He moves through the night as nimbly and secretly as a cat, squirting a sweetish gas through bedroom windows.” -(citation needed) In this episode Samantha and Aaron are exploring the case of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon! In late-August and September of 1944 the citizens of Mattoon, Illinois began reporting cases of sweet smells in … Continue reading Episode 2: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon
Episode 1: The Dudgeon Swamp Mystery
In our inaugural episode, the Great Lakes Lore team will be diving into the sources and exploring the deaths of a father and son in rural, 1920s West Michigan. The Dudgeon family moved to White Cloud, Michigan in 1905 and, less than twenty years later three members of the family were convicted of murder. Were … Continue reading Episode 1: The Dudgeon Swamp Mystery
The Backstory
Samantha and Aaron give you a brief introduction to the show, and the importance of looking at weird events through a historian’s eyes.Be here in two weeks for the first full episode of Great Lakes Lore: the Dudgeon Swamp Mystery.
Coming in September…
A new podcast from Cheeso Media (the folks behind The Saucer Life) about the legends, lore, and history of the Great Lakes states. Weirdness, death, the paranormal, it’s a little bit of everything.
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