Big Easy Spirits

Big Easy Spirits

Big Easy Spirits is a New Orleans-based true crime and haunted history weekly podcast.

  1. 08/03/2021

    Episode 59: The High Priestess of the French Quarter

    Mary Oneida Toups was known as the High Priestess of the French Quarter, but her life, and her death, remains a mystery to this day, thanks to a natural disaster and the laissez faire attitude of New Orleans. How did this middle aged former housewife become the most powerful witch in New Orleans? Listen and find out!

  2. 01/03/2021

    Episode 58: Who Murdered Vanessa?

    December 1989, Vanessa Bodden was last seen getting into a white car in the early hours of the morning. Her mutilated body was found a few weeks later in an abandoned building in her neighborhood. Thirty years later, Vanessa's killer is still unknown and her niece Danielle is now pushing for justice for her aunt.

  3. 22/02/2021

    Episode 57: Garden District Ghosts

    The Rosegate House is a staple of the Garden District in New Orleans. It's also home to a few ghosts and writer Anne Rice. Learn more about the history, the ghosts, the settings for famous novels... and Kelly's obsession with "E.R." and more of our feelings on Scientology... in this week's episode.

  4. 15/02/2021

    Happy Mardi Gras!

    Big Easy Spirits listeners know we’re based in the greatest city in the world… New Orleans. And even though the coronavirus pandemic has cancelled this year’s festivities, we’re taking this week off to celebrate Mardi Gras however we can. So, take this time to catch up on episodes you may have missed, stay tuned for an all-new episode next week and Happy Mardi Gras to you wherever you may be listening from! Cheers!

  5. 08/02/2021

    Episode 56: Historic Haunted Hotel Hop...or something like that

    A listener suggestion turned into a story of a trio of haunted hotels in the French Quarter all linked by a mysterious Civil War military hospital that Kelly is trying urgently to find more about. Take this short hotel hop and plan your COVID-free hop visit!

  6. 01/02/2021

    Episode 55: Will the Real Dr. John Please Stand Up?

    Doctor John Montanet, a Senegalese prince turned Voodoo master, inspired the transformation of 3rd Ward's own Mac Rebbenack into the colorful Dr. John, psychedelic rock pianist and performer. Big thanks to the Historic New Orleans Collection. Visit their website for more information on Doctor John Montanet and more.

  7. 25/01/2021

    Episode 54: Who Murdered Edna?

    Edna Muscarello Lester, a 32-year-old mother of three, was pulled from a fire in her home on the morning of Nov. 15, 1982. A closer look uncovered 15 stab wounds found across Edna's body. The case is still unsolved.

  8. 18/01/2021

    Episode 53: Honey Island Swamp...Bigfoot? Say what!

    What happens when you combine the deep, dark swamps of Louisiana with Bigfoot? And is it possible for a chimpanzee and an alligator to have a baby? All your questions and more, answered.

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Big Easy Spirits is a New Orleans-based true crime and haunted history weekly podcast.

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  • Creator
    Big Easy Spirits
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Big Easy Spirits
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