The Tales We Tell

Hannah Partsch
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A podcast about spooky stories, unsolved mysteries, and local lore. Join Hannah, Katy, and Jarek as they mask anxiety with humor, and explore the dark, macabre, and downright creepy side of life, with a different story each week. 

  1. 09/25/2024

    Important Announcement

    Thanks for all the support! We'll see you on the other side. Support the show Follow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

    3 min

  2. 09/18/2024

    Ep. 230: John Edward Jones

    We're back! After an unexpected delay, Hannah and Katy are back, battling technical difficulties and failing computers. This week, Hannah tells Katy the tragic story of John Edward Jones and his disastrous encounter with Nutty Putty Cave. There's not a lot of fun to be had with this, but the girls make the best of it with fun facts about Silly Putty, call backs to our buddy Floyd Collins, and more! Plus, a special announcement (and our reason for missing last week.) So pour your drinks, cancel your caving expedition, and join us for this ominous tale! Special thanks to guest producer, Tony, for supplying a working computer and editing the episode! Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/nutty-putty-cave https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/nutty-putty-cave.htm https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193780694/john-edward-jones https://museumfacts.co.uk/nutty-putty-cave/ https://cavehaven.com/nutty-putty-cave-accident/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutty_Putty_Cave Support the show Follow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

    42 min

  3. 09/04/2024

    Ep. 229: The Heol Fanog Haunting

    Have you killed someone in a former (or current) life? Or, did you accidentally piss off an Egyptian god while on vacation? Or maybe you just have ley lines crossed underneath your house? These are just some of the speculations as to what afflicted the Rich family in the early 90’s when they lived at Heol Fanog. This week, Hannah tells Katy about this wild haunting, which included things like bird-headed apparitions, a salad that was either really bland or mind-blowingly good, prophetic paintings, Anne Boleyn, and more! So pour your drinks, light the sage, and join us for this Spooky Story! Sources: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/possessions-strange-visions-ghostly-figures-14554672 https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/the-terrifying-real-story-of-the-true-horror-haunted-house/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/bfN7VPDQxynYbZbrhbjYrK/the-story-of-the-witch-farm#:~:text=Now%20I'm%20following%20the,%22Road%20to%20the%20Peaks%22. https://www.andthatswhywedrink.com/listen/e246?rq=unsolved https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-63440012 https://allthatsinteresting.com/ley-lines Support the show Follow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

    1h 13m

  4. 08/28/2024

    Ep. 228: The Gardner Museum Heist

    In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, as several Bostonians were still celebrating St. Patrick's Day, two men easily conned their way into the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum, and proceeded to steal 13 priceless works of art. This week, Hannah tells Katy about the infamous (unsolved) Gardner Museum Heist, the stolen works, and the authorities' fruitless search for the thieves. The girls talk a little art history, organized crime, overcoming grief, black market art sales, and more! The pictures of the art alone are reason enough to listen, but we think you'll also enjoy the twists and turns of this modern heist that stumped the FBI. So pour your drinks, and join us for this Unsolved Mystery! And be sure to check out some of the modern artists we mention: @egbertmodderman, @kehindewiley, and @stevelove.studios Sources:  https://www.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/03/0211Boston-Heist-FINAL-2.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum_theft#Robbery https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/1998/03/biggest-art-heist-us-history https://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/theft https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/19/style/isabella-gardner-heist-facts/index.html Support the show Follow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

    1h 32m

  5. 08/21/2024

    Ep. 227: The Weight of the Soul

    For centuries, scientists and doctors have been asking the big questions about the human body, and striving for ways to better understand these meat sacks we live in. Some, have asked less important questions than others. This week, Hannah tells Katy about Dr. Duncan MacDougal, who asked, "does the human soul have a measurable weight?" The girls discuss the validity of this question, MacDougall's questionable experiences, other people's opinions of dogs, a possible Reaper in disguise, and so much more!  So pour your drinks, hug your dog, and join us for this Scientific Mystery! Sources: https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-man-who-tried-to-weigh-the-soul https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_grams_experiment#:~:text=Despite%20its%20rejection%20within%20the,that%20it%20weighs%2021%20grams. https://www.livescience.com/32327-how-much-does-the-soul-weigh.html https://whav.net/2014/06/28/haverhills-man-who-weighed-souls/ https://www.newdualism.org/papers/D.MacDougall/soul-substance.htm https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19070616.2.91&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 https://sqpn.com/2023/05/weighing-the-soul-scientific-evidence-for-the-human-soul-spirit-life-after-death/ Support the show Follow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

    1h 23m

  6. 08/14/2024

    Ep. 226: F is for Frankenstein's Monster (Tell We Tale!)

    F is for Frankenstein's Monster, crafted by hand! This week, it's a Tell we Tale, and Katy takes the driver's seat to tell Hannah all about the origins of Frankenstein's monster, and the real life scientific pursuits to reanimate the dead (there are way more than we thought!) This episode is full of fun historical facts, medical innovations (some brought about in less than ethical ways), and lots of electricity puns! So pour your drinks, and get ready for this electrifying (see what I did there?) Creature Feature!  Sources:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1279684/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-frankenstein-experiments/7 https://www.cnet.com/science/halloween-treat-brief-history-of-real-life-frankensteins/ https://www.britannica.com/story/the-real-science-behind-frankenstein Support the show Follow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

    1h 17m

  7. 08/07/2024

    Ep. 225: The Haunting on Larabee Street

    Is it a poltergeist, a demon, a curse placed on you by a witch, or just the manifestation of your stress? This week, Hannah tells Katy about the haunting of the Tallman family on Larabee Street. There's red or green-eyed monsters, a ghost who may or may not be in the mob, poor pet ownership, an unhinged pastor, magic communion, possibly a squatter, and so much more. This is a classic haunting with enough peculiar details to make it just a little bit funny.  So get out those EMF detectors and dowsing rods, and join us for this Spooky Story!  Sources:  https://q985online.com/wisconsin-tallman-home-ghost/ Norman, Michael, and Beth Scott. “Something Evil on Larabee Street.” Haunted Heritage, Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, New York, NY, 2002, pp. 179–221. Support the show Follow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

    1h 40m

  8. 07/31/2024

    Ep. 224: Room 1046

    For less than $5/night you used to be able to get a room at a pretty nice hotel, complete with a bellboy to walk you up from the lobby. But that was 1935. And an affordable hotel doesn't mean you're safe from your past (or present). This week Hannah tells Katy about the mysterious death in Room 1046, the mystery man that stayed there, the less than helpful bellboy, and the shady characters who might be caught up in it all. There's master skeleton keys, beautiful names, grease burns, anonymous phone calls, missing thumbs, and more!  So pour those drinks, and join us for this Unsolved Mystery! Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030654/https://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/mystery-room-1046-pt-1-roland-t-owen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Artemus_Ogletree https://www.al.com/news/erry-2018/09/56ecbe55ac9479/the-mystery-of-what-was-in-the.html https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167645421 https://kchistory.org/blog/mystery-room-1046-pt-2-love-forever-louise Support the show Follow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast? Click here for merch!

    1h 7m
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A podcast about spooky stories, unsolved mysteries, and local lore. Join Hannah, Katy, and Jarek as they mask anxiety with humor, and explore the dark, macabre, and downright creepy side of life, with a different story each week. 

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  • Creator
    Hannah Partsch
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    238
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Tales We Tell
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