FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST

Forgotten News Podcast
FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST

Welcome to the Forgotten News podcast. This is your window to hear true stories from long ago. Stories that once made headlines. Stories that people thought would be unforgettable, but soon were lost in the sands of time, or were buried deep in the dustbin of history. In this podcast, we brush off the sand and dust, and share those stories with you, today — as fresh as when they were first told.

  1. OCT 18

    2024 HALLOWEEN EPISODE !

    Listen to our wild collection of Strange, Spooky, and Sinister Stories, for Halloween !!! Boo! Support this podcast === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  10/18/2024. === THE STORIES: 1_My Childhood Paranormal Experience 2_A Sinister Neighbor 3_Time Reversed For Me 4_A Haunted Husband – Narrated by Kathleen Li  (00:18:42) 5_Something In The Corner 6_The Vanishing Rest Stop 7_A Ghost Ruined My Date 8_Your Nightmares 9_My Mom's Antique Clock – Narrated by Erin Suminsby  (00:34:54) 10_The Ouija Board That Started A Fire 11_A Conversation With My Secret Crush – Narrated by Jenifer Tissot (00:41:32) 12_Our  Attic Was Haunted 13_Sorority Scare – Narrated by Victoria Kelemen (00:49:54) 14_I Told You, I'm Not Scared 15_The Old Farmhouse 16_Lethal Question 17_Grim Reaper Pays A Visit 18_Wedding Day 19_Our First Date Ghost Story 20_Donkey Tale 21_Telly Savalas' host Story 22_There's A Bear Out There 23_The Woman in the Painting. === NOTE:   STORIES WITHOUT LISTED NARRATORS ARE VOICED ANONYMOUSLY. === MISCELLANEOUS: Aphorism Source: G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill, Chapter 2 ⁠(book, 1904). Exit Music: Screamin' Ball at Dracula Hall - The Duponts (1958) === MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod  of⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest I Knew A Guy === All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠Freesound.org.⁠⁠ === HEY!  CONTACT US! E-Mail:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewsForgotten ⁠⁠⁠ Kit Caren's Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@KitCaren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 41m
  2. JUN 26

    THE MAN FROM NOWHERE

    In 1851, an unknown man suddenly appeared in a small town Germany, saying he was a survivor of a shipwreck, but claiming to be from a country (and continent) that no one had ever heard of. Yet, he was fully believed. The police chief wondered if he might have somehow traveled from another world. Support this podcast === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  06/26/2024. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Newspaper Clipping of the Day, Strange Company, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Jophar Vorin, Obscure Legends Wiki (2021). A New Man, Reynold's Newspaper, London, England, April 13, 1851. ⁠Jophar Vorin⁠, Paranormal Strange Wiki (2023). Incredible, But True: Voice of the Dead⁠, Episode of ⁠radio broadcast⁠ (1951; exact date unknown). === VOICES - The Man From Nowhere: Narrator - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast. === MISCELLANEOUS: Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast. Exit Aphorism - extract from "The Duty of the Historian" (1921) by G.K. Chesterton. Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast. === MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod  of⁠⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0. At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy. === All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org.⁠⁠⁠⁠ === HEY!  CONTACT US! E-Mail:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠ FNP Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kit Caren's Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠ X - formerly known as Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewsForgotten⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@KitCaren ⁠⁠⁠⁠

    27 min
  3. APR 26

    WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ELAINE FAY LEHTINEN ?

    Approximately a half century ago, a young female Navy officer vanished without a trace. The incident remains completely unsolved, and extremely puzzling. Support this podcast === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  04/26/2024. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: What Ever Happened To Elaine Faye Lehtinen: Vanished Veteran Elaine Faye Lehtinen  (Oct 22, 2018). Elaine Faye Lehtinen, The Charley Project  (April 1, 2012). Kidnap-Murder Top Theory on Missing Napa Woman, Napa Valley Register (Aug. 31, 1976). MISSING - US Navy Officer Elaine Faye Lehtinen, Naptime Nancy podcast (Mar. 20, 2019). Got Disappeared: Elaine Faye Lehtinen Tips Received, Naptime Nancy podcast (My 20, 2020). Incredible, But True: Beware, My Son, Episode of radio broadcast (1950; date unknown). === VOICES - What Ever Happened to Elaine Fay Lehtinen: Narrator - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast. === MISCELLANEOUS: Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠ podcast. Exit Aphorism - Take it Slow, by Evergreen Evergreen (poem). Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast. === MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod  of⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0. At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy. === All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org.⁠⁠⁠ === HEY!  CONTACT US! E-Mail:  ⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠ FNP Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠ Kit Caren's Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠ X - formerly known as Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@NewsForgotten⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@KitCaren ⁠⁠⁠

    38 min
  4. MAR 23

    THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF JOAN GAY CROFT

    In April 1947, in Woodward, Oklahoma, during the aftermath of a massive violent tornado, a 4 year old girl was mysteriously kidnapped at a hospital, and was never seen again. Support this podcast === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  03/23/2024. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference sources, on this page. However, we will be happy to provide that information, in regard to this episode, upon your request, by email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ === VOICES: The Mysterious Disappearance of Joan Gay Croft: Guest Narrator - Meadow Hemphill, free-lance voice performer. Police Blotter & Court News - 1872: Guest Narrator - Kelsey Olivieri, free lance voice performer. Police Blotter Title Voice - Erin Suminsby⁠, free-lance voice performer. Behold: A Woman: Episode of radio broadcast - April 28, 1950. === MISCELLANEOUS: Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠ podcast. Exit Aphorism - Albert Einstein, quoted in Life magazine, May 2, 1955. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast. === MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod  of⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0. At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy. === All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠Freesound.org.⁠⁠ === HEY!  CONTACT US! E-Mail:  ⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠ FNP Facebook page: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠ Kit Caren's Facebook page: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠ X - formerly known as Twitter: ⁠⁠@NewsForgotten⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@KitCaren ⁠⁠

    57 min
  5. FEB 27

    THE PHANTOM WHISTLER

    In 1950, in a tiny town in Louisiana, an 18-year-old girl was terrorized by an unseen man, who would make wolf whistles and a funeral dirges, night after night, outside of her bedroom window. Support this podcast === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  02/27/2024. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference sources, on this page. However, we will be happy to provide that information, in regard to this episode, upon your request, by email:  ⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ === VOICES: The Phantom Whistler: Narrator - ⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast. Nolte Cadow - Sharon Grünwald, free-lance professional voice performer. Creepy telephone caller - Glen Hascall, free-lance professional voice performer. Police Blotter & Court News - July 23, 1907: Narrator - Madison Standish a.k.a. Chrisi Talyn Saje, of Madison on the Air podcast, and free-lance professional voice performer. Police Blotter Title Voice - Samantha Thompson of Hot Copy Radio Theater, and free-lance professional voice performer. Judge – Jerry Kokich, free-lance professional voice performer. Kit's Corner: Linda Folkard (Miss Hitch-Hiker of 1946) – Astrid WS, free-lance professional voice performer.   === MISCELLANEOUS: Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠Already Gone⁠ podcast. Exit Aphorism - Excerpt from poem "Life", by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs, published 1921. Aphorism Voice - ⁠Kit Caren⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast. === MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod  of⁠ Incompetech.com⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0. At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy. === All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠Freesound.org.⁠ === HEY!  CONTACT US! E-Mail:  ⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠ Our Facebook page: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠ Kit Caren's Facebook page: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠ Jessica's Facebook page: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/HugKissxo⁠ Twitter: ⁠@NewsForgotten⁠ ⁠@KitCaren ⁠ ⁠@xoxojessicaxoxo⁠

    48 min
  6. 12/21/2023

    2023 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

    This episode is our annual Christmas Special, featuring a presentation of the 1949 radio dramatization of "Dancing Dan's Christmas", by Damon Runyon, as broadcast on the CBS Radio Network. Complete, and uncut. There will also be our traditional Christmas tunes and short essays by Charles Dickens and G.K. Chesterton. ENJOY !!! Merry Christmas!  - from your hosts - Jim, Kit Caren and Jessica. Support this podcast ==== HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Dancing Dan's Christmas, Damon Runyon Theater, CBS Radio Network, March 13, 1949 (radio play, audio). Runyon, Damon, Dancing Dan's Christmas, Collier's Magazine, December 1932 (short story). Dickens, Charles, ⁠⁠Sketches by Boz, ⁠⁠ (book, 1836), at Chapter II: A Christmas Dinner Chesteron, G.K., ⁠The Wrong Books at Christmas⁠, Illustrated London News, January 09, 1909 (column / commentary). We claim NO ownership interest in any of the above material - whether audio or print. ==== GUEST VOICES: Charles Dickens - ⁠Jerry Kokich⁠ - free-lance professional voice actor. G.K. Chesterton - ⁠Logan Smith⁠ - free-lance professional voice actor. ==== MISCELLANEOUS: Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren, co-host ⁠Forgotten News Podcast⁠. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠Already Gone⁠ podcast. Exit Aphorism - Source: Milne, Kevin Alan, The Paper Bag Christmas (novel, 2017)   ==== MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod  of⁠ Incompetech.com⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest At Rest I Knew A Guy All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠Freesound.org. ⁠ ==== HEY!  CONTACT US! E-Mail:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewsForgotten ⁠⁠⁠ Kit Caren's Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jessica's Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HugKissxo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@KitCaren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@xoxojessicaxoxo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    50 min
4.1
out of 5
85 Ratings

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Welcome to the Forgotten News podcast. This is your window to hear true stories from long ago. Stories that once made headlines. Stories that people thought would be unforgettable, but soon were lost in the sands of time, or were buried deep in the dustbin of history. In this podcast, we brush off the sand and dust, and share those stories with you, today — as fresh as when they were first told.

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