Where Our Minds Wander

Wes Guay & Beth Guay
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From the creepy attic's dark corners to the very end of a shadow-filled dirt road, our minds wander towards the odd, supernatural and not easily explained. Pull up a cozy seat and your favorite beverage and delve into our Strange but True stories from around the globe and beyond.

  1. 6D AGO

    195 Lizzie Borden

    Episode Description: Wes and Beth dive into the infamous  Lizzie Borden case. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden_House https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-houses/lizzie-borden-house/ https://bostonghosts.com/the-lizzie-borden-house/ https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-lizzie-borden-house/ www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-lizzie-borden-got-away-with-murder-180972707/ https://lizziebordenwarpsandwefts.com/2022/03/25/the-day-sarah-died-march-26-1863/ https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1453-emmatestimony www.biography.com/crime/lizzie-borden-life-after-murder-trial  Middle Music Background music via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/ Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Y www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iew Twitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWander Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174

    49 min

  2. JAN 15

    194 Lake Morena County Park and the Australian Goldfield Ghost Hoaxers

    Episode description: Beth explores a San Diego area haunted campground and Wes shares tales of some gold-prospecting Ghost Hoaxers.   Our Sources:  https://fox5sandiego.com/entertainment/did-you-know-san-diego-county-has-a-haunted-lake/ https://sdghosts.com/lake-morena-county-park/ www.sandiegohaunted.com/san-diego-haunted-locations-places-homes/campo/lake-morena-paranormal-ghost-haunt/ www.sdparks.org/content/sdparks/en/park-pages/LakeMorena.html www.campsitephotos.com/blog/campground-recommendations/most-haunted-campgrounds-in-america-part-2/ www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ghost-hoaxing www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-21/ghost-hoaxing-on-victorias-goldfields/12571526 www.snopes.com/fact-check/ghost-on-camera-hallways-ireland-school/ Middle music: Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/ Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Y www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iew Twitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWander Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174

    50 min

  3. JAN 8

    193 Hazel Drew and La Fonda on the Plaza

    Wes shares the intriguing story of Hazel Drew and why her ghost is said to haunt Sand Lake, NY. Beth shares stories of La Fonda on the Plaza’s haunted halls in Santa Fe, NM.  Our Sources:  https://litreactor.com/columns/the-strange-case-of-hazel-drew https://wnyt.com/top-stories/murder-mystery-haunts-rensselaer-county-116-years-later/ https://nypost.com/2025/06/08/lifestyle/inside-the-baffling-murder-that-inspired-twin-peaks/ www.findagrave.com/memorial/36451324/hazel_irene-drew https://savingplaces.org/stories/ghostly-encounters-at-la-fonda-on-the-plaza https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-hotels-and-inns/la-fonda-on-the-plaza-santa-fes-haunted-historic-hotel/ www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-lafondahotel/ www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/la-fonda-on-the-plaza/history.php www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/a-house-full-of-spirits/article_88b61da8-0ff9-11eb-ba81-cfdd9f7af619.html www.santafenewmexican.com/news/trail_dust/trail-dust-lamy-s-nephew-acquitted-in-little-known-love-triangle-shooting/article_489fb8a5-a582-5f7d-b9d9-8763accd1df2.html Middle Music Credit: Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/ Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Y www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iew Twitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWander Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174

    49 min

  4. JAN 1

    192 The Unique (and Often Disturbing) Origins of Nursery Rhymes

    Wes and Beth share the surprising and controversial origins of several beloved Nursery Rhymes.  Our Sources: www.ripleys.com/stories/the-mysterious-and-dark-origins-of-10-classic-nursery-rhymes www.mentalfloss.com/article/55035/dark-origins-11-classic-nursery-rhymes www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150610-the-dark-side-of-nursery-rhymes https://historyfacts.com/arts-culture/article/the-hidden-origins-of-famous-nursery-rhymes/ Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/ Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Y www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iew Twitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWander Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174

    34 min

  5. 12/24/2025

    191 Christmas Ghost Stories

    In keeping with the Victorian tradition, Wes and Beth each tell a spine tingling tale from the early 1900s for your gatherings around the fireplace.  Story links: https://www.steve-calvert.co.uk/text-dolls-ghost-marion-crawford/ https://www.shelidon.it/marjorie-bowen-half-past-two/ Middle music: Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/ Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Y www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iew Twitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWander Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174

    1h 5m

  6. 12/18/2025

    190 Hans Trapp and Mari Lwyd

    Description: Wes tells us all about Hans Trapp, the creepy Christmas cannibalistic scarecrow. Beth shares the tradition of the Mari Lwyd, another Christmas creature.  Our Sources:  Hans Trapp https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/25-days-of-christmas/hans-trapp-the-christmas-cannibal-scarecrow/ https://www.ripleys.com/stories/hans-trapp https://moonmausoleum.com/the-dark-side-of-christmas-hans-trapp-the-child-eating-scarecrow/ Mari Lwyd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Lwyd www.atlasobscura.com/foods/mari-lwyd-horse-skull-wales-wassailing www.horniman.ac.uk/story/the-mystery-of-mari-lwyd/ http://www.folk.wales/the-mari-lwyd.html Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/ Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Y www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iew Twitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWander Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174

    30 min

  7. 12/11/2025

    189 Rock Lake Mystery

    Episode Description: Both Beth and Wes discuss what allegedly lurks beneath the waters of Rock Lake, Wisconsin - an abandoned Aztec City and Rocky the lake serpent.  Our Sources: https://hoardmuseum.org/rock-lake-sea-serpent/ www.milwaukeemag.com/unsolved-mystery-ancient-underwater-pyramids-rock-lake/ www.wisconsinfrights.com/rock-lake-pyramids/ https://simpsonstreetfreepress.org/museum/rock-lake https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/cryptid-profile-rocky-the-rock-lake-terror www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokane-review-rock-lakes-monster/37041346/  Middle Music Background music via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/ Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Y www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iew Twitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWander Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174

    33 min

  8. 12/04/2025

    188 Princess Caraboo and Hy-Brasil

    Beth tells the intriguing tale of Princess Caraboo, who was not who she really seemed. Wes shares the lore of Hy-Brasil, a mythical island off the coast of Ireland.   Our Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Caraboo https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-mysterious-princess-caraboo/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/princess-caraboo https://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/princess_caraboo www.mentalfloss.com/article/92250/mysterious-19th-century-princess-who-fooled-town-thinking-she-was-royalty https://allthatsinteresting.com/hy-brasil https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2020/06/hy-brasil-the-supernatural-island/ https://mythicalireland.com/blogs/myths-legends/the-phantom-island-of-hy-brasil-in-irish-myth-fable www.ria.ie/blog/the-mythical-island-of-hy-brasil-and-the-book-of-olees/ www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/hy-brasil-legendary-phantom-island-ireland-003608 www.iflscience.com/hy-brasil-the-phantom-island-that-hasnt-been-seen-since-1872-64607 Middle music:Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com Support the show All our links: Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/ Our email: whereourmindswander@gmail.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWander Support the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/ Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458 Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Y www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iew Twitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWander Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174

    46 min
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From the creepy attic's dark corners to the very end of a shadow-filled dirt road, our minds wander towards the odd, supernatural and not easily explained. Pull up a cozy seat and your favorite beverage and delve into our Strange but True stories from around the globe and beyond.

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  • Creator
    Wes Guay & Beth Guay
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    202
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Where Our Minds Wander
  • Show Website
    Where Our Minds Wander

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