Where Our Minds Wander

Wes Guay & Beth Guay

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. 5D AGO

    201 Laurel Grove Cemetery and the Carl Higdon Case

    Episode Description: Beth shares the story of the unique Bowman Family mausoleum and their haunted mansion. Wes shares the incredible encounter one elk hunter had with an alien named Ausso One.        Our Sources:www.bowmanmansion.org/mansion www.mychamplainvalley.com/ask-the-expert/vermont-historical-society/this-place-in-history-laurel-hall-and-laurel-glen-mausoleum/ https://shrewsburyhistoricalsociety.com/html/People/bowman.html www.vermonter.com/bowman-monument-of-cuttingsville-vt/ www.uvm.edu/~histpres/HPJ/NR/laurel/mausoleum.html www.wcax.com/2021/11/05/bowman-mansion-mausoleum-be-honored-with-historical-marker/ www.nytimes.com/1974/10/27/archives/cashing-in-on-an-old-haunt-cashing-in-on-an-old-haunt.html https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/09/30/alien-abductions-of-2-wyoming-men-in-the-1970s-remain-unexplainable/ www.thinkanomalous.com/carl-higdon.html https://timefordisclosure.com/carl-margery-higdon-the-carl-higdon-alien-abduction-story/ www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/sprinkle-ronald-leo-1930 Middle Music  Music by 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

    51 min

  2. FEB 26

    200 Capt Mantell UFO Incident and Scratching Fanny

    Episode Description: Beth shares the 1948 National Guard pilot’s deadly encounter with a UFO. Wes brings us the story of a hoax in 1762 London involving a vengeful angry spirit.  Our Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantell_UFO_incident https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/thomas-francis-mantell-jr/ www.army.mil/article/263119/questions_remain_75_years_after_mysterious_fort_knox_ufo_incident_downed_pilot https://historiclondontours.com/tales-of-london/f/scratching-fanny-of-c**k-lane https://burialsandbeyond.com/2020/03/28/scratching-fanny-the-ghost-of-c**k-lane/ “Scratching Fanny” by Sarah Bakewell, Fortean Times magazine, September 2001 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

    40 min

  3. FEB 19

    199 Occidental Hotel and Peel Mansion

    Episode description: Two very different hauntings: first, Wes covers the most haunted hotel in Wyoming, still reliving its Wild West glory. Beth covers the unique haunting at the Peel Mansion of Arkansas.  Our Sources: www.occidentalwyoming.com/ www.occidentalwyoming.com/history www.buffalowyo.com/about-buffalo www.buffalowyoming.org/occidental.htm#:~:text=Rebuilt%20and%20added%2 https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/oddities-at-the-occidental- https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/09/16/at-wyomings-historic-occidental- www.bhparanormal.com/occidental-hotel-investigation/ https://ghostlandia.media/2022/07/14/the-ghosts-of-the-occidental-hotel/ https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/peel-mansion-museum-and- https://onlyinark.com/arkansas-women-bloggers/take-walk-history-peel- https://honorsblog.uark.edu/the-legal-and-political-career-of-samuel-west- https://mosthauntedplacesintheworld.com/is-the-peel-mansion-haunted- www.vintagebentonville.com/peel-mansion-has-it-very-own- Middle Music: Music by 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

    50 min

  4. FEB 12

    198 Rolling Heads, Ghost Witches, and Death Valley’s Underground City of Giants

    Beth shares some terrifying tales of the Rolling Heads and Skadegamutc from Native American folklore. Wes shares the stories of an underground city of giant mummies beneath Death Valley. Our Sources: www.native-languages.org/legends-figures.htm www.pyramidmesa.com/wintu1.htm https://allthatsinteresting.com/native-american-monsters/7 www.thegothiclibrary.com/dark-tales-of-native-american-folklore/ www.urbanlegendsmysteryandmyth.com/2025/10/skadegamutc-native-american-undead.html www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-deathvalleyundergroundcity/ www.grunge.com/708168/the-truth-about-shin-au-av-the-legendary-underground-city-in-death-valley/ Middle Music:  Music by Play List from Pixabay 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

    45 min

  5. FEB 5

    197 Rendlesham Forest incident and the Lakenheath Bentwaters Incident

    Wes and Beth tackle the infamous 1980 Rendlesham Forest Incident, often called “Britain’s Roswell.” They also go back further, to the lesser-known 1956 UFO incident over the same area. Sources Used: www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-54649675 https://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/rendlesham-forest-incident.htm https://themorbidtourist.com/rendlesham-forest/ https://interestingengineering.com/culture/21-facts-about-the-unresolved-ufo-incident-at-rendlesham-forest https://grokipedia.com/page/Lakenheath-Bentwaters_incident www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010010-0.pdf www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010010-0.pdf 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

    48 min

  6. JAN 29

    196 The Time the Mona Lisa was Stolen

    Wes and Beth discuss the time the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, making her the most famous painting in the world.  Our Sources https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1894006,00.html www.mentalfloss.com/article/62280/14-things-you-didnt-know-about-mona-lisa www.npr.org/2011/07/30/138800110/the-theft-that-made-the-mona-lisa-a-masterpiece www.thecollector.com/how-did-vincenzo-peruggia-steal-the-mona-lisa/ www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/mona-lisa-vandalism-1234630407/ www.cnn.com/2013/11/18/world/europe/mona-lisa-the-theft/index.html www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/mona_lisa/mlevel_2/mlevel2_trial.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

    42 min

  7. JAN 22

    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

  8. 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
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4.9
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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.

Information

  • Creator
    Wes Guay & Beth Guay
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    208
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Where Our Minds Wander
  • Show Website
    Where Our Minds Wander

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