Mysterious

Robin Barefield
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Mysterious explores the mysteries in the world around us. Brought to you by authors from a variety of genres, we each tell you about a mystery related to our particular field of expertise. From mysterious disappearances and UFOs to the unexplainable behavior of a pig to an unsolved mass murder at sea to a nun who suddenly disappeared. We will explore mysteries in nature, mysterious occurrences in history, and the enigmas of space. Join us and take a closer look at the mysterious world around us.

  1. 11/18/2025

    The Murderer Who Helped Write The Oxford English Dictionary

    Episode 75: The Murderer Who Helped Write The Oxford English Dictionary Words build worlds. They shape laws, compose prayers, ignite wars, and whisper love. Every word we speak carries centuries of meaning Chester Minor, was a murderer and one of the greatest architects of the English language. ______________________ Now Available ________________________ Get to know the authors at The Readers and Writers Book Club _______________ Join the Excitement! It’s Happening Now! A Facebook Event. Learn about the Aurora, share your photos, and talk with other Aurora lovers. We’ll see you there -November 18 – 25! _________ Meet Evan Swensen, your host for Episode 75: : The Murderer Who Helped Write The Oxford English Dictionary Evan Swensen, book publisher, editor, author, and Author Masterminds charter member, along with his wife, Lois, publishes books by authors worldwide. He has been the publisher and editor of Alaska Outdoors magazine and producer of Alaska Outdoors television show and outdoor videos, and host of Alaska Outdoor Radio Magazine. He has been an Alaska resident since 1957. As a pilot, he has logged more than 4,000 hours of flight time in Alaska, in both wheel and float planes.  He is a serious recreation hunter and fisherman, equally comfortable casting a flyrod or using bait, or lures.  Evan has been published in many national magazines and is the author of five books and publisher of more than 1,000 books by other authors. Evan claims to have the best job in the world; he gets up in the morning, puts on his fishing vest, picks up his fly rod, kisses his wife goodbye, tells her he’s going to work—and she believes him. Author Masterminds: https://authormasterminds.com/evan-swensen Author Masterminds One Last Cast book: https://authormasterminds.com/details/XLxrX One Last Cast on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3H0OzTo One Last Cast short video: https://youtu.be/2wzwWmim-2g Alaska Outdoors https://alaskaoutdoorsmagazine.com. Alaska Outdoors Blog: https://alaskaoutdoorsmagazine.com/blog/ Alaska Outdoors Videos: https://bit.ly/37xjUzl

    18 min

  2. 11/04/2025

    The Mysterious Plagues of Egypt

    Episode 74: The Mysterious Plagues of Egypt Most people know the biblical story about the Ten Plagues of Egypt.  I learned the story in Sunday School.  However, in recent months, I have learned more subtle facts about the story that can only be understood with knowledge of ancient Egyptian society.  First, I need to share the biblical history that led to why the Egyptian Plagues occurred. ___________________ Get to know the authors at The Readers and Writers Book Club _______________ Join the Excitement! A Facebook Event. Learn about the Aurora, share your photos, and talk with other Aurora lovers. We’ll see you there -November 18 – 25! _________ Meet Rebecca Wetzler, your host for Episode 74: Rebecca J Wetzler, originally a California girl, has lived in Alaska since she was eight years old.  From early in life, she has been an avid reader, and hoped to write her own books someday.   From her earliest memories she has been a believer.  Shortly after moving to Alaska, she asked Jesus into her heart during Sunday School. As her life progressed, Rebecca realized her faith gives her steady spiritual regrounding to weather the drama of real life.  She challenges the untruths forecast by the world’s darkness by believing the Light of God’s Word, and she wants to share the spiritual truths with others.  Bread Box for the Broken is her first book. www.rebeccawetzler.net https://authormasterminds.com/rebecca-j-wetzler https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-j-wetzler-7b763a49/ https://www.facebook.com/authorrebeccajwetzler https://www.facebook.com/holyspiritdove

    31 min

  3. 10/21/2025

    The Valley of Headless Men: Nahanni National Park

    Episode 73: The Valley of Headless Men: Nahanni National Park With landmarks bearing the names of Deadmen Valley, Headless Creek, Funeral Range, and Hell’s Gate Rapids, you might think twice before planning a trip to Nahanni National Park in Canada. However, the legends behind these names make the park even more daunting. Sources Berge, Chloe. “The haunting history of this Canadian National Park.” March 9, 2020. Fodors.com. Malbeuf, Jamie. “Families call for case of mysterious 2005 deaths to be reopened.” May 7, 2018. CBS News. Peters, Hammerson. Legends of the Nahanni Valley. 2018. Western Canada. Hammerson Peters. Vučkovič, Aleska. “Valley of Headless Men: Mysterious decapitations in Canada’s Nahanni Valley.” December 2021. Ancient Origins. _______________________ _______________________ Get to know the authors at The Readers and Writers Book Club _______________ Coming in November — Stay Tuned! _________ Meet Robin Barefield, Your Host of Episode 73: The Valley of Headless Men: Nahanni National Park Robin Barefield lives in the wilderness on Kodiak Island, where she and her husband own a remote lodge. She has a master’s degree in fish and wildlife biology and is a wildlife-viewing and fishing guide. Robin has published six novels: Big Game, Murder Over Kodiak, The Fisherman’s Daughter, Karluk Bones, Massacre at Bear Creek Lodge, and The Ultimate Hunt. She has also published two non-fiction books: Kodiak Island Wildlife and Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier. She draws on her love and appreciation of the Alaska wilderness as well as her scientific background when writing. Robin invites you to join her at her website: https://robinbarefield.com, and while you are there, sign up for her free monthly newsletter about true crime in Alaska. Robin also narrates a podcast, Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier. You can find it at: https://murder-in-the-last-frontier.blubrry.net

    28 min

  4. 10/07/2025

    The Lost Pages

    Episode 72: The Lost Pages   Picture this: You walk into the New York Public Library. Those marble halls, the whispered conversations of scholars, the smell of old paper and binding glue. You might think you’re in one of the safest places in the world for precious documents. You’d be wrong. ____________ Now Available ________________________ Get to know the authors at The Readers and Writers Book Club ________________ Meet Evan Swensen, your host for Episode 72: The Lost Pages Evan Swensen, book publisher, editor, author, and Author Masterminds charter member, along with his wife, Lois, publishes books by authors worldwide. He has been the publisher and editor of Alaska Outdoors magazine and producer of Alaska Outdoors television show and outdoor videos, and host of Alaska Outdoor Radio Magazine. He has been an Alaska resident since 1957. As a pilot, he has logged more than 4,000 hours of flight time in Alaska, in both wheel and float planes.  He is a serious recreation hunter and fisherman, equally comfortable casting a flyrod or using bait, or lures.  Evan has been published in many national magazines and is the author of five books and publisher of more than 1,000 books by other authors. Evan claims to have the best job in the world; he gets up in the morning, puts on his fishing vest, picks up his fly rod, kisses his wife goodbye, tells her he’s going to work—and she believes him. Author Masterminds: https://authormasterminds.com/evan-swensen Author Masterminds One Last Cast book: https://authormasterminds.com/details/XLxrX One Last Cast on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3H0OzTo One Last Cast short video: https://youtu.be/2wzwWmim-2g Alaska Outdoors https://alaskaoutdoorsmagazine.com. Alaska Outdoors Blog: https://alaskaoutdoorsmagazine.com/blog/ Alaska Outdoors Videos: https://bit.ly/37xjUzl

    26 min

  5. 09/23/2025

    GEORGE HINTON HENRY, THE FATHER OF ALASKA JOURNALISM, FOUND AT LAST!

    Episode 71: George Hinton Henry, The Father osf Alaska Journalism Found at Last —Maybe No chapter on newspapers in Alaska would be complete without a section on the most-sued member of the press, George Hinton Henry. Henry published/edited six papers in four cities between 1907 and 1915. These included the Yukon Press, Tanana Citizen, Hot Springs Echo, Tanana News, Free Press (Fairbanks), and Socialist Press in Fairbanks. He was responsible for a great number of newspapers in a great number of towns, all of which went broke. Further, he probably holds the record for the number of times an editor has been sued for slander, though the true number is unknown as most of the records for that time period have been lost. While some of the historical documentation still exists, the bulk of the information on his sordid career appears in the various papers not published by him. ____________________________ ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Get to know the authors at The Readers and Writers Book Club ________________ Now Available Meet Steve Levi, Your Host for Episode 71: George Hinton Henry, The Father osf Alaska Journalism Found at Last —Maybe     Steve Levi is a 70-something writer in Alaska. He specializes in the impossible crime and the Alaska Gold Rush.  An impossible crime is one in which the detective must figure out HOW the crime was committed before he can go after the perpetrators.  As an example, in THE MATTER OF THE VANISHING GREYHOUND, the detective must figure out how a Greyhound bus with four bank robbers, a dozen hostages, and  $10 million can vanish off the Golden Gate Bridge. Steve’s books can be seen at www.authormasterminds.com/steve-levi and www.steverlevibooks.com. He also does two historical uploads a week.  Send Steve your email, and he will include it in the mailings.

    19 min

  6. 09/09/2025

    Voynich Manuscript Mystery

    Episode 70: Voynich Manuscript Mystery There is a book, a book that has broken the minds of the world’s greatest codebreakers, a book that has resisted every attempt at translation for over a century. A book that shouldn’t exist but does. Today we’re diving deep into the Voynich manuscript. A 600 year old enigma that has stumped the NSA defeated World War the Second cryptographers and continues to mock every attempt to unlock its secrets. But here’s what makes this story truly extraordinary. We now have scientific proof that everything about this book is real except our ability to read it. __________ Coming Soon! This podcast is sponsored by the Readers and Writers Book Club.  Get to know the authors at The Readers and Writers Book Club __________________________________________________ Meet Evan Swensen, your host for Episode 65: Portlock: The Silent Shore Evan Swensen, book publisher, editor, author, and Author Masterminds charter member, along with his wife, Lois, publishes books by authors worldwide. He has been the publisher and editor of Alaska Outdoors magazine and producer of Alaska Outdoors television show and outdoor videos, and host of Alaska Outdoor Radio Magazine. He has been an Alaska resident since 1957. As a pilot, he has logged more than 4,000 hours of flight time in Alaska, in both wheel and float planes.  He is a serious recreation hunter and fisherman, equally comfortable casting a flyrod or using bait, or lures.  Evan has been published in many national magazines and is the author of five books and publisher of more than 1,000 books by other authors. Evan claims to have the best job in the world; he gets up in the morning, puts on his fishing vest, picks up his fly rod, kisses his wife goodbye, tells her he’s going to work—and she believes him. Author Masterminds: https://authormasterminds.com/evan-swensen Author Masterminds One Last Cast book: https://authormasterminds.com/details/XLxrX One Last Cast on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3H0OzTo One Last Cast short video: https://youtu.be/2wzwWmim-2g Alaska Outdoors https://alaskaoutdoorsmagazine.com. Alaska Outdoors Blog: https://alaskaoutdoorsmagazine.com/blog/ Alaska Outdoors Videos: https://bit.ly/37xjUzl

    24 min

  7. 08/26/2025

    The Greenbrier Ghost – A True Tale of Murder and the Supernatural

    Episode 69: The Greenbrier Ghost: A True Tale of Murder and the Supernatural In the misty hills of 1897 Greenbrier County, a young woman’s sudden death sparked a chilling mystery that would echo through history. Join us as we unravel the haunting tale of the Greenbrier Ghost, where a spirit’s whisper from beyond the grave led to a murderer’s conviction. _____________ Take a stroll through a haunted amusement park! __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Want more MYSTERIOUS? Be sure to subscribe!   __________________________________________________________________ This podcast is sponsored by Author Masterminds and the Readers and Writers Book Club.  Check out the Author Masterminds Website Get to know the authors at The Readers and Writers Book Club ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Met Mary Ann Poll, your host for Episode 69: The Greenbrier Ghost: A True Tale of Murder and the Supernatural Mary Ann Poll is the author of five Supernatural Thriller novels, Ravens Cove, Ingress, Gorgon, Dullahan, and Andalusia Forest. Sign up to subscribe for free information about upcoming events at www.maryannpoll.com and check out her podcast Real Ghost Chatter. _______________________________________________________

    17 min

  8. 08/12/2025

    Gift Mortgages

    Episode 68: Gift Mortgages HERE’S A DOUBLE MYSTERY FOR YOU!  THE FIRST ONE IS: DIDN’T YOU KNOW YOU CAN GET THE MORTGAGE ON YOUR HOUSE PAID OFF FOR FREE?  THE SECOND MYSTERY IS WHY ARE YOU LETTING THE BANKS GIVE AWAY YOUR TAX MONEY FOR FREE? ___________________ Check out the Author Masterminds Website Get to know the authors at The Readers and Writers Book Club _______________ Meet Steve Levi, your host for Episode 68: Gift Mortgages   M

    17 min
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Mysterious explores the mysteries in the world around us. Brought to you by authors from a variety of genres, we each tell you about a mystery related to our particular field of expertise. From mysterious disappearances and UFOs to the unexplainable behavior of a pig to an unsolved mass murder at sea to a nun who suddenly disappeared. We will explore mysteries in nature, mysterious occurrences in history, and the enigmas of space. Join us and take a closer look at the mysterious world around us.

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  • Creator
    Robin Barefield
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    76
  • Show Website
    Mysterious