New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger
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New England Legends Podcast

Twice each week, legend hunter, author, and historian Jeff Belanger and radio host Ray Auger explore the ghosts, monsters, aliens, folklore, history, roadside oddities, true crime, and legends of New England in this award-winning podcast. If you give us about twenty minutes, we’ll give you something strange to talk about today. The bizarre is closer than you think!

  1. The Blue Lady of Vale End Cemetery

    2D AGO

    The Blue Lady of Vale End Cemetery

    In Episode 393 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate Vale End Cemetery in Wilton, New Hampshire, searching for a ghost known as the Blue Lady. But who is she? Or rather… who WAS she? We dig in (not literally).   See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-393-the-blue-lady-of-vale-end-cemetery/    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends          Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/         Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

    15 min

  2. 5D AGO

    FtV - The Witches of Westerly

    Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 111 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Westerly, Rhode Island, in search of witches. While never formally charged with witchcraft, Granny Mott and Rebecca Sims both had witchy reputations in the eighteenth century. Granny Mott could turn herself into a chicken, and Rebecca Sims was a sucker for fiddle music and night watchmen. Both women may still be casting their spells upon us. This episode first aired Jul 23, 2020   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    17 min
  3. The Plymouth Sea Serpent

    APR 17

    The Plymouth Sea Serpent

    In Episode 392 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the shores of Plymouth, Massachusetts search for a giant sea serpent that as spotted here by multiple witnesses back in the mid-1800s. One of those witnesses was none other than stateman and orator Daniel Webster.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-392-the-plymouth-sea-serpent/    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends         Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/        Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

    17 min

  4. APR 14

    FtV – The Dinglehole

    Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 110 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger walk up to a tiny pond in Millis, Massachusetts, they say is bottomless, they also say the devil meets with his minions in this spot as a headless ghost circles the pond after being summoned by hobgoblins. They call this mysterious place now nestled into an unassuming neighborhood: The Dinglehole. This episode first aired September 10, 2020   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    22 min
  5. The Ghost of Whipple Hollow

    APR 10

    The Ghost of Whipple Hollow

    In Episode 391 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate the haunted ruins of Whipple Hollow near West Rutland, Vermont. Back in 1938, a ghost sighting near the old marble quarry made the newspaper and started a buzz around the community. The theory is the ghost is that of an old quarry worker who died in an accident, but is it true?   See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-391-the-ghost-of-whipple-hollow/    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends        Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/       Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

    16 min

  6. APR 7

    FtV – A Boston Book Bound in Human Skin

    Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 109 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the Boston Athenaeum in search of a rare book — the 1837 memoirs and deathbed confession of thief and highwayman James Allen, alias George Walton (among others). Allen’s dying wish was to have one copy of the book bound in leather made from the skin of his own back. That one copy is embossed with the Latin: Hic Liber Waltonis Cute Compactus Est. — This book is bound in the skin of Walton. This episode first aired April 29, 2021   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    30 min
  7. The Father of Laughing Gas

    APR 3

    The Father of Laughing Gas

    In Episode 390 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the story of Dr. Horace Wells of Hartford, Connecticut, a dentist who attended a nitrous oxide expedition in 1844. Though the performance was a laughing matter, Dr. Wells took what he saw seriously. He was inspired to try using the gas in his dental practice. Though he sought fame and fortune, Wells spiraled downward into darkness.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-390-the-father-of-laughing-gas/    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends       Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/      Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

    20 min

  8. MAR 31

    FtV – The Second Coming of Jemima Wilkinson

    Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 108 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Ledyard, Connecticut, to investigate the death and alleged resurrection of Jemima Wilkinson. Going by the name Publick Universal Friend, this pronounless religious leader started a movement in the late 1700s, then traveled New England ready to perform miracles like walking on water and resurrecting the dead. To many, this person was a fraud and cult leader, to others, this person had the spiritual answers they were seeking. This episode first aired August 19, 2021   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    26 min
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Twice each week, legend hunter, author, and historian Jeff Belanger and radio host Ray Auger explore the ghosts, monsters, aliens, folklore, history, roadside oddities, true crime, and legends of New England in this award-winning podcast. If you give us about twenty minutes, we’ll give you something strange to talk about today. The bizarre is closer than you think!

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  • Creator
    Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    120
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All materials copyright New England Legends
  • Show Website
    New England Legends Podcast

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