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The New Strangeland Podcast

English, Hobbies, 1 season, 24 episodes, 19 hours, 30 minutes
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Join hosts Karyssa and Nikki on their weekly exploration of the weird, wicked and whimsy of New England.
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Tales of the Strange

Join the duo this week as they talk about spooky experiences and stranger dreams. Also, watch out for 7/11 nightmare pizza, it'll get you every time.
3/13/202159 minutes, 3 seconds
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Episode 22 - Good Strangeland Hunting

On this weeks episode, Nikki gives a play by play of her favorite Bostonian movie, Good Will Hunting.    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119217/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Will_Hunting  
3/4/20211 hour, 2 minutes, 8 seconds
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Episode 21 - 2.3 Million Gallons of Molasses, Delivered at Your Door

This week, surf the dark tidal wave of molasses with Nikki and Karyssa!  Plus many other ramblings as usual!   https://www.history.com/news/the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood   https://news.northeastern.edu/2019/01/15/heres-what-boston-looked-like-after-a-deadly-wave-of-molasses-swallowed-the-north-end/  
2/22/202138 minutes, 7 seconds
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Episode 19 - Practically Magical Episode

Hide your husband, hide your wife... because curses. Join Nikki and Karyssa this week while they discuss the film/book Practical Magic! Also; tequila, dead bodies, and not remembering how to end the podcast after almost 20 of them!   You can rent the film on Amazon Prime! (or buy it, like Karyssa did, because who actually plays DVDs anymore)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120791/   https://practical-magic.fandom.com/wiki/Practical_Magic_(film)   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practical_Magic  
2/10/202153 minutes, 8 seconds
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Episode 20 - The Boston Brinks Robbery

Join Nikki “The Nuisance” and Karyssa “Kalamity” as they talk about the infamous Brinks Robbery and all the colorful character nicknames that were involved!    https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/brinks-robbery   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Brink%27s_Robbery  
2/9/202145 minutes, 18 seconds
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Episode 18 - The Murderous Tale of Smuttynose Isle

On this weeks episode, Nikki and KARYSSA discuss the scenic isles of shoals located off the coast of NH and Maine, and also the terrible murders that happened on Smuttynose isle!    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isles_of_Shoals   https://newengland.com/today/travel/new-hampshire/portsmouth/smuttynose-murders/   https://youtu.be/3wJHtWvFQMo   https://youtu.be/SEq6P3IDnLw
1/21/202156 minutes, 3 seconds
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Episode 17 - Sabrina Explains it All

Join us this week as Karyssa *hair flips* explains it all when it comes to Sabrina! Joe Man-tana; can you really climb a ladder to your friends bedroom; new Salem- yay or nay! This and so much more...   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Comics#Other_Titles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_the_Teenage_Witch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_the_Teenage_Witch_(1996_TV_series)#Cast_and_characters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Montana https://adventuresofsabrina.fandom.com/wiki/Chilling_Adventures_of_Sabrina   Click to hear the songs invading Karyssa's mind... wake up, doris is this available  
1/13/202156 minutes, 22 seconds
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Episode 16 - The Very True Story of the North Pond Hermit... and Sex Squatch.

Happy New Year! This week the duo talk about the North Pond Hermit, one of the most unusual true stories straight out of Maine.    https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/news/2017/04/north-pond-hermit-maine-knight-stranger-woods-finkel     https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gq.com/story/the-last-true-hermit/amp   https://www.michaelfinkel.com/the-stranger-in-the-woods/  
1/3/202150 minutes, 25 seconds
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Episode 15 - The Grinch: the myth, the man, the legend

This week the dynamic duo team up again with CryptidBaddie to discuss holiday entities and if they're cryptids, aliens or... wizards?!
12/24/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 32 seconds
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Episode 14 - Mick Foley Vs Santa's Village

Join the duo this week as Nikki waxes poetic about pro wrestling and the hardcore legend, Mick Foley’s infatuation with all things Christmas, including a little spot in Jefferson, NH known as Santa’s Village    https://411mania.com/wrestling/mick-foley-discusses-love-christmas-power-wearing-santa-suit/   https://m.soundcloud.com/wrestlezoneradio/mick-foley-christmas-interview   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Foley   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa's_Village_(Jefferson,_New_Hampshire)
12/15/202057 minutes, 13 seconds
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Episode 13 - Bear Brook Murders and we're never leaving our houses.

Follow Nikki and Karyssa this week while they dive into 50 gallon drums of who-knows-what but also never leave their houses. Oh yeah, they also discuss the unsolved Bear Brook Murders and many other things as usual.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Brook_murders https://youtu.be/_XgvzYYgwEM  
12/10/202053 minutes, 42 seconds
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Episode 12 - The Pilgrims were assholes

This week, Nikki and Karyssa discuss how much the Pilgrims suck, how much they don't know about indigenous people and what they will eat on Thursday November 26, 2020.    https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/new-england-native-american-groups/#:~:text=The%20groups%20in%20southern%20New,plentiful%20forests%20of%20New%20England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States)#Harvest_festival_observed_by_the_Pilgrims_at_Plymouth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squanto  
11/25/202051 minutes, 54 seconds
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Episode 11 - The Allagash Abduction feat. Kenzie aka CryptidBaddie

Join the duo this week as they welcome their very first guest Kenzie from CryptidBaddie. The gang talks about the Allagash Abduction, and how to profit off of getting probed by aliens.    Visit Kenzie here:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCks7XYsAIt0XF4SS5UwPIUA   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCks7XYsAIt0XF4SS5UwPIUA   Links:   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allagash_abductions   https://youtu.be/67NU60Y4DD8   https://youtu.be/vV2I3KIZyn8   Kenzie's links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allagash_abductions   https://fiddleheadfocus.com/2016/09/10/news/community/top-stories/subject-of-1976-ufo-incident-casts-doubt-on-allagash-abductions/   https://occult-world.com/allagash-abductions/
11/17/202056 minutes, 33 seconds
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Episode 10 - Spider Gates Cemetery's white goo

This week, follow Nikki and Karyssa as they talk about Spider Gates Cemetery and what seeps up through the ground.   http://www.boudillion.com/SpiderGates/spider.html   https://www.trytoscare.me/legend/spider-gates-cemetery-leicester-massachusetts-2/   https://terrordaves.com/2012/06/13/spider-gates-cemetery-truly-haunted-probably-not/   http://www.strange-new-england.com/2015/10/22/spider-gate-cemetery/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaker_Cemetery_(Leicester,_Massachusetts)  
11/11/202045 minutes, 49 seconds
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Episode 9 - Old doughface Frank P - a Lifetime original

Nikki gives Karyssa a history lesson about one of the worse presidents elected, that god damn doughface Franklin Pierce.    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Compromise   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostend_Manifesto   The tragic life of Franklin Pierce video -  https://youtu.be/owi0kopvmeo
11/5/202053 minutes
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Episode 8 - Nikki likes lists and Stephen Kong

Join Nikki and Karyssa on this spooky week as the dive into Nikki’s undying love for Stephen King!    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King   Don’t forget to shop small at all your local bookshops!   Salem’s Lot   The Shining   IT   The Stand    Pet Sematary    The Dark Half 
10/27/20201 hour, 1 minute, 22 seconds
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Episode 7 - The Biltmore Hotel and fringe loin cloths

On this week, Karyssa and Nikki learn about the sort is past of the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, RI and the questionable work uniforms worn there.    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/providence-biltmore-graduate   https://amyscrypt.com/biltmore-hotel-ghosts-providence/   https://themobmuseum.org/blog/ninety-years-ago-thomas-fatty-walsh-died-as-he-lived-by-the-gun/  
10/20/202026 minutes, 57 seconds
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Episode 6 - Axe safety 101 with Lizzie Borden

Join Karyssa and Nikki as they learn about the infamous Lizzie Borden, how many whacks she actually gave, and her aloof neighbors.   Lizzie Borden house for sale: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/property/2020/09/10/lizzie-borden-house-for-sale-maplecroft/   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/   https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/lizzie-borden   https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/lizzie-borden/  
10/8/202043 minutes, 40 seconds
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Episode 5 - Vampire Panic, at the Disco

Join us this week as we talk about New England’s vampire panic, why vampires are easily disorientated, and the grave of the very last vampire, Mercy Brown.   https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grave-mercy-brown#:~:text=The%20final%20resting%20place%20of%20New%20England's%20last%20vampire.&text=The%20case%20of%20Mercy%20Lena,corpse%20to%20kill%20a%20vampire. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/01/16/the-story-of-mercy-brown-new-englands-last-vampire/ https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/new-england-vampire-panic.htm https://www.history.com/news/vampires-tuberculosis-consumption-new-england
9/29/202053 minutes, 26 seconds
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Episode 4 - The Abduction of Barney and Betty Hill

On this week's episode, join hosts Karyssa and Nikki as they explore the first widely publicized alien abduction of New Hampshire locals Betty and Barney Hill   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_and_Betty_Hill   https://www.library.unh.edu/find/archives/collections/betty-and-barney-hill-papers-1961-2006   https://www.history.com/news/first-alien-abduction-account-barney-betty-hill
9/22/202048 minutes, 36 seconds
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Episode 3 - Jumanji

On this weeks episode, join Hosts Karyssa and Nikki as they talk about the childhood favorite movie Jumanji starring Robin Williams feat. Keene, NH   https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/j/Jumanji.php   https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71007/10-magical-facts-about-jumanji     https://www.eightieskids.com/20-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-jumanji/
9/15/202039 minutes, 33 seconds
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Episode 2 - Madame Sherri's Forest

On this week’s episode, Karyssa and Nikki explore the history of Madame Sherri’s Forest. A mysterious woodland area in western New Hampshire with a staircase that leads to nowhere. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/madame-sherris-castle http://www.chesterfieldhistoricalsociety-nh.org/notable-chesterfield-citizens/madame-sherri/ http://madamesherri.com/ https://newengland.com/today/travel/new-hampshire/madame-sherri-new-hampshire/ https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2014/03/madame-sherri-and-early-20th-century-nyc-show-business/ https://www.nephotographyguild.com/2014/03/mystery-madame-sherris-castle-2/            
9/8/202042 minutes, 8 seconds
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Episode 1 - Fun facts across New England!

In our very first episode, New Strangeland hosts Karyssa and Nikki take a look at the weird quirks and fun facts from across the 5 states. Whether you are a diehard New Englander or wayward visitor, we hope you enjoy!    Besides our everyday lives, here are some links that we got our facts from:     https://www.satelliteinternet.com/resources/states-with-the-most-ufo-sightings/   https://vinepair.com/articles/map-states-drink-beer-america-2020/   https://www.movoto.com/guide/ma/new-england-facts/   https://www.boston.com/culture/new-england-travel/2012/09/26/fun-facts-about-new-england    
9/5/202051 minutes, 29 seconds
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Greetings from New Strangeland

Join hosts Karyssa and Nikki on their weekly exploration of the weird, wicked and whimsy of New England!!!   
9/1/202019 seconds