In My Footsteps: A Cape Cod and New England Podcast
168 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe In My Footsteps Podcast fills you up with a heaping helping of Gen-X nostalgia from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. There are fun lifestyle topics, a dash of history, a slice of humor, and more mixed into a buffet of topics you'll love to hear about. Created and hosted by New England author Christopher Setterlund.
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Episode 151: 1994 Year In Music Pt. 2, 1980s Children's Clothing Brands, Favorite Ice Cream Truck Treats, First TV Station(7-3-2024)
July 03, 2024 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBSend us a Text Message. A look back at the second half of 1994's year in music. Some beloved children's clothing brands of the 1980s. Iconic ice cream truck treats. Episode 151 of the podcast is diving headlong into the Fourth of July weekend with boatloads of nostalgia. It starts with a look at how we dressed in the 1980s. Several quintessential brands adorned countless children of the 80s. We're going to delve into some classic children's clothing brands from the time. Styles have change...
Episode 150: Listener's Choice - 1988 Pizza Hut Training Video, K-Tel Music Compilations, Discontinued Cereals, Digital Music Origins(6-26-2024)
June 26, 2024 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBSend us a Text Message. It's Listener's Choice as we celebrate 150 episodes of the podcast! All that is a part of this week's show was chosen by you, the listeners. Episode 150 kicks off with a new edition of the vintage employee training videos segment. This time we are going all the way back to 1988 to find out what goes into making pizzas at Pizza Hut. Special drinking game: Have a drink every time someone says their slogan from the time 'Makin' It Great.' Long before playlists, mix cd'...
Episode 149: Boston's Very Own Music TV Station; When the Dot-Com Bubble Burst; Highest Rated TV Show Episodes Ever; Baseball's Origin(6-19-2024)
June 19, 2024 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBSend us a Text Message. The brief time when Boston had it's own music television station. The financial catastrophe of the bursting of the dot-com bubble. The highest-rated television show episodes ever. Episode 149 of the podcast turns up the heat with nostalgia as summer kicks off. As MTV was conquering cable television in the early 1980s a Boston-based radio personality thought it would be a good idea to create a local music television station for young people that did not have cable acc...
Episode 148: The Unique Story of Solo the Cat; Napoleon Dynamite 20th Anniversary; Briefly Famous People From the 1980s(6-12-2024)
June 12, 2024 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBSend us a Text Message. A pet story that needs to be heard to be believed. The anniversary of the world's most popular Napoleon. Some people who had their 15 minutes of fame in the 1980s. Episode 148 of the podcast is a crazy collection of nostalgic fun. We kick the show off with an anniversary. 20 years ago this week a small, low-budget indie flick burst onto the scene. It was insanely quotable and infinitely hilarious. What was it that made this movie so popular? We'll dive into it as we ...
Episode 147: Who Was Mr. Delicious?, Weirdest Jobs Ever, Wacky Packages Stickers, Babe Ruth(6-5-2024)
June 05, 2024 04:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Could a mascot really tank a fast food franchise? Some of the weirdest jobs ever, including ones you can apply for today. The parody stickers Gen-X kids loved. Episode 147 starts June off with some fun and unusual nostalgia. Some advertising mascots become iconic. They seep into the very fabric of our consciousness. Then there's Mr. Delicious. An attempt at an 'adult' mascot for an 'adult' fast food chain, Mr. Delicious was one part ingenious and one part mind-numbin...
Episode 146: Me v. AI - Underrated New England Towns, TVs Bloopers & Practical Jokes, Blink & You'll Miss It Retro Part 2, Ford Model T(5-29-2024)
May 29, 2024 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBSend us a Text Message. A new battle for supremacy with AI. A time before bloopers and practical jokes went viral. TV shows that were here and gone in the blink of an eye. Episode 146 ushers in the unofficial start of summer with plenty of blistering nostalgia. It kicks off with the return of Blink & You'll Miss It Retro. In this installment, we look at a six-pack of television shows that were here and gone before you knew they had arrived. Included is a pretty good rant on what is consid...
Episode 145: 1980s Educational Kids Shows, The Madness of Playing Tetris, Defunct TV Channels(5-22-2024)
May 22, 2024 09:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBSend us a Text Message. Sharpening young minds with some 1980s kids' television shows. Melting young minds in the 80s with Tetris. Some television channels that are no longer around. Episode 145 rings in summer (unofficially) as Memorial Day Weekend approaches. The show kicks off with some of the shows that helped teach the youth of the 1980s. Spanning math, science, and overall basic skills there was no shortage of classic TV shows that glued Gen-X kids to the screen. We're going to look a...
Episode 144: The Crow 30th Anniversary; 1970s Diet/Exercise Fad Fails, Forgotten 80s MTV Shows, First McDonald's Restaurant(5-15-2024)
May 15, 2024 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBSend us a Text Message. The 30th anniversary of the movie The Crow. Some amazing diet and exercise fad fails of the 1970s. MTV shows that came and went in the 1980s. The very first McDonald's restaurant. Episode 144 will super-size your nostalgia cravings. It kicks off with a look back at the movie The Crow on the week of its 30th anniversary. Marred somewhat by the tragic on-set death of star Brandon Lee this movie is a captivating story with a perfectly 90s soundtrack. We'll look at all o...
Episode 143: Restaurant Storytime 8, Sweet Pickles Books, Forgotten 90s Musical Artists, 4-Minute Mile(5-8-2024)
May 08, 2024 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBSend us a Text Message. The beloved Sweet Pickles books. Some forgotten 90s musical acts. The most toxic workplace I've experienced. Episode 143 of the podcast has a bit of everything. It begins with the return of a podcast staple, Restaurant Storytime. This 8th installment is a segment 143 episodes in the making. Toxic workplaces are unfortunately all too common. This segment reveals the most toxic place I've been a part of. It might veer off into rant territory at times but it's also pac...
Episode 142: 90 Years of The Three Stooges; Had You Lived in 1800 Film; Discontinued Sodas; Seinfeld(5-1-2024)
May 01, 2024 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the iconic comedy group The Three Stooges. An educational short film about life in 1800. Some long-forgotten discontinued sodas. Episode 142 of the podcast covers a lot of ground. It begins with a look at the Three Stooges and their legacy in comedy as their very first short film Woman Haters debuted 90 years ago this week. Though it is nearly impossible to sum up the impact of Moe, Larry, Curly, and the rest, in one segment, we w...
Episode 141: Who Was The Winnebago Man?; Classic 1980s Board Games; Forgotten 1970s Cartoons(4-24-2024)
April 24, 2024 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Was the Winnebago Man truly the Angriest Man In America? Were any of these board games on your family fun nights in the 1980s? How about some of the forgotten 1970s cartoons? Episode 141 of the podcast is unique in a few ways. It includes a first, that being a review of a full documentary, The Winnebago Man. Jack Rebney became a viral sensation in the early days of YouTube thanks to his profanity-laden outtakes from a Winnebago commercial shoot in 1989. However, did ...
Episode 140: The Demise & Potential Comeback of Ames Department Stores; Old School Mall Portrait Studios; Best-Selling Atari 2600 Games(4-17-2024)
April 17, 2024 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBSend us a Text Message. The rise and fall, and rise again(possibly) of Ames Department Stores. Old school trips to the mall to get professional photos taken. The best-selling Atari 2600 games ever. Episode 140 returns after a week off filled with fun nostalgia. It begins with the story of a Northeast staple for decades. Generations of those who grew up in that part of the United States likely have fond memories of shopping at the Ames Department Stores. However the rise of competition like ...
Episode 139: Kurt Cobain's Death 30 Years Later; Old Country Buffet Memories; Stores That Closed In the 80s & 90s; TV Guide(4-3-2024)
April 03, 2024 09:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBSend us a Text Message. The death of a Gen-X icon 30 years later. Memories of Old Country Buffet plus tips on how to be a meat carver. Some heavy-hitting stores that closed in the 1980s and 1990s. The legacy of TV Guide magazine. Episode 139 of the podcast runs the gamut from heavy to light but is filled with nostalgia. 30 years ago this week the world of music, the world of pop culture, and a generation overall, lost a giant. Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, was found dead in his home....
Episode 138: 1990s Product Fails; Napster & the Dawn of Music Downloading; Most Dangerous Vehicles Ever; Three Mile Island Disaster(3-27-2024)
March 27, 2024 09:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Some of the biggest failures of 1990s products. Some of the most dangerous vehicles ever created. The rise of Napster and the dawn of music downloading in general. The nuclear disaster at Three Mile Island. Episode 138 of the podcast has warm and fuzzy nostalgia, horrific and scary events, some laughs and some head-shaking all in one show. It begins with a look back to the bygone days of the 1990s. Some products burst onto the scene and changed the way people lived t...
Episode 137: Blink & You'll Miss It Retro; Bomb Threat! Plan, Don't Panic; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Robbery; Best Long Songs(3-20-2024)
March 20, 2024 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Products that were here and gone in a flash. A serious 70s educational short film with some underlying humor. One of the most infamous unsolved crimes of the 20th century. Some of the best long songs. Episode 137 has nostalgia in bloom as the calendar turns to spring. It begins with a look at some products that were here and gone so fast that they barely had time to leave a mark. In the initial Blink and You'll Miss It segment we look at six food-related products tha...
Episode 136: Friday Nights At the Video Store; The 17 Original Nintendo Games; Product Advertising Villains; Debut of COPS(3-13-2024)
March 13, 2024 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Memories of when a trip to the video store was a must on a Friday night. What were the original games released with the Nintendo Entertainment System? How about the bad guys of advertising? Episode 136 is chock full of all of that and more! It begins with a time when renting movies was as much fun as watching them. In the days before streaming and on-demand features if someone wanted to see a movie they could either pick up TV Guide and hope it was on a channel they ...
Episode 135: The Goonies Made Me A Writer; Urban Legends 80s Kids Remember; Music From MTVs First Day(3-6-2024)
March 06, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBSend us a Text Message. The Goonies as writing inspiration. Urban legends 1980s kids will remember. What music played on MTV's first day? Everyone has their origin story, how they ended up where they are or doing what they are doing. In Episode 135 of the podcast, I share my story of how I first got interested in being a writer. It goes all the way back to 2nd Grade, my favorite teacher ever, and a surprising inspiration, the movie The Goonies. Kids who grew up in the 1980s get ready for s...
🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 6: March 2024
March 01, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBSubscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Hello subscribers! It's March, spring is arriving. The sun will bring some warmth and so will a new subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast! This is the 6th monthly installment in the series where I review a blog I had written called Initial Impressions which I began in 2010. For those who might be new here, this blog was meant to be a behind-the-scenes look at my travel trips but ended up as a fever-dream mix of random quotes, predictio...
Episode 134: Memorable 1990s Commercial Jingles; Bassett's Wild Animal Farm; Famous Leap Day Events; First National Park(2-28-2024)
February 28, 2024 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Some of the most memorable commercial jingles of the 90s. A trip back to Cape Cod's beloved Bassett's Wild Animal Farm. Historical Leap Day events. Episode 134 takes a trip back to simpler times. First, it begins with a trip back to the days when a petting zoo was popular entertainment. In the time before the Internet and smartphones, young people had fewer options for fun on Cape Cod. One such attraction that is looked back upon fondly is Bassett's Wild Animal Farm ...
Episode 133: The Horror of Red Asphalt; Las Vegas Gambling Disasters; 1980s Teen Movies; Edison Invents the Phonograph(2-21-2024)
February 21, 2024 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBSend us a Text Message. A driver's ed film that scarred children of the 1960s. Stories of my time as a degenerate Las Vegas gambler. Some of the best 1980s teen movies, and more. All of this is front and center on Episode 133 of the podcast. Las Vegas is called 'Sin City' for a reason. All of the excesses that you could want are within arms reach. Even if you are a resident you cannot escape the pull of some of the vices. During my time living in Vegas in 2000-01 I found out that my major ...
Episode 132: The Love Episode. I Love The Simpsons; Favorite Love Songs; Helen Keller's Love of Cape Cod; Worst Date Story(2-14-2024)
February 14, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Happy Valentine's Day! Love is in the air on Episode 132 of the podcast. Helen Keller was an icon of the 20th century and a true testament to the will of the human spirit due to her achievements despite being rendered both bling and deaf at an early age. One of the loves of her life was the many trips that she made to Cape Cod during her childhood through early adulthood. We will look at her connection to The Cape. I love The Simpsons. At its peak it was arguably the...
Episode 131: Cape Cod's Resort Hotel on the Water; Sports Illustrated; Top 5 Stupid Inventions; the Importance of Bob Marley(2-7-2024)
February 07, 2024 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBSend us a Text Message. It is the dead of winter and Episode 131 will try to bring the warmth. It begins with a trip back to a long-since-forgotten Cape Cod establishment. The Chequesset Inn of Wellfleet, the Grand Resort of the Outer Cape, was an oasis of luxury in the late 19th and early 20th century. However, it has been all but lost to time. We'll look back at its story this week. For 70 years one magazine has captured the world of athletics better than all others. Sports Illustrated ha...
🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 5: February 2024
February 01, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBSubscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Hello subscribers! It's February so here is a Valentine from me to you with a new subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast! This is the 5th in the series where I review a blog I had written called Initial Impressions which I began in 2010. For those who might be new here this blog was meant to be a behind-the-scenes look at my travel trips but ended up as a fever dream mix of random quotes, predictions, observations that would make Seinfe...
Episode 130: Restaurant Storytime VII: A Great First Impression; 1994 Year In Music Pt. 1; Most Unusual Phobias; Creation of Coca-Cola(1-31-2024)
January 31, 2024 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBSend us a Text Message. The first day at a new job can be exciting, it can also be nerve-racking. In Episode 130 of the podcast we look at a day of work that was a mixture of both. In Restaurant Storytime VII: A Great First Impression I share the details of my first shift ever in the hospitality industry. For it to be on the podcast you know it was not an ordinary day. 1994 was a monumental year for the music industry. There were numerous groundbreaking albums and songs that made their way ...
Episode 129: Classic Mall Stores of the 1970s, 1980s, & 1990s Part 1(1-24-2024)
January 24, 2024 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Let's go to the mall! Words that were always music to the ears of anyone who grew up in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. A visit to the mall was always a special and exciting time back then. The indoor mall is still a popular destination today, however, its heyday was definitely the '70s through the '90s. You didn't need much money as the 'mall rat' identity only required you to be inside a mall hanging out with friends. Kids of the day could spend hours sitting on benches...
Episode 128: The World of MS-DOS Computer Games; Pro Wrestling at Cape Cod's Mill Hill Arena; Defunct Fast Food Chains; Black Dahlia Murder(1-17-2024)
January 17, 2024 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBSend us a Text Message. An AI Therapist? A Pixelated Talking Parrot? Ruining the Lives of Sims? These are just a few of the possibilities one could have found 30 years ago during the rise of the MS-DOS computer game. Episode 128 of the podcast will reminisce about some legendary titles that helped pave the way for the modern wonders of gaming. Mill Hill in West Yarmouth on Cape Cod was a haven of entertainment for nearly a century. The Mill Hill Club is the most well-known establishment wh...
Episode 127: A Wacky 1983 McDonald's Training Video; Origin Story of Cape Cod Hospital; Forgotten 1980s Cartoons; Invention of Photography(1-10-2024)
January 10, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Have you ever wondered how to cook McDonald's Chicken McNuggets in excruciating detail? I know you have. Well, Episode 127 has the answer. It comes in the form of a wacky McDonald's training video from 1983 complete with classic food item puppets, ominous music, cheesy jokes, and stereotypes galore. Healthcare and hospitals are a 24-hour business in the 2020s. A century ago it was a far different story. On Cape Cod in the early 20th century it was common for the Hyan...
Episode 126: When Bird Poop Was Big Business on Cape Cod; Rescue 911 Traumatizes 90s Kids; Obscure Advertising Mascots; New Year's Podcast Resolutions(1-3-2024)
January 03, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Happy New Year! Throughout history there have been some odd ways to make money. For a time in the 19th century one such way was the collection and selling of bird poop, otherwise known as guano. In Episode 126 we will take a deep dive into the Pacific Guano Company of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, luckily from a safe distance. Why were bird droppings considered big business on Cape Cod back in the 1800s? Jumping ahead well over a century children of the 1980s and 1990s ...
🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 4: January 2024
January 01, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBSubscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Hello subscribers! It's a new year and a new subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast! We begin 2024 by continuing to review a blog I had written called Initial Impressions. This blog was meant to be a behind-the-scenes look at my travel trips but ended up as a fever dream mix of random quotes, predictions, observations that would make Seinfeld proud, and some actual looks into the places I was visiting. Last month I shared such monumenta...
Episode 125: BONUS - 1980s & 1990s Christmas Memories(12-20-2023)
December 20, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Happy Holidays! Episode 125 of the podcast is going to have your fill of warm, fuzzy memories. We will take a look back at what the holiday season was like in the 1980s and 1990s from Thanksgiving all the way through the day after Christmas. Looking through the Sears Wish Book, daydreaming of the toys seen in the commercials for Toys r Us on TV, watching the Charlie Brown Christmas with only the lights of the tree on in the living room. All of the nostalgia is here t...
Episode 124: Most Annoying Christmas Songs Ever, Nighttime Photo (Mis)Adventures, Kraft Holiday Recipes Show, Colonel Sanders(12-13-2023)
December 13, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Annoying Christmas Songs? A Kraft cooking infomercial disguised as a children's Christmas movie? Drunk nighttime photography? It's a fever dream masquerading as a winter wonderland on Episode 124 of the podcast. We begin with a new Dedication to the Craft segment dealing with nighttime photography. There will be some helpful tips on getting the most out of shooting after dark. There will also be some hilarious and head-scratching stories of previous night photo shoot...
Episode 123: 1986 Year In Boston Sports, The Pink House of Plum Island, Weirdest Sears Catalog Products Ever, Woodstock NH(12-6-2023)
December 06, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBSend us a Text Message. Relationships can bring out the best and worst in people. On Episode 123 of the podcast, we look at an urban legend about the worst. The oddly placed Pink House of Plum Island, Massachusetts has two stories behind it. One is said urban legend, while the reality is far sadder. For those that love a winter wonderland this week's Road Trip has exactly what you're looking for and then some. We travel up to Woodstock, New Hampshire, the home of the spectacular Ice Castle...
🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 3: December 2023
December 01, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBSubscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Hello subscribers! Thank you for coming back for another subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast. These are currently monthly episodes but that is always subject to change. We are continuing to review a blog I had written called Initial Impressions. This blog was meant to be a behind-the-scenes look at my travel trips but ended up as a fever dream mix of random quotes, predictions, observations that would make Seinfeld proud, and some ac...
Episode 122: Me v. AI Top 5 Debut, Shopping at Angelo's Supermarket, 90s Internet Trends, Middletown RI(11-29-2023)
November 29, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBSend us a Text Message. AI choosing the best 1980s professional wrestlers? Nostalgic grocery store trips? The internet is now retro? No, it's not a side effect of the Thanksgiving food coma, it's Episode 122 of the podcast! We kick off the episode with a look back at a Southern New England staple of decades past. For those in the area of a certain age, Angelo's Supermarket was destination shopping. From its beginnings in the Tedeschi family and from under the thumb of Stop and Shop, Angelo'...
Episode 121: BONUS - New England's Greatest Inventions(11-22-2023)
November 22, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBSend us a Text Message. New Englanders it's time to pat ourselves on the back and humble-brag a little. Episode 121 of the podcast is chock full of some of the greatest inventions to ever be developed within the borders of the six New England states. This special bonus episode includes hugely important inventions like the sport of basketball, the telephone, the helicopter, and...coffee milk. Each state gets its own Top 5 list with honorable mentions for good measure. How many of these inven...
Episode 120: Help Woodsy Spread the Word, Cape Cod's First Automobile, Forgotten(but Great) 80s Musical Artists, Windsor CT(11-15-2023)
November 15, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Episode 120 is chock full of fun, facts, and foolishness. We go way Back In the Day to look at an informative and well-intentioned, yet slightly fever dream-ish 1977 educational short film starring environmental PSA icon Woodsy Owl. Give a hoot and check the full video out here: Help Woodsy Spread the Word Today automobiles are commonplace with most people owning one. However a little over a century ago 'horseless carriages' were new and novel. When the first automo...
Episode 119: 3rd Podcast Anniversary, Cape Cod Community College, NFL Sports Talk Football, Top Pro Athletes I Saw Play Live(11-8-2023)
November 08, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBSend us a Text Message. It is another special episode of the show this week as Episode 119 marks the 3-year anniversary of the podcast. We take a look back at the genesis of the show including a clip of my first intro in Episode 1, and how my sobriety was interwoven into the creation of the podcast. I also share words of encouragement for those who might want to start their own show. If you're not looking to start your own podcast you can still look to improve your own life by going to(or b...
Episode 118: Yarmouth's Sandy Pond Club, Birthday Greatest Hits, 1980s Fast Food Fails, Portsmouth NH, Great Emu War(11-1-2023)
November 01, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBSend us a Text Message. It's Birthday Week on Episode 118 of the podcast! There's a cause for celebration as I make another trip around the sun. What better way to reminisce than by looking at how a birthday evolves and changes as we age? Oh, and also there will be a makeshift Top 5 as I share some of the best(worst) birthday memories! From a celebration today, to celebrations in the past, it'll be a fond, if somewhat hazy, look back at wild times on Cape Cod in the 1970s as we check out th...
🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 2: November 2023
November 01, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBSubscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Hello subscribers! Thank you for coming back for another subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast. These are currently monthly episodes but that is always subject to change. We continue reviewing a blog I had written called Initial Impressions. This blog was meant to be a behind-the-scenes look at my travel trips but ended up as a fever dream mix of random quotes, predictions, observations that would make Seinfeld proud, and some actual...
Episode 117: BONUS - Myths, Legends, and Lore of New England(10-25-2023)
October 25, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Not only is Episode 117 the special monthly bonus episode of the podcast, but it is the Halloween bonus episode! This year's Halloween bonus show centers around some of the spookiest, weirdest, and just downright unbelievable myths, legends, and lore of all of the New England states. There will be two stories from each state giving us a dozen creepy tales. They include: Massachusetts: Bridgewater Triangle/Pukwudgies, The Beast of Truro Rhode Island: Mercy Brown the R...
Episode 116: A Cape Cod Man Murders His Child For God; the Iconic Unsolved Mysteries TV Show; Top 5 1970s Horror Movies; the Trunk Murders; Bucksport/Prospect ME(10-18-2023)
October 18, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Episode 116 is loaded with creepy, terrifying, sad, and unbelievable stories for the Halloween season. The show kicks off with a truly heartbreaking tale. Insane or not insane that is the question. Charles Freeman of the small Cape Cod village of Pocasset committed the ultimate crime when he murdered his 4-year-old daughter. However, his claims that it was done as a sacrifice in the name of God turn this into something different. Mid-Coast Maine is beautiful and this...
Episode 115: Visiting Salem MA for Halloween, Staying Home Sick From School in the 1980s & 1990s; Revisiting Provincetown's Secret Smallpox Cemetery; Weird MA Laws(10-11-2023)
October 11, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Episode 115 takes a trip to possibly the perfect place in America to visit for the Halloween season: Salem, Massachusetts. This week's Road Trip is filled with witches, spooky cemeteries, possible haunted houses, and so much more. If you enjoy this time of year Salem is for you! We go way Back In the Day and reminisce about the good and bad about staying home sick from school in the 1980s and 1990s. Sure there was no internet, no cell phones, no streaming, but there ...
Episode 114: America's Oldest Missing Teens Case; Cape Cod's Changing of the Guard; Snuffy the Talking Fire Engine; Weird NH Laws(10-04-2023)
October 04, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Episode 114 sees the show back after a week off. That was done to finalize podcast subscriptions. Now you can support the show and become a subscriber either through Patreon or Buzzsprout! More info at the links below. We kick off the Halloween season with the ongoing story of America's oldest missing teens case. Bonnie Bickwit and Mitchel Weiser packed up and headed for the iconic Summer Jam concert in Upstate New York in July 1973. The pair of high school sweethear...
🔒 Subscriber-Only Bonus Episode 1: October 2023
October 01, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBSubscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Hello subscribers! We are entering uncharted waters for the podcast with this premiere subscriber-only bonus episode of the podcast. These will likely be monthly but that is always subject to change. In these bonus episodes, we will take a fever-dream tour through life nearly fifteen years ago. This is in the shape of reviewing a blog I had written called Initial Impressions. It was meant to be a sister blog to my original travel blog that b...
Episode 113: BONUS - Interview with Producer Frank Durant: What He's Been Up To, New Projects He's Working On, Life After the Lady of the Dunes Documentary and the Case Being Solved(9-20-2023)
September 20, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Episode 113 sees the return of film producer Frank Durant for a third interview. It is an all-encompassing chat as we look at what he's been up to over the last year. Frank speaks about traveling over to France to work on a spiritual successor to the beloved 1956 short-film The Red Balloon. It can be watched at this link: It Comes and Goes - an homage to The Red Balloon. He spills the beans about his current project in the world of horror. We also reveal some potenti...
Episode 112: My Cape Cod Roots; Celebrating 3 Years of Sobriety; Bob Barker & Price Is Right; Weird Vermont Laws(8-13-2023)
September 13, 2023 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Episode 112 begins with a segment I've wanted to do and share for quite a while. Straddling the line between two generations has allowed me to see things the way they were and the way they became. I celebrate this fact as I look at my Cape Cod roots. Reminisce about things that used to be on the Cape, and for folks of my generation look back at how life was in general in the 80s and 90s. With the recent passing of Bob Barker it is only appropriate to go way Back In t...
Episode 111: Finding My Great-Grandfather's Biological Family; First Favorite TV Shows; Weird Connecticut Laws; Road Trip - Machias, ME(9-6-2023)
September 06, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Episode 111 sheds some light on a very important discovery that happened during the podcast's hiatus earlier in 2023. I am the resident family historian. For years I had been searching for the biological family of my great-grandfather as my Nina revealed that he had been adopted. It was a long and often fruitless search but in March a breakthrough occurred. This week I will go into detail on how I found my Grampa Romano's biological family. An oasis in Down East Main...
Episode 110: Restaurant Storytime VI: Prep Boys Rock; Being A 90s Mall Rat; Weird Maine Laws; Meet Chester Vermont(8-30-2023)
August 30, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBSend us a Text Message. Episode 110 begins with a return to Restaurant Storytime. In this chapter, we go back to the beginning of my time working in hospitality. The days of food prep in a rustic barn, loud music causing problems, mosh pit cleanup parties, broken windows, and more. This is Restaurant Storytime VI: Prep Boys Rock. Small towns typically have palpable charm. Small towns in New England have it in spades. Small towns in Vermont just might be something out of a fairy tale. This w...
Episode 109: BONUS - A Cape Cod Summer Vacation In 1923(8-23-2023)
August 23, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBSend us a Text Message. Episode 109 is a special Bonus Episode. This is going to be a fun and unique episode. We are going to take a deep dive into what it would have been like for someone coming to visit Cape Cod on summer vacation a century ago in the year 1923. What would you see? Where would you stay? Where would you eat? How would you even get there? All of these questions will be answered as you are transported back one hundred years. It's a fun slice of history wrapped up as a makesh...
Episode 108: My Friend Barry; The First X-Games; Weird Rhode Island Laws; Scituate, RI(8-16-2023)
August 16, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBSend us a Text Message. Episode 108 is very Rhode Island-centric as we celebrate the smallest state in the country. It begins with a bit of pulling back the curtain. I spoke at length in Episode 30 about my friend Matt who tragically passed away in 2017. In that episode, I mentioned making two lifelong friends at virtually the same time. One was Matt and the other was Barry. This week I will share some of what makes my friend Barry one of the most important people to ever grace my life. Th...