When You Wake: Recent Episodes

A podcast of not just ghost stories.

From the Taverna at Lichenwood—created by Robert O’Shaughnessy—a podcast of not just ghost stories.

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When You Wake is back to introduce Victoria Bell, the granddaughter of a Moldovan witch. Victoria has made a movie inspired by her childhood, "Heir of the Witch," which releases on August 4, 2023. She joins Robert to share her story.

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The Lakes of the Clouds, Mount Washington, New Hampshire.

In this episode, guest Lindsay Robinson (who worked here one summer in the late 1990s) shares tales of a few of the many hikers who took their final steps along these craggy peaks. You won’t get these stories in any park service brochures. Written by Robert O’Shaughnessy. Music by Nicholas D’Amico. Production by John Chilson of oesounds.com.

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The Ghosts of Gettysburg—a tour of the infamous civil war battlefield and stories ofGettysburg hauntings, past and present.

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Maryland, my Maryland—from the legend of murdered slave Big Lizz to an intimate tour of Baltimore.

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Salem Reverb: The ghosts of Salem and the makings of America.

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A special Father’s Day ghost story about string music and reconciliation.

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Ronaldo grew up in a haunted house at a time of tremendous cultural change. We hear from Ronaldo. But first, voices and lights.

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From the Taverna at Lichenwood, this is the introductory episode of When You Wake, a podcast of not just ghost stories.

This podcast concerns itself with ghosts, with memory, and with the residue that falls off each moment, like ash from cigarette.

Production credit: John Chilson

Music credits: Nicholas D’Amico

Written by: Robert O’Shaughnessy with an assist from Lord Byron