Ann-Marie Explores...: Recent Episodes
A. M. Lipot
Welcome lovers of all things weird, exciting, spooky, historical, and just downright obscure. Join the exploration of this beautifully strange world we call home as almost no topic is off-limits! You‘ll learn about different events, people, and phenomena with some added side commentary. The podcast is on hiatus...
Mythical creatures? Yes please! Exploring the world where myth and reality meet each other and possibly provide an easy answer, but we all know it's never that easy! Let's dive back into the ocean world and find a creature of legend.
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Royalty-free music courtesy of Pixabay
Sources:
https://www.history.com/news/snake-symbol-history-mythology
https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Sea_serpent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cruise_ships
https://exemplore.com/cryptids/Real-Sea-Monsters-and-Mythical-Creatures-of-the-Deep
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_oarfish
Ready for some more haunted lighthouses? Here they are and back again is my special guest host, independent author, Franklin Webb! Join us as we explore a phantom lighthouse and travel out of the country to visit a couple of new locations. As always, please rate, review, and subscribe!
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Franklin Webb's Books:
https://smile.amazon.com/Crosses-Silver-Bullets-story-Black/dp/1095479229/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1644827924&sr=1-3
https://smile.amazon.com/Him-Her-Confessions-Franklin-Webb/dp/1721885722/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1644827969&sr=1-8
https://smile.amazon.com/Next-Normal-Franklin-Webb/dp/B09HQ711SC/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1644828006&sr=1-6
Royalty-free music courtesy of Pixabay.
Sources:
https://ns-ghost-stories.wixsite.com/folklore-and-legends/post/peggys-cove-ghost-of-the-lady-in-blue
https://www.nslps.com/about-ns-lighthouses/lighthouse-lists?c=peggys-point-lighthouse
https://thedevilsmuse.ca/2019/06/06/the-ghost-of-peggy-cove/
https://www.history101.com/the-legend-and-haunted-history-of-alcatraz/
http://alcatrazhauntings.weebly.com/lighthouse.html
A light in the dark to help find your way, that's what we're looking at in this episode! Join Ann-Marie and her guest host, independent author Franklin Webb, as they take a look at a couple of haunted lighthouses here in America.
Franklin's Books:
https://smile.amazon.com/Crosses-Silver-Bullets-story-Black/dp/1095479229/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1644827924&sr=1-3
https://smile.amazon.com/Him-Her-Confessions-Franklin-Webb/dp/1721885722/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1644827969&sr=1-8
https://smile.amazon.com/Next-Normal-Franklin-Webb/dp/B09HQ711SC/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1644828006&sr=1-6
Royalty-free music courtesy of Pixabay.
Sources:
https://www.nps.gov/cabr/learn/historyculture/the-lighthouses-of-point-loma.htm
https://www.sandiegohaunted.com/san-diego-haunted-locations-places-homes/san-diego/old-point-loma-lighthouse-ghost-haunt-california/
https://sdghosts.com/old-point-loma-lighthouse/
https://www.lighthousefriends.com
https://www.nelights.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfiOeklGu6w
Mysterious lights flying over mountain tops? Lights seemingly hovering in the middle of the road never getting closer? If this sounds weird, well that's why I'm talking about them! Mystery lights are a deep part of paranormal legends and we'll talk about two in particular. So join the exploration!
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Royalty-free music courtesy of Pixabay.
Sources:
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/texas/haunted-road-tx/
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/12/taking-a-look-at-those-mysterious-ghost-lights/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/americas-mystery-lights/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXmmuZ1HzPA
Is it a cryptid or an alien or just another hoax? While the hoax part has been mostly disproven, there are still questions around the Fresno Nightcrawlers. Join the journey as we revisit the first sightings and the little remaining mystery around this fun mysterious local legend.
Royalty-free music courtesy of Pixabay.
Sources:
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Fresno_Nightcrawler
https://paranorms.com/fresno-nightcrawler/
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article219755195.html
Videos:
Original: https://youtu.be/-eLSZ3yaAHI
Yosemite: https://youtu.be/PjK8QTtvf8U
A little cheesy, but New Year and New Show! I'm back after taking a longer break than expected to get back here, but I'm happy to be back! Why does the show have a new name? Why do the previous episodes say "Old show format"?? Have a listen and all will be explained. Safe exploring everyone!
All music is royalty-free and from Pixabay.
New Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annmarie_explores/
(Old show format) Cheese, balloons, and clowns....OH MY!!! Riots are a familiar part of history, but they intersect and walk the line of weird history. Listen to learn about wheels of cheese rolling through the streets of Nottingham, a Balloon being torn to shreds because of a rumor, and some clowns take on firefighters in Toronto.
Royalty-Free music is from Pixabay and was composed by fanchisanchez
Sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72067/7-historys-most-unusual-riots
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/05/04/nottingham-cheese-riot/
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28674654
https://www.grunge.com/216012/the-truth-behind-the-toronto-clown-riot-of-1855/
(Old show format) Can you imagine a historical event too boring for textbooks? Honestly, there was one the original story was too boring and the other was left out of the books entirely. Let's look at the truth of the Boston Tea Party and the almost secession of New England of all places. Time to dive back in time and hopefully have a little fun!
Royalty-free music is from Pixabay and was composed by fanchisanchez
Sources:
American History Revised: 200 Startling Facts That Never Made it into the Textbooks by Seymour Morris Jr. (pages 271-272)
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party
https://www.pbs.org/video/war-1812-secession-threat-new-england/
(Old show format) Spacecrafts? Cthulhu? The Bloop? Ready to connect the dots and find out what they have in common? Have a listen to the episode to learn how they have more in common than people think! Subscribe today and follow on Instagram & Twitter at Amariel Explores!
Royalty-free Music is from Pixabay and was composed by fanchisanchez
Sources:
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/01/06/point-nemo/
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/spacecraft-graveyard/en/
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/nemo.html
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/nemo.html
https://allthatsinteresting.com/point-nemo
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/01/06/point-nemo/
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/spacecraft-graveyard/en/
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/nemo.html
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/nemo.html
https://allthatsinteresting.com/point-nemo
(Old show format) Ready for another deep diver into sharky fun? Get your dive gear back on and let's explore the aliens swimming around in the dark parts of our oceans. Did I say, aliens? I meant sharks! Learn about three of these strange yet beautiful animals swimming around, plus answers to a listener question.
Royalty-music from Pixabay and composed by fanchisanchez
Sources:
https://www.sharksider.com/greenland-shark/
https://oceana.org/marine-life/sharks-rays/cookiecutter-shark
http://www.sci-news.com/biology/ninja-lanternshark-etmopterus-benchleyi-new-species-bioluminescent-shark-03538.html
(Old show format) The majestic and most misunderstood creatures of the ocean have taken the world by storm for the week and I'm hoping to help out with the sharky knowledge. Enjoy the first part of some jaw-some facts and how to help them.
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Royalty free music from Pixabay and composed by fanchisanchez
Sources:
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/sharks
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/shark
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/12-shark-facts-may-surprise-you
(Old show format) The last part of our series brings us back to my hometown and a house I thought I knew the history and haunting of after watching a TV show. Find out how wrong I was in this episode where we explore the true haunting of a house and the history behind an incredible woman who lived there. Please remember to subscribe if you haven't already! Sources list below.
Royalty-Free music from Pixabay and composed by fanchisanchez.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howe-Waffle_House_and_Carriage_House
https://parentingoc.com/2018/10/haunted-locations/
https://www.theclio.com/entry/22093
(Old show format) Time for Part 4! This week, my script/notes did not dissolve into the ether (see the previous episode) so let's learn about a couple of lesser-known haunted homes. First a slightly dark start in Oklahoma and then a sweet story to balance in the state of Oregon. Follow me on Instagram or Twitter at Amariel Explores. Sources for this episode are listed below.
Royalty-free music from Pixabay, composed by fanchisancez
Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/52629-10-spooky-haunted-houses.html
https://abandonedok.com/labadie-mansion/
https://www.hauntedjourneys.com/haunted-locations/1491-haunted-oklahoma-labadie-mansion
https://allthatsinteresting.com/pittock-mansion
https://www.hauntedjourneys.com/haunted-sites/1383-haunted-oregon-pittock-mansion
(Old show format) What happens when a computer glitch deletes your script to the ether realm? Storytime! Enjoy this unscripted episode about some of the paranormal stories that have happened to me in the past and hopefully I'll be able to recover the script and release an extra episode this week.
Royalty-free music is from Pixabay and composed by fanchisanchez.
Haunted Houses Article: https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/other
(Old show format) As with before, people only remember the famous houses such as the Winchester house, but what about all the other haunted homes out there? In part two, we'll be exploring two more houses that are lesser-known.
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/amariel_podcast/
Music is from Pixabay by fanchisanchez
Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/52629-10-spooky-haunted-houses.html
https://www.rowanoak.com/about/history/
https://www.southernliving.com/travel/mississippi/rowan-oak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Park_(Aspen,_Colorado)
(Old show format) Everyone knows of the Sally House or Amityville, but what about the lesser-known houses? The ones that appear unassuming but really hold a spooky secret? Time to explore places that are less popular than their counterparts.
Music from Pixabay, compose by fanchisanchez
Sources:
https://woodburn.delaware.gov/
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/delaware/ghosts-of-woodburn-de/
http://hauntedhouses.com/delaware/woodburn-mansion/
https://www.hauntedjourneys.com/haunted-sites/1392-haunted-missouri-epperson-house
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/missouri/epperson-house-mo/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epperson_House
(Old show format) Parks are everywhere in our cities and they provide a wonderful escape from the concrete building surrounding them. However, their eerie quirks are less talked about.
Music from Pixabay and composed by fanchisanchez.
Sources:
https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/gay-city-state-park/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_City_State_Park
https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/thompson-park-vortex/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_Park_(Watertown,_New_York)
https://www.strangerdimensions.com/2016/08/01/dont-get-lost-in-the-thompson-park-vortex/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/co-cheesemanpark/
(Old show format) While they can appear as good omens or ones of warning, there are a variety of ghost ships that sail the high seas of the world, though they may not be in this realm. Sit back and enjoy the exploration of some real-world ghost ships.
Music from Pixabay and composed by fanchisanchez
Sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65639/10-tales-legendary-ghost-ships
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_ship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Bannockburn
https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/ghost-ships-haunt-the-seas/78374
https://military.wikia.org/wiki/HMS_Resolute_(1850)
(Old show format) Happy 420 everyone! This special little episode gives a little insight on this medicinal green leafy plant. Join me in exploring some of the spirituality with this plant and also a look at a fun haunted location.
Music from Pixabay by fanchisanchez
Sources:
https://wayofleaf.com/blog/the-spiritual-history-of-cannabis
https://hightimes.com/health/science/anatomy-marijuana-plant/
https://americanmarijuana.org/marijuana-statistics/
https://www.westword.com/marijuana/denver-marijuana-mansion-cannabis-haunt-ghosts-social-consumption-11828351
(Old show format) Welcome explorers! It's time to get our feet wet so we can find the next set of eerie tales for me to tell you. Let's explore a little touch of the ocean and just see how eerily beautiful water can be whether it's in the ocean or in a land-locked sea, there's beauty everywhere under the water.
Music from Pixaby and was created by fanchisanchez.
Sources:
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/exploration.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunilda
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/shoal
https://stillunfold.com/bizarre-weird/10-most-haunted-sea-shipwreck-stories-ever-marked-in-history
https://www.shipwreckworld.com/maps/rms-rhone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Black_Sea_shipwrecks
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/ancient-shipwrecks-black-sea/
(Old show format)We see them every day and even visit them to leave flowers for our loved ones, but there's always an air of mystery around them. The lore and some of the odd things that have been seen. I'll explore just a sample of what's out there with a couple of my favorites. Don't worry, there will always be more to talk about in the future.
Music from Pixabay by fanchisanchez.
Sources:
http://www.mysticmasque.com/history-mystery/the-ankou-churchyard-guardians-black-dogs-and-memento-mori
https://educationaltravelconsultants.com/blog/2014/10/31/student-travel-groups-encounter-the-ghosts-of-arlington-virginia-while-visiting-washington-d-c-area/
http://www.panicd.com/arlington-national-cemetery.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor's_Grove_Cemetery
https://www.bachelorsgrove.com/history
http://www.theoccultmuseum.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-graveyards/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone,_Arizona
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