The Vermont Ver-Mystery Hour: Recent Episodes
Meg McIntyre
A radio show and podcast telling stories that pique your curiosity and make your neck prickle. Dive into the Green Mountain State's strange past and present, broadcasting Sundays at 7 p.m. on WVEW 107.7 FM or at wvew.org
Margo Caulfield of the Cavendish Historical Society recounts the story of Phineas Gage, whose famous injury -- and subsequent personality change -- is still impacting brain science today.
Jana Beagley, director of Nightmare Vermont, joins Meg to discuss what goes into planning and pulling off a truly terrifying haunted house.
Meg speaks with Lauren Dragon, a Keene, N.H.-based psychic and empath, about modern spiritualism, fostering intuition and widening your worldview -- and Meg even gets a mini-reading.
Writer and historian Jason Smiley recounts the tale of the Eddys, a family of psychics and mediums whose seances drew visitors from around the world to their Chittenden farmhouse in the 1870s.
Vermont journalist and podcaster Jackie O'Brien joins Meg to discuss the 2015 unsolved murder of 24-year-old mother Denise Hart in Rutland County, Vermont. Hart's family, who O'Brien interviewed on her podcast "Buried in Snow," believe Denise's case has been kept on the backburner because of her race.
Joyce Held of the Pownal Historical Society recounts the story of Vermont's only witch trial.
Vermont author and folklorist Joseph Citro joins Meg to discuss his writing, his favorite Vermont stories and his love of all things strange and supernatural.
Meg chats with Amanda Gustin of the Vermont Historical Society about the catamount's place in the Green Mountain State's history and folklore, and Vermonter Dayv Cole shares his personal catamount story.
The Vermont Ver-Mystery Hour returns to airwaves and smartphones Sunday, May 30 with new stories from the Green Mountain State's strange past and present.
The Vermont Ver-Mystery Hour will take a short break in May as we prepare some new episodes for you. Check back for new content in June!
Meg recounts the history of one of Vermont's only ghost towns and the strange sightings and unsolved disappearances that have led the area to be known as The Bennington Triangle.
Meg speaks with Det. Sgt. Tyson Kinney of the Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit about the unsolved murder of Mary Morales, who was found off 1-91 in Vernon in 1999.
Meg chats with Ian Flood of the West Chesterfield Paranormal Society and shares some personal ghost stories submitted by friends near and far.
Meg and Matt recount the various exploits of Captain Thunderbolt and Captain Lightfoot, a notorious pair of highwaymen who committed robberies across Ireland, Scotland and beyond in the 1810s -- and one of them is believed to have lived out his years here in southern Vermont.
Meg covers a string of unsolved murders that occurred along the Vermont-New Hampshire border in the 1970s and '80s. Some believe the crimes were committed by one man known as the Connecticut River Valley Killer.
Meg chats with Joe Rivers of the Brattleboro Historical Society about the life — and death — of infamous Wall Street robber baron James Fisk Jr., who spent his childhood in southern Vermont.
This week Meg chats with Nina Ridhibhinyo of the ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain. She's the museum's resident expert on Champ, the mysterious serpent-like monster said to inhabit the lake.
In the inaugural episode of The Vermont Ver-Mystery Hour, Meg chats with Jillian Kuzma, editor of Unsolved Vermont, a blog that shines a light on cold cases and unsolved disappearances across the state. Also joining us is Dr. Michelle Jeanis, a Louisiana criminologist who studies media coverage of missing persons cases.
Introducing The Vermont Ver-Mystery Hour: A new show exploring all things spooky, mysterious and unexplained in the Green Mountain State and beyond. Broadcasting Sundays at 7 p.m. on WVEW 107.7 FM.