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  • Season 2 Episode 2

    Season 2 Episode 2
    Mar 29 2024

    Do you believe in psychics? Perhaps some of you identify as a psychic yourself or have visited one.


    I personally believe there are those with knowledge that can’t be explained, and history is full of bold and unusual claims. Some of them are even true.


    For this episode, we’ll visit a time in history when that was the case - when the claims of one psychic medium were proven to be correct.


    **SPOILERS BELOW THIS POINT**



    Sources::

    • Travels by Carriage Logo
    • https://www.mockofun.com/
    • Psychic Sleuths Invoke Spirited Debate. The Hartford Courant, 1999.
    • https://www.courant.com/1999/06/29/psychic-sleuths-invoke-spirited-debate/
    • Top 50: Serra slaying haunted city; cops never gave up. New Haven Register.
    • https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Top-50-13250472.php
    • Season 1 Episode 13: Penney Serra. Psychic Investigators, originally aired 6/12/2006
    • https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/460263/s01-e13-penney-serra
    • “Psychic Vision” Woman Wins False Arrest Suit Against LAPD. LA Times, 3/27/1987
    • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-27-me-381-story.html
    • The Amityville Horror Truth Website. Archived from 2003.
    • https://www.amityvillefaq.com/truth/
    • Facebook, Amityville Horror. Posted on November 3, 2021
    • https://www.facebook.com/361891990638837/posts/mary-pascarella-downey-was-a-psychic-mediam-who-ran-a-school-in-new-england-call/2023429214485098/




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    12 min
  • Season 2 Episode 1: Kirsty MacColl - Rockstar, Mom, Hero

    Season 2 Episode 1: Kirsty MacColl - Rockstar, Mom, Hero
    Aug 27 2023

    Just a few days before Christmas, popular British musician Kirsty MacColl was vacationing in Cozumel after completing some work for BBC Cuba. The mother of 2 was enjoying a snorkel session at a popular coral reef arranged by a local tour guide. Suddenly a speed boat headed towards the tourist-filled, no-boating zone. With her son directly in the path of the boat, Kirsty made a decision that would save a life, devastate the musical community, and call into question the safety of tourists in Mexico.


    Welcome to the carriage, travelers.


    Next stop: December 18, 2000



    SPOILERS BELOW THIS POINT




    Sources:

    Travels by Carriage Logo

    • https://www.mockofun.com/

    Kirsty MacColl Wiki

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsty_MacColl

    Kirsty MacColl: 10 Things You May Not Know - RadioX London Dec 2022

    • https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/kirsty-maccoll-things-you-may-not-know/#:~:text=Her%20biggest%20hits%20include...&text=Fairytale%20of%20New%20York%20is,of%20Always%20On%20My%20Mind.

    The Day the Music Died - Alex Kirst Investigative Journalism

    • https://www.alixkirsta.com/articles/kirstymaccoll/index.htm#:~:text=The%20Percalito%2C%20the%20powerful%2031,family%2C%20including%20his%20baby%20granddaughter.

    Mother Fights to Find Killer of Singer - The Guardian

    • https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/aug/28/artsnews.mexico

    Interviews 1985 - On the Beach

    • https://www.kirstymaccoll.com/media/interviews/interviews-1985/





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    15 min
  • Season 1 Episode 7: America's First Ghost Story

    Season 1 Episode 7: America's First Ghost Story
    Oct 21 2022

    It's the week before Halloween! Do you like scary stories?

    Climb aboard travelers! The week we journey through the details and possible inspiration behind America's first ghost story*, a tale that's been in publish for over 200 consecutive years.

    Could it be based on a true story? Let's find out!

    Happy Halloween!!


    *first to be well-received by the European literary community.


    SPOILERS BELOW THIS POINT

    References

    • Travels by Carriage Logo
      • https://www.mockofun.com/
    • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Wiki
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow
    • Sleepy Hollow (Film) Wiki
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepy_Hollow_(film)
    • Discover Sleepy Hollow, NY
      • https://www.sleepyhollowny.gov
    • Visit Sleepy Hollow
      • https://visitsleepyhollow.com/
    • Headless Horseman Blog - Run by Sleepy Hollow Town Historian
      • https://headlesshorsemanblog.com/
    • Headless Horsemen Wiki
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Horseman
    • What Inspired the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
      • https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman
    • Halloween History: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
      • https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/halloween-history-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-2
    • Headless Mule of Brazil - General Info
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Mule
    • Cephalophore - General Info
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalophore
    • Dullahan - General Info
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dullahan


    #ScaryStories, #Documentary, #AmericasFirstGhostStory, #SleepyHollow, #HeadlessHorseman, #IchabodCrane, #Halloween, #SpookySeason, #TrueStory, #Trivia, #History, #WashingtonIrving


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    23 min
  • Season 1 Episode 6: Mutiny at Sea - The Mysterious Fate of Henry Hudson

    Season 1 Episode 6: Mutiny at Sea - The Mysterious Fate of Henry Hudson
    Aug 29 2022
    Did you know that the ghost of famous explorer Henry Hudson is said to haunt the Catskill Mountains? How about that he was abandoned by his crew in 1611, never to be seen again? Or that all of his misfortune may have been the result of a curse?

    Today’s story is a tale of wanderlust, superstition, and finally, tragedy. Today we visit the mysterious disappearance of the famed Explorer of New York - Henry Hudson.

    Buckle up, travelers.
    Next stop: England, circa 1564.

    #History #TrueStory #Hudson #NYC #NewYork #HudsonBridge #HudsonBay #HenryHudson #Exploration #NorthWestPassage #FamousExplorers #Curse #Cursed #Trivia #Podcast #Odd #Strange #Unusual #Namesakes #Landmarks #LostAtSea #Mutiny #Abandoned #Historystories

    (SPOILERS BELOW)

    Sources:
    Travels by Carriage Logo
    https://www.mockofun.com/
    Henry Hudson - Ages of Exploration
    https://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/henry-hudson/
    Weird NJ: Deadly tale of Henry Hudson Springs
    https://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/weird-nj/2017/03/12/weird-nj-henry-hudson-springs/99050698/
    Britannica - Henry Hudson
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Hudson
    Timeline of the life of Henry Hudson
    https://www.totallytimelines.com/henry-hudson-1565-1611/
    Explorers for Kids: Henry Hudson
    https://www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/henry_hudson.php
    Abacuk Pricket
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacuk_Pricket
    Henry Hudson
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hudson#Expedition_of_1610%E2%80%931611
    Henry Hudson - 10 Facts
    https://learnodo-newtonic.com/henry-hudson-facts
    The Twin Mysteries of Henry Hudson
    https://www.hudsonrivervalley.org/the-twin-mysteries
    The Hudson Stone - A Clue to a 400 year old Mystery…
    https://ottawarewind.com/2014/02/06/finding-henry-did-henry-hudson-spend-his-last-days-in-the-ottawa-valley/
    Henry Hudson and the Catskill Gnomes
    https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/henry_hudson_and_the_catskill.html

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    37 min
  • Season 1 Episode 5: The Cursed Town of Centralia, PA

    Season 1 Episode 5: The Cursed Town of Centralia, PA
    Aug 1 2022
    Centralia.

    Nearly everyone who's into weird history has heard of it, but how much do you really know?

    I've scoured the web to share with you the most comprehensive timeline I could create, sprinkled with the strangest bits of oddities and trivia I could find.

    Today we take on the town that inspired Silent Hill?
    Well, kind of.

    Next stop: Centralia, P.A.


    #history #TrueStory #Centralia #pennsylvania #CentraliaPA #Abandoned #Abandonedplaces #GhostTown #MineFire #Mining #MollyMaguires #SilentHill #Curse #Cursed #Trivia #Podcast #Odd #Strange #Unusual #Fire #Coal #CoalMining #CoalFire #Historystories

    (SPOILERS BELOW)

    Sources:
    • Travels by Carriage Logo
      • Mockofun Creator
      • https://www.mockofun.com/
    • Centralia Wikipedia Page
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania
    • Real Life Ghost Town That Inspired Silent Hill
      • https://www.looper.com/266652/the-real-life-ghost-town-that-inspired-silent-hill/#:~:text=According%20to%20an%20interview%20with,a%20good%20old%20garbage%20fire.
    • Centralia PA Mine Fire
      • https://www.centraliapa.org/
    • Offroaders.com - Amazing historical photos of Centralia in its heyday
      • https://www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/historical.htm
    • Minding a legacy of faith In an empty town, a shrine still shines By Kristin E. Holmes INQUIRER STAFF WRITER. POSTED: October 21, 2008
      • https://web.archive.org/web/20140204071259/http://articles.philly.com/2008-10-21/news/25263632_1_shrine-mine-fire-byrnesville
    • The Legend of the Molly Maguires
      • https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/legend-molly-maguires
    • Molly Maguires Wiki
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Maguires
    • St. Ignatius Church, Centralia P.A.
      • http://www.byrnesville.com/saintignatiuschurchcentraliapa/
    • The Last Church Standing In Centralia
      • https://militarybruce.com/the-silent-hill-church-last-church-standing-in-centralia/
    • PA Department of Environment Safety
      • https://files.dep.state.pa.us/mining/Abandoned%20Mine%20Reclamation/AbandonedMinePortalFiles/Centralia/CentraliaFrequentlyAskedQuestions.pdf
    • Byrnesville PA Website hosted by former resident
      • http://byrnesville.com/
    • Centralia Mine Fire
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_mine_fire

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    42 min
  • Season 1 Episode 4: The Sister Monuments of Gustave Eiffel

    Season 1 Episode 4: The Sister Monuments of Gustave Eiffel
    Jul 16 2022

    *Skip to 05:51 to avoid my ramblings and get straight into the story! 😅🙃*


    I’ve always been interested in secret things, like hidden rooms and unlockable safes (looking at your reddit).

    But what if there were similar secrets hidden inside places visited by millions of people per year?

    Today we’ll discover the oddities and subtle synchronicities of two of the world’s most famous landmarks.

    Next stop: France.


    Have an idea for the next episode? Contact me on social media!
    Like and subscribe to hear more tales of the unusual!


    #History #Quirky #Unusual #Odd #Strange #EiffelTower #StatueofLiberty #Eiffel #GustaveEiffel #France #Monuments #Landmarks #TrueStories


    (SPOILERS BELOW)

    Sources:

    • Travels by Carriage Logo
      • https://www.mockofun.com/
    • Wikimedia Photo Credits
      • © William Crochot / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
        • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buste_Gustave_Eiffel_-_20150801_14h57_(10618).jpg
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Liberty_and_Eiffel_Tower.jpg#filelinks
    • Eiffel Tower Plans
      • Maurice Koechlin, Émile Nouguier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
      • https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Maurice_koechlin_pylone.jpg
    • All other photos:
      • Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/
    • Statue of Liberty Wiki (General Info)
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty
    • Eiffel Tower Wiki (General Info)
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower
    • Gustave Eiffel Wiki (General Info)
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel
    • Eiffel Tower vs. Statue of Liberty
      • https://www.size-explorer.com/en/compare/buildings/7/statue+of+liberty
    • Eiffel Tower Facts
      • https://www.rd.com/list/eiffel-tower-facts/
    • Official Statue of Liberty Site
      • https://www.statueofliberty.org/statue-of-liberty/overview-history/?gclid=CjwKCAjwq5-WBhB7EiwAl-HEkpu-JiITsAJ1Qemk0gHpHqOxHm2HH9AwDUF3jISUdTlHy2HAhvNLtRoCnyUQAvD_BwE
    • Travel & Leisure
      • travelandleisure.com/attractions/landmarks-monuments/eiffel-tower-facts
    • National Park Service
      • https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/alexandre-gustave-eiffel.htm
    • Statue of Liberty in Paris?
      • https://www.hotelgustave.com/en/actuality/the-statue-of-liberty-in-paris.2219.html
    • 50 interesting Facts About the Statue of Liberty
      • https://thefactfile.org/statue-liberty-facts/

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    43 min
  • Season 1 Episode 3: NBA Player Lost at Sea - The Case of Bison Dele

    Season 1 Episode 3: NBA Player Lost at Sea - The Case of Bison Dele
    Jul 1 2022
    In the summer of 2002, a 55 ft. catamaran pulled into a harbor in Tahiti. It was carrying only 1 on the 4 individuals who had embarked on the journey.

    The missing included 35-year-old Bison Dele, formerly known as Brian Williams, - one of the highest payed NBA players of the time - and it took months for anyone to realize he was missing.

    This week on Travels by Carriage we explore the curious mystery of the disappearance of Bison Dele.


    Have an idea for an episode? Let us know on Instagram and Twitter

    (SPOILERS BELOW)


    References:
    • Bison Dele Wiki
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison_Dele
    • Fadeawayworld.net - Rise and Fall of Bison Dele
      • https://fadeawayworld.net/nba/the-unlikely-rise-and-fall-of-a-former-nba-champion-gone-rogue-the-bison-dele-story
    • Orlando Sentinel article from Sept 2002
      • https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2002-09-22-0209220384-story.html
    • The Unique & Mysterious Life of Bison Dele
      • https://articles.tiebreaker.com/13985-2-bison-dele-brian-williams-chicago-bulls-mystery

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    33 min
  • Season 1 Episode 2: Theft Among Friends

    Season 1 Episode 2: Theft Among Friends
    Jun 24 2022
    Welcome back, travelers!

    Today we explore the history of an invention so popular, you may even be using one right now. But you won't find its inventor, Thomas Lee, on any patent records. Why?
    Let's find out.

    Have an idea for an episode? Let us know on Instagram and Twitter!

    (SPOILERS below)


    References:
    • LA Times Article
      • https://www.latimes.com/style/la-hm-backstory17-2008jul17-story.html
    • How Stuff Works - Wendy Bowman
      • https://home.howstuffworks.com/adirondack-chair.htm
    • Outdoor Lawn Furniture Sales
      • https://www.statista.com/topics/5694/outdoor-furniture-market-in-the-united-states/#dossierContents__outerWrapper
    • Adirondack Chair Wiki:
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_chair
    • Adirondack Mountains Wiki
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_Mountains
    • ‘Who Made That Adirondack Chair?” NYT
      • https://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/who-made-that-adirondack-chair/
    • Site for Adirondack Mountains with page on history of the chair
      • https://www.adirondack.net/history/adirondack-chair/

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    18 min