Episode 136...This Redhead Ain't Hitchin
Tripping on Legends
The Redheaded Hitchhiker of Route 44 has become one of the most well-known ghost stories in New England...or is he the Redheaded Phantom...or does it matter? A strange thing happened on the way to Volco Road. The name of Big Red came up, as he always does when there's a lonesome road and a ghost walking. What began as a journey to find when his name changed became a whole new crossroads. Join us as we look into the misnomer that created a phenom and how wandering ghosts started to look for rides and get in cars. Look into the details of the stories we discussed in the books we got them from: ...
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Episode 135...The Curse of de Soto
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It started as a theme for Haunted Southwest Florida, but the more digging that happened, the more the rabbit hole became a labyrinth. There’s something up with the name Hernando de Soto. It’s hidden just below the surface of so many of the haunted legends on the Gulf Coast of Florida, springing up like a weed hinting at something rotten below the surface. …and then there’s the story of his daughter and how the sleepy city of Sarasota got its name. Join Christopher Balzano as he traces the ghostly legends in the area linked to a curse placed on the infamous Conquistador Hernando de...
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Episode 134...Don't Play That Game
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Ghosts have a way of working their way into the things we become obsessed with. Focus your energy someplace long enough, haunted tales of fascination will trail along. What are we more obsessed with than video games. From hours spent dropping coin after coin to days spent in front of the screen trying to complete the level, it is no wonder so many urban legends about curses and video games have made their way into our modern narrative. Join Christopher Balzano as he powers up the new year looking at infamous cases of people believing video games to be haunted. There's old school standards...
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Episode 133...A Picture is Worth a Thousand Scares
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There’s that perfect shot which captures the emotion of a ghost story and freezes it in our mind forever. Sometimes it’s a picture snapped at the right time or a painting stealing a moment with a precise hand. We remember the famous Brown Lady of Raynham Hall and the Little Girl in the Burning Building. They are tangible proof of something our gut tells us is fact, but our mind argues is fiction. What happens though when the image becomes the haunting? What if it perpetuates the haunted legend that has the whole town holding their breath when they pass by? Join us live as we...
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Episode 132...Cursed Calls
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Be careful when you pick up the phone. Know who you're dialing, get the number right, and whatever you do...don't invite anything in. The rumor is a ghost was contacted the first time Alexander Graham Bell used the phone, and it hasn't eased up since. The technology changes, but the creepy remains. From calls from the recently dead to urban legends about cursed numbers, the phone has always been a direct line to the spooky. Join Christopher Balzano as he tells some true stories of times when the line goes dead and explores the weirdest urban legends in the world of...
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Episode 131...Kid Books, Cannibals, and Christian Shows
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We’re going live with the launch of the new book and two interesting news stories that strike right at the heart of what we do. The first is one making the rounds and gaining momentum. Glen Powell speaks on the ills of dating and the rise of cannibals on Bumble. See the interview: Next we have the story that may be a story that may be a fake story about a real story or a real story about a fake story. We try to unravel the mystery of Joy Junction and it’s creepy puppeteer. He’s a more in-depth plunge on the rabbit hole. Now, if you're local, you can do a bit of a spooky...
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Episode 130...Holy Ghosts or Wholly Legends
Tripping on Legends
A buried and resurrected episode with all of its warts and lofty ideas. Religions are based on belief, but also ritual and faith. Sounds like a perfect palate for urban legends and ghost stories. Now add an abandon church and a college campus. It’s one of the supposa be haunted kind of ideas. But what happens when no one wants to admit there is actually a haunting…or a haunted legends. Join Tripping on Legends as we look at two Florida ghost stories people say don’t exist. First, we’ll travel to the Panhandle to look at a cursed church that has become flypaper for all...
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Episode 129...The Witch and the Ghost Party
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Sometimes you just need to be there to get why a haunted legend comes alive. There’s a story of a witch, a woods, and people who visit her ghost in the hopes of touching her wall and earning a little of her power. Sound familiar? What happens though when the wall is more story than a structure and the witch is more myth than mystic? Join the Trippers in the shadow of the Turtle as they head back to Ormond Beach to search for the often whispered about Ormond Witch of Witch Road. They also retell what happened when they legend tripped Merritt Island to see if they could get invited to the...
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Episode 128...A Tale of Two Trestles
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The dead man’s ghost is possessed by a pig who was feasting on his body as it sat on the edge of the water waiting to be retrieved by the police. Fishermen in the area won’t eat anything caught there or fish when the sun goes down because of the hog-like screams that come from the glowing specter who floats on the water. If this all makes perfect sense, you must live in Florida. Join the Trippers as they cross another bridge onto Marco Island to sit by the Turtle and talk about trestles. First, it’s off to Hillsborough County to the lost town of Boyette where people in the 1960s...
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Episode 127 Blue Whales, Backrooms, and Walking Sam
Tripping on Legends
There are a few reasons people make up folklore. They are trying to learn a lesson or remember something important to pass down. They are wanting to cherish a historical moment. Then some folklore is meant to explain something in nature that science has not yet tackled. Why are their lights in the sky? Where does thunder come from? Why does the snake slitter? Why are our kids dying? Walking Sam has been taking the blame for the teen suicide rate on the Pine Ridge Reservation for years. Problem is, he may be more monster than myth and more ghost than cautionary tale....
info_outlineIn the premiere episode of Tripping on Legends, our hosts Natalie Crist and Christopher Balzano talk about how the idea of the show came about and how the theme song was chosen. They even get into a litte EVP discussion as they explore some of the sounds of the Samuel West House.
After getting that straight, they tell a few details of their legend trip at the Venice Train Depot (read the full report at www.trippingonlegends.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/venices-phantom-train).
You can see the Facebook Live videos from the night at: https://youtu.be/yhbdHvp4K1g https://youtu.be/shJ8sHeoeYU
Feel free to call our new phone number during our live shows to get involved, share a legend you’ve heard, or to just ask a question at (813) 418-6822.
Check out Christopher Balzano’s books, including the newly released Haunted Ocala National Forest at:
https://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Balzano/e/B001PH5BA6?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vu00_i0
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