OldColonyCast

Talking about what's going down in America's Hometown.

The Swampscott Train Wreck 03/12/2026

The Swampscott Train Wreck Hanna tells Andy & Fish about a blizzard-caused train crash on the North Shore. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/40407720

The Life & Disappearance of Barbara Newell Follett 02/26/2026

The Life & Disappearance of Barbara Newell Follett Hanna tells Andy & Fish about the life and mysterious disappearance of literary child genius Barbara Newell Follett. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/40224500

Stops on the Underground Railroad 02/12/2026

Stops on the Underground Railroad Hanna takes Fish & Andy on a tour of some of the homes in Massachusetts that served as stops on the Underground Railroad. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/40068960

Hanna Doesn't Know Beans About the Beanpot 01/22/2026

Hanna Doesn't Know Beans About the Beanpot Hockey fans Fish & Andy are here to tell Hanna about the Beanpot, a yearly tournament between Boston's collegiate hockey teams. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/39817695

The Naismith Game 01/09/2026

The Naismith Game Hanna, Andy, and Fish cover the early days of basketball, with its 13 rules, 9 man teams, and peach baskets nailed to the walls! Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/39651345

Portland's Own Paul Bunyan 12/25/2025

Portland's Own Paul Bunyan Hanna, Andy, and Fish talk about Portland's biggest, most mythical native son. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/39532360

The Halifax Explosion 12/11/2025

The Halifax Explosion On today's episode, Andy whistles, Fish mansplains port pilots, and Hanna tells the explosive story behind Boston's Christmas tree tradition. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/39357190

Lona Cohen, Soviet Super Spy 11/27/2025

Lona Cohen, Soviet Super Spy Hanna amazes Andy & Fish with the story of Lona Cohen, the Soviet spy who is likely the only Massachusetts native ever featured on a Russian stamp. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/39188955

A Podcast in the Attic 11/13/2025

A Podcast in the Attic Andy stretches the definition of "All things Plymouth and the surrounding area" to the limit as he tells Hanna and a totally-not-crying Fish about children's book author, cartoonist, songwriter, and playwright Shel Silverstein. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/39009635

The Champ Is Here 10/23/2025

The Champ Is Here Hanna takes Andy & Fish to the Vermont/New York border to explore the mystery of Lake Champlain's most famous resident! Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/38670395

Ester Cox & Her Poltergeist 10/11/2025

Ester Cox & Her Poltergeist Hanna tells Fish & Andy about Ester Cox & the ghosts that plagued her throughout her life. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/38546910

Anne Hutchinson & The Antinomian Controversy 09/25/2025

Anne Hutchinson & The Antinomian Controversy Hanna tells Andy & Fish about Boston's first religious controversy, the Free Grace movement, and the woman at its forefront. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/38337475

Henry Davis, He Speaks For the Trees 09/11/2025

Henry Davis, He Speaks For the Trees Hanna tells Andy & Fish about the oldest trees in Boston Common, and Henry Davis, the arborist who dedicated his life to protecting them. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/38138350

You Can't Graze Your Pokemon on Boston Common 08/28/2025

You Can't Graze Your Pokemon on Boston Common Hanna, Andy, and Fish discuss the history of the Boston Common, from one man living alone, to thousands of people grazing cattle, to its current place as part of Boston's Emerald Necklace. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/37971425

There is No Dana, Only Quabbin 08/14/2025

There is No Dana, Only Quabbin Andy, Fish, and Hanna discuss the Quabbin Reservoir, and the four towns that had to die for it to exist. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/37804350

Harvard's Skin Book 07/24/2025

Harvard's Skin Book Hanna, Andy, and Fish talk about the book bound in human skin that was kept in circulation at Harvard. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/37518195

What's the Mary Celeste Doing Here? 07/10/2025

What's the Mary Celeste Doing Here? Fish, Hanna & Andy explore the mysteries of the ghost ship Mary Celeste. Where did the crew go? What happened to the ship? And how did it end up on our list of suggested episode ideas? Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/37356330

Plymouth's Japanese Sister City 06/26/2025

Plymouth's Japanese Sister City Hanna tells Andy and Fish about Shichigahama, the Japanese town that has been Plymouth's sister city for 35 years. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/37156235

The Life & Times of Marie Equi 06/12/2025

The Life & Times of Marie Equi Glove-wearing rebel Hanna tells Andy & Fish about the life of teacher, doctor, and out-and-proud lesbian Marie Equi. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/36969590

John H. Hammond, the Electronic Sorceror 05/22/2025

John H. Hammond, the Electronic Sorceror Hanna covers the life of overlooked inventor, John H. Hammond Jr. as Andy and Fish debate why he's not more of a household name. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/36657420

Mary in the Window 05/08/2025

Mary in the Window Sleepy caffeine junkies Hanna, Andy, & Fish discuss the 2003 alleged apparition of Mary in a window at Milton Hospital. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/36471095

The New King of the Railroad 04/24/2025

The New King of the Railroad Is Edaville Railroad cursed? Why is King Richard's Faire moving down the street? Does Fish like trains as much as Andy & Hanna think he does? Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/36282205

Canal Bridges Over Troubled Waters 04/10/2025

Canal Bridges Over Troubled Waters Hanna, Andy, and Fish discuss planned extensive renovations planned for the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges, and are worried about the potential effects of budget cuts to the National Park Service to the Cape Cod National Seashore. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/36075410

Bird Flu Dos & Don'ts 03/27/2025

Bird Flu Dos & Don'ts Hanna's here to tell Fish & Andy about Plymouth's H5N1 Bird Flu epidemic. If you learn nothing from this episode, DON'T touch dead birds! Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/35890165

Tales From the Zildjian Cymbal Vault 03/13/2025

Tales From the Zildjian Cymbal Vault Special guest host Donny joins Hanna, Andy, and Fish to talk about the long, turbulent history of the Avedis Zildjian Company, a 400-year-long tale of feuding family, attempted imperial assassination, and metallurgy. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/35648425

Hanna Can't Stop Thinking About Bog Iron 02/27/2025

Hanna Can't Stop Thinking About Bog Iron Andy, Fish, and special guest Donny join Hanna as she covers bog iron, the origin of the colonial iron industry, and metallic dog names. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/35428425

A Very Hungry Podcaster 02/13/2025

A Very Hungry Podcaster Our long colonial nightmare is over! Hanna's back to tell Andy & Fish about the life of children's author Eric Carle. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/35261990

Boston Rock & The Rat 01/23/2025

Boston Rock & The Rat Andy and Fish go from one rock to another as Andy covers the history of the Rathskellar, the home of Boston's rock music scene from the mid-seventies through the nineties. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/34957545

The Pirate Ghosts of Dungeon Rock 01/09/2025

The Pirate Ghosts of Dungeon Rock Fish takes the reins and weaves a tale of pirates, ghosts, and buried treasure as he tells Andy about Lynn's Dungeon Rock. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/34779670

Legends of Boston 12/26/2024

Legends of Boston With Hanna unavailable, Andy & Fish cover two of Boston's mysteries. Did they find a mummified monkey when they demolished the Boston Garden? Why is there a statue of a Viking explorer on the Commonwealth Ave. Mall? Who left these two unsupervised? All this is answered on today's Old Colony Cast! Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. /episode/index/show/oldcolonycast/id/34615910

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