STRANGE THINGS FOUND IN THE WOODS

STRANGE THINGS FOUND IN THE WOODS

Author: Forgotten News Podcast October 31, 2019 Duration: 1:18:08

Some random stories of unusual things that people have found in the woods, here and there, over the past 150+ years. The stories are fun and interesting, so check it out. 

Listeners:  We apologize for the fact that the volume of the audio is uneven. Unfortunately, no matter what we did, we could not fix the problem, despite hours of editing. We we did not have enough free time to re-record the whole episode. Sorry about that!  Also: When we recorded, Jim had a sore / hoarse throat, which clearly messed with his vocals. 

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Strange Things Found In The Woods Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 26, April 29, May 16 & 27, June 10.  Cincinnati Enquirer, April 27 & May 9, 1897. Marietta Register, June 7, 1897. Portsmouth Blade, April 28, 1897. Two Women Found Living in a Hollow Tree, Louisville Courier, Dec. 11, 1867. Who Put Bella Down The Whych Elm?, Good Nightmare (podcast, 2018). I'm a Search & Rescue Officer for the U.S. Forest Service, Reddit, No Sleep subreddit (2015).   Broom, Brian, A human skull, Stripper thongs: What strange things have you found in the Mississippi woods?, Mississippi Clarion Ledger, April 3, 2019. GUEST VOICES: U.S. Forest Service Officer, Julie Hoverson, host, 19 Nocturne Boulevard podcast, and @A_D_Infinitum (twitter feed promoting scripted Audio Drama podcasts).  Newspaper Reporter: Erin Fleming, host of the Redrum Blonde podcast. Newspaper Reporter:  Nick Alexander from the BroOhio podcast. Newspaper Reporter: Jerry Kokich of New Old Time Radio Dramas. Newspaper Reporter: Pete Lutz of Narada Radio Company and Mutual Audio Network. Adams County [Ohio] teen-age girl: Emily Peck Prokop from The Story Behind podcast.   MISCELLANEOUS: Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Girl Ghost Story - - The Teen Queen of Halloween - Anonymous By Request.   EPISODE MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. At Rest I Knew a Guy Shay Kristen - free lance musical performer. Dies Requiem - 18 Note Music Box -  生成人工物 .   SOUND EFECTS Freesound.org: Applause Flaw & Disorder Eighties synth beep  Walking in the Woods at Night Crickets Creaking door and Wolf howl, clipped from Screamin' Ball at Dracula Hall, The Duponts (song, 1957).   T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here!   HEY!  CONTACT US:   E-Mail:  ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren  


There’s a certain kind of story that crackles with urgency when it breaks, dominating conversations and front pages, only to vanish completely a few years later. FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST goes looking for those stories. Each episode is a deep dive into a different moment that once captivated the public, an event or figure that seemed indelible but somehow slipped through the cracks of our collective memory. You’ll hear about scandals that toppled empires of reputation, inventions that promised to change everything, and personal dramas that played out on a very public stage-all now quietly gathering dust in old newspaper archives and forgotten diaries. The aim isn’t just to recount these tales, but to understand why they resonated so powerfully in their moment and explore what their disappearance says about how we remember. It’s a process of careful excavation, piecing together narratives from primary sources, historical accounts, and the cultural echoes that remain. Tuning into this podcast feels like opening a long-lost trunk in the attic; every story is presented with the immediacy it once held, allowing you to experience the surprise, outrage, or wonder just as an audience did decades or even centuries ago. These are the headlines that time edited out, brought back to life.
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