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Tripping on Legends
by Crossroads Media
Let's take a trip. Small town, USA. This is where the pulse of the paranormal resides. There are thousands of stories and experiences out there. Some have been told, and retold hundreds of times, and some are kept hidden, known only by the people that live there; this is where we come in. We're exploring the untold, and breaking down the overly familiar. Journeying through the one stoplight towns and discovering local urban legends, myths, lore, and paranormal episodes. Researching the backgrounds and developing the voices unheard. Our goal is not to capture evidence, but rather to capture the moment and bring our listeners along for the ride. Keep visiting the site for the trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.com. Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Twitter: @SpookyBalzano Instagram: @SpookyTripping
Episodes
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Episode 143...The Lady is Always Moving on Lake Lucerne
Just when you're looking for one lady, another one jumps in and changes everything. On the road to get some more details on the ghost of Annie Russell, Tripping on Legends decides to look into one of the more infamous ghostly legends of Orlando on Lake Lucerne. There's another of those Women in...
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Episode 142...Annie, Are You Okay
What's in a name? When it comes to ghostly legends, it feel like people throw away the baby's name book and fall back on the classics. Mary...Elizabeth...and of course, Annie. Go down the rabbit hole with the Trippers as the story starts in one place and another before finally landing in the…
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Episode 141...The Unusual Suspects
School is out and the search for the Baba Yaga continues at the Ocala. After looking into different locations and a few #followthesign moments, Christopher Balzano is ready for an agenda to look for the lady of the woods...and the swamp. Episode 48…There's More Than a Swamp Witch on Hog Island...
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Episode 140...Baba Ocala Yaga
Never turn your back on an old legend just because it's old. They have a tendency to come back around and peak their eyes through the trees at you. The Baba Yaga has been creeping her way into media the last few years, but familiarity breeds mistakes when it comes to ghost stories. The more you...
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Episode 139...Ghost Riders on the Storm
There's a new digital legend on the rise of a mysterious rider on a bike terrorizing a dark road. Only problem is, the story may disappear quicker than a ghostly hitchhiker. But with a deep history of spooks and spokes, it's easy to see why the story is gaining traction. We'll look at stories of...
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Episode 138...Volco and Revists
Imagine you could design a perfect ghost story for Tripping on Legends to look into. What would it have? Witches. Serial killers. Bridges. A ritual best done under a moon and exactly at midnight. The story of the Witch of Volco Road has it all. Trippers Christopher Balzano and Morticia headed out...
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Episode 137...Is the Ghost in the Details?
To everything there is a season...turn, turn, turn. There's a new Tripper in town and some old legends to look at again. Episode 137 introduces Morticia to the show. We'll look at where she's from and where she wants to go. And we may start with one of the original legend trips. With the...
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Episode 136...This Redhead Ain't Hitchin
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...
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Episode 135...The Curse of de Soto
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…
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Episode 134...Don't Play That Game
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...
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Episode 133...A Picture is Worth a Thousand Scares
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...
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Episode 132...Cursed Calls
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…
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Episode 131...Kid Books, Cannibals, and Christian Shows
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:...
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Episode 130...Holy Ghosts or Wholly 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...
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Episode 129...The Witch and the Ghost Party
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…
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Episode 128...A Tale of Two Trestles
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...
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Episode 127 Blue Whales, Backrooms, and Walking Sam
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…
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Episode 126...Bones and Lies from Okeechobee
Urkhammer or Ashely were just the beginning. Sure, we can agree they probably never existed, but did they have their own merch? In walks Doveland, Wisconsin and says, "Hold my urban legend." In the second part of their Lost Cities, Lost Bones show, Trippers Christopher Balzano and Deanna Mulhern...
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Episode 125...Lost Cities, Lost Bones
Ever been to Urkhammer or Ashely? Have you picked up your hat and cup and keychain from Doveland? Travel across the country and you'll find rumors of towns that don't exist and places people remember but can't quite communicate about. It could be collective amnesia, the Mandela Effect, or maybe...
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Episode 124...Battle of the Two Dolls
With Ella begging me to allow her to do the Backrooms episode, we had to switch gears a little bit. It's okay to follow Robert's Rules and believe in the curse. It's okay to fall back on Voodoo curses and wild affairs and attempted murder. It's okay to swoon when the tales get taller and the...
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Episode 123...Never Follow the Music
There are a few rules that you should never break when thinking about tripping after a ghostly legend. Don't forget a flashlight if you're going into the woods. Never cross a bridge unless you've seen someone heavier cross it first. Remember to leave a few coins whenever you pass by some graves....
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Episode 122...What Has a Face but No Head?
A clock tower, and mausoleum made to order, and an old man with no head waiting to chit chat for a while. Tallahassee does its ghost stories a little differently. Tripping on Legends travels up to the state capital to examine the case of Calvin C. Phillips, the Northern designer and loner who...
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Episode 121...No Heads Are Better than One
The story of the Dead Man's Oak is one of those Tripping on Legends covered early, and one that continues to confuse folklorist, legend trippers, and investigators in Florida, but the Dead Man is not the only headless ghost in the state. Join Christopher Balzano and Deanna Mulhern as they travel…
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Episode 120...Haunted Objects, Haunted Shop
Tripping on Legends continues its Halloween haunted Trek into the Ocala to a place where what's on the shelf has a mind of its own. We put the tarot decks down and get more into the little shop where dolls move, keys unlock the unknown, and even simple cutlery can get spooky. Corrine Kenner,...
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Episode 119...The Tarot of Physics and Haunted Objects
What was supposed to be the nuts and bolts of haunted objects and creepy antiques on the eve of Halloween quickly shifted gears just as the cameras rolled. Before we can get into the discussion, Dan Horon of the Haunted Antique Shop in Deland throws out there the idea of the Tarot of Physics....
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Episode 118...Who the Hell Is Sam
It's Halloween time and mixed in with all of the witches and ghosts and spooky decorations, a newer mascot of the season has popped up in the last few years and taken control of the holiday. Sam is the driving force behind the movie Trick R Treat and the living embodiment of Halloween. He stalks...
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Episode 117...The Mirror of Ma Ba(r)ker
True crime and ghostly folklore go together like Chicago and bootlegging or guns and bullets… …and when you're in the shadow of Ocala, no gangster can rest in peace without a ghost story. Florida's haunted locations act as a map of unusual crime and famous villains, but there is one name that…
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Episode 116...This Land Is Cursed and Blessed - Audio
It's simple...just use take the dirt home and heal... ...but nothing is that simple in the Boho Highlands. This week, the Trippers take a winding path across the pond to a small church in Ireland squarely placed land either cursed or blessed...depending on how you step. Christopher Balzano and...
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Episode 115...Lotts and Lots of Bits and Gifts - Audio
We don't call it Tripping on Legends because of mushrooms... After digging deeper into the ghost story of the Lott children, we've discovered some new information that casts the story in a new light... ...and offers a great chance to talk about cemetery legends involving little things you leave....
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Episode 114...Saying Candyman Only Twice - Audio
A few urban legends and a series of crimes inspire a movie, which inspire and urban legend, which then inspires another movie. In 1992 a young writer and filmmaker watched Candyman. It changed the direction of his life, like a constant nagging towards the crossroads. Now, 30 years, two careers…
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Episode 113...Haunted Roads, Take Me Home
It's one of those clichés that's repeated because it rings true. It was a dark night, and I was riding down this little country road at 2 in the morning. With that setup, nothing good is about to happen. Instead, hold your breath, try to stay awake, and wait for the ghost stories to write...
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Episode 112...The Sad Story of Little Mary
After our weekend legend trip to Boca Raton, we discovered more about who the mysterious Little Mary might be...and the story is both heartbreaking and inspirational. Join is live as we explore who might be walking the mausoleum and trying to comfort in death the way she did in life. Episode 109…
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Episode 112...The Sad Story of LIttle Mary - Audio
After our weekend legend trip to Boca Raton, we discovered more about who the mysterious Little Mary might be...and the story is both heartbreaking and inspirational. Join is live as we explore who might be walking the mausoleum and trying to comfort in death the way she did in life. Episode 109…
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Episode 111...Birds and Burials in Boca Raton
Once upon a time, two trippers got into a car to look into the ghostly legend of a man who screams at night, a little girl who comforts the living visiting the dead, and a wall where a witch traps children before stealing their souls. They ended up searching for the grave of a teen and rescuing a...
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Bonus Episode...Ella's Birthday Revenge
On her last night as a tween, Ella takes the mic and honors the story... If you tuned in to the show Tuesday, you saw dad commenting and intellectualizing modern myths and analog horror...and Ella getting pissed because she wanted to get more into the stories. Well, on her birthday she gets what...
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Bonus Episode...Ella's Birthday Revenge - Audio
On her last night as a tween, Ella takes the mic and honors the story... If you tuned in to the show Tuesday, you saw dad commenting and intellectualizing modern myths and analog horror...and Ella getting pissed because she wanted to get more into the stories. Well, on her birthday she gets what...
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Episode 110...Can't Be Erased
I was not always a monster, once I was somebody's muse. The world may be your canvas, what you paint on it, beware. The pen is mightier than the sword, it has no limitation. Don't refrain, this ink will stain and nothing can erase us now. In the world of haunted storytelling and urban legends, we...
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Episode 110...Can't Be Erased - Audio
I was not always a monster, once I was somebody's muse. The world may be your canvas, what you paint on it, beware. The pen is mightier than the sword, it has no limitation. Don't refrain, this ink will stain and nothing can erase us now. In the world of haunted storytelling and urban legends, we...
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Episode 109...Weepers and Witch's Walls Part 1
Cemeteries are supposed to be places of sorrow. They're where we remember those who lives have been taken from us, moments mixed with memories of their lives and the sadness of their passing. In Boca Raton, there's a mourner who goes too far, screaming his grief for the whole neighborhood to…
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Episode 109...Weepers and Witch's Walls Part 1 - Audio
Cemeteries are supposed to be places of sorrow. They're where we remember those who lives have been taken from us, moments mixed with memories of their lives and the sadness of their passing. In Boca Raton, there's a mourner who goes too far, screaming his grief for the whole neighborhood to…
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Episode 108...Stairways to Hell
You're walking through the woods, maybe just slightly off the path. There's a odd quiet in the trees and your gut tells you something isn't right. You squint into the distance, trying to make out that odd shadow being formed by the disappearing sun when your eyes adjust and you see it; a…
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Episode 108...Stairways to Hell - Audio
You're walking through the woods, maybe just slightly off the path. There's a odd quiet in the trees and your gut tells you something isn't right. You squint into the distance, trying to make out that odd shadow being formed by the disappearing sun when your eyes adjust and you see it; a…
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Episode 107...Jumping Over His Grave
If you could go anywhere and trip any legends, where would you go? How far would you travel? Join Christopher Balzano as he explores what he looks for in a legend and travels north to Upstate New York to dissect one that clicks all of the boxes. Fort Ontario may be the perfect spot for this years...
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Episode 107...Jumping Over His Grave - Audio
If you could go anywhere and trip any legends, where would you go? How far would you travel? Join Christopher Balzano as he explores what he looks for in a legend and travels north to Upstate New York to dissect one that clicks all of the boxes. Fort Ontario may be the perfect spot for this years...
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Episode 106...Tripping on Mushrooms
A folklorist, a witch, and a seeker walk into the woods. There's no punchline, it's just the beginning of an odd journey and an unusual episode of Tripping on Legends… ...and there's not better topic for a weird episode of weird than the fungi that may just rule the world. There are plenty of…
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Episode 105...A Good Ghost is Hard to Find
Finding the right story for Whistling Past the Cemetery is scary thing to do. You need to find the right location, the right backstory, and the right mix of creepy while looking to see who is sneaking in to knock three times or wipe the tears from the statue's eyes. Enter Georgia, just a short…
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Episode 105...A Good Ghost is Hard to Find - Audio
Finding the right story for Whistling Past the Cemetery is scary thing to do. You need to find the right location, the right backstory, and the right mix of creepy while looking to see who is sneaking in to knock three times or wipe the tears from the statue's eyes. Enter Georgia, just a short…
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Episode 104...Bippity Boppity Boo
Just say the magic words and whatever you want will come true…just make sure your legend trip is over before midnight. Christopher Balzano and Deanna Mulhern travel back to Northern Florida to talk about their experiences at two legend trips during a recent journey up the other coast. First, the...
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Episode 103...The Haunted Hide and Seek
They're your typical kids. They like to run around and pull pranks and dance when the time is right. They play jump frog and sneak out of bounds when they can and just love to play hide and seek. The only difference is they have been dead for almost fifty-five years. Travel back to Cursed Arcadia...
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Episode 103...The Haunted Hide and Seek - Audio
They're your typical kids. They like to run around and pull pranks and dance when the time is right. They play jump frog and sneak out of bounds when they can and just love to play hide and seek. The only difference is they have been dead for almost fifty-five years. Travel back to Cursed Arcadia...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Let's take a trip. Small town, USA. This is where the pulse of the paranormal resides. There are thousands of stories and experiences out there. Some have been told, and retold hundreds of times, and some are kept hidden, known only by the people that live there; this is where we come in. We're exploring the untold, and breaking down the overly familiar. Journeying through the one stoplight towns and discovering local urban legends, myths, lore, and paranormal episodes. Researching the backgrounds and developing the voices unheard. Our goal is not to capture evidence, but rather to capture the moment and bring our listeners along for the ride. Keep visiting the site for the trip log of our travels and other urban legends at: www.trippingonlegends.com. Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Twitter: @SpookyBalzano Instagram: @SpookyTripping
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Let's take a trip. Small town, USA. This is where the pulse of the paranormal resides. There are thousands of stories and experiences out there. Some have been told, and retold hundreds of times, and some are kept hidden, known only by the people that live there; this is where we come in. We're...
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