9: New England Legends with Jeff Belanger

Ghost Bunny

Bridget Marquardt & Audioboom Studios

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.8 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode Bridget sits down with Jeff Belanger, of of the hosts of the host of New England Legends and a writer for Ghost Adventures. Bridget and Jeff dive into stories about New England's haunted places and creepy legends. And Jeff discusses his extensive career surrounding the paranormal, including some of his spookiest experiences.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Ghost Bunny podcast. I'm your host, Bridget Marquart, with a brand new episode for you.
0:24.1	My guest today is Jeff Belanger. Jeff Belanger is one of the most visible and prolific researchers of folklore and legends today.
0:31.3	A natural storyteller, he's the award-winning Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the New England Legends series on PBS and
0:38.8	Amazon Prime and is the author of over a dozen books, published in six different languages.
0:43.9	He also will host the award winning New England Legends weekly podcast, which has garnered
0:47.9	over four and a half million downloads since its launch and ranks in the top half percent of
0:52.4	all podcasts as far as popularity, according to
0:55.1	Listen Notes.
0:56.0	Always one for chasing adventures.
0:57.6	Jeff has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa.
1:01.5	He's explored the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru.
1:04.4	He searched the catacombs of Paris, France, which, by the way, is where he encountered his
1:08.7	first ghost, and we'll get into that today.
1:10.6	He faced his lifelong struggle with Bezophobia on his birthday by skydiving, and he's been
1:15.8	ghost hunting all over the world from a former TB asylum in Kentucky to medieval castles in Europe
1:21.5	to an abandoned prison in Australia. Jeff got his start as a journalist in 1997, where he learned
1:27.1	how to connect with people from all walks of life.
1:29.3	For his work, he's interviewed thousands of people about their encounters with The Profound.
1:33.3	His books include the bestsellers, The World's Most Haunted Places, Weird Massachusetts, Our Haunted Lives, The Call of Kilimanjaro, and Who's Haunting the White House?
1:42.3	He founded Ghost Village.com in 1999, one of the
1:45.8	Webb's most popular paranormal destinations, and he's a noted speaker and media personality.
1:50.9	He was featured in the 100th episode of Stories from the Stage on PBS. He's given a Ted
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