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Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast

HHS Classic 185 Watseka Wonder

Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast

Jerry Paulley

Religion & Spirituality, History, Natural Sciences, Science

4.73.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Jerry & Tracy discuss the Watseka Wonder. In 1878, a small town in Illinois gained notoriety around the country as home to one of the strangest spirit possessions in American history. The story of what came to be known as the “Watseka Wonder” created a mystery that endures to this day. But what really happened in this enigmatic case and how much of the mysterious story that has been told over the years

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0:00.0

What does Home mean to you? I'm Jimmy Famire, writer, broadcaster and restaurant critic,

0:06.4

and I've been speaking to well-known names about what Home means to them.

0:10.6

And it was in the East End of Burmesemese, when Burmese it was rough.

0:13.7

I remember thinking, none of the boys are going to fancy me.

0:16.5

Gourd-Dum Barotti and a chicken curry.

0:19.0

You are full, you are connected to your culture, and you may get a heart attack.

0:23.9

That's Where's Home Really? With me, Jimmy Famera.

0:27.4

Find it wherever you're listening to this.

0:30.6

What does Home mean to you? I'm Jimmy Famire, writer, broadcaster and restaurant critic,

0:36.5

and I've been speaking to well-known names about what Home means to them.

0:40.6

And it was in the East End of Burmesemese. When Burmese it was rough.

0:43.8

I remember thinking, none of the boys are going to fancy me.

0:46.5

Goadham Barotti and a chicken curry. You are full, you are connected to your culture,

0:52.2

and you may get a heart attack.

0:54.0

That's Where's Home Really, with me Jimmy Famire.

0:57.5

Find it wherever you're listening to this.

1:00.0

You are listening to a Hillibilly horror stories classic episode.

1:04.0

Hey guys, apparently we had a mishap on last week's show with the Wasekah Wonder

1:11.0

and we were on vacation and we couldn't fix it but the ending didn't come

1:15.2

through so we kind of left you with a cliffhanger not intentional but we were

1:21.2

able to come back and we had to fix it and put the ending on there.

1:24.5

I don't know where the ending went.

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