Sleeping Lucy: The Clairvoyant Physician
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
In Episode 448, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a neighborhood in Montpelier, Vermont, searching for the former home of Dr. Lucy Cooke, better known as "Sleeping Lucy" the Clairvoyant Physician. Back in the 1860s, Lucy would place herself in a trance-like state, examine the insides of her patients, then recommend medicine based on her discoveries. Was she just a faith-healer, or the real deal?
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| 0:00.0 | Jeff, I love Montpelier, Vermont. Yeah, you've said that before. I come up here with my family |
| 0:08.4 | pretty regularly. Now, did you know Montpelier is the only state capital in the United States |
| 0:13.7 | that does not have a McDonald's? Well, I guess I know what we won't be eating for lunch. Yeah, |
| 0:20.3 | it's just as well. I haven't been feeling well lately. Oh, what's wrong? I don't know. Trouble sleeping. My stomach seems to always be churning. I'm tired. You know, I call that Tuesday. It's fair enough. I guess we're getting older. Well, I'm glad we came to Montpelier, Ray, because I think we can find you some medical treatment. |
| 0:38.0 | Well, I don't think I need a hospital or anything like that. No, no, I get it. What would a hospital do anyway, but run a bunch of tests, pile up your medical bills, prescribe you some expensive pill. You don't even know what it does. That's right. There's that. You don't need a hospital. We've come to Montpelier, Vermont, to search for Sleeping Lucy, the |
| 0:54.8 | clairvoyant physician. |
| 1:04.6 | Hello, I'm Jeff Pallanger. Welcome to episode 448 of the New England Legends podcast. |
| 1:09.4 | And I'm Ray Osier. Thank you for joining us on our mission |
| 1:11.6 | to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time. We're always on the hunt for ghosts, |
| 1:16.5 | monsters, aliens, roadside oddities, and all the other wicked strange history that makes New England |
| 1:21.7 | a very weird place. We can't do it without you, so please reach out to us anytime through |
| 1:26.7 | our website with your story leads. |
| 1:28.9 | And also be sure to share our podcast with your friends. |
| 1:31.7 | That's how we grow and keep finding new stories. |
| 1:34.2 | We'll go searching for Sleeping Lucy right after this word from our sponsor. |
| 1:39.1 | All right, so we're looking for a psychic doctor called Sleeping Lucy? |
| 1:43.1 | Well, not an MD like we know it, but many people |
| 1:46.4 | believed she was the real deal. Can you imagine? Yeah, yeah, right. I walk into her office, |
| 1:50.5 | she puts her fingers on her temples and says, bowel obstruction, eat more fiber. Wouldn't that be |
| 1:55.9 | better than an x-ray or a cat scanners? Absolutely. Oh, this is a strange story for sure. Yeah, |
| 2:00.7 | well, most of them are. |
| 2:01.8 | Right. Now, here's a little more background on Montpelier. Not only does it not have a McDonald's, |
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