The Ghosts of Ricker Basin - A New England Legends Podcast

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4.6 • 627 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Deep in the Vermont woods, the forgotten ruins of Ricker Basin whisper of lives once lived… and lives suddenly lost. In November of 1927, a catastrophic storm swept through Waterbury, destroying homes, claiming dozens of lives, and wiping a small town off the map. Now, nearly a century later, only cellar holes, a lonely cemetery, and a crumbling structure remain — silent witnesses to a tragedy time refused to bury. Join Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger as they hike into the remnants of Ricker Basin to uncover the haunting legacy of this lost Vermont village and the storm that erased it forever. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jeff Belanger here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jeffbelanger.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Ghosts of Ricker Basin - A New England Legends Podcast PLEASE SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOWTrue Classic: Step into your new home for the best clothes at True Classic ⁠www.TrueClassic.com/P60⁠ Raycon Everyday Earbuds - Save up to 30% Off at ⁠www.buyraycon.com/truecrimenetwork⁠ Cornbread Hemp - Save 30% off your first order at ⁠www.cornbreadhemp.com/P60⁠ and enter P60 into the coupon code Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠⁠⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60⁠ Cozy Earth: Begin your sleep adventure on the best bedding and sleepwear with Cozy Earth: ⁠https://cozyearth.com/⁠ use Promo Code P60 for up to 40% off savings! Steam Beacon TV - Your home for Paranormal, Horror & True Crime TV ⁠https://streambeacontv.com/⁠ ⁠⁠Love & Lotus Tarot with Winnie Schrader- ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://lovelotustarot.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ PLEASE RATE & REVIEW THE PARANORMAL 60 PODCAST WHEREVER YOU LISTEN! #NewEnglandLegends #JeffBelanger #RayAuger #VermontGhostTowns #RickerBasin #HauntedVermont #NewEnglandHistory #LostTowns #GhostStories #1927Flood #WaterburyVermont #UrbanExploration #HauntedPlaces

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0:00.0	This is it. The world, as you know, it is over. Completely done. It's not about to be over. It's over.
0:09.1	Some of the scientists who helped build AI are now sounding the alarm.
0:13.5	I was selling AI as a great thing for decades, and I was wrong. I was wrong. There is a longer term existential threat
0:24.4	that will arise when we create digital beings that are more intelligent than ourselves. We have
0:30.1	no idea whether we can stay in control. While others say that AI will usher in unfathomable abundance,
0:36.6	I've always believed that it's going to be
0:38.2	the most important invention that humanity will ever make.
0:41.2	This really will be a world of abundance.
0:44.0	And among these fears and these fantasies,
0:46.6	we seek the story of our future.
0:49.4	Listen to the last invention
0:51.2	on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music,
0:53.5	or wherever you get your podcast.
1:03.0	We're driving up a little river road in the town of Waterbury, Vermont.
1:07.0	We are. And Ray, we are pretty close to Ben and Jerry's ice cream factory, if you want to stop by after our adventure today.
1:13.6	Absolutely. I'm always down for ice cream. Okay, so we're passing a dam near Waterbury Reservoir.
1:19.3	Yeah, and that dam is part of the reason why we're driving into Little River State Park.
1:23.8	This is a gorgeous recreation area. It looks like a good place for a campsite or a picnic.
1:28.8	That's all true today. But there was a time when this place saw a horrible disaster that left
1:34.8	behind death and destruction. Construction on that dam we just passed began in 1935 in response
1:40.3	to a flood that killed dozens of people and created a place we've come to see.
1:44.9	We're in Waterbury looking for the ruins of Ricker Basin, an old farming community that today
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