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Welcome to the Project Underdog Podcast, a podcast dedicated to empowering and inspiring the underdogs of the world. Hosted by CT Strange, a real life underdog who beat the odds, and rose to power and success in spite of extreme adversity.
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Join Mystery Maven Roxie Zwicker for a unique radio show that features New England folklore, history, mystery and ghost stories. Roxie has been entertaining the locals, visitors from away and curious souls since with her unique stories since 1994. New England Curiosities, Roxie's company has been offering tours and special haunted events since 2002. Featured in the Boston Herald and the New York Times. TV appearances include New Hampshire Chronicle, The History Channel and the Travel Channel ...
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Send us a text In this episode we check out some of the curiosities in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. From the Mystical Lady Fenwick, who was so special to the locals when her grave was moved, souvenirs were cut from her hair. The chilling account of the fiery wreck of the Steamer the Granite State and the odd place its legacy lies. Plus, an eerie hous…
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Send us a text It's International Bat Appreciation Day! Roxie shares some spooky bat tales as we discover an old stone quarry filled with bat bones. Where can you find a gravestone with bats on it and where can you observe these curious creatures flying in and out of the trees in Boston? Then unearth more unsettling stories about old gravestones sh…
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious, start putting together your itinerary to explore some of the most unusual museums New England has to offer. Explore the oddities from around the world (and your backyard) that you'll find in those curious collections. The Devil visited and left his mark in one New England town, do you dare go look f…
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious a man from Maine spends his afterlife as a funhouse and sideshow corpse. We will unravel the bizarre story and explain why people put a nickel in his dead mouth. Plus, what might you see trailer touring in the graveyard? All this ghoulish-ness and more with your Mystery Maven, Roxie Zwicker. Support …
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious Roxie shares some inspiration from old issues of Yankee Magazine. Listen throughout New England for the old bells of Paul Revere. A story about the footless ghost of Maine will keep you on your toes. Plus, you'll discover a strange summertime party for the future dead - and so much more! Support the …
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious Roxie shares some stories from her journey to Long Island and to Sleepy Hollow, New York. Curl up and listen to our experiences connecting New England to this tiny, yet storied village! What is it like to wander through the old library and what did we find there? Plus, we share a excerpt from our Sea…
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious Roxie shares some spooky tales of colonial medicine, eerie folkways and herbal closets. Were some sicknesses the work of witchcraft or the devil? How did a doctor from Connecticut brew his "black powder" potion to treat smallpox? Discover the frights of 1735 in southern New Hampshire that changed the…
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Send us a text In this storytelling episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie shares some short spooky stories from a haunted train line, to the spirits of murdered men in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Plus, discover a superstitious tale about how to cure a curse of malaria. There are a few New England Curiosities updates and news on the next book. Thank…
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Project Underdog EP 20 - Taking Control of Your Life For the underdogs of the world, taking action can be a great challenge. They worry about what will go wrong, who they will upset, worry they will be embarrassed, and worried they’ll make life worse than it already is. This over analysis keeps many paralyzed. “Paralysis by Analysis”…. If an underd…
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Project Underdog Podcast Episode 19 - 3 Hacks To Combat Depression Fasting Benefits from Dr. Tracey Marks: https://youtu.be/5fPfNc6xMMU?si=xZn7iM0Wxs9IBqH8 Wake Therapy explained by Dr. Tracey Marks: https://youtu.be/do09DnVi3f0?si=pz0xejN0-ofXZHgL Sauna for depression: https://youtu.be/dMRsbvMzs9M?si=OqXrcE0jJg5P_g5h Follow me on IG: www.instagram…
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Project Underdog Podcast - Rebuilding Your Life From Nothing What do you do when you have nothing? When everything seems hopeless what do you do? Take a listen to my personal experience of building my life from nothing. Much love to all you underdogs! IG: @thectstrange I own the rights to the music, because I wrote, recorded, and performed it, suck…
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Send us a text In this storytelling episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie shares two mysterious maritime tales and a Victorian poem of a doomed ghost ship. The Queen of windjammers departs in her own dramatic way with a flash of fire in Casco Bay, Maine. A grandmother gathers her young grandchildren close while they whisper the tale of a cursed sh…
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by the Professor Lou Blasi for a spooky discussion of storm tossed lighthouses, the harrowing experiences of their keepers and some of the ghost stories they left behind. Also, discover a haunted corner in New Haven, Connecticut, where a ghostly grocer wandered h…
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by the Professor Lou Blasi for two stories of mysterious ships, lost treasure and one of the most unusual maritime tragedies in Maine history. Do these historical events leave behind echos of spirits past, or is there something more going on? Roxie also shares th…
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Send us a text In this storytelling episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie shares two holiday stories and a poem. The first story is a heartwarming tale of inspiration, about a neighbor who some folks called a skeleton. We will also discuss the author of this tale, who was a believer in ghosts in real life. Our second story is a terrifying Victoria…
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by the Professor Lou Blasi for a review of the October adventures of New England Curiosities. Roxie shares some new stories gathered from the many locations she visited on the road during spooky season! From the haunted antique shop, a haunted library and a haunt…
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by Lou for this special, spirited Halloween show. Roxie shares the story of a mysterious house in Massachusetts with some odd Halloween games... along with a spooky tunnel. Also, there is a story from Maine about a ghostly girl who came back from the dead to tell…
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by Lou in this particularly entertaining and fun show. Fresh from the research archives, Roxie shares many strange tales with Lou, from a haunted armory in Gloucester, Massachusetts to some bizarre witchcraft tales and legends. A haunted hill and house in Boston …
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by Lou and Ken for a most intriguing show. From full moon folklore, madness and mysteries, hear tales of unusual experiences and odd beliefs surrounding that bright light in the sky. Then explored the ghost stories from the Equinox hotel in Manchester, Vermont. D…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares three haunted locations that you should add to your travel itinerary. From a haunted castle in Massachusetts, to a hill of "storms" and spirits to the oldest common burial ground in New Hampshire. Discover the strange history behind each location and even listen to an unforgettable expe…
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Project Underdog Podcast Ep 13 - Silas Rodriguez Silas is a relatively new REALTOR who has experienced massive success, despite the odds, by means of relentless cold calling. IG: @movilace IG: @projectunderdogpodcast TikTok: @projectunderdogpodcast www.projectunderdogpodcast.com I own the rights to the music, because I wrote and produced it, sucka!…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie kicks off the summer season with three creepy tales of ghostly phenomena from old New England farms. Unexplained disappearances, cursed land and a haunted farm that ended up making headlines when the story unfolded in court. The stories come to life with vivid descriptions of paranormal encoun…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares tales of haunted houses in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Explore two New Hampshire graveyards where the stories of the dead return from their burial sites. Eerie tales to give you the creeps. For more information on Roxie and New England Curiosities please visit her website at www.newenglan…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares ghoulish and ghastly tales from beyond the grave. Discover why the living are more frightening than the dead at a historic Boston burial ground. Explore the story of a Cape Cod minister who just had to be to the meetinghouse on time. Does a Maine doctor haunt his house making sure that …
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares some dark New England folklore as written by famous poets. From John Greenleaf Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edgar Allan Poe and many others. Discover tales of witches, creatures, curses and strange goings on. Close your eyes and listen if you dare! For more information on Roxie and …
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares some ghost stories from the Kennebunks, Wells and York, Maine. Explore the tales of a ghost ship, a haunted summer rental townhouse and long forgotten, eerie shipwrecks. For more information on Roxie and New England Curiosities please visit her website at www.newenglandcuriosities.com. …
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares the pirate tales and ghost stories of the Casco Bay Islands in Maine. Explore the tales of a haunted cellar, curses, animals running rampant with frightening results and so much more. This episode was recorded during a quickly moving thunderstorm, adding even more atmosphere to the scar…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares the legends and ghost stories of a haunted road in Maine, could the stories be true, or is it all the dream of sleepy drivers traveling at night in the fog. Explore the tales of a haunted jail, where the history is almost scarier than the ghost stories. Plus, a special, old folktale abo…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie will be sharing two creepy tales of grave robbing from Massachusetts. Discover a burial ground that has become a real mystery because of so many years of disturbing the dead. While another resting place became the perfect place for an unscrupulous doctor to find bodies to study and dissect. Fo…
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Send us a text In this storytelling edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares a few old stories from the 19th and early 20th centuries in New England. In this episode discover a haunted house in Saco, Maine, a disturbing tale from a small New Hampshire town, and a beyond the grave tale from the Berkshire hills in Massachusetts. For more information o…
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Send us a text In this storytelling edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie will be sharing several macabre tales from all corners of New England. There's a strange haunted house on the coast of Maine, a story of coming back from the dead in Vermont, a poisonous story in Connecticut and a crawling, creepy yarn from Cape Cod. For more information on Roxie …
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Send us a text In this storytelling edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie will be taking guests on a spooky journey into Bryant's Hollow, Maine. It's a stormy night and a perfect time to explore a mysterious disappearance and the tale of a restless spirit hiding by the roadside in Maine. For more information on Roxie and New England Curiosities please v…
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Send us a text In this storytelling edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie will be taking guests on a spooky journey along Routes 5 & 10 in western Massachusetts. These legendary and in some cases ghoulish tales concern Deerfield and Springfield, Massachusetts. Discover the strange story found in an old scrapbook, walk through a couple of old graveyards …
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