OldColonyCast – Details, episodes & analysis

With Hanna unavailable, Andy & Fish cover two of Boston's mysteries. Did they find a mummified monkey when they demolished the Boston Garden? Why is there a statue of a Viking explorer on the Commonwealth Ave. Mall? Who left these two unsupervised? All this is answered on today's Old Colony Cast!

Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Cranberries are in season as Hanna takes Andy & Fish through the history of the Cranberry Specialty Hospital, from children's sanitorium, to food pantry, to urban exploration hotspot.

Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna answers Andy's question of "What's that island in Plymouth Harbor?" with a talk about its Pilgrim history, the one day you can visit, and a vague understanding of "walking distance."

Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

The team dives into the story surrounding anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who were convicted for murder in 1921. Hanna explains the details of the case, and how they were convicted by flimsy evidence, a biased judge, and anti-anarchist fearmongering.

Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Andy, Hanna, and Fish report on their stakeout of Plymouth Rock on July 3rd, and discuss the history of Worcester's most famous statue, the Burnside Fountain, better known as Turtle Boy.

Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna, Andy, and Fish chat about Massachusetts' most famous mobster, Whitey Bulger. They talk about his rise in organized crime, volunteering for MKULTRA experiments, the difference between bookkeeping and bookmaking, and an Icelandic supermodel's role in his downfall.

Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna, Andy, and Fish discuss the history of Dighton Rock, a petroglyph site in southern Massachusetts. We discuss the history of alternate theories for the carvings, and why people were so intent on it not being the Wampanoag.

Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna, Andy, and Fish celebrate the Old Colony Cast's 50th episode with a collection of trivia, history, and events surrounding America's Hometown.

Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna, Andy, and Fish channel their inner Robert Stack and tell each other about a tall phantom stalking Provincetown, the biggest robbery no-one's ever heard of, and an abandoned body found in the dunes of Cape Cod.

Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Hanna, Andy, and Fish return to finish the story of the Mayflower. We talk about William Bradford's slapstick misadventures, the origin of the Billington Sea, and why they needed the jackscrew.

Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society