Thinkery & Verse present
SEASON 1 presents "That's How the Story Goes: the Hall-Mills Murders Podcast." In 1922, near the banks of the Raritan River, a small city priest and a choir singer were slaughtered in the one of the most infamous unsolved double homicides of the 20th century. Incompetent cops, political operatives, and the poorest and most powerful families in New Jersey were all swallowed in the circus that followed. One hundred years later, a group of researchers and artists have collaborated with the church most closely associated with the murders to explore the personal and social consequences of the crime. Join us as we explore a horrific mystery, and together we'll learn what it means to us as citizens here in the 21st century. SEASON 2 presents: "Aftershock / La Réplica." In this series, we're shining a light on Latinx military service. SEASON 3 returns to the Hall-Mills murders with a special series of radio plays that we created for our 'Ghost Hunt' geocaching project.
Episodes
31 episodes
S03 Ep. 10 Season finale: Charlotte's Exit
What does it mean to be haunted? For most people, it does not mean the strange or supernatural, but the all-too real: a scar from childhood, an opportunity missed, a wrong never righted. For the late Charlotte Mills, it was the murder of her mo...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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34:00
S03 E09: Edison Sanitarium
Today we’ll be taking a trip to The Edison Sanitarium, the site where Charlotte Mills, daughter of murder victim Eleanor Mills, lived out the last months of her tragic life. Today we’ll hear two stories centering Charlotte. The first explores C...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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10:30
S03 E08: Voices from the Crypt
For today’s radio play, we will be joined by the ghosts Frances Hall and Willy Stevens. If you ever care to visit, these siblings can be found in Brooklyn, New York, in the Greenwood Cemetery, lot 10411, section 50. They lie together in the Ste...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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5:17
S03 E07: Courthouse Carnival
Hi, I’m your host, Erin Bogert, and you’re listening to another Ghost Hunt episode. Today I’m bringing you to The Somerset Courthouse of Somerset county, New Jersey, the large, towering marble building that remains as it did when the H...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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11:26
S03 E06: A Proper Woman
Hello everybody and welcome back to another Ghost Hunt episode. I’m your host, Erin Bogert, bringing to you (you guessed it!) another radio play. In the last episode, I mentioned how Frances Hall, a prime suspect in the Hall-Mills double homici...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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7:19
S03 E05: Maid in Middlesex
Hello folks, and welcome back once again to another episode of Ghost Hunt: the podcast where I, your host, Erin Bogert, bring you short and not-always-so-sweet radio plays that delve into the details surrounding the Hall-Mills murders. To...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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8:12
S03 E04: Pretty Pearl
Hi, I’m Erin Bogert, your host, welcoming you back to Ghost Hunt. Today we visit a ghost near and dear to my heart, Pearl Bahmer, and I think you’ll see why once we get started.In the summer and fall of 1922, New Brunswick teena...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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9:08
S03 E03: Her Sister’s House
Welcome back to Ghost Hunt. I’m your host, Erin Bogert, and today’s radio play brings you the ghost of Augusta Tennyson. Augusta was Eleanor Mills younger sister, the aunt to Eleanor’s children, Charlotte and Daniel Mills. In fact, on the very ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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7:14
S03 E02: A visit to Broadway, or, 'a good way to get killed'
Welcome back for our second Ghost Hunt episode. I’m your host, Erin Bogert. In this episode, we’re jumping back to 1921, and we’re just shy of backstage at Daly’s 63rd Street Music Hall, at 22 West 63rd Street, between Broadway and Cen...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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9:39
S03 E01: Introducing 'Ghost Hunt' -- A visit to Lake Hopatcong
Welcome back to another season of That’s How the Story Goes, this time: Ghost Hunt edition. I’m your host, Erin Bogert, and in this ten episode series, I will be bringing you short radio plays through which the events of the Hall-Mills...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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12:46
S02 Ep. 04: AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica - Navigator (Finale)
Finale: Episode four explores navigating life after war. Tejana Host, Karen Alvarado, shares audio-adapted Latinx stories from the 2019 stage play AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica. Alvarado then i...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:24:30
S02 [Bonus] AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica: Spotlight on Liz Hensel
In this BONUS Episode, Tejana Host Karen Alvarado spotlights Liz Hensel - - Latinx Marine, Podcast Host,&n...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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29:46
S02 [Bonus] AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica: Spotlight on Johnny & Karen (creators)
In this BONUS Episode, the tables turn on Tejana Host Karen Alvarado and Veteran Scholar Dr. John Meyer, the co-producers o...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:25:07
S02 [Bonus] AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica: Spotlight on Dr. Tom Palaima
In this Bonus Episode, Tejana Host Karen Alvarado interviews Dr. Tom Palaima, MacArthur “Ge...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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54:24
S02 Ep. 03: AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica -- Grenade Launcher
Episode three explores the explosive nature of RELATIONSHIPS while serving in the military. Tejana Host, Karen Alvarado, shares audio-adapted Latinx veteran stories from the 2019 sta...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:15:24
S02 [Bonus] AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica: Spotlight on Maria Mia Salazar
In this BONUS Episode, Tejana Host Karen Alvarado spotlights Maria Mia Salazar - - Latinx Marine, Mother, Sculptor, Painter, Entrepreneur and Poet! Maria’s interview originally ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:09:35
S02 Ep. 02: AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica -- the Door Kicker
Episode Two explores how the cultural condition called “Machismo” (toxic masculinity) can influence soldiering and trauma associated with war. Tejana Host, Karen Alvarado, shares audi...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:05:00
S02 Ep. 01: AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica -- Suppressive Fire
Episode One explores Latinx Identity and Women in War. Our Tejana host, Karen Alvarado, shares audio-adapted Latinx stories from the 2019 stage play AFTERSHOCK / La Réplica. Alvarado then...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:09:44
S01 Episode 13: Epilogue - "When all is said and done."
In this finale episode Kaitlin and Johnny take a look at what happened to the major players after the 1926 trial, and how they chose to spend the rest of their lives in the shadow of scandal and loss. It is a bitter sweet end to our...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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18:17
S01 Episode 12: "My Community Walks Free" - The Community of Saint Johns
Kaitlin and Johnny interview four unique parishioners from The Church of Saint John the Evangelist, home parish of the slain rector and choir singer. The first interview is with Judy and Cassie Vaz. This mother and daughter duo have...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:34:08
S01 Episode 11: [BONUS] "I want to go. I want to go now, mommy!" Mateo and Mommy explore "The Murder Church"
In July 2020, Mateo ( 2 years old) and "Mommy" (Karen Alvarado, Producer of Podcast/Co-AD of Thinkery & Verse) walked through the empty chapel and small rooms of The Church of Saint John the Evangelist, the home parish of the slain preacher...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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19:51
S01 Episode 10: [BONUS] "Careful, very fragile!" The archives at Saint John's, Part 2
Our collaboration with the Church of Saint John the Evangelist has enabled us to access their archives, a collection that dates back to the church's founding in 1861. In the vestry book, Karen Alvarado finds the moment where Edward Hall hires J...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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55:04
S01 Episode 09: The Doctor is in! Unpacking the theories with Dr. Bob Belvin
If you've been listening along, you know what hosts Kaitlin Ormerod Hutson and Johnny Kavanagh think about whodunit. However, their theory is just one of many. Tune in this episode to hear what other theories there are, and to discuss the case ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:08:06
S01 Episode 08: "The Fires of Hell." Frances Hall and the Stevens brothers are brought to trial
Without further ado, let’s jump right back in to where we last left off in the summer of 1926. It has been almost four years since the murders, and it seems like everyone has forgotten about Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills. But a mix of partisan ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:08:49
S01 Episode 07: [BONUS] The Archives at Saint John's, Part 1
Our collaboration with the Church of Saint John the Evangelist has enabled us to access their archives, a collection that dates back to the church's founding in 1861. Hosted by Kaitlin Ormerod Hutson, with special guests Karen Alva...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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40:44