Weird Distractions Podcast: The Great Amherst Mystery

We are presenting Weird Distractions Podcast for you today! They are also part of the Cultiv8 Network and an excellent spooky listen! This episode covers the spooky Amherst mystery.

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"Wait, what about a flying potato? This week, Alex is joined by 2 of 3 former hosts of the Pineapple Pizza Podcast, Lindsay & Emily, to discuss a Canadian poltergeist mystery. Esther Cox was 18-years-old when she became the target of an unexplainable paranormal phenomena. But, was it real? Or, was it a hoax made up by an American actor turned author? Tune in to find out for yourself. Need a distraction? We got you. 

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Resources:

• Nova Scotia website - https://www.novascotia.com/places-to-go/regions/northumberland-shore/amherst 
• Birkinshaw’s website - https://birkinshaws.ca/menu 
• Champion Traveler website - “The Best Time to Visit Amherst, NS, Canada for Weather, Safety, & Tourism” - https://championtraveler.com/dates/best-time-to-visit-amherst-ns-ca/ 
• Global News - “Dark Poutine Podcast recap: The Great Amherst Mystery” - by Mike Browne - March 25th, 2019 - https://globalnews.ca/news/5092401/dark-poutine-the-great-amherst-mystery/ 
• Diane Tye, “COX, ESTHER,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 23, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_esther_14E.html
• Mysteries of Canada website - “The Great Amherst Mystery: Canada’s Most Famous Poltergeist” - by Hammerson Peters - September 21st, 2018 - https://mysteriesofcanada.com/nova-scotia/the-great-amherst-mystery-canadas-most-famous-poltergeist/ 
• Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research - http://iapsop.com/archive/materials/aspr_proceedings/aspr_proceedings_v13_1919.pdf
• CDC website - Diphtheria - https://www.cdc.gov/diphtheria/index.html#:~:text=Diphtheria%20is%20a%20serious%20infection,search%20icon 
• Wikipedia - Great Amherst Mystery - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Amherst_Mystery  
• Book - “The Great Amherst Mystery” - by Walter Hubbell - Senlac Hill Publishing, 2016 
• National Library of Medicine website - “THE GREAT AMHERST MYSTERY, 1888” - by Nicole Baker - October 28th, 2021 - https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2021/10/28/the-great-amherst-mystery-1888/ 
• Amherst Girl Blog - “Walter Hubbell, Ghost Buster or Gullible Believer” - by Barb Thompson - July 18th, 2012 - http://amherstgirl.blogspot.com/2012/07/walter-hubbell-ghost-buster-or-gullible_6547.html 
• Our Fam Tree website - “Walter Hubbell” - https://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php/Walter-Hubbell/p741997 
• Youtube - “Great Amherst Mystery | Documentary” - uploaded by The Paranormal Scholar - November 21st, 2020"

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Music Credit: 

Silent Night (Dark Piano Version)-Myuu      

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