Wicked Curious Radio With Roxie Zwicker
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 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! Discover ghost stories, hidden history, off the beaten path road trips, curious roadside Americana and so much more. Roxie is also the author of 10 books on folklore. Don't blame us if you can't sleep after the show.
Wicked Curious Radio With Roxie Zwicker
Wicked Curious Radio - For Good or Ill - Strange & Spooky Medicine
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 course of history (and perhaps left a ghost story or two) in several small communities. Grab some "Nanny Goat Tea" and listen in to tales of strange sicknesses and even stranger cures.