Ep. 54: Photographing Danvers State Hospital (Interview with Christie Seyglinski)
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, I interview photographer Christie Seyglinski. Listen to find out how she got started photographing abandoned Kirkbride hospitals and why she spent a night in a...
30 Maalis 202452min
Ep. 53: People of Danvers State Hospital (Charles Freeman)
Send us Fan Mail This week's episode features the story of the tragic murder of 5-year-old Edith Freeman in 1879. Learn why her parents did not mourn the loss of their daughter, whom they said they lo...
17 Maalis 202442min
Ep. 52: History of Danvers State Hospital, Part 2 (1912-2008)
Send us Fan Mail This week's episode outlines the history of Danvers State Hospital from 1912 until it closure in 1992. Find out what happens to the site after the hospital closed down and how it is b...
15 Maalis 202434min
Ep. 51: History of Danvers State Hospital, Part 1 (1878-1912)
Send us Fan Mail This week's episode covers the first four decades of Danvers State Hospital (originally the State Lunatic Asylum at Danvers). Learn why people believed the land the asylum was built o...
7 Maalis 202435min
Ep. 50: People of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum (Mary Huestis Pengilly)
Send us Fan Mail This week's episode focuses on the story of Mary Huestis Pengilly, who was sent to the Provincial Lunatic Asylum in St. John, New Brunswick, at age 61. Learn about Mary's history and ...
28 Helmi 202449min
Ep. 49: History of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, Part 3 (1907-present)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the last century of history at the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, now called the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Find out about the murder that ...
19 Helmi 202435min
Ep. 48: History of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, Part 2 (1857-1907)
Send us Fan Mail This week's episode covers the history of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum over the course of 50 years (1857-1907). Find out what treatments were used during the superintendentship of Dr...
7 Helmi 202436min
Ep. 47: History of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, Part 1 (1850-1857)
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we discuss the socio-political events that led to the construction of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum in Toronto, Canada. Find out why it took so long for the as...
25 Tammi 202434min
