Verbal Echo
Welcome to The Verbal Echo. Join host Monica Martin and Co-host Sara Rowe as we recount experiences through the voices of those who've lived to tell their stories. We seek to understand the human story, with all its unexpected and often weird twists and turns. You will hear first-hand stories of the unexplained—from mysterious cryptids and alien encounters to paranormal experiences that defy explanation through the lens of the human experience. We will talk with authors, researchers, other podcasters, experts, and everyday people who need a sounding board to share everything they know. Each episode features human stories that challenge what we think we know, revealing details that often fly under the radar. We don't want mainstream conversations on this podcast. We look at the fringe, the edges, and the intersections of thought-provoking topics and coax them out of the shadows. If you’re drawn to the strange and hidden, join us on The Verbal Echo and discover how every story can change what you believe is possible. No guardrails. Connect with the host, Monica Martin
Episodes
This episode was recorded in May - sorry, listeners, we are doing lots of catch-up! Hope you enjoy; we have about 10 more backup episodes we'll be releasing over the next week or so, then we'll be back to a normal publishing schedule - hang in there and BINGE-Listen!
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The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, has spent decades building a reputation as one of America's most haunted hote...
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The Slide-Rock Bolter: Colorado's Mountain Monster
Imagine hiking through the rugged Colorado Rockies, surrounded by towering peaks...
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Italy's Capuchin Catacombs: Mummies, Monks, and the Mysteries of the Dead
Beneath the streets of Palermo, Sicily, lies o...
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Who built Stonehenge, how did they move those massive stones, and what were they trying to tell us?
In this episode of The Verbal E...
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Next episode is part 1: Stonehenge!
Black Eyed Kids: The Knock You Shouldn’t Answer
It started in a strip mall parking lot in ...
Before the boomtowns, before the railroads, before the silver rush that built Gunnison and buried it again — there were the Tabeguache Ute. The largest of the ten Ute bands, they called themselves Núu-ci — The People — and the Gunnison Valley was their indigenous homeland. According to their own creation tradition, it was the place they came from. Then came 1880, the Removal Act, and an army escort out of the Shin...
For centuries, the word “Voodoo” has been surrounded by fear, mystery, and Hollywood stereotypes. But beneath the sensationalized stories of curses, dolls, and dark magic is a complex spiritual tradition rooted in African heritage, Catholic influence, ancestral connection, and a deep relationship with nature.
In this episode of The Verbal Echo, Sara explores the authentic origins of Haitian Vodou and separates the real h...
In September 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were driving home through the White Mountains of New Hampshire after a delayed honeymoon when they reported an encounter that would change UFO history forever. What began as a strange light in the night sky soon became a story of missing time, hypnosis, and memories that would fuel decades of debate.
In this episode of The Verbal Echo, we examine who Betty and Barney Hill really were, the soc...
From Travis Walton to the Pentagon: how one 1975 abduction case connects to today's UAP disclosure. Corbell, Knapp, Nolan, and Congress are finally talking about UFOs. What's real, what's alleged, and where does Walton's case fit into the government's new willingness to answer?
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Travis Walton vanished for five days in 1975 after his logging crew saw a UFO. Was he abducted by aliens? Why did one crew member fail his polygraph? Fifty years later, new confessions are splitting the witnesses apart. Part of our UAP disclosure series.
On November 5, 1975, seven loggers drove home through the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest and saw something none of them could explain. Six minutes later, Travis Walton was gone. ...
In this episode of The Verbal Echo, we begin our journey into the mysteries of Colorado’s Collegiate Peaks Triangle with a look into the history, legends, and unexplained stories surrounding the Gunnison area. We travel back to the late 1800s, when mining booms, isolated mountain communities, and forgotten settlements shaped a landscape filled with tragedy and mystery. We explore the story of a devastating dormitory fire and ...
The Devil’s Footprints of Devon: A Mysterious Trail Through History
In February 1855, a strange phenomenon swept across the snowy landscape of Devon, England. Overnight, a trail of unusual hoof-like footprints appeared across fields, rooftops, walls, and even through areas that seemed impossible for any living creature to reach. Thousands of people witnessed the markings, and newspapers quickly spread the story of what became ...
This is a remake of episode one - it's short but it explains for new listeners the evolution of this podcast and why older episodes are a little different subject matter. Hope you enjoy it!
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Are ancient civilizations connected by invisible pathways... or are we simply connecting dots that were never meant to be joined?
Picking up where our Slender Man series left off, Sara explores one of the most enduring mysteries in archaeology and the paranormal: ley lines. From the origins of the theory proposed by Alfred Watkins to modern claims of Earth's energy grid, we examine the science, skepticism, and speculation surroundin...
Verbal Echo | Episode 67, Part 1: Slenderman
He has no face, no origin, and no fixed form. He exists at the treeline, at the edge of photographs, just beyond what you can fully see. And in 2009, he was invented by one guy on an internet forum trying to win a photoshop contest.
In Part 1 of this two-part episode, we trace the birth of Slenderman — from a single thread on the Something Awful forums to a sprawling global mythology...
A haunted hotel in the Colorado Rockies helped inspire one of the most famous horror novels ever written...The Shining.
This week, Monica explores the history, hauntings, and enduring legends of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado—the location that inspired Stephen King's The Shining. We discuss King's stay at the nearly empty hotel, how it became the foundation for the fictional Overlook Hotel, and the personal struggle...
We're BACK! Creepy Dive into a host of missing persons cases in the Bennington Triangle of Vermont.
People vanished without a trace. No answers. No bodies. No explanation.
In this part of our Bennington Triangle series, Sara examines the mysterious disappearances that helped turn a remote stretch of Vermont wilderness into one of America's most enduring unsolved mysteries. From hunters and hikers to local residents who seemingly vani...
Kev LeStarge grew up in Wisconsin and has always had a fascination with Sasquatch, which has led him on many expeditions across the country in search of the great mystery. Kev shares life lessons he’s learned through friendship, exploration, the power of patience, respecting nature, and his passion for Sasquatch.
Kevin's Links:
Instagram: The Bigfoot Archive
Etsy: PineShadowDesign
"Billy Finds Bigfoot" book on Amazon
In Part Two of this split episode of The Verbal Echo, Sara takes listeners deep into the wilderness of the mysterious Bennington Triangle — a remote area of southern Vermont linked to strange disappearances, unsettling folklore, and decades of unanswered questions.
Sara breaks down the history behind the region and examines the series of disappearances that helped create the legend of the Bennington Triangle between 1945 and 1...
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