{"podcast":{"title":"The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories","slug":"the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858","podcast_index_feed_id":5568858,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6231dca5572c130014e00ce8","website_url":"https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6231dca5572c130014e00ce8/1778013267579-2ee9c5d9-b41e-4625-af48-392ff07b4bee.jpeg","author":"Sarah Powell and Tobie Jones","episode_count":593,"summary":"The Whispering Woods Paranormal Podcast Do you like to get scared to death by real life ghost stories? The Whispering Woods is a podcast devoted to the darker side of life. Join us every Sunday as we discuss and share true, scary stories of the paranormal from ancient folklore to modern hauntings. ​ Using immersive audio, The Whispering Woods transports listeners to another time, or even realm. Join us as we explore the unimaginable and terrifying, relaying tales of the supernatural from poltergeists to cryptids, The Hat Man to skinwalkers. Visit our website www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com ​ Contact us at thewhisperingwoodspodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T22:20:01.405966+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858"},"episode":{"title":"The Blood-Heart Apples of Micah Rood | Haunted Folklore & a Chilling New England Legend","slug":"the-blood-heart-apples-of-micah-rood-haunted-folklore-a-chilling-new-england-legend","published_at":"2026-05-31T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858/the-blood-heart-apples-of-micah-rood-haunted-folklore-a-chilling-new-england-legend","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858","url":"https://bio.link/twwp","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6231dca5572c130014e00ce8/e/6a19e788f2cdbf5953a55d04/media.mp3","summary":"In early eighteenth-century Connecticut, a murdered peddler was found buried beneath Micah Rood’s apple tree, his skull shattered and his money gone. When the tree bloomed again, its white blossoms had turned red, and the apples it bore were said to carry a blood-like stain at their core. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research Links: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Myths_and_Legends_of_Our_Own_Land/Volume_2/Micah_Rood_Apples https://www.ctgenweb.org/county/conewlondon/MicahRood.htm https://www.applesearch.org/newsletters/2011AppleSearchNewsletter.pdf https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticutmagazine/news-people/article/The-disturbing-true-story-behind-Franklin-s-17044838.php https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-178-franklins-cursed-apple/ Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow. Sarah and Tobie xx \"Spacial Winds,\" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In early eighteenth-century Connecticut, a murdered peddler was found buried beneath Micah Rood’s apple tree, his skull shattered and his money gone. When…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1367,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858/episodes/the-blood-heart-apples-of-micah-rood-haunted-folklore-a-chilling-new-england-legend/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858/the-blood-heart-apples-of-micah-rood-haunted-folklore-a-chilling-new-england-legend.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}