Medfield State Hospital

Thor Pedersen is the first person to visit every country in the world without flying. That is 203 countries by land and sea. He sits down with Kelly to unpack his epic quest, which he chronicled in his book, The Impossible Journey. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pc ... Show More

We meet Becky Sigwright, who captains a wind-powered boat that’s been sailing around Maine since before the invention of the telephone. This episode was produced in partnership with the Maine Office of Tourism. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf ... Show More

We asked you to send us your stories inspired by Brad Ryan’s quest to travel to all 63 U.S National Parks with his grandmother. And some of you had some really interesting things to say. Plus, we wanna hear your stories about the unusual, distinct or memorable tours you’ve taken ... Show More

Lunatic asylum. Loony bin. Madhouse. Mental healthcare institutions have a long and checkered history. Beginning in the 1960s, rising public sentiment against compulsory treatment led most to the closure of most state mental hospitals, throwing many desperate patients out of the ... Show More

Mount Massive Asylum - a decaying psychiatric institution within the Outlast game, with a dark history of unethical experiments and paranormal occurrences, operated by the enigmatic Murkoff Corporation. Abandoned and haunted, its corridors conceal horrors that challenge the sanit ... Show More

In the 1990s Britain closed down many of its long-stay hospitals and asylums and their patients were sent to new lives in the community. But the transition wasn't always easy. Some people had suffered abuse and found it hard to adjust to life outside. Lucy Burns has been speaking ... Show More

For Assignment, Chris Rogers goes undercover to reveal the hidden shame of Guatemala’s hospital for the mentally ill. 

In Jackson, Mississippi, in 2012, a construction crew found human remains in the backyard of Mississippi’s biggest hospital. They turned out to be from a long-forgotten chapter of the state’s past–the old “lunatic asylum.” The asylum closed its doors in 1935 and that building, al ... Show More

During the Gilded Age in New York City, the horrors of mental health care are exposed in explosive fashion, forever changing the way stories are uncovered. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data ... Show More

Things are getting spooky as we discuss haunted hospitals. Rolling Hills Asylum in Bethany, New York and Kuhn Memorial State Hospital in Vicksburg, Mississippi are now abandoned, but spirits are said to roam the dilapidated halls. Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to ... Show More

Built in the early 20th century, this mental institution for children was founded on the flawed principles of eugenics. The poor hygiene, abuse, and suffering that children endured there left a permanent scar on what remains of this New York facility. Learn more about your ad cho ... Show More