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October 28 HALLOWEEN: Salem Edition
🎃 Witches, dark secrets, and a 40-year-old cold case finally cracked! This Halloween, Coast Files is heading to Salem, Massachusetts, to uncover the town’s haunted history, the story of Claire Gravel, and the real-life mysteries lurking beneath its infamous witchcraft legacy. Salem’s past is darker than you think… 👻
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1 hr 9 min
October 21 PARANORMAL: Dark Stories from New England
Inspired by the hit series Widow's Bay, this Halloween episode explores eerie East Coast legends, paranormal activity, and real-life New England lore. The journey covers the chilling 19th-century Mercy Brown vampire panic in Rhode Island, the strictly off-limits ghost town of Dudleytown, Connecticut, and the ghostly haunts of Martha’s Vineyard.
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43 min
October 14 BREAK WEEK
We’re taking a week off as we finally gather in person for some quality time! We’ll be back next week with a new episode. Thanks for listening, and see you very soon!
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2 min
October 07 SHORE LEAVE: The Chernobyl Disaster Part 1
Coast Files takes its very first shore leave to explore one of history’s most infamous catastrophes: the Chernobyl disaster. Long before sirens blared and the truth reached the rest of the world, a disastrous chain reaction was already underway. Join us for part one as Chantel digs into the ignored warnings, fatal flaws, and high-stakes pressure that set the stage for an unimaginable night.
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1 hr 1 min
September 30 OCEAN CREATURE: The Horseshoe Crab
These ancient, freaky-looking crabs are much more than they seem - and they might actually help keep you alive. 🦀 This week on Coast Files, we’re diving into the bizarre world of horseshoe crabs, the 250-million-year-old “living fossils” that are far stranger, and far more important, than their name suggests. From full-moon love fests and alien-looking anatomy to their incredible blood and its role in modern medicine, discover why this prehistoric creature is one of the ocean’s most unexpected heroes… and why we desperately need to protect it.
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52 min
September 23LISTENER STORIES: Canadian Podcasts
For a special listener episode, Coast Files heard from three amazing Canadian podcasts who kindly shared a personal creepy story with us. We then added in a few bonus stories. Get ready to get creeped out, and check out these awesome Canadian podcasts:

It Came From the Maritimes
Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes
Haunted Hangout
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1 hr 5 min
September 16 DISASTER: The Final Voyage of the RMS Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was one of the most famous ocean liners of her time. But when she set out across the Atlantic in 1915, she was entering a world at war, and the dangers ahead were no secret. Despite warnings that German U-boats were targeting ships in the area, the Lusitania continued toward England. What followed became one of the most infamous maritime disasters of World War I. This week, we dive into the Lusitania's final voyage, the people aboard her, the decisions that put the ship in harm's way, and the secrets surrounding what she was carrying.
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1 hr 30 min
September 09 EXPERIMENT: The Acali Raft
In May 1973, an anthropologist set drift across the Atlantic on a bus-sized raft with 10 strangers, engineered to test the breaking point of human savagery. The tabloids called it the "Sex Raft," but between calculated mind games, near-miss collisions, and whispers of mutiny, the real conflict wasn't what anyone predicted. Tune in to hear what happened over 101 volatile days at sea—and who truly broke first.
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55 min
September 02 MURDERED: The Shafia Family
When a 1997 Nissan Sentra was found submerged at the Kingston Mills Locks in June 2009, it initially appeared to be a tragic, bizarre driving accident. Inside were four women—three teenage sisters and their father's first wife—trapped beneath the surface. But as investigators began pulling back the layers of the family's life in Montreal, the "accident" narrative completely fell apart.
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1 hr 11 min
August 26 Interview with James Renner on the Disappearance of Amy Bradley
This week, sit down with investigative journalist and author James Renner to discuss his new book, A Cruise to Nowhere, and the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley. James’s research challenges some of the assumptions about Amy’s case and has us questioning our original theory about what may have happened to her.
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1 hr 29 min

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Welcome to Coast Files! A podcast where three best friends dive deep into the mysteries of the sea, unravel oceanic secrets, and delve into true crime stories lurking beneath the waves. Let's dive…