Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
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Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
A boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. Every week we pour a drink and dive into a new story from around the world. Hear fresh takes on classic myths and learn new stories, served over ice, every Wednesday!
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Something in the Wall is Sad | Your Urban Legends 121
We’re beating the heat by giving ourselves chills with your urban legends! From taking a gap year to summon demons to offering the fae the most exotic...
Cryptozoology and UFO Sightings w/ Sammy Rae
We’re joined by singer and songwriter Sammy Rae (of Sammy Rae & the Friends) to chat about her favorite thing besides music: cryptids! We hear about h...
The Round Table
Pull up a chair at the Round Table as we discuss the centerpiece of King Arthur’s court! How many knights sat there (more than you’d think!), what did...
Don’t Drink the Fairy Wine - Spirits X Wine Enthusiast
We teamed up with the folks at the Wine Enthusiast Podcast to chat about all things fairy wine, fairy food, the trope of “don’t eat the fairy food”, a...
The Ghosts are Unionizing | Your Urban Legends 120
We are offering our services as ghost mediators. It seems like something some of you need. Also featuring ghost unions, the most useless form of clair...
Nature Yokai
Gardeners, as you start to see your plants begin to sprout, be cautious that there might be nature spirits lurking in your (garden) beds! This roundup...
Patreon Preview: Just F*ck in the Woods | Your Urban Legends
Enjoy this preview of today's bonus urban legends episode over on Patreon! Join us for as little as $4/month (or start a free trial!) at patreon.com/s...
Printers, the Most Haunted Appliance | Your Urban Legends 119
You know, we don’t have to scar children with stories of how they’re going to be eaten in the woods. But also, if we didn’t, would we have as many won...
Legendary Chickens
Have you ever heard a rooster crowing in the new day and wondered why they did that? Would it surprise you to learn that there’s a bunch of myths expl...
The Lady of the Lake
The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence...
Ghost-Related Refunds at Sephora? | Your Urban Legends 117 w/ Eteng Ettah
We are joined by podcaster extraordinaire, Eteng Ettah, as we dive into urban legends submitted by you, our Conspiriters! From after-school haunted sh...
Cursed Horses and The Year of the Horse
Years ago, we had a cursed episode all about horses. Now, to celebrate our 10 year anniversary AND The Year of the Horse, we visit some new horses (an...
Persephone & Hades Revisited
Happy 10 Year Anniversary from your friends at Spirits! To celebrate, we’re revisiting the subject of our first ever episode: Persephone and Hades. We...
Whispered “hey” on the Toilet | Your Urban Legends 116
It’s a new year and a CHONKY urban legends episode is waiting for you. Featuring a long-time bathroom haunting, the cosplay to spouse pipeline, and ho...
Feast of Fools
It’s the end of the year, so let’s make some resolutions - to turn the world upside down! So we’re taking inspiration from the Medieval festival known...
Ghost Child’s Screen Time | Your Urban Legends 115
We should be telling more ghost stories in the winter time. That’s why we’re coming to you with a whole new urban legends episode, featuring mischievo...
Say Hi to Uncle Rob (Ghost) | Your Urban Legends 114
There’s something about hearing a ghost story told aloud that makes it 1000x scarier! That’s why this episode definitely has us scared! From haunted s...
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Do you see that floating light just off in the distance in the dark woods? It has many names - the jack-o-lantern, the Min Min lights, the Naga Fireba...
The Girl with the Green Ribbon
Hot girl summer is over, it’s girl with the green ribbon autumn. If you were scarred by this story when you were a kid, you’re going to love this epis...
Demonic Possession w/ Isabel Cañas
Isabel Cañas is BACK and here to talk about her new book, The Possession of Alba Díaz. Join us as we talk about the intersection of demonic possession...
Merlin 2: Origins
We told you the stories of Merlin but where did he come from anyway? From Myrddin, to Lailoken, to the warrior poet Ambrosius Aurelianus, we discuss a...
Curse of the Pharaohs
What does the film industry, Louisa May Alcott, and King Tut have in common? Mummy’s curses! We dig into the history of the Curse of the Pharaohs, how...
Feed Drop: The Bowery Boys - Ghost Stories of the Five Boroughs
Julia’s out on vacation, but to get you prepped for spooky season, please enjoy these ghost stories from all across NYC from our friends over at The B...
Introducing Curiosity Weekly
Make sense of the biggest science and technology questions that shape our world with Curiosity Weekly, a podcast from Discovery. I have become a regul...
Can’t Get Emails in the Fae Realm | Your Urban Legends 111
Is a year of random ghostly screaming too much? We think it is! We also discuss trying to revisit the fae portals of our youth, owl mother-in-laws, an...
Wholesome Urban Legends w/ Ronald Young Jr.
Sometimes we have a guest who just does not want to be scared! That’s why we’re breaking out some incredible yet wholesome hometown urban legends to s...
Merlin
You’ve heard his name before: Merlin. Not the first wizard, but the most important wizard! We’re taking a crack at Arthurian legend, digging into how...
House Spirits
House spirits have been living in our heads (and our hearths) rent free lately! From Central America to Korea and across Europe, spirits like domovoi,...
Introducing Getting Better by Jonathan Van Ness
Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness is the show you may remember as Getting Curious. Join JVN each week as they explore personal growth through curi...
A Prophetic Middle School Crush | Your Urban Legends 110
Have you been dreaming about a new urban legend episode? Maybe your dreams are a little bit prophetic! We dig into some sweet and also terrifying prop...
Queering the Tarot w/ Charlie Claire Burgess
Shuffle through your Tarot deck as we’re joined by author and artist Charlie Claire Burgess who talks about their work around tarot and the intersecti...
The Flatwoods Monster
We’ve talked about so many American cryptids on the show, but have you heard about the Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia? Settle around the camp fire...
Three Wise Monkeys
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. You might have heard this phrase before (or at least seen the cute little monkey emojis on your phone), but...
What are the MOUTH PROPORTIONS?! | Your Urban Legends 109
Some kids are gay. Some kids are obsessed with death. Some kids are gay AND obsessed with death. And we love that for them! Also featuring astral proj...
Queer and Trans Witchcraft w/ Brooke Palmieri
We’re joined this week by author and artist, Brooke Palmieri, to discuss his new book - Bargain Witch: Essays of Self-Initiation. We chat about holdin...
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary: A sleepover myth? Or something much deeper? We discuss the mirror rituals of the past, the women who might have inspired the myth, and ho...
Bees
There’s been a lot of buzz around bees, especially in folklore and mythology! From Ancient Egypt and Greece to Hinduism and Celtic folklore, the relat...
Everyone Assumes the Worst of Devin the Ghost | Your Urban Legends 108
We dive into three generations of hauntings, from blackbird death omens, the worst Ouija board experience we’ve ever encountered, and a haunted cabin...
The Mythos of Technology and Capitalism w/ Jathan Sadowski
Technology and capitalism? In your mythology podcast? It’s more likely than you’d think! We’re joined by Jathan Sadowski, professor and podcaster, to...
Gnomes 2: The Nisse
Julia really wanted to title this episode 2 Gnomes 2 Furious, but SEO! We dig into the Scandinavian Nisse and Tomte, the socialist leanings of these h...