Broadcast from the Belfry
An archive of curious tales across cultures.
New episodes @ 12am every Thursday.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 52
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
29. One Day Women Will All Become Mermaids
This week, we learn all about the difference between sirens and mermaids, how Starbucks is pagan worship, Pliny the Elder's death in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, our favorite bones, …
28. What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost Ship
YARRR MATIES it's time to learn about the Flying Dutchman and the S.S. Ourang Medan! If you don't believe in fata morgana, then this is the episode for you.
Created and co-hosted by Geo…
27. Baby, You Wouldn't Last A Minute On The Kraken
Is it a giant crab? Is it a squid? Is it in an island whale? No, it's just the Kraken. Or... maybe it is a squid after all? Tune in to find out!
Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams…
26. La Llorona's Thirst for Revenge is Unquenchable
Ever wandered the streets alone, saw a woman dressed all in white crying about trying to find her kids? Well, do we have some news for you! We discuss themes surrounding women in storyt…
25. Bloody Mary, Count Me In
Is that Bloody Mary in the mirror or are you just happy to see us?
Tune in this week as we talk about the many origin theories of Bloody Mary and how girls just wanna have fun, and by "…
24. Tell That Lich He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today
Dungeons & Dragons is a huge part of Georgia and Hannah's lives, so it only makes sense for them to talk about one of the more well-known big baddies, the Lich. We just love to talk abo…
23. Bluebeard Is A Reasonable Man
Who's that knocking at your ears? It's Bluebeard! Tune in this week to hear all about Charles Perrault's fairytale, as well as a couple of characters referred to as "real life" Bluebear…
21. The Ballad of Screaming Skulls
Remember when Georgia mentioned screaming skulls super early on? Well tune in to hear her dive into some of those legends, as well as some other silly stories they've inspired. You also…
22. My Kitsune Can Dance
Bonus double episode! Remember when Hannah mentioned the Kitsune in Episode 10? Listen for more info about how fox spirits may have originated in Japanese folklore, a few different kind…
20. Our Ghost Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Haunted
The discussion about ghosts and hauntings has finally arrived! Tune in as Georgia and Hannah talk about their experiences with ghosts and what their heaven would look like.
Created and c…
Announcement Time - Mythmatical!
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19. It Was Fear Of Ghosts That Made Me Odd
Better late than never, our discussion of ghosts continues with Georgia bringing you different types of hauntings. From residual hauntings, intelligent hauntings, haunted objects, and p…
18. The (After) Life of the Party
From where do ghosts originate? Tune in to this week's episode where Hannah glances over cross-cultural concepts of the afterlife and how they've contributed to creating "ghosts" throug…
17. Honey, This Demon Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us
Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Shannon Webster.
Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.
For further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belial
16. Demons, Lovers, Sinners and Saints
Georgia and Hannah are still possessed! The demon stories continue in this episode as we talk about the Japanese Yokai, Tawantinsuyu Supay, and Islamic Shaitan and how ONCE AGAIN every…
15. I've Got 10 Demons and a Crowbar That Says You Ain't Gonna Do Jack
This week, we're talking about DEMONS!! Specifically, those from Judeo-Christian stories associated with the seven deadly sins. But don't worry, there's plenty of Supernatural talk too.…
14. Homesick at Witch Camp
This episode concludes our discussion on witchcraft and witch hunts. It's a little less spooky and a little more actual, real-life horrifying. Hannah talks a bit about the words used to…
13. Witchcraft is the Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off
We're back, witches! This week, Georgia continues the discussion of witch trials with some lesser discussed Salem facts; England's last witch, Helen Duncan; McCarthyism and the Lavender…
12. Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met...)
Join us on part two of our deep dive into witch trials across time and space. In this episode, Hannah runs through the barest minimum of the effects of white colonization in Africa on w…
11. The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Witchcraft is the Press Coverage
Tune in now to hear the first part of our deep dive into witch trials across time and space. We start with the Black Death; then one badass lady, Helena Schuberin, and the Malleus Malef…