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 from around the world. New episodes every Wednedsay!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 472
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
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 Bowery Boys! Fun fact! Every single one of these g…
01:28:15 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
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, and the bartender’s mouthwash.
Content Warning…
00:46:17 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
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 share with friend of the pod, Ronald Young Jr. Fea…
00:51:48 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
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 the prototypical wizard shaped the stories, inclu…
00:51:01 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
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, brownies, duende, and more have been playing a r…
00:52:11 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
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 prophetic dreams, creepy child ghosts, and why we tru…
00:43:31 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
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 intersection of spirituality and queerness. We talk about w…
00:49:40 |
Wed 23 Jul 2025
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 as we tell a tale of UFO crash landings, Men in …
00:49:09 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
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 do you know where it comes from? 🙉 🙈 🙊 We do a de…
00:45:14 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
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 projecting to family functions and helping your famil…
00:49:57 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
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 holding onto your weirdness, the importance of astral h…
00:49:14 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
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 how modern Bloody Mary might have been a way of fig…
00:51:27 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
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 relationship between bees and humans has been consider…
00:47:31 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
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 where the ghosts should be paying the utilities. …
00:54:30 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
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 discuss the myth of inevitability, the modern Ele…
00:56:06 |
Wed 28 May 2025
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 house spirits, and just why everyone got so into g…
00:50:24 |
Wed 21 May 2025
Gnomes
Those little red-hatted fellas that hang out in your garden? There’s enough for a whole Spirits episode on that? The answer might surprise you as we dig into the mythological (and alchemical, shoutou…
00:42:55 |
Wed 14 May 2025
The Birthplace of Dark Academia | Your Urban Legends 107
We’ve got a variety of haunted places this month for you - a haunted house (classic), a haunted college (love it), a haunted adult store (?????). Also, we explore the birthplace of Dark Academia. And…
00:48:26 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Urban Legends of NYC w/ Greg Young of The Bowery Boys
NYC has a long history, filled with (unsurprisingly) MANY ghosts. So we called in an expert to tell us about them: Greg from The Bowery Boys discusses his favorite ghost stories and urban legends fro…
00:58:47 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Gardening Superstitions
Spring has sprung, and you’re probably wondering: What should I be planting? How do I make sure my garden is a success? Well, we’ve got all the gardening superstitions and folk magic to make your gar…
00:56:09 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
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