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
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 473
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Dreams
Lay your head down, close your eyes, and drift off to dreamland as we talk about the mythological stories and figures that inhabit your dreams! Also, dream interpretation via...puns?
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00:39:35 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
The Ghost is Capitalism | Your Urban Legends 53
There’s something very special about this episode. We answer questions like “why can’t capitalism be a ghost?”, “are ghosts part of your college orientation?” and “have you ever tried to carbon date …
00:45:53 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Westworld, Robots, and AI | Myth Movie Night
Robots, androids, AI - the staples of our science fiction media actually have very historical and mythological inspiration! Join us as we discuss the 1973 movie, Westworld, and explore the origins of…
00:55:28 |
Wed 04 Aug 2021
Ghosts and Indigenous Spirits w/ Owl Goingback
We’re joined by author and storyteller, Owl Goingback. He tells us all about things like befriending the Creature from the Black Lagoon, hoping to see Sasquatch, and his personal experiences as the c…
00:45:59 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Crane Wife
In the past, we’ve talked about bird husbands and seal wives, but today we’re diving deep into Animal Spouses with the Japanese folk tale, the Crane Wife!
Content Warning: This episode contains conv…
00:49:11 |
Wed 21 Jul 2021
A Haunted Osmosis Jones Situation | Your Urban Legends 52
This episode is full of creepy shenanigans, don’t worry. We talk viral Tiktok ghosts, respecting funeral directors and undertakers, and what was definitely a Hot Topic teen ghost.
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00:51:48 |
Wed 14 Jul 2021
Domovoi, Gabija, and Terminus | Advice from Folklore w/ Dr. Moiya McTier
The gods have given more advice, and we’re sharing it with you. We trick imposter syndrome with a trickster, making new houses and apartments into a home, and tackling to-do lists.
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00:55:37 |
Wed 07 Jul 2021
Exploring Other Worlds w/ Becky Chambers
We chat with award-winning science fiction author Becky Chambers! We define space opera, talk about building big worlds without confusing your audience, and creating “cozy science fiction”.
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00:40:49 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Sinbad the Sailor (Part 2)
Ahoy! Is that the return of Sinbad the Sailor? It is! We’re judging the luckiest/unluckiest man in folklore this week, as well as talking about the economics of coconuts and monkeys.
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00:47:16 |
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Ghostly Cheez-Its | Your Urban Legends 51
Would you eat the cursed Cheez-its? It’s important that we know if you would. Also, we talk about being trained by a ghost on how to be a good adult, and rate some theatre ghosts.
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00:52:32 |
Wed 16 Jun 2021
Beauty and the Beast | Myth Movie Night
Here comes the podcast, with its myths like always. We’re covering the origins of the classic, Beauty and the Beast, and decide that if we try, we can all be disembodied himbos.
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01:00:33 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
Sirens and Black Voices w/ Bethany C. Morrow
We’re joined this week to talk with author Bethany C. Morrow about her novels, using “speculative” fiction to tell the truth, how Black sisterhood is lifesaving, and decentralizing fantasy and mythol…
01:06:30 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
Sinbad the Sailor
An episode with a framing device, within a framing device. We’re getting meta here with the One Thousand and One Nights story, Sinbad the Sailor. We discuss whether or not Sinbad is the luckiest or u…
00:45:33 |
Wed 26 May 2021
Mold? Or GHOSTS? | Your Urban Legends 50
Haunted woods, haunted schools, and creepy kids. We’re hitting all of the classics in this Urban Legends episode, including the return of a familiar figure...
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00:44:54 |
Wed 19 May 2021
Toth, Leto, and Hephaestus | Advice from Folklore w/ Dr. Moiya McTier
Dr. Moiya is back to help Julia channel the gods and give advice to our Conspiriters about science, relationships, and what wild animals to feed. Also, if a crow started talking to you, would you lis…
00:55:33 |
Wed 12 May 2021
Jamaican Witches w/ Ciannon Smart
One trip and one story can change your life, as author Ciannon Smart showed us in this episode. Listen to how her trip to Rose Hall in Jamaica stuck with her for a decade, how she embraced her weird …
00:43:49 |
Wed 05 May 2021
The Secret Tunnels of Europe (Erdstalls)
They’re mysterious, they’re everywhere, and they’re not quite tall enough to stand up in. This week we explore erdstalls, the completely mystifying thousand-year-old tunnels scattered through Europe.…
00:45:22 |
Wed 28 Apr 2021
Inserting Ourselves into the Story w/ Rena Rossner
We chat with author Rena Rossner about her new book, inserting ourselves into historical fiction, the fairy tales of her youth, and looking beyond the golem in Jewish folktales.
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00:46:03 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
PS3: Powered By Ghosts? | Your Urban Legends 49
What kind of video games do ghost gamers prefer? What does the hierarchy of sleep paralysis demons look like? Is a ghost with snow pants really THAT scary? Sometimes we’re left with more questions th…
00:52:13 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
Soju w/ Dr. Hyunhee Park
We talk a lot about the ghost type of spirits on the show, but what about the liquor kind of spirits? We’re joined by Dr. Hyunhee Park to talk about the global history of the distinctive Korean drink…
00:47:04 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
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