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
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You asked from around the globe, so we answered: we will have AUDIO + VIDEO RECORDINGS for every stop on the Rolling Bones tour!!!
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Tue 19 Mar 2024
7 Minutes in Heaven with a Ghost | Your Urban Legends 89
The family that listens to Spirits together, stays together. Or that’s what we’re guessing after this follow up email we got! Also, are you up to the task of cleaning haunted hospitals at night?
Con…
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Wed 13 Mar 2024
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Don’t miss out: come see Spirits and Join the Party LIVE in Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, and Washingt…
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Fri 08 Mar 2024
Nightmare Creatures
Have you ever woken up from a nightmare and wondered: What’s that all about? You’re not alone! We dive in deep to the various monsters and spirits that people have been blaming their bad dreams on si…
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Wed 06 Mar 2024
The Thriae, Taiwo, and Rosie the Riveter | Advice from Folklore w/ Dr. Moiya McTier
The gods (and astrophysicist-folklorist Dr. McTier) are back to channel divine inspiration for YOUR questions. We cover it all, from jobs to housekeeping to dealing with sibling estrangement.
Conte…
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Wed 28 Feb 2024
Polly Baker w/ Fayge Horesh
We’re a mythology podcast, so why are we talking to historian Fayge Horesh about a historical figure? Well, first off she’s not real. But secondly? She’s such a cool example of a hoax becoming a myth…
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Wed 21 Feb 2024
Ra | Denial Isn't Just a River
Welcome back to our Ancient Egyptian series, where we’re starting our deity focused episodes with Ra - the sun, the creator, the god king himself. We talk underworld outfit choices, god-aging, and a …
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Wed 14 Feb 2024
Ghosts? Or Quiet Quitting? | Your Urban Legends 88
Haunted architecture, haunted museums, haunted bosses? Man, everything’s haunted nowadays. Guess it’s time to quit your job, listen to this new episode of Spirits, and consider becoming a ghost hunte…
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Wed 07 Feb 2024
The Chinese Zodiac
The Chinese New Year is nearly upon us, and it’s the Year of the Dragon! But where do the animals of the zodiac come from? And are there legends surrounding the celebrations? You bet there are!
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Wed 31 Jan 2024
We’re Going on Tour!!
Spirits is coming to 7 cities in the U.S. this March with the Rolling Bones Tour!
Your two favorite podcasts, Spirits and Join the Party, will be playing games, rolling dice, making monsters, …
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Mon 29 Jan 2024
Unicorns
What do Victorians, kids of the 90s, and Renaissance Christians have in common? They were all SUPER into unicorns. We talk about unicorn stories from across the globe and from ancient times to now, t…
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Wed 24 Jan 2024
A Charcuterie Board for Santa | Your Urban Legends 87
Haunted houses are cool, but when your family all AGREES that your house is haunted? We love to see it. Follow ups, wholesome hauntings, and haunted radiators? We want to hear them all!
Content Warn…
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Wed 17 Jan 2024
Egyptian Mythology 101 | Denial Isn't Just a River
It’s 2024. We’re digging into Ancient Egyptian mythology, FINALLY! But before we really get into it, Julia’s laying out a 101 class to get us all prepped, including history, cosmology, and of course,…
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Wed 10 Jan 2024
Greek Word Origins
We get a lot of interesting words from Greek mythology - some more surprising than others. But what if we made up some words of our own, inspired by Greek mythology. We hope they catch on.
Content W…
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Wed 03 Jan 2024
Ghosts Hate Dubstep | Your Urban Legends 86 w/ The Reading Party Podcast
From haunted doors to haunted castles, this urban legends episode is sure to have SOMETHING that would scare a child version of yourself (or an adult version, who are we to judge!). Also ghost sharks…
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Wed 27 Dec 2023
Hanukkah & Round and Round w/ Eric Silver
A time loop Hallmark Hanukkah movie? Do we really need to say more? We do, we say more for like an hour, joined by senior Jewish correspondent Eric Silver to discuss the new movie, Round & Round!
Co…
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Wed 20 Dec 2023
Exorcism
Since 1973’s The Exorcist, demonic possession and exorcism have dominated horror pop culture. But what are the origins of exorcism within the Catholic Church and how has it changed over the centuries…
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Wed 13 Dec 2023
Rainbows
Forget everything you think you know about rainbows! (Unless you’re a meteorologist or something) Amanda channels her inner oracle as we discuss rainbow serpents, rainbows and weapons, and the pot of…
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Wed 06 Dec 2023
Julia's Haunted Painting | Your Urban Legends 85 w/ Jeffrey Cranor
Sometimes you buy a haunted painting and have to tell your friends. And sometimes you have to tell your guest a bunch of haunted theatre stories once they get back from tour. Thankfully we have write…
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Wed 29 Nov 2023
Ravens
Once upon a midnight dreary, we recorded an episode about ravens! There’s so many stories featuring ravens from across the world, from the raven’s feast to creating the world and everything in betwee…
00:43:07 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
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