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
- 474
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Dragons, Revisited
We’ve got a lot of dragons in pop culture; funny dragons, scary dragons, wise dragons, vicious dragons. But who is the BEST dragon? Amanda and Julia are doing another bracket to figure it out!
Conte…
01:00:30 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Haunted Childhood Homes w/ Mara Wilson
We’re joined by Mara Wilson, who regales us with her experiences growing up in a haunted house, living the “gothic valley” life, and what would be scarier to meet: a ghost or an alien?
Content Warni…
00:59:50 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
Liminality
Liminality. Transition. Limbo. Thin places. The betwixt and between! This episode is all about one of our favorite things in mythology and pop culture: liminal spaces!
Content Warning: This episode…
00:54:21 |
Wed 14 Sep 2022
New Patreon Benefits!
It's Episode 300, which means we're giving Spirits some special updates and upgrades. You will notice freshened-up art and music on today's episode, but most importantly for you, we're giving you MOR…
00:05:56 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
300: Too Many Ghosts Being Too Ghostly | Your Urban Legends 67
It’s our 300th episode! And to celebrate, you’re getting an extra long urban legends episode! Ghost horses, ghost lights, office doppelgangers, ghost grandmas, and haunted houses? We’re hitting ALL t…
01:26:43 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
Little Red Riding Hood
The woods might be dark and full of wolves (which yes, they’re a metaphor), but together we can follow the path of the history of Little Red Riding Hood; from the oral traditions of the French peasan…
00:52:10 |
Wed 31 Aug 2022
Who Is the Most Heroic Animal of All Time? (“Head Heart Gut” Preview!)
Welcome to Head Heart Gut, where the Multitude hosts argue about the best things using our head, our heart and our gut. This is a supercut of the first three Best Animal Heroes episodes, featuring Ju…
01:28:24 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
Examining Urban Legends and the Satanic Panic w/ Sarah Marshall
From the Satanic Panic, to the urban legends of our youth, we talk to podcaster Sarah Marshall of You’re Wrong About to get her takes on creepiest and coolest ways urban legends have changed the worl…
00:56:14 |
Wed 24 Aug 2022
Magical Babies
Babies of unusual size, vegetable babies, animal babies, and more! This week we’re talking about the most interesting babies of mythology, folklore, and fairy tales, from the Minotaur to Thumbling an…
00:53:53 |
Wed 17 Aug 2022
Plumber, Electrician, and Psychic | Your Urban Legends 66
A renovated haunted house, a transforming cat god, and of course, a creepy kid. We broke out the big spooky stuff for this episode where we’re all in the same room. Ooooooh spooky!
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00:46:45 |
Wed 10 Aug 2022
Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Myth Movie Night
It’s Eric’s birthday on the show, so we sit down to watch one of his childhood favorite films: Bedknobs and Broomsticks. And boy, it sure is a film! We talk WWII flavored magic adventures, con men, a…
00:47:31 |
Wed 03 Aug 2022
Oisín, Nidra, and a Dryad | Advice from Folklore w/ Dr. Moiya McTier
Big questions, little questions, these figures of folklore, mythology and world religion are here to answer them. We tackle camp quandaries, quitting jobs, and the world burning with their help.
Co…
00:54:35 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
Baseball and Romance as American Legend w/ KD Casey
Calling all sports fans! We’re joined by author KD Casey to talk about America’s pastime, baseball, through the lens of modern legend, romance, and inclusivity.
Content Warning: This episode conta…
00:58:02 |
Wed 20 Jul 2022
Dionysus | It's All Greek to Me
It’s a party, and Dionysus has invited you! As we wrap up “It’s All Greek to Me” with the party god, we look at his unique place on Olympus, the tragic origins of wine, and bucking societal expectati…
00:44:33 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
See Spirits Live July 15th in NYC or via Livestream
Come see the entire Spirits Podcast team LIVE, united in person for the first time since 2020, next FRIDAY at Caveat in NYC!Join us in-person (proof of vaccination required, mask strongly encouraged)…
00:00:44 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
Wine, Not Blood | Your Urban Legends 65
Amanda reveals she is the shower ghost, Julia demands answers and closure, and Eric comes out as anti-olive. It’s an urban legends episode and the last story is CONTENTIOUS.
Content Warning: This e…
00:58:29 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
Māori Science Fiction and Being Joyously Weird w/ Sascha Stronach
This week we’re joined by author Sascha Stronach to talk about his debut novel, The Dawnhounds. We chat about spreading Māori science fiction, mushroom cities, and being joyously weird.
Content Warn…
00:50:09 |
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Hestia | It's All Greek to ME
Hestia is the living embodiment of the heart of the home. This oft-forgotten Olympian might not have gotten into the same shenanigans and antics that the other gods got into, but that doesn’t stop he…
00:49:25 |
Wed 22 Jun 2022
Ghosts Don’t Weigh Anything! | Your Urban Legends 64
Julia’s house might be haunted, but we’re not gonna dwell on that. Instead, we’re revisiting how haunted pasta is, yelling at you about using homemade ouija boards, and picture ourselves as extremely…
00:46:45 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
Long Island Urban Legends
It’s summertime and we’re revisiting our own hometown urban legends. Don’t go swimming in Lake Ronkonkoma, don’t visit the Hell House, and don’t look too deep into the military base that inspired Str…
01:00:04 |
Wed 08 Jun 2022
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