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Podcast episodes on mythology, folklore, and urban legends, discussed by two tipsy history nerds. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy re-tellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every two weeks, on Spirits.

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May 07, 2025

The Birthplace of Dark Academia | Your Urban Legends 107

May 07, 2025/ Spirits Podcast
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 yes, it’s as haunted as you’d think!

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May 07, 2025/ Spirits Podcast/
episode
urban legend
April 30, 2025

Urban Legends of NYC w/ Greg Young of The Bowery Boys

April 30, 2025/ Spirits Podcast
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 from over 18 (!!!) years of podcasting about the history of NYC!

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April 30, 2025/ Spirits Podcast/
episode
guest episode
April 23, 2025

Gardening Superstitions

April 23, 2025/ Spirits Podcast
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 garden sparkle this year.

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April 23, 2025/ Spirits Podcast/
episode
folklore, roundup
April 16, 2025

Riddling Spirits

April 16, 2025/ Spirits Podcast
Riddling Spirits

Riddles have captivated fiction and mythology alike for thousands of years! From sphinxes and gods to kings and princesses, we’ve been posing riddles to each other for longer than we can remember. But why? That’s the real riddle we’re looking to solve this episode!

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April 16, 2025/ Spirits Podcast/
episode
roundup
April 09, 2025

Oops! All Haunted Schools! | Your Urban Legends 106

April 09, 2025/ Spirits Podcast
Oops! All Haunted Schools! | Your Urban Legends 106

Ooops! That’s a lot of haunted schools! Haunted school trips, haunted school theatres, haunted turrets that no child should be crawling up into! Be unruly, be ungovernable, give children nightmares!

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April 09, 2025/ Spirits Podcast/
episode
urban legend
April 01, 2025

Feed Drop: Queens Podcast - Amina of Zaria

April 01, 2025/ Spirits Podcast

This week, we give you an episode from our friends at Queens Podcast about the life of Amina of Zaria, a legendary figure in African history. Enjoy this episode capturing the incredible story of a woman who defied the norms of her time!

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April 01, 2025/ Spirits Podcast/
episode
guest episode
March 26, 2025

Women of a Certain Age w/ Deanna Raybourn

March 26, 2025/ Spirits Podcast
Women of a Certain Age w/ Deanna Raybourn

Women of a certain age can do anything - whether it’s being assassins, spinning the threads of fate, or doing witchy things in the woods! From the Fates of Greek mythology to Victorian scientists like Margaret Fountaine, author Deanna Raybourn shows us that older women are capable of doing anything and everything.

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March 26, 2025/ Spirits Podcast/
episode
guest episode
March 19, 2025

Once Upon A Time...

March 19, 2025/ Spirits Podcast
Once Upon A Time...

Every story has to start somewhere. Whether it’s with “once upon a time” or “when tigers used to smoke tobacco”, storytellers have been setting the scene for their audiences in beautiful and interesting ways. Join us as we dig into the origins of story beginnings AND endings!

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March 19, 2025/ Spirits Podcast/
episode
folklore
March 12, 2025

Gods of the Nile | Denial Isn’t Just a River

March 12, 2025/ Spirits Podcast
Gods of the Nile | Denial Isn’t Just a River

We’ve reached the end of the river. What an amazing journey. We discuss our final 3 gods of the Nile River: Khnum, Hapy, and Sobek. Fish? They’re agents of chaos.

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March 12, 2025/ Spirits Podcast/
episode
Egypt, mythology
March 05, 2025

It’s Giving Hat Man | Your Urban Legends 105

March 05, 2025/ Spirits Podcast

What if you got to dream of an urban legends episode that never actually existed? Well, it happened! Also featuring several food superstition follow-ups, two grannies blessing marriages, and an off-the-grid ghost!

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March 05, 2025/ Spirits Podcast/
episode
urban legend
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