Episode 398: Your Urban Legends XCIV - The Following Spirit
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Do not adjust your podcast players. If this is all sounding familiar to you, it might be an echo of the future.
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Episode 397: Zombies and Shakespeare (with Melody Bates)
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Was Shakespeare writing about zombies? What if Romeo & Juliet were transformed at the end of the play rather than just dying? We’re joined by playwright and creator Melody Bates to talk about her love and frustration with Shakespeare, her acting origins, and translating fashion and folklore into performance.
Read MoreEpisode 396: Dryads
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It’s summer and we’re vibing with nature, which means we’re talking about the tree spirits of Greek mythology: Dryads! Also if you’ve ever wanted to hear the Ancient Greek version of Mamma Mia? We’ve got you.
Read MoreEpisode 395: Isis
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We’re talking this week about Isis, the Egyptian Head Queen in Charge! She’s out there doing magic, bringing people back from the dead, controlling scorpions, all sorts of things. If you’re not impressed, you’re not listening.
Read MoreEpisode 394: Your Urban Legends XCIII - The Shuddering of Creekside Mushrooms, Revisited
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After a month of mushroom folklore, horror, and general gushing, we are revisiting with fresh eyes the scariest story we’ve ever told on the podcast: The Shuddering of Creekside Mushrooms.
Read MoreEpisode 393: The World of Mushrooms
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Julia loves mushrooms. That’s why we are doing a whole month of mushroom episodes, but she just wanted to share her favorite facts from the world of mushrooms with you all.
Read MoreEpisode 392: Mushrooms and Modern Horror (with Jenna Stoeber)
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Mushrooms and horror go together like peanut butter and jelly, and we’ve brought on our local horror expert, Jenna Stoeber to talk us through the history of mushrooms, horror, video games, and more!
Read MoreEpisode 391: Mushrooms and Mythology
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Surprise! We’re spending an entire month talking about mushrooms in mythology, horror and beyond! We start with a roundup of our favorite mushroom tales and creatures from mythology and folklore, from fairy circles, edible monsters, and mushroom superpowers.
Read MoreEpisode 390: Your Urban Legends XCII - A Ghost’s Costume Change
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We scared each other quite a bit with this one. A ghost that says its name like a Pokemon, a very fitness-focused ghost, and the worst bug story we’ve ever heard in our entire lives.
Read MoreEpisode 389: Osiris
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More mummies, more problems - or in this case, we’re talking about the FIRST mummy and god of the afterlife: Osiris!
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