Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
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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, served over ice, every Wednesday!
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- Tristan & Iseult · 53 min · Episode 515We’re chatting about the other two star-crossed lovers in Arthurian legend: Tristan & Iseult! We also talk about how Mark is somehow a guy who works in finance and also Cornish…
- The Terrifying Twos | Your Urban Legends 126 · 53 min · Episode 514When do the creepy kid years start? Is it the terrifying twos? We find out this episode! Also starring haunted fire house stories, an elevator from hell, a special breaking news…
- Zombies: Vodou and Haitian Origins w/ Jenna Chrisphonte · 39 min · Episode 513What does pineapple upside cake, vodou and zombies have in common? They’re all from Haiti! We sit down with author Jenna Chrisphonte to discuss Haitian history, the zombie, and…
- Haunted Houses · 55 min · Episode 512It’s nearly Halloween, so of course we’re thinking about haunted houses! But when you picture a haunted house, what are you picturing? The decrepit Victorian manor on a hill? A…
- Spiders · 55 min · Episode 511These creepy crawlies might get you in the mood for spooky season! But according to traditions from around the world, spiders have played important roles in the creation of the…
- Two-For-One Ghost Special! | Your Urban Legends 125 w/ Jake · 52 min · Episode 510If you’ve ever asked “is this a haunting or is my house just old and weird”, this is the episode for you! We’ve invited Jake, building inspector and medium (and Julia’s husband)…
- The House of Gardenias w/ Isabel Cañas · 56 min · Episode 509That’s right, Isabel Cañas is BACK! And she is here to chat about her newest book, The House of Gardenias, as well as socio-economic drama, The Awkward Dinner ™, and the little…
- Atlantis · 47 min · Episode 508Where did we go wrong with the city of Atlantis? From Plato using it as an allegory for the rise and fall of nations, it spun out of control and was co-opted by…
- Gawain · 56 min · Episode 507We’re talking about the Exemplar Templar this episode: Gawain. You probably know his story about The Green Knight, but do you know his other fascinating tales like his cursed…
- A Spectacle for Spectral Spectators | Your Urban Legends 124 · 53 min · Episode 506Do you think you’re more or less likely to be haunted if you sleep naked? How about if you take lots of baths? We’re asking the hard hitting questions about why ghosts are kind…
- The Phantom of the Opera w/ Erin A. Craig · 45 min · Episode 505We love a theatre ghost, but what about THE Theatre Ghost - The Phantom of the Opera! We are joined by the author of Our Strange Duet, Erin A. Craig to discuss her adaptation of…
- Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions w/ Dr. Claire Gilman & Dr. Joshua O’Driscoll · 51 min · Episode 504Grab your decks, cuties, because we are diving into the courtly game origins of tarot, its development into an occult staple, and many artists’ modern interpretations with the…
- Creepy Coins and Haunted Horses | Your Urban Legends 123 · 48 min · Episode 503We’ve got some spooky ones for you this time, gang! From creepy coins, haunted horses, and more than a few ghost cats. Plus, perhaps one of the scariest hauntings handled the…
- The Elaines · 57 min · Episode 502Sometimes you have to take a quick sidebar to talk about a bunch of women with the same name, but very different roles in Arthurian legend! From a pure Elaine that dies of…
- Witch Power w/ Emma Quilty · 43 min · Episode 501Feminist witches? Yes please! We’re joined by scholar and practicing witch, Emma Quilty, to talk about her research into modern witches, feminist practices, political activism…
- Drunk Girl’s Field Guide to Surviving Mythology · 1 h 5 min · Episode 500After 500 episodes, we have some advice to impart on how to survive in mythology. Plus, we get really drunk. Thanks for 500 episodes. Here’s to 500 more. Content Warning: This…
- Final Girl Energy in 2026 | Your Urban Legends 122 · 49 min · Episode 499It’s important to maintain that Final Girl Energy, gang. That’s what all of these urban legends have been preparing you for! We learn why it’s important to train kids young to…
- Yoruba Creation Story w/ Chinenye Egbuna Ikwuemesi · 1 h 6 min · Episode 498We are joined by storyteller, author, and researcher, Chinenye Egbuna Ikwuemesi to talk about African intellectual history, colonial historiography, and the Yoruba creation…
- Lost Daughter of Sparta w/ Felicia Day · 52 min · Episode 497We are joined by Felicia Day (!!!!!!!!) to talk about her newest graphic novel, Lost Daughter of Sparta, as well as Greek mythology, mythological retellings, and how these…
- The Odyssey · 1 h 33 min · Episode 496In preparation for the new Christopher Nolan epic, we’re visiting the ORIGINAL epic - The Odyssey. We walk you through the story, the plot beats to expect, what characters to…
- Lancelot · 52 min · Episode 495We can’t talk about Arthurian Legend without talking about the Most Knight of All Time: Lancelot. We love this complex character, at times a Gary Stu, at times complicated and…
- Something in the Wall is Sad | Your Urban Legends 121 · 49 min · Episode 494We’re beating the heat by giving ourselves chills with your urban legends! From taking a gap year to summon demons to offering the fae the most exotic snacks you can find, we…
- Cryptozoology and UFO Sightings w/ Sammy Rae · 53 min · Episode 493We’re joined by singer and songwriter Sammy Rae (of Sammy Rae & the Friends) to chat about her favorite thing besides music: cryptids! We hear about her becoming an honorary…
- The Round Table · 1 h 1 min · Episode 492Pull up a chair at the Round Table as we discuss the centerpiece of King Arthur’s court! How many knights sat there (more than you’d think!), what did it look like, and what did…
- Don’t Drink the Fairy Wine - Spirits X Wine Enthusiast · 58 min · Episode 491We teamed up with the folks at the Wine Enthusiast Podcast to chat about all things fairy wine, fairy food, the trope of “don’t eat the fairy food”, as well as how the tropes are…
- The Ghosts are Unionizing | Your Urban Legends 120 · 48 min · Episode 490We are offering our services as ghost mediators. It seems like something some of you need. Also featuring ghost unions, the most useless form of clairvoyance we’ve ever heard…
- Nature Yokai · 59 min · Episode 489Gardeners, as you start to see your plants begin to sprout, be cautious that there might be nature spirits lurking in your (garden) beds! This roundup, we talk about the various…
- Hawaiian Gothic w/ Keala Kendall · 55 min · Episode 488We’re joined by the fabulous Keala Kendall to deep dive into the history of Hawaii, the ghosts of imperialism that haunt the island, and what Hawaiian Gothic looks like as we…
- Patreon Preview: Just F*ck in the Woods | Your Urban Legends · 16 minEnjoy this preview of today's bonus urban legends episode over on Patreon! Join us for as little as $4/month (or start a free trial!) at patreon.com/spiritspodcastAmanda: Just…
- Vampires of the World · 1 h 2 min · Episode 487Okay, sorry it took us this long to do a vampire episode. As an apology, here’s ALL of the vampire stories you could possibly want from across the world - except for that classic…
- Printers, the Most Haunted Appliance | Your Urban Legends 119 · 50 min · Episode 486You know, we don’t have to scar children with stories of how they’re going to be eaten in the woods. But also, if we didn’t, would we have as many wonderful listener submitted…
- Tricksters w/ Isaac Sanders · 53 min · Episode 485We’re creating the normie to trickster pipeline with the help of scholar and game designer, Isaac Sanders! We talk about their work around the archetype of the trickster, not…
- Rome's April Festivals · 60 min · Episode 484We’re getting into Rome’s festivals, and April is FULL of them! We’re celebrating the harvest, we’re celebrating sex, we’re celebrating wine, shepherds, flowers and more! Get…
- Guinevere · 1 h 1 min · Episode 483We love mess, and Queen Guinevere of Arthurian legend? There’s a lot of mess there! There’s scandal, there’s infidelity, AND AN EVIL TWIN!! We discuss a woman that a lot of…
- FEED DROP: Historical Homos - A Queer History of Witchcraft · 1 h 13 minCheck out this episode from our friends at Historical Homos all about the Queer History of Witchcraft! In this episode, they ask and answer questions like when did “wise women”…
- Calling Back to Crince | Your Urban Legends 118 · 47 min · Episode 482The world is READY for this Urban Legends episode, featuring ghostly white pants on a muddy hike, creepy child phrasing, and of course, a call back to our favorite ghost, Crince…
- Legendary Chickens · 56 min · Episode 481Have you ever heard a rooster crowing in the new day and wondered why they did that? Would it surprise you to learn that there’s a bunch of myths explaining why? From China to…
- Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages w/ Melanie Holcomb & Nancy Thebaut · 44 min · Episode 480You might not think about love, sex, and gender when you think about the Middle Ages, but you might be surprised! We are joined by the co-curators of the Spectrum of Desire…
- The Lady of the Lake · 52 min · Episode 479The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that Spirits Podcast has to…
- Ghost-Related Refunds at Sephora? | Your Urban Legends 117 w/ Eteng Ettah · 1 h 1 min · Episode 478We are joined by podcaster extraordinaire, Eteng Ettah, as we dive into urban legends submitted by you, our Conspiriters! From after-school haunted shenanigans, to a make-up…
- Cursed Horses and The Year of the Horse · 55 min · Episode 477Years ago, we had a cursed episode all about horses. Now, to celebrate our 10 year anniversary AND The Year of the Horse, we visit some new horses (and murder horses) from…
- Persephone & Hades Revisited · 1 h 6 min · Episode 476Happy 10 Year Anniversary from your friends at Spirits! To celebrate, we’re revisiting the subject of our first ever episode: Persephone and Hades. We look at the story through a…
- King Arthur: Origins · 51 min · Episode 475A new year, a NEW MYTHOLOGY SERIES. Welcome to our Arthurian Legend series. We’re starting with its namesake: King Arthur - the man, the myth (???), the legend. We talk about…
- Whispered “hey” on the Toilet | Your Urban Legends 116 · 57 min · Episode 474It’s a new year and a CHONKY urban legends episode is waiting for you. Featuring a long-time bathroom haunting, the cosplay to spouse pipeline, and how sometimes retail jobs are…
- Medieval Mythmaking w/ Professor Matthew Gabriele · 54 min · Episode 473If you’ve ever wondered how myths were made, especially during the Medieval period, we’ve got you covered! We’re joined by Professor Matthew Gabriele, host of American Medieval…
- The Holy Ghost and Us Society · 54 min · Episode 472We’re starting off the new year with more CULTS. We dig into some local history to talk about Frank Sandford and The Holy Ghost and Us Society - a story of religious fanaticism…
- Feast of Fools · 46 min · Episode 471It’s the end of the year, so let’s make some resolutions - to turn the world upside down! So we’re taking inspiration from the Medieval festival known as the Feast of Fools. We…
- Ghost Child’s Screen Time | Your Urban Legends 115 · 50 min · Episode 470We should be telling more ghost stories in the winter time. That’s why we’re coming to you with a whole new urban legends episode, featuring mischievous ghost children, haunted…
- Appalachian Folklore w/ Chuck Corra · 51 min · Episode 469Appalachia is a hotbed of spooky things - ghost stories, UFO sightings, well known cryptids. But what is it about this region that makes it so mysterious? We’re joined by Chuck…
- The Kallikantzaros · 46 min · Episode 468Ah, Christmastime - presents, feasting, and… little goblins?! We explore this Greek folktale of the Kallikantzaroi, mischievous goblins that come to earth during the 12 Days of…
