Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore

00:52:13

Two-For-One Ghost Special! | Your Urban Legends 125...

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/10/07

If 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) to answer your burning questions about building code and paranormal phenomena!Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of family death, spiders, fire, and urination. Housekeeping- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books- Call to

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00:55:52

The House of Gardenias w/ Isabel Cañas

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/09/30

That’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 voice inside of her that begs for Spooky House and Teeth and Claws!Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of pregnancy, birth, Covid, war, military coup, and family death. GuestIsabel Cañas is a Mexican American speculative fiction writer. She holds a doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and

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00:47:13

Atlantis

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/09/23

Where 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 pseudo-archaeologists and Flat Earthers. Join us as we seek to dive deep and uncover the murky waters surrounding Atlantis. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of racism, white supremacy, genocide, colonization, antisemitism, and Nazis. Housekeeping- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations,

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00:56:20

Gawain

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/09/16

We’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 wife, his best horse, and his epic feud with Lancelot??Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of abduction, violence, sexual assault, arophobia, murder, and infidelity. Housekeeping- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books- Call to

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00:53:22

A Spectacle for Spectral Spectators | Your Urban...

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/09/09

Do 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 of creepers sometimes with these urban legends! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of strained family relationships, victim blaming, and voyeurism. Housekeeping- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books- Call to Action: Will you

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00:45:04

The Phantom of the Opera w/ Erin A. Craig

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/09/02

We 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 the stage play, how Phantom transformed her into a theatre kid, and her own spooky experiences backstage as a professional stage manager! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of fire and housing insecurity. GuestErin A. Craig is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. After getting her

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00:50:47

Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions w/ Dr....

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/08/26

Grab 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 curators of The Morgan Library’s recent exhibition: Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions.Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of gambling and misogyny. Guests- Dr. Claire Gilman is Acquavella Curator and Department Head of Modern and Contemporary Drawings at the Morgan Library and Museum

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00:47:48

Creepy Coins and Haunted Horses | Your Urban Legends 123

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/08/19

We’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 most casually we’ve ever heard!Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, queerphobia, enslavement, and child death. Housekeeping- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books- Call to Action: Will you join us for year 10, episode

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00:56:36

The Elaines

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/08/12

Sometimes 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 heartbreak, to another who is scheming to give birth to the Perfect Knight, you’d be surprised how many Elaines can fit in these Arthurian stories!Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of sexual assault, death, adultery, injury, misogyny, torture, and pregnancy. Housekeeping- Books: Check out our

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00:42:55

Witch Power w/ Emma Quilty

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/08/05

Feminist 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, and witchy tupperware parties.Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of capitalism, abusive relationships, Charlie Kirk, misogyny, gender violence, and queerphobia.GuestEmma Quilty is a social anthropologist who works in the field of feminist science and technology studies. Her research

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01:05:02

Drunk Girl’s Field Guide to Surviving Mythology

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/07/29

After 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 episode contains conversations about or mentions of explicit sexual content, sexual assault, incest, childbirth/pregnancy, home invasion, and colonization. Housekeeping- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books- Call to Action: Will you join us for year 10, episode

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00:49:17

Final Girl Energy in 2026 | Your Urban Legends 122

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/07/22

It’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 spot ghosts, and why bringing your spooky partner home may lead to finding out you’ve got ghosts watching you at night!Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of defecation, auditory hallucination, abusive relationships, death, physical harm, menstruation, and home invasion.Housekeeping- Books:

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01:06:11

Yoruba Creation Story w/ Chinenye Egbuna Ikwuemesi

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/07/15

We are joined by storyteller, author, and researcher, Chinenye Egbuna Ikwuemesi to talk about African intellectual history, colonial historiography, and the Yoruba creation story. Learn how Obatala broke the world, and then brought it back together again and became the patron of disability. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of racism, enslavement, surgery, death in childbirth, colonialism, and ableism. GuestChinenye Egbuna Ikwuemesi is a Nigerian-British author,

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00:52:28

Lost Daughter of Sparta w/ Felicia Day

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/07/08

We 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 stories help us look at how modern society treats women.Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of misogyny, ageism, grief, infidelity, human sacrifice, death, sexual assault, kidnapping, queerphobia, GuestFelicia Day is an actor, producer, writer, and streamer. She is the author of the graphic

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01:33:16

The Odyssey

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/07/01

In 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 look out for, and give our own thoughts and opinions on what an adaptation of The Odyssey should be. And yes, that runtime is correct - this is like our own epic of an episode.Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, abandonment, warfare, sexual assault, grief, misogyny, bullying, racism,

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00:51:36

Lancelot

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/06/24

We 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 yearning. But you’ll hopefully come away with a new appreciation of the most well-known knight.Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of adultery, kidnapping, sex, death, violence, mental illness, violence against women, and gun violence. Housekeeping- Books: Check out our previous book

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00:48:41

Something in the Wall is Sad | Your Urban Legends 121

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/06/17

We’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 think you’re going to walk away from this episode with more than your fair share of goosebumps!Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonization, military, death, and suicide (21:20 - 29:34). Housekeeping- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at

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00:53:18

Cryptozoology and UFO Sightings w/ Sammy Rae

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/06/10

We’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 member of the Cryptozoology Museum, her love of cryptid documentaries, and the story of the UFO sightings of Varginha Brazil.Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of collective trauma, death, vehicle crashes, gun violence, military occupation, and illness. GuestSammy Rae is a singer,

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01:01:11

The Round Table

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/06/03

Pull 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 it represent to these knights that swore fealty and chivalry? Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, violence, and abduction. Housekeeping - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books - Call to Action: Send in

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00:58:24

Don’t Drink the Fairy Wine - Spirits X Wine Enthusiast

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore ·

2026/05/27

We 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 being utilized in modern fantasy and romantasy! Grab a glass of wine (that didn’t appear in the middle of a ring of mushrooms, please!) and dive in with us. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of blood, kidnapping, death, sexual content, implied cannibalism, violence, and

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