Spirits Podcast
@spiritspodcast.com
A boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore from around the world. Pairing legends and libations since 2016!
Sometimes we have a guest who just does not want to be scared, so we gathered up wholesome hometown urban legends for our friend @ohitsbigron.bsky.social.
Featuring kindergarten paleontologists, bottomless lakes of fire, and how to make pirates even scarier!
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Featuring kindergarten paleontologists, bottomless lakes of fire, and how to make pirates even scarier!
pod.fo/e/318518
Spirits: Wholesome Urban Legends w/ Ronald Young Jr.
Sometimes we have a guest who just does not want to be scared! That’s why we’re breaking out some incredible yet wholesome hometown urban legends to share with friend of the pod, Ronald Young J...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Sometimes we have a guest who just does not want to be scared, so we gathered up wholesome hometown urban legends for our friend @ohitsbigron.bsky.social.
Featuring kindergarten paleontologists, bottomless lakes of fire, and how to make pirates even scarier!
pod.fo/e/318518
Featuring kindergarten paleontologists, bottomless lakes of fire, and how to make pirates even scarier!
pod.fo/e/318518
You’ve heard his name before: Merlin. Not the first wizard, but the most important wizard!
We’re taking a crack at this pillar of Arthurian legend: from demonic birth, to terrible romances, to his role as Arthur’s Wizard Daddy.
spiritspodcast.com/episodes/452
We’re taking a crack at this pillar of Arthurian legend: from demonic birth, to terrible romances, to his role as Arthur’s Wizard Daddy.
spiritspodcast.com/episodes/452
Merlin — Spirits
You’ve heard his name before: Merlin. Not the first wizard, but the most important wizard! We’re taking a crack at Arthurian legend, digging into how the prototypical wizard shaped the stories, includ...
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August 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
You’ve heard his name before: Merlin. Not the first wizard, but the most important wizard!
We’re taking a crack at this pillar of Arthurian legend: from demonic birth, to terrible romances, to his role as Arthur’s Wizard Daddy.
spiritspodcast.com/episodes/452
We’re taking a crack at this pillar of Arthurian legend: from demonic birth, to terrible romances, to his role as Arthur’s Wizard Daddy.
spiritspodcast.com/episodes/452
Okay, but we're still wondering about the origin of the little boy peeing. Someone, please tell us!
A new episode about house spirits is out now on all your podcast apps.
A new episode about house spirits is out now on all your podcast apps.
August 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Okay, but we're still wondering about the origin of the little boy peeing. Someone, please tell us!
A new episode about house spirits is out now on all your podcast apps.
A new episode about house spirits is out now on all your podcast apps.
We thought you might want to get deeply creeped out this week! On the latest Urban Legends episode, we dig into some prophetic dreams, creepy child ghosts, and why we trust night nurses over any other profession to combat the supernatural. Out now on all your podcast apps!
July 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We thought you might want to get deeply creeped out this week! On the latest Urban Legends episode, we dig into some prophetic dreams, creepy child ghosts, and why we trust night nurses over any other profession to combat the supernatural. Out now on all your podcast apps!
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Just recorded a VERY COOL interview with a podcast I’m a huge fan of! We were originally supposed to record 2 weeks ago, but I got sick. I pulled cards for whether to reschedule. For no, I pulled The Hanged One. For yes, Page of Pents. And here he is again in my daily draw today! TAROT WORKS Y’ALL.
June 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Just recorded a VERY COOL interview with a podcast I’m a huge fan of! We were originally supposed to record 2 weeks ago, but I got sick. I pulled cards for whether to reschedule. For no, I pulled The Hanged One. For yes, Page of Pents. And here he is again in my daily draw today! TAROT WORKS Y’ALL.
This week, author and artist Claire Burgess joins us to talk about their work around tarot and the intersection of spirituality and queerness. Listen in for our witchy awakenings, getting rid of the binary in tarot readings, and so much more! Out now on all your podcast apps.
July 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This week, author and artist Claire Burgess joins us to talk about their work around tarot and the intersection of spirituality and queerness. Listen in for our witchy awakenings, getting rid of the binary in tarot readings, and so much more! Out now on all your podcast apps.
Amanda's face says it all 😳
Settle around the campfire as we tell a tale of the Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia. Available now wherever you get your podcasts!
Settle around the campfire as we tell a tale of the Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia. Available now wherever you get your podcasts!
July 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Amanda's face says it all 😳
Settle around the campfire as we tell a tale of the Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia. Available now wherever you get your podcasts!
Settle around the campfire as we tell a tale of the Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia. Available now wherever you get your podcasts!
Ever wonder where "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" comes from? On this week's episode, we do a deep dive into the philosophical and religious origins of the Three Wise Monkeys! And in true Spirits fashion, we match what beer goes with which monkey, because why not?! 🍺 🙉 🙈 🙊
July 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ever wonder where "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" comes from? On this week's episode, we do a deep dive into the philosophical and religious origins of the Three Wise Monkeys! And in true Spirits fashion, we match what beer goes with which monkey, because why not?! 🍺 🙉 🙈 🙊
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feeling very seen by the most recent @spiritspodcast.com as a gay elder millennial who loves death AND takes care of his emotional stunted grandmother who grew up during the great depression 😂😂😂
July 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
feeling very seen by the most recent @spiritspodcast.com as a gay elder millennial who loves death AND takes care of his emotional stunted grandmother who grew up during the great depression 😂😂😂
Julia lore incoming 🐛
A new Urban Legends episode is out now on wherever you listen to your podcasts!
A new Urban Legends episode is out now on wherever you listen to your podcasts!
July 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Julia lore incoming 🐛
A new Urban Legends episode is out now on wherever you listen to your podcasts!
A new Urban Legends episode is out now on wherever you listen to your podcasts!
This week we're joined by author and artist, Brooke Palmieri, to talk about holding onto your weirdness, astral hygiene, Neopets roleplay forums, and more! His new book Bargain Witch: Essays of Self-Initiation, comes out in October 2025!
June 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This week we're joined by author and artist, Brooke Palmieri, to talk about holding onto your weirdness, astral hygiene, Neopets roleplay forums, and more! His new book Bargain Witch: Essays of Self-Initiation, comes out in October 2025!
What's the buzz around bees? Listen to this week's episode about bees in folklore and mythology to find out!
Plus, get your Old Wives’ Tale Teller corduroy hat at spiritspodcast.com/merch 🐝
Plus, get your Old Wives’ Tale Teller corduroy hat at spiritspodcast.com/merch 🐝
June 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What's the buzz around bees? Listen to this week's episode about bees in folklore and mythology to find out!
Plus, get your Old Wives’ Tale Teller corduroy hat at spiritspodcast.com/merch 🐝
Plus, get your Old Wives’ Tale Teller corduroy hat at spiritspodcast.com/merch 🐝
We're calling it. It's going to be a hot cocktail summer, y'all. What will you be drinking?
June 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We're calling it. It's going to be a hot cocktail summer, y'all. What will you be drinking?
Dying to hear the rest of Abby's terrifying dreams? (Plus more listener stories?!?) Get a bonus urban legends episode every month when you subscribe on Patreon! And fun fact—you can get a 7-day free trial when sign up as a patron.
June 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Dying to hear the rest of Abby's terrifying dreams? (Plus more listener stories?!?) Get a bonus urban legends episode every month when you subscribe on Patreon! And fun fact—you can get a 7-day free trial when sign up as a patron.
Technology & capitalism & mythology, oh my! This week on Spirits, we are joined by professor and podcaster @jathansadowski.com to discuss the myth of inevitability, the modern Eleusinian Mysteries of Silicon Valley, and why technologists need to read better sci-fi.
May 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Technology & capitalism & mythology, oh my! This week on Spirits, we are joined by professor and podcaster @jathansadowski.com to discuss the myth of inevitability, the modern Eleusinian Mysteries of Silicon Valley, and why technologists need to read better sci-fi.
Is your Tomte being compensated fairly? This week, we dug into the Scandinavian Nisse and Tomte, the socialist leanings of these house spirits, and why everyone got so into garden gnomes all of a sudden! Available on all your podcast apps!
May 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Is your Tomte being compensated fairly? This week, we dug into the Scandinavian Nisse and Tomte, the socialist leanings of these house spirits, and why everyone got so into garden gnomes all of a sudden! Available on all your podcast apps!
Shout out to Wellbutrin! This week on Spirits, we dig into the mythological (and alchemical) origins of gnomes. Listen now on wherever you get your podcasts.
May 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Shout out to Wellbutrin! This week on Spirits, we dig into the mythological (and alchemical) origins of gnomes. Listen now on wherever you get your podcasts.
What would you do if you saw this? A new Urban Legends episode is out now on all your podcast apps!
May 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
What would you do if you saw this? A new Urban Legends episode is out now on all your podcast apps!
NYC has a long history of ghost sightings, but sometimes, we wish there were more. A new episode with Greg Young from @boweryboys.bsky.social is out now on all your favorite podcast apps!
April 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NYC has a long history of ghost sightings, but sometimes, we wish there were more. A new episode with Greg Young from @boweryboys.bsky.social is out now on all your favorite podcast apps!
An ode to fennel 💚
Don't miss our gardening superstitions episode, available on all your podcast apps!
Don't miss our gardening superstitions episode, available on all your podcast apps!
April 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
An ode to fennel 💚
Don't miss our gardening superstitions episode, available on all your podcast apps!
Don't miss our gardening superstitions episode, available on all your podcast apps!
Another take on CatDog that we wouldn't have considered 🐱🐶 A new episode about riddles in fiction and mythology is out now on all your podcast apps!
April 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Another take on CatDog that we wouldn't have considered 🐱🐶 A new episode about riddles in fiction and mythology is out now on all your podcast apps!
New fear unlocked🪞A new urban legends episode about haunted schools is out now on all your podcast apps!
April 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
New fear unlocked🪞A new urban legends episode about haunted schools is out now on all your podcast apps!
happy #TransDayOfVisibility from Coffin Texts Spell 714
March 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
happy #TransDayOfVisibility from Coffin Texts Spell 714
It was such an honor to have bestselling author @deannaraybourn.bsky.social on this week’s episode! We got to talk all about the role women of a certain age play in mythology and history. Listen now on all your favorite podcast apps!
March 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It was such an honor to have bestselling author @deannaraybourn.bsky.social on this week’s episode! We got to talk all about the role women of a certain age play in mythology and history. Listen now on all your favorite podcast apps!
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Thank you to everyone who stopped by our @jointhepartypod.com x @spiritspodcast.com live show in Portland on Sunday! We had a blast and made some interesting friends along the way 🦚
March 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our @jointhepartypod.com x @spiritspodcast.com live show in Portland on Sunday! We had a blast and made some interesting friends along the way 🦚