There’s monsters that our parents warned us about, mostly because if they just told us to do something, we wouldn’t listen: Boogeymen! We go through some of the original boogeymen, where they came from, and how they’ve transformed over the years. And don’t worry, we make up some original boogeymen that you can pass down to future generations!
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of injury, death, child death, child endangerment, drowning, animal attacks, teeth, cannibalism, kidnapping, animal death, bugs, body horror, and human trafficking.
Housekeeping
- Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends starting the tradition you’ve been dreaming of.
- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at https://spiritspodcast.com/books
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Find Us Online
- Website & Transcripts: https://spiritspodcast.com
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Cast & Crew
- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin
- Editor: Bren Frederick
- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod
- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman
- Multitude: https://multitude.productions
About Us
Spirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and folklore. 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 retellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every week, on Spirits.
296: Your Urban Legends LXVI - Plumber, Electrician, and Psychic
295: Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Myth Movie Night)
294: Advice from Folklore IX (with Dr. Moiya McTier)
293: Baseball and Romance as American Legend (with KD Casey)
292: Dionysus
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291: Your Urban Legends LXV - Wine, Not Blood
290: Māori Science Fiction and Being Joyously Weird (with Sascha Stronach)
289: Hestia
288: Your Urban Legends LXIV - Ghosts Don’t Weigh Anything!
287: Long Island Urban Legends
286: Hingepoints and Speculative Fiction (with B.L. Blanchard)
285: Hera
284: Your Urban Legends LXIII - Handwritten Hometowns!
283: Ever After & Cinderella (Myth Movie Night with Jane Solomon)
282: Mexican Gothic (with Isabel Cañas)
281: Hephaestus
280: Your Urban Legends LXII - Haunted Houses Shouldn’t Be In Haunted Houses
279: Advice from Folklore VIII (with Dr. Moiya McTier)
278: Mami Wata and The Little Mermaid (with Natasha Bowen)
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