We’re bombarded every year by various holiday romcoms, so Amanda has offered to take us by the hand and lead us through the tropes that make these movies both terrible and incredibly enjoyable.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of heteronormativity, infidelity, surgery, strained family relationships, dismemberment, and foreclosure.
Housekeeping
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- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse.
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About Us
Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
217: Theatre Superstitions
216: Your Urban Legends XLVI - All Stars!
215: Your Urban Legends XLV - XL!
214: Your Urban Legends XLIV - Pets & Animals!
213: Your Urban Legends XLIII - Second Chances!
212: Over the Moon (Myth Movie Night)
211: A Christmas Carol (with Emily VanDerWerff)
210: Your Urban Legends XLII - The Worst Question We’ve Ever Asked
209: Past Lives
208: Beowulf (with Maria Dahvana Headley)
207: Advice from Folklore (with Moiya McTier)
206: Your Urban Legends XLI - Trapper Keeper Confusion
205: The ‘Hades’ Guide to the Greek Underworld
204: Frankenstein (with Rose Eveleth)
203: Halloweentown (Myth Movie Night)
202: Your Urban Legends XL - Maybe it was Crows?
201: 50 Scariest Urban Legends from Each State
200!!! Urban Legends + Q&A Spectacular!
199: Your Urban Legends XXXIX
198: The Western Zodiac
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