The Invisible Man has been scaring us since 1897, but invisibility has been used for nefarious purposes in myths and legends since way before that. Our survey of invisibility spans past centuries all the way to the modern day as we examine what exactly makes invisibility scary—and what might be next.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of mental institutions, gaslighting, abusive relationships, murder, physical and mental abuse, suicide, military industrail complex, stalking, human/medical testing, terrorism, grave robbing, racism, and gun violence.
Housekeeping
- Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends the podcast Bad Queers. Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books
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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.
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353: Your Urban Legends LXXXII - Most Haunted House Competition
352: Indigenous Horror with Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
351: Ragnarok
350: The Tempest
349: Your Urban Legends LXXXI - Clawfoot Tub Full of Pasta (with Brandon Grugle)
348: Nazi Zombies (with Dr. Claire E. Aubin)
347: Norse Creatures, Monsters, and More!
346: Monsters that Sell You Stuff Bracket (with Eric Silver)
345: Your Hometown Urban Legends LXXX - Crocs on Rocks (with Niki Grayson)
344: Crowned and Fairy Tale Retellings (with Regis and Kahran Bethencourt)
343: The Other Gods of Norse Mythology
342: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
341: Jewish Lesbian Vampires (with Samara Breger)
340: Your Urban Legends LXXIX - Guess How Many Sides a Triangle Has!
339: True Names
338: Freya
337: The Fairy Tale Tower
336: Your Urban Legends LXXVIII (with Janet Varney)
335: The Return of Bird Husband
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