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
- Merch: Our new pins, digital coloring book, and posters are all for sale at http://spiritspodcast.com/merch!
Sponsors
- Skillshare is an online learning community where you can learn—and teach—just about anything. Visit skillshare.com/spirits2 to get two months of Skillshare Premium for free! This week Julia recommends “ODD BODIES: Illustrating Expressive, Stylized People” by Tom Froese.
- Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service that finds and delivers clothes, shoes, and accessories to fit your body, budget, and lifestyle. Get started at stitchfix.com/spirits for 25% off when you keep your whole box!
- Calm is the #1 app to help you reduce your anxiety and stress and help you sleep better. Get 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/spirits.
Find Us Online
If you like Spirits, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us @SpiritsPodcast on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. You can support us on Patreon (http://patreon.com/spiritspodcast) to unlock bonus Your Urban Legends episodes, director’s commentaries, custom recipe cards, and so much more. We also have lists of our book recommendations and previous guests’ books at http://spiritspodcast.com/books.
Transcripts are available at http://spiritspodcast.com/episodes. To buy merch, hear us on other podcasts, contact us, find our mailing address, or download our press kit, head on over to http://spiritspodcast.com.
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.
314: The Wild Hunt
313: The History of Alchemy (with Sara Norja)
312: Poltergeist (Myth Movie Night)
311: Your Urban Legends LXXII - Cheetos as a Supernatural Explanation
310: The Tooth Fairy
309: The Monkey King and Boy Giant (with Van Hoang)
308: Best Horror Movie Villain
307: Your Urban Legends LXXI - Logical Answers
306: Your Urban Legends LXX - Haunted Sewing Machine Theories
305: Your Urban Legends LXIX - The Secret Doctor Who Episode
304: Your Urban Legends LXVIII - Haunted Hotels
303: Dragons, Revisited
302: Haunted Childhood Homes (with Mara Wilson)
301: Liminality
New Patreon Benefits!
300: Your Urban Legends - Too Many Ghosts Being Too Ghostly
299: Little Red Riding Hood
Who Is the Most Heroic Animal of All Time? (“Head Heart Gut” Preview!)
298: Examining Urban Legends and the Satanic Panic (with Sarah Marshall)
297: Magical Babies
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free