What’s in a name? Well, it turns out, a whole lot! We dive into the religious and folkloric origins of the True Name, the fantasy works it inspired, and how names are just as powerful now as they were in the dawn of humanity.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, animal attacks, racism, slavery, and religious persecution.
Housekeeping
- Links: Read more about names in Judaism here, here, and here!
- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner
- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books
- Call to Action: Listen to Tell Me About It today!
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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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369: Greek Word Origins
368: Your Urban Legends LXXXVI (with The Reading Party Podcast)
367: Hanukkah & Round and Round (with Eric Silver)
366: Exorcism
365: Rainbows
364: Your Urban Legends LXXXV (with Jeffrey Cranor)
363: Ravens
362: The Boogeyman
361: Astrology and Shakespeare (with Kelly Downes)
360: Black Cats
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358: Homer & The Iliad (with Lexie Henning)
357: Hamlet
356: Your Urban Legends LXXXIII - Board Games with Ghosts
355: Mexican Vampires (with Isabel Cañas)
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