We’re joined by the editors of Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology, Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst. They talk about finding community online, what makes Native stories post-apocalyptic, and the expectation of writing horror.
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Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of possession, colonialism, racism, gore, and tokenism.
Guests
Shane Hawk (enrolled Cheyenne-Arapaho, Hidatsa and Potawatomi descent) is a history teacher by day and a horror writer by night. Hawk is the author of Anoka: A Collection of Indigenous Horror and other short fiction featured in numerous anthologies.
Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (enrolled member, Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians) is the author of the novel Sacred Smokes, winner of the Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing, and Sacred City, winner of the Electa Quinney Award for Published Stories. His Pushcart-nominated fiction has been published in Southwest Review, Unnerving Magazine, Red Earth Review, The Journal of Working-Class Studies, Massachusetts Review, The Raven Chronicles, and Yellow Medicine Review, among others. He is a professor and chair of Indigenous Nations Studies at Portland State University.
Housekeeping
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Cast & Crew
- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin
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- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod
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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.
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232: Your Urban Legends L - Mold? Or GHOSTS?
231: Advice from Folklore III (with Dr. Moiya McTier)
230: Jamaican Witches (with Ciannon Smart)
229: The Secret Tunnels of Europe (Erdstalls)
228: Inserting Ourselves into the Story (with Rena Rossner)
227: Your Urban Legends XLIX - PS3: Powered By Ghosts?
226: Soju (with Dr. Hyunhee Park)
225: Tatterhood
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222: Women and Other Monsters (with Jess Zimmerman)
221: The Moon
220: Your Urban Legends XLVII - Expanding the Spirits Canon
219: Advice from Folklore II (with Moiya McTier)
218: Creepypasta (with Jenna Stoeber)
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