385: Thoth
Spirits
Get your notepad ready to take notes, because we’re talking about the god Thoth! There’s games of chance, justice, cliffhangers, and so much more! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonialism, racism, sexual content, bodily fluids, death, fire, pregnancy/childbirth, incest, polygamy, animal death, decapitation, and gore. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends by Cristen Randall - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at - Call to Action: Check out !...
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384: Queer Monsters (with Sacha Coward)
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Hey Time Travelers, we’re diving back in time with the help of author Sacha Coward to talk about the intertwined history of queerness, monsters, and mythology! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of homophobia/queerphobia, death, the AIDs epidemic, religious persecution, sex, misgendering, pregnancy, and murder. Guest has worked in museums and heritage for over 10 years. For the past three years, he has been freelancing as an historian, public speaker, and researcher. He has run LGBTQ+ focused tours for museums,...
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383: Haunted Theatres
Spirits
We’re back from our tour, and even though none of the theatres we visited were haunted, we decided to do a dive into the most haunted theatres around the world! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, suicide, fire, child endangerment, child death, poisoning, warfare, stabbing, illness, murder, and government corruption. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends the new content in ! - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at - Call to Action: Check out...
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382: Your Urban Legends XC - Wholesome Urban Legends
Spirits
The antidote we all need to April Fool’s Day is here: a roundup of wholesome stories from your lives about the ways you and your parents make your days more magical. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of genitalia, illness, insects, spiders, injury, child endangerment, divorce, and death. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at - Call to Action: Check out ! Sponsors - is an online therapy service....
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381: Ma’at
Spirits
Let’s play a game of Never Have I Ever with the gods. We’re talking about Ma’at, the balance of the universe, and how we all play a role in upholding order from chaos. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of light cannibalism, death, sex, classism, and power imbalance. Housekeeping - TOUR: Get the VOD for our ! - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at - Call to Action: Check out today! Sponsors - offers hemp-derived THC products. Head to and use...
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380: Abandoned Places (with Blake Pfeil)
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Have you ever been haunted by an abandoned place? We are joined by multidisciplinary artist Blake Pfeil to talk about his experiences exploring abandoned places, how abandoned places are inherently queer, and why they haunt us the way they do. Mutual aid recommendations for Gaza include , urging to call for ceasefire, and donating directly to calls for aid. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of religious trauma, religious persecution, child abuse, imprisonment, Nazis, homophobia, imperialism/colonialism, and Gaza. Guest is an...
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Join the Rolling Bones Tour from ANYWHERE with VODs!
Spirits
You asked from around the globe, so we answered: we will have AUDIO + VIDEO RECORDINGS for every stop on the Rolling Bones tour!!! to the show of your choosing today, and a high-quality VOD will be emailed to you after the show. That means you can enjoy the Rolling Bones tour remotely no matter where you are. PLUS, anyone who has bought a ticket or will buy a ticket will get digital bonuses as a thank-you: digital tarot pack of the Spirits Major Arcana + Cups Booster tarot decks AND a $10 off coupon for new upcoming JTP dice (👀👀👀). We’ve been...
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379: Your Urban Legends LXXXIX - 7 Minutes in Heaven with a Ghost
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The family that listens to Spirits together, stays together. Or that’s what we’re guessing after this follow up email we got! Also, are you up to the task of cleaning haunted hospitals at night? Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of violence against women, death, pregnancy, miscarriage, illness, drowning, child death, infidelity, and animal death. Housekeeping - TOUR: Get tickets for our ! - Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends A GRAVE ROBBERY by Deanna Raybourn - Books: Check out our previous book...
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Tickets are Going Fast for the Rolling Bones Tour!
Spirits
Get your tickets NOW at !! Don’t miss out: come see Spirits and Join the Party LIVE in Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, and Washington DC later this month. Not in these seven cities? Tell your friends who are! And stay tuned for a brand new episode next week <3
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378: Nightmare Creatures
Spirits
Have you ever woken up from a nightmare and wondered: What’s that all about? You’re not alone! We dive in deep to the various monsters and spirits that people have been blaming their bad dreams on since the dawn of time! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of drug use, violence, death, broken bones, blood, animal death/injury, defecation, suffocation, abusive relationships and sex. Housekeeping - TOUR: Get tickets for our ! - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends getting tickets for the . - Books: Check out...
info_outlineEvery Hero’s Journey has to come to an end eventually. We invited Christopher Dole to tell us five tales of heroes who lived their best lives and how they ended. Also featuring marrying beautiful giants and our Wishbone Fancast.
This week, Julia recommends a classic, The Golden Compass.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about death, mentions of rape, and mentions of incest.
Guest
Christopher Dole is a podcaster and co-creator of Arden Podcast. Follow him on Twitter @chrisdole86.
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About Us
Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, a production collective of indie audio professionals. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.