383: Haunted Theatres
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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377: Advice from Folklore IX (with Dr. Moiya McTier)
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The gods (and astrophysicist-folklorist Dr. McTier) are back to channel divine inspiration for YOUR questions. We cover it all, from jobs to housekeeping to dealing with sibling estrangement. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of misogyny, birth, family estrangement, capitalism, irregular eating, and depression. Guest is an astrophysicist and folklorist who hosts , , and . She wrote , named a best book of 2022 by Publishers Weekly. And she serves as the senior advisor to the advocating for artists in the face of generative AI....
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376: Polly Baker (with Fayge Horesh)
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We’re a mythology podcast, so why are we talking to historian Fayge Horesh about a historical figure? Well, first off she’s not real. But secondly? She’s such a cool example of a hoax becoming a myth! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of pregnancy, misogyny, anti semitism, colonization, abortion, cultural appropriation, and enslavement. Guest Fayge Horesh is a public historian, tour guide, and freelance writer. The creator and host of the podcast Fayge brings her research skills, curiosity, and cheekiness to discuss...
info_outlineSure, we’ve covered Krampus before, but we wanted to see him in ACTION with the 2015 film Krampus. A family finds out the dark true meaning of Christmas, and learns about the sacrifice of giving, while getting terrorized by Christmas accoutrement. This episode also ends with Amanda yelling, “That’s the true snowglobe!” so you know it’s gonna be good.
This week, Amanda recommends Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about gun violence, death, child endangerment, and animal death.
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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.