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386: Your Urban Legends - Unknowable, Eldritch Pronouns (with Mischa Stanton)

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Release Date: 05/01/2024

388: Making Queer Fairy Tales (with Melanie Gillman) show art 388: Making Queer Fairy Tales (with Melanie Gillman)

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We’re joined by cartoonist and author of Other Ever Afters, Mel Gillman to chat about growing as an artist, how allegories of fairy tales grow over time, and breaking the structures to write good horror. Also, the premiere of our new favorite segment: Foraging Corner.   Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of queerphobia, arranged marriage, divorce, colonization, genocide, bodily fluids, gentrification, and classism.    Guest is a cartoonist and illustrator who specializes in LGBTQ books for kids and teens. They are the creator of...

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We hope you’re feeling as divinely inspired as we are in this episode about the Muses! We dive into their origins, their idiosyncrasies, and the role they play in both Ancient Greek society and our society today (and invent some of our own!)   Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonialism, racism, death, murder, body horror, incest, pregnancy/birth, and war.    Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends donating to . - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at - ...

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386: Your Urban Legends - Unknowable, Eldritch Pronouns (with Mischa Stanton) show art 386: Your Urban Legends - Unknowable, Eldritch Pronouns (with Mischa Stanton)

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We’re joined by editor extraordinaire and podcast pro, Mischa Stanton. And we brought a bunch of stories that are Mischa-coded: LARPing, summer camps, and unknowable pronouns. And of course, the logical conclusion to any story: Giant Doorknob.   Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of paranoia, anxiety, spiders, animal death, bodily functions, and family member death.    Guest is a storyteller & sound designer based in LA. They’ve worked in theatre, live music, museum installations, short films, animation, commercial events,...

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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) show art 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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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 show art 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 show art 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) show art 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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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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We’re joined by editor extraordinaire and podcast pro, Mischa Stanton. And we brought a bunch of stories that are Mischa-coded: LARPing, summer camps, and unknowable pronouns. And of course, the logical conclusion to any story: Giant Doorknob.

 

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of paranoia, anxiety, spiders, animal death, bodily functions, and family member death. 

 

Guest

Mischa Stanton is a storyteller & sound designer based in LA. They’ve worked in theatre, live music, museum installations, short films, animation, commercial events, award shows, and even a Renaissance Faire! They’re probably most known for their work in podcasts, on shows like LeVar Burton Reads, The Bright Sessions, and MARVELS, as well as a BOATLOAD of shows right here at Multitude! Check out their newest project, The Wandering Path, available to subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts - first episodes drop May 13th!

 

Housekeeping

- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends Game Changer on Dropout

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at https://spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Check out Exolore today!

 

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Cast & Crew

- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin

- Editor: Bren Frederick

- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod

- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman

- Multitude: https://multitude.productions

 

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.