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394: Your Urban Legends XCIII - The Shuddering of Creekside Mushrooms, Revisited

Release Date: 06/26/2024

415: Your Urban Legends 101 - I’m Looking For an Apparition

Spirits

I’m looking for an apparition. 5’5”. Brown hair. Spooky vibes. Also, a visit from Ma Winchester AND Mother Goose? We are blessed AND scared, the best of both worlds. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of sexual content, abusive relationships, death, urination, enslavement, illness, and dementia. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends by Ava Reid. - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at - Call to Action: Check out ! - Submit Your Urban...

414: Idle Hour and the Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians

Spirits

Since it’s nearing Thanksgiving, Julia presents a hyper local cult that’s been fascinating her - The Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians and their attempt to raise an Immortal Baby. That’s all we’re giving you. Buckle up. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonization, eugenics, cults, racism, fire, death, unequal sexual power dynamics, child endangerment, incarceration, and suicide. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends the Reimagined newsletter at - Books: Check out our...

We’re Not Going Anywhere

Spirits

Mythology and folklore aren’t just history. They’re essential roadmaps to what’s next. Free Multitude Discord: Free Multitude newsletter: Spirits Patreon, where you can follow us for free:

413: Hathor

Spirits

This goddess is giving mother. Literally. This many-named deity, Hathor, is the goddess of love, sex, makeup, and even hangovers. You can see why we’re excited to talk about her. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of sex, genitals, childbirth, death, blood, and colonization. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at - Call to Action: Check out ! - Submit Your Urban Legends...

412: Your Urban Legends 100!!! - Out Clubbing During a Haunting

Spirits

100 spooky urban legends episodes. Who would have thought? We celebrate that number with the coolest cryptid mom ever, the worst building material ever, and GHOSTLY VIDEO EVIDENCE! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of animal/pet death, human death, racism, sexual harassment, hospitalization, injury, and burns. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends CALLING US at +1-617-420-3244 ! And! by Lev Ac Rosen - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at - Call to...

411: Your Urban Legends XCIX - SECRET FUNERAL HEIST

Spirits

If you’re not thinking about the best ways to creep people out with your final wishes after you die, you’re not optimizing. An urban legends episode featuring witches’ graves, ladies in green, and spooky sleep things! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, murder, drowning, religious persecution, animal death, pregnancy/pregnancy complications, injury, bodily functions, and violence against women. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends doing a horror movie cocktail pairing with friends! - ...

410: Your Urban Legends XCVIII - Short & Spooky!

Spirits

Something a story is short, sweet, and more importantly, spooky! So we’ve got a variety of those quicker stories this episode - from graves, to elementary school ghost hunting clubs, to the worst story a grandma has ever told, these are short, quick, and terrifying! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonialism, violence, death, child endangerment, warfare, and xenophobia. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends ! - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at -...

409: Your Urban Legends XCVII - The Most Metal Girl Guide Trip

Spirits

We let Girl Guides get up to the wildest stuff. From age-inappropriate field trips, handsy ghosts, and the return of the Half-Perched House, this episode has us riled up! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, lack of consent, medical mistreatment, capital punishment, execution, and sex. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends voting for Spirits in the ! - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at - Call to Action: Check out (a fellow Signal Award !!) at ...

408: Nephthys & Seshat

Spirits

We’ve got a goddess double header! We dive into two underappreciated goddesses, who really are way cooler than you were led to believe in your elementary school Egyptian history unit. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of sex, infidelity, pregnancy and birth, murder, and death. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends seasonal beverages. - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at - Call to Action: Check out Multitude’s newest show, ! Sponsors ...

407: El Silbón

Spirits

If you hear whistling on the plains at night, it might be too late for you. Because you’ve probably run into El Silbón, the South American boogeyman known for his distinct whistling and vengeful nature! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of domestic violence, murder, infidelity, colonization, abuse, animal attacks, light cannibalism, disembowelment, and fire. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends her TTRPG, Helios is Hungover (which you can get by joining the ! - Books: Check out our previous...

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After a month of mushroom folklore, horror, and general gushing, we are revisiting with fresh eyes the scariest story we’ve ever told on the podcast: The Shuddering of Creekside Mushrooms.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of racism, viruses, death, body horror, homophobia, and guns.

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- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske.

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