233: Sinbad the Sailor
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2021
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
An episode with a framing device, within a framing device. We’re getting meta here with the One Thousand and One Nights story, Sinbad the Sailor. We discuss whether or not Sinbad is the luckiest or unluckiest guy in the world, his buckwild plans, and befriending eccentric rich guys.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of xenophobia, death, drowning, infidelity, misogyny, wealth disparity, peril, starvation, cannibalism, and violence.
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Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spirits Podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:04.4 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm Amanda, and my co-host Julia is on a much-deserved break. |
| 0:11.4 | And this is episode 233, Sinbad The Sailor. |
| 0:15.3 | This is a good one. |
| 0:16.9 | There are frame narratives in frame narratives. |
| 0:20.0 | There is a story with unpredictable twists and turns to someone like me who's never heard |
| 0:24.7 | the story before, and something that has influenced a lot of pop culture. |
| 0:27.6 | And that's always one of my favorite things to talk about here on Spirits. |
| 0:30.6 | So I think you're all going to really enjoy it. |
| 0:32.3 | I would love to thank the people who joined our Patreon over the last week. |
| 0:35.8 | Afternoon star Alex B. Joe Vito and Qing Ling 21. |
| 0:39.8 | Thank you so, so, so very much for prioritizing supporting independent creators in your budget. |
| 0:44.6 | It means a lot. |
| 0:45.6 | Thanks to our supporting producer-level patrons, Alicia, Alison, Brian, Deborah, Hannah, Jane, |
| 0:50.4 | Jessica K, Jessica S, Justin Keegan, Easelkins, Liz, Megan Linger, Megan Moon, |
| 0:55.0 | Philfresh, Polly, Captain Jonathan Malachai, Cosmos, Sarah, Scott, Skyla, and Zazi, |
| 1:00.0 | and those legend-level patrons. |
| 1:02.2 | Audra, Chimera, or Change, Clara, Drew, Jack Marie, Jbebe, |
| 1:06.3 | Ki, Lada, Morgan, Neckro Royalty, Taylor, and BME Up Scotty. |
| 1:10.4 | We love preparing our Patreon rewards for you like recipe cards. |
| 1:14.5 | You can get for every single episode with an alcoholic and non-alcoholic version. |
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