Bonus Episode - Rabid Vampires, Drunk Witches, and Werewolf Psychopomps
Our Fake History
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4.7 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
In this Bonus Episode Sebastian takes questions from listeners about the recent episodes on Werewolves and Witches. Sebastian explores the connection between rabies outbreaks and vampire/werewolf mythology. Listeners weigh in on the psychological meaning of the Egyptian god Anubis. We break down some witchy myths associated with English alewives and explore the inspiration for Shakespeare's witches. Tune-in and find out how vampire panics, furry psychopomps, and pointy hats all play a role in the story.
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| 0:00.0 | rabid vampires |
| 0:08.2 | alewives with pointy hats |
| 0:10.3 | and werewolf psycho pops |
| 0:12.7 | all that and more |
| 0:14.6 | on this bonus episode |
| 0:16.5 | of our fake history |
| 0:18.3 | hit the bonus theme |
| 0:20.4 | I of our fake history. Hit the bonus theme. Hello and welcome to this bonus episode of Our Fake History. |
| 0:45.4 | You know me, my name is Sebastian Major. |
| 0:48.0 | And normally, this is the podcast where we explore historical myths and try to determine what's fact, what's fiction, and what is such a good story that it simply must be told. |
| 0:58.7 | But on these bonus episodes, I like to answer questions that have been sent to me by the patrons over on Patreon and by other listeners who have emailed me at Our Fake History at |
| 1:12.7 | gmail.com. This past month, I made the rare choice to lean into some seasonal topics. |
| 1:21.7 | Normally, I don't like doing things that are particularly time stamped on this show, but I don't |
| 1:27.3 | know, October got me |
| 1:29.2 | feeling spooky, so we looked at werewolves and witches. |
| 1:34.7 | Now, both of those episodes really got a response from listeners. |
| 1:40.3 | People love their monsters. |
| 1:43.4 | In particular, the werewolves episode inspired a lot of emails and comments in the Patreon chat. |
| 1:51.1 | It's awesome. |
| 1:52.2 | You folks are real werewolf heads. |
| 1:54.7 | I love it. |
| 1:56.2 | In fact, I got so many messages that I had to just focus on the ones that I thought were representative of some of the big themes. |
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