Clowns
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2018
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Halloween is a time to face your fears. And Julia is making Amanda come along with her as she faces one of her biggest fears: clowns. Learn why we’re afraid of clowns, who started the “killer clown” trope, and where the killer clown sighting phenomenon comes from.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spirits Podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:04.3 | Every week pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:07.8 | I'm Amanda. |
| 0:08.3 | And I'm Julia. |
| 0:09.5 | And this is episode 97, Clowns. |
| 0:12.3 | Yeah, I faced a big fear in this episode by making it. |
| 0:17.3 | I am right there with you in the fear because you made me endorse some things. |
| 0:22.9 | And now we get to share those with our audience. |
| 0:24.5 | I did. |
| 0:24.9 | I'm so glad that I made us record that as you watched it. |
| 0:28.6 | You'll see what we're talking about in just a few minutes. |
| 0:31.0 | But I'm sorry. |
| 0:32.7 | And also, I love you. |
| 0:34.6 | You know who does not have a debilitating fear of clowns? |
| 0:37.3 | Is it our new patrons? Sarah, Ame, Taylor, and Betty? Yes. And our supporting producer-level patrons |
| 0:44.7 | who may get a little like tickle down their spine when they see a clown, but they can overcome it. |
| 0:49.1 | Philip, Julie, Christina, Eey, Josie, Amara, Ella, Neil, Jessica, Maria, Ryan, Phil Fresh, and Deborah. |
| 0:57.1 | You all can fight the evil clown that is clearly the main villain in Stephen King's It. |
| 1:03.5 | Thanks as well to our legend-level patrons. |
| 1:06.1 | Alyssa, Zoe, Cassie, Sarah, Sandra, Audra, Mercedes, Jack, and Leanne. |
| 1:12.2 | Now, these legend level patrons are going to be receiving a 20% off coupon to our brand new merch store |
| 1:19.0 | when it opens in just two weeks. |
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