Episode 10: Friday the 13th

Unspookable

Nate DuFort

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Do you believe in luck? Do you think you're lucky or unlucky? Do you believe that there are certain days that are more prone to unlucky occurrences? In this episode we explore the origins, history, and superstition surrounding Friday the 13th. Host: Elise Parisian Written by: Ellenor Riley-Condit Created, Produced, Edited by: Nate DuFort Music Direction and Composition: Jesse Case https://www.jessecasemusic.com/ Logo by: Natalie Khuen http://nataliek.myportfolio.com Episode Artwork: Sarah Stitches https://www.instagram.com/sickyll/?hl=en You can find Unspookable on Twitter and Instagram at: https://twitter.com/ImUnspookable https://www.instagram.com/soundsingtonmedia/ Unspookable is part of the Soundsington Audio Network committed to making quality programing for young audiences and the young at heart. To find out more go to http://www.soundsingtonmedia.com

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0:00.0	For over six years the past and the curious has been winning fans sharing stories of real people from the past and making people smile.
0:07.5	I'm mix Sullivan author of I see Lincoln's underpants which is a book about well famous people's underwear. You'll find all of those
0:15.5	stories and much much more in the 100 plus episodes of the Past and the Curious that are currently
0:21.5	available. Find it in all the usual podcast places. The Past and The Curious and the Curious That Are Currently Available.
0:25.6	The Past and the Curious with Mick Sullivan.
0:28.0	That's me.
0:29.5	Hold your breath when you pass the cemetery.
0:35.0	Don't walk under a ladder.
0:37.0	Definitely don't let a black cat cross your path.
0:41.0	If you spill salt, you have to throw a pinch over your left shoulder.
0:46.4	When you drive through a yellow light, kiss your hand and tap the ceiling of your car.
0:52.1	Do any of these superstitions sound familiar to you? Do you have your own? Or maybe
0:57.8	your family has superstitions that you all share. I always have the urge to knock on wood to avoid jinxing a situation.
1:05.0	One dictionary definition of superstition says it's a belief or practice resulting from fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, a false
1:16.3	conception of causation or ignorance?
1:20.6	Ignorance?
1:21.6	That's a touch on the harsh side, don't you think? But beyond calling us ignorant, the dictionary is trying to point out that a superstition is something that we do or believe, even though we can't prove that it has any effect.
1:34.4	The athlete that wears the same socks to every game.
1:38.1	Someone who plays the same lottery numbers every week,
1:41.6	hanging talisman's on our doorways.
1:44.6	We do or say lots of things to try to bring good luck towards us and keep bad luck away.
1:52.0	Like with many things that we talk about on unspucible, there are so many different
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