Episode 52: Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board with Dr. Elizabeth (Libby) Tucker

Unspookable

Nate DuFort

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Join us as we delve into the enigmatic sleepover ritual "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board" with the brilliant Dr. Elizabeth (Libby) Tucker, Distinguished Service Professor of English, Binghamton University. We'll uncover the ritual's intriguing history, learn its eerie chant, and discuss why rituals like this stand the test of time. That and more on this episode of Unspookable. Host: Elise Parisian with Ellenor Riley-Condit and Nate DuFort Created, Produced, Edited by: Nate DuFort Music Direction and Composition: Jesse Case Logo by: Natalie Khuen You can find Unspookable on Twitter and Instagram at: https://twitter.com/ImUnspookable https://www.instagram.com/unspookablepodcast/ Interested in learning more about Dr. Tucker's work and the “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board” ritual? The Secret History of “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board” Emily Temple on Samuel Pepys and Parlor Games for Plague Times Do you want a free and easy way to support Unspookable? You can support the podcast by taking our short questionnaire at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/unspookable This week's episode is brought to you by Hello Fresh: Want to try it yourself?, Go to www.hellofresh.com/50unspookable and use code 50unspookable for 50% off plus free shipping! That’s www.hellofresh.com/50unspookable and use code 50unspookable for 50% off AND free shipping on your first order of HelloFresh: America’s #1 Meal Kit. Unspookable is a production of Soundsington Media committed to making quality programing for young audiences and the young at heart. To find out more go to http://www.soundsingtonmedia.com Advertise on Unspookable: [email protected]

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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 Mick Sullivan, author of I.C. Lincoln's Underpants, which is a book about, well, famous people's underwear.
0:14.5	You'll find all of those stories and much, much more in the 100-plus episodes of the past and the curious that are currently available, find it in all the usual podcast places.
0:25.5	The past and the curious with Mick Sullivan, that's me.
0:30.5	Sounds like something.
0:32.5	Sounds like something.
0:33.5	Sounds like tin media.
0:37.5	Hey, unspukable listeners. It's producer Nate Dufort.
0:40.5	We get to talk about a lot of cool topics, unspukable, from monsters that lurk beyond the edge of civilization to the ones that only exist in our minds.
0:51.0	From the spooky games trending on our phone to liminal spaces with seemingly no escape.
0:58.0	But did you know that some people actually have jobs where they get to study these topics full-time?
1:05.5	On this episode, we get to talk to one such individual, someone who has written about the ghosts that haunt schools and bathrooms,
1:14.5	studied with an actual working exorcist and researched rituals throughout history, like today's topic.
1:22.0	A levitation ritual, some of you may have heard of, called light as a feather, stiff as a board.
1:28.5	That and more, on this episode of unspukable.
1:33.5	I'm Elise Parisian, here with unspukable producer Nate Dufort.
1:53.5	Hey, Nate.
1:54.5	Hey, Elise.
1:55.5	We are excited this week to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Libby Tucker, distinguished service professor of English at Binghamton University.
2:04.0	Welcome to the show, Libby.
2:05.0	Thank you so much, Elise. I'm excited to be here.
2:08.0	Libby, your expertise spans from some of our all-time favorite subjects that we've talked about on the show.
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