Folklore of Trinidad

Necronomipod

Cool Down Media

Comedy, True Crime

4.7 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2026

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Grab a beer and join us tonight as we cover the folklore of Trinidad! We're diving into six figures from one of the most culturally mixed islands in the Caribbean — the Soucouyant, a skin-shedding vampire who flies through the night as a ball of fire; the Douens, faceless spirits of unbaptized children with backwards feet; La Diablesse, a beautiful woman with a cow's hoof hidden under her dress who lures men into the forest; Gang Gang Sara, a woman who flew across the Atlantic from Africa and lost her power; the Duppy Baby, a roadside spirit that grows heavier the longer you hold it; and the silk cotton tree that connects all of them. West African tradition, French Catholic structure, and centuries of survival all compressed into the stories people in Trinidad still tell their kids today. https://www.necrnomipod.com https://www.patreon.com/necronomipod Sponsored by BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com/necro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	On an island, seven miles off Venezuela, stories are passed down about fireballs that peel
0:40.1	off their skin, faceless children who lure you into the forest, and a devil woman who walks
0:46.1	with a hidden hoof. Every one of them traces back to a towering silk cotton tree, where the
0:52.0	living and the dead are said to meet. These aren't just
0:55.5	ghost stories. They're the collision of multiple belief systems born from slavery and survival.
1:02.1	Tonight, we explore the folklore of Trinidad. I'm Mike. I'm Ian. And I'm Dave. If you thought
1:09.4	Gang Gang Sarah was the next great porn star, stick around. Also, I said gang gang, not gang bang, you pervy fucking gooner. This is Necronomapod. I'm. I'm.
1:28.3	I'm
1:30.3	. Dave, welcome back. You look well rested from vacation.
1:56.1	Thank you. Thank you. Very well rested.
1:59.9	Nice warm weather.
2:01.1	Got out of the cold.
2:02.3	It mostly wasn't too hot down there in the Bahamas.
2:04.6	It was mid to high 70s, a couple of 69 days perhaps.
2:10.5	Ocean water was cool.
2:12.6	Even cold, there I say, like I like it.
2:14.9	It's very nice.
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