La Llorona w/ Elena Fernández-Collins
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2019
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
The story of La Llorona is so much more than that trailer you keep seeing with Linda Cardellini. We invited podcast critic Elena Fernández-Collins to tell us a little bit about La Llorona, the historical figure that might have inspired the tale, and her own personal experiences with the spirit growing up in Puerto Rico. We also talk about the strange rules to get into heaven, government influence on the stories we tell, and why you should never yeet your children.
This week Amanda recommends Fabrizia Italian Limoncello Margharitas. Elena recommended Cocotazo Media and Flyest Fables.
Guest
- Elena Fernández-Collins is a podcast critic and reporter and a forensic sociolinguist living in Portland, OR. She curates a biweekly newsletter about audio fiction, Audio Dramatic, where she reviews episodes and provides essays and news for the community. She also covers the audio fiction podcast beat for The Bello Collective, an indie online publication about podcasting. You can also follow her on Twitter @ShoMarq.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spirits Podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:04.4 | Every week, we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:07.9 | I'm Amanda. |
| 0:08.8 | And I'm Julia. |
| 0:09.9 | And this is episode 116, La Jirona with Elena Fernandez-Collins. |
| 0:14.8 | I am very excited. |
| 0:17.2 | Ellie is a good friend of ours and is also very knowledgeable and it was wonderful to have her on the show. |
| 0:22.6 | This was one of my favorites to record and we are so excited to share with you the listeners. |
| 0:27.9 | Yes. So speaking of our listeners, we have some new patrons this week. |
| 0:33.7 | Yay. Thank you and welcome to Mark, Brett, Desmond Perry, Jessica, Hannah, Aina, and Ida Maria. |
| 0:40.8 | And thank you, as always, to the supporting and legend-level producers whose names we know so well. |
| 0:46.1 | Philip, Julie, Eey, Caffy, Vinnie, Danica, Marissa, Sammy, Josie, Neal, Jessica, Phil Fresh, and Deborah on the supporting producer's side, |
| 0:55.4 | and those legends, you know them, we know them, everyone loves them. Aela, Jess, Sarah, Zoe, |
| 1:01.8 | Sandra, Audra, Mercedes, Jack Marie, and Leanne. We know that if y'all ran into La Girona, |
| 1:07.8 | she would not bother you. That%. That's how cool you are. |
| 1:11.1 | Totally. |
| 1:13.4 | And Juliet tells us, what are we drinking this episode? |
| 1:16.8 | Did you know that there is actually a La Girona cocktail, Amanda? |
| 1:20.6 | I did not, because you tell me what I'm drinking after I drink it, which I don't recommend with anybody except your BFF. |
| 1:22.2 | I've been mixing cocktails for as long as Amanda and I could legally drink, wink. |
| 1:28.0 | Mom and dad. |
| 1:29.0 | And so I definitely, she has learned to trust me with my cocktail mixing abilities. |
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