Nightmare Creatures
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever woken up from a nightmare and wondered: What’s that all about? You’re not alone! We dive in deep to the various monsters and spirits that people have been blaming their bad dreams on since the dawn of time!
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of drug use, violence, death, broken bones, blood, animal death/injury, defecation, suffocation, abusive relationships and sex.
Housekeeping
- TOUR: Get tickets for our Rolling Bones Tour!
- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends getting tickets for the Rolling Bones Tour.
- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at https://spiritspodcast.com/books
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Cast & Crew
- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin
- Editor: Bren Frederick
- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod
- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman
- Multitude: https://multitude.productions
About Us
Spirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and folklore. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy retellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every week, on Spirits.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Conspirators, I have amazing news. Spirits is coming to a city near you with the Rolling Bones Tour, seven cities, 10 days, end of March 24. We are performing with your other favorite podcast, join the party as we play games, roll dice, make monsters, learn stories, and a whole lot more. Come see us on March 21st in Seattle at the Hereafter, March 22nd, Minneapolis at Granada, March 24th in Chicago at Reggie's, March 25th in Boston at the Rockwell, March 26th in New York City at Littlefield, March 27th in Philly at the City Winery, and March 28th in D.C. at Atlas Brew Works. Get your tickets right now at |
| 0:41.4 | spiritspodcast.com slash live. That's spiritspodcast.com slash live. You can see all the ticket |
| 0:48.0 | links there and find the city that works for you. Spirits in your city. Us buying drinks, |
| 0:53.8 | drinking the drinks, talking about stories. Gosh, |
| 0:56.2 | we're so excited. We're coordinating our outfits are ready. Julia and I cannot wait. When you're |
| 1:01.5 | rolling the bones, your future is looking good. Join us. |
| 1:04.6 | Music I'm Welcome to Spirits podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 1:39.3 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 1:42.6 | I'm Amanda. |
| 1:43.4 | And I'm Julia. And Amanda, |
| 1:45.4 | what does your average, or if you don't have an average one, your most recent nightmare look like? |
| 1:52.7 | Oh, wow, what a start to the morning. I typically have nightmares that are mundane in nature. So something that I will experience in daily life |
| 2:03.8 | or need to experience later that day or a week that's on my mind, like packing for a trip |
| 2:10.3 | or renting a car or I don't know, sending an email that's stressing me out. And I will do it in |
| 2:17.1 | my mind and be like, |
| 2:18.5 | wow, this is unpleasant. And then wake up and have to do it again. Yep, that feels right. We've, |
| 2:22.3 | we've talked about your very, and I mean this in a nice way, not like a negative way, a very mundane |
| 2:27.7 | dreamer. Oh, yes, I am. I am a extremely vivid dreamer. Though I'm realizing now the older I get, the more realistic my nightmares |
| 2:36.2 | become. Well, Julia, that's because your problems are more weighty and regular. Yes. Like, |
| 2:41.4 | I used to have, like, you know, getting chased by Godzilla through the streets in Manhattan |
| 2:45.4 | nightmares when I was a kid, or the reason I don't like the Grinch is because I used to have |
| 2:50.6 | nightmares of him chasing |
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