Only Sexy Hotels Have Ghosts | Your Urban Legends 75 w/ Mischa Stanton
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
We’re joined by audio sorcerer, Mischa Stanton, who swears they are not that spooky. Amanda tells us you’re not getting a horse in a basement, we debate whether a ghost makes a hotel sexier or less sexy, and we learn how Mischa managed to get their friends all worked up over a ghost they might have seen.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of unsanitary conditions, sexual content, illness, death, and body horror.
Guest
Mischa Stanton is an audio storyteller & full-time podcaster. Check out their shows StarTripper!!, Marvels, and the many many shows on Multitude like Pale Blue Pod, Games & Feelings, and Tell Me About It!
Housekeeping
- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian!
- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books
- Call to Action: Check out Tell Me About It, a madcap game show about proving that the things you like are actually interesting, hosted by Adal Rifai (from Hello From the Magic Tavern and Hey, Riddle Riddle) and our own Eric Silver.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm |
| 0:02.0 | M. |
| 0:05.0 | The Welcome to Spirits podcast, a boosy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. I'm Amanda. And I'm Eric. |
| 0:38.3 | And I'm Misha. |
| 0:39.3 | And we are here with our good friend Misha Stanton, senior audio editor here at Multitude, |
| 0:45.8 | and all-around friend of the show, long-time supporter, long-time pal. |
| 0:50.3 | Welcome, Misha. |
| 0:51.4 | Hello, welcome. |
| 0:52.4 | Yes, it's been a full 300 episodes of this show since it was last on this show. |
| 0:56.7 | Wow. |
| 0:57.4 | Past and future guests. |
| 0:58.9 | And thank you for joining us for a hometown urban legends episode. |
| 1:02.1 | My pleasure. |
| 1:03.4 | Now, Misha, what was your formative urban legend milieu like? |
| 1:10.2 | What were you telling friends at sleepovers and camp and uh drama practice oh |
| 1:16.8 | what a good question um i don't know i came from a pretty maybe i just wasn't like privy to it but |
| 1:25.6 | i my i don't remember a lot of urban legend sort of culture growing up. |
| 1:30.8 | I mean, there was stuff at summer camps, but I stopped going to traditional summer camps halfway through my summer camp experience and went to a place that didn't, again, didn't really have urban legends. |
| 1:39.8 | It's interesting to me that I, you asked me this question, you know, think about what |
| 1:44.6 | urban legends I grew up with and I, I kind of came up empty. |
| 1:48.3 | I can tell you about the time that me and two of my neighbors whipped ourselves into a |
| 1:53.2 | hysterical frenzy and could swear we saw a ghost bleeding from the eyes at a construction site |
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