The Welcome to Spirits podcast, a boozy 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 Julia.

Julia, how are you here in the spring?

In some ways, the opposite of spooky season, right?

We're six months out from Halloween.

For some people would be the sort of nadir, the lowest point of spookiness.

For us, it's happening all year round, baby.

It's all the time for us. I have the 12-foot-tall

skeleton in my yard constantly. That's not true. But, you know, I know some people do that and good

for them. I was in Portland recently as of this recording, as were you, for our live show, which

was so much fun. There was someone on the block of our Airbnb that had a 12-foot-tall

Jack Skellington specifically. And I said, wow, that's tall. Amanda also asked me and said,

is yours a Jack Skellington? And I said, no, no, it is not. Just the regular Home Depot kind.

Yeah, yep, just the regular guy. Julie, just like I think it's my

queer right to eat Chick-fil-A sometimes. I think it's your queer right to shop at Home Depot when they do

sell a 12-foot-tall queer icon. You know what? Yes, I think so. And I waited a long time for my skeleton,

as we all know who I named Skelly Duvall. And she is my baby, my baby and my child, and I love her very, very much.

She's so tall. She's so tall.

Incredible.

Folks, if you are listening to this episode right now and you're like, wow, I should really

write into spirits with my hometown urban legend, it's never been a better time.

It literally hasn't.

The coffers, they're getting a little bit low.

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