The Char Man of Ojai w/ Jess from WTF Is That Podcast
Spirits
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
What happens when the very real fear of wildfires meet folklore and urban legends? You get something like The Char Man of Ojai. We’re joined by Jess from WTF Is That Podcast to talk about this prescient urban legend, why cryptids love bridges, and why shouting for help in the woods is a bad idea!
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Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of fire, the California wildfires, death, ableism, grief, child death, skinning/flaying, animal attacks, climate change, natural disasters, nuclear attacks, and drowning.
Guest
Jess is a podcaster, storyteller, and Gemini who loves a good fun fact. She hosts So That’s How That Happened, a gossipy history podcast, and co-hosts WTF Is That Podcast, a spooky true crime and paranormal show. When she’s not deep in research, she’s busy being a mom of three and sharing her journey as a working mom building a business.
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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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| 0:00.0 | The |
| 0:07.0 | The Welcome to Spears podcast to boosy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:32.7 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:36.2 | I'm Amanda. |
| 0:36.9 | And I'm Julia. |
| 0:38.0 | And this week, we are joined by listener and special guest, Jess Mosley. Jess, welcome to the show. |
| 0:43.2 | Hi, thank you so much for having me on. It's our delight and privilege. Will you tell our listeners |
| 0:48.5 | what you do and maybe WTF is that podcast? Yeah, so I have a podcast called WTF is that podcast. We talk about |
| 0:55.9 | everything kind of weird and spooky and true crimey in the world. So if you like all of those |
| 1:00.9 | weird things, that's definitely the place to go. And then I have a new podcast coming out in the |
| 1:05.0 | beginning of March that talks about everything that's like gossipy and history. So if you're like, |
| 1:10.2 | yeah, whatever happened to like the boys in the tower? And it's like gossipy and history. So if you're like, yeah, whatever happened to like |
| 1:12.7 | the boys in the tower and it's like, ooh, I have all of the hot family goss about all of that. |
| 1:18.4 | And so that's coming out in the beginning of March. I am a low key gossipy bitch and also a |
| 1:24.0 | big key history nerd. So I think that is like the perfect combination of things for |
| 1:28.3 | me personally. And then if our listeners are listening to this show, obviously they like creepy |
| 1:32.7 | things. So they should check out what the fuck is this pod. Oh yeah. It's a great time. All of it's good. |
| 1:37.6 | I co-host WTF is that with my best friend of like 15 years. And then so that's how that happened is just me going on, |
| 1:46.5 | spilling all the tea and gossip. It's so much fun. It sounds amazing. And I know you brought to us today |
| 1:51.6 | some really like topical and urgent and folkloric stuff to discuss. So tell us, what are we |
| 1:58.4 | doing here today? Yeah. So today we're going to be talking about a lesser-known legend, but it's called |
| 2:03.1 | The Charman of Ohai, which is as terrifying as it sounds. |
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