The Creepy Child Scale | Your Urban Legends 48
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2021
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
We’re mixing up statistics and graphs with our creepy children. Typical episode of the show. Also featuring how funeral homes shouldn’t be real homes, our hometown’s Guiness World Record, and the return of the man in the trenchcoat.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of pets running away, existential crises, trances, destruction of historic sites, death, murder, death by falling, violence against women, implied child abuse, sleepwalking, blackmail, death of a grandparent, and funeral homes.
Housekeeping
- Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends You Need a Budget.
- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books
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About Us
Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spearth 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. And this is episode 224, your urban legends number 48. |
| 0:12.8 | Coming in on 50, we're going to have to think of what we want to do for 50. I know we've had a bunch of like special episodes in January, but I feel like we need something for 50, you know? |
| 0:23.1 | Yeah, I'll have to think about it. If anybody has any ideas, we're at Spirits Podcast on Twitter and Insta. |
| 0:27.1 | Let us know. Let us know. But do you know who doesn't have to let us know anything about how cool they are because we already know? our new patrons. It's our new patrons. Ilana, Zazi, Justine, Chaotic Neutral, Yasmin, Frostfarg, Louise, Sarah E. |
| 0:41.1 | And Jasmine, thank you so very, very much for supporting us on Patreon. You all are wonderful, human beings, and we would be nothing without you. |
| 0:49.0 | We also want to take this time to thank our supporting producer-level patrons. Alicia Allison, Deborah Hannah, Jane, Jessica |
| 0:55.4 | Kay, Jessica S, Justin Keegan, Nieselkins, Liz Megan L, Megan M, Phil Fresh, Polly, Sammy Todd, Sarah, |
| 1:01.6 | and Skyla. Love that we have both Jessica's and both Megan's with us right now. It's just, |
| 1:06.0 | it's a squad, you know? You got to have the matching pair. And, of course, it wouldn't be an episode of spirits if I couldn't say BMEF Scotty. |
| 1:13.1 | So on that note, thanks also to our legend level patrons. |
| 1:15.5 | Via Audra, Drew, Jack Marie, Key, Lada, Mark Morgan, Nicarre royalty, renegade, Sana. |
| 1:20.5 | And BMEY up Scotty. |
| 1:21.6 | And BME up Scotty. |
| 1:23.5 | To not a list without BMEUPSCoddy. |
| 1:25.4 | No, it sure isn't. Now, Amanda, I feel like as spring approaches, we've officially passed the marker welcoming |
| 1:31.4 | spring. |
| 1:32.3 | This feels like a time to start new things, start new books, start new TV shows. |
| 1:36.3 | What have you been watching, listening to reading lately? |
| 1:39.3 | I would like to recommend two things to you, Julia. |
| 1:41.3 | And both of them might not necessarily be like a universal appeal, |
| 1:44.8 | but that's why I'm giving two. So one is guys grocery games, which I don't think I have |
| 1:51.5 | talked about in earnest as a recommendation, but it's my favorite television show. I think |
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