The Shuddering of Creekside Mushrooms, Revisited | Your Urban Legends 93

Spirits

Multitude

Myths, Folklore, Society & Culture, Alcohol, Legends, Learning, Urbanlegends, Mythology, Comedy, History, Education, Gods, Educational, Drunkhistory

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

After a month of mushroom folklore, horror, and general gushing, we are revisiting with fresh eyes the scariest story we’ve ever told on the podcast: The Shuddering of Creekside Mushrooms.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of racism, viruses, death, body horror, homophobia, and guns.

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- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin

- Editor: Bren Frederick

- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod

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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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Transcript

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0:00.0	The Welcome to Spirit's podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore.
0:33.4	Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world.
0:36.7	I'm Amanda.
0:37.4	And I'm Julia. And I'm Julia.
0:38.3	And I hope you've been enjoying Mushroom Month.
0:40.8	I hope it was a pleasant experience for everyone.
0:43.4	I love mushrooms.
0:44.4	So, you know, as the person who mostly gets to pick what topics we talk about on the show,
0:49.6	this was a delightful, delightful month.
0:51.7	And I think we're going to end this month by, one, revisiting a story
0:57.1	that I think has still impacted me the most of all the urban legends that we've talked about
1:03.6	on the show. And two, makes me think about mushrooms differently. I'm sure that our long-time
1:10.5	listeners will recognize the
1:12.5	name of this story or like at least evoke images of this story. But we are revisiting Amanda
1:19.3	today, the shuddering of creekside mushrooms. The scariest story we have ever told on this podcast.
1:25.6	It is a thousand percent the scariest story we've ever read on the podcast. And Julia, I also think it's the first time we have ever told on this podcast. It is a thousand percent the scariest story we've ever
1:28.6	read on the podcast. And Julia, I also think it's the first time we have ever revisited a story
1:33.9	in our nearly 400 episodes. This is not a rerun. We are rereading it fresh today in 2024
1:40.0	and bringing our new knowledge of mushrooms to the four.
1:44.8	And I'm really excited.
1:46.1	We can kind of look at the story like with a new lens,
1:49.1	kind of dig into the stuff that makes mushrooms particularly scary
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