The Unlucky Origin & Superstitions Behind Friday The 13th

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.7 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

It’s Friday the 13th… so what better day to dig into the real story behind the most infamous date on the calendar? Chris Jericho welcomes geologist, forensic investigator, and history researcher Scott Wolter to break down the origins of Friday the 13th, the truth about the number 13, and why it became one of the most feared superstitions in the world. Scott explains how the legend connects to the downfall of the Knights Templar in 1307, why the number 13 may actually be a powerful and positive number tied to the Fibonacci sequence and the sacred feminine, and how centuries of myth-making turned it into a symbol of bad luck. He also discusses his controversial research into the Kensington Runestone, hidden history connected to the Templars, the discovery of the Talpiot tomb in Jerusalem, and why Friday the 13th still sparks fear, fascination, and superstition more than 700 years later. Talk Is Jericho is available on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/ChrisJerichoFozzy Don’t forget to Like, Subscribe, and hit the 🔔 to stay updated on new episodes! More from Talk Is Jericho: 📸 Instagram: @chrisjerichofozzy | @talkisjericho 🐦 Twitter/X: @IAmJericho | @TalkIsJericho 🎵 TikTok: @chrisjericho 🌐 Website: https://www.webisjericho.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Talk is Jericho, baby.
0:05.4	Talk is Jericho.
0:08.3	Talk is Jericho, Mama, talk is me.
0:13.4	All right, welcome to Talk is Jericho.
0:14.8	It's the pot of thunder and rock and roll.
0:16.3	And once again, it's Friday the 13th for the second time this year already.
0:20.1	What does it all be? again, it's Friday the 13th for the second time this year already. And let's do it how we do it on Fridays.
0:31.2	I know you've been patiently waiting the last seven days for the highly anticipated
0:36.4	Duff McCagan joke the week. Chris Jericho, Duff McCagan joke.
0:38.3	The week.
0:40.3	Chris Jericho, Duff McCagan calling you.
0:42.6	Hope everybody out there is doing well.
0:44.6	Hope you're doing well.
0:45.8	Listen, uh, you know what celebrity is always prepared to, for a bowl of cereal?
0:53.9	Reese with her spoon.
0:56.4	Thank you very much.
0:57.4	Goodbye.
0:57.9	That's unbelievably amazing.
1:00.6	I mean, I said to Duff, we should have thought of that one ourselves.
1:03.3	That's a good one.
1:04.3	He's on a roll over the last few weeks.
1:07.1	And Guns and Rose is on a roll as well, going back out again this summer in a stadium tour starting
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