VERY SPOOKY HOMETOWNS | Your Urban Legends 27
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2019
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
We ask important questions with these hometowns. Are all ghosts just pranksters? How much spooky stuff has to happen to create A FAMILY LORE? Rediscovering a ghost son, the spookiness of bad infrastructure, an accusatory phone call, and thankfully, a palate cleanser.
This week, Amanda recommends Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about surgery, dental/tooth discussion, health care, drug use, burning, drowning, suicide, strangling, implied sexual assault, drunk driving, car accidents, cult/cult suicide, death, and gaslighting.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spirits Podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:04.0 | Every week, we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. I'm Amanda. |
| 0:08.0 | And I'm Julia. And this is episode 150. Very spooky hometowns. Ooh, happy Halloween. |
| 0:15.5 | It's our 27th hometowns, and they're very spooky this time. That's true. It's also episode |
| 0:20.4 | 150. |
| 0:21.1 | Julia, congrats on getting to another round number with me. |
| 0:23.4 | Wow. |
| 0:23.8 | I'm so proud. |
| 0:24.6 | I love when we hit the 50s. |
| 0:27.3 | Me too. |
| 0:28.1 | I know. |
| 0:28.4 | It's so exciting. |
| 0:29.5 | 50, 100, 150, soon 200. |
| 0:32.6 | I can't wait. |
| 0:33.6 | I can't wait for that day, which might actually, wait for it, might fall on Halloween next year. |
| 0:40.5 | Oh, wait. |
| 0:42.0 | That would be extremely good. |
| 0:45.0 | Hold on. |
| 0:45.6 | I'm trying to do the math in my head. |
| 0:46.8 | September 30th. |
| 0:47.5 | It's going backwards. |
| 0:48.5 | Damn it. |
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