Yokai & Pokémon
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2019
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Get ready for us to ruin your childhoods as we break down some of the creepy origins of your favorite pocket monsters. We talk Pokémon team naming conventions, the moral conundrum of eating baby-faced fruit, and how we’re always horny both for and by the ocean.
This week, Amanda recommends Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about possession, starvation, natural disasters, & genital mutilation.
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Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, a production collective of indie audio professionals. 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 Spirits Podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:04.4 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:07.8 | I'm Amanda. |
| 0:08.3 | And I'm Julia. |
| 0:09.1 | And this is episode 129, Yo-Kai and Pokemon. |
| 0:12.0 | Oh, yeah, I was so excited to bring this one to you. |
| 0:14.6 | It's going to be a blast. |
| 0:16.2 | We actually came up with this episode idea while driving with the Eric's two spaghetti warehouse in Akron. |
| 0:21.2 | So I feel like it is, it is doubly blessed. |
| 0:23.5 | Yes. |
| 0:23.9 | Thank you, Eric Silver, for bringing the suggestion in the first place. |
| 0:27.4 | It was a lot of fun to do the research. |
| 0:29.0 | The gamesman, the Pokeyman, you know. |
| 0:32.3 | Also, I'm sure Pokemasters are newest patrons. |
| 0:35.9 | Kristen, Tyler, Celia, Kelle, Anna, and Celine |
| 0:40.0 | Don's barista, which I'm sorry, may be the best Patreon name we have seen yet. |
| 0:44.7 | Yeah, I really hope you are Celine Dion's barista. I honestly do. I really want to know what |
| 0:49.5 | she orders. I feel like Earl Grey tea, but that might just be wish fulfillment. I feel like |
| 0:53.1 | Earl Grey Tea Latte. |
| 0:54.9 | Ooh, yeah. |
| 0:55.5 | But with like almond milk. |
| 0:57.3 | Totally. |
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