Perky little ears and a terrifying visage, we’re talking this week about the god of mummification, Anubis! Featuring a zoology corner where we learn about jackals that aren’t actually jackals, watch a guy REALLY go through it, and more as we discuss our little rotty prince.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, decay, murder, infidelity, animal attacks, cannibalism, body desecration, castration, incest, sexual acts, pregnancy and birth.

Housekeeping

- See us LIVE! Buy a ticket to our March 23 live show in Portland at spiritspodcast.com/live. And if you live in or around NYC, RSVP to our free cocktail popup at jointhepartypod.com/popup

- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends visiting and supporting your National and State Parks. And also Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell.

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Check out Wow If True!

- Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344

Sponsors

- BetterHelp is an online therapy service. Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/spirits

Find Us Online

- Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com

- Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast

- Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch

- Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast

- Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiritspodcast.com

- Twitter: twitter.com/spiritspodcast

- Tumblr: spiritspodcast.tumblr.com

- Goodreads: goodreads.com/group/show/205387

Cast & Crew

- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin

- Editor: Bren Frederick

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

- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman

- Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

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.

Valentine’s Day has changed over the past millennia or so. From a martyred saint, to a feast day, to courtly love and gifting roses and chocolates, where did our current Valentine’s Day traditions come from? Hint: British postal reforms are more important than you’d think!

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, religious persecution, torture, beheading, violence, execution, feces, and sex.

Housekeeping

- See us LIVE! Buy a ticket to our March 23 live show in Portland at spiritspodcast.com/live. And if you live in or around NYC, RSVP to our free cocktail popup at jointhepartypod.com/popup

- Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends Deal or No Deal Island. Also, protesting in DC.

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Listen to Big Game Hunger today!

- Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344

Sponsors

- Tempo, where you can get 60% off at TempoMeals.com/SPIRITS

Find Us Online

- Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com

- Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast

- Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch

- Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast

- Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiritspodcast.com

- Twitter: twitter.com/spiritspodcast

- Tumblr: spiritspodcast.tumblr.com

- Goodreads: goodreads.com/group/show/205387

Cast & Crew

- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin

- Editor: Bren Frederick

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

- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman

- Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

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.

It’s confirmed: You can use Spirits as a tool for surviving in the wilderness. Also featuring another appearance of the Hat Man, cryptids from the Ozarks, and a horrifying parade of cats.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of mental illness, gun violence, misogyny, and drug use.

Housekeeping

- See us LIVE! Buy a ticket to our March 23 live show in Portland at spiritspodcast.com/live. And if you live in or around NYC, RSVP to our free cocktail popup at jointhepartypod.com/popup

- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends the Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Sign up for the Multitude Newsletter!

- Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344

Sponsors

- Calm is the #1 brand for sleep, meditation, relaxation. Sign up for their 7 Day free trial and get 40% off a premium membership by going to calm.com/spirits.

- Blueland creates everyday eco-friendly cleaning productions that save you money and space, without any plastic waste. Get up to 15% off when you go to blueland.com/spirits

- BetterHelp is an online therapy service. Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/spirits

Find Us Online

- Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com

- Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast

- Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch

- Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast

- Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiritspodcast.com

- Twitter: twitter.com/spiritspodcast

- Tumblr: spiritspodcast.tumblr.com

- Goodreads: goodreads.com/group/show/205387

Cast & Crew

- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin

- Editor: Bren Frederick

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

- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman

- Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

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.

Join us in Portland on March 23 for a double-header live show! Get your tickets now at spiritspodcast.com/live

And if you live in or around NYC, RSVP to our free cocktail popup on February 20 at jointhepartypod.com/popup

Sorry to tell you, but you just lost The Game. In our first ever crossover episode with American Hysteria, we do a deep dive into the mind game with origins in Cambridge, early internet culture, and other memes of the age like the Cool S.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of 4chan, sexual content, and drug use.

Housekeeping

- See us LIVE! Buy a ticket to our March 23 live show in Portland at spiritspodcast.com/live. And if you live in or around NYC, RSVP to our free cocktail popup at jointhepartypod.com/popup

- Recommendation: This week, American Hysteria, hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith!

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Share this episode with a friend!

- Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344

Sponsors

- Our live show in PORTLAND on March 23! spiritspodcast.com/live

Find Us Online

- Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com

- Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast

- Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch

- Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast

- Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiritspodcast.com

- Twitter: twitter.com/spiritspodcast

- Tumblr: spiritspodcast.tumblr.com

- Goodreads: goodreads.com/group/show/205387

Cast & Crew

- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin

- Editor: Bren Frederick

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

- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman

- Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

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.

Animal attacks on the French peasantry, a mysterious beast, and a years long hunt. We’re joined by author Gigi Griffis as we discuss The Beast of Gévaudan, her book We Are The Beasts, and re-writing monsters as saviors.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, child death, animal attacks, animal death, misogyny, war, natural disasters, and blood.

Guest

Gigi Griffis is the author of We Are The Beasts, The Wicked Unseen, And The Trees Stare Back, The Lioness, and The Empress (as seen on Netflix), among other things. She is a sucker for little-known histories, unlikable female characters, and all things Europe.

Housekeeping

- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends sharing resources to help our trans siblings.

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Check out Pale Blue Pod!

- Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344

Sponsors

- Calm is the #1 brand for sleep, meditation, relaxation. Sign up for their 7 Day free trial and get 40% off a premium membership by going to calm.com/spirits.

Find Us Online

- Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com

- Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast

- Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch

- Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast

- Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiritspodcast.com

- Twitter: twitter.com/spiritspodcast

- Tumblr: spiritspodcast.tumblr.com

- Goodreads: goodreads.com/group/show/205387

Cast & Crew

- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin

- Editor: Bren Frederick

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

- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman

- Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

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.

Have you ever spilled some salt and tossed it over your shoulder? Broken a wishbone with friends and family? Have you ever wondered WHY we blow out candles on birthday cakes? We dig into some of our favorite and curious food superstitions from around the world!

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of enslavement, racism, pregnancy and birth, animal death, colonization, poisoning, sex, and death.

Housekeeping

- Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends this mutual aid list of displaced Black families and this comprehensive list of resources for folks impacted by the L.A. fires. If that’s you, we’re thinking about you.

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Is there someone you want to see on the show? Email us your recommendations now! spiritspodcast.com/contact

- Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344

Sponsors

- Kitchen Sisters is a podcast about stories from the flip side of history. Listen on your favorite podcast app and kitchensisters.org.

Find Us Online

- Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com

- Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast

- Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch

- Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast

- Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiritspodcast.com

- Twitter: twitter.com/spiritspodcast

- Tumblr: spiritspodcast.tumblr.com

- Goodreads: goodreads.com/group/show/205387

Cast & Crew

- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin

- Editor: Bren Frederick

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

- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman

- Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

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.

We can’t buy a minor league baseball team, but we could rebrand one into something spooky with your help! Also featuring your stories of recurring childhood nightmares, another haunted field trip, and the worst thing a kid could say at a sleepover.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of drowning, death, murder, suicide, divorce, extreme injuries, blood, spiders, gun violence, and animal death.

Housekeeping

- Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends a silly phone game like Watermelon Merge.

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Is there someone you want to see on the show? Email us your recommendations now! spiritspodcast.com/contact

- Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344

Sponsors

- Gladiator II, which you can buy or rent on digital now!

- Blueland creates everyday eco-friendly cleaning productions that save you money and space, without any plastic waste. Get up to 15% off when you go to blueland.com/spirits

Find Us Online

- Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com

- Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast

- Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch

- Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast

- Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiritspodcast.com

- Twitter: twitter.com/spiritspodcast

- Tumblr: spiritspodcast.tumblr.com

- Goodreads: goodreads.com/group/show/205387

Cast & Crew

- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin

- Editor: Bren Frederick

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

- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman

- Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

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.