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An archive of curious tales across cultures.
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Send us a Text Message.Georgia and Hannah are still possessed! The demon stories continue in this episode as we talk about the Japanese Yokai, Tawantinsuyu Supay, and Islamic Shaitan and how ONCE AGAIN everything we have ever known stems from colonization.Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:Japan:https://yokai.com/introduction/https://yokai.moifa.org/#/https://yokai.com/oni/Fuj...
Send us a Text Message.This week, we're talking about DEMONS!! Specifically, those from Judeo-Christian stories associated with the seven deadly sins. But don't worry, there's plenty of Supernatural talk too. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belial https://the-demonic-paradise.fandom.com/wiki/Belialhttps://mythos-and-legends.fandom.com/wiki/Abadd...
Send us a Text Message.This episode concludes our discussion on witchcraft and witch hunts. It's a little less spooky and a little more actual, real-life horrifying. Hannah talks a bit about the words used to describe Malaysian witchcraft, Wu-ism and Mu-ism, and as always, colonial India.As Hannah mentions at the end of the episode, please considering donating your money, time, and/or energy to the following organizations that work to advocate for women affected by gender-based violence.Majli...
Send us a Text Message.We're back, witches! This week, Georgia continues the discussion of witch trials with some lesser discussed Salem facts; England's last witch, Helen Duncan; McCarthyism and the Lavender Scare; and... the defamation trial of Stormy Daniels?? It's a wild and depressing ride reminding us once again that history hates women and nothing has changed. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk....
Send us a Text Message.Join us on part two of our deep dive into witch trials across time and space. In this episode, Hannah runs through the barest minimum of the effects of white colonization in Africa on witchcraft trials and witch hunting. She talks about whether "witches" are a part of any particular African religion, and ends with some gruesome reminders of how much people really just hate women. Sorry for that. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound desi...
Send us a Text Message.Tune in now to hear the first part of our deep dive into witch trials across time and space. We start with the Black Death; then one badass lady, Helena Schuberin, and the Malleus Maleficarum; followed by King James VI's hunt for weather witches and the trials of Geilles Duncan (Outlander?!) and Agnes Sampson; and rounded out with brief mentions of the Pendle witches and the Witchfinder General himself, Matthew Hopkins. What can we say except: history hates women.Create...
Send us a Text Message.Alright, you asked for it. If you ever wondered what it's like to hang out with us while we're drunk, well it isn't pretty but you no longer have to wonder. The audio quality isn't great as we were sharing a mic in a hotel room but we had a lot of fun diving into New Orleans legends live on location. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.Support the Show.
Send us a Text Message.Things get a little bit hairy by the end of this episode as Hannah barks through the diverse wolf and dog creatures of Asian folklore.Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://www.wolfsongalaska.org/chorus/node/256https://www.britannica.com/topic/yakshahttps://rkaroma.com/en-us/blogs/our-journal/ancient-indian-cult-of-yakshas-the-tutelary-deity-of-plants-and-...
Send us a Text Message.Perk up your ears this week for a *howling* good time as we talk about all things werewolves in folklore and pop culture. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/werewolf.htmhttps://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legend https://www.livescience.com/24412-werewolves.html...
Send us a Text Message.The mummy conversation continues as Hannah talks about mummification practices in Mesoamerica. The ethics conversation ALSO continues as we discuss public exhibits for displaying mummified human remains and colonizing burial practices.Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading: Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 57, Number 104, 22 June 1887https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=...
Send us a Text Message.It's all about Mummies this week as Georgia dives into the spread of Egyptomania, medicinal cannibalism, and the truth behind the "curse" of King Tutankhamun, amongst other things. We also have a (surprisingly) intelligent conversation about the ethics of handling human remains and cultural appropriation in horror tropes (it's like that's part of our jobs or something...)Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired...
Send us a Text Message.This week, Hannah goes over some real-life zombie examples and how disease has played a part in the idea of a zombie apocalypse.Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2270819/https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/https://www.britannica.com/science/leprosy/History https://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/he...
Send us a Text Message.This week, Georgia briefly discusses the introduction of zombies into western pop culture before doing a deep dive on one of our favorite re-animated corpses, Frankenstein's monster! Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Deadhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lord-byron-dies-in-greecehttps://www.history.com/news...
Send us a Text Message.Tune in this week to hear the conclusion of our vampire discussions with stories from East Asia! Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://web.archive.org/web/20180109180950/http://travel.sohu.com/20090914/n266715927.shtmlhttps://archive.org/details/B-001-000-369/page/n21/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/living-dead-chi...
Send us a Text Message.It only makes sense we continue the conversation about vampires so join us this week for a deep dive into the origins of western vampire lore and literature!Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://juliamartins.co.uk/on-the-medusa-vampires-and-the-fear-of-the-female-body https://www.jstor.org/stable/658266?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contentshttps://blog.nationalgeo...
Send us a Text Message.Join us this week to hear about the Vetala, a paranormal being in Hindu folklore that could have helped to inspire Bram Stoker’s Dracula.Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://www.gutenberg.org/files/54697/54697-h/54697-h.htm (Duncan Forbes)https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2400/2400-h/2400-h.htm (Sir Richard Burton)https://enrouteindianhistory.com/bai...
Send us a Text Message.Tune in to our very first episode all about the origins of headless horseman legends in Europe, which led to the birth of the first "American" short story. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.For further reading:https://freerangeamerican.us/legend-of-the-headless-horseman/https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horsemanhttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/2016111...
Send us a Text Message.Broadcast from the Belfry is a brand new weekly podcast with two archaeologists discussing all things folklore, mythology, history, anthropology, literature, pop culture, and much more. Created and cohosted by Georgia Abrams & Hannah Rucinski.Sound design by Shannon Webster.Inspired by your mom's pillow talk. Support the Show.
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