Latest Superstitions Podcast Episodes
Season 8: The Most Haunted Houses in the World: Monte Cristo Homestead & Castle of Good Hope
Lattes and Legends - June 19, 2024 23:21 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 25 ratingsTwo extremely horrific stories about the Monte Cristo Homestead and the Castle of Good Hope. *Death, torture of animals, suicide, and children dying warnings* Sources: Monte Cristo Homestead: Wikipedia https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/monte-cristo-homestead/ https://montecristodoc.com...
The Dangerous Truth about the Jorō Spider (Ep. 150)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - June 15, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThe joro spider, a colorful arachnid from Japan, is harmless but tied to folklore about shape-shifting brides who fatally ensnare lovers at waterfalls. [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cos...
Beto Beto-san Vs Teke Teke: Things That Stalk You at Night (Ep. 149)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - June 01, 2024 22:42 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsListeners who are sensitive to these topics should be aware that the episode contains potentially disturbing content: TRIGGER WARNINGS: Blood & gore depiction, Body horror, Childhood Trauma, Death from exposure, Death from falling, Death of a child, Death and dying, Decapitation, Fear and anx...
Season 8: The Most Haunted Houses in the World: Carl Beck House & Dragsholm Slot
Lattes and Legends - May 19, 2024 22:15 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 25 ratingsDragsholm Slot and the Carl Beck House have quite a haunted history. Let's find out more! Sources: Dragsholm Slot:https://www.eframserashriar.com/post/the-many-ghosts-of-dragsholm-castle-denmark https://everythingcopenhagen.com/dragsholm-slot/ https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/dragsholm-ca...
Bug News: Body Parasites or Ghosts (Mushi no Shirase)? (Ep. 148)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - May 15, 2024 00:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsHave you ever had a premonition or a foreboding feeling that turned out to be true? Was it a parasitic insect living in your belly or a ghost trying to tell you something? [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission ...
Season 8: The Most Haunted Houses in the World: Lizzie Borden House & The Sallie House
Lattes and Legends - May 04, 2024 14:29 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 25 ratingsBuckle up for two of the most haunted houses in America! Lizzie Borden House Sources: https://lizzie-borden.com/ https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/lizzie-borden-house https://usghostadventures.com/lizzie-borden-house/ https://www.heraldnews.com/story/lifestyle/travel/...
Falling Trees: Tengu or Furusoma (Creepy Dead Guy)?(Ep. 147)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - May 01, 2024 01:09 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsIf a you hear a tree fall in the woods, but can't find any sign of that fallen tree, is it the work of a tengu, a creepy dead guy ghost, or something else? [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional...
Season 8: The Most Haunted Houses in the World (Do-Over)
Lattes and Legends - April 27, 2024 14:52 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 25 ratingsLet's try Season 8 one more time with these two very haunted locales! Sources: Moss Beach Distillery https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/11414 https://patch.com/california/halfmoonbay/blue-lady-ghost-continues-to-haunt-moss-beach-distillery https://www.travelingwithsweeney.com/ghost-on-the-...
Story Time: The Mirror Maiden by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 146)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - April 17, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsToday I'll read you Lafcadio Hearn's short story: The Mirror Maiden. [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.] Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Check out her books includin...
Ryomen Sukuna: Awesome Saint or Japan-Destroying Demon? (Ep. 145)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - March 30, 2024 00:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThe two-faced, eight-limbed giant named Ryomen Sukuna has been around since very early Japan, still is he a Buddhism-protecting hero or a cursed demon who tried to destroy Japan? [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a comm...
Teru Teru Bōzu: Cute, Magical, Unsettling Origins (Ep. 144)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - March 15, 2024 00:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsYou'll often see ghostly-looking dolls strung up in windows in Japan on rainy days. What do they mean and why are they a little creepy? [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.] Unc...
Abe no Seimei & His Mysterious Place Near Me (Ep. 143)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - February 29, 2024 07:14 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsAbe no Seimei was the greatest onmyōji in Japan. While he lived in Kyoto, he visited Shizuoka at some point and performed some magic, giving us another nanafushigi (seven mysterious things). [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may r...
Nami-Kozō: The Creepy Little Wave Boy (Ep. 142)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - February 16, 2024 00:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsA nanafushigi (seven mysterious things) and a local yokai, the Nami Kozō or Wave Boy has a number of variations to his story, some involving real historical monks. [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no a...
The All-powerful Five Elements and You (Ep. 141)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - January 31, 2024 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsIn Japan there are two types of Five Elements, the gogyo and the godai and you can find them all throughout Japanese culture-in tea ceremony, martial arts, acupuncture, herbalism, esoteric Buddhism, and even in cemeteries. [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a li...
A Rollicking and Powerful Year of the Dragon 2024 (Ep. 140)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - January 16, 2024 00:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsAkemashite omedetou gozaimasu! Happy New Year! This is Thersa Matsuura and you’re listening to Uncanny Japan, Season 8. We just moved from the year of the Rabbit to the Year of the Dragon and I want to tell you all about it. [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a...
01 Babyhood
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - January 02, 2024 00:00 - 14 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
02 Childhood
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - January 01, 2024 00:00 - 10 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
03 Physical Characteristics
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 31, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
04 Projects
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 30, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
05 Halloween and Other Festivals
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 29, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
06 Love and Marriage
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 28, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
Joya no Kane: Purify Yourself With This Episode (Ep. 139)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language - December 28, 2023 00:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsJoya no Kane is the Buddhism tradition of ringing out the old year and ringing in the new one. Where did it come from and what does it mean? [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.] ...
07 Wishes
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 27, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
08 Dreams
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 26, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
09 Luck
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 25, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
10 Money
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 24, 2023 00:00 - 4 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
11 Visitors
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 23, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
12 Cures
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 22, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
13 Warts
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 21, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
14 Weather
Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen - December 20, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutesMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
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