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Every Wednesday, meet us at the intersection of chaos and fate. We’ll briefly explore the origins of some of history’s most well-known superstitions. Then, we’ll dive into a fictional story that illustrates what might happen if you fail to adhere to these strange beliefs. Can we truly sway supernatural forces to work in our favor? Or are these eerie codes of conduct simply about exerting control in an unpredictable world? Listen free on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! 

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    • May 18, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 90 EPISODES

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    666

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 47:59


    It's all come to this…. In the year 2066, the apocalypse is upon us. It begins with a house fire, and ends with a coven of witches battling for their lives against a militarized Witch Hunt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    William McKinley's Red Carnation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 41:00


    It doesn't matter if you're the president of the United States or the president of your student body class. Every politician needs a good luck charm. Once you have one, hold onto it — because giving it away can cost you everything.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Throwing Back the First Catch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 38:05


    The conditions are perfect, the fish are biting, and the catch of the day is just one cast away. Just remember what your grandpa told you about respecting the lake. Otherwise your fortunes might pull a real bait and switch… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Curse of the Colonel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 38:02


    Was a baseball team in Japan cursed by the KFC mascot? In today's story, a young baseball player in Osaka resolves to undo the curse, and meets a mighty river kami in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Queen's Superstitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 37:56


    In the British monarchy, some superstitions still reign supreme… With her coronation day ahead of her, and a royal wedding soon after, Alix can't help but feel the weight of ancient omens even as she tries to modernize the monarchy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Christening Ships

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 39:17


    Weigh anchor and pop the bubbly! Today's superstition is a nautical drinking tradition: Toasting a ship's maiden voyage with champagne can appease fickle sea gods, and ensure safe passage. But bad luck awaits if you scoff at tradition…  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Curse of the San Francisco Giants

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 32:18


    After the Giants moved from New York to San Francisco, they suffered a losing streak that lasted over half a century. Some fans believe a curse was to blame, and that an old plaque once lost to time was at the center of it…  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Mirror in the Bedroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 37:51


    In feng shui, a bedroom mirror doesn't simply reflect its surroundings. It responds to the energy you put into it. And in today's story, an influencer's boyfriend discovers what can happen when you play with ancient magic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Cheese of the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 39:43


    If you're a fan of cheese, you might say “cheese is life.” But one Swiss tradition takes it a step further… “Le fromage des morts” is meant to be a legacy of sorts. It's a wedding gift meant to last a lifetime. But in today's story, an ambitious banker bucks tradition… with rotten consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Ides of March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 38:31


    Ever since Julius Caesar allegedly ignored warnings about the 15th of March, that date has been doomed. In today's story, a vogue ballroom competition — not the Roman Senate — sets the scene for a legendary showdown.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Murray State Shoe Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 35:53


    Students at this Kentucky university partake in a tradition meant to bring good luck. But in today's story, one impassioned professor doesn't quite get it — and undoes the work of generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Royal Touch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 38:41


    They say that French royals had a special gift bestowed by the divine. Anointed with holy oil, they could change a person's life with just one touch. But as Remy is about to find out, with a royal touch… comes royal responsibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Astrology of Love: Karmic Nodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 37:10


    In our final look at star-crossed lovers, Daisy is a gardener who likes following rules. She can read the soil just as well as she can interpret a star chart. But it turns out that even the most grounded among us can be swept off their feet, with a little help from intuition… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Astrology of Love: Moon Signs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 30:51


    Your moon sign reflects the deepest, most hidden part of yourself. Hidden even, sometimes, from your own understanding. Today's couple seemed to be a perfect match. But only too late did they realize why they were doomed from the start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Astrology of Love: Rising Signs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 33:05


    There's something a little mysterious about first impressions. Those indelible first seconds with a new acquaintance can be delicious… or disastrous. In today's story, can two musicians with incredible chemistry keep the heat of their first spark? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Astrology of Love: Sun Signs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 42:49


    Is the fate of our love lives written in the stars? This month, we're telling the stories of four astrologically interesting couples, exploring the best and worst matches in the Zodiac. Starting with 11-year-old August, a Pisces and hopeless romantic desperate to find love at summer camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Setting Keys on a Table

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 32:21


    If you lose your keys, it might be chalked up to bad luck. But in Sweden, you can get worse luck if you set your keys on the table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Rats Abandoning Ship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 37:25


    Some believe rats contain souls of the dead. Others believe that where there are rats, there is death. Either way, if you see these rodents abandoning a ship, you may want to consider joining them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Breaking a Mirror

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 43:49


    Mirrors are said to reflect not only your physical appearance, but your soul as well. In today's episode, a physical trainer confronts himself in a special mirror… and changes his life for seven years.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Charles Dickens' Superstitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 45:19


    For our last episode of the year, we'll tell you a Christmas Story. One about a famous author who had a very *particular* set of superstitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Exchanging Cursed Gifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 41:18


    Today, you're invited to a very special gift exchange… where cursed presents throw a party into chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Wizard of Oz Production Curse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 45:01


    From poisonous makeup to drug-addled stars, the set of the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" was rife with misfortune. Rumors said that a curse had settled over the production, which has affected every version of the Wizard of Oz made after it. In today's episode, an ambitious director pushes his students too far and discovers how real the curse can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Full Moons

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 40:45


    For thousands of years, our ancestors have looked to the sky for answers about the world around us. So when people go mad, it may not be their fault. Just ask the full moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Vampire Panic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 39:08


    Bloodsucking fiends appear in the folklore of every culture on the planet. But for some, they were more than just horror stories. Today's story comes from early 18th-century Europe. A doctor tries in vain to save lives, while a monster waits in the shadows… determined to see him fail.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Scottish Kale Divination

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 42:16


    What if you could learn everything you needed to know about your one true love just by uprooting a stalk of kale? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Season of the Witch: Witch's Sabbath

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 51:50


    The final episode in our four-part series on witches. Our three young witches enjoy a magical retreat, and discover they all share a diabolical connection. When an innocent is threatened, they must band together before "Hell on Earth" becomes a reality. Season of the Witch is a special storytelling series across Parcast Network. Follow Tales and Haunted Places to find more spooky stories and historical haunts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Season of the Witch: Broomsticks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 43:36


    Where did the association between witches and broomsticks come from? An au pair named Jia is about to find out.  Season of the Witch is a special storytelling series across Parcast Network. Follow Tales and Haunted Places to find more spooky stories and historical haunts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Season of the Witch: Familiars

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 40:41


    They might take the form of innocent pets like cats, dogs, or toads. But familiars are far more than cute little witches' companions. They're demons from Hell — and they're here to wreak havoc. Season of the Witch is a special storytelling series across Parcast Network. Follow Tales and Haunted Places to find more spooky stories and historical haunts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Season of the Witch: The Witch's Mark

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 51:55


    It's a strange blemish that can take many forms, but always says the same thing: this woman has been touched by the Devil. When Sadie gets a mark of her own, she's thrust into a world of witchcraft and power.  Season of the Witch is a special storytelling series across Parcast Network. Follow Tales and Haunted Places to find more spooky stories and historical haunts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Going Home After a Funeral

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 36:12


    In the Philippines, Pagpag means “to shake off dust or dirt.” The belief is that you should not go straight home after a funeral or a wake, lest an evil spirit attach themselves to you and follow you home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    NASA Superstitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 37:36


    Just because you leave the planet doesn't mean you leave superstitions behind. Since the early days of space travel, NASA astronauts have been taught to observe specific rituals before going to space. Because if they don't, they may wind up lost in space… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Birthday Superstitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 41:25


    From a certain point of view, birthday celebrations can be seen as a little... ritualistic. Candles, special songs, birthday cake... Where did all these practices come from? And what are they meant to protect us against? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cutting Your Nails

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 40:04


    Your luck can change drastically depending on what day of the week you cut your nails. Fortunately, there's a playful rhyme to help you remember. And if you forget? A broken nail will be the least of your worries… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 36:14


    In a ritual that can be found around the world, invoking the rabbit on the first day of a new month brings good luck. And in this story, a teenage witch is about to discover just how much fortune she can find…  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Evil Eye

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 36:53


    When you become successful, all eyes are on you. But there is one eye above all others that will always be watching, waiting to take away your success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Clocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 39:56


    Timekeeping devices have been around for millennia. But at what point did we stop seeing them as tools... and start seeing them as a reminder of our own mortality? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Yo-yo Drought

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 44:37


    Toys are supposed to be harmless and fun — their arrival signaling playtime, not disaster. But in 1930s Syria, one toy was thought to cause a devastation so severe, it was banned from the country. If yo-yos could control the weather… what else could they control? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Thunder and Lightning

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 35:34


    Meteorology is an advanced study, but not a precise one. So when the heavens themselves seem determined to destroy you, who wouldn't turn to some seemingly ridiculous rituals? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Don't Whistle on a Ship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 31:41


    Sailors are a superstitious lot, and refraining from whistling might sound like a typical warning from an old salt. But if you're not careful, an errant whistle can blow up a storm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Introducing: Deathbed Confessions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 10:57


    Imagine living with a secret so big, if anyone were to find out, it would change everything. From love affairs and fake identities to heists and murder — do you think you could take a secret like that to the grave? Discover the most explosive things people have admitted to just moments before the end in the new Spotify Original from Parcast, Deathbed Confessions. Listen to an exclusive clip from the first episode right here, then search and follow “Deathbed Confessions” to hear more. New episodes air weekly! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Confetti at Weddings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 31:54


    Why do we think weddings have to be commemorated with tiny flakes of paper? And what are the consequences for getting too wrapped up in the idea of "the perfect wedding"? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Introducing: Obituaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 14:27


    They're some of the most iconic figures of all time, celebrated in death for their individual achievements and impact on society. But in life, the relationships they kept tell a different story — one of unexpected connections that yielded extraordinary change. In this new Spotify Original from Parcast, explore the shared legacies of prolific pairs from the past. Listen to an exclusive clip from the first episode right here, then search and follow “Obituaries” for new episodes every Wednesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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