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The Creepy Wee Podcast is a comedy show that focuses on the dark stories, myths, and lore of Scottish history. Hosted by Rebecca and Liam, New episodes every other Wednesday! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy

The Creepy Wee Podcast


    • Jan 31, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 52 EPISODES


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    52: Alexander Selkirk / The Real Robinson Crusoe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 32:27


    Born in Fife in 1676, the story of Alexander Selkirk inspired Daniel Dafoe's novel ‘Robinson Crusoe.' After choosing to be marooned on a desert island, Selkirk endured solitude, enemy privateers and a round the world trip before landing back on home soil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    51: Alchemy and the Scottish Wizard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 32:20


    Alchemy is a historical practice that attempts to transmute base metals into gold. Through the influence of the Muslim world, the knowledge of alchemy spread through Europe with the help of travelling scholars like Michael Scot.Scot was a polyglot mathematician, alchemist, apothecary and academic born in Scotland. He worked with like-minded intellectuals like Leonardo Fibonacci to translate many influential texts that spurred the Renaissance. Despite his many accolades, his legacy as a magician and wizard was cemented in popular culture with his appearance in Dante Alighieri's epic poem, Inferno.MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50: The Edinburgh Vaults

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 43:13


    The Edinburgh Vaults are a series of underground chambers located inside the South Bridge's enclosed arches. Originally used as storerooms, the poor conditions led to them becoming a place of squalor, crime, and possibly body snatching. MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    49: Samhain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 32:42


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    48: The Milk White Doo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 33:33


    The Milk White Doo is a well known Scottish tale from times when stories were passed down from generations through word of mouth. Like most fairy tales, this story is meant to teach children about the realities of death and losing a close family member. MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47: The Mackenzie Poltergeist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 42:40


    Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh is home to one of the world's most prolific and violent poltergeists in the world. It has been the subject of numerous investigations and paranormal sightings, with reports of objects being thrown and even people being levitated. The graveyard is believed to be haunted by the spirits of Covenanters who died under Bluidy George Mackenzie's prosecution.MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    46: Wulver

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 37:25


    In Shetland folklore, the wulver, or wullver, is a wolf-like humanoid creature. Unlike traditional werewolf legends, the wulver is gentle, rarely harming humans. Some believe that it is a guardian of the sick and the poor. In modern times, the origins of this legend have been disputed.MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45: Drunk History

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 63:26


    Two drunk idiots share some weird Scottish history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44: William Wallace II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 35:47


    The conclusion of our series on the legendary William Wallace. Having led the Scots to a strategic victory over English forces at Stirling Bridge, he suffered a humiliating loss at Falkirk. After time on the run, Wallace returned only to be betrayed to the English. Regardless of defeat, his legacy has endured for centuries, inspiring and motivating generations of Scots and others to fight for freedom. MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43: William Wallace I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 39:08


    An introduction to the obscure, contradictory and legendary tale of Scotland's national hero William Wallace. His story starts with the death of King Alexander III and 'The Great Cause' of finding Scotland a new monarch, the events which would shape his life, death and Scotland's fight for freedom. MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42: The Curse of Macbeth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 35:36


    Theatre superstition has it that if the name of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth is spoken aloud in a theatre outside of when required in performance, calamity will ensue. Is the curse of the Scottish play the work or witches or merely a myth? MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41: The Mester Stoor Worm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 34:40


    Assipattle and the Mester Stoor Worm is a classic creation myth from Orkney relating to the battle between an unlikely hero and gigantic sea serpent. MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40: The Monster of Glamis Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 44:36


    The secret of Glamis Castle occupied elite society of Europe in the late 1800s but what exactly was it? Was it an heir hidden away by their cruel family, gossip or a tale fabricated by the Bowes-Lyon Family. We discuss this classic Scottish mystery and some other haunts in our 40th episode!MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39: The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdui

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 48:34


    Am Fear Liath Mòr or the Big Grey Man is a spirit or cryptid said to haunt the second-highest peak in the British Isles, Ben Macdui. Is this creature Scotland's answer to Big Foot or Yeti legends? Or, is this simply the forces of nature playing tricks on seasoned mountain climbers?MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    38: Edinburgh's First Body Snatchers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 47:33


    In the 1700s, Edinburgh was at the forefront of advancements in medicine. As the demand for cadavers to study increased, the macabre trade of body snatching began... In this episode, Liam and Rebecca tell the story of Edinburgh's first convicted and executed resurrectionists, Helen Torrance and Jean Waldie.MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37: The Last Witch Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 30:29


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the last witch trial held in Scotland that resulted in an execution. Janet Horne was another innocent victim of the fear of witchcraft and prejudice when she was executed in Dornoch in 1727.MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36: The World War II Witch Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 32:45


    Liam and Rebecca tell the story of the infamous fraudulent medium, Helen Duncan and her notorious World War II predictions. MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35: The Secret Code of Mary, Queen of Scots

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 31:13


    We're back to talking about our favourite monarch, Mary, Queen of Scots. In our first-ever update episode, we discuss the breaking news story of a group of cryptographers who decoded 57 unseen letters written by Mary during her years in imprisonment in England. MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34: Captain William Kidd

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 27:55


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the life of the infamous Scottish privateer turned pirate, Captain William Kidd. MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    33: Selkies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 29:01


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the lore behind one of the most famous creatures from Orcadian mythology, the selkie. MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32: The Brahan Seer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 35:59


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the legendary Brahan Seer, a Scottish man who predicted major historical events, all of which came true and eventually led to his demise.MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31: Thomas the Rhymer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 29:24


    Rebecca and Liam share the fairytale of Thomas the Rhymer, a famous laird, poet and prophet who predicted important historical events after a meeting with the fae.MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    30: Mary Queen of Ghosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 31:52


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the haunts of Scotland's busiest spectre, Mary, Queen of Scots. MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29: Mary, Queen of Scots II

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 44:39


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the final years of Scotland's most romantic monarch, Mary, Queen of Scots. From the murder of Lord Darnley, her troublesome marriage to Lord Bothwell, her imprisonment and escape and finally, her death in England. MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28: Mary, Queen of Scots I

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 43:32


    Liam and Rebecca discuss Scotland's most romantic and tragic monarch, Mary, Queen of Scots. From becoming queen at six days old, to her life in the French court, her return to Scotland to meet a troubled marriage with Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, and the murder of David Rizzio.MerchTwitterInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27: Will O' the Wisp

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 32:35


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the folklore surrounding the ghostly light of wisps or, as they are called in the Scottish Highlands, Spunkies. Including a lot of digressions about Pixar's film Brave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26: The Strange Death of Netta Fornario

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 36:34


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the mysterious death of occultist, Netta Fornario. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25: The Fife Witch Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 45:14


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the witch-hunts that spread around Inverkeithing, Culross, and Torryburn in the 1600s following the Scottish Reformation. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    24: Robert Taylor Incident & Bonnybridge UFOs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 31:12


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the strange alien encounters within the Falkirk Triangle and the famous Robert Taylor incident. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23: The Ghosts of Edinburgh Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 37:06


    Liam and Rebecca share ghost stories from Edinburgh's most famous landmark: from phantom pipers to burned witches and more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22: Macpherson's Rant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 28:03


    Rebecca tells Liam about the story of the infamous Scottish outlaw, Jamie Macpherson, and the story of his famous lament before his execution. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21: The Life and Lovers of James VI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 37:50


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the life and times of the infamous queer king James VI and his lovers. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    20: Scottish Superstitions & Customs II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 38:16


    Liam and Rebecca celebrate their 20th episode by discussing the spooky superstitions behind changelings, robins, thistles, and more! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19: Kelpies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 38:30


    Liam and Rebecca cover the much requested Celtic waterhorse, the kelpie and their very similar relative, the each uisge. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18: Local Ghost Stories Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 34:05


    A relaxed fit episode with Rebecca and guest-host, Holly, discussing local and personal ghost stories from Fife. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17: Nuckelavee

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 33:56


    Rebecca is joined by Scottish painter, Gambo, to discuss art and the scary devil of Orcadian mythology, the Nuckelavee. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    16: The Lewis Chessmen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 47:41


    Liam and Rebecca discuss one of Scotland's most famed treasures, the Lewis Chessmen, their discovery, history, and the disputes over their current location.   Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    15: The A70 UFO Incident

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 34:09


    Liam and Rebecca discuss some Scottish alien stories including the famous A70 abduction of Colin Wright and Gary Wood. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14: Scottish Faeries - Brownies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 30:28


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the Scottish household spirit, the Broonie (also known as Brownie), and the folklore surrounding them. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    13: The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 44:11


    In this episode, Liam and Rebecca discuss the tragic 1900 disappearance of three lighthouse keepers on Eilean Mòr. Theories include isolation madness, adverse weather and potential interference from the fae. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    12: The Black Bull of Norroway

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 33:27


    Liam and Rebecca recount the story of the Black Bull of Norroway an ancient Scottish folktale.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11: Tam o' Shanter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 52:54


    Our once unreleased pilot episode on the epic poem, Tam o' Shanter by Robert Burns.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10: The Loch Ness Monster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 38:13


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the legendary history of Scotland's most infamous cryptid, Nessie— from sightings to hoaxes, and some potential theories of what she really is.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    9: Cailleach

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 47:59


    In this episode, Liam and Rebecca discuss the Celtic goddess of creation, winds and winter; Cailleach. Featuring folktales and an interview with Cara from the Cailleach Collective, a community for young creatives in the Highlands of Scotland. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8: James II and Scotland's Game of Thrones

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 34:46


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the true story that inspired George R.R. Martin's Red Wedding, the Black Dinner and the struggles of James II against the Black Douglas Family.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7: The Ghosts of Stirling Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 31:34


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the ghosts of Stirling Castle that are tied to Mary Queen of Scots, a tragic love story, and a murder committed by James II of Scotland. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6: The Lady of Lawers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 35:14


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the Gaelic soothsayer/seer, the Lady of Lawers and her eerie predictions surrounding her abandoned village and the Highland Clearances. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    5: Sawney Bean

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 34:01


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the legendary cannibal Sawney Bean and his murderous clan.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    4: The Old Tolbooth and the North Berwick Witch Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 47:03


    Liam and Rebecca talk about Edinburgh's gruesome tolbooth and it's famous occupants, the witches of North Berwick and Major Thomas Weir. Bonus content, Scotland's favoured torture methods. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    3: Scottish Superstitions and Customs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 45:11


    Liam and Rebecca discuss some creepy Scottish customs surrounding death and bad luck. Topics include the Bean-Nighe, the Sluagh, pagan superstitions and more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2: The Gorbals Vampire

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 56:22


    Liam and Rebecca discuss the famous Gorbals vampire as well as three other Scottish vampire legends - The baobhan sith and the vampires of Glamis and Melrose.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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