Spoop Hour

We tried a new kind of spoopy self care this week: sound energy massage! Learn some of the history behind the practice of sound healing, discuss the joys of 111 Hz, and hear about our first hand experience of the magic chair.

We're spilling the tea on each other's tea leaves this week! Find out what 2019 holds for your Spoop hosts, meet our new (temporary) intern Rachel, and learn a little bit about how to read loose leaf tea. Happy New Year!

Join us on a festive joy ride through the world of fairies this week! We explore both naughty and nice fairies from the sugar plum fairy to all the ones that want to eat you (spoiler alert: it is many). With a listener story exploring a near miss at the Coconut Grove, a quiz to see which Christmas monster we are, a game about what is or is not a bloodthirsty fairy, unwrap some fun this holiday. Happy holidays from your spoopy hosts!

We're unwrapping tales of horrible dolls this week Find out why you should keep the gift receipt on dolls Robert, Charley, and Mandy, the pros and cons of wara ningyo, and more.

It's time to take a closer look at those tiny creatures that help Santa maintain his reputation: get to know elves this week! We discuss early Norse mythology surrounding the mythical beings, including why you shouldn't pee in an elf circle, before traveling to Japan to peek in trees and see who lives in there.

Grab your disco tent and bundle up for an exploration of weird and spooky winter holidays from around the world! Get festive for Frozen Dead Guy Days, throw some beans for Setsubun, find out why people strip for Japan's Naked Festival, and more.

Still recovering from Thanksgiving? Kick back with this week's minisode in which we answer a listener question and some of the 36 questions that lead to love. We talk dream dinner party guests, embarrassing body stories, phoning it in in Japanese class, and more.

 

Let's spoop it up this Thanksgiving! We're talking turkey with an episode on toilet potatoes and other Thanksgiving horror stories and spooky harvest festivals from around the world. Have a safe and happy holiday!

A new episode? Why, there hasn't been a new episode here in 47 years...this week, we're exploring the phenomena of ghost towns, from the unsettling, like Hashima Island and Rhyolite, Nevada, to the haunted like Catawba and Goldfield. Get ready to pan for gold!

Looking for another reason to avoid the forest? You're in luck with this week's episode! We're talking creepy and unsettling woods, including those home to unruly pirate ghosts, those housing a frantically spinning gorilla/horse centaur, and those overrun with dolls. Grab your favorite lumberjack and venture into the woods with care...