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Two Halloweenies laugh through spooky tales of ghosts, cryptids, and everything in between!
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Happy (belated) Lunar New Year! Celebrate by taking a look at some of the spoop behind Chinese and Okinawan Lunar New Year tradition, like the demons who are defeated by fireworks, good luck foods to eat, and ways to usher in prosperity. Then meet Bai Ze, the monster version of wikipedia, and some of the 11,520 mythological beasts Bai Ze warned us about.
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Make a donation to a charity supporting those affected by the Australian wildfires to potentially win a Spoop Hour shirt! To enter, donate to the reputable charity of your choice (a few suggestions below) then send a screenshot to spoophour [at] gmail dotcom. (You can black out your last name if you like.) A winner will be announced at the end of February!
WIRES: https://www.wires.org.au/donate/emergency-fund
WWF Australia: https://donate.wwf.org.au/donate/koala-crisis/koala-crisis?t=AP1119W03#gs.v2ndhd
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NSW Rural Fire Service: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/about-us/fundraising
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Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
This week we welcome back special ghost Maxwell from Relic to discuss spooky, cursed, and haunted treasurers! Get the skinny on Father Crespi's vanishing Babylonian (???) treasure trove, Folly Island's curses on curses on curses and one pirate ghost that impact pirate booty, and King Atahualpa's lost gold that curses everyone who tries to find it...and Maxwell, who tries to talk about it until he abruptly vanishes too. :oooo (spoilers: he pops up again and is fine...as far as we know!)
AS DISCUSSED in the episode, make a donation to a charity supporting those affected by the Australian wildfires to potentially win a Spoop Hour shirt! To enter, donate to the reputable charity of your choice (a few suggestions below) then send a screenshot to spoophour [at] gmail dotcom. (You can black out your last name if you like.) A winner will be announced at the end of February!
WIRES: https://www.wires.org.au/donate/emergency-fund
WWF Australia: https://donate.wwf.org.au/donate/koala-crisis/koala-crisis?t=AP1119W03#gs.v2ndhd
Red Cross: https://bit.ly/2O1Vv7U
NSW Rural Fire Service: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/about-us/fundraising
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Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
When we think of ghosts in the modern era, we often think of them in Victorian garb and spinning spooky stories from the 1800s...but why? Find out (ish) this week on Spoop Hour when we delve into the Victorian ghost story, including why they became so popular & why they might persist. Also answer the question: What has vampires, King Arthur, the Victorian era, and Tesla? (Spoiler alert: our new favorite ridiculous video game.) And finally, embrace some rumors about Queen Victoria with the tales of John Brown the servant ghost and the queen herself's ghostly successor.
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Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
POISON. From Shakespearean times to modern political subterfuge, poison is a staple of weird and spooky murders. Hear about Hercules's poison robe, Hamlet's poisoning uncle, and the urban legends surrounding poison Halloween candy. Then hear a bananas story out of Japan about the Mystery Man with 21 Faces and his poison candy extortion plot.
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Grab your xoloitzcuintli, it's time for a journey through the world of Aztec gods, myths, and legends! Hear about where the Aztecs believed humanity started, where they think it goes in the afterlife (spoiler alert: for the most part it's nothing good), and get a primer of some of the gods that impacted their daily life. Then learn about the whys behind ritual human sacrifice before closing it out with stories about xolos, the dog you might meet in the underworld and that you can for sure meet irl.
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Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Happy New Year! We've got all the spoopy things to help you get ready for the new month/year/decade. Meet Frozen Charlotte, the Victorian dolls with an upsetting backstory, full moons that can predict the year to come, and scarecrows to be burned in effigy. Get one off creepy stories about upsetting incidents on New Year's Eve (like ghostly old women and intrusive texts) and then close it out with foods to consume to bring good luck to your new year.
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Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
It's the third annual holiday spoopstravaganza! Kick things off with the game Ghosts of Spoop Hour Past and test your knowledge of previously covered Christmas monsters. Then hear about some new winter friends, like Greece's Christmas goblins the kallikantzaroi, Japan's ningen and yuki onna, and Scandinavia's nisse/tomte/tontu. Happy holidays!
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Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
With the arrival of colder weather comes fresh fears of the YETI, that elusive hominid/Abominable Snowman who mostly hangs out and only occasionally kidnaps people. Uncover firsthand accounts of yeti encounters, including Eric Shipton's iconic footprint photo, a nuclear family yeti kidnapping, and one man's 60 year journey to find the yeti. Then learn about the yeti race that ran concurrent to the space race, the best pop culture depictions of yetis, and our new favorite games that are technically meant for children.
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
In an astonishing display of mathematic prowess, we are talking NUMEROLOGY this week! Get the basics on this pseudo-science that grounds every event and personality trait in a number, then take a deep dive into what our numbers say about us. Also don't miss our spoiler free thoughts on Knives Out (spoilers: we loved it), a listener story about a possible cult site, and a weird man who sits in a tree near us.
Calculate your name numerology: https://numerology.astro-seek.com/name-numerology-online-calculator
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Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
It's American Thanksgiving week, so come get an overview of some spooky traditions and lore surrounding food like cranberries and cakes! Also get tips for how to reconcile Thanksgiving's terrible history with the general concept of being grateful for family and friends...then close it out with some truly terrible Thanksgiving horror stories, including a ghost screaming at a train, turkeys left on the floor, and more. Happy week!
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Find us on Twitter/Instagram @spoophour and send your spooky stories to spoophour[at]gmail[dot]com.