Derik & Sarah Wingo

Legends & Spirits

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A paranormal podcast with a twist: join hosts Derik and Sarah Wingo (veteran NYC bartenders) as they teach you how to pair the perfect handcrafted cocktail to go with a chilling story and serve it with a dash of humor. The stories are legends...the spirits are real.

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Derik & Sarah Wingo

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Society

Latest episode

May 20, 2026

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Episodes

NYC's Eerie Islands - Part 2 21.07.2023

This week on Legends & Spirits we’re continuing our series on NYC’s Eerie Islands! We’ll run-aground on infamous Roosevelt Island, where we’ll make our way through all that’s ruined and resorted, including an asylum, a penitentiary, quarantines, and a smallpox hospital, all while we give you the torrid history that makes these some of the most haunted buildings in the country.    In this week’...

NYC's Eerie Islands - Part 1 18.06.2023

This week on Legends & Spirits we’ll cast off for our series on the historic, mysterious, and haunted island chain off the distant shores of Manhattan, NYC! Asylums, quarantines, hospitals, and morgues, we’ll be in search all that’s spooky on NYC’s islands starting with historical Ellis Island with a stop over to Liberty Island to visit Lady Liberty herself. In this week’s Macabre Mixology , w...

The Big Easy: Ghosts, Pirates, and Vampires, Oh My! 02.04.2023

This week on Legends & Spirits - Ghosts, Pirates, and Vampires, Oh My! We’ll take a trip to the Big Easy to investigate this hotbed of paranormal activity and believe us when we say, some of these stories have a real... bite! In this week’s Macabre Mixology, we’re batching up a New Orleans favorite inspired by a famed local mixologist. Then, we'll take a trip down Bourbon Street to the ol...

Leprechauns, Gravediggers, & Irish Maidens 17.03.2023

This week on Legends & Spirits, it's St. Patrick’s Day! We’ll be knockin’ about Ireland looking for tales and legends of the wee fairy creatures and there's a lot more to the Leprechaun than just a sugar cereal mascot.  Then in this week’s Macabre Mixology we're batching up a lesser known Irish Cocktail that is as fresh as a field of shamrocks and in our Spooky Saloons, we'...

Bunnies, Bridges, & Bourbon 04.03.2023

This week on Legends & Spirits, with spring just around the corner, we’re hippity-hopping down to Fairfax County, Virginia to investigate the terrifying urban legend of the ax-wielding Bunny Man! We’ll also get firsthand accounts of a super spooky spread once owned by George Washington himself... who’s been known to make cameos from the hereafter.    In this week’s Macabre Mixology, we’ll curb...

SUPERNATURAL BOWL II 09.02.2023

This week on LSPN - Legends & Spirits Paranormal Network -  we’re kicking off our coverage of SUPERNATURAL BOWL II! We’ll recap this year's paranormal posts-season and the epic battles of guts and glory (lots of guts). Who kept their composure and who literally lost their heads, but in the end only one will walk away with the coveted SUPERNATURAL BOWL Cup. For our Macabre Mixology - while...

Phantoms, Operas, and Cocktails 23.01.2023

This week on Legends & Spirits we’ll celebrate the legacy of one of the freakiest foes to haunt the stage and screen... The Phantom of the Opera! His torrid tale has been spun by many for over a century and may even be based on true events (well, sort of). In this week’s Macabre Mixology, in honor of the Paris Opera House, we’re batching up an angelic adaptation of a classic French Cocktail th...

Freakin' Freaky Friday The 13th 12.01.2023

Today on Legends & Spirits we’re bracing ourselves for a Freakin’ Freaky Friday the 13th! We’ll CUT to the chase and give you the history behind this superstitious day and while we're at it, we’ll give our L&S Movie Review of a couple freaky films made just for this frightening Friday! We have a massively marvelous cocktail for our Macabre Mixology and we’ll give you our Top 13 Friday...

Holiday Spirits Ep.4: Cocktails & Christmas Goblins 24.12.2022

Tonight on Holiday Spirits Ep. 4  we’re taking a trip to Greece to 'dig up' legends of a gaggle of goblins as terrifying as they are mischievous - who may have even inspired other Yuletide critters all over the world.   And for our Very Merry Macabre Mixology we’ll batch up a couple cocktails inspired by these devilish underground dwelling pranksters.  Welcome to Legends and Spirits. ..H...

Holiday Spirits Ep.3: A Wassailing Wingos Go 23.12.2022

Tonight on Episode 3 of Holiday Spirits, we’ll go-a-Wassailing around the world for some unsettling holiday traditions that inspired Christmas Caroling and let’s just say, you may think twice about opening your front door this year, no matter what they’re singing outside!  And for our Very Merry Macabre Mixology, we’ll serve up a warm traditional libation, that has roots hundreds of years ago, tha...

Holiday Spirits Ep.2: A Nutcracker In A Nutshell 21.12.2022

Tonight on Holiday Spirits Episode 2 we’ll kick off our show with some Merry Macabre Mixology as we batch up a fizzy and festive favorite sure to wash away the humbug and put a skip in your step.  And we have a very special holiday sweet for you... A Nutcracker Suite that is. We’ll give the history of this old holiday classic and of course offer for you our very own traditional abridged version of...

Holiday Spirits Ep.1: Eggnog & Witch Balls 20.12.2022

This week on Legends & Spirits , we’re introducing our series of  mini-episodes we’re calling Holiday Spirits! We’ll deck the halls with seasonal legends so spooky they're sure to scare your jingle bells off! And it’s called Holiday SPIRITS for a reason - we’ll be batching up cocktails for each day of this festive week with a Grand Finale Holiday Toast for all to join in. From nog to grog...

Bushel Of Bloody Legends 11.11.2022

This week on Legends & Spirits we’re giving you a bushel full of legends from around the country - we’re talking malevolent water babies from the southwest, vengeful witches from Mississippi, and from Arizona to Nebraska - more slaughterhouses than a Kurt Vonnegut novel. In this week’s Macabre Mixology, we’ll butcher a classic cocktail recipe (in a good way). It’s a crisp, tangy cocktail named...

It's a Bird...It's a Crane...It's MOTHMAN! 01.09.2022

This week on Legends & Spirits we’ll spread our wings to take flight over Point Pleasant, West Virginia with one of the most infamous winged creatures in paranormal lore…the Mothman! Where there is a Mothman there is also UFOs, Inter-dimensional beings, MIB, and a curse on these lands that could even have something to do with it all.  In this week’s Macabre Mixology we’re concocting our versio...

Jitters, Jumps, and More With Japanese Lore 10.08.2022

This week on Legends & Spirits we’ll pay a visit to the great island nation of Japan where we’ll dive into legends & lore of the Yokai - from creepy critters to comforting creatures. We’ll also have special guests David Ovitsky and Shannon McGee  give us a true master class on Japanese whiskey. In this week’s Macabre Mixology we’ll wash down our whiskey tasting with a zesty libation perfec...

Re-Petrified In Pennsylvania 16.07.2022

Previously on Legends & Spirits we prospected Pennsylvania for paranormal parables so profound it left us petrified! Pursuant to present parables, we find ourselves….  Re-Petrified in Pennsylvania! In other words, we found lots more spooky stories during our recent on-site field research in Pennsylvania. We’re talking possessed prisons, lake witches, ghost kids, haunted inns, and creepy cataco...

Whistlers, Weepers, and Fire Water Drinkers 21.05.2022

This week on Legends & Spirits we’re kicking of our 2nd season with a trip to South America for some terrifying legends and lore generations old - we’re talking whistlers, weepers, and fire water drinkers! For our Macabre Mixology we’re batching up a tangy cocktail that burns so good and is made from a traditional spirit, that Sarah knows from experience lives up to its name. In our Spooky Sal...

ANNOUNCING SEASON 2! 21.05.2022

Season 2 of Legends & Spirits is really going to be incredible! We have all new and terrifying legends and lore; fun and fascinating history; Spooky Saloons and more Macabre Mixology than a Brooklyn speakeasy! Not to mention lots of exciting guests, listeners stories, live events, virtual happy hours, loads of laughs, and LOTS more! So, make sure to download, rate, and review all of our episod...

Road To SUPERNATURAL Bowl I (Season Review) 20.02.2022

This week on LSPN ( Legends & Spirits Paranormal Network) we’re reviewing this years epic matchups on the road to Supernatural Bowl I. We’ll be hitting the frozen tundra looking back on the  epic battles that went tooth and nails, claws and tails. Who were the winners… and who took the loser's bus back to their alternate dimension? The underdogs and the shapeshifting dogs, the cryptids an...

Winston Salem: Cookies, Smokes, and Ghosts (Part 2) 30.01.2022

This week on Legends & Spirits is Part 2 of our terrifying trek to Winston-Salem, NC. We’ll serve you up a second round of spooky stories and legends and  we’ll also dive even deeper into the torrid history of the town’s most notorious family…the Reynolds. For our Macabre Mixology we have another cocktail inspired by the Mroavian cookie and it wouldn’t be Legends and Spirits without a Spooky S...

Winston-Salem: Cookies, Smokes, and Ghosts (Part 1) 21.01.2022

This week on Legends & Spirits we’re kicking off a tantalizing two-parter telling tales from the terrifying twin-city Winston-Salem, NC. We’ll be rolling our own (ghost stories that is) from this very historic, very haunted town. We have special guests and dear friends Matt and Sydney Chicurel, to give us one of the MOST chilling firsthand accounts of the supernatural we’ve EVER heard! And we&...

Yuletide Tales Part 1 (Holly Jolly Encore) 16.12.2021

This week on Legends & Spirits is part 1 of our very special Holiday edition: Yuletide Tales. We’ll deck the halls with old seasonal folklore, so spooky it’s sure to scare your jingle bells off! For our Macabre Mixology, we’re batching up our very favorite nog-knock off to warm your heart and reduce your flem. We’ll also have a guest on our show tonight who’s celebrating over 600 years of terr...

Yuletide Tales Part 2 (Holly Jolly Encore) 16.12.2021

It’s part 2 of our Yuletide Tales and we’ve got even more creeperific holiday folk tales and traditions from all over the world, including a door-to-door holiday tradition so spooky it'll scare the Dickens out of you (...who we’ll also be covering). And you can’t have a two part episode without a second round of Macabre Mixology: Holiday Edition, so we’ll be batching up another festive favori...

2nd Annual Halloween Spooktacular 31.10.2021

This week on Legends & Spirits is our double double toil and trouble 2nd Annual All Hallows episode - We’re talking double the scares, double the shrieks, and double the screams and more witches, ghouls and goblins than you could shake a roll of Necco Wafers at! AND we have a spectacularly spooky guest, Emily Winter - comedian, writer, and host of the podcast - "Comedians With Ghost Stori...

Eerie Encore: 1st Annual Halloween Spooktacular 27.10.2021

Last year's All Hallows episode was so much fun, we’re calling this our Eerie Encore of our 1st Annual Halloween Spooktacular! And stay tuned for our 2nd Annual Halloween Spooktacular which will drop this weekend just in time for your Monster Mash! This is our extra creepy, super haunted, something wicked-this-way-comes episode. We’ll cover the history of this super fun - supernatural holiday...

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