Spoop Hour

We're talking plant folklore this week, from the Norse lore surrounding mistletoe to different magic-use plants and more. Plus a very salaciously shaped fruit from the coco de mer tree and ethical concerns around use of white sage (know before your burn, people!). It's basically an hour long herbology class from two people who know nothing.   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundrais...

What is the deal with gargoyles? Find out this week as we talk the history of both the architectural feature and the monster itself. Plus meet our new feminist obsession Sheela-na-Gig, some pop culture gargoyles on iconic buildings, and some gargoyles in pop culture. (Spoiler alert: guess which video game makes an appearance!)   We mention Nichelle Nichols this episode. We found out after recordin...

In the lost sequel to the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (jk jk), we are talking cryptids! Specifically, the Fresno Nightcrawler/possibly an enchanted pair of pants and the Flatwoods Monster/an owl??. We spoop ourselves out with a Featured Creature, a discussion of the spookiness of dark forests, and more.   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send you some stick...

SASHA'S BACK! Join us for a minisode going over what's changing at Spoop Hour (nothing scary, we promise!), the liminal space of the return to physical school, and the Dark Watchers that you ABSOLUTELY should not read about at 3am. Grab your dumb brains and let's go!   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send you some stickers! Just email us a screenshot of your don...

Andrew from FriGay the 13th joins for the latest episode of the Sashiatus, so we're talking LGBT+ ghosts! From the original Mister Belvedere Clifton Webb to Liberace to Harvey Milk, who now haunt the places they used to roam, to the maybe secretive Ladies of Llangollen and the Gay Ghost superhero who isn't, it's a fun time of talking about the ghosts inside us all.   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL...

This week on the sashiatus, Kelly from Boobies & Noobies hangs out to talk love magic! We've got magical remedies to sexy problems, love potions, FMK with pop culture witches, and witch-themed romance novels, so grab your mercury chaser and give us a listen.   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send you some stickers! Just email us a screenshot of your donation and...

The Sashiatus continues with special ghosts the Believer Skeptic Podcast! Chris and Cody come bearing tales of spooky and mysterious churches, so get spooped with tales from the mysterious staircase in the Lorretto Chapel, Leap Castle's Bloody Chapel, the horrifying Egg Hill Church, and more. Plus we yearn for a haunted Church's Chicken, encourage solid estate planning, and have a spooky update fr...

It's the first episode of the Sashiatus AND Spoop Hour's first ever Galentine's/Palentine's episode! Join special ghost Dr. Alysa Lucas (of Best Forevers and Fataliteas) and Courtney for a discussion of spooky friend stuff! From ghostly friends conveying messages or just hanging out, tips for making new witch friends, and a game testing your knowledge of historical friendships, be ready to pal it...

Tour some spooky hospitals this week, from one near where we went to school to a few in Michigan to the awful Pennhurst Asylum and other haunted hospitals on the East Coast. Plus not one but TWO listener stories, including a ghostly grim preventing a car accident and an inopportune appearance from the Phantom of the Opera.   (CW/TW: There is a discussion of child abuse when covering the history of...

We're covering ghosts this week! From ghosts who came back to save people's lives (spoiler alert: one of those people is Dolly Parton) to ghosts who encouraged people to re-evaluate their choices, it's a cavalcade of ghosts doing stuff. Plus we've got a spooky listener story about a creepy government building and speculation about why we can't do a heist.   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF wit...

We rock talk on haunted government buildings this week, from the myriad of ghosts haunting the US Capitol (bathtub ghosts! bloody stairway ghosts! librarian ghosts! all the ghosts!) to those in Philadelphia (hope you like the Hamilton soundtrack) and Nashville, Tennessee. It's more ghosts than you would expect to participate in the political process. Stay safe this week, and enjoy!   -- SUPPORT SO...

In this minisode, we recap the good luck traditions we tried to employ to usher in a good 2021, plus talk about how the spookiest of all things is an attempted insurrection by white supremacists. And hear about haunted doorknobs in Courtney's new house, a gingerbread monolith in San Francisco, and an incredible listener story about a ghostly piano player!   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF wit...

In a minisode that wasn't, we're giving you a rundown of a ton of lucky traditions for the new year from around the world! Get ready to throw water on your friends, smash some plates, eat a bunch of grapes, and gather some lucky charms. Plus things to look forward to in 2021!   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send you some stickers! Just email us a screenshot of...

Merry everything, spoopingtons! Just in time for Christmas, we're covering unusual winter and Christmas traditions from around the world. Get to know Courtney's new favorite tradition Caga Tió from Catalonia, crunch into Kentucky Fried Christmas in Japan, and learn why you should tie your table legs together in the Czech Republic. It's a holiday spooptacular!   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF...

Bring your appetites for an episode on holiday food folklore! Warm up with the game Lookin' Like a Holiday Snack, then find out what foods to eat on Christmas and New Year's to have an auspicious year. Then get the deets on the lore behind the tasty treats of Hanukkah (including Judith, a cheese-and-sword-wielding woman we have no choice but to stan). Pull up a yule log and enjoy some eggnog!   --...

We tackle WEIRD DEATHS this week! From the medical mishap deaths of Galileo, Henry VIII, and Napoleon to the strangest spooky murder that Courtney has never heard of, it's all about spooky and just plain odd end of life situations. Plus Sasha and Courtney Versus the Monoliths (aka our thoughts on the weird monoliths popping up at the moment).   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundra...

If you're celebrating American Thanksgiving this week (safely, we hope!), give thanks that you haven't been accused of witchcraft in Puritan times! We take a look at two major historical witch trials with the Pendle witches and the Salem witch trials. Plus we bring back the vintage game Does That Make Me a Witch Though? -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send you s...

We're covering buglore this week, and in true, buggy fashion, we had a technology issue! We lost the first 50 minutes of Sasha's audio () because of a mic bug, so you may notice the conversation seems a little one-sided for the first 38 minutes of the show. But around minute 38, we get back on track to talk about bee lore, spiders weaving the universe, praying mantises, and the good luck of ladybu...

It's minisode time! Hear us wax poetic about a stinky Featured Creature, endlessly praise Outer Realms Candles, then tour the haunted offerings of Lancaster, England. Thank you for your patience with our soft melty brains! -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send you some stickers! Just email us a screenshot of your donation and we'll take care of the rest. Food Pan...

It's a Halloween cool down this week on Spoop Hour! Given that there's some stuff going on in the US today, we're taking it easy with lighthearted ghost stories, including Rinky the friendly Ice Arena ghost and a man who just wants two pairs of undies, and some fun Halloween games. Test your Samhain trivia, play Would You Rather, and kick back with us!   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with t...

Just in time for Halloween, it's part 2 of our vampire megasodes! Get to know some fictional female vampires including Carmilla, Oneiza, and Brunhilde, plus the upsetting details of Vlad the Impaler's reign in Wallachia. Then get some tips for warding off vampires and info about why they work! You'll never look at the Count from Sesame Street the same way again.   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL ST...

Get a brief history of the vampire this week as we travel through time, lore, and pop culture of society's favorite bloodsuckers. From Lilith and the Mesopotamian roots of the vampire to modern pop culture icons from Interview with a Vampire, it's everything you could ever want from a small piece of the rich tapestry that is vampire lore. Plus some illnesses that inspired the modern symptoms of va...

To celebrate both Spoop hosts entering/remaining in their 30s, we're tackling spooky stories from the 1930s in honor of our birthday week!  From the haunting of Alma Fielding and Resurrection Mary to the rise of the Universal Monster movies, we spoop ourselves out. And we nominate ourselves to consult on the Monster Cinematic Universe (y'all want to watch a movie about the Wolf Man being an Instag...

We're taking a little break this week, so check out this previously Patreon-exclusive content: the first installment of Courtney Reads Twilight (So You Don't Have To)! Hear us learn that Bella has a personality (it's just being mean), wax poetic about the creepy Cullens, and marvel how anyone makes it through this book.   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send you...

It's the thrilling conclusion of our tour of haunted theatres around the world! From an opera house in China that went full Poltergeist to Virginia's various spoopy offerings to an UNPRECEDENTED man in a color haunting a UK stage, it's everything you could ever want AND Courtney's flawless impression of a goat to boot.   -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send you...