The Highly Spirited Podcast

California dreamin over today with a cocktail fit for a golf legend and the ghosts of the Golden State

Today we have an interesting, weird cocktail and an interesting, weird village which is apparently entirely haunted

Dreamy romantic Pisces season is ushering us into spring!

If I’m ever famous please don’t let me get on a Cesna Today I’m talking about the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and JP Richardson, along with some other musician aircraft deaths. This episode also includes The American Pie cocktail

Today’s episode gives us warm cocktail then we’re going back to Alabama to explore the hauntings of the Sloss Furnace

Today’s episode features a drink 21 year old me had way too many of , and the haunted 22nd state

It has everything from Illuminati conspiracy theories, creepy murals, talking gargoyles, to a killer anatomically correct blue horse statue… what’s not to love about the Denver Airport?

Werewolves and Bourbon? Robots and Rye? I’m all in! Today I had the absolute pleasure of talking to Troy Bolotnick and Charlie Flint of Filmland Spirits. https://barcart.filmlandspirits.com?sca_ref=5280828.qIS3glHRbz

A cocktail and a blurb about Aquarius from my book Drinking with Stars; Cocktails for the Zodiac. Lots of love for the February Aquarians, a little slander for the January Aquarians 😅 https://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Stars-Cocktails-S-McNew/dp/B0BXNKWYYM

Today is the first of a series where I jump into Old Hollywood True Crime! Today we are having a cocktail named after Hollywood’s most notorious unsolved murder; The Black Dahlia. Then we’re talking about the life and murder of the Black Dahlia herself; Elizabeth Short. TW: This episode contains heavy themes of murder, torture, suicide, and SA/rape

Kicking off Season 3 by talking about some iconic Indy institutions today from St. Elmo’s to IMS, to The Lilly Mansion and a few places in between. Buckle Up for this ride through Haunted Indianapolis

Welcome to Creepsmas week5! 5 weeks, 5 cocktails, 5+ Creepy Christmas season folklore stories

Let’s talk about the ghosts of The Buckeye State today!

Welcome to Creepsmas week 4! 5 weeks, 5 cocktails, 5+ Creepy Christmas season folklore stories

In celebrating this hectic holiday shopping season let’s talk about some mall inspired cocktails (anyone remember Orange Julius?!) and then talk about some haunted malls!

Happy Capricorn Season! Set those goals and get that bag!!!

Welcome to Creepsmas week 3! 5 weeks, 5 cocktails, 5+ Creepy Christmas season folklore stories

Let’s jump into a Nashville cocktail and The Coal Miner’s Daughter ; Loretta Lynn’s haunted house!

Welcome to Creepsmas week 2! 5 weeks, 5 cocktails, 5+ Creepy Christmas season folklore stories

Just a whole subject that is a total mind f*ck to me, apparently I remember most of my childhood wrong

Welcome to Creepsmas! 5 weeks, 5 cocktails, 5+ Creepy Christmas season folklore stories

Did you know that West Point once had an ‘eggnog riot’? Learn about that and listen to me badly read poetry on this episode. Quoth the Raven “Nevermore”

All November I will be re-airing some of my favorite past episodes. Today’s is The Fuzzy Navel and Cryptids

Feeling adventurous and more lighthearted? It’s Sagittarius Season! Grab your own copy of Drinking With The Stars on Amazon! It’d also make a great stocking stuffer! https://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Stars-Cocktails-S-McNew/dp/B0BXNKWYYM/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1700167550&refinements=p_27%3AS.+McNew&s=books&sr=1-2&text=S.+McNew

All November I will be re-airing some of my favorite past episodes. Today’s is The Sazerac and Vampires of New Orleans