Spooooooky! Rising from the Great Beyond (aka real life stuff taking over and pushing podcasting by the wayside), it's Courtney and Sasha with a life update/spooky things that have happened/general chat. Sorry we were away so long! We both had a LOT happen that made podcasting a bit unfeasible. Note: This episode was recorded at the end of February before Courtney's health started acting up again. (I'm largely fine, but it does negatively impact my ability to do stuff.) There is a heads up about...
Aug 02, 2024•49 min•Ep. 202
Hi Spoopingtons! Sorry for the delay in updating you on what's going on (oop). Enjoy a brief check-in from Courtney about where we've been and what's coming next (all good news, we promise)! Happy holidays, and we hope to be speaking to you in the new year!
Dec 20, 2022•6 min•Ep. 201
In this enthralling minisode, we talk what flavor baby Sasha is having, some toe-based horror, snacks, and spooky things about Venice, Italy. Plus a listener story about a scary thing a child said and a chewed up hammock. CW/TW: Some mild body horror/toe mentions from about 10 minutes until 14:45. -- 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 Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ...
Jul 05, 2022•41 min•Ep. 199
Oh man, it's an episode on omens this week! Explore ways in which omens impacted the ancient world, including predicting Alexander the Great's death, the Roman Senate consulting the Sibyllinee Books, and more. Then listen to tales of more recent omens about rats, bats, and whistling at night. Plus listener stories about spooky baby nonsense and superstitions! -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send you some stickers! Just email us a screenshot of your donation an...
Jun 21, 2022•59 min•Ep. 198
This week, we've got a very special, formerly top-secret announcement from Sasha that determines the course of the WHOLE EPISODE. We also have a game, talk changelings, hear tales of spooky things heard through certain devices, and more. Grab your iron scissors and get ready! -- 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 Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ4X1 OR https://amzn.to...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 197
It's a spooperstitious episode this week as we take a look at common superstitions! We recap Sasha's appliance gremlins & Courtney's Disaster Friday, then take a look at walking under ladders, stepping on cracks, breaking mirrors, and more to find out what makes them unlucky. Then we make up some new superstitions for modern times involving the devil and his dirty feet. (CW: there is some discussion of medical issues and related things from about 10 minutes to 22 minutes.) -- SUPPORT SOME QU...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 196
Hey remember us??? Spoop Hour is BACK with a catchup episode about what we did on our spoop vacation. Get the scoop on crime relevant to us, what TV shows we watched, new hobbies, extremely cursed houses with secret basement residents, and, of course, the Snacket. Thank you for your patience and we're glad to be back! -- 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 Pantry...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 195
Spoop Hour isn't dead, just sleeping! We're taking a month (ish) long hiatus so Courtney and Sasha can recharge their batteries. This is the official announcement of said hi-boo-rnation because we didn't want to catch anyone off-guard. Much love and we'll talk to you soon!
Jan 11, 2022•15 min•Ep. 194
We're talking holiday thingies this week, like the convoluted reason we kiss under mistletoe, three winter celebrations that aren't Christmas, and why we leave cookies and milk out for Santa. Plus the festive game Lo, Saturnalia and a listener story about a maybe-haunted baby. (Sorry the ep is late! Courtney was afflicted with a terrible malaise and had to retire to her fainting couch until her ill-humors cleared. This meant she put off editing. ) -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this f...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 193
What would you do if you were Spiderman? Can you will garlic butter into existence? What is the plural of Krampus? We ask the hard questions this week in a mega-sized minisode! Recap monsters of holidays past, then hear the short story Dark Christmas by Jeanette Winterson. -- 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 Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ4X1 OR https://amzn.to/3i...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 192
We're finally answering the question everyone wants to know: Do all psychics hate Sasha? We got a handful of psychic readings off Etsy this week, so hear us talk about our past lives (including one spent on the lost civilization of Atlantis), messages from guardian angels about self-care and saying no, and a friendship reading that answers if we really shouldn't be friends or if those other psychics were just grumps. Plus a listener story about French folk magic and spooky things kids say about ...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 191
We embrace our inner Swifties (sorta) with an episode on folk magic this week! First, we share some musical thoughts about recent sad-music-to-listen-to-in-the-woods, then we've got a listener story about UFOs and omens. Join us on our dive into brujería, folk magic practiced in Latin America and parts of the Caribbean, and then finally learn a few ways to incorporate witchery into your kitchen for the upcoming holidays. -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send yo...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 190
Welcome to the first episode of the extended spoopy season! We rock talk on shadow people, the mysterious and upsetting phenomenon with numerous paranormal and scientific explanations. Plus we decree Thanksgiving a spooky holiday and put out the call for Halloween pet (and human) pics. -- 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 Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ4X1 OR https...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 189
Better late than never, it's a Spoop Hour minisode! We talk belatedly decorating for Halloween, the spookiness of being sick, and swap creepy stories and things kids have said. Can you spoop us? (Probably.) Send your ghost stories our way and we'll read them as an extension of the spooky season! -- 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 Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ4X...
Oct 22, 2021•33 min•Ep. 188
We're trekking north to revisit the spoop of New England! Ed and Lorraine Warren make an appearance for the exorcism of Maurice Theriault, then we meet the scientist/spiritualist John Hammond Jr and his bizarre collection of gadgets. Finally, we explore the Bennington Triangle and its mysterious disappearances from 1945-1950. Happy spooky season, y'all! -- 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'l...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 187
We're revisiting ALIENS this week! Launch the fun with the game Call Mulder and Scully, delve into the Kentucky Goblins, and hear why we now think that Sasha was abducted by aliens. Plus some speculation about that UFO footage released last year, doppelganger sightings, and astral projection. It's out of this world! -- 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 Pantry: ...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 186
Gather 'round, we're trading spooky campfire stories this week! We've got bumping coffins, vanishing heads and bears, historical witch curses, and the vinder viper. Plus we talk about the scariest thing of all: how time has essentially frozen for the past two years. -- 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 Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ4X1 OR https://amzn.to/3iqY7cJ W...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 185
We're taking a spin around the color wheel this week as we explore the folklore of colors! Did you know haint blue, most commonly seen on porches in the southern US, has a spooky backstory? Or how about why we associate black, orange, and other colors with Halloween? GREAT NEWS we have the answers, plus a listener story about a haunted house. Grab your gourds and have a listen! -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send you some stickers! Just email us a screenshot ...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 184
We're touring EVEN MORE spooky castles this week, like Bran and Corvin Castles in Romania, Japan's Himeji Castle and the ghostly woman who haunts it, and a whole mess of castles in Italy. Get ready to hear about the Hope Diamond of buildings (aka the Palazzo Dario in Venice), a Canadian museum with castle vibes and weasel skulls, and more! -- 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...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 183
We tour some haunted castles this week, taking a look at Leap Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Fyvie Castle, Chateau de Brissac, and more! Women in colors, ghostly musicians, and dungeons abound, plus a listener story about growing up in a haunted house that may have been a mystic portal. -- 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 Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ4X1 OR https://a...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 182
We have a lumpy minisode for you this week where we rock talk on medical shenanigans, cephalopods, and spooky not-twin twins (sometimes called twin strangers). Do you know about your doppelganger? Tell us! -- 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 Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ4X1 OR https://amzn.to/3iqY7cJ WE HAVE A PATREON. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/...
Jul 06, 2021•37 min•Ep. 181
We are getting to know tricksters this week with folklore about Anansi, Puck/Robin Goodfellow, and Japan's kitsune. Plus a dive into Br'er Rabbit and the disastrous and racist Song of the South that contributed to his ruination. It's a tricksy good time, plus an angel at the DMV and snacks! -- 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 Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ4X1 OR ...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 180
It's hot ghoul summer and we're talking about the weather! We've got the forecast on thunderstorm folklore around the world, Japan's good weather ghost, and the secretly hardcore explanation for rainbows (happy Pride!). Plus a listener providing support for Dionysus as a queer feminist icon. -- 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 Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ4X1 OR...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 179
We're spilling the tea on beverage spookiness and folklore this week! From superstitions surrounding beverages like tea, wine and alcohol, and water, to haunted wineries, mythological entities associated with booze, & more, get thirsty for knowledge. -- 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 Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ4X1 OR https://amzn.to/3iqY7cJ WE HAVE A PAT...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 178
We hope you brought your appetites: we're talking cooking magic, food folklore, and edible ways to bring magic into your life this week! We talk our girl Strega Nona the original pasta witch, how to practice kitchen witchery, herbs to eat to calm anxiety, bring prosperity, and more, and a couple ghosts who were in the mood to cook. Plus we sympathize with some villains (Ben Barnes in a cape, anyone?). Grab your knife and fork and let's go! -- SUPPORT SOME QUALITY SCHOOL STUFF with this fundraise...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 177
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 fundraiser and we'll send you some stickers! Just email us a screenshot of your donation and we'll take care o...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 176
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 recording that there are currently fundraising efforts dedicated to helping Nichelle as she suffers elder abus...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 175
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 stickers! Just email us a screenshot of your donation and we'll take care of the rest. Food Pantry: https:/...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 174
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 donation and we'll take care of the rest. Food Pantry: https://bit.ly/2RpZ4X1 OR https://amzn.to/3iqY7cJ ...
Mar 23, 2021•33 min•Ep. 173
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 STUFF with this fundraiser and we'll send you some stickers! Just email us a screenshot of your donat...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 172
