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There are few American symbols more seemingly innocent than the bicycle, but when this newfangled contraption was introduced during the Victorian era, it sparked a moral panic that linked the invention to decaying cultural virtues and even to the devil himself. For this episode, ...  Show more

Daniel Peña is the author of HOW TO LOOK AWAY: On American Cruelty and the Refusal to Disappear, a collection of essays about his childhood as a Mexican-American kid in conspiracy-friendly Texas and the broader experiences of watching those fringe elements enter American popular ...  Show more

Have you ever wondered what goes bump in the night in the U.S. or the cultural and majestical icons that Americans generally think about? Then you have to listen to this episode where Kris and I discuss urban legends, mythical figures and digital folklore that is prevalent thr ...

Creepypastas, frightful TikToks, online horror stories… Loey Lane and Eleanor Barnes are taking you into the spookiest corners of the web in their new Spotify Original from Parcast, Internet Urban Legends. Meet the hosts and hear their debut episode on the Watcher House — a terri ...  Show more

In this episode, Meagan is joined by Substitute Sisters Tyson Kemp and Jeremy Foster, both residents of Appalachia, to talk about the internet phenomenon that is Appalachian folklore. We discuss the history of the region, America's long-standing fascination with its folklore, and ...  Show more