Zombies: Vodou and Haitian Origins w/ Jenna Chrisphonte
What does pineapple upside cake, vodou and zombies have in common? They’re all from Haiti! We sit down with author Jenna Chrisphonte to discuss Haitian history, the zombie, and how enslavement and political upheaval have weaved together the American understanding of the undead. C ...Show more
Haunted Houses
It’s nearly Halloween, so of course we’re thinking about haunted houses! But when you picture a haunted house, what are you picturing? The decrepit Victorian manor on a hill? A maze full of scare actors jumping out at you? Why not both! We dive into the history of both haunted ho ...Show more
Gods and heroes. Titans and transformations. Life before earth, and after it. Mythology uses half-humans to explore what it means to be human. And the newest podcast from Parcast explores Mythology. Through audio-drama, we bring these stories to life. Then, we examine where myths ...Show more
From Cinderella to Beauty and the Beast, the roots of fairy tales stretch back thousands of years — to the dawn of Indo-European languages and beyond.In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by author and journalist Laura Spinney to explore the origins of mytholo ...Show more
A story from Spanish folklore of three brothers, a crafting competition, a smelly Trojan parrot, and a lesson that it's never too late to start on the Hero's Journey. I mean, you might end up in jail, but it's still inspiring? The creature this week is the Gohonga, a creature tha ...Show more