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Legends & SpiritsCreepy Curses - Part 2This week on Legends & Spirits, we’re continuing our series on Creepy Curses. We’ll uncover some truly terrifying cursed artifacts! From gemstones to vases, from paintings of creepy kids… to even MORE paintings of creepy kids! Welcome to Legends and Spirits!Visit us: legendsandspiritspodcast.comInstagram: legends_and_spirits_podcastTwitter: Legends and Spirits PodcastFacebook: Legends & Spirits PodcastPatreon: patreon...
2025-11-2332 minLegends & SpiritsCreepy Curses - Part 1This week on Legends & Spirits, we’re celebrating the spooky season with a series wherein we’ll unlock that which has followed humanity like a shadow for thousands of years - we’re talking about curses and when it comes to creepy curses, where better to start than the CREEPIEST... CURSED DOLLS! For our Macabre Mixology we have our take on a classic cocktail that you’re sure to FLIP for! We’ll also dive into the long history of curses - where they come from, what they mean, and some chilling cases that continue to...
2025-10-2354 minLegends & SpiritsSuper Spooky Summertime Stories - Part 3This week on Legends & Spirits, we are back to wrap up summer with the last in our Super Spooky Summertime Stories series. Sarah will let us tag along on a trip down memory lane with some summer stories about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula sure to chill you to your soapy white flesh! From land to sea, it’s a surf and turf of paranormal activity - on, around, and under The Great Lakes.For our Spooky Saloons, it’s lost love and lilacs as we visit a landmark Inn, literally called… The Landmark Inn, where we h...
2025-09-2434 minLegends & SpiritsSuper Spooky Summertime Stories - Part 2This week on Legends & Spirits, Sarah will let us tag along on a trip down memory lane with some summer stories about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula sure to chill you to your soapy white flesh! From land to sea, it’s a surf and turf of paranormal activity on, around, and under The Great Lakes. For our Macabre Mixology, we have our take on a Michigan staple, that’s sure to cool you down on a hot summer night. For our Spooky Saloons, it’s lost love and lilacs as we visit a landmark inn, literally called, The Landm...
2025-08-1438 minLegends & SpiritsSuper Spooky Summertime Stories - Part 1This week on Legends & Spirits, with summer here, it’s time for sleepovers, road- trips, hiking, campfires, and cabins, so we’ve got the spookiest summertime stories that’ll have you hiding in your sleeping bag! For our Macabre Mixology we thought it would be a good time to introduce our summer intern and mixologist-in-training, Trevor "Lush" Collins. Our young libation consultant tells us he has a long-time celebrated beverage that’s made for summertime fun - whether you’re hitting the road, beach, trail, lake, or outdoor concert... this is the one that you can tak...
2025-07-0242 minLegends & SpiritsSUPERNATURAL BOWL IVThis week on LSPN - Legends & Spirits Paranormal Network - it’s terror on the tundra; fear and loathing on the land; sinister in the stadium; the most anticipated event of the year... Supernatural Bowl 4!We’ll recap the play-by-play of this battle for the most coveted award in the paranormal world... the Supernatural Bowl-Cup! A SUPER day calls for a SUPER libation and we’ve got one to please your guests and ghouls alike in this massive mix named after one of the most terrifying entities in the paranormal realm...
2025-05-0746 minLegends & SpiritsMysteries Of MassachusettsThis week on Legends & Spirits we’ll be uncovering the mysteries of Massachusetts. From swamp cryptids to sea serpents; reviled demons to giggling ghost kids. When it comes to the paranormal... kid, The Bay State is WICKED scary!For our Macabre Mixology we’ll be drawing inspiration from a famous midnight ride that turned the tides during the Revolutionary War. We'll be concocting a libation from the menu of our historic Spooky Saloons, which by the way is one of the oldest and most 'secretive' in the country.Welcome to Legends and Spirits!...
2025-01-1248 minLegends & SpiritsElf Yeah, It’s Holiday Spirits!Tonight on Legends & Spirits, we’re celebrating the season with our traditional Holiday Spirits episode. We’ll be diving into the legends and lore of those icons of Christmas... the ELVES. We’ll go back to investigate their European roots and may just uncover that not all of Santa’s little helpers are nice, in fact some are not only naughty, but downright evil. For our Macabre Mixology: Holiday Spirits edition, we’ll be poaching pears off OUR pear tree to bring you a delightful festive cocktail, that you may just be able to sip all yea...
2024-12-2158 minLegends & SpiritsTurkeys, Trains, Tequila... and Terror!This week on Legends & Spirits it’s turkeys, trains, tequila... and TERROR! We have some of the scariest, most disturbing, and even some disgusting legends that'll have you giving thanks that you were NOT part of any of these terrifying Turkey Day tales!For our Macabre Mixology, we’re batching up one of our festive favorites that’ll have you twinkling your toes through the holiday weekend. We’ll also serve up a disturbing desert that may just convince you to fast instead of feast this Thanksgiving! Welcome to Legends and Spirits!Visit...
2024-11-2640 minLegends & SpiritsWeirded Out In WyomingThis week on Legends & Spirits we’re wandering the west for the wildest, wackiest, and weirdest legends Wyoming has to offer! From ghost brides to bloody surgeons; from jackalopes to a pair of haunted shoes made from human flesh; we may even throw in a mummy in for good measure! For our Macabre Mixology we’ll make our way across the deserted plains; through thickets of sage brush; then dust off our chaps and pull out our jug to batch up a Wyoming prairie classic made from… whiskey, what else! And for...
2024-11-2159 minLegends & SpiritsA Monster Mash Halloween Spooktacular!This week on Legends & Spirits with All Hallow's Eve just a couple days away, we’re reanimating some of our spookiest, creepiest, slithering-est, and downright terrifying-est stories… back from the dead!We’ll kick things off with some Macabre Mixology - a warm, boozy bevy, perfect for your ghoulish gala. For our Spooky Saloons, we’ll take a trip to one of our favorite and most festive Halloween haunts right here in NYC! And for a very special freaky finale, what’s Halloween without a super scary (super REAL) haunted house story?! We’ll revisit a chilling, re...
2024-10-301h 43Legends & SpiritsShadow People...GULP!This week on Legends & Spirits, we’ve avoided it for long enough, but tonight we bring you… Shadow People! We’ll give you the theories and history of these terrifying dark entities and even give you a fist hand account from one of our nearest and dearest in a live interview…top hats optional! For our Macabre Mixology, we’ll keep it dark and shadowy with our take on a classic island cocktail that’s sure to take the edge of this terrifying episode. For our Spooky Saloons we’re visiting a haunted inn with a heart broken ghost th...
2024-05-3153 minLegends & SpiritsShamrocks, Shots, and the Legend of St. PatrickThis week on Legends & Spirits, with one of the most celebrated holidays coming up this weekend, we’ll give you the real story behind the man, the myth, the legend himself… St. Patrick! For our Macabre Mixology, one of the biggest libating holidays calls for one of the most festive libations and guess what - we've got it and it’s like the best of Ireland packed into a shot! For our Spooky Saloons we’ll visit Dublin, where else, to a brothel turned historic pub dating back to the 1700s, which has had...
2024-03-1649 minLegends & SpiritsSUPERNATURAL BOWL IIIThis week on LSPN (Legends & Spirits Paranormal Network) we’re recapping our coverage of Supernatural Bowl III! This year was a duel-to-the-death, winner-takes-all matchup between all of the spookiest, scariest, and nastiest of last season's legends, lore, ghosts, specters, spirits, ghouls, cryptids, and creeps, but only one would take home the coveted... Supernatural Bowl Cup! For our Macabre Mixology, while there is only one Supernatural Bowl Cup, anyone can enjoy this super festive, super delicious, and super LARGE concoction!Welcome to Legends and Spirits - Supernatural Bowl III!Visit us: leg...
2024-02-2841 minLegends & SpiritsFur, Fire, and Phantasms in North CarolinaThis week on Legends & Spirits we’re kicking off Season 3 with a trip to the Tar Heel State where we’ll cover legends filled with enough fur, fire and phantasms, to make your Annie hoot! We'll also be kicking off the new season of Macabre Mixology by batching up a classic winter elixir to comfort, soothe, and cure. For our Spooky Saloon, we’ll be in Haywood County, NC at a brewery and speakeasy named after a local gem-hoarding cryptid. Welcome to Legends and Spirits, Season 3!This week's Spooky Saloon: Booju...
2024-01-2841 minLegends & SpiritsHoliday Spirits: A Nightmare On New Year'sTonight on Legends & Spirits is our 3rd and final episode of our Holiday Spirits Series and the last of the year! It’s a Nightmare On New Year's as we ring in 2024 with some New Year's legends SO terrifying they’ll make YOUR ball drop! And for our Macabre Mixology, it's bubbles-meets-booze in a cocktail named after a scarlet specter and we’ll share some of OUR New Year's traditions sure to bring you good luck and fortune in the New Year!Welcome to... Holiday Spirits!Visit us: legendsandspiritspodcast.com...
2023-12-3029 minLegends & SpiritsHoliday Spirits: La BefanaTonight on Legends & Spirits we’re continuing our Holiday Spirits series with the story of a certain magical someone who flies all over the world one very special night and slides down chimneys to give treats to all the good girls and boys. Do we mean Santa?... Witch Please! And for our Macabre Mixology, we’re updating one of our favorite bubbly concoctions inspired by one of the most beloved Christmas carols, sure to make your spirits bright!Welcome to...Holiday Spirits!Visit us: legendsandspiritspodcast.com
2023-12-2425 minLegends & SpiritsHoliday Spirits: The Mari LwydTonight on Legends & Spirits we’re, once again, kicking off our series of seasonal mini-episodes we’re calling: Holiday Spirits! We’ll deck the halls with eerie legends, terrifying traditions, and spooky stories of the season that are scarier than a skeletal death horse with a bunch of renny freaks knocking on your door Christmas eve! And for our Macabre Mixology we’ll be making merry with some of our very favorite festive concoctions, sure to wash away the humbug and make you jollier than ol’ St. Nick himself! We’ll give you a little history of these Fa-la-l...
2023-12-2243 minLegends & SpiritsCampfire Tales-Winter Addition: The Dyatlov Pass IncidentThis week on Legends & Spirits we’ll be sitting around a blazing campfire, deep - DEEP in the woods, once again soliciting the help of dear friends, Rich and Melissa Price to spin some yarn about one of the most mysterious and unsolved tales, The Dyatlov Pass Incident. The bizarre and untimely deaths the members of this expedition have perplexed theorists to this day. Was it an avalanche, secret weapons testing, strange weather patterns, UFOs or Yetis?… We’ll let you be the judge! And in this week’s very special Campfire Tales - Winter Addition of Macabre M...
2023-12-161h 17Legends & SpiritsHalloween Spooktacular LIVE '23!This week on Legends & Spirits we paired tricks with treats for this year's Halloween Spooktacular which we performed LIVE at the Rent Money Lounge in the hotbed of paranormal activity... NYC’s Lower East Side! We'll recap some of the highlights of our show and explore the most haunted places in the neighborhood. And for our Macabre Mixology, we teamed up with our good friend Danielle Chiz, owner of Rent Money Lounge (and accomplished mixologist) to discuss some delightful Spirit-less craft cocktails, that won’t leave bats in your belfry the next morning.
2023-10-3157 minLegends & SpiritsNYC's Eerie Islands - Part 3This week on Legends & Spirits we're making the final stop on our tour of NYC’s Erie Islands. We'll run our ship aground on North Brother Island, whose ghostly remains have witnessed death and disease of the many souls who’ve perished on and off its shores. Is North Brother Island haunted?… OH BROTHER, you have no idea!In this week’s Macabre Mixology, we’re ending our ‘Summer Spirits Series’ with the new reigning champ of brunch bevies and in our Spooky Saloons, we’ll duck into yet another one of NYC’s oldest and longest operating watering...
2023-09-0746 minLegends & SpiritsNYC's Eerie Islands - Part 2This week on Legends & Spirits we’re continuing our series on NYC’s Eerie Islands! We’ll run-aground on infamous Roosevelt Island, where we’ll make our way through all that’s ruined and resorted, including an asylum, a penitentiary, quarantines, and a smallpox hospital, all while we give you the torrid history that makes these some of the most haunted buildings in the country. In this week’s Macabre Mixology, we’re continuing our 'Summer Spirits Series' with a frozen favorite that’s minty and refreshing and sure to chill you out on a hot summer day. And for our S...
2023-07-2148 minLegends & SpiritsNYC's Eerie Islands - Part 1This week on Legends & Spirits we’ll cast off for our series on the historic, mysterious, and haunted island chain off the distant shores of Manhattan, NYC! Asylums, quarantines, hospitals, and morgues, we’ll be in search all that’s spooky on NYC’s islands starting with historical Ellis Island with a stop over to Liberty Island to visit Lady Liberty herself. In this week’s Macabre Mixology, we’re batching up an elixir that will keep the X off your chest, but may earn you a spot on the ol’ gibbet tree! And in this week’s Spooky Saloons...
2023-06-1848 minLegends & SpiritsThe Big Easy: Ghosts, Pirates, and Vampires, Oh My!This week on Legends & Spirits - Ghosts, Pirates, and Vampires, Oh My! We’ll take a trip to the Big Easy to investigate this hotbed of paranormal activity and believe us when we say, some of these stories have a real... bite!In this week’s Macabre Mixology, we’re batching up a New Orleans favorite inspired by a famed local mixologist. Then, we'll take a trip down Bourbon Street to the oldest and longest operating tavern in the country named after… ARRRR one o’ ye most brazen barnacle bravin’ plunderers to sail the Caribbean! Welcome...
2023-04-0256 minLegends & SpiritsLeprechauns, Gravediggers, & Irish MaidensThis week on Legends & Spirits, it's St. Patrick’s Day! We’ll be knockin’ about Ireland looking for tales and legends of the wee fairy creatures and there's a lot more to the Leprechaun than just a sugar cereal mascot. Then in this week’s Macabre Mixology we're batching up a lesser known Irish Cocktail that is as fresh as a field of shamrocks and in our Spooky Saloons, we're going to the heart of the motherland, Dublin, for a dram of whiskey with a couple of Langers (drunks) from the hereafter at one of the most haunted p...
2023-03-171h 01Legends & SpiritsBunnies, Bridges, & BourbonThis week on Legends & Spirits, with spring just around the corner, we’re hippity-hopping down to Fairfax County, Virginia to investigate the terrifying urban legend of the ax-wielding Bunny Man! We’ll also get firsthand accounts of a super spooky spread once owned by George Washington himself... who’s been known to make cameos from the hereafter. In this week’s Macabre Mixology, we’ll curb those carrot cravings and calm our nerves by batching up a new take on our favorite OLD classic cocktail. In our Spooky Saloons, we’ll be pinkies-up at Virginia's best winery, where we’ll ti...
2023-03-0455 minLegends & SpiritsSUPERNATURAL BOWL IIThis week on LSPN - Legends & Spirits Paranormal Network - we’re kicking off our coverage of SUPERNATURAL BOWL II! We’ll recap this year's paranormal posts-season and the epic battles of guts and glory (lots of guts). Who kept their composure and who literally lost their heads, but in the end only one will walk away with the coveted SUPERNATURAL BOWL Cup.For our Macabre Mixology - while there is only one SUPERNATURAL BOWL Cup, anyone can enjoy this super-festive, super-delicious, and super LARGE concoction, which we’ll be inducted as the first cocktail in the L&S Spi...
2023-02-0944 minLegends & SpiritsPhantoms, Operas, and CocktailsThis week on Legends & Spirits we’ll celebrate the legacy of one of the freakiest foes to haunt the stage and screen... The Phantom of the Opera! His torrid tale has been spun by many for over a century and may even be based on true events (well, sort of).In this week’s Macabre Mixology, in honor of the Paris Opera House, we’re batching up an angelic adaptation of a classic French Cocktail that was created behind one of the 'bloodiest' bars in Paris. In our Spooky Saloons, we’re going back in time for a...
2023-01-231h 04Legends & SpiritsFreakin' Freaky Friday The 13thToday on Legends & Spirits we’re bracing ourselves for a Freakin’ Freaky Friday the 13th! We’ll CUT to the chase and give you the history behind this superstitious day and while we're at it, we’ll give our L&S Movie Review of a couple freaky films made just for this frightening Friday! We have a massively marvelous cocktail for our Macabre Mixology and we’ll give you our Top 13 Friday the 13th Stories, that may just have you staying home and hiding under the covers, but we warn you... you shouldn’t! Welcome...
2023-01-1243 minLegends & SpiritsHoliday Spirits Ep.4: Cocktails & Christmas GoblinsTonight on Holiday Spirits Ep. 4 we’re taking a trip to Greece to 'dig up' legends of a gaggle of goblins as terrifying as they are mischievous - who may have even inspired other Yuletide critters all over the world. And for our Very Merry Macabre Mixology we’ll batch up a couple cocktails inspired by these devilish underground dwelling pranksters. Welcome to Legends and Spirits...Holiday Spirits!Visit us: legendsandspiritspodcast.comInstagram: legends_and_spirits_podcastTwitter: Legends...
2022-12-2440 minLegends & SpiritsHoliday Spirits Ep.3: A Wassailing Wingos GoTonight on Episode 3 of Holiday Spirits, we’ll go-a-Wassailing around the world for some unsettling holiday traditions that inspired Christmas Caroling and let’s just say, you may think twice about opening your front door this year, no matter what they’re singing outside! And for our Very Merry Macabre Mixology, we’ll serve up a warm traditional libation, that has roots hundreds of years ago, that almost tastes as great as it smells (Sarah will be the judge). Welcome to Legends and Spirits...Holiday Spirits!Visit us: legendsandspiritspodcast.com
2022-12-2332 minLegends & SpiritsHoliday Spirits Ep.2: A Nutcracker In A NutshellTonight on Holiday Spirits Episode 2 we’ll kick off our show with some Merry Macabre Mixology as we batch up a fizzy and festive favorite sure to wash away the humbug and put a skip in your step. And we have a very special holiday sweet for you... A Nutcracker Suite that is. We’ll give the history of this old holiday classic and of course offer for you our very own traditional abridged version of this pervy parable we're calling... A Nutcracker in a Nutshell! Welcome to Legends and Spirits...Holiday Spirits!
2022-12-2145 minLegends & SpiritsHoliday Spirits Ep.1: Eggnog & Witch BallsThis week on Legends & Spirits, we’re introducing our series of mini-episodes we’re calling Holiday Spirits! We’ll deck the halls with seasonal legends so spooky they're sure to scare your jingle bells off!And it’s called Holiday SPIRITS for a reason - we’ll be batching up cocktails for each day of this festive week with a Grand Finale Holiday Toast for all to join in. From nog to grog, martinis to Bellinis, old to new fashioneds, we’ll mix up our most festive cocktails yet and serve them up with a couple measur...
2022-12-2037 minLegends & SpiritsBushel Of Bloody LegendsThis week on Legends & Spirits we’re giving you a bushel full of legends from around the country - we’re talking malevolent water babies from the southwest, vengeful witches from Mississippi, and from Arizona to Nebraska - more slaughterhouses than a Kurt Vonnegut novel.In this week’s Macabre Mixology, we’ll butcher a classic cocktail recipe (in a good way). It’s a crisp, tangy cocktail named after the heroines of a couple of this week's stories. And in our Spooky Saloons we’ll make our way to Hooper, Nebraska to a small town with an even smal...
2022-11-1144 minLegends & SpiritsIt's a Bird...It's a Crane...It's MOTHMAN!This week on Legends & Spirits we’ll spread our wings to take flight over Point Pleasant, West Virginia with one of the most infamous winged creatures in paranormal lore…the Mothman! Where there is a Mothman there is also UFOs, Inter-dimensional beings, MIB, and a curse on these lands that could even have something to do with it all. In this week’s Macabre Mixology we’re concocting our version of one of the oldest classic cocktails whose roots are very close to home for us. And in our Spooky Saloons we’ll valet our UFO with the oddly g...
2022-09-011h 11Legends & SpiritsJitters, Jumps, and More With Japanese LoreThis week on Legends & Spirits we’ll pay a visit to the great island nation of Japan where we’ll dive into legends & lore of the Yokai - from creepy critters to comforting creatures. We’ll also have special guests David Ovitsky and Shannon McGee give us a true master class on Japanese whiskey.In this week’s Macabre Mixology we’ll wash down our whiskey tasting with a zesty libation perfect for the summertime blues…and we don’t mean an evil Oni! In our Spooky Saloons we’ll head to the nation’s capital, Tokyo, to visit a kitschy w...
2022-08-101h 12Legends & SpiritsRe-Petrified In PennsylvaniaPreviously on Legends & Spirits we prospected Pennsylvania for paranormal parables so profound it left us petrified! Pursuant to present parables, we find ourselves…. Re-Petrified in Pennsylvania! In other words, we found lots more spooky stories during our recent on-site field research in Pennsylvania. We’re talking possessed prisons, lake witches, ghost kids, haunted inns, and creepy catacombs. Not to mention a 150 year old Spooky Saloon and one of our most Macabre Mixology recipes yet!We'll also have a special interview with our very own music gurus Burton Bumgarner and Kenny Peters, with special guest Debbi...
2022-07-161h 25Legends & SpiritsWhistlers, Weepers, and Fire Water DrinkersThis week on Legends & Spirits we’re kicking of our 2nd season with a trip to South America for some terrifying legends and lore generations old - we’re talking whistlers, weepers, and fire water drinkers!For our Macabre Mixology we’re batching up a tangy cocktail that burns so good and is made from a traditional spirit, that Sarah knows from experience lives up to its name. In our Spooky Saloons, we’ll be visiting a high-in-the sky hotel and tavern filled with drinking, dancing…and MURDER! Welcome to Legends and Spirits!Vis...
2022-05-211h 16Legends & SpiritsANNOUNCING SEASON 2!Season 2 of Legends & Spirits is really going to be incredible! We have all new and terrifying legends and lore; fun and fascinating history; Spooky Saloons and more Macabre Mixology than a Brooklyn speakeasy! Not to mention lots of exciting guests, listeners stories, live events, virtual happy hours, loads of laughs, and LOTS more! So, make sure to download, rate, and review all of our episodes past and present and follow us for more info and fun content on social media and our website legendsandspiritspodcast.com. As always HUGE thanks to all those who’ve been wi...
2022-05-2101 minLegends & SpiritsRoad To SUPERNATURAL Bowl I (Season Review)This week on LSPN (Legends & Spirits Paranormal Network) we’re reviewing this years epic matchups on the road to Supernatural Bowl I. We’ll be hitting the frozen tundra looking back on the epic battles that went tooth and nails, claws and tails. Who were the winners… and who took the loser's bus back to their alternate dimension? The underdogs and the shapeshifting dogs, the cryptids and the cannibals, but in the end only one would walk away with the coveted Supernatural Bowl Cup!In our Macabre Mixology, while there is only one Supernatural Bowl Cup, we'll batch u...
2022-02-2049 minLegends & SpiritsWinston Salem: Cookies, Smokes, and Ghosts (Part 2)This week on Legends & Spirits is Part 2 of our terrifying trek to Winston-Salem, NC. We’ll serve you up a second round of spooky stories and legends and we’ll also dive even deeper into the torrid history of the town’s most notorious family…the Reynolds.For our Macabre Mixology we have another cocktail inspired by the Mroavian cookie and it wouldn’t be Legends and Spirits without a Spooky Saloons, so we’ll step back in time with a visit to The Tavern of Old Salem, which has stood its ground for over 200 years… as have some of it...
2022-01-301h 27Legends & SpiritsWinston-Salem: Cookies, Smokes, and Ghosts (Part 1)This week on Legends & Spirits we’re kicking off a tantalizing two-parter telling tales from the terrifying twin-city Winston-Salem, NC. We’ll be rolling our own (ghost stories that is) from this very historic, very haunted town. We have special guests and dear friends Matt and Sydney Chicurel, to give us one of the MOST chilling firsthand accounts of the supernatural we’ve EVER heard! And we'll regale you with our own personal experience staying in a historic mill turned Inn... Scary? You bet your cigarette butt it is! For our Macabre Mixology, we’re batching up a fun cockt...
2022-01-211h 23Legends & SpiritsYuletide Tales Part 2 (Holly Jolly Encore)It’s part 2 of our Yuletide Tales and we’ve got even more creeperific holiday folk tales and traditions from all over the world, including a door-to-door holiday tradition so spooky it'll scare the Dickens out of you (...who we’ll also be covering).And you can’t have a two part episode without a second round of Macabre Mixology: Holiday Edition, so we’ll be batching up another festive favorite - a warm boozy concoction with a long tradition going back hundreds of years. For our Spooky Saloon, we’ll visit an old mining town just a few miles...
2021-12-1642 minLegends & SpiritsYuletide Tales Part 1 (Holly Jolly Encore)This week on Legends & Spirits is part 1 of our very special Holiday edition: Yuletide Tales. We’ll deck the halls with old seasonal folklore, so spooky it’s sure to scare your jingle bells off! For our Macabre Mixology, we’re batching up our very favorite nog-knock off to warm your heart and reduce your flem. We’ll also have a guest on our show tonight who’s celebrating over 600 years of terrifying children into good holiday behavior.Welcome to Legends and Spirits!Visit us: legendsandspiritspodcast.comInstagram: legen...
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Haunted as HellEpisode 60: Tennessee w Derik & Sarah Wingo Actor Derik Wingo and dancer/improviser Sarah Wingo share their paranormal experiences in Tennessee—from a haunted hotel to the haunted mansion that made Sarah sick. Find them on Instagram @Legends_and_spirits_podcast, and listen to Legends & Spirits wherever you get your pods!
2021-11-0355 minLegends & Spirits2nd Annual Halloween SpooktacularThis week on Legends & Spirits is our double double toil and trouble 2nd Annual All Hallows episode - We’re talking double the scares, double the shrieks, and double the screams and more witches, ghouls and goblins than you could shake a roll of Necco Wafers at! AND we have a spectacularly spooky guest, Emily Winter - comedian, writer, and host of the podcast - "Comedians With Ghost Stories" - sure to put the HA-HA- in your HA-alloween! We’ll pair tricks with treats in this week's Macabre Mixology, where we’ll batch up our version of a blood...
2021-10-311h 27Legends & SpiritsEerie Encore: 1st Annual Halloween SpooktacularLast year's All Hallows episode was so much fun, we’re calling this our Eerie Encore of our 1st Annual Halloween Spooktacular! And stay tuned for our 2nd Annual Halloween Spooktacular which will drop this weekend just in time for your Monster Mash!This is our extra creepy, super haunted, something wicked-this-way-comes episode. We’ll cover the history of this super fun - supernatural holiday, from its roots in Pagan harvest festivals to the door-to-door candy quests of today. We’ll pair tricks with treats in this week's Macabre Mixology, where we’ll batch up...
2021-10-271h 15Legends & SpiritsFreaked Out In Fort WayneThis week on Legends & Spirits we’ll be heading to Fort Wayne, Indiana which has more legends, jailbreaking murderers, haunted theaters, stairways to hell and mythological critters than you could shake a poison spear at.For our Macabre Mixology, we’re batching up our version of another classic cocktail, that’s sure to disappear quicker than the forest-dwelling creeper it’s named after. And in our Spooky Saloons, we’ll belly-up with movie stars and gangsters alike at an old hotel bar and grill with a history that goes back to the 1800’s... as do some of the inhabitan...
2021-10-1252 minLegends & SpiritsSpectres, Serpents, and SCOTCH!This week on Legends & Spirits we’re getting into legends and lore from the Highlands of Scotland to the Northern Isles, hitting every mysterious Scottish Loch along the way. We’re talking - horse demons, ghost children, sinister specters and a hall of fame cryptozoological creature who may just be the missing link to prehistoric times. For our Macabre Mixology, we’re batching up our version of a classic cocktail, we’re naming for the nastiest demon in Scottish folklore made of course with... SCOTCH! We’ll give you a little history of this smokey spirit, then we’ll 'dro...
2021-07-071h 15Legends & SpiritsMurders, Mansions, and Moonshine!This week on Legends & Spirits we’re heading to the Pisgah National Forest in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina where the legends are as thick as the 800 square miles of wilderness. We’re talking hangings, murders, mysterious lights in the sky, headless ghost cats, and one of the biggest and most haunted mansions in the country! For our Macabre Mixology we’ll be celebrating the Appalachian tradition of Moonshine with a delicious cocktail brought to us by fellow mixologists, Jay and Leah Hall. This libation is sure to be a good "thyme"! We’ll also give you a...
2021-05-241h 16Legends & SpiritsTerrified In TennesseeThis week on Legends & Spirits we’re taking a terrifying trip to Tennessee where we’ll cover everything from skinless skeletons and angry witches to haunted historic theaters. And check in with our own paranormal reporter who’s on location to give us the supernatural scoop on one of the most famous haunted hotels in the world.In this week’s Macabre Mixology we’re batching up one of our favorite warm weather cocktails made with good ol’ Tennessee gold . And for our Spooky Saloons, we’re paying a visit to one of Nashville’s favorite haunts that rests on th...
2021-04-221h 10Legends & SpiritsPetrified In PennsylvaniaThis week on Legends & Spirits we perused Pennsylvania for paranormal legends to leave you petrified and peppered our picks with our own improbable parable sure to scare the pants off you! In this week's Macabre Mixology we have a simple and sweet cocktail inspired by a not so simple and sweet story of an evil monk who terrorized a community...it just might make you think twice about taking confession. And in our Spooky Saloons, we’ll head over to Philadelphia to belly-up to one of the oldest taverns in the country known for its renowned regulars and...
2021-04-0659 minLegends & SpiritsZombies, Zombies, Zombies!This week on Legends & Spirits we’re digging up zombie lore from hundreds of years ago all the way to some present day accounts so terrifying it might just rot your flesh away. We have a very special guest on our show - Sonya Thompson - one of the original "walkers" from The Walking Dead to share with us zombie life and a couple spooky stories of her own.We’ll also have a '2 for 1' Macabre Mixology and Spooky Saloons with guests and friends, Renee Ortega and Brian Dykeman and let’s just say... with our gu...
2021-03-261h 01Legends & SpiritsUFOs, Cocktails, & Cover-ups Part 2This week on Legends & Spirits is Part 2 of UFO’s, Cocktails, & Cover-ups! We’re doing a deep-dive into two of the most well known alien abduction stories that are so terrifying, you may never drive at night again! We’ll also pick up our conversation with good friends Chloe Sehr and Andy Heidel to discuss all things outer space, cocktails, and nerd culture. And for our second installment of Cosmic Cocktails, we’ll batch up another delicious libation from our guests’ book, The Cocktail Guide to the Galaxy and let’s just say it’ll be a close encounter...
2021-03-091h 10Legends & SpiritsUFOs, Cocktails, & Cover-ups Part 1This week on Legends & Spirits is Part 1 of UFOs , Cocktails, & Cover-ups. We’ll beam up to the Mothership for more UFO lore than you could cram into a nebula. We’ll trek around the world, from ancient times to present; poke around the wreckage of the Roswell UFO incident; uncover the mysteries of Area 51 and do a little art history, where some of the subject matter is... out of this world!In this week's Cosmic Cocktails (aka: Macabre Mixology), we have guest mixologists Chloe Sehr and Andy Heidel here to batch up a libation from their very own...
2021-02-211h 22Legends & SpiritsSkinwalking In The SouthwestThis week on Legends & Spirits we’re going to take a trek to an area of the Southwest called the Four Corners, where we’ll get a little history lesson in Navajo folklore and look into those terrifying shapeshifters, the Skinwalkers! And while we try to keep our own hides on our backs, we’ll also visit the infamous, supernatural superhighway of the southwest…Skinwalker Ranch! In this week’s Macabre Mixology we’ll batch up our take on a lesser known vintage cocktail, we’ve named after one of the desert’s deadly inhabitants. Then, we’ll high-tail it do...
2021-01-271h 12Legends & SpiritsYuletide Tales Part 2This week on Legends & Spirits is Round 2 of our Yuletide Tales and we’ve got even more creeperific holiday folktales and traditions from all over the world, including a door-to-door holiday tradition so spooky it will scare the Dickens out of you….who we’ll also be covering.And you can’t have a two part episode without a second round of Macabre Mixology Holiday Edition, so we’re batching up another festive favorite - a warm boozy concoction with a long tradition going back hundreds of years. And for our Spooky Saloon, we’ll visit an old mining town...
2020-12-2441 minLegends & SpiritsYuletide Tales Part 1This week on Legends & Spirits is Part 1 of our very special holiday edition: Yuletide Tales! We’ll deck the halls with old seasonal folklore, so spooky it’s sure to scare your jingle bells off. For our Macabre Mixology, we’re batching up our very favorite nog-knock-off to warm your heart (and reduce your phlegm). We’ll also have a guest on our show tonight who’s celebrating over 600 years of terrifying children into good holiday behavior...hope she fits in our studio!Happy Holidays!Visit us: legendsandspiritspodcast.comIn...
2020-12-231h 15Legends & SpiritsLosin' Our Heads In KentuckyThis week on Legends & Spirits, we have a very special guest, acclaimed filmmaker/actor/writer, Kipp Tribble. He’s going to give us the spooky-skinny on his home state of Kentucky, where he and his family have first hand supernatural experiences so terrifying it’ll make your head spin...off...literally...you’ll see what we mean. For our Macabre Mixology, we’re batching up the autumn addition of our absolute favorite, a little hint: it’s one of the most beloved Old Fashioned cocktails. And we’ll give you a little history of Kentucky that is as rich in s...
2020-12-071h 16Legends & SpiritsCampfire Tales Part 2This week on Legends & Spirits is Part 2 of our Campfire Tales and believe us when we say, the chills and thrills have just gotten started! We’ll cozy up fireside, with fellow Spirit Heads, Rich, Melissa and Erin, as we continue swapping spooky stories and testing our nerves (and bladders) against the elements! If you joined us for last week’s Macabre Mixology, you know we had an Irish folktale-inspired cocktail ….well, this week we’ll double down on our Irish legends and batch up another round for Part 2, which is sure to keep you rosey from the insid...
2020-11-291h 04Legends & SpiritsCampfire Tales Part 1It's our very special Campfire Tales (Part 1), where we'll be fireside in the deep, dark, menacing woods of New England (translation: out back of our family's cozy cabin). We'll be swapping spooky stories with our good friends and fellow Sprit Heads, Erin, Melissa and Rich. And for this week's Campfire Cocktail (aka: Macabre Mixology), we'll mixing up old Irish Folklore with an old Irish classic. For our Haunted Watering Hole we'll discuss an infamous lodge in Colorado that inspired one of the greatest literary works and most terrifying films of all time! Welcome to Legends & Spirits! ...
2020-11-1448 minLegends & SpiritsHaunted Hula in HawaiiThis week on Legends & Spirits we’re going to hula our way to the Hawaiian Islands where, even in this tropical paradise, there is no shortage of curses, ghosts. We’ll hear a first hand honeymoon account from our guests, Ty and Tina this week and maybe even from one of your hosts. We’ll pair our guests’ story with a supernatural spin on an island classic. And on this week's Haunted Watering Holes, we have not one, but two world famous spots that are what you might call Haunted adjacent. Welcome to Legends & Spirits! *This episode is...
2020-11-0651 minLegends & Spirits1st Annual Halloween SpooktacularJoin Ghost-Hosts, Sarah and Derik Wingo for the 1st annual Legends & Spirits Halloween Spooktacular! This week we have an extra creepy, super haunted, something wicked-this-way-comes episode. We’ll cover the history of this super fun supernatural holiday, from its roots in pagan harvest festivals to the door-to-door candy quests of today. We’ll pair tricks with treats in this week's Macabre Mixology, where we’ll batch up an old autumn favorite to warm you from the inside out. On this week’s very special 'Spooky Saloons', we’ll visit a New York landmark, a converted carriage house that Aaron Burr once c...
2020-10-311h 14Legends & SpiritsWeirded Out in the Alaskan WildernessThis week on Legends & Spirits we’re taking a trek to the last untamed frontier...Alaska, where a group outdoorsmen spend two nights in terror in a desolate area of wilderness whose only inhabitants are that of terrifying indigenous folklore. Our special guest this week gives a personal account...but be warned, you may think twice about ever going camping again! We’ll pair our guest’s chilling story with some chills of a different kind for this weeks Cryptid Cocktail. And later, we’ll stop into a historic bar and hotel in Juneau, Alaska, that was opened by two gold...
2020-10-2346 minLegends & SpiritsCreeped Out in ConcordThis week on Legends & Spirits we’re in Concord, NH to visit the site of the site of the old ‘New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane’ that dates back to the 1840’s. We’ll try and keep our cool as we delve in to the 178 year history of this VERY haunted hospital. We’ll pair this spooky story with some Macabre Mixology, where we’re throwing a New England spin on a south of the border special. Then, in this week's 'Haunted Watering Holes', we'll belly-up with a mischievous poltergeist named George who resides in a Cantina just down the street from t...
2020-10-2351 minLegends & SpiritsSpooked in San AntonioThis week on Legends & Spirits we’re going all the way down to San Antonio, TX to visit the historic Saint Anthony Hotel, where a torrid past wrought with death and murder may contribute to the many mysterious happenings. We’ll pair our hotel haunt with some Macabre Mixology: an old southwestern favorite with a Legends & Spirits twist... And we’ll Texas-two-step on down the street from the Saint Anthony into the infamous Cadillac Bar where we’ll belly up next to a couple of their ghostly residents for our Spooky Saloon of the Week. Visit us...
2020-10-2342 minLegends & SpiritsTrailerA paranormal podcast with a twist: join hosts Derik and Sarah Wingo (veteran NYC bartenders) as they teach you how to pair the perfect handcrafted cocktail to go with a chilling story and serve it with a dash of humor. The stories are legends...the spirits are real.Each episode will feature stories of the paranormal: ghosts/hauntings, zombies, cryptids, folklore, shadow people, UFO's/aliens and more...basically, if it'll creep you out, we'll cover it! We'll pair these terrifying tales with some 'Macabre Mixology' where your hosts (veteran NYC bartenders) will teach you how to m...
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