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Season 2 Bay-bayy! We are back with part 1 of this Appalachian series. Emily takes us on a wild ride through Appalachia for the creature feature, where we meet all kinds of creepy, scary and even funny creatures. Tune in again in two weeks to hear what Appalachian stories Niamh has for us.

Sources:

• https://www.britannica.com/place/Appalachian-Mountains/Plant-and-animal-life

• https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192

• https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-americas/moon-eyed-people-0016334

• https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/environment/aliens-ghosts-and-giant-fireflies-solving-the-mystery-of-the-brown-mountain-lights/

• https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Grafton_Monster

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Emily closes out our first season with a deep-dive on the myths and legends around rabbits and hares. RIP Roger and Scarlet.

Thanks to everyone who has helped spread the word about our little podcast!

Sources:

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/rabbit-spirit-animal-symbolism-meaning/

https://celticranch.com/blogs/the-celtic-ranch/madder-than-a-march-hare#:~:text=The%20hare%20is%20often%20associated,the%20path%20of%20their%20escape.

http://www.arcane-alchemy.com/blog/2020/3/5/all-about-eostre-the-pagan-goddess-of-dawn

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Artemis-Greek-goddess

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Just a taste of what we got up to in our first season. Don't forget to subscribe to ensure you don't miss an episode.

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This episode Niamh covers Changelings - the phenomenon of fairies stealing human children (To the waters and the wild/ With a faery, hand in hand...) and leaving grotesque little smartasses in their place.

Sources:

https://encyclopediamythologica.com/changeling#:~:text=Auf%20%2F%20Oaf%20%2F%20Bort,that%20is%20stolen%20by%20fairies.

https://www.duchas.ie/en/src?q=changeling

The Changeling (ML 5058) Irish Versions of a Migratory Legend in Their International Context

Séamas Mac Philib

'WHAT DAMNED YOU?' CHANGELINGS, "MYLINGAR" AND OTHER DEAD CHILD TRADITIONS Emer Dennehy

https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-enduring-legend-of-the-changeling/

https://yamunahrodvitnir.medium.com/changelings-every-parents-nightmare-f53eda489d56

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In this episode Emily explores love magic and how they were a source of power for sex workers of yore. Also some Dream Matte Moose memories.

Sources:

https://www.history.com/news/who-is-cupid

wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_magic

• Matthew W. Dickie. "Who Practiced Love-Magic in Classical Antiquity and in the Late Roman World?" The Classical Quarterly, New Series, Vol. 50, No. 2 (2000), pp. 563–583. Published by: Cambridge University Press
• Paul C. Rosenblatt. "Communication in the Practice of Love Magic." Social Forces, Vol. 49, No. 3 (Mar., 1971), pp. 482–487 Published by: University of North Carolina Press

https://www.smokymountains.org/appalachian-love-spells/

https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2021/02/love-spells.html

https://www.tylohelo.com/blog/midsummer-love-spells-bonfires-and-sauna

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In this episode Niamh looks at where those tiny vibrating assassins with built-in knives on their feet came from. Also a mini snack swap.

Sources:

• https://www.terriwindling.com/blog/2019/08/cats.html#
• The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore By Patricia Monaghan
• Sutton Companion to the Folklore, Myths and Customs of Britain By Alexander Barrie
• https://www.anthologiablog.com/post/the-goddess-as-cat
• https://www.bluecross.org.uk/advice/cat/evolution-of-cats?gclid=Cj0KCQiA8aOeBhCWARIsANRFrQHQCVKCZRMR_ig2DABUtJ2qD1uiaAXpWHFpCxia6JiVD_dhxI5f8tcaAnBFEALw_wcB
• Felines and Female Divinities: The Association of Cats with Goddesses, Ancient and Contemporary by Alleyn Diesel
• https://www.worldhistory.org/article/466/cats-in-the-ancient-world/

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Our first episode of 2023 eases us in with an exploration of the Aurora Borealis. Featuring the usual WWDITS tangents, sorry.

Sources:

• https://www.discover-the-world.com/blog/things-to-know-about-the-northern-lights/
• https://global.hurtigruten.com/inspiration/experiences/northern-lights/myths-legends/
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Uralic-languages

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Niamh marks the Winter Solstice with tales of The Wild Hunt and "Yule" wanna shove a tree in your hearth. Sorry to pug owners and Grizzly Adams.

Sources:

• https://witchipedia.com/festivals/modraniht/
• https://stores.renstore.com/history-and-traditions/yule-history-and-origins#:~:text=Yule%20comes%20from%20the%20old,to%20Wikipedia%2C%20was%20in%201475.
• https://www.britannica.com/list/7-winter-solstice-celebrations-from-around-the-world
• https://www.threeriversparks.org/blog/winter-solstice-stories-and-traditions-aroundworld#:~:text=On%20the%20winter%20solstice%2C%20the,down%20the%20tree%20of%20life.
• https://www.isisbooks.com/Yule-Winter-Solstice-Wild-Hunt-s/370.htm
• https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/valkyries/
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saturnalia-Roman-festival
• https://mythology.net/norse/norse-concepts/the-wild-hunt/
• https://www.newgrange.com/webcast.htm

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Emily talks about some alternatives to Santa Claus: Ded Moroz in Russia/Slavic region, La Befana in Italy, and Iceland's Yule Lads. No apologies to Putin.

Sources:

• https://time.com/5922931/santa-claus-soviet-history/
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162/
• Jon Solo on YouTube
• https://www.italiansrus.com/articles/subs/befanalegend.htm
• https://folklorethursday.com/regional-folklore/italys-pagan-santa-claus-story-befana/

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Niamh looks into some of the weird and wonderful creatures that have been dreamed up to explain that horrible phenomenon called Sleep Paralysis. Also a Buffy tangent.

Sources:

• Sleep Paralysis: Historical, Psychological, and Medical Perspectives By Brian A. Sharpless, Karl Doghramji https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2637172/

• Nightmare Disorder and Isolated Sleep Paralysis by Stefani, A., Högl, B. . Neurotherapeutics 18, 100–106 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13311-020-00966-8
• Description of sleep paralysis in The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky by Stefani A, Iranzo A, Santamaria J, Högl B; SINBAR (Sleep Innsbruck Barcelona) group. . https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28366334/
• Hat Men Phenomena https://austinseance.com/2020/12/31/hat-men-phenomena-ghostly-sightings-across-the-globe/The-Austin-S%C3%A9ance-c48638028
• Sleep Paralysis: A Guide to Hypnagogic Visions & Visitors of the Night by Ryan Hurd https://books.google.ie/books/about/Sleep_Paralysis.html?id=ScAaSKTLwfAC&redir_esc=y
• The Terror That Comes in the Night by David Hufford https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/zk51vj27t

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Piano Music: "Mysterious & Mystic" by Danielyan Ashot Makichevich

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