Salt Over Your Shoulder

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Three Irish Cajun Millennial cousins dive headfirst down the rabbit trail to uncover the history behind common superstitions... more

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How many episodes does Salt Over Your Shoulder have?

The podcast currently has 105 episodes available.

Salt Over Your Shoulder episodes:

May 05, 2019 Episode 33 - The Curse of the Opal Stone
Opals are not the new diamonds - not according to Amanda anyway! The beautiful kaleidoscopic gemstone has a long history that ends in a possible curse.
Also, special shout out to our friends over at And That's Why We Drink podcast for reminding us how hilarious Em was when she didn't know what Consumption was.
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24min
April 21, 2019 34: Episode 32 - The Lucky Rabbit's Foot
Just in time for Easter! (Happy Easter by the way). Tammy takes us down the dark history of the rabbit's foot, the luck associated with it, and Erin throws in a Teddy Roosevelt story. Just because.
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28min
April 07, 2019 33: Episode 31- Water travel, ships and sailing
Erin gets to talk about Outlander! While binge watching her favorite show, Erin stumbled across all kinds of superstition related to travel over the water, sailing and ships!
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26min
March 24, 2019 32: Episode 30 - a bit on bees
Following the old celtic tradition of keeping bees informed of life changes - Amanda leads this episode and informs the girls on all things bee related superstition.
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20min
March 10, 2019 31: Episode 29 - Don't Split the Pole
Bread and Butter! Bread and Butter!
Have you ever seen people chasing each other around a pole shouting this? Erin and Amanda hadn't either. Tammy hosts this week and dives down the path behind the superstition of why it's a bad idea to let a pole split between two people while walking. Be on the lookout for plenty of gluten related jokes.
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18min
February 24, 2019 30: Episode 28 - The Evil Eye
Hit the high fashion houses, and load up on your protective talismans. This week we're talking about the Evil Eye and how you can protect yourself from its malevolent glare.
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16min
February 13, 2019 29: One Year Anniversary!
Feeling Salty?
It's our one year anniversary of this podcast!
Thanks for a great year of support and creepy superstitions. Here's a quick update of what's to come.
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6min
February 10, 2019 28: Episode 27 - Toasting with Water
Cheers! Did you know it's good luck to toast your glass, but not if you have water in it? Find out why!
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18min
January 27, 2019 27: Episode 26 - Wedding Superstitions
Calling all brides and brides to be! This episode is FULL of wedding superstitions. We cover everything from the "Something Borrowed, Something Blue," poem to more obscure theories about mirrors, food and changelings!
If you're already married - not to worry. Listen and find out what you did right!
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46min
January 13, 2019 26: Episode 25 - Eyelashes and Good Luck
Calling all Cornish schoolgirls!
The history of blowing away an eyelash and bringing about great fortune can be traced back to schoolyard games in Cornwall. Be sure you aren't actually pulling out those eyelashes though - that's just bad luck!
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19min

FAQs about Salt Over Your Shoulder:

How many episodes does Salt Over Your Shoulder have?

The podcast currently has 105 episodes available.