Superstitions

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Superstitions episodes

June 02, 2021 Your Future Grave
If you feel an inexplicable chill, you may be coming down with a cold… or someone just walked over the patch of earth where you’re destined to be buried.

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35 min
May 26, 2021 Opening Umbrellas Indoors
It’s not just bad luck. It’s an affront to ancient gods.

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37 min
May 19, 2021 Burying Bourbon
If you want a bright and sunny Southern wedding, there’s only one thing to do: One month before the nuptials, bury a bottle of bourbon. But take care to dig it up on your wedding day. If you don’t, you might suffer a thunderstorm… or worse.

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33 min
May 12, 2021 Owl Omens
When an owl speaks, death follows. But if they can bring doom, can they reverse it, too?

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33 min
May 05, 2021 Donate and Die
Giving away clothing is an act of charity, but if your old outfits end up in evil hands, they could be used to cast a spell of harm against you. They say clothes make the man… but they can unmake him, too.

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39 min
May 03, 2021 Introducing: Impostors
Wayne Simmons had a dramatic 27-year career with the CIA taking down cartels and busting arms smugglers — or did he? The ex-CIA military analyst and cable news star stands accused of being a fraud. Hosted by the reporter who broke the story, Impostors follows the investigation into who Wayne Simmons really is… Hero, or conman? Impostors is a Spotify Original from Parcast. Produced by Topic Studios and Transmitter Media. Hosted by Alex French.
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12 min
April 28, 2021 Knocking on Wood
Some use a table. Others, a doorframe. There are even those who jokingly use their head. Whatever wooden object is closest, you better knock on it for luck before you speak, or else you may just experience something bad… or jinx something good.

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36 min
April 21, 2021 Playoff Beards
In 1980, the New York Islanders hockey team stopped shaving during the playoffs, and they won the Stanley Cup. That moment marked the birth of a new superstition: the playoff beard.

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28 min
April 19, 2021 Welcome to Hollywood Scandals
This awards season, pull back the curtain on Tinseltown’s most infamous controversies in the new Spotify Original from Parcast, Hollywood Scandals. You can hear the first episode on Hollywood’s sordid beginnings right here, then follow Hollywood Scandals for an episode every Monday. Listen free, only on Spotify!
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39 min
April 14, 2021 Stepping on a Crack
One wrong step can have consequences of seismic proportions...

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34 min

About Superstitions

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Every Wednesday, meet us at the intersection of chaos and fate. We’ll briefly explore the origins of some of history’s most well-known superstitions. Then, we’ll dive into a fictional story that…