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Story Sirens: Legends, Myths, and Laughs

Join Sarah & Yenni as they deep dive into your favorite myths and legends from around the world, with a whole lot of laughter in between. From tales of our ancestors to stories written in the present, our lovely Sirens go on the hunt to find as much information and bring it to your lovely ears.

Latest Episodes:

Halloween Special: Over the Garden Wall Oct 29, 2025

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Happy Halloween, Listeners! Join your Sirens as they deep dive into Patrick McHale's Over the Garden Wall. It's time to talk about the adventures of brothers' Wirt and Greg, as they trek through a mysterious forest trying to find their way home.

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Music by Donald Guzzi

Links to Research:

https://over-the-garden-wall.fandom.com

https://www.history.com/articles/black-cats-superstitions

https://www.bluebirdbehavioralhealth.com/about/our-name

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miasma_theory

https://ciselier.com/en-us/blogs/news/why-are-embroidery-scissors-shaped-like-storks?s

https://www.tumblr.com/theboyandthebluebird/635379178533945344/wirts-inferno-a-comprehensive-guide-to-over-the

https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2023/10/over-the-garden-wall

Wendigo: The Monster Within ft. Colyn DeGraaff Oct 22, 2025

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Deep dive with your Sirens and special guest Colyn DeGraaff (creator of Cold Open Stories) on the Wendigo - a creature that is capable of being within all of us.

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Music by Donald Guzzi

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Books:

Wild Man, Cannibal, Trickster by Alfred John Howard (University of Leeds) - https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/29945/1/Wild%20man%20cannibal%20trickster%20%28final%20thesis%29.pdf

The Windigo - Dangerous in Myth Sprits and History by Shawn Smallman - https://heritagehouse.ca/products/dangerous-spirits#:~:text=In%20the%20traditional%20Algonquian%20world%2C,also%20as%20a%20real%20danger

Links to Research:

Graveyards: A Not So Punny Place ft David Cummings Oct 15, 2025

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There's a lot of puns going on during this episode... and that's thanks to David Cummings, creator and host of The NoSleep Podcast! Deep dive with your Sirens and David in all the grave matters surrounding graveyards!

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Music by Donald Guzzi

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Links to Research:

Haunted Objects ft Erin Egnatz - Potential Ghost Caught?! Oct 08, 2025

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Today we are joined by the creator of Hauntings Around America, Erin Egnatz, as we deep dive into some of the most famous haunted objects! What's more... some strange noises can be heard throughout the episode, with both Sarah & Yenni confused until Erin gives them quite a (spooky) surprise!

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Music by Donald Guzzi

Follow Erin!

https://www.instagram.com/hauntingsaroundamerica/

https://www.hauntingsaroundamerica.com/

LINKS TO RESEARCH:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle_(doll) https://robertthedoll.org/story/ https://www.capetowndiamondmuseum.org/education/hope-diamond-curse/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Prince%27s_Ruby https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror

Zombies: The Undead, Uncovered Oct 01, 2025

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It's time to dig up the truth about zombies! From zombie apocalypse courses to famous films and their dark history, enjoy another Spooky Season deep dive with your Sirens!

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Music by Donald Guzzi

Research Material:

https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-zombies

https://www.britannica.com/topic/zombie-fictional-creature

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc

https://www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2017-10/legacy-dead-history-zombie

https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Zombie

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/why-the-zombies-keep-coming-economic-fears-on-the-silver-screen/

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/why-the-zombies-keep-coming-economic-fears-on-the-silver-screen/

https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/06/zombie.film/index.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc

Witches: The Cruel History Sep 24, 2025

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While the term 'witch' nowadays might be fun and magical, that wasn't the case until the 19th century. Join your Sirens on a chronological deep dive viewing the history of witches, and those who suffered greatly because of it.

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Music by Donald Guzzi

Research Material:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43189/song-of-the-witches-double-double-toil-and-trouble

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2028&version=NET

https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/mesopotamian-magic-in-the-first-millennium-bc

https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html

https://www.artsy.net/article/alina-cohen-artists-enchanted-witchcraft-centuries

https://www.history.com/articles/witch-hat-costume-origins

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hypatia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Kyteler#:~:text=Dame%20Alice%20Kyteler%20(/%CB%88k,condemned%20for%20witchcraft%20in%20Ireland.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc

https://sacred-texts.com/pag/mm/index.htm

https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-witches

https://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/the-trial-of-agnes-waterhouse-witchcraft-in-essex-1566/

Superstitions Around The World: It's Never Ends Sep 17, 2025

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Our first mini series is here! How many superstitions can their be around the world?! Apparently, a LOT. Join your Sirens as the dive into a few superstitions found in different parts of the world... which all somehow deal with misfortune, of course!

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Music by Donald Guzzi

Research Material:

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/18-superstitions-from-around-the-world/kAUxTWmzJ9QvLg?hl=en

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-weirdest-superstitions-from-13-countries

https://sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2021/06/06_conversation_broken_mirror.php

https://www.history.com/articles/black-cats-superstitions

https://www.history.com/articles/why-do-people-knock-on-wood-for-luck

https://www.hawaii-guide.com/why-you-should-never-take-lava-rocks-from-hawaii?srsltid=AfmBOoqM-My8A8Gi2qtaolzEgoaDtnZQgeTPEHB4NblElyMopOOPzdbC

https://www.iamexpat.de/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/most-googled-why-do-germans-make-eye-contact-when-they-toast

https://www.rsc.org.uk/macbeth/about-the-play/the-scottish-play

Vampires: A Bloody Good Deep Dive Sep 10, 2025

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Happy 50th Episode! We're so thrilled to have been with you all for a whole YEAR! What better way to kick off Year 2 than with a legends we've been dying to sink our teeth into!

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Music by Donald Guzzi

Research Material:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lamashtu

https://oldworldgods.com/indian/hindu-mythology-vetalas/

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/living-dead-chinese-hopping-vampires-006050

https://mythopedia.com/topics/empusa/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vlad-the-Impaler

https://www.livescience.com/40843-real-dracula-vlad-the-impaler.html

https://www.history.com/articles/vampire-history

https://carnegiemnh.org/booseum-vampires/

http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/great-vampire-epidemic-myth-dracula-born-disease-folklore/

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/10/are-vampires-real-the-cursed-history-of-the-largest-vampire-epidemic

Changelings: The Dark Side of Folklore Sep 03, 2025

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It's not always rainbows and butterflies and handsome supernatural beings... sometimes, it's darkness, fear and the undeniable truth revolving around humanity's past. Deep dive with your Sirens this week on European Folklore's Changelings. Listener Discretion Advised.

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Music by Donald Guzzi

Research Material:

‘A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore’ edited by W.B. Yeats

“Changelings” an essay by D.L. Ashliman (1997)

https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/gerchange.html#GrimmHowTo

https://lairbhan.blogspot.com/2024/03/fairy-facts-changelings.html

https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/exploring-the-irish-mythology-changelings-170347

http://rhondaparrish.com/archive/changelings-in-world-mythology/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bridget-cleary-changeling-murder-ireland

Medusa: A Tragic Greek Myth Aug 27, 2025

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The most famous Gorgon with the most tragic tale. Join Sarah & Yenni as they deep dive into Medusa's life, learning about how her powers affected those around her during life and after death.

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Music by Donald Guzzi

Research Material:

Bulfinch’s Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch

Art of Preserving Health: A Poem by John Armstrong

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Medusa-Greek-mythology

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gorgon

https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Medusa/medusa.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Athena-Greek-mythology

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