Redefining Podcasts.
As we unpack this legend about a cross dressing assailant attacking a woman in her home, issues surrounding gender, violence, and safe spaces are bound to come up. In this episode we take a look at the history of people posing as members of the opposit… Read More …
As we unpack this legend about a cross dressing assailant attacking a woman in her home, issues surrounding gender, violence, and safe spaces are bound to come up. In this episode we take a look at the history of people posing as members of the opposite sex and examine the lasting effects that old attitudes, fears, and prejudices have left on modern society. The damaging discourse of deviance surrounding issues of gender still shows up today, creating discrimination against the transgender community and the continued prevalence of violence against women. Who is really at risk here? Read More …
Just A Story: The Urban Legend Podcast
In December of 1973, there was something wrong with Reagan MacNeil and audiences across the globe flocked to theaters to see just exactly what that ‘something’ was. Dubbed *the scariest movie of all time* b… Read More …
Just A Story: The Urban Legend Podcast
In December of 1973, there was something wrong with Reagan MacNeil and audiences across the globe flocked to theaters to see just exactly what that ‘something’ was. Dubbed *the scariest movie of all time* b… Read More …
**New and Improved Audio***
For years chaperones and parents did their best to hold onto the keys of their sons’ and daughters’ chastity belts. The rising car culture after WWII, however; saw more and more teens taking control of the wheel, and making their own sexual choices. Faced with this reality, a frightening boogeyman with a hook for a hand stepped in to do what parents no longer could, give kids a reason to say ‘no’. The real question is, who is he? Read More …
**New and Improved Audio***
For years chaperones and parents did their best to hold onto the keys of their sons’ and daughters’ chastity belts. The rising car culture after WWII, however; saw more and more teens taking control of the wheel, and mak… Read More …
The Poisoned Dress is one of the oldest urban legends in America. Is there any truth to this story? Today we are more concerned with fashion and self-image than ever before, or are we? We explore why appearances can be deceiving, and the lengths we are willing to go to for beauty. Read More …
The Poisoned Dress is one of the oldest urban legends in America. Is there any truth to this story? Today we are more concerned with fashion and self-image than ever before, or are we? We explore why appearances can be deceiving, and the lengths we are… Read More …
Just A Story: The Urban Legend Podcast
Bonus Christmas Episode!
He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, but he also delivers mountains of toys to the good girls and boys. Should this jolly old elf be called a peeping Tom, charged for breaking and entering, and carted away for good, or celebrated as the very spirit of the Christmas season. We look at the history of Santa to decide once and for all is Santa Claus naughty or nice? Read More …
Just A Story: The Urban Legend Podcast
Bonus Christmas Episode!
He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, but he also delivers mountains of toys to the good girls and boys. Should this jolly old elf be called a peeping Tom, c… Read More …
Food is a basic human need, but how can we be sure that the hand that feeds us is trustworthy? From a real life murder trial in 19th century Chicago to the recent peanut butter fatalities, we have good reason to be skeptical of the way that the sausage gets made. Read More …
Food is a basic human need, but how can we be sure that the hand that feeds us is trustworthy? From a real life murder trial in 19th century Chicago to the recent peanut butter fatalities, we have good reason to be skeptical of the way that the sausage… Read More …
Just A Story: The Urban Legend Podcast
Controversial since its first public telling, the events that took place at 112 Ocean Avenue in December 1974 have literally become the stuff of legend. The Lutz’s story has been chronicled in numerous books, m… Read More …