The Welcome the spirits podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore.

Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world.

I'm Amanda.

And I'm Julia. And I'm

Julia and hey, it's hometown's time, baby. So excited, Julia. I got to be honest, like all the

episode types are our children, right? There are our favorite pets, et cetera, et cetera.

But there's something about a hometown urban legend episode that hits different.

I think it's just hearing from our conspirators, our listeners, and having them tell us stories

is a really beautiful kind of juxtaposition to what the show usually is, which is me telling

you stories and also our listeners. And so having the conspirators

write in and tell us their own feels like a reunion almost in a way.

Feels like home, Julia. When I look at you, I feel home. And that's a big brother reference.

Oh, oh, no. Julia, would you lead us off today?

Would you, would you tell me what urban legend absolutely grabbed you? Amanda, I have a follow-up email.

Our favorite thing, let's be honest. We love a follow-up email. It's like in a Reddit thread where

there is like the question and then you scroll down and you can see like eight or nine kinds of updates.

That is honestly ideal because you know op is in the comments.

Op's going to tell you what's going on.

Op is going to give you additional context that you didn't know you needed.

And that is what it's like when you conspirators write in and then write in again.

Well, Amanda, this email is from Michaela, who you might remember from

stories from the half-perched house. Also, Julia, the hottest name in Olympic drama right now,

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